HOUSE BILL 971352
BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, Romero, Allen, Anderson, McPherson, Reeser, Tucker, and Young;
also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, Rizzuto, and
B. Alexander.
CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF PROVISIONS CONCERNING SPECIFICATION
OF POLICY AREAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Repeal.
231105 (3.5), (9), (10), and (11), 231122,
and 231122.1, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl.
Vol., as amended, are repealed.
SECTION 2. 231104
(1.5), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., as amended,
is amended to read:
231104. Financing the system
of postsecondary education. (1.5) In
allocating general fund appropriations, each governing board shall
consider the progress made by the institutions under its control
toward achieving the statewide expectations and goals specified
in section 2313104, as measured by data received through
the quality indicator system established pursuant to section 2313105.
The governing board shall ensure that any amount required to
be set aside for application to achieving the statewide expectations
and goals pursuant to section 2313107 (1) (a) is allocated
for that purpose. In addition, in
allocating any general fund appropriations received under a policy
area, as provided in section 231105 (3.5), each governing
board shall ensure that the moneys received are used to achieve
or maintain the goals specified for the policy area.
SECTION 3. 231105
(3.7) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., as amended,
is amended to read:
231105. Duties and powers
of the commission with respect to appropriations. (3.7) (a) In
addition to recommending policy areas pursuant to subsection (3.5)
of this section, For fiscal year
19992000 and for fiscal years thereafter, the
persons identified in paragraph (a) of subsection (3.5) of this
section, as a group, THE COMMISSION,
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE,
THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE SENATE, AND THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE may recommend to
the joint budget committee that the
general assembly appropriate moneys to provide incentives and
rewards to those statesupported institutions of higher education
that have achieved or are making satisfactory progress toward
achieving the statewide expectations and goals specified in section
2313104. The group shall base its recommendation
on data collected through the quality indicator system and annually
reported pursuant to section 2313105. Any moneys
appropriated pursuant to this subsection (3.7) shall be in addition
to any moneys that may be appropriated as base funding. or
to fund the policy areas selected pursuant to subsection (3.5)
of this section.
SECTION 4. The
introductory portion to 2313105 (1) (a) and 2313105
(2) and (5) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., as
amended, are amended to read:
2313105. Quality indicator
system development implementation reports.
(1) (a) The commission and the governing boards
shall develop a quality indicator system to measure the overall
performance of the statewide system of higher education and each
governing board's and each institution's performance in achieving
the statewide expectations and goals. and
the policy areas adopted pursuant to section 231105
(3.5). At a minimum, the quality
indicator system shall measure achievement in the following areas:
(2) (a) On or before July 1, 1997,
and on or before July 1 of each year thereafter, the commission,
in cooperation with the governing boards, shall identify a set
of statewide quality indicators within the areas specified in
subsection (1) of this section to be reported by every institution.
The commission shall select the quality indicators to generate
data measuring the overall performance of the statewide system
of higher education with regard to the statewide expectations
and goals. and the policy areas adopted
pursuant to section 231105 (3.5).
The commission shall annually reexamine the statewide quality
indicators and modify them as necessary to generate the necessary
information for measuring the performance of the statewide system
of higher education.
(b) On or before July 1, 1997, and on
or before July 1 of each year thereafter, each governing board,
with the approval of the commission, shall select within the areas
specified in subsection (1) of this section a set of quality indicators
to be reported by each institution under the governing board's
management. The governing boards shall select sets of quality
indicators that are designed to generate the necessary data to
measure each institution's achievement of the statewide expectations
and goals. and the five policy areas
adopted pursuant to section 231105 (3.5).
The governing boards shall ensure that each set of quality indicators
is unique to the institution for which they are chosen, based
on the institution's role and mission. For purposes of measuring
systemwide performance, the commission may add indicators to any
institution's set of quality indicators that are in addition to
those chosen by the governing board. Each governing board shall
annually reexamine each institution's quality indicators and modify
them as necessary to generate the necessary information for measuring
the institution's performance.
(5) (a) On or before December 1,
1998, and on or before December 1 of each year thereafter, the
commission shall provide to the persons specified in section
231105 (3.5) (a), SECTION
231105 (3.7) (a), to the education committees of the
house of representatives and the senate, and to each governing
board a report of the data collected through the quality indicator
system indicating the overall performance of the statewide system
of higher education and each governing board's and institution's
performance in achieving the statewide expectations and goals.
and the policy areas specified in
section 231105. The
commission shall also provide copies of the report to other members
of the general assembly and members of the public on request.
SECTION 5. 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.
____________________________ ____________________________
Charles E. Berry Tom Norton
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Judith M. Rodrigue Joan M. Albi
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO