Section 23-5-106 - Authority of governing boards - general - health-care insurance - contracts of indemnity(1) The governing board of any state institution of higher education has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the safety and welfare of students, employees, and property, to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the governance of the respective institutions, and to promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 23-5-106 to 23-5-110. Western Colorado university shall not refuse to admit any Colorado resident qualified in accordance with applicable Colorado commission on higher education admission standards.(2) The governing board of any state institution of higher education shall not promulgate any rules or regulations that restrict or prohibit on-campus recruiting by any local, state, or federal governmental agency; except that recruiting activities by any local, state, or federal governmental agency shall be subject to the same time, place, or manner restrictions that apply to other entities that conduct recruiting on campus.(3) If a governing board of an institution of higher education requires a student to purchase health-care insurance, the board must allow the same exemption for those participating in a health care sharing ministry as specified in the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act".(4) The governing board of a state institution of higher education that is designated as an enterprise pursuant to section 23-5-101.7 may contract to indemnify and hold harmless a contractor if the governing board determines that the contract serves a valid public purpose and any risks to the institution that may arise from entering into the contract are sufficiently limited and outweighed by the benefits of the contract. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a liability claim or expense that arises from a contract to indemnify or hold harmless entered into by a governing board pursuant to this subsection (4) shall not be payable from the risk management fund created in section 24-30-1510, C.R.S., and shall be payable solely from revenues of the institution.Amended by 2019 Ch. 400, § 13, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2013 Ch. 322, § 1, eff. 5/28/2013.L. 69: p. 1063, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-1-8. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1677, § 2, effective May 31; entire section amended, p. 1796, § 9, effective May 31. L. 2007: (3)(a) amended, p. 69, § 1, effective March 15. L. 2011: (4) added, (HB 11-1301), ch. 1420, p. 1420, § 11, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1331), ch. 1270, p. 1270, § 13, effective August 1. L. 2013: (3) amended, (HB 13-1315), ch. 1741, p. 1741, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1178), ch. 3546, p. 3546, § 13, effective July 1.