Colorado ASSET Bill
Senate Bill 13-033, also known as the Colorado ASSET Bill, allows U.S. Citizens, Permanent Residents, and students without lawful status to receive in-state tuition through attendance and graduation from a Colorado high school or through attendance at a Colorado high school combined with obtaining the GED. Students may gain residency through meeting these requirements instead of following the traditional domicile path. This is the only way for undocumented students to receive in-state tuition.
To qualify for Colorado ASSET in-state tuition, an undocumented student must:
- Have attended a public or private high school in Colorado for at least three years immediately before graduation or completed a general equivalency diploma (GED) in Colorado. Three years is defined as six academic terms from three separate years immediately preceding graduation or completing the Colorado GED.
- Be admitted to a Colorado college or university within 12 months of graduation from a Colorado high school or completion of a Colorado GED or graduated from a Colorado high school or completed a Colorado GED before September 1, 2013 and have continuous physical presence in Colorado for 18 months preceding the start of the semester.
- Apply for COF and complete an affidavit with the College Opportunity Fund indicating that you have applied for legal presence or will apply as soon as you are eligible to do so.
- As with the traditional domicile path, residency classification will be determined based off the information and documents submitted by the student. The burden of proof is on the individual seeking instate tuition.