Rachel Zenzinger
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Primary
The act requires all public higher education institutions (institutions) in Colorado to provide to Colorado resident students who have been in foster care or, following an adjudication as neglected or dependent, in noncertified kinship care in Colorado at any time on or after reaching the age of 13 (qualifying students), financial assistance for the remaining balance of the student's total cost of attendance in excess of the amount of any private, state, or federal financial assistance received by the student (remaining balance financial assistance). Subject to available appropriations, the act requires the Colorado commission on higher education to provide to an institution money to cover 50 percent of the remaining balance financial assistance provided by the institution to qualifying students. The institutions are required to designate an employee to serve as a liaison to qualifying and prospective qualifying students. The act requires the department of higher education to designate four full-time equivalent employees as foster care student navigators to provide guidance to prospective qualifying students with selecting institutions and programs and to assist students with completing an institution's application for admission, the free application for federal student aid, and, if eligible, the application for a Chafee ETV grant. School district and state charter school institute child welfare education liaisons are required to provide students in out-of-home placement with information and assistance regarding remaining balance financial assistance for qualifying students. The act appropriates $2,610,575 from the general fund to the department of higher education for aid for foster students. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (05/26/2022) | |
| Final Act (05/16/2022) | |
| Rerevised (04/29/2022) | |
| Revised (04/26/2022) | |
| Reengrossed (03/25/2022) | |
| Engrossed (03/24/2022) | |
| Introduced (01/12/2022) | |
| PA4 (04/26/2022) | |
| PA3 (04/19/2022) | |
| PA2 (03/18/2022) | |
| PA1 (02/04/2022) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (03/17/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (04/22/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (01/25/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (03/15/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (04/22/2022) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (07/01/2022) |
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