First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0439.01 Brita Darling x2241  SENATE BILL 15-072
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Lambert,  Marble, Woods, Holbert, Lundberg
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Lundeen,  Joshi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning admission standards for metropolitan state
            university of Denver.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill amends Metropolitan state university of Denver's
       admission standards to moderately selective admission standards,
       effective in 2016.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-54-101 as
       follows:
            23-54-101.  University established - role and mission -
       governance. There is hereby established a university at Denver, to be
       known as Metropolitan state university of Denver, which shall be a
       comprehensive institution with modified open moderately selective
       admission standards. at the baccalaureate level; except that nontraditional
       students at the baccalaureate level who are at least twenty years of age
       shall only have as an admission requirement a high school diploma, the
       successful completion of a high school equivalency examination, as
       defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5), C.R.S., or the equivalent thereof.
       Metropolitan state university of Denver shall offer a variety of liberal arts
       and science, technical, and educational programs. The university may
       offer a limited number of professional programs. In furtherance of its role
       and mission, Metropolitan state university of Denver may offer master's
       degree programs that address the needs of its urban service area.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
       takes effect January 1, 2016; 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 the ninety-day period
       after final adjournment of the general assembly, 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 2016 and, in such case, will take
       effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the
       governor.