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      HOUSE BILL 13-1315
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fischer, Fields, Ginal, Hullinghorst, Labuda,
      Lebsock, Moreno, Rosenthal, Salazar, Vigil, Young, McCann, Pabon,
      Pettersen, Schafer;
      also SENATOR(S) Kefalas, Guzman, Nicholson.
      
      
      Concerning the authority of a governing board of an institution
           of higher education to mandate purchases relating to
           health care.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-5-106, amend (3)
      as follows:
      
           23-5-106.  Authority of governing boards - general - health care
      insurance - contracts of indemnity. (3) (a)  The governing board of an
      institution of higher education shall not require an undergraduate student to
      purchase health care insurance or health care services.
      
           (b)  The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) do not
      apply to any program that was in existence at an institution of higher
      education on January 1, 1994. If a governing board of an institution
      of higher education requires a student to purchase health care
      insurance, the board must allow the same exemption for those
      participating in a health care sharing ministry as specified in the
      federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act".
      
           SECTION 2.  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.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                         John P. Morse
      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