C.R.S. § 2-2-505 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-505
2-2-505. Maps of legislative districts
Status: in_force

2-2-505. Maps of legislative districts.

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2020.)

(2) At the time of submission of a final redistricting plan to the Colorado supreme court for its review and determination in accordance with section 48.3 of article V of the state constitution, the legislative commission shall provide the supreme court with a copy of all maps showing the division of the state into legislative districts and necessary supportive evidence, pursuant to the supreme court rules adopted for such proceedings.

(3) As soon as possible after approval of a final plan by the Colorado supreme court, the legislative commission shall prepare and file with the secretary of state copies of census maps showing thereon each legislative district and a description of each district in terms of official census units. The legislative commission shall also file with the county clerk and recorder in each county the necessary maps and descriptions of each legislative district located within the boundaries of such county.
C.R.S. § 2-4-209 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-209
2-4-209. Statutory references
Status: in_force

2-4-209. Statutory references. A reference to any portion of a statute applies to all reenactments, revisions, or amendments thereof.
C.R.S. § 2-2-507 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-507
2-2-507. Attachments and detachments
Status: in_force

2-2-507. Attachments and detachments. (1) If any area of the state is omitted from the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court, inadvertently or by virtue of the complexities of the census materials used in the development of the plan, the secretary of state, upon discovery of such omission, shall determine to which senatorial or representative district the area should be assigned as follows:

(a) If the area is surrounded by a representative or senatorial district, the area shall be assigned to said district; and

(b) If the area is contiguous to two or more representative or senatorial districts, the area shall be assigned to the district that has the least population according to the latest national census.

(2) If any area of the state is included in two or more senatorial or representative districts in the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court, inadvertently or by virtue of the complexities of the census materials used in the development of the plan, the secretary of state, upon discovery of such inclusion, shall detach said area from the senatorial or representative district or districts having the largest population and shall designate such area as being assigned to the district having the least population; except that, if such area is wholly surrounded by a senatorial or representative district and inadvertently is also included in another district, the secretary of state shall assign such area to the district wholly surrounding such area, regardless of population.

(2.5) (a) If a county clerk and recorder discovers that a border between two senatorial or representative districts divides a residential parcel between the two districts and the clerk and recorder wishes to have the border moved, the clerk and recorder shall submit to the secretary of state documentation, satisfactory to the secretary of state, evidencing such division. If the secretary of state believes that the border should be moved, the secretary of state shall propose moving the border between the two districts to a visible feature normally relied upon by the United States census bureau such that the border:

(I) Does not split a residential parcel;

(II) Moves the remaining portion of the residential parcel into the least populated of the two districts; except that, if the border is a border between both senatorial and representative districts, the remaining portion of the residential parcel shall be moved into the least populated of the two representative districts;

(III) Would not result in a violation of section 48.1 (1)(a) of article V of the state constitution based upon the latest national census;

(IV) Minimizes the impact on the affected community for purposes of establishing polling locations; and

(V) Minimizes changes in distances from the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court.

(b) If the secretary of state proposes moving any border pursuant to this subsection (2.5), the secretary of state shall describe any potential changes in populations of affected senatorial or representative districts, based on the latest national census, to the Colorado supreme court. If the supreme court determines that the assignments made by the secretary of state satisfy the criteria established in subsection (2.5)(a) of this section, the supreme court may approve said assignments. If the supreme court determines that the assignment does not satisfy the criteria established in subsection (2.5)(a) of this section, the supreme court shall deny the proposed assignment.

(3) Following the assignment of any area pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the secretary of state shall certify the population of such assigned area and any changes in populations of affected senatorial or representative districts, based on the latest national census, to the Colorado supreme court. If the supreme court determines that the assignments made by the secretary of state would not result in a violation of the population requirements of section 48.1 of article V of the state constitution, the supreme court shall approve said assignments. If the supreme court determines that the assignments would result in a violation of the population requirements of section 48.1 of article V of the state constitution, the supreme court shall certify a revised reapportionment plan to the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 2-4-102 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-102
2-4-102. Singular and plural
Status: in_force

2-4-102. Singular and plural. The singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1701 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1701
2-3-1701. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-3-1701. Definitions. As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Artificial intelligence" or "artificial intelligence system" means any machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers, from the inputs the system receives, how to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.

(2) "Committee" means the joint technology committee created in section 2-3-1702.

(3) "Cybersecurity" means a broad range of technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorized access.

(4) "Data privacy" means the collection and dissemination of data and technology and the public expectation of privacy. "Data privacy" also includes the way personally identifiable information or other sensitive information is collected, stored, used, and finally destroyed or deleted, in digital form or otherwise.

(5) "Disproportionately impacted community" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-109 (2)(b)(II).

(6) "Facial recognition service" has the meaning set forth in section 24-18-301 (5).

(7) "Information technology" means technology, infrastructure, equipment, systems, or software that controls, displays, switches, interchanges, transmits, and receives data or information, including audio, video, graphics, and text. "Information technology" shall be construed broadly to incorporate future technologies that change or supplant those in effect as of September 7, 2021.

(8) "Information technology budget request" means a budget request from a state agency or state institution of higher education for the installation, development, maintenance, or upgrade of information technology, including the purchase of services from the office on the condition that the use of such services is the most cost beneficial option or falls within the duties and responsibilities of the office or the office's chief information officer as described in sections 24-37.5-105 and 24-37.5-106. "Information technology budget request" does not include budget requests that are primarily operational in nature or a budget request where the majority of funding will be used to support or modify state staffing levels.

(9) "Office of information technology" or "office" means the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103.

(10) "Oversee" means reviews of major information technology projects as defined in section 24-37.5-102 (19), reviews of the office's budget requests for information technology projects, and ensuring that information technology projects follow best practice standards as established by the office. "Oversee" does not include interference with the office's general responsibilities set forth in this article 3.

(11) "State agency" means all of the departments, divisions, commissions, boards, bureaus, and institutions in the executive branch of the state government. "State agency" does not include the legislative or judicial department, the department of law, the department of state, the department of the treasury, or state-supported institutions of higher education, including the Auraria higher education center established in article 70 of title 23.

(12) "Task force" means the artificial intelligence impact task force created in section 2-3-1707.
C.R.S. § 2-3-113 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-113
2-3-113. Programs that receive tobacco settlement money - program review - definitions
Status: repealed

2-3-113. Programs that receive tobacco settlement money - program review - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Health sciences facility" has the meaning set forth in section 26.5-3-503. For purposes of this section, "health sciences facility" includes any contractor or subcontractor engaged by the health sciences facility to assist in the implementation and monitoring of the nurse home visitor program established pursuant to part 5 of article 3 of title 26.5.

(b) "Master settlement agreement" means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown &Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.

(c) "Tobacco settlement program" means any program that receives appropriations from moneys received by the state pursuant to the master settlement agreement.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2002, it is the duty of the state auditor to conduct or cause to be conducted program reviews and evaluations of the performance of each tobacco settlement program to determine whether the program is effectively and efficiently meeting its stated goals. The program reviews and evaluations shall subject all tobacco settlement programs to audit, whether operated directly by a state agency or by a private entity or by a local government agency.

(3) The state auditor may contract with one or more public or private entities to conduct the program reviews and evaluations and prepare the annual executive summary reports required in subsection (5) of this section.

(4) The joint budget committee staff, the legislative council staff, the office of legislative legal services, the department of public health and environment, and the health sciences facility shall work with the state auditor's office in conducting the program reviews and evaluations of tobacco settlement programs.

(5) Beginning December 15, 2002, the state auditor's office shall first submit to the legislative audit committee and then to the governor, the attorney general, the department of public health and environment, the joint budget committee, and the health and human services committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, reports on the program reviews and evaluations of tobacco settlement programs performed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. In addition, the state auditor's office shall submit to the health and human services committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the department of public health and environment an annual executive summary of the program reviews and evaluations.

(6) The legislative audit committee shall design a schedule for reviewing tobacco settlement programs to ensure that each program is reviewed and evaluated as deemed necessary by the committee after consultation with the state auditor.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-5-118 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-118
2-5-118. Official statutes - publications by other persons or agencies
Status: in_force

2-5-118. Official statutes - publications by other persons or agencies. (1) (a) The statutes prepared in accordance with sections 2-5-102 and 2-5-103 and printed and enacted as the law of the state in accordance with sections 2-5-105, 2-5-113, 2-5-117, and 2-5-126 shall be considered to be the official statutes of the state of Colorado. Such official statutes shall be the only publication of the statutes entitled to be considered as evidence in Colorado courts in accordance with section 13-25-101, C.R.S., and with applicable Colorado court rules. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of such official statutes.

(b) To ensure public access to the statutes, the committee:

(I) Shall authorize the printing of the official statutes in softbound sets in accordance with section 2-5-105;

(II) May authorize and work cooperatively with the person printing the official statutes in accordance with section 2-5-105 to reprint and distribute the statutes in alternative printed and electronic formats, including, but not limited to the following:

(A) Compact discs;

(B) Online public access through the world wide web;

(C) Electronic applications for handheld electronic devices;

(D) Electronic books or digital versions of books readable on personal computers, mobile handheld electronic devices, or special e-reader or tablet-style devices; and

(E) Other electronic products or formats;

(III) May, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, provide the statutory database containing the official text of the statutes, with or without original ancillary publications prepared by the general assembly or its staff, for the additional publication, reprinting, and distribution of the statutes in print, electronic, or other digital format by another person, agency, or political subdivision, in accordance with subsections (2) to (5) of this section; and

(IV) Recognizes that other persons, agencies, or political subdivisions may, from time to time, also publish, reprint, or otherwise distribute the statutes in print, electronic, or other digital format without the use of the statutory database containing the official text of the statutes as prepared by the general assembly or its staff.

(c) Publication, reprinting, or distribution of any of the publications ancillary to the statutes of the state of Colorado, as prepared by the general assembly or its staff, other than pursuant to sections 2-5-101 to 2-5-116, may be made only as provided for in this section.

(2) (a) Any person, agency, or political subdivision desiring to publish, reprint, or distribute, whether by use of printed matter or by use of computer or other electronic means, the statutes of the state of Colorado using the statutory database prepared by the general assembly or its staff containing the official text of the statutes, shall submit to the committee or the committee's designee:

(I) A statement specifying those portions of the statutes the person, agency, or political subdivision seeks to publish;

(II) A statement specifying whether the person, agency, or political subdivision is seeking to publish, reprint, or distribute any of the publications ancillary to the statutes as prepared by the general assembly or its staff pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section;

(III) The costs and fees required by the committee as specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection (2); and

(IV) Such other information as the committee reasonably requires.

(b) Any person, agency, or political subdivision who wishes to publish, reprint, or distribute an officially sanctioned version of the statutes pursuant to this subsection (2) shall reproduce the statutes and ancillary publications, if any, accurately.

(c) (I) In addition to any other requirement, the committee may require that any person, agency, or political subdivision seeking to publish, reprint, or distribute the statutes using the statutory database prepared by the general assembly or its staff containing the official text of the statutes pay a fee to the state and any direct costs of preparation of any material provided by the state. Such fee and costs shall be determined by the committee, and any fee shall be in an amount that the committee determines is necessary to pay for state property interests in the statutes, to pay for the use of any material copyrighted by the state, and to pay for expenses incurred by the committee to ensure the accuracy of the statutes.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 959, § 1, effective April 29, 1992.)

(2.5) (a) Any person, agency, or political subdivision desiring to publish, reprint, or distribute, whether by use of printed matter or by use of computer or other electronic means, any of the publications ancillary to the statutes of the state of Colorado shall make prior written application to the committee, in which the applicant:

(I) Specifies what ancillary publications it seeks to publish;

(II) States generally the purpose for the publication, reprinting, or distribution and the persons or classes of persons to receive copies thereof;

(III) Demonstrates to the satisfaction of the committee that such ancillary publications will be accurately reproduced; and

(IV) Agrees to pay the costs and fees required by the committee.

(b) If the committee finds from the application that such distribution meets the requirements of this subsection (2.5) and that it will not be detrimental to the interests of the citizens of the state, it may authorize distribution of such ancillary publications specified in the application. Upon satisfactory arrangements for the payment by such person, agency, or political subdivision of any costs and fees, the committee may provide copies of such ancillary publications in printed or electronic format.

(3) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (SB 11-261), ch. 205, p. 875, § 3, effective May 23, 2011.)

(b) The committee may enter into such contracts as it deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section. Any contracts entered into prior to May 23, 2011, are hereby validated.

(4) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that this section and the other provisions of this article are enacted in furtherance of the general assembly's legislative duty to provide for the publication of the laws as required by section 8 of article XVIII of the state constitution and that any acts of the committee or its staff in implementing these provisions are legislative in character. The purpose of this section is to ensure that the official statutes are made available to the courts, state and local government agencies, and other users; that copies of the Colorado Revised Statutes, when published, reprinted, or distributed to interested citizens, accurately state the law in effect when those copies are prepared; and that unofficial publications, reprintings, or distributions of the statutes are not mistaken for the official statutes produced and enacted in accordance with this article. Any person, agency, or political subdivision that publishes, reprints, or otherwise distributes the statutes of the state of Colorado, with or without any ancillary publications to the statutes, shall reproduce them accurately.

(5) (a) Any publication, reprinting, or distribution that is published in accordance with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section using the statutory database containing the official text of the statutes may contain a notice, approved by the committee, that indicates that it is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Except for the official statutes provided for in subsection (1) of this section, publications of the statutes shall not contain any notice or other indication that they are official statutes of this state.

(b) to (d) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (SB 11-261), ch. 205, p. 875, § 3, effective May 23, 2011.)

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, a person, agency, or political subdivision may publish, reprint, or distribute two hundred or fewer sections of the Colorado Revised Statutes, with or without the ancillary publications thereto, for educational purposes.
C.R.S. § 2-3-202 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-202
2-3-202. Organization and meetings
Status: in_force

2-3-202. Organization and meetings. The committee may prescribe its own rules of procedure and may appoint subcommittees from the membership of the general assembly, and shall meet as often as is necessary to perform its functions.
C.R.S. § 2-3-207 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-207
2-3-207. Implementation of a zero-base budgeting program
Status: repealed

2-3-207. Implementation of a zero-base budgeting program. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-309 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-309
2-3-309. Reimbursement of members for expenses
Status: in_force

2-3-309. Reimbursement of members for expenses. Members of the council shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with the performance of their duties.
C.R.S. § 2-2-509 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-509
2-2-509. Published plan and records
Status: in_force

2-2-509. Published plan and records. (1) Upon submission of the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court to the secretary of state, the legislative commission shall provide copies of the published plan to the secretary of state.

(2) The secretary of state shall provide any candidate for legislative office or any Colorado citizen with a copy of a map showing the boundaries for any legislative district upon request. Individual district maps must be provided to any resident of a legislative district without charge. A nominal charge, not to exceed the actual cost, may be determined and collected pursuant to section 24-21-104 (3) for copies of district maps for which an individual is not a resident.
C.R.S. § 2-5-121 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-121
2-5-121. Report deposited - 1973 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1963
Status: repealed

2-5-121. Report deposited - 1973 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1963. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-312 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-312
2-3-312. Opportunities to include tribal governments - reports - definition - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-312. Opportunities to include tribal governments - reports - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-704 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-704
2-3-704. Revisor to aid in bill drafting
Status: repealed

2-3-704. Revisor to aid in bill drafting. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-310 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-310
2-3-310. Centralized legislative accounting service
Status: in_force

2-3-310. Centralized legislative accounting service. (1) The legislative council shall establish and maintain a centralized legislative accounting service under the supervision of the director of research of the council, which service shall maintain all accounting records, process all vouchers, and prepare all related documents for the legislative department of state government, including all offices and agencies thereof. The council may authorize any and all of such offices and agencies to maintain subsidiary accounting records and to prepare vouchers, but such records and vouchers shall conform to the system of accounting established by said accounting service, and each such office and agency shall make such reports to said service as may be necessary for it to maintain current and complete records for the legislative department.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the procurement and budgetary functions of offices and agencies in the legislative department.
C.R.S. § 2-2-402 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 2-2-402
2-2-402. Chief security officers
Status: in_force

2-2-402. Chief security officers. (1) Each house of the general assembly may appoint a chief security officer to ensure the orderly operation of each house and committees thereof. Such chief security officers shall perform the duties of the house employing them and shall be under the direction of one or more members or officers of such house as may be designated in the rules of each house.

(2) Such chief security officers are hereby designated to be peace officers and shall have jurisdiction to act as such in the performance of their duties anywhere within the state.

(3) Each house may adopt rules regarding the organization, supervision, and operations of its security staff, prescribing the qualifications, training, and duties of its security officers and all other matters relating to the performance of their responsibilities.
C.R.S. § 2-2-801 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 8 / Section 2-2-801
2-2-801. Plain language requirement in state laws
Status: in_force

2-2-801. Plain language requirement in state laws. Any person, including members of the general assembly and employees of each house of the general assembly, the office of legislative legal services, the legislative council staff, and the staff of the joint budget committee, shall ensure that, to the extent possible, all bills and amendments to bills prepared or proposed by such person are written in plain, nontechnical language and in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meaning which are understandable to the average reader. Enactment of a bill by the general assembly shall create a presumption that such bill conforms to this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-112 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-112
2-3-112. Prevention programs - programmatic review
Status: repealed

2-3-112. Prevention programs - programmatic review. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-110 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-110
2-3-110. Reimbursement of state auditor for certain audits - disclosure
Status: in_force

2-3-110. Reimbursement of state auditor for certain audits - disclosure. (1) When the state auditor is required by law or the state constitution to audit or cause to be audited a state department, institution, or agency or other governmental or organizational entity for self-supporting or nonappropriated activities, including but not limited to enterprises as defined in section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution, associated students' accounts, auxiliary enterprise funds, nonprofit corporations, trust funds, contracts with the federal government, federal grants-in-aid, or federal assistance programs, moneys from the state general fund shall not be used to pay for the cost of the audit, and the state auditor shall be reimbursed for the audit services by the entity for which the audit is in whole or in part performed.

(2) The reimbursement amount from such entity shall be a pro rata share of the total state auditor's cost, based upon a time-spent factor, if the total audit of the entity includes the audit of state-appropriated funds. If state-appropriated funds are not involved in such audits, the reimbursement shall be not less than the average hourly cost of the operations of the state auditor's office nor more than the average rate attainable from certified public accounting firms performing similar services for this state. Reimbursement charges may be negotiated with the state auditor's office within the above limitations.

(3) The state auditor shall disclose the amount of fully reimbursed audit services in the annual financial statements of the legislative department.
C.R.S. § 2-1-101 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-101
2-1-101. Congressional districts
Status: repealed

2-1-101. Congressional districts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-1601 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 16 / Section 2-2-1601
2-2-1601. Legislative department cash fund - redistricting accounts - creation - definitio
Status: repealed

2-2-1601. Legislative department cash fund - redistricting accounts - creation - definition. (1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative department cash fund. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the fund shall be comprised of such moneys that the general assembly, the house of representatives, the senate, or any legislative service agency accepts as gifts, grants, or donations, collects or otherwise receives from private and public sources, and any other moneys appropriated or transferred to the fund.

(b) Moneys collected or received from the following sources shall not be credited to the fund:

(I) Any moneys generated from the sale of bill boxes, legislative directories, and publications and other services provided by the print shop;

(II) Any moneys received from various departments for audits and studies;

(III) Any moneys received as payment of costs and fees pursuant to section 2-5-118 (2) or (2.5); and

(IV) Any moneys generated from the sale of publications and memorabilia relating to the state capitol building pursuant to section 24-82-108 (3)(f)(I), C.R.S.

(c) All interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any moneys credited to the fund and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

(2) Except for money in the congressional redistricting account and the legislative redistricting account created pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section, money in the legislative department cash fund is continuously appropriated to the executive committee of the legislative council to pay for expenses of the legislative department of the state of Colorado. Money in the fund shall be expended consistent with any terms and conditions imposed as a condition of receiving such money as gifts, grants, or donations.

(2.5) (a) There are created in the legislative department cash fund the congressional redistricting account, referred to in this subsection (2.5) as the "congressional account", and the legislative redistricting account, referred to in this subsection (2.5) as the "legislative account". The congressional and legislative accounts are comprised of any money appropriated or transferred to the accounts and any money received by the independent congressional redistricting commission, created pursuant to section 44 of article V of the state constitution; the independent legislative redistricting commission, created pursuant to section 46 of article V of the state constitution; or the legislative council related to redistricting. Money in the congressional account is continuously appropriated to the independent congressional redistricting commission and to the legislative council staff to pay for the expense of redistricting the congressional districts in the state. Money in the legislative account is continuously appropriated to the independent legislative redistricting commission and to the legislative council staff to pay for the expense of redistricting the state legislative districts in the state. All interest earned on the investment of money in the accounts must be credited to the accounts. Any money credited to the accounts and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year remains in the accounts and is not reverted or transferred to the general fund or any other fund; except that any unexpended money remaining in the accounts as of June 30 of any year ending in 2 must be transferred to the legislative department cash fund.

(b) Repealed.

(2.6) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any money appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the state government for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2011, that is unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of that fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the legislative department cash fund; except that, for the 2019-20 fiscal year, one million two hundred thousand dollars of the unencumbered and unexpended money that remains at the end of that fiscal year reverts to the general fund.

(3) For purposes of this section, "legislative service agency" means the office of legislative legal services, legislative council staff, office of the state auditor, or staff of the joint budget committee.

(4) Any money that is identified in a capital reserve of the legislative department cash fund created in subsection (1)(a) of this section or in a capital reserve of the redistricting account created in subsection (2.5) of this section as required pursuant to section 24-30-1310 on or before June 29, 2020, shall be released from said reserve or reserves and may be used instead for the purposes set forth in this section.
C.R.S. § 2-2-315 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-315
2-2-315. Member may administer oath
Status: in_force

2-2-315. Member may administer oath. The chairman of any committee appointed by either house of the general assembly of this state or any chairman of any joint committee appointed by the two houses of the general assembly is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses, touching any matter or thing which may be under the consideration or investigation of the committee.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1305 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1305
2-2-1305. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

2-2-1305. Reporting requirements. The council shall report to the review committee during each interim that the review committee meets. The report must include, at a minimum, a summary of the council's recommendations concerning key issues for youth, including any proposals for legislation the council would like the review committee to consider, and a summary of the council's work during the prior year.
C.R.S. § 2-3-308 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-308
2-3-308. Recommendations and findings
Status: in_force

2-3-308. Recommendations and findings. The recommendations and findings of the council shall be made available in electronic or hard copy format to each member of the general assembly, to the governor, and to the state library, prior to the next regular session of the general assembly, or at such other times as the council deems necessary, or as requested by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1302 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1302
2-2-1302. Colorado youth advisory council - creation - purpose
Status: in_force

2-2-1302. Colorado youth advisory council - creation - purpose. (1) There is hereby created in the legislative branch the Colorado youth advisory council to examine, evaluate, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting Colorado youth now and in the future and to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials regarding those issues. The issues may include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Education and skill development;

(b) Employment and economic opportunities and educational opportunities, including increased accessibility to opportunities for youth in rural communities;

(c) Access to state and local government services;

(d) The environment;

(e) Behavioral and physical health, including suicide prevention;

(f) Safe environments for youth, including preventing bullying;

(g) Substance abuse;

(h) Poverty; and

(i) Increased youth participation in state and local government.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1304.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1304.5
2-3-1304.5. Reports from departments, institutions, and agencies in connection with capital
Status: repealed

2-3-1304.5. Reports from departments, institutions, and agencies in connection with capital construction requests - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-324 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-324
2-2-324. Committees of reference - program review
Status: repealed

2-2-324. Committees of reference - program review. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-702.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-702.5
2-3-702.5. Directive to the revisor of statutes - changes in arrangement - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-702.5. Directive to the revisor of statutes - changes in arrangement - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-1-109 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-109
2-1-109. Applicability
Status: in_force

2-1-109. Applicability. This article 1 applies to each congressional commission and to congressional districts created by said commission.
C.R.S. § 2-3-503 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-503
2-3-503. Director - staff - revisor
Status: in_force

2-3-503. Director - staff - revisor. (1) The committee shall interview persons applying for the position of staff director as to qualifications and ability and shall make recommendations thereon to the executive committee, which shall appoint the director as provided in section 2-3-303 (3). The director of the office of legislative legal services shall be an attorney-at-law. The director shall be responsible to the committee for the provision of staff assistance in the performance of the committee's duties and functions. The director, with the approval of the committee, may appoint such attorneys-at-law and technical and clerical personnel as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the office. The director and all employees of the office shall be appointed without regard to affiliation and solely on the basis of their ability to perform their duties. They shall be employees of the general assembly and shall not be subject to the state personnel system laws. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the executive committee in accordance with section 2-3-303 (3).

(2) The director shall be, ex officio, the revisor of statutes; except that the director, in his discretion, may appoint an employee of the office to be the revisor of statutes and to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions assigned to the revisor by part 7 of this article or by any other law.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1301.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1301.5
2-2-1301.5. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-2-1301.5. Definitions. As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Council" means the Colorado youth advisory council created in section 2-2-1302.

(2) "Designated organization" means the nonprofit or private organization designated by the legislative members of the council pursuant to section 2-2-1304 as the custodian of moneys donated to the council through the designated organization.

(3) "Fund" means the youth advisory council cash fund created pursuant to section 2-2-1306.

(4) "Review committee" means the Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee created in section 2-2-1305.5.
C.R.S. § 2-3-303 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-303
2-3-303. Functions - report - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-303. Functions - report - definitions - repeal. (1) In addition to any other powers and duties set forth in law, the council shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To collect information concerning the government and general welfare of the state;

(b) To examine the effects of constitutional provisions and statutes and recommend desirable alterations;

(c) To consider important issues of public policy and questions of statewide interest;

(d) To prepare for presentation to the members and various sessions of the general assembly such reports, bills, or otherwise, as the welfare of the state may require;

(e) To expend moneys or authorize the expenditure of moneys to accomplish the functions contained in this section out of moneys appropriated to the council by the general assembly;

(f) To approve bills recommended by interim legislative council committees or other committees created by statute or resolution which operate during the interim;

(g) To review the ballot information booklet prepared by the director of research at a public hearing in accordance with section 1-40-124.5, C.R.S.

(2) In addition to any other powers and duties set forth in law, the executive committee of the legislative council has the following powers and duties:

(a) To consider, recommend, and establish policies relating to legislative management and legislative procedures, including but not limited to deadlines for the legislative session, guidelines on the format of bills, allocation of space in the capitol for legislative purposes, and lobbying practices;

(b) To consider and approve the budget requests from the legislative service agency directors for the legislative service agencies;

(c) To prepare and introduce the legislative appropriation bill each year;

(d) To establish policies about the retention of records by the legislative service agencies of the general assembly, including the retention of records relating to legislative review of rules and regulations promulgated by executive branch agencies pursuant to section 24-4-103, C.R.S.;

(e) Repealed.

(f) To coordinate the televising via cable television and webcast of proceedings of the house of representatives and the senate with the Colorado channel authority created in article 49.9 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(g) (I) To consider, recommend, and establish policies allowing legislative committees to take remote testimony from government officials and employees as well as other members of the public.

(II) and (III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)

(IV) Nothing in this subsection (2)(g) supersedes the power of the house of representatives or the senate to adopt rules or joint rules, or both, for the orderly conduct of their affairs.

(V) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)

(h) (I) The power to allow members of the general assembly to participate electronically in legislative proceedings and to recommend, develop, and establish policies regarding electronic participation if so allowed; except that, if allowed, electronic participation must only be allowed for:

(A) Committee meetings occurring during the legislative interim; or

(B) Legislative proceedings, including floor proceedings, committee meetings or hearings, and other legislative business occurring during a disaster emergency declared by the governor in accordance with section 24-33.5-704 that is caused by a public health emergency infecting or exposing a great number of people to disease, agents, toxins, or other such threats.

(II) A member participating electronically in a committee meeting pursuant to subsection (2)(h)(I)(A) of this section is deemed to be in attendance of that committee for the purpose of receiving compensation to which the member is entitled under section 2-2-307 (3). Notwithstanding section 2-2-307 (3)(b), members participating electronically are not entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in connection with such electronic participation.

(III) A member participating electronically in a legislative proceeding pursuant to subsection (2)(h)(I)(B) of this section is not entitled to reimbursement for any expenses incurred in connection with such electronic participation; except that, if the member cannot participate electronically from the member's home due to a technological limitation or incapacity at that location, the member may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred to travel to an alternate location in order to participate electronically. A request for reimbursement under this subsection (2)(h)(III) is subject to the guidelines for reimbursement and substantiation requirements established by the executive committee of the legislative council in accordance with section 2-2-317 (2)(c), and the amount of reimbursement must not exceed the amount the member would customarily receive for travel expenses under section 2-2-317 (2)(a) or (2)(b).

(IV) Nothing in this subsection (2)(h) supersedes the power of the senate or the house of representatives to adopt rules or joint rules, or both, for the orderly conduct of its affairs.

(3) (a) In addition to the powers and duties specified in subsection (2) of this section, the executive committee of the legislative council shall annually approve a salary pay range to be used in setting the salaries of the legislative service agency directors.

(b) The legislative audit committee, the joint budget committee, the legislative council, and the committee on legal services shall each submit an annual report to the executive committee evaluating the performance of the legislative service agency director under such committee's supervision.

(c) Upon review of the reports received pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the executive committee shall evaluate the performance of legislative service agency directors and determine the salaries to be paid thereto.

(d) The executive committee shall appoint legislative service agency directors, other than the state auditor, after receiving recommendations thereon from the respective committees.

(e) The executive committee shall consult with the legislative audit committee concerning the appointment of a state auditor before the legislative audit committee places the names of candidates before the general assembly in accordance with section 2-3-101 (3)(a).

(f) The executive committee shall annually approve salary pay ranges to be used in determining the salaries of the staffs of legislative service agencies. Legislative service agency directors shall determine the salaries to be paid to their respective staffs in accordance with such pay ranges; except that employees of the office of the state auditor who are within the state personnel system shall be paid in accordance with article 50 of title 24, C.R.S. Each legislative service agency director shall file a report annually with the executive committee setting forth the salaries paid to their respective staffs.

(g) Any senator or representative or any legislative committee may provide the executive committee or any legislative service agency director with information or recommendations concerning pay ranges or performance evaluations for legislative service agency directors or the staffs of legislative service agencies.

(h) As used in this subsection (3), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Legislative service agencies" means the office of the state auditor, the joint budget committee staff, the legislative council staff, and the office of legislative legal services.

(II) "Legislative service agency director" means the state auditor, the staff director of the joint budget committee, the director of research of the legislative council, and the director of the office of legislative legal services.

(i) (I) (A) On or after March 12, 2024, but before December 31, 2024, on or after January 1, 2025, but before December 31, 2025, and on or after January 1, 2026, but before December 31, 2026, the executive committee shall consider the application of section 24-6-402 to the general assembly at a meeting of the executive committee. The executive committee shall allow the opportunity to receive public comment in connection with the meeting.

(B) This subsection (3)(i)(I) is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.

(II) On or after January 1, 2027, upon request by a member of the executive committee, the executive committee shall consider the application of section 24-6-402 to the general assembly at a meeting of the executive committee. The executive committee shall allow the opportunity to receive public comment in connection with the meeting.

(4) The executive committee has the power and responsibility to:

(a) Perform legislative management functions when the general assembly is not in session; and

(b) Set the date for convening the next regular session of the general assembly as provided in section 2-2-303.5 (4).
C.R.S. § 2-2-510 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-510
2-2-510. Commission meetings - open to public
Status: repealed

2-2-510. Commission meetings - open to public. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-309 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-309
2-2-309. Method of payment
Status: in_force

2-2-309. Method of payment. (1) The presiding officer of each house shall certify at such times as may be necessary during each session and thereafter the number of days of service rendered by each officer and employee of his respective house and the amount payable for such service, and the state controller, upon receipt of such certification, shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the compensation due each officer and employee, without certification from the state personnel director, and the state treasurer shall pay the same out of the moneys appropriated for the purpose.

(2) Upon receipt of the certification required by section 2-2-307 (2)(c), the controller shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the compensation due each member. Such compensation shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of section 2-2-307 (2) and (4). In the event such certification evidences an overpayment to a member for compensation during the session, the controller shall cause a statement of deficiency to be issued for the recovery of such funds previously disbursed to the member. Any such statement of deficiency shall be enforceable as a debt to the state of Colorado and may be enforced in the appropriate court by the attorney general.

(3) The controller, upon taking official notice of the existing membership of the general assembly, shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the monthly and semimonthly per diem compensation and for the reimbursement of expenses and travel authorized by section 2-2-307.
C.R.S. § 2-3-104.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-104.5
2-3-104.5. Legal representation of the state auditor
Status: in_force

2-3-104.5. Legal representation of the state auditor. The duty of providing legal representation or otherwise rendering legal services to the state auditor in connection with the auditor's performance of his or her functions and duties under this part 1 is shared between the office of legislative legal services created in section 2-3-501 and the attorney general. The attorney general is limited to providing legal advice and representation to the auditor in connection with litigation matters, issues related to financial or performance postaudits conducted by the state auditor, and issues related to the administration of the fraud hotline created in section 2-3-110.5.
C.R.S. § 2-3-505 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-505
2-3-505. Requests for drafting bills and amendments - confidential nature thereof - lobby
Status: in_force

2-3-505. Requests for drafting bills and amendments - confidential nature thereof - lobbying for bills. (1) All requests made to the office for the drafting of bills or amendments thereto shall be submitted, either in writing or orally, by the legislator or by the governor or the governor's representative making the request, with a general statement respecting the policies and purposes which the person making the request desires the bill or amendment to accomplish. The office shall draft each bill or amendment to conform to the purposes so stated or to supplementary instructions of the person making the original request.

(2) (a) Prior to the introduction of a bill or amendment in the general assembly, no employee of the office shall reveal to any person outside the office the contents or nature of such bill or amendment, except with the consent of the person making the request. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the disclosure to the staff of any legislative service agency of such information concerning bills or amendments prior to introduction as is necessary to expedite the preparation of fiscal notes, as provided by the rules of the general assembly, but such staff shall not reveal the contents or nature of such bills or amendments to any other person without the consent of the person making the request.

(b) All documents prepared or assembled in response to a request for a bill or amendment, other than the introduced version of a bill or amendment that was in fact introduced, shall be considered work product, as defined in section 24-72-202 (6.5), C.R.S.

(c) (I) The final version of all documents prepared or assembled by the office for a member of the general assembly but not in response to a request for a bill or amendment and not containing legal analysis or expressing a legal opinion or conclusion shall not be considered work product as defined in section 24-72-202 (6.5), C.R.S. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e) of this subsection (2), the final version of such documents shall be a public record. These documents include, but are not limited to:

(A) Comparisons of existing law with the provisions of any bill or amendment, comparisons of any bills or amendments with other bills or amendments, comparisons of different versions of bills or amendments, and comparisons of the laws of this state with laws of other jurisdictions;

(B) Compilations of existing public information, statistics, or data;

(C) Compilations or explanations of general areas or bodies of law, legislative history, or legislative policy.

(II) Prior to delivery of the final version of such a document to the member who requested it, no employee of the office shall reveal to any person outside the office the contents or nature of the document, except with the consent of the member making the request.

(d) If a member of the general assembly requests a legal opinion or document from the office that is the same as or substantially similar to a legal opinion or document previously requested by another member, the office may produce an identical or substantially similar legal opinion or document for the second member. The office shall not disclose the identity of any member who made a previous request.

(e) A member may request that the final version of a document that would otherwise become a public record in accordance with paragraph (c) of this subsection (2) remain work product.

(3) No employee of the office shall lobby, personally or in any other manner, directly or indirectly, for or against any pending legislation before the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-4-110 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-110
2-4-110. Joint authority
Status: in_force

2-4-110. Joint authority. A grant of authority to three or more persons as a public body confers the authority upon a majority of the number of members fixed by statute.
C.R.S. § 2-4-215 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-215
2-4-215. Each general assembly a separate entity - future general assemblies not bound by
Status: in_force

2-4-215. Each general assembly a separate entity - future general assemblies not bound by acts of previous general assemblies. (1) The general assembly finds and declares, pursuant to the constitution of the state of Colorado, that each general assembly is a separate entity, and the acts of one general assembly are not binding on future general assemblies. Accordingly, no legislation passed by one general assembly requiring an appropriation shall bind future general assemblies.

(2) Furthermore, the general assembly finds and declares that when a statute provides for the proration of amounts in the event appropriations are insufficient, the general assembly has not committed itself to any particular level of funding, does not create any rights in the ultimate recipients of such funding or in any political subdivision or agency which administers such funds, and clearly intends that the level of funding under such a statute is in the full and complete discretion of the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-2-314 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-314
2-2-314. Violation - penalty
Status: in_force

2-2-314. Violation - penalty. Any person who fails or refuses to obey any such summons so issued commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 2-5-105.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-105.5
2-5-105.5. Publication - paper specification
Status: in_force

2-5-105.5. Publication - paper specification. (1) A contract or extension of contract entered into after May 25, 2017, to publish or print the Colorado Revised Statutes pursuant to section 2-5-105 must specify that the paper used must meet the alkaline reserve minimum requirements and acidity levels for uncoated paper established by the American national standards institute and the national information standards organization (ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R2009)).

(2) This provision does not affect any contract that is in effect on January 1, 2017.
C.R.S. § 2-3-122 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-122
2-3-122. Risk-based performance audit of department of transportation - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-122. Risk-based performance audit of department of transportation - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-211 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-211
2-4-211. Common law of England
Status: repealed

2-4-211. Common law of England. The common law of England so far as the same is applicable and of a general nature, and all acts and statutes of the British parliament, made in aid of or to supply the defects of the common law prior to the fourth year of James the First, excepting the second section of the sixth chapter of forty-third Elizabeth, the eighth chapter of thirteenth Elizabeth, and the ninth chapter of thirty-seventh Henry the Eighth, and which are of a general nature, and not local to that kingdom, shall be the rule of decision, and shall be considered as of full force until repealed by legislative authority.
C.R.S. § 2-4-212 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-212
2-4-212. Liberal construction
Status: in_force

2-4-212. Liberal construction. All general provisions, terms, phrases, and expressions, used in any statute, shall be liberally construed, in order that the true intent and meaning of the general assembly may be fully carried out.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1001 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 10 / Section 2-3-1001
2-3-1001. Legal counsel retained
Status: in_force

2-3-1001. Legal counsel retained. The committee on legal services may retain legal counsel to represent or otherwise render legal services for the general assembly, or either house thereof or any committee thereof, or any member or agency of the legislative branch of government, in all actions and proceedings in connection with the performance of the powers, duties, and functions thereof, and shall pay the compensation and expenses of such legal counsel and any necessary expense of such actions and proceedings from appropriations made by law to the committee. The committee may retain legal counsel to represent or otherwise render legal services for the state auditor in any situation in which the state auditor is not represented by the attorney general in accordance with section 2-3-104.5.
C.R.S. § 2-3-126 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-126
2-3-126. Performance audits of Colorado electric transmission authority
Status: in_force

2-3-126. Performance audits of Colorado electric transmission authority. At the discretion of the legislative audit committee, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance audit of the Colorado electric transmission authority created in article 42 of title 40. The state auditor shall prepare a report and recommendations on each audit conducted and shall present the report and recommendations to the committee. The state auditor shall pay the costs of any audit conducted pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1503 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 15 / Section 2-3-1503
2-3-1503. Legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee - creation
Status: in_force

2-3-1503. Legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee - creation - membership - duties. (1) (a) There is hereby created a legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee. The legislative committee shall develop a plan for the response by, and continuation of operations of, the general assembly and the legislative service agencies in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster. The legislative committee shall cooperate and coordinate with the division, the department, and the GEEERC in developing the plan. The legislative committee shall develop and submit the plan to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, the executive director of the department, the director of the division, and the GEEERC no later than July 1, 2011. The legislative committee shall meet at least annually to review and amend the plan as necessary and shall provide any updated plan to the persons or entities specified in this paragraph (a). The legislative committee may recommend legislation pertaining to the preparedness, response, and recovery by, and continuation of operations of, the general assembly and the legislative service agencies in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster. The legislative committee shall provide information to and fully cooperate with the division, the department, and the GEEERC in fulfilling its duties under this section.

(b) The legislative committee shall consist of eleven members as follows:

(I) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, with no more than one such member from the same political party;

(II) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, with no more than one such member from the same political party;

(III) The secretary of the senate;

(IV) The chief clerk of the house of representatives;

(V) The staff director of the joint budget committee or the staff director's designee;

(VI) The director of research of the legislative council or the director's designee;

(VII) The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee;

(VIII) The state auditor or the state auditor's designee; and

(IX) The director of legislative information services or the director's designee.

(2) In the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster that the governor declares to be a disaster emergency pursuant to section 24-33.5-704, C.R.S., the legislative committee shall convene as rapidly and as often as necessary to advise the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the legislative service agencies regarding reasonable and appropriate measures to be taken by the general assembly and the legislative service agencies to respond to the emergency epidemic or disaster and protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The legislative committee shall communicate, cooperate, and seek advice and assistance from the division, the department, and the GEEERC in responding to the emergency epidemic or disaster.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, the members of the legislative committee shall serve without compensation.
C.R.S. § 2-1-103 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-103
2-1-103. Citation for federal "Voting Rights Act of 1965" - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-1-103. Citation for federal "Voting Rights Act of 1965" - legislative declaration. (1) The voters of Colorado considered and overwhelmingly approved legislatively referred measures at the 2018 general election to establish balanced commissions to set district lines for both the United States house of representatives and the Colorado general assembly.

(2) The voters were aware that among the protections provided by these referred measures was the incorporation of the protections provided by federal law including the "Voting Rights Act of 1965", as amended.

(3) Because of a misprint in the measures referring these constitutional amendments to the voters, the federal statute was correctly cited as "the federal 'Voting Rights Act of 1965'" but incorrectly cited as "52 U.S.C. sec. 50301, as amended" when the proper citation is "52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as amended."

(4) The general assembly finds and declares that voter intent was clear and should not be frustrated by a clerical error in referring to a federal law that has long been applied by federal courts and the Colorado courts in the redistricting context and was intended to be applied based on the measures' context and legislative analyses provided to voter households in advance of the 2018 general election.
C.R.S. § 2-3-118 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-118
2-3-118. Performance audit of statewide database of permittees - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-118. Performance audit of statewide database of permittees - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-1703 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1703
2-3-1703. Organization, procedures, and meetings
Status: in_force

2-3-1703. Organization, procedures, and meetings. The committee may prescribe its own rules of procedure and shall meet at least once each year in order to review the governor's budget submissions for information technology, and shall meet as often as necessary to perform its functions.
C.R.S. § 2-1-102 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-102
2-1-102. Neutral criteria for judicial determinations of congressional districts
Status: repealed

2-1-102. Neutral criteria for judicial determinations of congressional districts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-108 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-108
2-4-108. Computation of time
Status: in_force

2-4-108. Computation of time. (1) In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and the last day is included.

(2) If the last day of any period is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period is extended to include the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

(3) If a number of months is to be computed by counting the months from a particular day, the period ends on the same numerical day in the concluding month as the day of the month from which the computation is begun, unless there are not that many days in the concluding month, in which case the period ends on the last day of that month.
C.R.S. § 2-3-501 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-501
2-3-501. Legal services in legislative department
Status: in_force

2-3-501. Legal services in legislative department. In order to better provide for the legal services for the general assembly, including the drafting of legislation and the revision and publication of the laws of this state, and to provide for the best technical advice and information to be available to the general assembly, agencies of state government, and the people of this state, and to provide for the professional preparation, drafting, revision, and publication of laws, there is hereby created in the legislative department a committee on legal services and an office of legislative legal services, referred to, respectively, in parts 5 and 7 of this article, as the "committee" and the "office".
C.R.S. § 2-3-305 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-305
2-3-305. Requests of the governor
Status: in_force

2-3-305. Requests of the governor. The governor may present, at any meeting of the council, in person or in writing, requests, recommendations, reports, and explanations of the policies of the administration, or any other matters pertaining to the government of the state or its policies.
C.R.S. § 2-7-101 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 2-7-101
2-7-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-7-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) A multiplicity of powers, duties, and functions have been assigned to the executive branch of state government in accordance with law and have been undertaken by the executive branch on its own initiative or at the behest of the federal government;

(b) Considerations such as avoidance of duplication, cost-effective service delivery, and efficient management of state government may have been overlooked in the assignment and undertaking of said powers, duties, and functions;

(c) While the initial assignment or undertaking of powers, duties, and functions may be reasonable, the assignment or undertaking may become obsolete because of changes in the nature of the problem sought to be solved or because of the passage of time;

(d) The interests of cost-effective and expedited delivery of services, avoidance of excessive tax burdens, and better government would be served by regular analytical review of the powers, duties, and functions of executive agencies by the general assembly for the purpose of determining whether there is a public need for continued existence of such powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and functions.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1002 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 10 / Section 2-3-1002
2-3-1002. Legislative expenses cash fund - creation
Status: in_force

2-3-1002. Legislative expenses cash fund - creation. (1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative expenses cash fund. The fund shall be comprised of such moneys transferred to the fund in accordance with subsection (2) of this section and any other moneys appropriated to the fund. All interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(b) Moneys in the legislative expenses cash fund are continuously appropriated to:

(I) The committee on legal services to pay the compensation and expenses of any legal counsel retained by the committee pursuant to section 2-3-1001 and to pay any necessary expense of such actions and proceedings for which such legal counsel is retained; and

(II) The executive committee of the legislative council to pay for qualified expenses of the legislative department of the state of Colorado if, after consulting with the chair of the committee on legal services, the executive committee determines that the amount of moneys to be so expended is not needed in the foreseeable future for any expenses of the committee on legal services specified in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b). For purposes of this subparagraph (II), "qualified expenses" means:

(A) Expenses relating to legislative aides;

(B) Expenses relating to the necessary upkeep and furnishing of the chambers, antechambers, and committee rooms of the senate and the house of representatives, and of the office space assigned to and occupied by legislators, staff of the senate and the house of representatives, and staff of the legislative service agencies; and

(C) Expenses relating to electronic voting equipment in the chambers of the senate and the house of representatives, such as expenses for all equipment, software, and personal services for the development, installation, and maintenance of such electronic voting equipment.

(c) Any moneys credited to the legislative expenses cash fund and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.

(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the state government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2006, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the legislative expenses cash fund created in subsection (1) of this section; except that the amount so transferred shall not exceed six hundred thousand dollars.
C.R.S. § 2-3-2001 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 20 / Section 2-3-2001
2-3-2001. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-3-2001. Definitions. As used in this part 20, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Advisory board" means the language access advisory board created in section 2-3-2002.

(2) "Limited English proficiency" means a level of English language proficiency that limits access to and participation in the legislative process.

(3) "Study" means the study on language access to the legislative process conducted pursuant to this part 20.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1303 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1303
2-2-1303. Membership - selection - terms
Status: in_force

2-2-1303. Membership - selection - terms. (1) The council consists of forty-four members as follows:

(a) Four nonvoting legislative members, two of whom shall be members of the house of representatives and two of whom shall be members of the senate; and

(b) Thirty-five voting members representing each senate district in the state, one voting member representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, one voting member representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and three nonvoting at-large members. The three at-large members must be selected to help ensure diversity on the council, with an express concern for adequate rural representation. Members described in this subsection (1)(b) must meet the following qualifications at the time of appointment:

(I) Be at least fourteen years of age but not older than nineteen years of age; and

(II) Be enrolled in and attending a tribal or Colorado junior high, middle, or high school, including an online or charter school or approved facility school as defined in section 22-2-402; be participating in a nonpublic, home-based educational program; be participating in a high school equivalency examination program; or have obtained a high school diploma through successful completion of a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5).

(2) (a) Nonlegislative council members shall be appointed as follows:

(I) and (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)

(III) (A) On or before August 31 of each year, the council members shall approve subsequent appointments to the council. A youth who meets the criteria set forth in subsection (1) of this section may apply to the council to be considered for participation in the council.

(B) The council shall utilize an application process to facilitate council appointments, including the content and availability of the application form, additional selection criteria, and an application review process.

(IV) Every effort shall be made to create a council that represents the diversity of the youth of the state.

(b) Legislative members of the council shall be appointed as follows:

(I) On or before December 15, 2014, and on or before December 15 every two years thereafter, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one member from the house of representatives; and

(II) On or before December 15, 2014, and on or before December 15 every two years thereafter, the president and minority leader of the senate shall each appoint one member from the senate.

(3) Council members shall serve two-year terms and, if eligible, may be selected for a subsequent two-year term. In all cases, every effort shall be made to maintain or expand the diversity of the council.

(4) A vacancy on the council shall be filled through a vote of the members for the remainder of the unexpired term. Vacancies of nonlegislative members on the council shall be filled pursuant to the application process described in subsection (2)(a)(III) of this section for biennial appointments. Vacancies of legislative members shall be filled by the appointing authority. Vacancies of nonlegislative members on the council who are not designated as at-large members shall be filled by a youth coming from the same senate district as the departing nonlegislative member.

(4.5) The council shall adopt written bylaws setting forth a leadership structure for the council. The council may amend its bylaws as it determines it is necessary. The council may appoint members to serve in any leadership roles described in its bylaws.

(5) Subject to available appropriations, legislative members of the council shall be compensated for attendance at meetings of the council in the same manner as is provided in section 2-2-307 for legislative members attending meetings during the legislative interim. All expenditures incurred by the council shall be approved by the chair of the legislative council and paid for by vouchers and warrants drawn as provided by law from moneys allocated to the legislative council for legislative committees from appropriations made by the general assembly or from the youth advisory council cash fund created in section 2-2-1306.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1501 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 15 / Section 2-3-1501
2-3-1501. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-3-1501. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and determines that in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster in the state, the general assembly must be prepared to respond to the emergency epidemic or disaster and have a plan for ensuring the continuation of its operations in order to assist in the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
C.R.S. § 2-4-114 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-114
2-4-114. Introductory portion
Status: in_force

2-4-114. Introductory portion. The portion of any section, subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph which precedes a list of examples, requirements, conditions, or other items may be referred to and cited as the "introductory portion" to the section, subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph.
C.R.S. § 2-3-117 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-117
2-3-117. Pilot efficiency reviews - school districts - report - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-117. Pilot efficiency reviews - school districts - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-7-203 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 2-7-203
2-7-203. Departmental presentations to legislative committees of reference - departmental
Status: repealed

2-7-203. Departmental presentations to legislative committees of reference - departmental regulatory agendas - legislative declaration. (1) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall assign each department to a house and senate committee of reference for their respective houses. In making the assignments, the speaker and the president shall ensure that the primary functions and responsibilities of the department are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committees of reference to which it is assigned.

(2) (a) Each joint committee of reference shall conduct at least one but not more than three hearings in the first two weeks of the regular legislative session, during which hearings the joint committee shall hear a presentation from each department that is assigned to such committee pursuant to subsection (1) of this section regarding:

(I) The department's performance plan developed pursuant to section 2-7-204 (3);

(II) The department's regulatory agenda required pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and

(III) The department's budget request and associated legislative agenda for the current regular legislative session.

(a.5) and (b) Repealed.

(c) Each joint committee of reference shall allow time for public testimony regarding each such department presentation.

(d) Repealed.

(3) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2015.)

(b) The chair of the joint budget committee shall assign one member of the joint budget committee to serve as a liaison for each department. The joint budget committee liaison shall inform the joint committee of reference regarding the department's performance management system and performance plan.

(c) The executive director of each department, or the executive director's designee, and any appropriate staff of the department shall work with the joint budget committee liaisons as necessary.

(4) On November 1, 2013, and each November 1 thereafter, each department shall file a departmental regulatory agenda with the staff of the legislative council, who shall distribute the departmental regulatory agenda to the applicable committee of reference prior to the departmental presentations to the committee of reference. On November 1, 2013, and each November 1 thereafter, each department shall also post its departmental regulatory agenda on the department's website and shall submit its departmental regulatory agenda to the secretary of state for publication in the Colorado register.

(5) All local government entities are encouraged to attend the hearings described in subsection (2) of this section to provide testimony or to submit an official position letter to the joint committees of reference regarding any local impact of a department's performance management system and performance plan.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-5-110 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-110
2-5-110. Cost, alternative specifications
Status: repealed

2-5-110. Cost, alternative specifications. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-113 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-113
2-4-113. Use of "to" in reference to several sections
Status: in_force

2-4-113. Use of "to" in reference to several sections. Wherever in the statutes of this state a reference is made to several sections and the section numbers given in the reference are connected by the word "to", the reference includes both sections whose numbers are given and all intervening sections.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1301 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1301
2-2-1301. Short title
Status: in_force

2-2-1301. Short title. This part 13 shall be known and may be cited as the "Youth Advisory Council Act".
C.R.S. § 2-2-322.3 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-322.3
2-2-322.3. Greenhouse gas emissions reports - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

2-2-322.3. Greenhouse gas emissions reports - definitions - repeal. (1) For purposes of this section, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) "Greenhouse gas" means:

(I) Carbon dioxide;

(II) Methane;

(III) Nitrous oxide;

(IV) Hydrofluorocarbons;

(V) Perfluorocarbons; or

(VI) Sulfur hexafluoride.

(b) "Greenhouse gas emissions report" or "report" means a note that uses available data to assess whether a legislative measure is likely to directly cause a net increase or decrease in greenhouse gas pollution within the ten-year period following its enactment, including identifying new sources of greenhouse gas emissions, any increase or decrease in emissions from existing sources, and any impact on sequestration of emissions. A report is not required to quantify the magnitude of the impact on emissions, but may do so to the extent that nonpartisan staff is able to provide an unbiased estimate given the available data.

(2) (a) Commencing with the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly and during each regular session thereafter, the staff of the legislative council shall prepare greenhouse gas emissions reports on legislative bills as specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(b) The speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate may each request the preparation of a greenhouse gas emissions report on up to five legislative bills, or more at the discretion of the director of research of the legislative council.

(c) Prior to commencing work on a report, the staff of the legislative council shall meet with the member of leadership requesting the report and with the sponsor of the legislative bill to discuss whether a greenhouse gas emissions report can practically be completed for that legislative bill. If not, the member of leadership may request a report, within the limits specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section, on a different legislative bill that might be more conducive to a greenhouse gas emissions report's analysis.

(d) No later than December 1, 2019, the director of research of the legislative council shall develop the procedures for requesting, completing, and updating the greenhouse gas emissions reports and shall memorialize the procedures in a letter to the executive committee of the legislative council. The department of natural resources, the Colorado energy office, and any other state department, agency, or institution with subject matter expertise shall cooperate with and provide information to the director to assist in developing the policies and procedures required by this subsection (2)(d) if requested by the director.

(3) (a) Each state department, agency, or institution shall cooperate with and provide information for a greenhouse gas emissions report on a legislative bill in the manner requested by the staff of the legislative council.

(b) The state department, agency, or institution shall meet the deadlines established by the staff of the legislative council for providing a response to a request for information made pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section or shall specify the need for additional time to provide the response. If additional time is required to respond to the request for information, the staff of the legislative council shall set a reasonable time for providing the information.

(4) On or before December 1, 2024, the director of research of the legislative council shall provide a report to the legislative council on the implementation of this section, including information about the number of greenhouse gas emissions reports prepared, the types of analysis and information the reports provided, and any changes or developments in the policies and procedures for creating greenhouse gas emissions reports over time.

(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 2-3-108 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-108
2-3-108. Special audits
Status: in_force

2-3-108. Special audits. Any member of the general assembly or the governor may request the committee to direct a special audit of any department, institution, or agency, and, upon the vote of the majority of the committee approving such request, the state auditor shall make or cause to be made such audit.
C.R.S. § 2-3-125 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-125
2-3-125. Periodic performance audits of Colorado civil rights division and commission - r
Status: in_force

2-3-125. Periodic performance audits of Colorado civil rights division and commission - reports. By December 15, 2019, and by December 15, 2024, the state auditor shall complete or cause to be conducted and completed a performance audit of the Colorado civil rights division created in section 24-34-302 and the Colorado civil rights commission created in section 24-34-303. The state auditor shall prepare a report and recommendations on each audit conducted and shall present the report and recommendations to the committee.
C.R.S. § 2-4-101 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-101
2-4-101. Common and technical usage
Status: in_force

2-4-101. Common and technical usage. Words and phrases shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage. Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.
C.R.S. § 2-2-701 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 2-2-701
2-2-701. General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legisl
Status: repealed

2-2-701. General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legislative intent - definition.

(1) and (2) Repealed.

(3) On and after July 1, 1994, any bill which is introduced at any session of the general assembly which affects criminal sentencing and which may result in a net increase or a net decrease in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities shall be reviewed by the director of research of the legislative council for the purpose of providing information to the general assembly on the long-term fiscal impact which may result from the passage of the bill, including the increased capital construction costs, increased operating costs, and increased parole costs for the department of corrections for the first five fiscal years following the effective date of the bill. The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety in cooperation with the department of corrections shall annually provide incarceration and parole length of stay estimates to the director of research of the legislative council.

(4) For purposes of this part 7, "state correctional facilities" means any facility under the supervision of the department of corrections in which persons are or may be lawfully held in custody as a result of conviction of a crime and any prison facility operated by a county, city and county, or private corporation located in this state or another state; except that it does not include any local jail, multijurisdictional jail, or community corrections center.
C.R.S. § 2-2-501 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-501
2-2-501. Number of members of general assembly - election from districts
Status: in_force

2-2-501. Number of members of general assembly - election from districts. The senate of the general assembly shall consist of thirty-five members and the house of representatives thereof shall consist of sixty-five members, with one member of the senate to be elected from each senatorial district and one member of the house of representatives to be elected from each representative district, as established in this part 5.
C.R.S. § 2-2-302 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-302
2-2-302. Clerks to file certificates - roll - officers
Status: in_force

2-2-302. Clerks to file certificates - roll - officers. The clerk of each house shall file the certificates presented by the members, each for his own house, and make a roll of the members who thus appear to be elected, and the persons thus appearing to be elected members shall proceed to elect such other officers as may be required for the time being.
C.R.S. § 2-1-100.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-100.5
2-1-100.5. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-1-100.5. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the state of Colorado shall be divided into districts pursuant to the official figures of the most recent decennial census of the United States. The general assembly further finds and declares that such figures are the most reliable data that the state has available and that the use of any other data or of any data adjustments may create a serious risk of inaccuracy and injustice in establishing congressional districts to represent the citizens of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 2-4-402 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 2-4-402
2-4-402. Colorado Revised Statutes
Status: in_force

2-4-402. Colorado Revised Statutes. Colorado Revised Statutes may be abbreviated and cited as "C.R.S.".
C.R.S. § 2-2-2304 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2304
2-2-2304. Commission - meetings - duties
Status: in_force

2-2-2304. Commission - meetings - duties. [This section is effective (see editor's note following this section)] (1) (a) The chair of the commission shall convene the first meeting of the commission no later than forty-two days after the effective date of this section.

(b) The commission shall not meet more than six times in a calendar year and shall not meet during the legislative session; except that:

(I) Meetings within the first three months after the effective date of this section do not count toward the six-meeting limit; and

(II) The commission may meet once during a legislative session following receipt of a quarterly update from the society pursuant to section 2-2-2305 (4).

(c) Members of the commission may participate remotely in committee meetings.

(d) The commission may not travel unless authorized by the executive committee of the legislative council; except that members of the commission may travel to participate in a community engagement session described in section 2-2-2305 (2).

(2) The commission shall:

(a) Collaborate with the society about the study's scope of research in the subject areas described in section 2-2-2305 (1);

(b) If the society enters into an agreement with a third-party entity to conduct all or part of the historical research, assist with the development of a rubric for selecting the entity;

(c) Collaborate with the society about determining the timing and geographic reach for each community engagement session described in section 2-2-2305 (2) to maximize attendance at the session, consult with the society about whether to hold additional community engagement sessions, and help the society maximize attendance at the community engagement sessions;

(d) Provide feedback to the society following the receipt of updates about the historical research;

(e) Enter into an agreement with one or more third-party entities to conduct an economic analysis, as described in section 2-2-2306; and

(f) Draft and submit the report required pursuant to section 2-2-2307.

(3) After the commission submits the report to the general assembly and governor pursuant to section 2-2-2307 (1), the commission shall work with any parties necessary, including members of the general assembly, to implement the recommendations in the report.
C.R.S. § 2-2-312 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-312
2-2-312. Cost of publication
Status: in_force

2-2-312. Cost of publication. The cost of the publication of said journals shall be paid out of any moneys available and appropriated for the payment of the incidental and contingent expenses of the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-4-205 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-205
2-4-205. Special or local provision prevails over general
Status: in_force

2-4-205. Special or local provision prevails over general. If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, it shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both. If the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later adoption and the manifest intent is that the general provision prevail.
C.R.S. § 2-3-601 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 2-3-601
2-3-601. Commission on uniform state laws - creation
Status: in_force

2-3-601. Commission on uniform state laws - creation. (1) There is hereby created the Colorado commission on uniform state laws, referred to in this part 6 as the "commission", which shall consist of six members appointed for terms of two years each and until their successors are appointed and, in addition thereto, any citizen of this state who is elected a life member of the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws.

(2) The six members shall be appointed or reappointed by joint resolution of the general assembly no later than ten days after the convening of the first regular session of the general assembly held in each odd-numbered year. At least two commissioners shall be appointed from the general assembly and at least two commissioners from the public at large. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made by the committee on legal services for the unexpired term of the vacant office.

(3) The six members of the commission shall be attorneys admitted to practice law in the state of Colorado.

(4) The terms of the two members of the commission appointed after July 18, 1975, shall be effective August 11, 1975; thereafter, the appointment of members to succeeding terms shall be in conformance with subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-4-111 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-111
2-4-111. Quorum
Status: in_force

2-4-111. Quorum. A quorum of a public body is a majority of the number of members fixed by statute.
C.R.S. § 2-4-104 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-104
2-4-104. Tense
Status: in_force

2-4-104. Tense. Words in the present tense include the future tense.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1307 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1307
2-2-1307. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-2-1307. Repeal of part. This part 13 is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Prior to the repeal of this part 13, the council must be reviewed as provided for in section 2-3-1203.
C.R.S. § 2-2-327 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-327
2-2-327. Annual address to joint session by tribal governments
Status: in_force

2-2-327. Annual address to joint session by tribal governments. Each year, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall invite the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, through a representative designated by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe tribal council, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, through a representative designated by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe tribal council, to give an address to a joint session of the general assembly. The president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the representatives designated by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe shall jointly determine the date and time of the address on an annual basis.
C.R.S. § 2-7-202 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 2-7-202
2-7-202. Definitions
Status: repealed

2-7-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Behavioral health administration" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) "Colorado commission on higher education" means the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102, C.R.S.

(3) "Colorado energy office" means the Colorado energy office created in section 24-38.5-101, C.R.S.

(4) "Continuous process improvement system" means a system based on lean government principles or another widely accepted business process improvement system by which a department engages in specific activities that have the purpose of increasing efficiency and eliminating waste in the processes used to deliver goods and services to taxpayers and customers of state government. A "continuous process improvement system" includes measuring the outcomes of such improvements and may involve some or all of the following strategies:

(a) The development of a process map that describes the procedures by which a department produces goods or serves its customers;

(b) Specific activities to rapidly improve a department's processes that will increase value or decrease staff time, inventory, defects, overproduction, complexity, delays, or excessive movement;

(c) The involvement of department employees at all levels in mapping a department's processes and in making recommendations for improvements, with specific importance placed on the involvement of department employees closest to the customer or end user of the state government product or service;

(d) Providing the means to measure each process in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of each process or process improvement; and

(e) The training of department employees for purposes of mentoring and training other department employees in continuous process improvement methodologies.

(5) (a) "Department" means the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the office of the child's representative, the office of the child protection ombudsman, the public employees' retirement association, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the behavioral health administration, and the principal departments of the executive branch of state government as specified in section 24-1-110, including any division, office, agency, or other unit created within a principal department.

(b) For purposes of the requirements of section 2-7-203 (4), "department" means the principal departments of the executive branch of state government as specified in section 24-1-110, C.R.S., including any division, office, agency, or other unit created within a principal department.

(6) "Departmental regulatory agenda" means a document prepared by each principal department of the executive branch of state government and submitted to the general assembly and made available to the public as described in section 2-7-203 (4). The "departmental regulatory agenda" contains the following information:

(a) A list of new rules or revisions to existing rules that the department expects to propose in the next calendar year;

(b) The statutory or other basis for adoption of the proposed rules;

(c) The purpose of the proposed rules;

(d) The contemplated schedule for adoption of the rules;

(e) An identification and listing of persons or parties that may be affected positively or negatively by the rules; and

(f) Commencing with departmental regulatory agendas submitted on and after November 1, 2013, a list and brief summary of all permanent and temporary rules actually adopted since the previous departmental regulatory agenda was filed.

(7) "Joint budget committee" means the joint budget committee established in section 2-3-201.

(8) "Legislative audit committee" means the legislative audit committee created in section 2-3-101 (1).

(9) "Legislative council" or "executive committee of the legislative council" means the legislative council or executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301.

(10) "Office of alternate defense counsel" means the office of alternate defense counsel created in section 21-2-101, C.R.S.

(11) "Office of economic development" means the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101, C.R.S.

(12) "Office of state planning and budgeting" means the office of state planning and budgeting created in section 24-37-102, C.R.S.

(13) "Office of state public defender" means the office of state public defender created in section 21-1-101, C.R.S.

(13.5) "Office of the child protection ombudsman" means the office of the child protection ombudsman created in section 19-3.3-102, C.R.S.

(14) "Office of the child's representative" means the office of the child's representative created in section 13-91-104, C.R.S.

(15) "Performance evaluation" means a regular review of a department's outcomes as compared to its published performance goals. The performance evaluation shall be based on actual historical information.

(16) "Performance goal" means a specific, quantifiable goal related to a performance measure adopted by a department.

(17) "Performance management system" means a formal system of managing the processes and operations of departments.

(18) "Performance measure" means a quantitative indicator used to assess the operational performance of a department pursuant to a published performance plan. A performance measure should apply to activities directly under the influence of a department and should demonstrate the department's efficiency and effectiveness in delivering goods or services to customers and taxpayers. Performance measures should be reasonably understandable to the public.

(19) "Performance plan" means a document prepared by a department as part of a performance management system. A performance plan must incorporate the impact of management strategies and continuous process improvement activities on the costs and efficiency of delivering goods and services to taxpayers and customers of state government.

(20) "Process map" means a written or visual presentation that describes the steps involved in producing a product or service from beginning to end.

(21) "Public employees' retirement association" means the public employees' retirement association created in article 51 of title 24, C.R.S.

(22) "State auditor" means the state auditor described in section 2-3-102.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1303 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1303
2-3-1303. Rules of procedure
Status: repealed

2-3-1303. Rules of procedure. (1) The capital development committee may prescribe its own rules of procedure and may appoint an advisory committee from among professionals in the private sector to include but not be limited by the following areas of expertise: Real estate, architecture, finance, and engineering.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1602 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 16 / Section 2-3-1602
2-3-1602. Wildfire matters review committee - creation - repeal - repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-3-1602. Wildfire matters review committee - creation - repeal - repeal of part. (1) (a) To address wildfire prevention and mitigation and to review and propose legislation relating to such matters, the wildfire matters review committee is hereby created, and is referred to in this part 16 as the "committee". The committee shall meet at the call of the chair at least once during the interim of each year to review and to propose legislation or other policy changes relating to wildfire prevention and mitigation and all related matters, including, without limitation, public safety, forest health, and cooperation with appropriate federal agencies and local governments. The committee may take up to two field trips during the interim and consult with experts in all fields relating to wildfire prevention and mitigation as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of this part 16. All personnel of any state agency or political subdivision of Colorado involved in wildfire prevention and mitigation, including the department of public safety and the Colorado state forest service, shall cooperate with the committee and with any persons assisting the committee in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) The committee consists of ten members of the general assembly selected as follows:

(a) Five members from the senate, three appointed by the president of the senate and two appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(b) Five members from the house of representatives, three appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and two appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(3) Appointing authorities shall make their original appointments to the committee not later than July 1, 2013. Terms of service on the committee are for two years. The terms of original appointees to the committee terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the seventieth general assembly. Thereafter, the terms of members of the committee terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the general assembly next following their appointment or reappointment, and all subsequent appointments or reappointments are made as soon as practicable after such convening date. Incumbent members may be reappointed to the committee. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and continue in office until a successor is appointed, as applicable.

(4) (a) The president of the senate shall appoint the chair of the committee in even-numbered years and the vice-chair in odd-numbered years. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the chair of the committee in odd-numbered years and the vice-chair in even-numbered years.

(b) The committee shall prescribe its own rules of procedure.

(4.5) (a) The committee may recommend up to a total of five bills during each interim. Legislation recommended by the committee must be treated as legislation recommended by an interim committee for purposes of applicable deadlines, bill introduction limits, and any other requirements imposed by the joint rules of the general assembly.

(b) Repealed.

(5) Members of the committee serve without compensation; except that each member is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses in connection with the performance of his or her duties and receives the same per diem as other members of interim committees in attendance at meetings.

(6) Existing employees of the legislative service agencies shall provide any staff assistance required by the committee within existing appropriations.

(7) This part 16 is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 2-2-305 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-305
2-2-305. Legislative employees - compensation
Status: in_force

2-2-305. Legislative employees - compensation. The officers and employees of each house of the general assembly of the state of Colorado and their compensation shall be determined by joint resolution of both houses, and such officers and employees shall be appointed without regard to the state personnel system.
C.R.S. § 2-3-304.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-304.5
2-3-304.5. Tax policy changes - dynamic model - pilot program - advisory committee
Status: repealed

2-3-304.5. Tax policy changes - dynamic model - pilot program - advisory committee. (1) The director of research shall establish a pilot program for the purpose of developing or procuring a dynamic model to analyze the economic impact of bills introduced by the general assembly that can be used as soon as possible.

(2) The director of research shall investigate all opportunities for developing or procuring a dynamic model, including private, nonprofit, and academic alternatives. Any dynamic model selected by the director shall consider the direct and indirect or secondary economic effects related to the bill, including an estimate of the probable behavioral responses of taxpayers, businesses, and other persons to the proposed tax policy change. It is not necessary that the model be kept at the director's office.

(3) Repealed.

(4) (a) Prior to the first regular session that the dynamic model can be used, the director of research shall notify the executive committee of the legislative council that the dynamic model is ready to be used to analyze bills during the upcoming regular session. If the model is ready, the executive committee shall select no more than ten bills to be analyzed using the dynamic model. Only bills that make a tax policy change are eligible to be analyzed. The analysis of the economic impact using a dynamic model shall be in addition to any fiscal note that is prepared pursuant to the rules of the general assembly.

(b) After the first regular session in which the dynamic model is used, the director of research shall prepare a report evaluating how the dynamic model worked during the session and making recommendations for the use of the dynamic model in future sessions of the general assembly, including the feasibility of expanding the scope of the type of bills for which the dynamic model may be used. The report shall be prepared no later than January 1 of the year following the session in which the dynamic model was used.

(5) (a) It is the intent of the general assembly that for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2006, no general fund moneys be appropriated for the purpose of implementing this section.

(b) The director of research is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. All private and public funds received through gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the dynamic modeling cash fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this subsection (5) as the "fund". The moneys in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this section. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, the director of research shall not undertake the pilot program unless the balance in the fund is one hundred twenty thousand dollars. If the balance of the fund is at least one hundred twenty thousand dollars, then the director of research shall contract with an independent contractor to help implement the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-114 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-114
2-3-114. State records management - duties of state auditor - definitions
Status: in_force

2-3-114. State records management - duties of state auditor - definitions. (1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Agency" means every department, institution, and agency of state government, including educational institutions and the judicial and legislative branches.

(b) "Records" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 24-80-101 (1), C.R.S., and shall include a "record" as defined in section 24-71.3-102 (13), C.R.S.

(2) The state auditor shall conduct records management audits of every agency on a periodic basis as determined by the state auditor. Such records management audits shall be conducted separately or in connection with an agency audit conducted pursuant to section 2-3-103.

(3) The executive director of the department of personnel or the director's designee shall, in consultation with the state archivist, provide the state auditor with guidelines by September 1, 2001, for determining whether an agency is:

(a) Managing its records in compliance with the administrative and technical procedures for records maintenance and management established pursuant to section 24-80-102 (3), C.R.S.; and

(b) Improving the general accessibility of the records in the agency's custody.
C.R.S. § 2-2-502 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-502
2-2-502. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-2-502. Definitions. As used in this part 5:

(1) "Legislative commission" means the independent legislative redistricting commission, created pursuant to section 46 of article V of the state constitution.

(2) "Major political party" means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the number of registered electors with each political party according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the year in which members of the independent congressional redistricting commission are appointed.

(3) "Voting Rights Act of 1965" means the federal statute, codified at 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as referred to in the ballot measure adopted by voters in 2018 to add section 48.1 (1)(b) to article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 2-2-306 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-306
2-2-306. Appointment - qualifications - duties
Status: in_force

2-2-306. Appointment - qualifications - duties. All such officers and employees, except as otherwise provided in this part 3, shall be selected by the house employing them, and they shall perform the duties usually performed by like officers and employees, and all other duties as may be required of them by the house employing them. All clerks provided for in this part 3 shall be assignable and all printing clerks shall be skilled and competent proofreaders.
C.R.S. § 2-3-705 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-705
2-3-705. Distribution of statutes
Status: in_force

2-3-705. Distribution of statutes. The distribution of the statutes of this state shall be in such numbers and to such offices and persons as the general assembly directs at the time of approval for publication of such statutes; but the committee shall be able to distribute such additional statutes of this state to such offices and persons as it may from time to time deem necessary.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1305 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1305
2-3-1305. Recommendations and findings
Status: in_force

2-3-1305. Recommendations and findings. The capital development committee shall make written reports setting forth its recommendations, prioritization, findings, and comments as to each recommendation concerning capital assets that it submits to the joint budget committee. The capital development committee shall submit its prioritization for supplemental capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives to the joint budget committee no later than January 15 of each year, and shall submit its prioritization for new or amended capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives for the upcoming fiscal year to the joint budget committee no later than February 15 of each year. Other reports may be issued from time to time by the committee whenever it deems such action to be appropriate or whenever requested by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-3-307 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-307
2-3-307. Minutes of council
Status: in_force

2-3-307. Minutes of council. The council shall keep minutes of its meetings which shall be available to all members of the general assembly upon request. Any member of the general assembly has the right to attend any of the meetings of the council and may present his views on any subject which the council may be considering.
C.R.S. § 2-2-511 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-511
2-2-511. Applicability
Status: in_force

2-2-511. Applicability. This part 5 applies to the legislative commission appointed in years ending in 1 and to state senatorial and state representative districts created by said commission.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2301 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2301
2-2-2301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-2-2301. Legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) The legacy of slavery, racial discrimination, and systemic racism has harmed Black Coloradans and continues to harm Black Coloradans in material ways. Black individuals and communities, whose unpaid labor formed the basis for wealth and power in this country, are owed the opportunity and resources to build wealth and power for themselves. Like many western states, Colorado is widely perceived as historically abstinent from participating in slavery. However, slavery was only fully abolished in the Colorado constitution in 2018.

(II) Colorado demonstrates a track record of racial discrimination, resulting directly in racial disparities. The Ku Klux Klan wielded great influence and power in Denver and in state politics in the 1920s. Major Colorado towns such as Denver, Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Canon City were hotbeds of Klan activity. The Klan in Colorado peaked in 1925. By this time, it had infiltrated all levels of the state government. The Klan controlled many members of the legislature, held a state supreme court judgeship and seven Denver district court benches, and had controlling majorities in some town councils. Some of the most notable klansmen at the time included the mayor and police chief of Denver and the governor of Colorado.

(III) The impact of those in power transpires into policies, systems, and practices adopted at the state level. Those policies, systems, and practices are built upon over decades and further ingrain inequities that have a disparate impact on Black Coloradans.

(IV) In 2020, the home ownership gap between Black and White Coloradans was thirty-one percent. Just twenty-five percent of adult Black Coloradans have earned a postsecondary degree or credential, while ninety-one and four-tenths percent of tier one jobs identified in the Colorado workforce development council's 2022 talent pipeline report and seventy and four-tenths percent of tier two jobs require a postsecondary credential. In Colorado, Black individuals constitute five percent of the population but seventeen percent of those in jail and eighteen percent of those in prison. At thirteen and seven-tenths percent unemployment, Black workers in Colorado faced higher unemployment rates than other racial groups surveyed between May 2021 and April 2022. Black Coloradans experience a wide array of negative health outcomes at rates that are disproportionate to White Coloradans in the following areas: Food insecurity, infant mortality, childhood asthma, diabetes, and HIV and AIDS. The average Black Coloradan has a life expectancy nearly three years fewer than the average White Coloradan.

(V) Disparities in both K-12 education and postsecondary training, including higher education and workforce training; home ownership; health disparities and access to health care; and a systemically unjust criminal justice system, combined with police brutality, have contributed to a reality in which half of Black families in Colorado are considered low-income. A lack of access to economic mobility and financial prosperity has impacted Black Coloradans for generations. Black Coloradans' lost earnings and assets detract from Colorado's labor force and tax base, as well as the growth of Colorado's economy.

(VI) Racial equity studies are tools used to qualify and quantify past discrimination and recommend certain corrective measures as may be warranted by the study's findings.

(b) Therefore, the general assembly declares that an independent study must be conducted and a steering committee be created in the state historical society to determine the extent to which Black Coloradans have experienced and continue to experience racial discrimination directly linked to harmful practices, systems, and policies of the state and to quantify the economic impacts of any discrimination discovered during the study.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1902 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 19 / Section 2-3-1902
2-3-1902. Colorado jail standards commission - creation - membership
Status: repealed

2-3-1902. Colorado jail standards commission - creation - membership. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-702 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 2-2-702
2-2-702. General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - requir
Status: in_force

2-2-702. General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - required to be assigned to the appropriations committee of the house of introduction. On and after July 1, 1991, any bill which is introduced into either house of the general assembly which affects the sentencing of criminal offenders and which would result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities shall, as soon as such net increase is determined, in addition to the assignment or referral of such bill to any other legislative committee or committees, be assigned or referred to the appropriations committees of the house into which such bill is introduced.
C.R.S. § 2-3-120 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-120
2-3-120. Periodic performance audits of Colorado new energy improvement district and new
Status: in_force

2-3-120. Periodic performance audits of Colorado new energy improvement district and new energy improvement program - reports. No later than June 30, 2014, and no later than June 30 of every fifth year thereafter, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance audit of the Colorado new energy improvement district created in section 32-20-104 (1), C.R.S., and the new energy improvement program established by the district pursuant to section 32-20-105 (3), C.R.S. The state auditor shall prepare a report and recommendations on each audit conducted and shall present the report and recommendations to the committee.
C.R.S. § 2-5-107 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-107
2-5-107. Notification of bidders
Status: repealed

2-5-107. Notification of bidders. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-311 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-311
2-2-311. Disposition of journals
Status: in_force

2-2-311. Disposition of journals. (1) The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall deliver one copy of each of the published journals to the supreme court library and twenty-two copies to the Colorado state library for delivery to twenty designated Colorado state documents depositories; except that, if the state library supplies microfiche copies of the published journals to the state documents depositories, only four copies of the published journals shall be delivered.

(2) The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall send a joint written notice to each county clerk and recorder in the state that the published journals are available. If the county clerk and recorder of any county wishes to receive one copy of each of the published journals, he shall so notify the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and a copy of each shall be delivered to him. If any county law library in the state requests a copy of each of the published journals from the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives, said copies shall be delivered to such library.

(3) The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall retain sufficient copies of the published journals for other official uses and for those legislators who request them.

(4) The notification and response required in subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be in a timely manner such that compliance with the legislative printing contract for senate and house journals can be met.
C.R.S. § 2-2-803 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 8 / Section 2-2-803
2-2-803. Inclusion of tribal governments - definition
Status: in_force

2-2-803. Inclusion of tribal governments - definition. (1) As used in this section, "local government entities" includes an authority, county, municipality, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state; any institution, department, agency, or authority of any of the foregoing; and any other entity, organization, or corporation formed by an intergovernmental agreement or other contract between or among any of the foregoing.

(2) On and after August 10, 2022, new or amended state statutes that enumerate or define local government entities that are eligible for or included in state grant or benefit programs must also designate tribal nations with jurisdiction in Colorado as eligible entities, if legal and appropriate given the nature and funding source of the program.

(3) A violation of this section is not grounds to invalidate a new or amended statute; however, the statute shall be amended to reflect the provisions of this section in any subsequent revision.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1904 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 19 / Section 2-3-1904
2-3-1904. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-3-1904. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-316 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-316
2-2-316. Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment
Status: in_force

2-2-316. Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment. Considering the greatly improved highways and airways of this state which permit greater mobility with less cost in money and time, considering the increasing length of legislative sessions, the increasing complexity and importance of the problems presented, and the benefits to be derived from frequent contact between legislator and constituents, and considering the desirability of preserving the concept of part-time citizen-legislators and, therefore, the need to allow them a reasonable opportunity to attend to their own personal, family, and business affairs even during sessions of the general assembly, it is hereby declared to be necessary, within the meaning of the state constitution and in the best interests of the general assembly and the state of Colorado, that members of the senate and house of representatives travel to their homes or other locations within their districts and back to the capitol during sessions of the general assembly when the house to which they belong is in adjournment for periods not exceeding seventy-two hours.
C.R.S. § 2-2-401 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 2-2-401
2-2-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-2-401. Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds and declares that in addition to the protections against interference with the legislative process afforded by the provisions of sections 18-4-401, 18-4-501, 18-8-102, 18-8-306, and 18-9-110, C.R.S., there is a need for legislation under which appropriate action may be taken to prevent the commission of acts prohibited under said sections.
C.R.S. § 2-3-129 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-129
2-3-129. Audit of license fees paid to health-care cash funds
Status: in_force

2-3-129. Audit of license fees paid to health-care cash funds. The state auditor shall complete or cause to be conducted and completed an audit of the license fees payable into the health facilities general licensure cash fund pursuant to section 25-3-105, the assisted living residence cash fund pursuant to section 25-27-107, and the home care agency cash fund pursuant to section 25-27.5-104. The purpose of the audit is to determine if the license facility fees are being used in the most efficient manner for the administration and enforcement requirements for health-care facilities. The state auditor shall implement this section using existing appropriations to the office of the state auditor.
C.R.S. § 2-3-104 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-104
2-3-104. Salary and staff of state auditor
Status: in_force

2-3-104. Salary and staff of state auditor. The state auditor shall be paid a salary to be determined by the executive committee, as provided in section 2-3-303 (3). The state auditor, with the approval of the committee, may appoint such additional professional, technical, clerical, or other employees or contract for such services necessary to perform the functions assigned to the state auditor. No more than three members of the staff of the state auditor shall be exempt from the state personnel system.
C.R.S. § 2-3-201 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-201
2-3-201. Joint budget committee established
Status: in_force

2-3-201. Joint budget committee established. (1) There is hereby established a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives officially known as the joint budget committee, and to consist of the chairman of the house appropriations committee plus one majority party member and one minority party member thereof, and the chairman of the senate appropriations committee plus one majority party member and one minority party member thereof. Members of the committee shall be chosen in each house in the same manner as members of other standing committees are chosen. The committee shall function during the legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions.

(2) In order to expedite the work of the committee, appointees may be designated by the respective majority and minority parties prior to the convening of the general assembly at which such committee is to serve, whether such appointees are members of the then current general assembly or members-elect of the next general assembly, or both; and such appointees have all the powers and duties and are entitled to the same compensation and expense allowance as members duly appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman, one from the senate membership of the committee and one from the house membership of the committee. The chairman so elected shall serve as chairman for the first regular session of the general assembly at which the committee is to serve, and as vice-chairman for the second regular session; the vice-chairman so elected shall serve as chairman for the second regular session of said general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-3-703 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-703
2-3-703. Revision - editorial work
Status: repealed

2-3-703. Revision - editorial work. In the course of collating, compiling, editing, arranging, and preparing such statutes, the revisor, with the approval of the committee, shall adopt a uniform system of punctuation, capitalization, numbering, and wording; eliminate all obsolete and redundant words; correct obvious errors and inconsistencies; eliminate duplications and laws repealed directly or by implication; correct defective section structure in arrangement of the subject matter of existing statutes; and clarify existing laws and such other similar matter as the committee directs. The foregoing duties shall be performed in such form and manner as to preserve the intent, effect, and meaning of any and every such statute revised.
C.R.S. § 2-5-103 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-103
2-5-103. Preparation of Colorado Revised Statutes
Status: repealed

2-5-103. Preparation of Colorado Revised Statutes. (1) In compiling, editing, arranging, and preparing the statutes, the revisor, under the supervision and direction of the committee, shall:

(a) Adopt a uniform system of punctuation, capitalization, and wording;

(b) Eliminate all obsolete and redundant wording of laws;

(c) Correct obvious errors and inconsistencies;

(d) Correct inaccurate references to the titles of officers, departments, or other agencies of the state and to other statutes, and make such other name changes as are necessary to be consistent with the law currently in effect;

(e) Eliminate any duplications in law and any laws repealed directly or by implication; and

(f) Clarify existing laws, modernize terminology, and make such other nonsubstantive changes as the committee considers proper.

(2) The revisor shall make no change in the substance of any statute but may make such changes in arrangement and terminology as will, in the judgment of the committee, improve the style and clarity of the laws, yet preserve the intent, effect, and meaning of each statutory provision.

(3) The revisor, with the approval of the committee, may employ such additional professional and clerical staff, within limits of appropriations, as may be necessary for the preparation and publication of the statutes under this article. In addition, the committee may obtain, by contract, such technical and professional assistance as it deems advisable for the efficient and accurate preparation and publication of such statutes, including but not limited to preparation of annotations and indices.
C.R.S. § 2-3-123 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-123
2-3-123. Audits of the distribution of money in the state historical fund used for the pr
Status: repealed

2-3-123. Audits of the distribution of money in the state historical fund used for the preservation and restoration of the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-1-101.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-101.5
2-1-101.5. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-1-101.5. Definitions. As used in this article 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Congressional commission" means the independent congressional redistricting commission created pursuant to section 44 of article V of the state constitution.

(2) "Major political party" means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the number of registered electors with each political party according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the year in which members of the congressional commission are appointed.

(3) "Voting Rights Act of 1965" means the federal statute, codified at 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as referred to in the ballot measure adopted by voters in 2018 to add section 48.1 (1)(b) to article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1706 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1706
2-3-1706. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-3-1706. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-901 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 9 / Section 2-2-901
2-2-901. Population data for redistricting
Status: in_force

2-2-901. Population data for redistricting. For purposes of redrawing the boundaries of congressional, state senatorial, state representative, and county commissioner districts after each federal census, the independent legislative and congressional redistricting commissions established pursuant to sections 44 and 46 of article V of the state constitution and the county commissioner district redistricting commissions established pursuant to section 30-10-306.1 shall use total population data supplied by the United States census bureau that has been used to apportion the seats in the United States house of representatives among the states as adjusted by the legislative council staff and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices, pursuant to section 2-2-902.
C.R.S. § 2-2-320 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-320
2-2-320. Legislative department contracts - approval
Status: in_force

2-2-320. Legislative department contracts - approval. (1) Any contract to which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the same contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency, as the case may be.

(2) (a) For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution, the attorney general shall approve all such legislative department contracts as to form, and the controller shall approve such contracts in accordance with section 24-30-202, C.R.S.

(b) The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee shall approve all legislative department contracts not subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution. No approval by the controller or any assistant designated by the controller shall be required for the validity of any contract entered into and approved under this paragraph (b). The controller shall issue payment for expenditures for legislative department contracts approved in accordance with this paragraph (b) as set forth in section 24-30-202, C.R.S. Notwithstanding the legislative department's exemption from the fiscal rules pursuant to section 24-2-101, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services shall consider the fiscal rules as guidelines for legislative department contracts approved under this paragraph (b) and may consult with the controller or attorney general, or both, when drafting legislative department contracts.
C.R.S. § 2-3-701 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-701
2-3-701. Function of committee - statute revision
Status: repealed

2-3-701. Function of committee - statute revision. (1) With respect to statute revision, it is the function of the committee on legal services:

(a) Repealed.

(b) To supervise and direct the activities of the revisor; and to exercise the powers and to perform the duties and functions prescribed in articles 4 and 5 of this title, concerning the preparation and publication of the statutes of this state and other materials, and as prescribed in part 2 of article 70 of title 24, C.R.S., concerning the preparation and publication of the session laws of this state.
C.R.S. § 2-3-111 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-111
2-3-111. Office of state auditor - conduct audit of juvenile justice system - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-111. Office of state auditor - conduct audit of juvenile justice system - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-105 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-105
2-4-105. Week
Status: in_force

2-4-105. Week. The word "week" means any seven consecutive days.
C.R.S. § 2-3-506 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-506
2-3-506. Use of supreme court library
Status: in_force

2-3-506. Use of supreme court library. The librarian of the supreme court library shall facilitate the work of the office by permitting the liberal withdrawal of materials and data therefrom, subject to such reasonable rules as may be necessary for the proper operation of the library.
C.R.S. § 2-3-304 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-304
2-3-304. Director of research - assistants
Status: repealed

2-3-304. Director of research - assistants. (1) The council shall interview persons applying for the position of director of research as to qualifications and ability and shall make recommendations thereon to the executive committee, which shall appoint the director of research as provided in section 2-3-303 (3)(d). The director of research shall be responsible to the council for the collection and assembling of all data and for the preparation of reports, recommendations, and bills. Documents prepared or assembled by the director or employees of the director shall be considered work product, as defined in section 24-72-202 (6.5), C.R.S. The director shall, subject to the general policies of the council, have administrative direction over the activities of the council. The director shall be paid a salary determined by the executive committee in accordance with section 2-3-303 (3)(a). The director shall be an employee of the general assembly and shall not be subject to the state personnel system laws. The director shall be appointed without reference to affiliation and solely on the basis of such director's ability to perform the duties of the position.

(2) The director of research, with approval of the council, may appoint such additional professional, technical, clerical, or other employees necessary to perform the functions assigned to the director of research by the council.

(3) Effective January 1, 1983, the director of research shall contract, pursuant to section 39-1-104 (16), C.R.S., for the property tax study to be conducted as required in said subsection (16).

(4) Effective July 1, 1994, the director of research shall be responsible for the forecasting of adult and juvenile offender populations within the criminal justice system for the general assembly. The division of criminal justice of the department of public safety shall provide information to the director concerning population projections, research data, modeling information, and any other related data requested by the director. The executive directors of the departments of corrections and human services and the state court administrator shall provide information to the director concerning population projections, research data, and the projected long-range needs of the institutions under the control of the executive directors and any other related data requested by the director.

(5) Effective July 1, 1994, the director of research shall be responsible for reviewing any bill which is introduced by the general assembly which affects criminal sentencing and which may result in a net increase or a net decrease in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities for the purpose of providing information to the general assembly on the long-term fiscal impact which may result from the passage of the bill, including the increased capital construction costs and increased operating costs for the first five fiscal years following passage.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Pursuant to the process set forth in part 2 of article 70 of title 24, C.R.S., and notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-70-217, C.R.S., if authorized by the executive committee of the legislative council, the director of research, in conjunction with the legislative council print shop, may submit proposals for printing of the first class, as described in section 24-70-203 (1)(a), C.R.S.

(8) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-4-214 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-214
2-4-214. Use of relative and qualifying words and phrases
Status: in_force

2-4-214. Use of relative and qualifying words and phrases. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the rule of statutory construction expressed in the Colorado supreme court decision entitled People v. McPherson, 200 Colo. 429, 619 P.2d 38 (1980), which holds that ". . . relative and qualifying words and phrases, where no contrary intention appears, are construed to refer solely to the last antecedent with which they are closely connected . . ." has not been adopted by the general assembly and does not create any presumption of statutory intent.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2104 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 21 / Section 2-2-2104
2-2-2104. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-2-2104. Repeal of part. This part 21 is repealed, effective December 31, 2026.
C.R.S. § 2-3-204 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-204
2-3-204. Staff director, assistants, and consultants
Status: repealed

2-3-204. Staff director, assistants, and consultants. (1) The committee shall interview persons applying for the position of staff director as to qualifications and ability and shall make recommendations thereon to the executive committee, which shall appoint the staff director as provided in section 2-3-303 (3). The staff director shall be responsible to the committee for the collection and assembling of all data and the preparation of reports and recommendations. The staff director shall also be responsible for preparing for consideration by the committee analyses of all requests for funds. With the approval of the committee, the staff director may appoint such additional professional, technical, clerical, or other employees necessary to perform the functions assigned to the committee. The staff director and such additional personnel shall be appointed without reference to affiliation and solely on the basis of ability to perform the duties of the position. They shall be employees of the general assembly and shall not be subject to the state personnel system laws. The committee shall establish appropriate qualifications and compensation for all positions. With the consent of the committee, the chairperson may contract for professional services by private consultants as needed.

(2) Repealed.

(3) The staff director shall appoint additional staff as necessary to review and evaluate the evidence designation and justification required by section 2-3-210 (3).
C.R.S. § 2-2-308 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-308
2-2-308. Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions
Status: in_force

2-2-308. Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions. (1) The compensation of officers and employees of each house of the general assembly shall cease upon final adjournment of each session, but prior to final adjournment of a session, each house may designate by resolution such officers and employees as are necessary to complete the clerical work and records of the proceedings of such session and fix their terms of service. Also, prior to adjournment of a session to a day certain, the general assembly may terminate by joint resolution the compensation of its officers and employees during such period of adjournment, but each house may designate by resolution such officers and employees as are necessary to complete, to the extent possible during such period of adjournment, the clerical work and records of the proceedings of such session and fix their terms of service.

(2) The presiding officer of either house is hereby authorized to recall such officers or employees of his house as may be required to render clerical or other services to committees of his house or joint committees of both houses meeting between sessions of the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-5-112 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-112
2-5-112. Report to the 1974 session of the general assembly
Status: repealed

2-5-112. Report to the 1974 session of the general assembly. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-5-114 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-114
2-5-114. Deposit with secretary of state
Status: repealed

2-5-114. Deposit with secretary of state. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-306 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-306
2-3-306. Authority to subpoena witnesses
Status: in_force

2-3-306. Authority to subpoena witnesses. The council has the power to subpoena witnesses, to take testimony under oath, and to assemble records and documents, by subpoena duces tecum or otherwise, with the same power and authority as courts of record, and may apply to courts of record for the enforcement of these powers. The sheriff of any county shall serve any subpoena on written order of the council in the same manner as process is served in civil actions. Witnesses subpoenaed to appear before the council shall receive the same fees and expenses as witnesses in civil cases.
C.R.S. § 2-3-301 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-301
2-3-301. Legislative council created - executive committee created
Status: in_force

2-3-301. Legislative council created - executive committee created. (1) There is hereby created a legislative council, referred to in this part 3 as the "council", which consists of an executive committee, six senators with majority party members appointed by the president of the senate and minority party members appointed by the minority leader of the senate, with the approval of a majority vote of the members elected to the senate, and six representatives with majority party members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and minority party members appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, with the approval of a majority vote of the members elected to the house of representatives. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, the executive committee consists of the president of the senate, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives, all of whom are ex officio members of the council. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall alternately serve as the chair and vice-chair of the executive committee and serve for one-year terms. All ex officio members of the council have and may exercise all the powers, privileges, and duties of other members.

(1.5) (a) In order to expedite the work of the executive committee, for each period commencing after a general election and ending following the convening of the next general assembly when a new executive committee is formed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a temporary executive committee comprised of the legislators selected by their respective party caucuses as the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives for the next general assembly shall be formed.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1.5), the temporary executive committee shall assume all of the duties and powers of the executive committee previously formed in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.

(c) The executive committee previously formed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall retain all powers and duties related to any special session of the general assembly called prior to the convening of the next general assembly and all legislative management functions pertaining to matters arising prior to the convening of the next general assembly.

(d) Each member of the temporary executive committee shall have the same powers and duties with respect to the business of the temporary executive committee as all other members of the temporary executive committee, whether the member is a member of the then current general assembly, a member-elect of the next general assembly, or both.

(2) Appointments or reappointments of all members of the council shall be made no later than ten days after the convening of the first regular session of each general assembly. An appointing authority may make an appointment to temporarily replace a current member of the committee appointed by that appointing authority; except that a temporary appointment does not require approval of a majority of the members elected to the applicable body. Membership on the council terminates with the appointment of a member's successor or upon the termination of a member's term of office in the general assembly, whichever first occurs. A member may be appointed to succeed himself or herself.

(2.5) An ex officio member of the council may make an appointment to temporarily replace himself or herself at a meeting of the council. A member temporarily appointed under this subsection (2.5) shall not replace the ex officio member at a meeting of the executive committee.

(3) The party representation on the council shall be in proportion generally to the relative number of members of the two major political parties in each house of the general assembly, but in no event shall a minority party be represented by less than one council member from the senate and two council members from the house of representatives.

(4) Vacancies in the membership of the council shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments are made.

(5) The legislative council may be a committee of reference for bills and joint resolutions that allocate any additional legislative staff resources.
C.R.S. § 2-5-120 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-120
2-5-120. Editorial matters not construed
Status: repealed

2-5-120. Editorial matters not construed. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-902 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 9 / Section 2-2-902
2-2-902. Accurate census data - electronic record of prisoner home address - adjustment o
Status: in_force

2-2-902. Accurate census data - electronic record of prisoner home address - adjustment of census data - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Decennial census day" means April 1 of the year 2020 and every year ending in zero thereafter.

(b) "Department" means the department of corrections.

(c) "Necessary census data" means the federal decennial Pub.L. 94-171 data published for the state by the United States census bureau and adjusted by the general assembly's nonpartisan staff to reflect the changes pursuant to subsections (5) and (6) of this section.

(d) "Nonpartisan staff" means the staff of the legislative council and office of legislative legal services, or any successor offices.

(2) (a) Starting as soon as practicable after March 20, 2020, the department shall collect and maintain an electronic record of the legal residence, presumptively outside of the correctional facility, and other demographic data, for any person entering its custody. At a minimum, this record must contain the last-known complete street address prior to incarceration, the person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic origin, and whether the person is over eighteen years of age. To the degree possible, the department shall also allow the legal residence to be updated as appropriate.

(b) On or before May 1 of each year in which the federal decennial census is taken and in which the United States census bureau counts incarcerated persons as residents of correctional facilities, the department shall deliver to nonpartisan staff a report that includes, for each person incarcerated in a facility operated by or under contract with the department for whom the records of the department indicate a legal residence in this state:

(I) A unique identifier, not including the name of the person or the state offender identification number. The unique identifier must enable nonpartisan staff to address inquiries about specific address records to the department without making it possible for anyone outside of the department to identify the person to whom the address record pertains.

(II) The street address of the correctional facility in which such person was incarcerated on the decennial census day;

(III) The last-known address of such person prior to incarceration or other legal residence, if known;

(IV) The person's race, whether the person is of Hispanic origin, and whether the person is over eighteen years of age, if known; and

(V) Any additional information nonpartisan staff may request pursuant to law.

(c) The department shall provide the data specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section in an electronic format as specified by nonpartisan staff.

(d) The information required to be provided to nonpartisan staff pursuant to this subsection (2) must not include the name of any incarcerated person and must not allow for the identification of any such person except to the department. Notwithstanding the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, or any other provision of law, the information is confidential and nonpartisan staff or any other state agency or local government entity shall not disclose any information from the report except as redistricting data aggregated by census block for purposes specified in subsection (4) of this section.

(3) Nonpartisan staff shall request each agency that operates a federal facility in this state that incarcerates persons convicted of a criminal offense to provide it with a report including the information listed in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(4) Pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, nonpartisan staff shall prepare redistricting population data to reflect incarcerated persons at their residential addresses in this state rather than their place of incarceration. This data prepared by nonpartisan staff is the necessary census data provided to and to be used by the independent legislative and congressional redistricting commissions established pursuant to sections 44 and 46 of article V of the state constitution and in the establishment of county commissioner districts pursuant to section 30-10-306. The data is the population basis of congressional districts, county commissioner districts, state house of representative districts, and state senate districts. Nonpartisan staff shall make this census data available to the independent legislative and congressional redistricting commissions and to members of the public and any county or local governmental entity of Colorado upon request.

(5) (a) For each person included in a report received pursuant to subsections (2)(b) and (3) of this section, nonpartisan staff shall determine the geographic units for which population counts are reported in the federal decennial census that contain the facility of incarceration and the legal residence in this state as listed in the report.

(b) For each person included in a report received pursuant to subsections (2)(b) and (3) of this section, if the legal residence is known and in this state, nonpartisan staff shall:

(I) Ensure that the person is not included in any population counts reported by nonpartisan staff for the geographic units that include the facility at which the person was incarcerated, unless that geographic unit also includes the person's legal residence; and

(II) Ensure that any population counts reported by nonpartisan staff reflect the person's residential address in this state as reported pursuant to subsections (2)(b) and (3) of this section.

(6) The data prepared by nonpartisan staff pursuant to this section must be completed and published no later than thirty days after the date that federal decennial Pub.L. 94-171 data for the state is delivered to the state.

(7) The data prepared by nonpartisan staff pursuant to this section shall not be used in the distribution of any state or federal aid.
C.R.S. § 2-3-130 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-130
2-3-130. Audit - department of corrections - budget practices - third-party auditor
Status: in_force

2-3-130. Audit - department of corrections - budget practices - third-party auditor. As soon as practicable, but no later than October 1, 2024, the state auditor shall engage a third-party consultant to conduct an evaluation of the department of corrections, created in section 24-1-128.5. In partnership with the department of corrections, the evaluation must examine the department of corrections' budget practices, including personnel-related costs, contract staff spending, operational costs driven by caseload, user fees levied, and the cash funds associated with the department of corrections. The third-party consultant shall make recommendations to the department of corrections throughout the evaluation and update the joint budget committee and legislative audit committee with preliminary findings and recommendations by March 1, 2025. The third-party consultant shall report its final findings and recommendations to the department, the joint budget committee, and the legislative audit committee by June 30, 2025.
C.R.S. § 2-3-902 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 9 / Section 2-3-902
2-3-902. Duties of committee
Status: in_force

2-3-902. Duties of committee. (1) The committee shall:

(a) Make an ongoing examination of the statutes of the state and current judicial decisions for the purpose of discovering defects and anachronisms in the law and recommending needed reforms; except that the committee shall not consider any matter that is currently pending or appealable before any court;

(b) Receive, solicit, and consider proposed changes in the law recommended by the American law institute, any bar association, or other learned bodies;

(c) Receive, solicit, and consider suggestions from justices, judges, legislators, and other public officials, lawyers, and the public generally as to defects and anachronisms in the law;

(d) Recommend, upon an affirmative vote by at least five legislative members of the committee, and in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, legislation annually to effect such changes in the law as it deems necessary in order to modify or eliminate antiquated, redundant, or contradictory rules of law and to bring the law of this state into harmony with modern conditions; and

(e) Report its findings and recommendations on or before July 1 of each year to the legislature and, if it deems advisable, attach to its report copies of any proposed bills intended to carry out any of its recommendations.

(2) Any legislation proposed by the committee and sponsored by a committee member under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section is exempt from the five-bill limitation specified in rule 24 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives.

(3) The committee shall propose legislation only to streamline, reduce, or repeal provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The committee shall endeavor to recommend legislation that cumulatively has, in each legislative session, no net increase in the number of laws or pages of laws in the Colorado Revised Statutes.
C.R.S. § 2-3-127 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-127
2-3-127. Audit of statewide education accountability systems - report - legislative decla
Status: repealed

2-3-127. Audit of statewide education accountability systems - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-216 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-216
2-4-216. Limitations on statutory programs
Status: in_force

2-4-216. Limitations on statutory programs. (1) When the general assembly creates statutory programs which are not required by federal law and which offer and provide services or assistance or both to persons in this state, the general assembly gives rise to a reasonable expectation that such services or assistance or both will be provided by the state in a manner consistent with the statutes which created the programs. However, the general assembly does not commit itself or the taxpayers of the state to the provision of a particular level of funding for such programs and does not create rights in the ultimate recipient to a particular level of service or assistance or both. The general assembly intends that the level of funding, and thus the level of service or assistance or both, shall be in the full and complete discretion of the general assembly, consistent with the statute which created the program.

(2) In the statutes creating some of these programs, the general assembly expressly conditions any rights arising under such programs by the use of the words "within available appropriations" or "subject to available appropriations" or similar words of limitation. The purpose of the use of these words of limitation is to reaffirm the principles set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) At the time such a program is created, the general assembly appropriates funds for its implementation, taking into account many factors, including but not limited to the availability of revenues, the importance of the program, and needs of recipients when balanced with the needs of recipients under other state programs. The amount of the initial appropriation indicates a program's priority in relation to other state programs. The general assembly reasonably expects that the priority of the program will be subject to annual changes which will be reflected in the modification of the annual appropriation for the program. If the general assembly desires a substantive change in the program, or to eliminate the program, that can be accomplished by amendment of the statutory law which created the program.

(4) It is the purpose of the general assembly, through the enactment of this section, to clarify that the rights, if any, created through the enactment of statutory programs are subject to substantial modification through the annual appropriation process, so long as the modification is consistent with the statute which created the program.
C.R.S. § 2-2-406 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 2-2-406
2-2-406. Contempt of either house
Status: in_force

2-2-406. Contempt of either house. (1) The senate and the house of representatives may each punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the same session of the general assembly, as and for a contempt, disorderly conduct of its members, officers, employees, or others committed in the immediate view of the senate or the house of representatives and tending to interrupt its proceedings. Imprisonment for contempt shall be effected by a warrant in the name of the people of the state, signed by the presiding officer of the house in which the contempt occurred, directed to the chief security officer of such house or the state police and ordering the apprehension of the contemnor and the delivery of him to the sheriff of the county in which the alleged contempt occurred for detention by said sheriff in accordance with such warrant, subject to such bail as may be set by the district court of the county in which the alleged contempt occurred. A finding of contempt and imprisonment therefor shall not constitute a bar to any other proceeding, civil or criminal, for the same act.

(2) Notice of the proposed contempt citation shall be published in a resolution of the house in which the contempt occurred approved first by a majority of a committee and then of the house itself. If the contempt is committed before the house itself rather than a committee thereof, a resolution of the house itself shall be sufficient. Persons actually named in the resolution shall be either personally served or otherwise be given notice in the same manner as is provided by law and the Colorado rules of civil procedure for acquisition of jurisdiction over the person in civil actions. The notice shall include:

(a) A statement of the terms or substance of the offense which caused the citation to be issued;

(b) A statement of the time and place of the hearing before the committee which first passed the contempt resolution or before the house in which the contempt occurred, as the case may be. The person to be cited shall be required to show cause why he should not be found in contempt. The time and place for hearing shall allow reasonable time to give the person to be cited notice of the charges against him and to prepare an appropriate defense concerning them.

(3) The contempt hearing shall give the person to be cited an opportunity for an oral presentation before the committee or before the house in which the contempt occurred, whichever is holding the hearing, for submission of written arguments, and for the right to counsel at the hearing.

(4) A person to be cited shall be found in contempt and shall be punished therefor only after a majority of the committee which initiated the contempt proceeding finds, after notice and a hearing which satisfies the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, that the person cited has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed a contempt as defined in this section. The committee shall state in a report to the full house the reasons for its finding. If the full house affirms by a majority vote the finding of the committee, the cited person shall be held in contempt.

(5) If the contempt citation is initiated by the house itself because of a contempt committed before the house, the person to be cited shall be punished for contempt if the house itself finds, by a majority vote, after notice and a hearing which satisfies the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, that the person cited has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed a contempt as defined in this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-124 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-124
2-3-124. Audits of reports of recidivism and educational outcomes by the division of yout
Status: in_force

2-3-124. Audits of reports of recidivism and educational outcomes by the division of youth services. (1) On or before January 1, 2019, and on or before January 1, 2024, the state auditor shall audit the reports of recidivism rates and educational outcomes for youth committed to the division of youth services in the state department of human services, prepared pursuant to section 19-2.5-1501 (4). Each such audit must examine the division's reports during the preceding five years for accuracy and quality. After January 1, 2024, the state auditor, at the auditor's discretion, may conduct additional audits of the division of youth services reports of recidivism rates and educational outcomes for youth committed to the division.

(2) The judicial department shall provide data to the state auditor as permissible by law for the purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1705 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1705
2-3-1705. Staff assistance
Status: in_force

2-3-1705. Staff assistance. The legislative council staff and the office of legislative legal services shall assist the joint technology committee in carrying out its duties.
C.R.S. § 2-3-302 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-302
2-3-302. Organization - meetings
Status: in_force

2-3-302. Organization - meetings. (1) The chair and vice-chair of the executive committee shall serve as the chair and vice-chair of the council; and the council shall prescribe its own rules of procedure, and may appoint subcommittees from the membership of the general assembly and other persons to assist in carrying out its functions.

(2) The council shall meet as often as may be necessary to perform its functions, but it shall not meet less frequently than once in each quarter of the calendar year.

(3) Nine members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority thereof, or of the number of members present if more than a quorum, shall have authority to act on any matter within the jurisdiction of the council.
C.R.S. § 2-2-325 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-325
2-2-325. Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies
Status: in_force

2-2-325. Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies. Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments or reappointments of persons to a board, commission, committee, council, panel, or authority by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the majority leader of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the senate shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments or reappointments shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, the majority leader of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.
C.R.S. § 2-2-506 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-506
2-2-506. Precinct boundaries
Status: in_force

2-2-506. Precinct boundaries. (1) (a) Pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, the clerk and recorder of each county, subject to the approval of its board of county commissioners, shall redraw the general election precincts in such county to ensure that no general election precinct is contained within more than one state representative, state senatorial, or congressional district.

(b) and (c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1623, § 9, effective May 31, 1994.)

(d) Not more than one week after such approval of precinct boundaries and in accordance with sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, C.R.S., the board of county commissioners shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the county precinct boundary map showing thereon the revised and reestablished general election precinct boundaries and the boundaries of any legislative or congressional district, if said county is divided into two or more state representative, state senatorial, or congressional districts.

(2) The board of county commissioners shall notify the county chairman of each of the two major political parties of any general election precinct boundaries revised and reestablished in accordance with the provisions of this section within five days after the establishment of precinct boundaries in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-2-403 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 2-2-403
2-2-403. Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly
Status: in_force

2-2-403. Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly. (1) The state shall save harmless and indemnify all members, officers, and employees of the general assembly, either house thereof, or committees of the general assembly or either house thereof from financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act by such member, officer, or employee, as long as such member, officer, or employee at the time damages were sustained was performing duties relating to the maintenance of order in connection with the operation of the general assembly, either house thereof, or any committee of the general assembly or either house thereof, or involving the security, health, or safety of any member, officer, or employee of the general assembly, either house or a committee thereof, or the general public, and as long as such damage did not result from the willful and wrongful act or gross negligence of such member, officer, or employee; except that such member, officer, or employee shall, within five days after the time he is served with any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand, or pleading, deliver the original or a copy thereof to the attorney general.

(2) Upon such delivery the attorney general may assume control of the representation of such member, officer, or employee. Such member, officer, or employee shall cooperate fully with the attorney general's defense.

(3) This section shall not in any way impair, limit, or modify the rights or obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance.

(4) The benefits of this section shall inure only to such members, officers, and employees and shall not enlarge or diminish the rights of any other party.
C.R.S. § 2-3-603 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 2-3-603
2-3-603. Meetings - organization
Status: in_force

2-3-603. Meetings - organization. The commissioners shall meet at least once a year and shall organize by the election of a chairman who shall hold office for a term of one year and until his successor is elected. The director of the office of legislative legal services shall be ex officio the secretary of the commission, or the director may designate an employee of the office to act as secretary of the commission. The office shall provide assistance to the commissioners who are members of the general assembly in their efforts to enact legislation concerning subjects upon which uniformity may be deemed desirable.
C.R.S. § 2-4-201 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-201
2-4-201. Intentions in the enactment of statutes
Status: in_force

2-4-201. Intentions in the enactment of statutes. (1) In enacting a statute, it is presumed that:

(a) Compliance with the constitutions of the state of Colorado and the United States is intended;

(b) The entire statute is intended to be effective;

(c) A just and reasonable result is intended;

(d) A result feasible of execution is intended;

(e) Public interest is favored over any private interest.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1305.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1305.5
2-3-1305.5. Continuation projects - future appropriations
Status: repealed

2-3-1305.5. Continuation projects - future appropriations. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-303.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-303.5
2-2-303.5. Time for convening regular sessions - procedure for convening earlier
Status: in_force

2-2-303.5. Time for convening regular sessions - procedure for convening earlier. (1) The provisions of this section are enacted in furtherance of section 7 of article V of the state constitution, which provides that the general assembly shall meet in regular session at 10 a.m. no later than the second Wednesday of January of each year.

(2) Unless a different date is established in accordance with subsection (3) or (4) of this section, the general assembly shall meet in regular session at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of January of each year.

(3) The general assembly, acting by joint resolution, may designate the date of convening the next regular session of the general assembly. Any date designated pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be a date on or after January 1 but prior to the date specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) In the event the general assembly does not act during the regular session pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the executive committee of the legislative council, after the regular session but no later than November 1, may designate the date of convening the next regular session of the general assembly. Any date designated pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be a date on or after January 1 but prior to the date specified in subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2305 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2305
2-2-2305. Black Coloradan racial equity study - historical research
Status: in_force

2-2-2305. Black Coloradan racial equity study - historical research. [This section is effective (see editor's note following this section)] (1) (a) As part of the study, the state historical society shall conduct historical research to determine any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to practices, systems, and policies of the state. The historical research must focus on and include all of the following, as each may be attributable to state governmental entities, policies, systems, and practices:

(I) Research on potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans in the following subject areas: Access to asset and wealth building, including residential and commercial loans, capital investments, and grants for businesses; tax policy; K-12 education; postsecondary education, including higher education and workforce training programs; home ownership and access to housing as an owner or tenant; health disparities and access to health care; policing and police brutality; incarceration for crimes; and overall treatment of Black Coloradans and trends in the criminal justice system. The society shall focus its research in the subject areas based on guidance from the commission about specific topics for study within the subject areas.

(II) Research into the extent state governmental entities' policies, systems, and practices may have contributed to any harm caused to historically impacted Black Coloradans.

(b) In conducting the historical research, the society may consider and incorporate other research and studies that are relevant to the subject areas described in this subsection (1).

(2) (a) The society shall conduct at least two community engagement sessions in different geographic locations in the state for the public to offer input based on lived experience with state governmental entities, policies, systems, and practices that have resulted in systemic racism and discrimination against historically impacted Black Coloradans and their impact on individuals, families, and the community as a whole. Each community engagement session must be held at a time and in a place that the commission determines is sufficient to maximize attendance. The society shall allow members of the public to participate and provide comments in person, remotely, and in writing.

(b) The society may conduct additional community engagement sessions or engage with the community through interviews and other methods determined by the society.

(3) The society may enter into an agreement with one or more third-party entities to conduct all or part of the historical research.

(4) Beginning three months after the effective date of this section, the society shall provide the commission with quarterly updates about the status of the study. The society shall consider the commission's feedback on the updates.

(5) No later than two years and six months after the effective date of this section, the society shall submit a report to the commission with the results of its historical research conducted pursuant to this section and any recommendations of the society.
C.R.S. § 2-4-213 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-213
2-4-213. Form of enacting clause
Status: in_force

2-4-213. Form of enacting clause. All acts of the general assembly of the state of Colorado shall be designated, known, and acknowledged in each such act of said state as follows: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado".
C.R.S. § 2-1-107 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-107
2-1-107. Changes in county and municipal boundaries
Status: in_force

2-1-107. Changes in county and municipal boundaries. Whenever the boundaries of a congressional district coincide with the boundaries of a county or municipality and said county or municipal boundaries are changed by annexation or detachment, the boundaries of the congressional district remain the same until such time as a new redistricting is made following a national census as provided in sections 44 to 44.6 of article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1501 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 15 / Section 2-2-1501
2-2-1501. Legislative task force on the business personal property tax - creation - duties
Status: repealed

2-2-1501. Legislative task force on the business personal property tax - creation - duties - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-106 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-106
2-4-106. Month
Status: in_force

2-4-106. Month. The word "month" means a calendar month.
C.R.S. § 2-5-101 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-101
2-5-101. Compilation of Colorado Revised Statutes
Status: in_force

2-5-101. Compilation of Colorado Revised Statutes. (1) The revisor of statutes, referred to in this article as the "revisor", under the supervision and direction of the committee on legal services, referred to in this article as the "committee", shall compile, edit, arrange, and prepare for publication all laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature.

(2) The statutes shall be arranged and collated into such code titles, articles, and sections, and under such a numbering system as the committee approves and directs. The committee shall designate the number of volumes to comprise a set of the statutes for purposes of this arrangement and collating.

(3) The compilation of statutory laws and nonstatutory material provided for in this article, originally entitled "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973" and cited as "C.R.S. 1973", shall, on and after July 1, 1983, be entitled "Colorado Revised Statutes" and may be cited as "C.R.S.". Reference to individual sections of the statutes shall be cited substantially in the following manner: "Section 1-1-101, C.R.S.". Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 or to C.R.S. 1973 shall be deemed to refer to Colorado Revised Statutes or to C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 2-4-207 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-207
2-4-207. Original controls over subsequent printing
Status: in_force

2-4-207. Original controls over subsequent printing. If the language of the official copy of a statute conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the language of the official copy prevails.
C.R.S. § 2-3-507 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-507
2-3-507. Office space in or near capitol - office hours - appropriations
Status: in_force

2-3-507. Office space in or near capitol - office hours - appropriations. (1) The office shall be provided with suitable office space in the state capitol complex that is within one-quarter mile of the capitol building, so situated as to be convenient for the members of the general assembly. Throughout the year, the office shall be kept open during the hours prevailing in other legislative staff offices in or near the state capitol, and at such other times in order to efficiently serve the general assembly.

(2) Adequate appropriations shall be made to carry out the purposes of this part 5, to be included in the appropriation to the legislative department. The controller is authorized and directed to draw warrants monthly in payment of the salaries of personnel, and in payment of expenditures of the office, on vouchers signed by the chair of the committee or, in the absence of the chair, by the vice-chair; except that any payroll voucher or any other voucher that does not exceed five thousand dollars may be signed by the staff director or, with prior written approval of the chair of the committee, by the staff director's authorized designee.
C.R.S. § 2-5-123 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-123
2-5-123. Publishing - publication - effective date
Status: repealed

2-5-123. Publishing - publication - effective date. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-319 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-319
2-2-319. Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage
Status: in_force

2-2-319. Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage. The general assembly declares that the provisions of sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 relate not to compensation but to the necessity of certain traveling expenses and that the purpose is neither to increase compensation nor mileage.
C.R.S. § 2-2-310 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-310
2-2-310. Senate and house journals published
Status: in_force

2-2-310. Senate and house journals published. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall have copies of each of the journals of their respective houses published as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each session of the general assembly. The journals covering regular sessions and special sessions may be combined in a single volume for this purpose. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall, as soon as possible after adjournment of any session of the general assembly, deliver to the state archives the original journals of their respective houses. They shall also deliver to the printer a complete and accurate copy of the same, indexed and ready for printing, and also a brief index of all bills, resolutions, and memorials introduced in each of their respective houses during the session. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall certify the correctness of the published copies of said journals, which certificates shall be included in and made a part of such publications. Said journals, when printed and certified, together with all former printed volumes of house and senate journals of preceding sessions of general assemblies of the state of Colorado, published by authority of the state of Colorado, shall be taken and held as prima facie evidence of the originals thereof.
C.R.S. § 2-3-706 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 2-3-706
2-3-706. Successor to committee on statute revision
Status: repealed

2-3-706. Successor to committee on statute revision. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-209 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-209
2-3-209. Long-range financial plan - definitions
Status: in_force

2-3-209. Long-range financial plan - definitions. (1) As used in this section, "state agency" means a state agency that submits a budget request to the joint budget committee in accordance with section 2-3-208, whether the request is submitted directly by the state agency or by the office of state planning and budgeting on behalf of the state agency.

(2) Each state agency shall develop a long-range financial plan on or before November 1, 2019, and update the plan on or before November 1 of each of the next four years thereafter. The purpose of the long-range financial plan is to:

(a) Require the state agency to anticipate and strategically plan for future contingencies that may impact the state agency's ability to meet its performance goals;

(b) Assist the state agency as it prepares its annual budget request;

(c) Provide additional information to the general assembly so that it can appropriate money in light of possible future changes; and

(d) Provide notice to the public about the potential growth or decline of state government in the future.

(3) The department of state, the department of treasury, the department of law, and the judicial branch shall each publish the required components of the long-range financial plan for their respective state agencies. The office of state planning and budgeting shall publish the required components of the long-range financial plan in its annual budget instructions for all other state agencies. A long-range financial plan submitted pursuant to this subsection (3) may include the following components:

(a) A statement of the state agency's mission;

(b) A description of the major functions of the state agency;

(c) A description of the state agency's performance goals;

(d) A performance evaluation of the state agency's major programs, including an identification of programs that may not be meeting the program objectives or performance goals, and a recommendation on strategies to improve performance;

(e) A description of anticipated trends, conditions, or events that could impact the ability of the state agency to meet its goals and objectives; and

(f) A description of any programs currently funded in whole or in part with federal funds or gifts, grants, or donations that the department anticipates will decrease in the future and, therefore, may require state money as a backfill.

(4) Each state agency shall submit a copy of its long-range financial plan to the joint budget committee along with its budget request that is submitted in accordance with section 2-3-208; except that, if the office of state planning and budgeting submits a budget request on behalf of a state agency, the office may also submit the state agency's long-range financial plan.

(5) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to update and submit the long-range financial plan continues as set forth in subsection (2) of this section. A long-range financial plan remains in effect until it is updated for the next state fiscal year. To the extent possible, the state agency shall utilize information that is included in the state agency's annual performance report prepared in accordance with section 2-7-205.

(6) Each state agency shall post its long-range financial plans on its official website at the same time it is submitted to the joint budget committee.
C.R.S. § 2-2-322.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-322.5
2-2-322.5. Demographic notes - definitions
Status: in_force

2-2-322.5. Demographic notes - definitions. (1) For purposes of this section:

(a) "Demographic note" means a note that uses available data to outline the potential effects of a legislative measure on disparities within the state, including a statement of whether the measure is likely to increase or decrease disparities to the extent the data is available.

(b) "Disparities" means the difference in economic, employment, health, education, or public safety outcomes between the state population as a whole and subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, geography, or any other relevant characteristic for which data are available.

(2) (a) Commencing with the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly and during each regular session thereafter, the staff of the legislative council shall prepare demographic notes on legislative bills as specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(b) The speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate may each request the preparation of a demographic note on up to five legislative bills, or more at the discretion of the director of research of the legislative council.

(c) Prior to commencing work on a demographic note, the staff of the legislative council shall meet with the member of leadership requesting the demographic note and with the sponsor of the legislative bill to discuss whether a demographic note can practically be completed for that legislative bill. If not, the member of leadership may request a demographic note, within the limits specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section, on a different legislative bill that might be more conducive to a demographic note's analysis.

(d) No later than December 1, 2019, the director of research of the legislative council shall develop the procedures for requesting, completing, and updating the demographic notes and such procedures must be memorialized in a letter to the executive committee of the legislative council.

(3) (a) Each state department, agency, or institution shall cooperate with and provide information for a demographic note on a legislative bill in the manner requested by the staff of the legislative council.

(b) The state department, agency, or institution shall meet the deadlines established by the staff of the legislative council for providing a response to a request for information made pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section or shall specify the need for additional time to provide the response. If additional time is required to respond to the request for information, the staff of the legislative council shall set a reasonable time for providing the information.

(4) The director of research may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purpose of paying for training on demographic notes for the staff of the legislative council.