(1) The general assembly finds that:
Active duty members and veterans of the United States armed forces and ColoradoNational Guard provide an essential service to the nation and to the state of Colorado;
The families of service members often sacrifice personal goals due to frequent movesand deployments that disrupt or delay work and education, including higher education;
Veterans who return to civilian life and their dependents have opportunities to furthertheir education in Colorado through the state system of community and technical colleges, local district colleges, and four-year institutions of higher education; and
Many active duty and veteran military members and their dependents have difficultynavigating the various state and federal laws relating to military benefits, including in-state tuition classification and state financial assistance programs.
(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that locating provisions of the state's higher education statutes, where possible, into a single article of this title 23 relating to military members, veterans, and military dependents minimizes confusion and provides greater transparency concerning military benefits available in higher education.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 18-1228), ch. 103, p. 781, § 1, effective August 8.