NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures 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 13-090 BY SENATOR(S) Steadman, Hodge, Lambert, Aguilar, Guzman, Heath, Jahn, Jones, Kefalas, Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz, Todd, Ulibarri; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Levy, Duran, Gerou, Exum, Ginal, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Lee, Mitsch Bush, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Ryden, Schafer, Waller, Williams, Young, Ferrandino. Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of higher education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. Appropriation to the department of higher education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012. In Session Laws of Colorado 2012, section 2 of chapter 305, (HB 12-1335), amend Part VI as follows: Section 2. Appropriation. PART VI DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (1) DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE Health, Life, and Dental 1,123,166 768,119 a 197,183 b 157,864 (I) Short-term Disability 14,120 9,810 a 2,507 b 1,803 (I) S.B. 04-257 Amortization Equalization Disbursement 292,914 189,165 a 60,046 b 43,703 (I) S.B. 06-235 Supplemental Amortization Equalization Disbursement 251,723 162,564 a 51,602 b 37,557 (I) Workers' Compensation 47,940 41,024 a 6,916 b Legal Services for 448 hours 34,608 9,550 a 25,058 b Administrative Law Judge Services 684 684 a Purchase of Services from Computer Center 185,984 170,775 a 15,209 b Management and Administration of OIT 65,636 65,636 a COFRS Modernization 39,319 19,614 a 16,847 b 2,858 (I) Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds 28,403 27,146 a 1,257 b 30,818 29,561 a Leased Space 514,210 102,842 a 411,368 b 2,598,707 2,601,122 a Of these amounts, $1,370,750 $1,373,017 shall be from Limited Gaming Revenues deposited in the State Historical Fund pursuant to Section 12-47.1-1201, C.R.S., and $196,179 $196,327 shall be from various sources of cash funds. b These amounts shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries. (2) COLORADO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (A) Administration Administration 2,487,403 189,586 a 1,913,231 b 384,586 (I) (0.4 FTE) (26.5 FTE) (3.6 FTE) a Of this amount, $121,266 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries from CollegeInvest and College Assist and $68,320 shall be from private college and university fees paid pursuant to Section 23-1-125 (5), C.R.S. and Section 23-2-104.5, C.R.S. b Of this amount, $1,808,051 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries and $105,180 shall be from the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment line item in the Management and Administration division of the Department of Education for assistance in aligning public education with postsecondary and workforce readiness standards. (B) Division of Private Occupational Schools 633,554 633,554 a (7.8 FTE) a This amount shall be from the Private Occupational Schools Fund created in Section 12-59-116, C.R.S. (C) Special Purpose Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) 125,000 125,000 a WICHE - Optometry 399,000 62,261 336,739 a Distribution to Higher Education Competitive Research Authority 3,381,000 3,381,000 b Veterinary School Program Needs 285,000 122,600 c 162,400 a 4,190,000 7,310,957 a These amounts shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries. b Of this amount, $3,051,000 shall be from Limited Gaming Revenues deposited in the Innovative Higher Education Research Fund pursuant to Section 12-47.1-701 (2) (a) (II) (D), C.R.S., and $330,000 shall be from Waste Tire Recycling Development Cash Fund moneys deposited in the Innovative Higher Education Research Fund pursuant to Section 25-17-202 (3) (a) (I), C.R.S. c This amount shall be from the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. (3) COLORADO COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCIAL AID (A) Need Based Grants 73,798,891 73,798,891 (B) Work Study14 16,432,328 16,432,328 (C) Special Purpose Veterans'/Law Enforcement/ POW Tuition Assistance 364,922 364,922 National Guard Tuition Assistance Fund15 800,000 800,000 Native American Students/Fort Lewis College 12,773,557 12,773,557 GEAR - UP 600,000 600,000 (I) 14,538,479 104,769,698 (4) COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM (A) Stipends Stipends for an estimated 141,905 eligible full-time equivalent students attending state institutions at $1,860.00 per 30 credit hours 263,943,300 Stipends for an estimated 1,160 eligible full-time equivalent students attending participating private institutions at $930.00 per 30 credit hours 1,078,800 265,022,100 222,326,530 42,695,570 a a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. (B) Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions 229,722,572 15,318,142 214,404,430 a 238,695,068 24,290,638 494,744,672 503,717,168 a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. (5) GOVERNING BOARDS (A) Trustees of Adams State College16, 17 34,471,996 23,562,885 a 10,909,111 b 34,635,436 11,072,551 b (294.7 FTE) a Of this amount, $20,217,791(I) shall be from the students' share of tuition, $3,323,390(I) shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees, and $21,704 represents an estimate of limited gaming tax revenues that will be distributed pursuant to Section 12-47.1-701.5 (3) (c) (I), C.R.S. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $2,896,020 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $8,013,091 $8,176,531 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (B) Trustees of Colorado Mesa University16, 17 73,265,398 54,634,548 a 18,630,850 b 73,573,404 18,938,856 b (534.5 FTE) a Of this amount, $53,888,926(I) shall be from the students' share of tuition, $501,727(I) shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees, and $243,895 represents an estimate of limited gaming tax revenues that will be distributed pursuant to Section 12-47.1-701.5 (3) (c) (I), C.R.S. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $12,103,020 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $6,527,830 $6,835,836 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (C) Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver16, 17 128,971,863 91,989,858 (I)a 36,982,005 b 129,545,767 37,555,909 b (1,299.0 FTE) a Of this amount, $80,665,307 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $11,324,551 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $31,220,100 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $5,761,905 $6,335,809 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (D) Trustees of Western State College16, 17 23,751,446 14,637,004 (I)a 9,114,442 b 23,881,948 9,244,944 b (231.9 FTE) a Of this amount, $13,087,499 shall be from the student's share of tuition and $1,549,505 shall be from shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $2,377,080 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $6,737,362 $6,867,864 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (E) Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System16, 17 421,567,311 317,417,714 (I)a 104,149,597 b 423,358,948 105,941,234 b (4,037.8 FTE) a Of this amount, $300,161,925 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $17,255,789 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $39,471,060 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments, $64,508,537 $66,300,174 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts, and $170,000 shall be from moneys appropriated to the Local Government Mineral and Energy Impact Grants and Disbursements line item in the Division of Local Governments in the Department of Local Affairs from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund created in Section 34-63-102 (5) (a) (I), C.R.S. The amount from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund represents a 2012 calendar year grant, and any unexpended balance on June 30, 2012, is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure through June 30, 2013. (F) Trustees of Fort Lewis College16, 17 45,045,006 35,938,167 (I)a 9,106,839 b 45,195,084 9,256,917 b (417.8 FTE) a Of this amount, $34,786,511 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $1,151,656 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $4,162,680 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments, $4,896,159 $5,046,237 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts, and $48,000 shall be from moneys appropriated to the Local Government Mineral and Energy Impact Grants and Disbursements line item in the Division of Local Governments in the Department of Local Affairs from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund created in Section 34-63-102 (5) (a) (I), C.R.S. The amount from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund represents a 2012 calendar year grant, and any unexpended balance on June 30, 2012, is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure through June 30, 2013. (G) Regents of the University of Colorado16, 17 946,571,892 804,743,017 a 141,828,875 b 949,717,949 144,974,932 b (6,797.7 FTE) a Of this amount, $751,896,220(I) shall be from the students' share of tuition, $38,923,597(I) shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees, and $13,923,200 shall be from the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Moneys Health Education Fund pursuant to Section 24-75-1104.5 (1.5) (a) (I), C.R.S. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $50,805,900 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments, $90,365,444 $93,511,501 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts, and $657,531 shall be from moneys appropriated to the Local Government Mineral and Energy Impact Grants and Disbursements line item in the Division of Local Governments in the Department of Local Affairs from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund created in Section 34-63-102 (5) (a) (I), C.R.S. The amount from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund represents a 2012 calendar year grant, and any unexpended balance on June 30, 2012 is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure through June 30, 2013. (H) Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines16, 17 113,224,565 97,451,983 (I)a 15,772,582 b 113,591,566 16,139,583 b (766.6 FTE) a Of this amount, $93,248,569 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $4,203,414 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $4,910,400 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $10,862,182 $11,229,183 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (I) University of Northern Colorado16, 17 124,405,052 92,547,957 (I)a 31,857,095 b 124,944,260 32,396,303 b (1,003.1 FTE) a Of this amount, $87,024,067 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $5,523,890 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $14,971,140 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $16,885,955 $17,425,163 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (J) State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education State System Community Colleges16, 17 399,945,505 282,255,498 a 117,690,007 b 401,748,168 119,492,670 b (5,736.6 FTE) a Of this amount, $267,861,441(I) shall be from the students' share of tuition, $9,120,781(I) shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees, and $5,273,276 represents an estimate of limited gaming tax revenues that will be distributed pursuant to Section 12-47.1-701.5 (3) (c) (I), C.R.S. The cash funds appropriations from tuition and academic and academic facility fees are shown for informational purposes only because within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. b Of this amount, $101,025,900 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments, $15,164,107 $16,966,770 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts, and $1,500,000 shall be from moneys appropriated to the Local Government Mineral and Energy Impact Grants and Disbursements line item in the Division of Local Governments in the Department of Local Affairs from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund created in Section 34-63-102 (5) (a) (I), C.R.S., for faculty and the development of community college-level curricula on alternative, renewable, and existing energies. 2,311,220,034 2,320,192,530 (6) LOCAL DISTRICT JUNIOR COLLEGE GRANTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-71-301, C.R.S.18 12,522,176 11,909,951 612,225 a 12,738,643 12,126,418 a This amount represents an estimate of limited gaming tax revenues that will be distributed pursuant to Section 12-47.1-701.5 (3) (c) (I), C.R.S. (7) DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION (A) Administrative Costs 900,000 900,000 a (9.0 FTE) a Of this amount,$852,826 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries, and $47,174 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries. (B) Distribution of State Assistance for Career and Technical Education pursuant to Section 23-8-102. C.R.S. 24,218,018 24,218,018 a a This amount shall be from moneys appropriated to the Transfer to the Department of Higher Education for Distribution of State Assistance for Career and Technical Education line item in the Assistance to Public Schools division in the Department of Education. (C) Area Vocational School Support 7,664,871 7,664,871 7,783,790 7,783,790 (D) Sponsored Programs (1) Administration 2,220,227 (23.0 FTE) (2) Programs 14,737,535 16,957,762 16,957,762 (I) (E) Colorado First Customized Job Training 2,725,022 2,725,022 a a This amount shall be from moneys appropriated to the Colorado First Customized Job Training line item in the Economic Development Programs division in the Department of the Governor - Lieutenant Governor - State Planning and Budgeting. 52,465,673 52,584,592 (8) AURARIA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER16 Administration 17,670,252 17,670,252 a (172.9 FTE) a This amount shall be from the appropriations to the Governing Boards in the Department of Higher Education for the State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education, the Trustees of Metropolitan State College, and the Regents of the University of Colorado. (9) HISTORY COLORADO (A) Cumbres and Toltec Railroad Commission 1,870,500 1,020,500 850,000 a a This amount shall be from the State of New Mexico. (B) Sponsored Programs 250,000 20,000 a 230,000 (I) (3.5 FTE) a This amount shall be from grants and contracts. (C) Auxiliary Programs 1,757,535 1,757,535 a (14.5 FTE) a This amount shall be from museum shop sales, micro-photo services, public education programs, membership and publication services, traveling exhibits, rentals, special event fees, donations, and gifts. (D) Gaming Revenue Gaming Cities Distribution 4,260,000 4,260,000 a Statewide Preservation Grant Program 14,758,933 14,758,933 a (18.0 FTE) Society Museum and Preservation Operations 8,336,577 7,639,481 b 697,096 (I) (95.4 FTE) 27,355,510 a These amounts shall be from Limited Gaming Revenues deposited in the State Historical Fund created in Section 9 (5) (b) (II) of Article XVIII of the State Constitution, to be used pursuant to Section 12-47.1-1201, C.R.S. b Of this amount, $5,579,201 shall be from Limited Gaming revenues deposited in the State Historical Fund created in Section 9 (5) (b) (II) of Article XVIII of the State Constitution, to be used pursuant to Section 12-47.1-1201, C.R.S., and $2,060,280 shall be from museum admission fees, user charges, and other sources of cash funds. 31,233,545 TOTALS PART VI (HIGHER EDUCATION) $3,034,535,714 $362,471,953 $257,100,000 a $1,850,970,474 b $544,880,058 $19,113,229 c $3,052,818,507 $371,779,835 $1,850,972,889 b $553,852,554 a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. b Of this amount, $1,795,716,556 contains an (I) notation. c This amount contains an (I) notation. FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2. 14 Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education Financial Aid, Work Study -- It is the intent of the General Assembly to allow the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to roll forward two percent of the Work Study appropriation to the next fiscal year. 15 Department of Higher Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education Financial Aid, Special Purpose, National Guard Tuition Assistance Fund -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that only the minimum funds necessary to pay tuition assistance for qualifying applicants pursuant to Section 23-5-111.4, C.R.S., will be transferred to the National Guard Tuition Fund administered by the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Any funds appropriated in this line item that are in excess of the minimum necessary to pay tuition assistance for qualifying applicants may be used for need-based financial aid. 16 Department of Higher Education, Governing Boards, Trustees of Adams State College; Trustees of Colorado Mesa University; Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver; Trustees of Western State College; Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System; Trustees of Fort Lewis College; Regents of the University of Colorado; Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines; University of Northern Colorado; State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education State System Community Colleges; and Auraria Higher Education Center -- Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in subsection (3) of section 1 of this act, the FTE reflected in these line items are shown for informational purposes and are not intended to be a limitation on the budgetary flexibility allowed by Section 23-1-104 (1) (a) (I), C.R.S. 17 Department of Higher Education, Governing Boards, Trustees of Adams State College; Trustees of Colorado Mesa University; Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver; Trustees of Western State College; Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System; Trustees of Fort Lewis College; Regents of the University of Colorado; Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines; University of Northern Colorado; and State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education State System Community Colleges -- The cash funds appropriations from tuition and from academic and academic facility fees are for informational purposes only. Within the parameters of Section 23-5-130.5, C.R.S., higher education governing boards may set the tuition rates for the institutions they govern. The appropriation reflects the projected tuition if institutions increase Colorado resident tuition rates 9.0 percent and nonresident rates 5.0 percent. The General Assembly requests that with the FY 2013-14 budget request the Governor and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education include the assumed tuition rate increases with the level of General Fund support requested. 18 Department of Higher Education, Local District Junior College Grants Pursuant to Section 23-71-301, C.R.S. -- It is the intent of the General Assembly in making this appropriation that local district tax revenue supplement, rather than supplant, the amount of General Fund provided, and thus annual General Fund adjustments should be equitable with General Fund adjustments for the state-operated governing boards. SECTION 2. Appropriation to the department of higher education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In Session Laws of Colorado 2011, section 2 of chapter 335 (SB 11-209), amend Part VI (4), (5) (D), (5) (F), (5) (H), and the affected totals, as Part VI (4) (B), (5) (H), and the affected totals are amended by section 1 of chapter 289 (HB 12-1185), and as the said Part VI (4), (5) (D), (5) (F), (5) (H), and the affected totals are further amended by section 11 of chapter 305 (HB 12-1335), Session Laws of Colorado 2012, as follows: Section 2. Appropriation. PART VI DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION (4) COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY FUND PROGRAM (A) Stipends Stipends for an estimated 142,309 eligible full-time equivalent students attending state institutions at $1,860.00 per 30 credit hours 264,694,740 264,490,388 Stipends for an estimated 1,160 eligible full-time equivalent students attending participating private institutions at $930.00 per 30 credit hours 1,078,800 265,773,540 164,111,303 101,662,237 a 265,569,188 163,906,951 (B) Fee-for-service Contracts with State Institutions 234,771,132 20,366,702 214,404,430 a 234,975,484 20,571,054 500,544,672 a These amounts shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. (5) GOVERNING BOARDS (D) Trustees of Western State College17, 18 22,835,072 13,490,825 a 9,344,247 b (231.9 FTE) a Of this amount $12,067,550 shall be from the student's share of tuition and $1,423,275 shall be from shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. b Of this amount, $2,306,400 $2,335,757 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $7,037,847 $7,008,490 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. (F) Trustees of Fort Lewis College17, 18 43,429,497 34,058,380 a 9,371,117 b (417.8 FTE) a Of this amount, $32,961,565 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $1,096,815 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. b Of this amount, $4,274,280 $3,975,626 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments, $5,048,837 $5,347,491 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts, and $48,000 shall be from moneys appropriated to the Department of Local Affairs from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund created in Section 34-63-102 (5) (a) (I), C.R.S. The amount from the Local Government Mineral Impact Fund represents a 2011 calendar year grant, and any unexpended balance on June 30, 2011, is intended to roll forward and remain available for expenditure through June 30, 2012. (H) Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines17, 18 105,814,478 89,560,236 a 16,254,242 b (766.6 FTE) a Of this amount, $85,356,822 shall be from the students' share of tuition and $4,203,414 shall be from academic fees and academic facility fees. b Of this amount, $5,001,540 $5,066,485 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for student stipend payments and $11,252,702 $11,187,757 shall be from General Fund appropriated to the College Opportunity Fund Program in the Department of Higher Education for fee-for-service contracts. TOTALS PART VI (HIGHER EDUCATION) $2,912,401,287 $308,175,563 $316,066,667 a $1,718,461,842 $550,656,940 $19,040,275 a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S. SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. ____________________________ ____________________________ John P. Morse Mark Ferrandino PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi L. Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ _________________________________________ John W. Hickenlooper GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO