NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/24/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1214
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Becker, Todd, Beezley, Casso, DelGrosso,
      Fields, Gardner B., Holbert, Kerr A., Labuda, Massey, Nikkel, Scott,
      Solano, Sonnenberg, Summers, Vigil, Williams A., Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Nicholson and Spence, Aguilar, Boyd, Foster, Heath,
      Hodge, Hudak, Newell, Schwartz, Tochtrop, Williams S.
      
      
      Concerning community college two-year degree programs in
           certain health care fields without a student transfer
           agreement.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-60-211, amend (1)
      as follows:
      
           23-60-211.  Degrees. (1)  Before a community college offers a
      two-year degree program with academic designation, as authorized by
      section 23-60-201, the community college shall determine the program
      designation for the degree. A two-year degree program with academic
      designation shall only be for a degree program that has a valid student
      transfer agreement pursuant to section 23-1-108 (7); except that a
      community college may offer a two-year degree program with
      academic designation in dental hygiene without a valid student
      transfer agreement. The community college shall then submit the
      degree program designation to the board for its review and approval. The
      community college may offer the degree program only after it has been
      approved by the board and by the Colorado commission on higher
      education. The community college shall exclusively use the degree program
      designation name in official publications, course catalogs, diplomas, and
      official transcripts.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes 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
      8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); 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 will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor. 
      
      
      
      
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      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO