(1) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, and subject to the provisions of subsections (2) to (4) of this section, a child who is a legal resident of the United States and who would otherwise not be classified as an in-state student for tuition purposes under this article may be classified as an in-state student for purposes of tuition at an institution if:
The child's parent or legal guardian moved his or her family to Colorado for thepurpose of accepting a job in the state during the child's senior year of high school;
The child moved with his or her parent or legal guardian to Colorado during thechild's senior year of high school; and
The child graduated from a Colorado public high school.
(b) Each institution shall develop a policy to verify that a child meets each of the requirements specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).
If a child is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section, he or she may becounted as a resident student for any purpose; except that the child shall not be entitled to receive state financial aid.
The governing board of each institution may grant in-state tuition status to a childclassified as an in-state student pursuant to this section.
If a child is classified as an in-state student pursuant to this section, the child shallnot be entitled to receive a stipend pursuant to article 18 of this title for the first year the child is enrolled at an institution.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1063), ch. 228, p. 1040, § 2, effective August 5.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2009 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 228, Session Laws of Colorado 2009.