ColoradoColorado's higher education commission includes student members
The Colorado higher education commission has two nonvoting student members, appointed by the governor with Senate consent, from different types of state-supported schools.
What it does
The commission has two student members appointed by the governor with Senate consent: one from a graduate or four-year school, and one from a community or technical college.
If Senate Bill 26-078 does not become law, the advisory committee has 12 members, including a faculty representative and a parent of a student enrolled at a state-supported Colorado college or university.
Argument forStudents from different kinds of state-supported colleges could bring more direct student perspectives to higher education decisions.
Argument againstBecause student members cannot vote and serve two-year terms, they may have less influence and time to shape commission decisions.
More detail
The governor appoints two student members to the commission, with the Senate's consent. The two student members represent students at the listed state-supported schools. One student must attend a state-supported graduate research university or four-year institution. The other must attend a state-supported community college, local district college, or area technical college. Student members do not vote and serve two-year terms. A student who graduates during the term may continue until the term ends. If a student withdraws and does not immediately enroll at another school in the same listed group, the governor appoints a replacement for the rest of the term. The governor must make the first student appointments by July 1, 2027.
The commission has a 12-member advisory committee that includes a faculty representative and a parent representative. These provisions concern the advisory committee to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. The commission selects the faculty representative and a parent whose student attends a state-supported Colorado higher education institution. This section takes effect only if Senate Bill 26-078 does not become law. This section takes effect on the act's applicable effective date only if Senate Bill 26-078 does not become law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 2Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Jun 1Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Jun 1Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Jun 1Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 12Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- May 11Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- May 11Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- May 11Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- May 8Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military AffairsMinor
- May 7House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed House
- Vote recorded AMD (L.008). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1029, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.006. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.001). Result: fail.Lower
- May 6House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Feb 12House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Introduced In House - Assigned to EducationIntroduced
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