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SB 25-230

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College Opportunity Fund Program

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 25-230, also known as the College Opportunity Fund Program, allows Colorado’s Department of Higher Education to provide financial assistance from state funds to undergraduate students attending private colleges that participate in this program. This means more students at private institutions can receive help with their tuition costs using public funding. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now active and being implemented to benefit eligible students at participating private schools.

Official Summary

The act clarifies that the department of higher education may distribute financial assistance from an allocation authorized for student financial assistance programs to undergraduate students who attend participating private institutions of higher education and who participate in the college opportunity fund program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2025-04-28
Latest action
2025-03-31
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
OpenStates
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Sponsors

Related Legislation

This bill affects (11)

amends
HB 18-1309(2018A)· signed
Programs Addressing Educator Shortages
amends
HB 22-1390(2022A)· signed
Public School Finance
amends
HB 17-1251(2017A)· signed
Reporting Requirements By Higher Education Agencies To General Assembly
amends
SB 17-297(2017A)· signed
Revising Higher Education Performance Requirements
amends
HB 24-1424(2024A)· signed
College Opportunity Fund Transfer to General Fund
amends
HB 19-1206(2019A)· signed
Higher Education Supplemental Academic Instruction
amends
HB 22-1002(2022A)· signed
Fifth Year High School Concurrent Enrollment
amends
HB 17-1131(2017A)· signed
Authority To Contract Administration College Opportunity Fund
amends
HB 18-1228(2018A)· signed
Transparency In Military Higher Education Statutes
amends
SB 25-233(2025A)· signed
Repeal Colorado School of Mines Performance Contract
amends
HB 24-1305(2024A)· signed
Changes for Concurrent Enrollment Students

Affected by (3)

relates
HB 26-1317(2026A)· signed
Unified Postsecondary Talent Development System
relates
HB 26-1093(2026A)· failed
College Opportunity Fund Working Group
relates
HB 26-1345(2026A)· signed
Higher Education Funding Allocation Model Changes

Votes

BILL
2025-04-10 · House · passYes: 58 · No: 3 · Other:
BILL
2025-04-03 · Senate · passYes: 30 · No: 0 · Other: