First Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 15-0755.01 Brita Darling x2241  HOUSE BILL 15-1156
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Van Winkle, 
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the consideration of residency in performance
            metrics in higher education fee-for-service contracts.
       
       
                           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.)
       
            Fee-for-service contracts awarded to state institutions of higher
       education (institutions) include amounts based upon the performance of
       the institution. The bill requires the Colorado commission on higher
       education to measure and apply performance metrics to institutions based
       upon the performance of the institution's resident undergraduate students.
       However, the bill permits the fee-for-service contract to include an
       amount for resident and nonresident master's or doctoral degrees awarded
       by the institution.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-18-306, amend
       (2) (b) (III) and (2) (b) (IV); and add (2) (b) (V) as follows:
            23-18-306.  Duties and powers of the commission - department
       - role and mission factors and performance metrics - consultation
       with interested parties - facilitator - legislative declaration.
       (2) (b)  The commission shall determine, and the department shall apply
       and implement, each role and mission factor and performance funding
       metric pursuant to the following guidelines:
            (III)  Each role and mission factor may be applied differently to
       institutions, but to the extent possible, similar institutions must be treated
       similarly; and
            (IV)  Each performance funding metric must be applied uniformly
       to all governing boards. For example, the performance funding metric for
       retention must be measured and applied to a community college in the
       same manner that it is measured and applied to a four-year institution;
       and
            (V)  Each performance funding metric must be measured
       and applied to resident undergraduate students; except that,
       the completion performance metric pursuant to section
       23-18-303 (4) (a) may include an amount for master's or doctoral
       degrees awarded to nonresident students, as well as resident
       students.
            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.