Committee advances higher‑education funding‑formula rewrite (HB 13‑45) with technical amendment
The Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to advance HB 13‑45, which updates Colorado's higher‑education funding formula to better account for part‑time students and qualifying transfers; a technical amendment (L001) was adopted and sponsors placed the bill on the consent calendar.
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Sponsors told the Senate Education Committee that House Bill 13‑45 is the product of a multi‑stakeholder review and would modernize Colorado's higher‑education funding formula. The bill renames and restructures formula elements, requires consistent data sources and best practices, and changes outcome metrics to include part‑time students and qualifying transfers.
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