NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 10-058
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Tapia, Bacon, Boyd, Brophy, Foster, Gibbs, Heath,
      Hodge, Hudak, Johnston, Keller, Kester, King K., Mitchell, Morse, Newell,
      Penry, Romer, Schwartz, Shaffer B., Spence, Steadman, Tochtrop,
      Whitehead, Williams;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gagliardi, Apuan, Fischer, Gerou, Kefalas,
      Massey, Miklosi, Rice, Roberts, Scanlan, Schafer S., Soper, Summers,
      Todd.
      
      
      Concerning the eligibility requirements for the nursing teacher
           loan forgiveness pilot program.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  23-3.6-101 (6), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           23-3.6-101.  Definitions.  As used in this part 1, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
           (6)  "Qualified position" means full-time at least half-time
      employment by a public or participating private institution of higher
      education, to teach classes of which a majority of the time includes
      the classroom, clinical, and lab instruction required to earn a degree
      or certificate in nursing.
      
           SECTION 2.  23-3.6-102 (2) (c) and (2) (d), Colorado Revised
      Statutes, are amended to read:
      
           23-3.6-102.  Nursing teacher loan forgiveness pilot program -
      administration - fund - conditions.  (2)  In addition to any qualifications
      specified by collegeinvest, to qualify for the program, a nursing teacher
      shall:
      
           (c)  Agree to teach in a qualified position for a period of not less than
      five consecutive academic years, beginning within four years after
      completion of the advanced degree specified in paragraph (a) of this
      subsection (2);
      
           (d)  Teach in a qualified position for not less than five consecutive
      academic years, beginning within four years after completion of the
      advanced degree specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2); and
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      11, 2010, if adjournment sine die is on May 12, 2010); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2010
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO