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HB 26-1386

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Colorado National Guard Tuition Waiver Funding

Plain-English Summary

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HB 26-1386 changes how Colorado pays for tuition waivers for members of the National Guard. Instead of the state covering all costs directly, colleges and universities will now cover any remaining tuition after scholarships or financial aid are applied, and then the state will reimburse these institutions for half of what they pay. This means that both the state and the schools share the cost of supporting National Guard members who want to go to college in Colorado. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now official policy.

Official Summary

In current law, a person who is a member of the Colorado National Guard who is accepted for enrollment at a designated institution of higher education (member) has all their tuition costs waived. All tuition waiver costs are currently funded by the state from money in the Colorado National Guard tuition fund.     The act changes the funding mechanism of the Colorado National Guard tuition waiver program by requiring each designated institution of higher education to waive the remaining balance of a member's tuition cost in excess of the amount of any private, state, or federal financial assistance received. The act requires the department of military and veterans affairs to reimburse each institution for 50% of the cost of tuition waived by the institution and requires the general assembly to appropriate money to the Colorado National Guard tuition fund to cover the reimbursement.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
House
First action
2026-06-01
Latest action
2026-04-02
Last action desc.
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
OpenStates
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Topics

Higher EducationMilitary & Veterans

Votes

BILL
2026-04-16 · House · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —
Refer House Bill 26-1386 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-14 · Senate · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —
Refer House Bill 26-1386 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-06 · House · pass — Yes: — · No: — · Other: —