Second Regular Session
              Sixty-fifth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 06-0158.01 Jane Ritter          SENATE BILL 06-032
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Jones, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Balmer, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning in-state tuition for dependents of members of the
            military.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Clarifies the language covering in-state status for military
       dependents.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  23-7-103 (1) (c) (I), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended to read:
            23-7-103.  Presumptions and rules for determination of status.
       (1)  Unless the contrary appears to the satisfaction of the registering
       authority of the institution at which a student is registering, it shall be
       presumed that:
            (c) (I)  A person does not gain or lose in-state status by reason of
       his or her presence in any state or country while a member of the armed
       forces of the United States or a dependent of said member; but a
       member of the armed forces or a dependent of said member is eligible
       for in-state status if the member is domiciled in Colorado for twelve
       continuous months prior to enlistment and returns to Colorado within six
       months following discharge from the military.  A member of the armed
       forces shall be eligible to obtain in-state status, notwithstanding the length
       of his or her residency, upon moving to Colorado on a permanent
       change-of-station basis; except that such in-state status shall not be
       considered in determining limitations on maximum enrollment placed on
       institutions of higher education in Colorado and such in-state status shall
       not apply to members of the armed forces of the United States who attend
       education programs on military bases and such in-state status shall also
       be subject to the limitations in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c).  A
       member of the armed forces may also apply for in-state tuition
       classification for any of his or her dependents, including but not limited
       to a spouse, upon meeting the requirements of this section.  After
       qualifying as an in-state student and while continuously enrolled as an
       undergraduate or graduate student at an institution of higher education in
       Colorado, a dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United
       States on active duty shall not lose the dependent's in-state tuition status
       if the member is transferred outside of Colorado.  A person who is a
       dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United States who was
       on active duty in Colorado during the person's last year of high school,
       and who attends a public institution of higher education in Colorado
       within twelve months after graduating from a high school in Colorado,
       shall be eligible for in-state tuition; except that such a person is not
       eligible for in-state tuition under this provision if the person has attended
       an institution of higher education outside of Colorado.
            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.