(1) Effective July 1, 2012, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the Metropolitan state college of Denver undergraduate enrichment fund as of July 1, 2012, shall be transferred to the Metropolitan state university of Denver undergraduate enrichment fund, which fund is hereby created in the department of higher education and is referred to in this section as the "enrichment fund". The enrichment fund shall be under the control of and administered by the board of trustees of Metropolitan state university of Denver. Any moneys credited to the enrichment fund shall remain in the enrichment fund and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Such moneys in the enrichment fund may be invested in the types of investments authorized in sections 24-36-109, 24-36-112, and 24-36-113, C.R.S. Any interest earned on the moneys in the enrichment fund is hereby continuously appropriated for the purposes stated in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Interest earned on moneys in the enrichment fund shall be used to fund programs to advance and enrich undergraduate education at Metropolitan state university of Denver. Awards for such purposes shall be granted by the board of trustees within one year after the date any moneys are credited to the fund and shall be annually granted thereafter. The board of trustees shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria to be used in granting such annual awards.
Source: L. 2002: Entire article R&RE, p. 1278, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 792, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-148), ch. 125, p. 425, § 6, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.