Under existing law, an institution of higher education (institution)
must classify a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, as an in-state student for tuition purposes if the student attended high school in Colorado for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date the student either graduated from a Colorado high school or successfully completed
a high school equivalency examination and the student is admitted to college within 12 months of graduating high school or completing the equivalency examination. The bill repeals the requirements that a student has attended a Colorado high school for 3 years and be admitted to college within 12 months of graduating or completing an equivalency examination.
The bill requires an institution to classify a student as an in-state
student for tuition purposes if the student:
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Graduated from a Colorado high school or successfully completed a high school equivalency examination in Colorado; and
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Has resided in Colorado for at least 12 consecutive months prior to enrolling in an institution.
Because the bill repeals the requirement to be admitted to college
within 12 months of graduation, the bill also repeals the exception to that requirement for a student who does not have lawful immigration status and graduated or successfully completed the equivalency examination prior to September 1, 2013.
