HB 22-1192

House Bill 22-1192, also known as the Displaced Workers Grant Appropriation, provides funding for displaced workers in Colorado to help them pursue higher education. The bill allocates $13 million to support grants that assist these workers with college tuition and fees through the academic year 2023-24. This initiative aims to help individuals who have lost their jobs due to economic downturns or other reasons by giving them financial assistance for educational opportunities. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and providing grants to eligible workers.

Official Summary

The act codifies the department of higher education's Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative's (initiative) displaced workers grant and extends the authority for the initiative to use a $13,050,000 appropriation received in the 2020-21 state fiscal year for the displaced workers grant to disperse grant awards to grant recipients through the 2023-24 state fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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