As used in this article 80, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Administering entity' means the entity selected by the department to administer the inclusive higher education grant program.(2) 'Commission' means the Colorado commission on higher education established in section 23-1-102.(3) 'Department' means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114.(4) 'Grant program' means the inclusive higher education grant program created in section 23-80-104.(5) 'Inclusive higher education' means access to higher education, as provided by a state institution of higher education, by students with intellectual and developmental disabilities that: (a) Enables the student to have all of the rights, responsibilities, privileges, benefits, and outcomes that result from a higher education experience to the greatest extent possible, including academic success, career development, campus engagement, self-determination, participation in paid work experiences, on-campus or off-campus living, inclusive social activities, and access to and instruction in technology; and(b) Upon successful completion of an inclusive higher education program, results in ences, on-campus or off-campus living, inclusive social activities, and access to and instruction in technology; and(b) Upon successful completion of an inclusive higher education program, results in the student receiving a meaningful credential from the state institution of higher education.(6) 'State institution of higher education' means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10).(7) 'Student' means a person with an intellectual or developmental disability who is enrolled in an inclusive higher education program in a state institution of higher education.Added by 2022 Ch. 235, § 1, eff. 8/10/2022. 2022 Ch. 235, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
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