The text of Colorado House Bill No. 1187 concerning the reorganization of higher education is presented. The legislation covers: duties and powers of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and an advisory committee; financing the postsecondary education system; duties and powers of the Commission with respect to appropriations, capital construction, and long-range planning; Commission functions with respect to program approval, review, reduction, and discontinuance; Commission functions in statewide planning; Commission functions with regard to off-campus instruction; Commission organization, meetings, and staff; study, governance, and administration functions by the Commission for vocational and occupational education; tuition and reciprocal agreements; admission standards for baccalaureate and graduate institutions; review and action on existing degree programs; education programs offered at state institutions; the Higher Education Accountability Program; departments, degrees, and diplomas; the role and mission of the University of Colorado and the state community college system; duties of the governing board with respect to the state system; and the state board for community colleges and occupational education. (SW)