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December 24, 1997
ASC again honored as one of America's Best College Buys
By PAT MELGARES
ASC Public Information
For the second straight year, Adams State College has been cited for its committment to quality education at a price that
students and their families can afford.
The school has received notification that it has again been named one of the 100 best college buys in the United States by a
national firm that has studied more than 1,800 of America's colleges and universities.
The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys will be published in January. A two­page spread in the new edition
will feature ASC's many quality academic programs, and its ability to keep education affordable for all students. Adams
State has long been recognized regionally for its quality education, and now the school is being recognized nationally.
Unlike other top college listings, this honor is not one solicited by the institution. None of the 100 colleges honored
nationally knew of the study until after the results were released.
In a letter to Adams State College President Dr. Thomas Gilmore, John Culler, publisher of The Student Guide to America's
100 Best College Buys writes: "You and your staff are doing a wonderful job holding costs down and at the same time
providing first­class academics, and it's time we let the right people know about it."
The data is compiled by Institutional Research and Evaluation in Gainesville, GA, which researched more than 1,800
colleges and universities. "Our research has shown that a prospective student could save $30,000 to $50,000 or more on a
quality education," Culler said.
The Guide gives complete information on each of America's 100 Best College Buys, along with complete information on
cost, financial aid, majors offered and campus life at each school.
In addition to its affordability, Adams State has been recognized by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education for three
Programs of Excellence in business, biology and music. The school's teacher education program is highly­acclaimed; alumni
have earned six of the state's 14 Milken National Foundation awards for teaching excellence in the last three years.
In the Spring of 1997, the North Central Association received a recommendation to give Adams State its maximum, 10­year
accreditation.
To be considered for America's 100 Best College Buys, an institution must meet very specific requirements. They must be
an accredited, four­year school; offer full residential facilities; offer opportunities to qualified students for need­based,
academic­based, and athletic­based financial aid; have an entering freshman class with a high school GPA and SAT or ACT
score above the national average; and the cost of attendance must be well below the national average.
Adams State College is also being considered for two new projects, according to Culler. The Student Guide to College
Financial Aid, and The Student Guide to College Sports are expected to be published in Spring 1998.
Persons wishing to obtain a copy of The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys may call toll free, 1­888­744­
7266. The publication is also available in many bookstores.
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Adams State celebrates HSI Week
(08-29-2016)
Since 2000, Adams State University has been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution. This year,
a week of events, from September 12 through September 16, will celebrate this distinction with a
variety of speakers and activities.
According to Maria McMath, Title V grant activity director, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities (HACU) encourages all HSI Institutions to observe National Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSIs) week. Each year, HACU Government Relations office works with several members
of Congress to recognize the contributions of HSIs in their communities and submits a
proclamation request to the White House. "The events raise awareness and helps build and
promote campus-community partnerships."
The celebration begins on Monday with an Adams State HSI Information Fair and a lecture by
keynote Dr. Jose Moreno, who will speak about Adams State revitalizing the general education
curriculum to continue excellence and inclusion. McMath said Adams State continues to
deliberately remain an Hispanic Serving Institution, rather than "accidently." Nearly 50 percent of
the 2016 first-year class identified as being Hispanic. In the afternoon, faculty and staff can attend
a professional development opportunity on mentoring and appreciative advising by Dr. Joel Givens
and Dr. Penny Sanders.
A photography exhibit featuring San Luis Valley landscapes by artist Mike Rael will be on display
throughout Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the McDaniel Hall solarium. Dr. Luis Trujillo, Adams State emeritus
professor of Spanish, will be recognized posthumously for his contributions to the region's study of
language. "As we continue this tradition in the coming years, we plan to always feature a valley
artist and honor a local community member during the week's celebration," McMath said.
Wednesday, September 14, will feature programming all day for best practices on serving mixed
status and undocumented families in higher education and ASU Model UN Club will perform a
debate on immigration. That evening, the Adams State Lifeways Lecture will feature Norma
Mendoza Torres, graduate of Harvard Kennedy School.
Faculty can take a refresher course on best practices in the classroom by Dr. Robert Benson,
professor of geology, on Thursday, September 14. Benson will also speak at noon on the valley's
soil and water as a reflection of place. Dr. Robert Astalos, professor of physics, will make a
planetarium presentation that afternoon and the Zacheis Planetarium will show free new movies
en Español.
On Thursday, September 14, the exhibit "Sugar Beet Fields to Field of Dreams 1920s-1960s,
Mexican/Spanish Contributions to America's Favorite Pastime" will open in Nielsen Library. An
opening reception and presentation by Gabe and Jody Lopez, exhibit curators, will begin at 6 p.m.
The exhibit will remain on campus until October 15.
On Friday, September 16, the focus will be on health and wellness, including a lecture by Dr.
Nicholas Natividad and physical activities sponsored by Adams State Empower U. Hispanic Serving
Institution Week is sponsored by the Office of Title V Initiatives.
For more information call 719-587-8385.
Title V Grant Initiatives (http://www.adams.edu/titlev/index.php)
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Colorado is blessed with a robust and growing economy, a relatively low unemployment rate, and a desirable location that brings thousands of new
residents into the workforce each year. But those new residents are not enough to keep up with our growing need for a well­educated workforce. By
2025, 74 percent of Colorado's jobs will require some form of post­secondary education, but at our current rate, we have very little chance of keeping up
with that demand, particularly among Hispanics. Hispanics currently comprise 22 percent of Colorado's total population and 34 percent of the population
under 18 years old. By 2025 26.5 percent of Colorado's workforce will be Hispanic (more than 40 percent will be non­white). Yet Hispanics are
experiencing a sustained college completion gap relative to their white peers. Across all of Colorado's public universities the difference between six­year
graduation rates for Hispanics and whites is 12 percent (53.6 percent for whites, 41.4 percent for Hispanics), compared to a 7 percent gap nationally.
And the attainment gap is nearly twice as large as the completion gap. This attainment gap, the difference between the post­secondary degree or
certificate attainment of white students and the attainment of the Hispanic students, is most often presented in statistical terms, but it's crucial to
recognize that it's not just a statistical problem. It may be reflected in numbers, but the attainment gap has very important and very real economic and
social consequences. Students who fall into that gap ­­ who do not complete some sort of high­quality post­secondary credential ­­ are at a distinct
disadvantage throughout their lives. As the Colorado Commission on Higher Education's Master Plan notes, "Adults with post­secondary degrees and
certifications earn higher incomes than those without such credentials. They have lower unemployment rates and better health outcomes. They rely on
fewer social services and public safety nets. They create jobs that yield tax revenue and contribute toward building a stronger economy and a better
society." In short, those who attain a post­secondary credential or degree are more likely to live healthy, productive lives than those who do not. The
college attainment­completion gap is not easy to solve. It reflects the cumulative effects of several other gaps: the high school completion gap, the
college readiness gap, the financial capacity gap and the college participation gap. Clearly, this creates a challenge to Colorado's education system,
from pre­K through graduate school. Meeting this challenge is essential to our state's future, but unfortunately Colorado is not doing a very good job.
Several other states with large growing Hispanic and minority populations are closing the attainment gap much faster than Colorado. Even Colorado's
two Hispanic serving four­year institutions are making only limited progress in addressing the critical issues. At Colorado State University­Pueblo, only
28.2 percent of Hispanics graduate in six years or less. At Adams State it's just 22.2 percent. The state's two flagship universities, UC­Boulder and CSU­
Fort Collins, have higher Hispanic completion rates but low Hispanic enrollment relative to the entire student population. Minorities in general and
Hispanics in particular face other serious disadvantages even when they do seek a college degree. They take on more debt than their peers, and they
graduate at a slower pace, thus incurring more costs. When they do complete, their starting salaries are on average lower than their white peers. Simple
fairness calls out for a comprehensive solution to the situation Every Colorado citizen, regardless of ethnicity, has a stake in closing the attainment gap.
Colorado's future prosperity depends on it. It's time, actually past time, to seriously and energetically close the attainment gap. Colorado has the
capacity to do so. It now needs the willingness, the determination of all, from the state Legislature to the citizen on the street. If we don't act now and act
vigorously, we may well be relegating an ever­growing portion of our population to an ever­shrinking opportunity for meaningful employment. And
without a well­educated workforce to meet changing demands, employers may look to states that have done a better job of solving the attainment gap.
Michael Martin is CSU system chancellor emeritus and Russell Meyer is former CSU­Pueblo provost and current vice chair of the State Board for
Community Colleges and Occupational Education.
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CHAPTER 82
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EDUCATION - UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
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HOUSE BILL 03-1093
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Berry, Rippy, Rose, Salazar, White, Decker, McFadyen, Miller, Smith, Vigil, Boyd, Hefley, Jahn,
Merrifield, Paccione, Plant, Romanoff, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Wiens, Williams S., and Williams T.;
also SENATOR(S) Teck, Andrews, Chlouber, Evans, Groff, Tapia, and Taylor.
AN ACT
CONCERNING THE GOVERNANCE OF STATE COLLEGES WITHIN THE COLORADO HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Repeal. Article 50 of title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, is
repealed.
SECTION 2. Article 50 of title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
23-50-115. Distribution plan - disbursement of moneys - repeal. (1) PRIOR
TO JULY 1, 2003, THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE COLLEGES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
COLORADO COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SHALL ESTABLISH A DISTRIBUTION
PLAN FOR ALL UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEYS UNDER THE CONTROL OF
THE TRUSTEES AS OF JUNE 30, 2003, AND DISTRIBUTE THOSE MONEYS CONSISTENT
WITH THE DISTRIBUTION PLAN TO ADAMS STATE COLLEGE, MESA STATE COLLEGE,
AND WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO.
(2) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003.
SECTION 3. The introductory portion to 23-1-104 (5) and 23-1-104 (6) (c),
Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended, and the said 23-1-104 is further amended
BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBSECTIONS, to read:
23-1-104. Financing the system of postsecondary education - repeal. (5) For
THE fiscal years YEAR beginning on or after July 1, 2003, budget allocations for:
(5.5) FOR FISCAL YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2004, BUDGET
)))))
Capital letters indicate new material added to existing statutes; dashes through words indicate deletions
from existing statutes and such material not part of act.
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ALLOCATIONS FOR:
(a) ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL BE DIRECTLY APPROPRIATED TO THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR ADAMS STATE COLLEGE;
(b) MESA STATE COLLEGE SHALL BE DIRECTLY APPROPRIATED TO THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR MESA STATE COLLEGE; AND
(c) WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO SHALL BE DIRECTLY APPROPRIATED
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO.
(6) (c) For the 2003-04 fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate from
the general fund to the trustees of the state colleges COMMISSION an amount adequate
to fund the minimum level of funding established pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
subsection (6). Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection (6),
the minimum level of funding shall serve as the base for future funding of the trustees
of the state colleges WHICH WERE GOVERNED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE
COLLEGES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2002-03.
(9) (a) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-04, THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THAT CASH
FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADAMS STATE COLLEGE, MESA STATE COLLEGE,
AND WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO ARE DISBURSED TO THE COLLEGES
CONSISTENT WITH THE DISTRIBUTION PLAN ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOR STATE COLLEGES PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2003.
(b) THIS SUBSECTION (9) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2004.
SECTION 4. Article 51 of title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, is REPEALED
AND REENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, to read:
ARTICLE 51
Adams State College
23-51-101. College established - role and mission. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED A COLLEGE AT ALAMOSA, TO BE KNOWN AS ADAMS STATE COLLEGE,
WHICH SHALL BE A GENERAL BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTION WITH MODERATELY
SELECTIVE ADMISSION STANDARDS. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL OFFER
UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, TEACHER PREPARATION, AND
BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAMS, A LIMITED NUMBER OF MASTER'S LEVEL PROGRAMS,
AND TWO-YEAR TRANSFER PROGRAMS WITH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROLE AND
MISSION. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL NOT OFFER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL RECEIVE RESIDENT CREDIT FOR TWO-YEAR
COURSE OFFERINGS IN ITS COMMISSION-APPROVED SERVICE AREA. ADAMS STATE
COLLEGE HAS A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO TEACHER
EDUCATION IN RURAL COLORADO. ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL ALSO SERVE AS A
REGIONAL EDUCATION PROVIDER. IN ADDITION, ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL OFFER
PROGRAMS, WHEN FEASIBLE, THAT PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE UNIQUE HISTORY
AND CULTURE OF THE REGION.
23-51-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties.
(1) (a) THERE IS ESTABLISHED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ADAMS STATE COLLEGE,
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REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE AS THE "BOARD OF TRUSTEES", WHICH SHALL CONSIST
OF ELEVEN MEMBERS AND SHALL BE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR ADAMS STATE
COLLEGE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE, AND IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE, A
BODY CORPORATE AND, AS SUCH AND BY THE NAMES DESIGNATED IN THIS SECTION,
MAY:
(I) ACQUIRE AND HOLD PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE;
(II) BE A PARTY TO ALL SUITS AND CONTRACTS; AND
(III) DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
IN LIKE MANNER AS MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS OF THIS STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE POWER TO DEMAND, RECEIVE, HOLD, AND USE FOR THE BEST
INTERESTS OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SUCH MONEY, LANDS, OR OTHER PROPERTY AS
MAY BE DONATED OR DEVISED TO OR FOR THE COLLEGE.
(b) THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ITS SUCCESSORS SHALL HAVE PERPETUAL
SUCCESSION, SHALL HAVE A SEAL, MAY MAKE BYLAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
WELL-ORDERING AND GOVERNANCE OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE, AND MAY CONDUCT
THE BUSINESS OF THE COLLEGE IN A MANNER NOT REPUGNANT TO THE CONSTITUTION
AND LAWS OF THIS STATE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ELECT FROM THE
APPOINTED MEMBERS A CHAIRPERSON, WHOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL
BE PRESCRIBED IN THE DULY ADOPTED BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ALSO ELECT A SECRETARY AND A TREASURER, WHO ARE
NOT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND WHOSE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SHALL BE
PRESCRIBED IN THE DULY ADOPTED BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE STAFF
OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
(2) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003, WITH THE CONSENT
OF THE SENATE, NINE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MEMBERS APPOINTED
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO OBTAINING CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE. THE
MEMBERS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL TAKE OFFICE ON JULY
1, 2003. APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS TO TAKE OFFICE ON JULY 1, 2003, SHALL BE
MADE SO THAT THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TERMS EXPIRING ON JANUARY
1, 2005, TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TERMS EXPIRING ON JANUARY 1, 2006,
TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TERMS EXPIRING ON JANUARY 1, 2007, AND TWO
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE TERMS EXPIRING ON JANUARY 1, 2008; THEREAFTER,
THE TERMS OF THE NINE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE
FOUR YEARS. OF THE NINE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AT LEAST TWO
SHALL RESIDE IN ALAMOSA, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, HUERFANO, MINERAL, RIO
GRANDE, OR SAGAUCHE COUNTY. EACH TRUSTEE SHALL HOLD OFFICE FOR THE TERM
FOR WHICH THE TRUSTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AND UNTIL THE TRUSTEE'S SUCCESSOR
IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIED.
(3) THE TENTH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE A FULL-TIME JUNIOR
OR SENIOR STUDENT AT ADAMS STATE COLLEGE, ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
STUDENT BODY OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE. THE TERM OF THE STUDENT MEMBER
SHALL BE ONE YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2003, AND BEGINNING JULY 1 EACH YEAR
THEREAFTER. THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL BE ADVISORY, WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO
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VOTE AND WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ATTEND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 24-6-402, C.R.S. THE STUDENT MEMBER SHALL
HAVE RESIDED IN THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR NOT LESS THAN THREE YEARS PRIOR
TO THE STUDENT'S ELECTION.
(4) THE ELEVENTH MEMBER SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE FACULTY OF ADAMS
STATE COLLEGE ELECTED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY FOR A TERM OF TWO
YEARS, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2003, AND BEGINNING JULY 1 EVERY ODD-NUMBERED
YEAR THEREAFTER. THE FACULTY MEMBER SHALL BE ADVISORY, WITHOUT THE RIGHT
TO VOTE AND WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ATTEND EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES, AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 24-6-402, C.R.S.
(5) A VACANCY OF AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE
FILLED BY APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. A VACANCY
OF EITHER OF THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE FILLED
BY ELECTION FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SHALL TAKE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE OATH OF OFFICE PRESCRIBED BY THE
CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE BEFORE ENTERING UPON THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE,
WHICH OATH SHALL BE PLACED AND KEPT ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
OF STATE.
(6) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION (6), THE POWERS, DUTIES,
AND FUNCTIONS FORMERLY PERFORMED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE COLLEGES
IN COLORADO WITH RESPECT TO ADAMS STATE COLLEGE ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. POLICIES, RESOLUTIONS, PROCEDURES, AND
AGREEMENTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATE COLLEGES IN
COLORADO AND APPLICABLE TO ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE AND
EFFECT UNLESS AND UNTIL CHANGED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
(7) IN ADDITION TO THOSE POWERS CONFERRED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ARTICLE, THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE POWER TO:
(a) APPOINT A PRESIDENT OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE;
(b) APPOINT SUCH OTHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE AS MAY BE
REQUIRED;
(c) APPOINT FACULTY AND EMPLOYEES AS MAY BE REQUIRED;
(d) DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS, FACULTY, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF;
(e) WITH THE ADVICE OF THE FACULTY, PRESCRIBE THE DEGREE PROGRAMS FOR
THE COLLEGE; AND
(f) PRESCRIBE THE STUDENT ADMISSIONS QUALIFICATIONS.
23-51-103. Board of trustees for Adams state college fund - creation - control
- use. (1) THERE IS CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE FUND, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "FUND", WHICH
SHALL BE UNDER THE CONTROL OF AND ADMINISTERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
ALLOWED BY STATE LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 24-36-103 (2),
C.R.S., ALL MONEYS RECEIVED OR ACQUIRED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR BY
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE FUND, WHETHER RECEIVED BY
APPROPRIATION, GRANT, CONTRACT, OR GIFT OR BY SALE OR LEASE OF SURPLUS REAL
OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS, WHOSE DISPOSITION IS NOT
OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR BY LAW. ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE
DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND.
THE MONEYS IN THE FUND ARE HEREBY CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES AND SHALL REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR
REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AT THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR.
(2) THE MONEYS IN THE FUND SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND OPERATING
EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE AND FOR THE
PAYMENT OF ANY OTHER EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN
CARRYING OUT ITS POWERS AND DUTIES.
(3) MONEYS IN THE FUND THAT ARE NOT NEEDED FOR USE BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MAY BE INVESTED BY THE STATE TREASURER IN INVESTMENTS AUTHORIZED
BY SECTIONS 24-36-109, 24-36-112, AND 24-36-113, C.R.S. THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND THAT MAY BE
INVESTED AND SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE TREASURER IN WRITING OF THE AMOUNT.
23-51-104. Lease of grounds - construction. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
DORMITORIES, LIVING AND DINING HALLS, OR COTTAGES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE USE
OF THE SCHOOL, TO ENABLE THE CONSTRUCTION, FINANCING, AND ULTIMATE
ACQUISITION THEREOF, AND TO AID IN IMPROVING UNDEVELOPED PORTIONS OF THE
GROUNDS OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS EMPOWERED TO
LEASE GROUNDS UNDER ITS CONTROL TO PRIVATE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS FOR A
TERM NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY YEARS AND SUBJECT TO SUCH REGULATIONS AS IT MAY
PRESCRIBE, AND UPON THE CONDITION THAT PRIVATE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS
SHALL CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP ON THE LEASED GROUNDS BUILDINGS OR
IMPROVEMENTS AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DESIGNATES OR APPROVES AND SECURE
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MONEY INVESTED THEREIN FROM THE RENTALS OF SUCH
BUILDINGS OR FROM THEIR SALE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ACTING FOR THE STATE.
23-51-105. No authority to create state obligation. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE
CONSTITUTES AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WHICH SHALL IN ANY WAY
CREATE A DEBT OR OBLIGATION UPON THE STATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION
OF BUILDINGS OR IMPROVEMENTS; EXCEPT THAT BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS
ERECTED ON LANDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DEVOTED
TO THE USES OF ADAMS STATE COLLEGE UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE
LEASEHOLD INTEREST SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION SO FAR AS PERMITTED BY
THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
23-51-106. Board of trustees to control buildings. THE MANAGEMENT OF
BUILDINGS ERECTED AND EQUIPPED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE
SCALE OF RENTALS THEREOF, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
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23-51-107. Board of trustees may rent buildings. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS
AUTHORIZED TO LEASE OR RENT BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ARTICLE FROM THE PRIVATE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS CONSTRUCTING THE
BUILDINGS UPON SUCH TERMS AS IT DEEMS SATISFACTORY AS TO CURRENT RENTAL,
MAINTENANCE, AND ULTIMATE PURCHASE, PAYING THEREFOR OUT OF THE REVENUES
DERIVED FROM THE OPERATION OF THE BUILDINGS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR
FROM OTHER FUNDS UNDER ITS CONTROL THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL
MAINTENANCE PURPOSES.
23-51-108. State property at lease end. UPON THE TERMINATION OF A LEASE OR
CONTRACT EXECUTED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE PROVIDING FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF BUILDINGS, THE BUILDINGS SHALL BECOME THE
PROPERTY OF THE STATE, TOGETHER WITH ALL EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS, OR
APPURTENANCES THEREIN CONTAINED OR THERETO ATTACHED; EXCEPT THAT
PERSONAL GOODS OR EFFECTS OF AN OCCUPANT MAY BE REMOVED.
23-51-109. Leasehold interest may be sold. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL
PREVENT THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF THE LEASEHOLD INTEREST PRIOR TO ITS
EXPIRATION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
23-51-110. Board of trustees may rent rooms. UPON THE TERMINATION OF A
LEASE OR CONTRACT EXECUTED WITH PRIVATE PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS ARTICLE, THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES IS EMPOWERED TO RENT ROOMS OR QUARTERS IN BUILDINGS ERECTED
UNDER THE LEASES OR CONTRACTS FOR REASONABLE COMPENSATION AS IT MAY DEEM
BEST IN RELATION TO CURRENT OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND UPKEEP COSTS.
SECTION 5. Article 53 of title 23, Colorado Revised Statutes, is REPEALED
AND REENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS, to read:
ARTICLE 53
Mesa State College
23-53-101. College established - role and mission. (1) THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED A COLLEGE AT GRAND JUNCTION, TO BE KNOWN AS MESA STATE
COLLEGE, WHICH SHALL BE A GENERAL BACCALAUREATE AND SPECIALIZED GRADUATE
INSTITUTION WITH MODERATELY SELECTIVE ADMISSION STANDARDS. MESA STATE
COLLEGE SHALL OFFER UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, TEACHER
PREPARATION, AND BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAMS AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF
GRADUATE PROGRAMS. MESA STATE COLLEGE SHALL ALSO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ROLE AND MISSION, INCLUDING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS.
MESA STATE COLLEGE SHALL RECEIVE RESIDENT CREDIT FOR TWO-YEAR COURSE
OFFERINGS IN ITS COMMISSION-APPROVED SERVICE AREA. MESA STATE COLLEGE
SHALL ALSO SERVE AS A REGIONAL EDUCATION PROVIDER.
23-53-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties.
(1) (a) THERE IS ESTABLISHED THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MESA STATE COLLEGE,
REFERRED TO IN THIS ARTICLE AS THE "BOARD OF TRUSTEES", WHICH SHALL CONSIST
OF ELEVEN MEMBERS AND SHALL BE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR MESA STATE
COLLEGE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE, AND IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE, A
BODY CORPORATE AND, AS SUCH AND BY THE NAMES DESIGNATED IN THIS SECTION,