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Colorado National Guard Tuition Waiver Funding

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Apr 2, 2026

Latest action (Jun 1, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Summary

This bill would change how Colorado funds the National Guard tuition waiver program. Currently, the state fully funds all tuition costs for National Guard members at designated institutions of higher education. Under this bill, institutions would be required to waive the remaining balance of a member's tuition after other financial assistance is applied, and the state would reimburse institutions for 50% of the tuition waived. The general assembly would appropriate funds to the Colorado National Guard tuition fund to cover these reimbursements.

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Official abstract

In current law, a person who is a member of the Colorado National Guard who is accepted for enrollment at a designated institution of higher education (member) has all their tuition costs waived. All tuition waiver costs are currently funded by the state from money in the Colorado National Guard tuition fund.     The act changes the funding mechanism of the Colorado National Guard tuition waiver program by requiring each designated institution of higher education to waive the remaining balance of a member's tuition cost in excess of the amount of any private, state, or federal financial assistance received. The act requires the department of military and veterans affairs to reimburse each institution for 50% of the cost of tuition waived by the institution and requires the general assembly to appropriate money to the Colorado National Guard tuition fund to cover the reimbursement.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (6)
52 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (14)
  1. Jun 1, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Apr 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  6. Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
  7. Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  8. Apr 13, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
  9. Apr 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  10. Apr 10, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  11. Apr 9, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  13. Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
Subjects
Higher EducationMilitary & Veterans

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