8 CCR 1504-9-1.0 - Definitions

1.01 "Administrative Costs" means administrative expenses associated with administering the grant.

1.02 "Application completion rate" means the percentage of students enrolled in a high school operated by a local education provider who complete the student aid applications in a single school year.

1.03 "Allocation" means the amount of money appropriated to the Initiative that the Board determines should be made available to an IHE in accordance with HB21-1330.

1.04 "American Rescue Plan" means the federal "H.R. 1319-117th Congress: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," Pub. L. 117-2 available electronically at: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319/text. The U.S. Department of Education is located at 1244 Speer Blvd., Ste. 310, Denver, CO 80204. The Colorado Department of Higher Education maintains a copy available for public inspection at 1600 Broadway, Ste. 2200, Denver, CO 80202, during regular business hours. Upon request, the Department will provide an electronic copy for free or a printed copy for a reasonable per page charge.

1.05 "Board" means the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative Advisory Board created in section 23-3.3-1004, C.R.S.

1.06 "Cost of attendance" means the student's cost of attending a public or private institution of higher education that is determined by the institution of higher education based on federal and Commission policy, and includes tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, transportation, and other allowable expenses.

1.07 "Department" means the Colorado Department of Higher Education created pursuant to section 24-1-114, C.R.S.

1.08 "Designated student" means undergraduate, in-state students whose expected family contribution did not exceed 250% for the maximum Pell-eligible expected family contribution for a federal Pell grant.

1.09 "Direct financial assistance" means the portion of an allocation that a public institution of higher education will distribute directly to eligible students in the form of scholarships, financial assistance for the cost of attendance, and other direct student financial incentives or assistance.

1.10 "Eligible student" means an undergraduate in-state student who:

1.10.1 Earned some postsecondary credits from a public or private institution of higher education but did not complete a credential requiring thirty credits or more before deciding not to enroll for two or more consecutive semesters; or

1.10.2 Was admitted to a public institution of higher education as a first-time student for the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year but did not enroll at a public or private institution of higher education for the 2020-21 academic year.

1.11 "Expected family contribution" means the amount of money, calculated based on federal policy, that a student's family is expected to contribute to the student's cost of attendance at a public or private institution of higher education.

1.12 "Financial assistance" means money awarded to a student based on the student's cost of attendance at a public or private institution of higher education.

1.13 "Grant program" means the student aid applications completion grant program created in section 5.

1.14 "Indirect financial assistance" means money that will be used by a public institution of higher education for student support services.

1.15 "Initiative" means the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative created in section 23-3.3.-1003, C.R.S.

1.16 "Local education provider" means a school district organized pursuant to sections 22-30-101 et seq., C.R.S., a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to sections 22-30.5-101 et seq., C.R.S., a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to sections 22-30.5-501 et seq., C.R.S., or a board of cooperative services that operates a high school created pursuant to sections 22-5-101 et seq., C.R.S.

1.17 "Nonprofit organization" means a tax-exempt charitable or social welfare organization operating under section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of title 26 of the United States Code, the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, available electronically at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2018-title26/USCODE-2018-title26-subtitleA-chap1-subchapF-partI-sec501. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is located at 1999 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202. The Colorado Department of Higher Education maintains a copy available for public inspection at 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, CO 8020, during regular business hours. Upon request, the Colorado Department of Higher Education will provide an electronic copy for free or a printed copy for a reasonable per page charge.

1.18 "Private higher education institution" means a private institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102(9), C.R.S.

1.19 "Public higher education institution" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 23-18-102 (10)(a), C.R.S., a local district college created pursuant to section 23-71-101 et seq., C.R.S., or an area technical college as defined in section 23-60-103, C.R.S.

1.20 "SAP" means the student assistance plan that a public institution of higher education develops as part of its application to the Initiative to describe how the institution will spend the amount allocated to it pursuant to HB21-1330.

1.21 "Student aid applications" means the free application for federal student aid and the Colorado application for student financial aid.

1.22 "Undergraduate" is defined as a student who has not yet received a bachelor's degree.

1.23 "Work-based learning" means learning that occurs, in whole or in part, in the workplace that provides youth and adults with hands-on, real-world experience and training for skills development. "Work-based learning" includes activities such as job shadowing, internships, externships, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, residencies, and incumbent-worker training.

1.24 "Youth mentorship organization" means a community-based organization that provides mentorship services to youth who reside in communities that were historically and are currently negatively impacted by structural and systemic design, and consequently have no or limited access to quality mentorship services.

Notes

8 CCR 1504-9-1.0

38 CR 18, September 25, 2015, effective 10/15/2015 38 CR 24, December 25, 2015, effective 1/14/2016 43 CR 15, August 10, 2020, effective 8/30/2020 47 CR 04, February 25, 2024, effective 3/16/2024