As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Association" means the public employees' retirement association established pursuant to section 24-51-201.
"Department" means the department of higher education.
"Eligible student employee" means:
Any student employee of a governing board, state college or university, or affiliatedagency of a state college or university, or the Auraria higher education center who is exempt from the state personnel system under section 13 (2) of article XII of the Colorado constitution as a student and who is required by federal law to be covered by a retirement plan; and
Any student employee of a local district college who is required by federal law to becovered by a retirement plan.
"Governing board" means any governing board of a state college or university.
"State college or university" means any postsecondary educational institution, including local district colleges, established and existing pursuant to title 23, C.R.S., as an agency of the state of Colorado and supported wholly or in part by tax revenues and includes the Auraria higher education center. For purposes of this subsection (5), "local district college" shall include Aims community college, Colorado mountain college, northeastern junior college, and Colorado Northwestern community college.
"Student employee retirement plan" or "plan" means any benefit plan establishedpursuant to the provisions of this article for the benefit of eligible student employees.
Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1869, § 2, effective June 6.