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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 23 - Postsecondary Education » Article 56 - Western Colorado University

§ 23-56-101. University Established – Role and Mission

There is hereby established a university at Gunnison, which is known as Western Colorado university. Western Colorado university is a general baccalaureate institution with selective admission standards. Western Colorado university offers undergraduate liberal arts and sciences and professional degree programs, developmental education courses receiving resident credit pursuant to section 23-1-113.3, and a limited number of […]

§ 23-56-102. Board of Trustees – Creation – Members – Powers – Duties

There is established the board of trustees for Western Colorado university, referred to in this article 56 as the “board of trustees”, which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Western Colorado university. The board of trustees is, and is hereby declared to be, a body corporate and, as such and by […]

§ 23-56-104. Status and Control

The buildings and premises of the Western Colorado university form a part of the school system of the state and are controlled and managed by the board of trustees. Source: L. 2003: Entire article R&RE, p. 787, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1331), ch. 254, p. 1268, § 5, […]

§ 23-56-105. Board of Trustees Empowered to Lease Grounds

For the purpose of providing dormitories, living and dining halls, or cottages and equipment for the use of Western Colorado university, and to enable the construction, financing, and ultimate acquisition thereof, and to aid in improving undeveloped portions of the grounds of the Western Colorado university, the board of trustees is empowered to lease grounds […]

§ 23-56-106. No Authority to Obligate State

Nothing in this article 56 constitutes authority to enter into a contract that in any way creates a debt or obligation upon the state on account of the construction of buildings or improvements; but buildings and improvements erected on lands under the control of the board of trustees and devoted to the uses of Western […]

§ 23-56-107. Buildings – Control Of

The management of buildings erected and equipped under the terms of this article and the scale of rentals thereof shall be subject to the approval of the board of trustees. Source: L. 2003: Entire article R&RE, p. 788, § 6, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 23-56-105 as it […]

§ 23-56-108. Board of Trustees May Rent Buildings

The board of trustees is authorized to lease or rent buildings constructed under the provisions of this article from the private persons or corporations constructing the buildings upon such terms as it deems satisfactory as to current rental, maintenance, and ultimate purchase, paying therefor out of the revenues derived from the operation of the buildings […]

§ 23-56-109. To Be State Property at Lease End

Upon the termination of a lease or contract executed under the terms of this article providing for the construction and equipment of buildings, the buildings shall become the property of the state, together with all equipment, furnishings, or appurtenances therein contained or thereto attached; except that personal goods or effects of an occupant may be […]

§ 23-56-110. Leasehold Interest May Be Sold

Nothing in this article shall prevent the transfer or sale of the leasehold interests prior to their expiration, subject to the approval of the board of trustees. Source: L. 2003: Entire article R&RE, p. 788, § 6, effective July 1. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 23-56-108 as it existed prior to […]

§ 23-56-111. Board of Trustees May Rent Rooms

Upon the termination of a lease or contract executed with private persons or corporations for the construction of buildings under the terms of this article, the board of trustees is empowered to rent rooms or quarters in buildings erected under leases or contracts for reasonable compensation as the board deems best in relation to current […]