Department of Higher Education Supplemental

Plain English: This amendment adds about $9.5 million in state money to the Department of Higher Education to pay for college grants and support university boards.

• Increases total funding by approximately $9.5 million from the General Fund.
• Provides over $9 million specifically for College Opportunity Program contracts with state universities and community colleges.
• Adds smaller amounts of money for local district college grants and area technical colleges.
• Updates a list in the bill to show exactly how much extra funding each university board will receive.

• The amendment was voted down (lost) during committee review, so these changes did not become part of the final law.
• Some numbers listed for specific line items in the text appear to be unchanged placeholders rather than actual adjustments.

Plain English: This amendment updates the total funding amount listed for community colleges to fix a technical error in the bill.

• The text changes the dollar amount from $140,164,835 to $144,237,577 on page 26 of the bill.

• The amendment does not explain why the original number was wrong or what specific costs caused the difference.
• Because this is a technical correction to a note about fund sources, it may only fix how the money is labeled rather than changing who gets paid.

Plain English: This amendment adds about $9.5 million in state money to the Department of Higher Education to pay for college grants and contracts with university boards.

• Increases total funding by changing specific dollar amounts on pages 18, 27, and 29 of the bill.
• Adds a new section listing exact payment increases for nine different state universities and community colleges under the College Opportunity Fund Program.
• Provides extra money specifically for local district college grants and area technical colleges.

• The amendment text lists specific numbers but does not explain exactly how each university will use its new funds beyond paying fee-for-service contracts.
• Some line items in the original bill were struck out, which may remove other funding details that are not fully described here.

Plain English: This amendment increases the total budget for Colorado's Department of Higher Education by adding nearly $6 million in state funds to support college programs and governing boards.

• Increases the General Fund money given to the department by about $5.8 million.
• Adds specific funding amounts for each university board to pay for College Opportunity Program contracts.
• Updates several budget numbers on pages 18, 27, and 29 of the bill to match these new totals.

• The amendment was voted down in the Senate during its second reading, so it did not become part of the final law.
• Some specific budget line items are listed only by name without explaining exactly how each dollar will be spent beyond general program names.