The bill requires the department of higher education (department)
to:
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Identify and designate state institutions of higher education (state institutions) as first-generation-serving institutions if: •
The resident first-generation undergraduate population represents 45% or more of the institution's overall resident student population; or
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The institution secured a First Scholars Network of Institutions designation from the Center for First-generation Student Success or a similarly rigorous independent third-party designation;
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Post on the department's website the names of the state institutions that are so designated; and
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Notify the state institutions and the Colorado general assembly of the designations.
