HB 26-1078

House Bill 26-1078, which has been signed into law, allows off-campus college courses offered by higher education institutions to be included in concurrent enrollment programs if they meet certain requirements set by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This change will affect students who take these courses and could provide more opportunities for high school students to earn college credits before graduating. The bill also allocates funding adjustments, setting aside $66,056 from the general fund for the state’s education department while reducing funds for another program by $80,178. Since it has been signed, this law is now in effect and will guide how these programs are administered going forward.

Official Summary

Under current law, off-campus courses offered by institutions of higher education (off-campus courses) are excluded from concurrent enrollment programs, except when the off-campus courses are part of the teacher recruitment education and preparation (TREP) program. The bill allows off-campus courses to be included in concurrent enrollment programs when the off-campus courses meet the requirements for concurrent enrollment programs and the requirements of an accrediting agency recognized under federal law. by the United States department of education.      For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the bill appropriates $66,056 from the general fund to the department of education and reduces the general fund appropriation for the college opportunity fund program by $80,178 with a corresponding decrease in reappropriated funds for the regents of the university of Colorado.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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