(3.5) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, each participating institution shall adopt policies and procedures to allow a person who meets the following criteria to qualify for financial assistance through the financial assistance programs established pursuant to this article:
Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 825, § 1, effective June 19. L. 81: (4) amended, p. 341, § 6, effective March 27. L. 83: Entire section R&RE, p. 788, § 2, effective July 1. L. 90: (4), (6), and (8) amended and (9) added, p. 1146, § 3, effective May 17. L. 96: (9) repealed, p. 1238, § 84, effective August 7. L. 99: (7) amended, p. 850, § 4, effective May 24. L. 2003: (6) amended, p. 913, § 17, effective August 6. L. 2006: (3.5) added, p. 1245, § 9, effective May 26; (8) amended, p. 1495, § 29, effective June 1. L. 2010: (2), (3), IP(3.5), (4), and (8) amended, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1845, § 19, effective June 9.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1990 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 154, Session Laws of Colorado 1990. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996. For the legislative declaration in the 2010 act amending subsections (2), (3), IP(3.5), (4), and (8), see section 1 of chapter 391, Session Laws of Colorado 2010.