HB 23-1114

House Bill 23-1114, which has been signed into law, requires Colorado's Department of Higher Education to identify and label state colleges and universities that serve a high number of first-generation college students. Specifically, institutions where at least 45% of resident undergraduate students are first-generation (meaning their parents did not attend college) will be recognized as "first-generation-serving" institutions. The department must then publish the names of these designated schools on its website and inform the institutions themselves about this designation. This bill aims to highlight and support colleges that cater particularly well to students who are the first in their families to go to college.

Official Summary

The bill requires the department of higher education (department) to: Identify and designate state institutions of higher education (state institutions) as first-generation-serving institutions if the resident first-generation undergraduate population represents 45% or more of the institution's overall resident student population; Post on the department's website the names of the state institutions that are so designated; and Notify the state institutions that receive the designation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)