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JBC endorses 'free college' initiative concept, directs staff to prepare standalone bill
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee voted to advance a staff proposal for a statewide 'free college' or Colorado Promise initiative — a last‑dollar tuition program for low‑income students — and authorized JBC staff to draft standalone legislation and return with more detailed language and contingency provisions.
The Joint Budget Committee voted to advance a staff proposal to establish a Colorado Promise‑style program to cover resident undergraduate tuition for low‑income students across Colorado’s public four‑year institutions and to prepare a standalone bill for consideration.
JBC staff described a program built on existing local Promise programs at several institutions and a statewide floor tied to household income (the staff example used a $60,000 family adjusted gross income…
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