C.R.S. § 24-75-228 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-228
24-75-228. Economic recovery and relief cash fund - creation - allowable uses - interim tas
Status: repealed

24-75-228. Economic recovery and relief cash fund - creation - allowable uses - interim task force - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" means the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", Pub.L. 117-2, as the act may be subsequently amended.

(b) "Department" means a principal department identified in section 24-1-110 and the judicial department. The term also includes the office of the governor, including any offices created therein.

(c) "Fund" means the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in subsection (2)(a) of this section or an identical companion fund created by operation of section 24-75-226 (4)(c).

(2) (a) The economic recovery and relief cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund in accordance with subsection (3) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. To respond to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 or its negative economic impacts or for the provision of government services, the general assembly may appropriate or transfer money from the fund to a department for the following uses:

(I) Assistance to small businesses;

(II) Assistance to individuals and households;

(III) Assistance to nonprofit organizations;

(IV) Public health expenditures for COVID-19 prevention and response, including expenditures for public health staff;

(V) Administrative costs associated with COVID-19 public health emergency assistance programs;

(VI) Aid to impacted industries;

(VII) Assistance to unemployed workers;

(VIII) Contributions to the unemployment compensation fund created in section 8-77-101 (1); and

(IX) Relief efforts for unmet needs, especially for communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(b) In addition to the uses set forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section:

(I) The general assembly may appropriate money to a department from the fund or transfer the money to another cash fund to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.

(II) (A) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that many businesses in the state, large and small, and especially businesses in rural areas, sustained significant negative economic impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and it is therefore important and appropriate that any economic development efforts undertaken with money from the fund to support the state's businesses meet the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic or its negative economic consequences as specified under the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021".

(B) Fifteen days after June 21, 2021, forty million dollars shall be transferred to the Colorado economic development fund created in section 24-46-105. Subject to the requirements in subsection (2)(a) of this section and section 24-75-226 (4)(b), the Colorado office of economic development shall use ten million dollars to incentivize or support businesses in rural Colorado or to undertake any other economic development activity in rural Colorado permitted in section 24-46-105 in response to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Colorado office of economic development shall use the remaining money, subject to the requirements in subsection (4) of this section, to provide grants to businesses or to undertake any other economic development activity permitted in section 24-46-105 in response to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(III) Money from the fund may be used for domestic violence, sexual assault, or culturally specific programs described in article 7.5 of title 26; crime victim services funded through the Colorado crime victim services fund established in section 24-33.5-505.5; and services funded through the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund described in section 24-4.2-103.

(2.5) (a) Upon June 2, 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer twenty million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund as follows:

(I) Three million dollars to the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10), which must be expended for the purposes specified in section 23-31-313 (6)(a)(IV);

(II) Two million dollars to the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund created in section 24-33-117 (1), which must be expended for the purposes specified in section 24-33-117 (3);

(III) Ten million dollars to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121 (1)(a), which must be expended for the purposes specified in section 37-60-121 (12);

(IV) Two million five hundred thousand dollars to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121 (1)(a), which must be expended for the purposes specified in section 37-60-121 (13); and

(V) Two million five hundred thousand dollars to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund created in section 37-60-121 (1)(a), which must be expended for the purposes specified in section 37-60-121 (14).

(a.5) Notwithstanding subsections (2.5)(a)(IV) and (2.5)(a)(V) of this section, on or after July 1, 2024, any money transferred by the state treasurer to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund, created in section 37-60-121 (1)(a), pursuant to subsections (2.5)(a)(IV) and (2.5)(a)(V) of this section may be expended for any of the purposes specified in section 37-60-121 (13) or (14).

(b) The watershed restoration programs, wildfire mitigation programs, and the provision of services to assist political subdivisions of the state and other entities in the draw down of federal funds to which the state treasurer shall transfer money from the fund pursuant to subsection (2.5)(a) of this section are essential government services.

(c) Any department that receives money from the transfer made by the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (2.5)(a) of this section shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226 (5).

(d) Any money that originates from the ARPA refinance state money cash fund that is transferred to a fund pursuant to section 24-75-226.5 to refinance money that was transferred from the economic recovery and relief cash fund pursuant to this subsection (2.5) must be spent for the same purpose as the refinanced money as set forth in subsection (2.5)(a) of this section.

(3) (a) Three days after June 21, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer eight hundred forty-eight million seven hundred sixty-one thousand seven hundred ninety dollars from the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" cash fund created in section 24-75-226 to the fund.

(b) Repealed.

(3.5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, within three business days after May 27, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer from the fund the following amounts that originate from money the state received from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund:

(a) Seventy million dollars to the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" cash fund created in section 24-75-226 (2);

(b) Ten million dollars to the revenue loss restoration cash fund created in section 24-75-227 (2)(a);

(c) Fifteen million dollars to the affordable housing and home ownership cash fund created in section 24-75-229 (3)(a); and

(d) One million four hundred thirty-seven thousand one hundred seventy-two dollars to the workers, employers, and workforce centers cash fund created in section 24-75-231 (2)(a).

(3.7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, within three business days after May 27, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer ten million dollars from the fund that originates from the general fund to the revenue loss restoration cash fund created in section 24-75-227 (2)(a).

(4) A department may expend money that originates from money the state received from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund that is appropriated or transferred from the fund for purposes permitted under the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" and shall not use the money for any purpose prohibited by the act. A department or any person who receives money from the fund shall comply with any requirements set forth in section 24-75-226.

(5) (a) The executive committee of the legislative council shall, by resolution, create a task force to meet during the 2021 legislative interim and issue a report with recommendations to the general assembly and the governor on policies that use money from the fund to provide a stimulative effect to the state's economy, necessary relief for Coloradans, or that address emerging economic disparities resulting from the pandemic.

(b) The staff of the joint budget committee shall review the recommendations made by the task force to ascertain whether the recommendations will result in programs requiring ongoing appropriations of state money after the federal money has been expended and to identify whether the recommendations are duplicative of any existing state programs or appropriations, or duplicative of any existing federally funded state program.

(c) The general assembly may appropriate general fund money from the fund for the reasonable expenses of the task force.

(d) The task force may include nonlegislative members and create working groups to assist them. The executive committee of the legislative council shall specify requirements for members' participation in the task force. The task force shall not submit bill drafts as part of their recommendations.

(5.8) Pursuant to section 24-75-226.5 (6), on December 31, 2026, the state treasurer shall transfer any unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund that originates from the ARPA refinance state money cash fund to the ARPA refinance state money cash fund.

(6) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 24-54.8-204 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.8 / Part 2 / Section 24-54.8-204
24-54.8-204. Severability
Status: in_force

24-54.8-204. Severability. If any provision of this part 2 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this part 2 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this part 2 are declared to be severable.
C.R.S. § 24-60-2001 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 20 / Section 24-60-2001
24-60-2001. Short title
Status: in_force

24-60-2001. Short title. This part 20 shall be known and may be cited as the "Interstate Compact on Agricultural Grain Marketing".
C.R.S. § 24-51-412 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 4 / Section 24-51-412
24-51-412. Denver public schools district - contributions and disbursements - legislative d
Status: in_force

24-51-412. Denver public schools district - contributions and disbursements - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The Denver public schools has ongoing payment obligations related to certain pension certificates of participation that were issued in 1997 and 2008, referred to in this section as "PCOPS";

(b) Proceeds of the PCOPS were contributed to the Denver public schools retirement system trust fund, resulting in a funded ratio of the Denver public schools retirement system that exceeds the funded ratio of the school division of the association;

(c) As specified in section 24-51-401, "Table A - Contribution Rates", the employers in the Denver public schools division are scheduled to pay a contribution rate three and six-tenths percent higher than employers in the school division of the association;

(d) In recognition of the fact that Denver public schools retirement system's funded ratio exceeds that of the school division of the association as a result of the contributions from the PCOPS, the payments the Denver public schools makes in respect to the PCOPS provides a basis for the use of an offset in calculating the total of its employer contribution and the amortization equalization disbursement and supplemental amortization equalization disbursement.

(2) Due to the circumstances specified in subsection (1) of this section, contributions required to be made by employers in the Denver public schools division pursuant to section 24-51-401 (1.7)(a) and disbursements required to be made pursuant to section 24-51-411 shall be reduced by an amount in each year equal to the obligations of the Denver public schools with respect to outstanding PCOPS, or any obligations incurred to refinance the PCOPS, at a fixed effective annual interest rate of eight and one-half percent and with principal maturities as they exist on January 1, 2010, or on the date of issuance of any obligations to refinance the PCOPS, recognizing that it is not the intention to increase substantially the offset by accelerating principal maturities through refinancing. The annual offset may be applied by the Denver public schools in installments as it determines so long as there are sufficient monthly contributions to fund the DPS health care trust fund and the annual increase reserve required pursuant to section 24-51-1009, taking into account the true-up provisions in section 24-51-401, and the calculation of the offset shall be included in the contribution reports required by section 24-51-401 (1.7)(a). Since, as stated in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the funded ratio of the Denver public schools retirement system trust fund presently exceeds that of the school division of the association, the anticipated equalization of the funded ratios over a thirty-year period of the two divisions provided in section 24-51-401 (2) may necessarily result in a decline in the funded ratio of the Denver public schools division trust fund. Denver public schools shall annually submit to the association audited financial statements showing the actual debt service experience related to the PCOPS.

(3) Pursuant to section 24-51-1701, the board of the association presently intends to present recommendations to the general assembly concerning the association's defined benefit plans, including the school division and the Denver public schools division, to attempt to assure security and sustainability of the plans. Nothing contained in these findings and declarations or elsewhere in this article is intended to restrict the powers of the general assembly to fix and adjust the level of contributions or disbursements required of employers hereafter.

(4) (a) Under no circumstance shall any debt obligations of the Denver public schools become obligations of the association, any other employer affiliated with the association, or the state. In addition, under no circumstance shall any obligations of the association under a debt instrument issued by the association become obligations of the Denver public schools.

(b) Nothing in this subsection (4) shall limit the application of any of the following provisions to Denver public schools, any charter school that is chartered by Denver public schools, or any charter school that serves students of Denver public schools: Section 22-41-110, C.R.S., relating to timely payment of school district obligations; section 22-30.5-406, C.R.S., relating to direct payment of charter school bonds; section 22-30.5-408, C.R.S., relating to the replenishment of charter school debt service reserve funds; or any other program that is available to school districts or charter schools that meet the conditions set forth in state law.
C.R.S. § 24-50-510 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 5 / Section 24-50-510
24-50-510. Annual report of contracts
Status: repealed

24-50-510. Annual report of contracts. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-10-106.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-106.5
24-10-106.5. Duty of care
Status: in_force

24-10-106.5. Duty of care. (1) In order to encourage the provision of services to protect the public health and safety and to allow public entities to allocate their limited fiscal resources, a public entity or public employee shall not be deemed to have assumed a duty of care where none otherwise existed by the performance of a service or an act of assistance for the benefit of any person. The adoption of a policy or a regulation to protect any person's health or safety shall not give rise to a duty of care on the part of a public entity or public employee where none otherwise existed. In addition, the enforcement of or failure to enforce any such policy or regulation or the mere fact that an inspection was conducted in the course of enforcing such policy or regulation shall not give rise to a duty of care where none otherwise existed; however, in a situation in which sovereign immunity has been waived in accordance with the provisions of this article, nothing shall be deemed to foreclose the assumption of a duty of care by a public entity or public employee when the public entity or public employee requires any person to perform any act as the result of such an inspection or as the result of the application of such policy or regulation. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a public entity of a duty of care expressly imposed under other statutory provision.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 24-10-106.3, which recognizes a duty of reasonable care upon public school districts, charter schools, and their employees, nothing in this article shall be deemed to create any duty of care.
C.R.S. § 24-75-905 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 9 / Section 24-75-905
24-75-905. Authority to issue and sell notes
Status: in_force

24-75-905. Authority to issue and sell notes. (1) The state treasurer, on behalf of the state, may, by resolution, issue from time to time and sell notes payable from the anticipated revenue of any fund in order to accomplish any of the purposes of this part 9. The proceeds of the notes may be applied for the payment of the costs of issuing the notes, for the payment of any expenditure otherwise payable from the revenue of the fund upon which the notes are issued, for the payment of the principal of, the interest on, or any premium due in connection with the redemption, purchase, or payment of any notes, or for the payment of any combination thereof. Pending such application, such proceeds may be invested or deposited as provided in this part 9.

(2) The state treasurer has the following powers in order to accomplish any of the purposes of this part 9, in addition to the powers otherwise granted by law:

(a) To use the seal of the state treasurer;

(b) To issue notes for the purposes provided in this part 9;

(c) To adopt resolutions;

(d) To engage the services of consultants, financial advisors, underwriters, attorneys, paying agents, registrars, remarketing agents, indexing agents, depositories, and other agents whose services may be required in connection with the notes;

(e) To enter into contracts and agreements in connection with the notes, including but not limited to contracts with persons specified in paragraph (d) of this subsection (2) and contracts providing for the purchase or repurchase of the notes; and

(f) To do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes of this part 9 and in connection with the issuance of notes.

(3) The controller and the director of the office of state planning and budgeting shall, at the request of the state treasurer, assist and advise the state treasurer concerning the amount of notes to be issued and the terms and conditions under which the notes are to be issued.
C.R.S. § 24-10-113.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-113.5
24-10-113.5. Attorney general to notify general assembly
Status: in_force

24-10-113.5. Attorney general to notify general assembly. (1) If a final money judgment is obtained against the state, payment of which requires an appropriation, and the appropriate appellate remedies have been exhausted or the time limit for such remedies has expired, the attorney general, within twenty days after such occurrence, shall certify to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, or the director of the office of legislative legal services if the general assembly is not in session, the title of the action, the civil action number, and the amount of money due and owing for the payment in full satisfaction of the final judgment.

(2) If a claim against the state is settled and such settlement requires an appropriation by the general assembly, the attorney general, within twenty days after such settlement, shall make the certification required by subsection (1) of this section, which certification shall state the names of the parties and the amount of money necessary for the settlement.
C.R.S. § 24-72-305.3 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72 / Part 3 / Section 24-72-305.3
24-72-305.3. Private access to criminal history records of volunteers and employees of charit
Status: in_force

24-72-305.3. Private access to criminal history records of volunteers and employees of charitable organizations.

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1233, § 1, effective June 5, 2001.)

(2) (a) As used in this subsection (2):

(I) "Authorized agency" means a division or office of a state designated by a state to report, receive, or disseminate information under the "Volunteers for Children Act", contained in Public Law 105-251, as amended.

(II) "Bureau" means the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401.

(III) "Care" means the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.

(IV) "Convicted" means a conviction by a jury or by a court and shall also include a deferred judgment and sentence agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, a deferred adjudication agreement, an adjudication, and a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

(V) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1233, § 1, effective June 5, 2001.)

(V.2) "The elderly" means persons sixty years of age or older receiving care.

(V.5) "Individuals with disabilities" means persons with a mental or physical impairment who require assistance to perform one or more daily living tasks.

(VI) "Provider" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 42 U.S.C. sec. 5119c and includes an owner of, an employee of, an applicant seeking employment with, or a volunteer with a qualified entity.

(VII) "Qualified entity" means a business or organization, whether public, private, for-profit, not-for-profit, or voluntary, that provides care or care placement services, including a business or organization that licenses or certifies others to provide care or care placement services.

(b) For the purpose of implementing the provisions of the "Volunteers for Children Act", contained in Public Law 105-251, as amended, on and after July 1, 2000, each qualified entity in the state may contact an authorized agency for the purpose of determining whether a provider has been convicted of, or is under pending indictment for, a crime that bears upon the provider's fitness to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. Such crimes shall include, but need not be limited to:

(I) Felony child abuse, as specified in section 18-6-401, C.R.S.;

(II) A crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406, C.R.S.;

(III) Any felony offenses involving unlawful sexual behavior, as defined in section 16-22-102 (9), C.R.S.;

(IV) Any felony, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3, C.R.S.;

(V) Any felony offense in any other state, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of any one of the offenses described in subparagraphs (I) to (IV) of this paragraph (b).

(c) (I) For purposes of this subsection (2), the bureau shall be designated an authorized agency. The executive director of the department of public safety shall identify by rule, consistent with applicable federal and state law, those entities that may serve as qualified entities. In addition, the director of the department of public safety may promulgate all reasonable and necessary rules to implement this subsection (2).

(II) For purposes of this subsection (2):

(A) The department of human services, created in section 24-1-120, may serve as an authorized agency for those qualified entities that are regulated by the said department. The state board of human services shall identify by rule, consistent with applicable federal and state law, those entities that may serve as qualified entities. In addition, the state board of human services may promulgate all reasonable and necessary rules to implement this subsection (2).

(B) The department of public health and environment, created in section 24-1-119, may serve as an authorized agency for those qualified entities that are regulated by said department. The state board of health shall identify by rule, consistent with applicable federal and state law, those entities that may serve as qualified entities. In addition, the state board of health may promulgate all reasonable and necessary rules to implement this subsection (2).

(C) The department of education, created in section 24-1-115, may serve as an authorized agency for those qualified entities that are regulated by said department. The state board of education shall identify by rule, consistent with applicable federal and state law, those entities that may serve as qualified entities. In addition, the state board of education may promulgate all reasonable and necessary rules to implement this subsection (2).

(d) Any authorized agency reporting, receiving, or disseminating criminal history record information pursuant to this subsection (2) shall request such information only through the bureau. The bureau, in responding to such request, shall access records that are maintained by or within this state and any other state or territory of the United States, any other nation, or any agency or subdivision of the United States including, but not limited to, the federal bureau of investigation in the United States department of justice.
C.R.S. § 24-46-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 24-46-105
24-46-105. Colorado economic development fund - creation - report - repeal
Status: repealed

24-46-105. Colorado economic development fund - creation - report - repeal. (1) (a) There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Colorado economic development fund, referred to in this part 1 as the "fund", which shall be administered by the commission and which consists of all money that may be available to the commission. The commission may transfer to the fund any general fund money appropriated to the commission and the commission may expend such money without further appropriation.

(b) (I) On April 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall transfer five million dollars from the general fund to the fund. The commission shall allocate the money transferred pursuant to this subsection (1)(b)(I) to the Colorado office of economic development created pursuant to section 24-48.5-101 to use in connection with the federal "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022", Pub.L. 117-167.

(II) In addition to the reporting requirements specified in section 24-48.5-101 (7) and notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before November 1, 2023, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter through 2028, the Colorado office of economic development shall submit a report to the joint budget committee detailing how the Colorado office of economic development is expending the money transferred pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section and detailing all projects that the Colorado office of economic development funded pursuant to the federal "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022", Pub.L. 117-167. The report must include the following information:

(A) A detailed list of the projects funded;

(B) The identity of all entities receiving funding and the geographic location of the entities receiving funding;

(C) The type of funding provided;

(D) Any anticipated economic benefits that the funding is expected to produce;

(E) Project timelines and anticipated completion dates;

(F) Any efforts to provide funding to rural or underserved areas; and

(G) The amount of any administrative costs related to administering the money transferred pursuant to subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section.

(III) This subsection (1)(b) is repealed, effective December 31, 2028.

(c) (I) On July 1, 2024, the state treasurer shall transfer eight million dollars from the general fund to the fund. The commission shall use the funds transferred pursuant to this subsection (1)(c)(I) to contract with the Colorado housing and finance authority, created in part 7 of article 4 of title 29, for the purposes described in section 24-46-104 (1)(q).

(II) This subsection (1)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(2) The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, except as provided in subsection (2.5) of this section, for the purposes of this part 1. Any moneys not expended or encumbered from any appropriation at the end of any fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. Any interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund shall not be credited to the general fund of the state but shall instead be credited to the revolving account created in subsection (2.5) of this section. Contributions of money, property, or services may be received from any state agency, county, municipality, federal agency, person, or corporation for use in carrying out the purposes of this part 1.

(2.5) (a) The moneys in the fund may be used by the commission to make grants or loans to both public and private persons and entities for use in carrying out the purposes of this part 1, subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this subsection (2.5) and subsections (3) and (4) of this section. In determining whether to make a grant or loan, the commission shall consider each of the following guidelines:

(I) The amount of the grant or loan;

(II) The number of jobs that are likely to be generated in the state as a direct or indirect result of the facility or operation the grant or loan would fund and ancillary facilities thereto;

(III) The quality and wage level of jobs created;

(IV) The extent to which a person or entity establishing or expanding a business operation or facility intends to employ Colorado residents at the new or expanded operation or facility the grant or loan would fund and ancillary facilities thereto;

(V) The extent to which a person or entity establishing or expanding a business facility or operation intends to contract with Colorado residents and Colorado-based companies for services and goods at the new or expanded operation or facility the grant or loan would fund and ancillary facilities thereto; and

(VI) The extent of the public benefits expected to result from the grant or loan.

(b) The commission may establish whatever terms and conditions it deems appropriate in making grants or loans pursuant to this section; except that the terms and conditions established by the commission shall meet or exceed the requirements established in subsection (4) of this section for a grant or loan awarded in part or in whole based on a private person's or entity's creation of full-time permanent new jobs in the state. The loan amount and any interest earned thereon shall be paid back to the commission, and such moneys shall be credited to a special account in the fund to be known as the revolving account. In accordance with subsection (2) of this section, interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the economic development fund shall also be credited to the revolving account. All moneys in the revolving account may be used by the commission to make loans and grants as provided in this subsection (2.5) without further appropriation by the general assembly. The commission shall not approve grants or loans to state departments or agencies for specific projects which are typically considered by the general assembly in the general appropriation bill or in supplemental appropriation bills unless the joint budget committee approves the application for such grants or loans.

(3) The governor is not authorized to expend moneys from the fund unless such expenditure has been reviewed and recommended by the commission. The governor may reject any recommendations by the commission.

(4) (a) The commission shall award a grant or loan from moneys in the fund based in part or in whole on a private person's or entity's creation of full-time permanent new jobs in the state, only if the person or entity:

(I) Pays all of its new employees hired on or after August 3, 2007, a minimum wage as determined by the commission;

(II) Creates one or more new jobs and maintains the jobs for at least one year; and

(III) (A) Has not been adjudicated to be in violation of any federal, state, or local laws affecting the health, safety, or working conditions of employees for at least the prior five years, as certified by the person or entity; or

(B) Has been adjudicated to be in violation of a federal, state, or local law affecting the health, safety, or working conditions of employees within five years of applying for a grant or loan pursuant to this section, but can provide evidence to the commission that it has corrected the violation or has taken steps to correct the violation and can provide an estimated date by which the violation will be corrected.

(b) The provisions of this subsection (4) do not apply to the following:

(I) A nonprofit entity;

(II) An intern or trainee who is under the age of twenty-one and who is employed for a period of not longer than three months; or

(III) Grants awarded to new businesses under the rural jump-start zone act under section 39-30.5-105 (5).

(c) No person or entity shall pay an employee through a third party or treat an employee as a subcontractor or independent contractor to avoid the requirements of this subsection (4). The provisions of this paragraph (c) shall not apply to a person or entity that hires subcontractors or independent contractors in the normal course of the person's or entity's business.

(5) and (6) Repealed.

(7) (a) There is hereby created an account within the Colorado economic development fund established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to be known as the rural jump-start zone grant fund account. The account consists of any money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The money in the account is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes set forth in this subsection (7). Any money not expended or encumbered from any appropriation at the end of any fiscal year remains available for expenditure in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. The money in the account may be used:

(I) By the commission to make grants as set forth in sections 39-30.5-104 (7)(c) and (7)(d) and 39-30.5-105 (5); and

(II) For the direct and indirect costs that the Colorado office of economic development incurs, not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars to administer the rural jump-start zone grant program under section 39-30.5-105 (5).

(b) This subsection (7) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025. Any money remaining in the rural jump-start zone grant fund account on June 30, 2025, reverts to the general fund.
C.R.S. § 24-30-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 1 / Section 24-30-101
24-30-101. Department of personnel - state support services
Status: in_force

24-30-101. Department of personnel - state support services. On and after July 1, 1995, in an effort to eliminate unnecessary functions, avoid duplication, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve services to the state and the public, the rights, powers, duties, functions, obligations, and divisions of the department of administration are transferred to the department of personnel.
C.R.S. § 24-1-118 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-118
24-1-118. Department of institutions - creation
Status: repealed

24-1-118. Department of institutions - creation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-80-1302 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 13 / Section 24-80-1302
24-80-1302. Discovery of human remains
Status: in_force

24-80-1302. Discovery of human remains. (1) Except as provided in section 24-80-1303 with regard to anthropological investigations, any person who discovers on any land suspected human skeletal remains or who knowingly disturbs such remains shall immediately notify the coroner or medical examiner of the county wherein the remains are located and the sheriff, police chief, or land managing agency official.

(2) The coroner or medical examiner shall conduct an on-site inquiry within forty-eight hours after such notification to attempt to determine whether such skeletal remains are human remains and to determine their forensic value. If it is confirmed that the remains are human remains and of forensic value, the coroner or medical examiner shall take legal custody of the human remains pursuant to section 30-10-606 (1.2), C.R.S. If it is confirmed that the remains are human remains but of no forensic value, the coroner or medical examiner shall notify the state archaeologist of the discovery. The state archaeologist shall recommend security measures for the site.

(3) Prior to further disturbance, the state archaeologist shall cause the human remains to be examined by a qualified archaeologist to determine whether the remains are more than one hundred years old and to evaluate the integrity of their archaeological context. Complete documentation of the archaeological context of the human remains shall be accomplished in a timely manner.

(4) (a) If the on-site inquiry discloses that the human remains are Native American, the state archaeologist shall notify the commission.

(b) The remains shall be disinterred unless the landowner, the state archaeologist, and the chairman of the commission or his designee unanimously agree to leave the remains in situ.

(c) Disinterment shall be conducted carefully, respectfully, and in accordance with proper archaeological methods and by an archaeologist who holds a permit issued under sections 24-80-405 and 24-80-406. In the event the remains are left in situ, they shall be covered over.

(d) Without the landowner's express consent for an extension of time, disinterment shall be accomplished no later than ten consecutive days after the state archaeologist has received notification from the coroner or medical examiner pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(e) The archaeologist who conducts the disinterment will assume temporary custody of the human remains, for a period not to exceed one year from the date of disinterment, for the purpose of study and analysis. In the event that a period in excess of one year is required to complete such study and analysis, the commission shall hold a hearing and may, based upon its findings, grant an extension. During the period that the human remains are in the temporary custody of the archaeologist who conducted the disinterment, an archaeological analysis and report shall be prepared. At the same time, a physical anthropological study shall be conducted to include, but not be limited to, osteometric measurement, pathological analysis, and age, sex, and cause of death determinations. The cost of the disinterment, archaeological analysis, and physical anthropological study shall be borne by the state archaeologist except when the human remains are recovered from private lands. In the latter case, if no party can be identified who will bear the cost of such scientific study, the state archaeologist shall bear such costs.

(f) Upon completion of the studies pursuant to paragraph (e) of this subsection (4), the state archaeologist shall consult with the commission regarding reinterment.

(5) Those remains which are verifiably nonnative American and are otherwise unclaimed will be delivered to the county coroner or medical examiner for further conveyance to the Colorado state anatomical board.
C.R.S. § 24-103-910 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 9 / Section 24-103-910
24-103-910. Use of foreign-produced goods - iron, steel, and related manufactured products -
Status: in_force

24-103-910. Use of foreign-produced goods - iron, steel, and related manufactured products - disclosure - report - definitions. (1) The contractor for any public works project that is funded by a state agency as defined in section 24-30-1301 (17) or by a state institution of higher education as defined in section 24-30-1301 (18), that does not receive any federal moneys, and that costs more than five hundred thousand dollars shall, upon completion of the project, make a good faith effort to disclose to the department of personnel the five most costly goods incorporated into the project, including iron, steel, or related manufactured goods; except that, for public projects under the supervision of the department of transportation, the contractor shall disclose such information to the department of transportation.

(2) (a) In the case of an iron or steel product, the product will be considered manufactured in the United States if all of the manufacturing processes for the final product take place in the United States.

(b) In the case of a manufactured good, a good will be considered manufactured in the United States if all of the manufacturing processes for the final product take place in the United States irrespective of the origin of the manufactured good's subcomponents.

(c) In order for a manufactured good to be considered subject to disclosure under this article 103, the product must be manufactured predominantly of steel or iron. The manufactured good is deemed a product manufactured predominantly of steel or iron if the product consists of more than fifty percent steel or iron content when it is delivered to the job site for installation.

(3) The disclosure must state the total cost and country of origin of the five most costly goods used on a project, including iron, steel, and related manufactured goods described pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The contractor may rely on documents provided by third-party vendors when disclosing the country of origin of iron, steel, or related manufactured goods. In addition, the disclosure must state whether the public works project was subject to any existing domestic content preference, including 41 U.S.C. secs. 8301 to 8305, 23 U.S.C. sec. 313, 49 U.S.C. sec. 5323, 49 U.S.C. sec. 24305, 49 U.S.C. sec. 24405, and 49 U.S.C. secs. 50101 to 50105. The contractor shall disclose the information in a manner to be determined by the department.

(4) The department shall issue an annual report detailing the information that contractors submitted to the department and to the department of transportation pursuant to subsections (1) to (3) of this section. The report must include aggregate data collected for the calendar year and analysis of the data broken down by product and public works project type. The report shall not publicly disclose any proprietary information provided by the contractor that is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24. The department shall make the report available to the public on the department's website.

(5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Country of origin" shall have the meaning ascribed to it under 19 U.S.C. sec. 1304 and 19 CFR 134.

(b) "Public works" shall have the same meaning as "public project" as defined in section 24-92-102 (8)(a).

(c) "United States" means the United States of America and includes all territory, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(6) Nothing in this section applies to any project that receives federal moneys. In addition, nothing in this section contravenes any existing treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States. Contracts entered into in accordance with any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States do not violate this section to the extent of that accordance. The requirements of this section are suspended if such requirements would contravene any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States, or would cause denial of federal moneys or preclude the ability to access federal moneys that would otherwise be available.
C.R.S. § 24-32-3702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 37 / Section 24-32-3702
24-32-3702. Housing needs assessment methodology - statewide housing needs assessment - disp
Status: in_force

24-32-3702. Housing needs assessment methodology - statewide housing needs assessment - displacement risk guidance. (1) (a) No later than December 31, 2024, the director shall develop reasonable methodologies for conducting statewide, regional, and local housing needs assessments. The methodologies described in this subsection (1)(a) must establish baseline standards that seek to produce accurate data for internal state agency planning and grant programs and efficiently procure data for use by regions and local governments for planning purposes, but must also be designed to minimize the fiscal burden on local governments and regional entities conducting housing needs assessments. In developing the methodologies and guidance described in this section, the director shall consult with local governments and experts in planning and zoning, affordable housing, disability rights, homelessness resolution and prevention, tenants' rights, experts with demonstrated experience in conducting high-quality housing needs assessments and engagement of underrepresented communities, and other fields focused on housing needs planning. Prior to finalizing the assessment methodology and displacement risk mitigation strategies directory created pursuant to section 24-32-3706 (4), the division of local government shall engage in targeted outreach with focus groups for historically underconsulted and disproportionately impacted stakeholders, residents, and businesses to identify the primary reasons for displacement included among those identified in section 24-32-3701 (4).

(b) No later than November 30, 2027, and every six years thereafter, the director shall conduct a statewide housing needs assessment that analyzes existing and future statewide housing needs. The director shall publish a report based on the statewide housing needs assessment and regional and local housing needs assessments accepted by the department pursuant to section 24-32-3703 (3) or 24-32-3704 (3) that identifies current housing stock and estimates the number and type of dwelling units needed to accommodate future housing needs of the state based on population change projections. The report shall categorize statewide housing needs by household size; household type, including accessible, visitable, supportive, for-sale, and rental housing; and income levels, including extremely low-, very low-, low-, moderate-, and middle-income households as designated by the United States department of housing and urban development.

(c) The methodology for conducting a regional housing needs assessment must include methods for a regional entity to:

(I) Estimate existing housing stock in the region and in each local jurisdiction that forms the region;

(II) Estimate housing needs in the region and each local government's jurisdiction that forms the region, sorted by income level and dwelling type, including accessible units, supportive units, for-sale units, and rental units;

(III) Estimate the number of households in the region and each local government's jurisdiction that forms the region;

(IV) Estimate the number of jobs in the region and each local government's jurisdiction that forms the region, sorted by annual salary and wage;

(V) Estimate an allocation of housing needs identified in subsection (1)(c)(II) of this section to each local government in the region or contributing to housing needs in the region based on the number of jobs and each local government's dependence on jobs in the region, among other factors, to promote a balance of jobs at all salary levels and homes affordable to persons in the region holding jobs at all income levels in the region;

(VI) Identify areas at elevated risk of displacement in the region and each local government's jurisdiction that forms the region;

(VII) Estimate the water supply needs for the dwelling units identified in subsections (1)(c)(I) and (1)(c)(II) of this section using per capita water use rates identified in consultation with the department of natural resources; and

(VIII) Assess market limitations on the development of for-sale multifamily residential housing in the region.

(d) The methodology for conducting a local housing needs assessment must include methods and acceptable publicly available data sources for a local government to:

(I) Estimate existing housing stock in the local government's jurisdiction;

(II) Estimate housing needs within the local government's jurisdiction, sorted by income level and dwelling type, including accessible units, visitable units, supportive units, for-sale units, and rental units;

(III) Estimate the number of households in the local government's jurisdiction;

(IV) Estimate the number of jobs in the local government's jurisdiction sorted by annual salary and wage;

(V) Incorporate a portion of housing needs identified in any applicable state and regional housing needs assessment for the local government, as appropriate, based on the number of jobs and each local government's dependence on jobs in the region, among other factors, to promote a balance of jobs at all salary levels and homes affordable to persons in the region holding jobs at all income levels;

(VI) Identify areas at elevated risk of displacement in the local government's jurisdiction;

(VII) Estimate water supply needs for the dwelling units identified in subsections (1)(d)(I) and (1)(d)(II) of this section using per capita water use rates identified in consultation with the department of natural resources; and

(VIII) Assess market limitations on the development of housing in the local government's jurisdiction.

(e) The methodologies for regional and local housing needs assessments must include the following:

(I) A requirement that housing needs assessments include recommended policy and programmatic responses to the findings of the housing needs assessment, including the assessment of displacement risk; and

(II) Guidance regarding housing action plans created pursuant to section 24-32-3705, including the inclusion of recommendations for housing action plans in housing needs assessments and the sequencing of housing needs assessments and housing action plans.

(2) The methodologies for estimating housing needs in housing needs assessments must be based on the following baseline components for each region and local government:

(a) Existing and projected housing shortages and surpluses for different household types and income levels, including extremely low-, very low-, low-, moderate-, and middle-income households as designated by the United States department of housing and urban development;

(b) Existing housing diversity and stock;

(c) Current jobs by income level;

(d) Current median income;

(e) Population change projections, job growth projections, and demographic trends forecasted by the state demography office;

(f) Population and demographics;

(g) Measures of local resources dedicated to the development of affordable housing;

(h) Vacancy rates;

(i) Measures of homelessness and housing instability; and

(j) The job-housing balance, including the availability of housing for low-income workers.

(3) No later than December 31, 2024, the director shall develop guidance for regions and local governments to conduct a displacement risk assessment. In developing the guidance, the department shall include methods, with variations for different local contexts including the size and resource levels of local governments, for local governments to use to:

(a) Gather feedback through community engagement;

(b) Identify information from neighborhood-level early displacement warning and response systems or, if those systems are unavailable, identify the best available local, regional, state, or federal data that can be analyzed to identify residents at elevated displacement risk, which may include:

(I) The percentage of households that are extremely low-, very low-, and low-income, as designated by the United States department of housing and urban development;

(II) The percentage of residents who are renters;

(III) The percentage of cost-burdened households, defined as households that spend more than thirty percent of the household's income on housing needs;

(IV) The number of adults who are twenty-five years of age or older and have not earned at least a high school diploma;

(V) The percentage of households in which English is not the primary spoken language;

(VI) The number of single heads of household with children under eighteen years of age;

(VII) Data regarding rents or home values that are increasing at a substantially higher rate than adjacent neighborhoods in the region or local government's jurisdiction;

(VIII) Data regarding neighborhoods with high volume of sales of owner-occupied or investor-owned housing;

(IX) Data regarding increased sales and use taxes generated from commercial and retail activity;

(X) Data regarding business closures; and

(XI) The percentage of housing stock built prior to 1970;

(c) Identify the location of manufactured home parks;

(d) Identify areas that qualify as disadvantaged as determined with the climate and economic justice screening tool developed by the council on environmental quality in the office of the president of the United States; and

(e) Identify areas that will experience increased zoning capacity on or after January 1, 2025.

(4) Any methodology or guidance developed by the director pursuant to this section must permit the substitution of an assessment of housing needs or displacement risk conducted pursuant to the requirements of any other federal or state law or regulation.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-704 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 7 / Section 24-46.3-704
24-46.3-704. Work force innovation grant program - creation - local boards to administer - el
Status: in_force

24-46.3-704. Work force innovation grant program - creation - local boards to administer - eligibility for grants - use of grants - grant proposal requirements - other innovation activities performed by local boards - reporting to statewide database. (1) (a) The work force innovation grant program is hereby created for the purpose of promoting innovation in order to improve outcomes for learners and workers, including underserved populations, by promoting partnerships and helping prepare Coloradans for well-paying, quality jobs. The state council shall administer the program and shall distribute the money allocated to the program pursuant to section 24-46.3-703 (1)(a) to work force development boards based on a formula that considers the following factors in each work force development area:

(I) The share of unemployment claims;

(II) The total jobs lost and the total jobs lost in the industries most impacted by the public health emergency; and

(III) Other factors determined by the state council.

(b) (I) The work force development boards shall use the money distributed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section:

(A) To award grants to eligible applicants through a competitive process, consistent with subsections (2) and (3) of this section;

(B) For outcomes-based or pay-for-performance contracts with grant recipients, consistent with subsections (2) and (3) of this section;

(C) For new program development;

(D) To expand access to existing programs;

(E) For outreach and engagement, especially to marginalized or disproportionately impacted populations; and

(F) For career coaching and navigation for individuals.

(II) Work force development boards may use up to ten percent of the money distributed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section for administrative costs associated with performing the activities specified in subsection (1)(b)(I) of this section.

(2) (a) An applicant for a grant from a work force development board:

(I) Must demonstrate that the applicant is an eligible applicant;

(II) May apply for a grant in partnership with one or more subapplicants; and

(III) Is encouraged to apply for a grant with partners in order to support transformative strategies focused on systemic alignment with Colorado work force centers.

(b) If applying with one or more subapplicants, an applicant must identify the specific role each subapplicant will serve and the reason why the applicant and subapplicant have partnered in the application, including how the lead applicant will distribute money to subapplicants and what amounts would be shared among the applicant and subapplicants.

(c) The work force development boards may partner with each other to administer grants.

(d) All grants awarded pursuant to this section must be obligated and spent in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d).

(3) The work force development boards shall award grants to eligible applicants applying for grants for proposals that will build in-demand skills, connect workers and learners to quality jobs, and drive employer engagement in talent development in any of the following areas:

(a) Supporting work-based learning, skill development, training completion, and quality job placement through the following:

(I) Providing quality education and training for reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling individuals who are in COVID-19-impacted households and underserved populations that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, which may include entrepreneurship; digital literacy and inclusion activities; work force readiness; on-the-job training; short-term, in-demand credentials; or apprenticeships;

(II) Building accountable partnerships and systems to dramatically improve outcomes or decrease costs for workers and learners to access quality education and training;

(III) Providing supportive services and equipment to workers and learners with barriers to accessing education, training, and job placement;

(IV) Increasing access to career counseling and navigation programs for in-school and out-of-school workers and learners;

(V) Developing new, work-based learning programs in partnership with employers; or

(VI) Increasing access to English-as-a-second-language and other career readiness programs that enable equitable access and integration;

(b) Supporting employers and small businesses to mitigate financial hardships resulting from the public health emergency or providing greater opportunities for communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 to engage in talent development through the following:

(I) Increasing adoption of skills-based practices, including incentivizing new skills-based hires;

(II) Developing or expanding incumbent worker training and work-based learning programs in partnership with Colorado work force centers, training providers, community-based organizations, local education providers, and institutions of higher education; or

(III) Building new internal pathways for existing employees; and

(c) Increasing participation by underserved communities, including Black, Indigenous, and people of color, people with disabilities, new Americans, ex-offenders, and older workers, through the following:

(I) Adopting focused outreach strategies specific to underserved communities;

(II) Increasing partnership with community-based organizations that serve these populations in order to support existing trusted messengers that can enhance outreach; or

(III) Improving language access, to include American sign language, to ensure outreach and participation.

(4) An applicant should address the following in its project proposal:

(a) The need for the project, specifying how and why the project is designed to meet the need based on data and evidence;

(b) The proposed impact of the project, including how the project will improve outcomes for workers and students or increase employer engagement;

(c) The partnerships fostered by the project, including the degree to which the project has support from community-based organizations such as local chambers of commerce, nonprofit organizations, businesses, or faith-based organizations;

(d) The sustainability of the project, specifying how the project will continue after the grant term expires;

(e) The governance of the project, specifying how the project will ensure appropriate administration, monitoring, reporting, and compliance for the grant;

(f) The innovation of the project, specifying how the project supports innovative, locally driven solutions to respond to community needs; and

(g) The equity of the project, specifying how the project will improve education and economic outcomes for underserved populations or communities.

(5) Each work force development board that awards grants to eligible applicants pursuant to this section shall report information as required by section 24-46.3-706 to the connecting Colorado database to track participants and facilitate an evaluation of the grant recipient's use of the grant award and the outcomes achieved.

(6) Each eligible applicant that receives a grant pursuant to this section shall comply with any reporting requirements as determined by the state controller pursuant to section 24-75-226.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1201
24-33.5-1201. Division of fire prevention and control - creation - public school construction
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1201. Division of fire prevention and control - creation - public school construction and inspection section - health facility construction and inspection section - legislative declaration. (1) (a) There is hereby created within the department the division of fire prevention and control. The head of the division is the director of the division of fire prevention and control. The executive director shall appoint the director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. Only those persons meeting the qualifications described in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) are eligible for appointment.

(b) Pursuant to this part 12, the director is responsible for the delivery, management, and administration of fire protection and life safety-related codes and standards, fire investigations, fire safety education for the public, and fire prevention services for the state. In order to be eligible for appointment as director, a person must be qualified in both structural and wildland fire suppression, mitigation, and prevention, have at least ten years of experience in an organized career fire department, and meet, or will meet within one year of hire, the job performance requirements specified in the national fire protection association's standard 1037 as the professional qualifications for fire marshal.

(c) (I) Whenever the division of fire safety is referred to or designated by any contract or other document, the reference or designation applies to the division of fire prevention and control.

(II) (A) Whenever any law refers to the division of fire safety, that law shall be construed as referring to the division of fire prevention and control.

(B) Repealed.

(2) The division, the office of the director, the advisory board created in section 24-33.5-1204, and the board of appeals created in section 24-33.5-1213.7 are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of public safety and the executive director.

(3) (a) There is created in the division the public school construction and inspection section to implement the provisions of sections 22-32-124 (2) and 23-71-122 (1)(v) and to administer and enforce the codes in accordance with sections 24-33.5-1213 and 24-33.5-1213.3. The public school construction and inspection section is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division and the executive director.

(b) The executive director shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties and exercise the powers specified in sections 22-32-124 and 23-71-122 (1)(v), C.R.S., and in this part 12. The executive director may delegate appointing authority as appropriate.

(c) and (d) Repealed.

(4) (a) (I) Effective July 1, 2012, the division of fire prevention and control shall execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations relating to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management vested previously in the board of governors of the Colorado state university system or the state forest service thereunder, as those rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations existed on June 30, 2012.

(II) There is created in the division of fire prevention and control the wildland fire management section to implement this subsection (4) and sections 24-33.5-1217 to 24-33.5-1226.5. The wildland fire management section is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division of fire prevention and control.

(b) (I) On July 1, 2012, all positions of employment in the state forest service of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system that are principally related to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management shall be transferred to the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety and shall become employment positions in the wildland fire management section therein.

(II) On July 1, 2012, all employees of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system or the state forest service thereunder who are employed in a capacity principally related to and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management shall be considered employees of the wildland fire management section in the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety. Such employees shall retain all rights under the state personnel system and to retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous.

(III) On July 1, 2012, all moneys previously received or appropriated to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system relating principally to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, and management, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the board, are transferred to the wildland fire management section in the division of fire prevention and control and shall become the property thereof.

(IV) On July 1, 2012, all items of personal property of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system relating principally to fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, and management, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the board, are transferred to the wildland fire management section in the division of fire prevention and control and shall become the property thereof.

(V) Any and all claims and liabilities, including costs and attorneys' fees, relating in any way to the performance of any fire and wildfire preparedness, response, suppression, coordination, or management duties that were performed by the board or its employees on or before June 30, 2012, are transferred to and assumed by the state exclusively through the division, and such claims or liabilities, if any, are the sole responsibility of the state by and through the department of public safety, and no other public entity or agency, including the board and its employees, shall be responsible or liable for any such claims, liabilities, or damages.

(5) (a) There is created in the division the health facility construction and inspection section to implement section 24-33.5-1212.5 and to administer and enforce the codes in accordance with sections 24-33.5-1212.5 and 24-33.5-1213. The health facility construction and inspection section is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division and the executive director.

(b) On and after July 1, 2013, all positions of employment in the department of public health and environment for which principal duties are concerned with life safety inspection and that are determined by the director to be necessary to carry out the purposes of the health facility construction and inspection section are transferred to the division and are employment positions therein. The executive director shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties and exercise the powers specified in this part 12. The executive director may delegate appointing authority as appropriate.

(c) On and after July 1, 2013, all employees of the department of public health and environment carrying out the duties principally relating to life safety code compliance are employees of the health facility construction and inspection section in the division. The employees retain all rights under the state personnel system and to retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services are deemed to have been continuous.

(d) On July 1, 2013, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the department of public health and environment used in carrying out the duties principally relating to life safety code compliance are transferred to the health facility construction and inspection section in the division and become the property of that section.

(e) On December 10, 2012, the division and the governor received approval from the secretary of the United States department of health and human services, pursuant to section F3 of the revised agreement, dated October 1, 1985, entered into between the secretary and the state of Colorado pursuant to section 1864 of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395aa, dated October 1, 1985, and pursuant to section 4006A of the related state operation manual, for the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to fulfill the duties under that law associated with the assessment of compliance with the federal fire safety code requirements for health facilities, and a modification to waivers for residential medicaid provider types to allow the division to conduct construction plans and inspections.

(f) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that, in discharging its duties under this article, as they pertain to health facility buildings and structures, the health facility construction and inspection section is encouraged to cooperate with local authorities, especially in regard to plan reviews and whether such plans comport with local requirements.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1408 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 24-30-1408
24-30-1408. Emergency contracts
Status: in_force

24-30-1408. Emergency contracts. In a situation for which the principal representative determines it is necessary to make emergency contracts because there exists a threat to public health, welfare, or safety under emergency conditions, there is no requirement of public notice, or of compliance with the selection process pursuant to this part 14, but the principal representative shall document, in writing, the basis for the emergency and for the selection of the particular person to provide professional services.
C.R.S. § 24-36-303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 3 / Section 24-36-303
24-36-303. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-36-303. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Administrator" means an entity that the state treasurer contracts with pursuant to section 24-36-304 to administer the program.

(2) "Council" means the council established pursuant to section 24-31-1102 (3)(c) by the financial empowerment office created in section 24-31-1101.

(3) "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as SARS-CoV-2.

(4) "Fund" means the Colorado household financial recovery pilot program fund created in section 24-36-306.

(5) "Program" means the Colorado household financial recovery pilot program created in this part 3.
C.R.S. § 24-77-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 77 / Part 1 / Section 24-77-108
24-77-108. Creation of a new fee-based enterprise
Status: in_force

24-77-108. Creation of a new fee-based enterprise. In order to provide transparency and oversight to government mandated fees the People of the State of Colorado find and declare that:

(1) A state enterprise qualified or created after January 1, 2021, as defined under Colo. Const. Art. X, section 20(2)(d), shall not receive more than $100,000,000 in revenue from fees and surcharges in its first five fiscal years unless approved at a statewide general election. If a state enterprise has collected one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in fees and surcharges within its first five fiscal years prior to receiving voter approval, the state enterprise shall stop collecting fees and surcharges. Ballot titles for enterprises shall begin, "SHALL AN ENTERPRISE BE CREATED TO COLLECT REVENUE TOTALING (full dollar collection for first five fiscal years) IN ITS FIRST FIVE YEARS...?"

(2) Revenue collected for enterprises created simultaneously or within the five preceding years serving primarily the same purpose shall be aggregated in calculating the applicability of this section.

(3) For the purposes of applying the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section:

(a) Enterprises serve primarily the same purpose when they provide the same services in the same geographic area; and

(b) The first five fiscal years of a state enterprise for the purpose of calculating the one hundred million dollar amount set forth in subsection (1) are the first five state fiscal years since the creation or first qualification of the enterprise.
C.R.S. § 24-54-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54 / Section 24-54-104
24-54-104. Funds for plan or system - additional contribution
Status: in_force

24-54-104. Funds for plan or system - additional contribution. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any plan or system adopted pursuant to this article 54 shall require participants to contribute a percentage of their salaries toward the cost thereof, such rate of contribution to be not less than three percent of the participant's basic salary or wage. Participation in the public employees' retirement association shall be as provided by article 51 of this title 24.

(2) The governing body of each county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity shall establish the percentage of the governing body's contribution to any plan or system, adopted pursuant to this article 54, made on behalf of the participant of the county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity. The amount of the contribution made on behalf of each participant shall not be less than three percent of the participant's basic salary or wage. The percentage of the contribution made by a county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity to any plan or system and the percentage of the contribution made by the participant to a plan or system need not be the same as long as the percentage of the contribution made by either is not less than three percent of the participant's basic salary or wage.

(3) When a plan or system in lieu of social security benefits is established pursuant to the provisions of section 24-54-101 (5), such plan may require additional contributions from the county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity and its employees, and said contributions shall be set at a rate not to exceed the total contribution required by the county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity and its employees pursuant to the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act", as defined in section 24-53-101.

(4) Any plan or system adopted pursuant to this article may, pursuant to the provisions of section 414 (h)(2) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, provide that the county, municipality, political subdivision, or other participating entity may elect to pick up the contributions of employee or elected official participants required in this section.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1506 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 15 / Section 24-60-1506
24-60-1506. Commissioner of education to administer compact
Status: in_force

24-60-1506. Commissioner of education to administer compact. The commissioner of education shall be the compact administrator pursuant to article X of the compact, and the deputy compact administrator shall be the deputy state librarian.
C.R.S. § 24-80-212 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 2 / Section 24-80-212
24-80-212. Transfer of mineral exhibits and documents
Status: in_force

24-80-212. Transfer of mineral exhibits and documents. On July 1, 1959, there shall be transferred from the bureau of mines of the state of Colorado to the state historical society that certain mineral exhibit presently maintained by the bureau of mines in the Colorado state museum building, together with all mineral and other collections, specimens, exhibits, displays, records, documents, cases, and other materials pertaining to said exhibits and all collections and exhibits subordinate thereto. The said exhibit shall be and remain from the date of such transfer part of the general collections of the state historical society as described in this part 2, subject to the obligations and powers of the state historical society as set forth in this part 2. That portion of the Colorado state museum building now occupied by the said exhibit shall be transferred on July 1, 1959, to the occupancy and control of the state historical society.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1512 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1512
24-30-1512. Risk management fund and self-insured property fund not subject to insurance law
Status: in_force

24-30-1512. Risk management fund and self-insured property fund not subject to insurance laws. The setting aside of reserves for self-insurance purposes in the risk management fund created in section 24-30-1510, in the self-insured property fund created in section 24-30-1510.5, and in the state employee workers' compensation account in the risk management fund created in section 24-30-1510.7, shall not be construed to be creating an insurance company, nor shall the risk management fund or the self-insured property fund otherwise be subject to the provisions of the laws of this state regulating insurance or insurance companies. The requirements of section 10-4-624, C.R.S., concerning motor vehicle self-insurance are not applicable to this part 15.
C.R.S. § 24-20-501 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 24-20-501
24-20-501. Governor's commission on community service - creation - definition
Status: in_force

24-20-501. Governor's commission on community service - creation - definition. The governor's commission on community service, referred to in this part 5 as the "commission", is created in the office of the lieutenant governor.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1224 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1224
24-33.5-1224. Limitation of state responsibility
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1224. Limitation of state responsibility. Nothing in sections 24-33.5-1217 to 24-33.5-1228 authorizes any county fire warden, firefighter, or county officer to obligate the state for payment of any money.
C.R.S. § 24-82-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 1 / Section 24-82-105
24-82-105. Security for state capitol buildings group - jurisdiction of law enforcement per
Status: repealed

24-82-105. Security for state capitol buildings group - jurisdiction of law enforcement personnel on state property. (1) (a) The city and county of Denver is granted jurisdiction to enforce the laws of the state of Colorado for the security of persons and property in the state capitol buildings group. In addition, the city and county of Denver is granted jurisdiction to enforce the ordinances of the city and county of Denver for the security of such persons and property. For the purposes of this subsection (1) and such enforcement, the ordinances of the city and county of Denver relating to access to and conduct on properties of the city and county of Denver referred to as parks shall likewise apply to the grounds of the state capitol buildings group, as to persons not having business thereon; except that the powers of the manager of parks and recreation enumerated in such ordinance shall not apply to such grounds. As used in this subsection (1), "state capitol buildings group" means those state-owned buildings, together with the state-owned grounds adjacent thereto, in the city and county of Denver within the area bounded on the north by Sixteenth avenue, on the west by Broadway, on the south by Eleventh avenue, and on the east by Grant street, as shown on the official maps of the city and county of Denver.

(b) Repealed.

(2) In addition to any other provision of law concerning jurisdiction of law enforcement personnel on state property, there is hereby vested in city police, town marshals, and county sheriffs, their undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs, jurisdiction to enforce the laws of this state on any state-owned or state-operated properties within their respective jurisdictions and to cooperate with members of the Colorado state patrol and other state law enforcement officers in such enforcement.
C.R.S. § 24-11-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-106
24-11-106. Good Roads Day
Status: repealed

24-11-106. Good Roads Day. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-3.7-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 3.7 / Section 24-3.7-101
24-3.7-101. Statutory language required for creation of state boards and commissions
Status: in_force

24-3.7-101. Statutory language required for creation of state boards and commissions. When the general assembly statutorily creates any board or commission in state government, such statutory provision shall specify a termination date for such board or commission, the appointing authority for each member, any requirement for senate confirmation of appointments, the number and type of members, any per diem or allowance for expenses, the state department in which the board or commission shall be located, any explicit powers possessed by such board or commission, including but not limited to advisory authority, rule-making authority, or authority regarding the control of revenues, and any staffing, funding, or reporting requirements.
C.R.S. § 24-75-1303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 13 / Section 24-75-1303
24-75-1303. Report to general assembly
Status: in_force

24-75-1303. Report to general assembly. (1) On or before November 1, 2011, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter, each state agency shall submit to the joint budget committee of the general assembly a report, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of all grants made to the state agency during the immediately preceding state fiscal year, which grants provided funding for a bill enacted by the general assembly that relies entirely on grant moneys for the funding source of the program, service, study, interim committee, or other governmental function required by the bill. The state agency shall be prepared to review the report at the state agency's briefing with the joint budget committee in connection with its annual budget request.

(2) In compiling the report required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the state agency may use the documentation provided by the entity awarding the grant pursuant to section 24-75-1302.

(3) The report required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must include the following information for every grant received:

(a) The source of the grant;

(b) The amount of money that the state agency receives through the grant on an annual basis and the number of years that the state agency will receive such grant moneys; and

(c) The specific program that the grant is intended to support, including the bill number of the bill that created the program.

(4) In addition to the information specified in subsection (3) of this section, a state agency shall include in the report a statement of the state agency's intent regarding the sustainability of each program or service that is funded entirely by grant moneys in the event that grant moneys are no longer available to support the program or service in the future. If the state agency intends to continue the program or service after grant moneys are no longer available, the state agency shall include a statement regarding how the program or service will be funded.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a school district to submit information to the department of education for purposes of the report required in this section.
C.R.S. § 24-34-805 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 8 / Section 24-34-805
24-34-805. Family preservation safeguards for families that include a parent with a disabil
Status: in_force

24-34-805. Family preservation safeguards for families that include a parent with a disability - protections - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(I) Persons with disabilities continue to face unfair, preconceived, and unnecessary societal biases, as well as antiquated attitudes, regarding their ability to successfully parent their children;

(II) Persons with disabilities have faced these biases and preconceived attitudes in family and dependency law proceedings concerning parental responsibilities and parenting time decisions, public and private adoptions, guardianship, and foster care;

(III) Because of these societal biases and antiquated attitudes, children of persons with disabilities historically have been vulnerable to unnecessary removal from one or both of their parents' care or are restricted from enjoying meaningful time with one or both parents; and

(IV) Children have been denied the opportunity to enjoy the experience of living in loving homes with a parent or parents with a disability or other caretakers with a disability.

(b) Therefore, the general assembly declares that to protect the best interests of children who are parented by persons with disabilities or children who could be parented by persons with disabilities:

(I) Procedural safeguards are required in adherence to the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations; and

(II) It is necessary to have respect for the due process and equal protection rights of parents and prospective parents with disabilities in the context of child welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship, and adoption.

(2) Achieving the goal of family preservation for a parent or prospective parent with a disability includes the following requirements:

(a) A parent's disability alone must not serve as a basis for denial or restriction of parenting time or parental responsibilities in:

(I) A domestic law proceeding pursuant to title 14, without a clear nexus to the parent's ability to meet the needs of the child;

(II) A minor guardianship proceeding pursuant to title 15, without a clear nexus to the parent's ability to meet the needs of the child; or

(III) A dependency and neglect proceeding pursuant to title 19, except when it impacts the health or welfare of a child;

(b) A prospective adoptive parent's disability alone must not serve as a basis for the denial of his or her participation in a public or private adoption pursuant to article 5 of title 19 unless it would impact the health or welfare of a child;

(c) An individual's disability alone must not serve as a basis for the denial of temporary custody or foster care of a minor, except when it impacts the health or welfare of a child;

(d) In a case brought pursuant to title 14, a minor guardianship proceeding pursuant to title 15, or article 4 of title 19:

(I) Where a parent's or prospective guardian's disability is alleged to have a detrimental impact on a child, the party raising the allegation bears the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the behavior or behaviors of the parent or prospective parent are contrary to the child's best interest; and

(II) If the burden of proof required pursuant to subsection (2)(d)(I) of this section is met, the parent or prospective guardian with a disability must be given the opportunity to demonstrate how the implementation of supportive parenting services can alleviate any concerns that have been raised. The court may require that such supportive parenting services be provided or implemented, given the resources of the family, with an opportunity to review the need for continuation of such services within a reasonable period of time.

(e) In a dependency and neglect case brought pursuant to title 19, when a respondent parent's disability is alleged to impact the health or welfare of a child, the court shall find whether reasonable accommodations and modifications, as required by the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations, were provided to avoid nonemergency removal on the basis of disability.

(f) In a case brought pursuant to title 14, a minor guardianship proceeding pursuant to title 15, or articles 4 and 5 of title 19, if a court determines that the right of a parent or prospective guardian with a disability to parenting time, parental responsibilities, guardianship, or adoption should be denied, restricted, or conditioned in any manner, the court shall make specific findings of fact and law stating the basis for such a determination and why the provision of supportive parenting services is not a reasonable accommodation or remedy to prevent the denial or limitation.

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

(a) "Disability" has the same meaning as set forth in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations.

(b) "Supportive parenting services" means the provision of reasonable accommodations and modifications as set forth in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its related amendments and implementing regulations, and are directly related to a disability and that enable a parent with a disability to safely fulfill parental responsibilities.

(4) The short title of this section is the "Carrie Ann Lucas Parental Rights for People with Disabilities Act".
C.R.S. § 24-82-802 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 8 / Section 24-82-802
24-82-802. Financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements for rea
Status: in_force

24-82-802. Financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements for real property - definitions - financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation rental cash fund. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) (I) "Annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment" means the total amount due from the state on property subject to a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement and includes:

(A) The annual base rent scheduled to be paid and the additional rent estimated to be paid on or pursuant to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement and any ancillary agreements that may include, but need not be limited to, any of the following that are paid on a current basis and not paid by a seller or other third party as part of a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement: All acquisition costs, such as due diligence costs associated with evaluation of an existing building; land acquisition; penalties for breaking lease agreements; a capital reserve for space planning and capital improvements needed in the building for demolition and construction of tenant space for state agencies or the release to existing tenants; relocation costs; office furniture and equipment; insurance; and the costs associated with any financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation financing; plus

(B) Operating and maintenance costs and a reserve for controlled maintenance costs.

(II) For the construction of a new building on land owned or leased by the state, the acquisition costs may also include the architectural and engineering design and engineering costs, site preparation, provisions for utilities and tap fees, and materials and construction costs.

(b) "Annual rent costs" means base rent typically found in the leased space line item in the annual general appropriation bill plus all operation, maintenance, and related costs paid to a lessor or other third party.

(c) "Department" means the department of personnel, created in section 24-1-128.

(d) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of personnel.

(e) "Financed purchase of an asset agreement" and "certificate of participation agreement" shall have the same meanings as provided in section 24-82-801 (4).

(2) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the state treasurer, on behalf of the state of Colorado for the use of the department, is authorized to enter into one or more financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements for real and associated personal property existing or to be constructed pursuant to requirements of the state to be exclusively used, possessed, and managed by the department for state agencies and nonstate lessees of the department as the executive director may solely determine according to the plan approved pursuant to subsection (4) of this section and subject to the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement.

(b) Subject to section 2 of article XI of the state constitution, the state treasurer, for the use and benefit of the department, may enter into such financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements in conjunction with the state board of land commissioners, created pursuant to section 9 of article IX of the state constitution, or with a private person. The state treasurer shall transfer all benefits and responsibilities under the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement to the department. The department shall manage the property for the state as the executive director may solely determine, subject to the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement.

(3) The state treasurer shall enter into a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section on behalf of the state for the use and benefit of the department only if, at the time that the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement is executed:

(a) The state agencies that will be located in the property that is the subject of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement are funded, in whole or in part, by appropriations and a portion of the appropriations are being expended to pay rent to a seller;

(b) The projected annual rent costs of the state agencies that will be located in the property plus any current rental payments or rental payments projected to be received from nonstate lessees for each fiscal year during the maximum term of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement exceed the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment for the property, adjusted as appropriate to account for any differences in services provided to, or costs paid for the benefit of, the state under the related leases and financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements;

(c) The property or proposed construction plan for the property has been reviewed by the state architect who shall make written recommendations to the executive director for controlled maintenance needs during the term of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement;

(d) The plan for the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation transaction has been approved first by the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee of the general assembly pursuant to subsection (4) of this section;

(e) The executive director acknowledges his or her approval of the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements and any ancillary agreements;

(f) The agreements for the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation transaction accurately reflect the plan approved by the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee; and

(g) The state controller has approved all agreements pursuant to section 24-30-202.

(4) Prior to the state treasurer entering into any financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement pursuant to this section, the executive director shall submit the report required by section 24-82-102 (1) and the plan for the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation transaction to the office of state planning and budgeting. If the office of state planning and budgeting approves the report and the plan, it shall submit the report and the plan to the capital development committee of the general assembly. The capital development committee shall approve the plan or refer its recommendations regarding the plan, with written comments, to the executive director and the office of state planning and budgeting.

(5) Approval of the plan by the office of state planning and budgeting shall not authorize the department to expend any money on the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment in any fiscal year in an amount greater than the projected annual rent costs of the state agencies plus any rental payments projected to be received from nonstate lessees for such fiscal year, adjusted as appropriate to account for any differences in services provided to, or costs paid for the benefit of, the state under the related leases and financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements.

(6) The state of Colorado, acting by and through the state treasurer, for the use and benefit of the department may, at the state treasurer's sole discretion, enter into one or more financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements authorized by subsection (2) of this section with any for-profit or nonprofit corporation, trust, or commercial bank as a trustee, as seller.

(7) (a) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section shall provide that all of the obligations of the state under the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement shall be subject to the action of the general assembly in annually making money available for all payments thereunder. The financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement shall also provide that the obligations shall not be deemed or construed as creating an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any provision of the state constitution or the laws of the state of Colorado concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness by the state of Colorado and shall not constitute a multiple fiscal-year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the state within the meaning of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution. In the event the state of Colorado does not renew a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section, the sole security available to the seller shall be the property encumbered to secure the nonrenewed financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement or equivalent substitute collateral provided by the state.

(b) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section may contain such terms, provisions, and conditions as the state treasurer, acting on behalf of the state of Colorado and for the use and benefit of the department, may deem appropriate, including all optional terms; except that a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement:

(I) Shall not exceed in its term the shorter of the remaining useful life of the building or twenty-five years; and

(II) Shall specifically authorize the state of Colorado:

(A) To receive title to all real and personal property that is the subject of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement on or prior to the expiration of the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement; and

(B) To reduce the term of the agreement through prepayment of rental and other payments subject to the terms of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement and any ancillary agreement.

(c) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section may provide for the issuance, distribution, and sale of instruments evidencing rights to receive rentals and other payments made and to be made under the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement. The instruments shall not be notes, bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any provision of the state constitution or the law of the state concerning or limiting the creation of indebtedness of the state and shall not constitute a multiple fiscal-year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of the state within the meaning of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution.

(d) Interest paid under a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section, including interest represented by the instruments, shall be exempt from Colorado income tax.

(e) The state of Colorado, acting through the state treasurer, for the use and benefit of the department, is authorized, if the executive director concurs, to enter into ancillary agreements and instruments as are deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement, including but not limited to ground leases, site leases, easements, or other instruments relating to the real property on which the facilities are located; except that no ancillary agreement is authorized that would cause the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment to exceed the annual rent costs appropriated to the state agencies prior to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement plus any rent projected to be received from nonstate lessees.

(f) A financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized in subsection (2) of this section may require the state to provide insurance; except that no insurance is authorized that would cause the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment to exceed the annual rent costs of the state agencies prior to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement plus any rent projected to be received from nonstate lessees, adjusted as described in subsection (3)(b) of this section. The insurance may be provided through the self-insured property fund created pursuant to section 24-30-1510.5.

(8) Any provision of the fiscal rules promulgated pursuant to section 24-30-202 (1) and (13) that the state controller deems to be incompatible or inapplicable with respect to said financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements or any such ancillary agreement may be waived by the controller or his or her designee.

(9) If a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section is executed, during the term of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement, money that at the time of the execution is appropriated to a state agency for rental payments in an amount equal to the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payment, less any payments projected to be received from nonstate lessees pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, shall be transferred to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation servicing account of the capital construction fund, created in section 24-75-302 (3.5), and, subject to annual appropriation, shall be used to pay the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payments for the property that is the subject of the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement or for operating, maintenance, and controlled maintenance costs for the property subject to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement. Money held in the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation servicing account shall be for the benefit of the department.

(10) (a) If the executive director determines that, in a property subject to a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, there is space that is not needed by a state agency, the executive director, separately or in conjunction with the state board of land commissioners or another person, may:

(I) Hire a building manager to manage the space; or

(II) Subject to the approval of the office of state planning and budgeting, lease the space to any person on commercially reasonable terms.

(b) (I) Any money received by the executive director on behalf of nonstate lessees pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation rental cash fund for the benefit of the department, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The money in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department of personnel and shall only be used for the annual financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation payments for financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section or for operating, maintenance, and controlled maintenance costs for the buildings subject to the financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements.

(II) Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this subsection (10) may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money 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.R.S. § 24-71.3-115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 71.3 / Section 24-71.3-115
24-71.3-115. Time and place of sending and receipt
Status: in_force

24-71.3-115. Time and place of sending and receipt. (1) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:

(a) Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record;

(b) Is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and

(c) Enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the recipient that is under the control of the recipient.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when:

(a) It enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record; and

(b) It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.

(3) Subsection (2) of this section applies even if the place the information processing system is located is different from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection (4) of this section.

(4) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender's place of business and to be received at the recipient's place of business. For purposes of this subsection (4), the following rules apply:

(a) If the sender or recipient has more than one place of business, the place of business of that person is the place having the closest relationship to the underlying transaction.

(b) If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business, the place of business is the sender's or recipient's residence, as the case may be.

(5) An electronic record is received under subsection (2) of this section even if no individual is aware of its receipt.

(6) Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (2) of this section establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.

(7) If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection (1) of this section or purportedly received under subsection (2) of this section was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted by the other law, the requirements of this subsection (7) may not be varied by agreement.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1719 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1719
24-51-1719. Option C
Status: in_force

24-51-1719. Option C. (1) Any contributing member or affiliate member choosing or having chosen option C through December 31, 2009, will be governed by the DPS plan document. As of January 1, 2010, option C will no longer be a permissible payment choice.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an annuitant may change the co-annuitant that was named by such annuitant and designate a supplemental needs trust as a co-annuitant in place of the previously named co-annuitant if:

(a) The beneficiary of the supplemental needs trust is the same person as the previously named co-annuitant; and

(b) The retiree files an application and any required documents in a form as designated by the association.

(3) If a supplemental needs trust is not established before or within ninety days after the death of the annuitant, is determined to be invalid, or is terminated on or after the death of the annuitant, the beneficiary that was named in the trust is the co-annuitant.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-704.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-704.5
24-33.5-704.5. Governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee - creation
Status: in_force

24-33.5-704.5. Governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee - creation. (1) (a) There is hereby created a governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee. The committee shall:

(I) Meet at least annually to review and amend, as necessary, the supplement to the state comprehensive emergency management program created in section 24-33.5-705 (2) that is concerned with the public health response to acts of bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, and epidemics caused by novel and highly fatal infectious agents; and

(II) Provide expert public health advice to the governor in the event of an emergency epidemic.

(b) (I) State members of the committee include:

(A) The executive director of the department of public health and environment;

(B) The chief medical officer of the department of public health and environment;

(C) The chief public information officer of the department of public health and environment;

(D) The emergency response coordinator for the department of public health and environment;

(E) The state epidemiologist for the department of public health and environment;

(F) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee;

(G) The president of the state board of health or the president's designee;

(H) The president of the state medical society or the president's designee;

(I) The president of the Colorado health and hospital association or the president's designee;

(J) The state veterinarian of the department of agriculture;

(K) The director of the division of homeland security and emergency management; and

(L) The executive director of the department of local affairs or the executive director's designee.

(II) In addition to the state members of the committee, the governor shall appoint to the committee an individual from each of the following categories:

(A) A licensed physician who specializes in infectious diseases;

(B) A licensed physician who specializes in emergency medicine;

(C) A medical examiner;

(D) A specialist in post-traumatic stress management;

(E) A director of a county, district, or municipal public health agency;

(F) A hospital infection control practitioner;

(G) A wildlife disease specialist with the division of wildlife;

(H) A pharmacist member of the state board of pharmacy; and

(I) A midwife with experience in out-of-hospital births.

(III) The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall serve as the chair of the committee. A majority of the membership of the committee, not including vacant positions, constitutes a quorum.

(IV) The executive director of the department of public safety or the executive director's designee shall serve as an ex officio member of the committee and is not able to vote on decisions of the committee. He or she shall serve as a liaison between the committee and the emergency planning subcommittee of the homeland security and all-hazards senior advisory committee created in section 24-33.5-1614 (3.5) in the event of an emergency epidemic.

(c) The committee shall include in the supplement to the state disaster plan a proposal for the prioritization, allocation, storage, protection, and distribution of antibiotic medicines, antiviral medicines, antidotes, and vaccines that may be needed and in short supply in the event of an emergency epidemic.

(d) The committee shall convene at the call of the governor or the executive director of the department of public health and environment to consider evidence presented by the department's chief medical officer or state epidemiologist that there is an occurrence or imminent threat of an emergency epidemic. If the committee finds that there is an occurrence or imminent threat of an emergency epidemic, the executive director of the department of public health and environment shall advise the governor to declare a disaster emergency.

(e) In the event of an emergency epidemic that has been declared a disaster emergency, the committee shall convene as rapidly and as often as necessary to advise the governor, who shall act by executive order, regarding reasonable and appropriate measures to reduce or prevent spread of the disease, agent, or toxin and to protect the public health. Such measures may include:

(I) Procuring or taking supplies of medicines and vaccines;

(II) Ordering physicians and hospitals to transfer or cease admission of patients or perform medical examinations of persons;

(III) Isolating or quarantining persons or property;

(IV) Determining whether to seize, destroy, or decontaminate property or objects that may threaten the public health;

(V) Determining how to safely dispose of corpses and infectious waste;

(VI) Assessing the adequacy and potential contamination of food and water supplies;

(VII) Providing mental health support to affected persons; and

(VIII) Informing the citizens of the state how to protect themselves, what actions are being taken to control the epidemic, and when the epidemic is over.

(2) Each department that administers a publicly funded safety net program shall develop a continuity of operations plan. The plan shall establish procedures for the response by, and continuation of operations of, the department and the program in the event of an emergency epidemic. Each department shall file its plan with the executive director of the department of public health and environment and shall update the plan at least annually. In addition, notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11), each department shall submit a report by March 1 of each year to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding the status of the department's plan, as well as the status of any other plans or procedures of the department regarding emergency and disaster preparedness.
C.R.S. § 24-115-113 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 115 / Section 24-115-113
24-115-113. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

24-115-113. Exemption from taxation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the income from notes issued pursuant to this article is exempt from all taxation and assessments in the state. In the certificate, indenture of trust, or other instrument authorizing the issuance of notes, the board or the executive director may waive the exemption from federal or state income taxation for interest on the notes.
C.R.S. § 24-21-111.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 24-21-111.5
24-21-111.5. Electronic filing system - improvements - integration with other systems
Status: in_force

24-21-111.5. Electronic filing system - improvements - integration with other systems. (1) At the earliest practicable date, the secretary of state shall develop and implement enhancements to the online business filing information systems. The enhancements must include at least the following:

(a) Enhancements to user accounts that:

(I) Allow for the association of multiple business records in one account;

(II) Allow a user to file multiple documents at one time;

(III) Create a system that allows a user to pay for multiple filings at one time; and

(IV) Create, at the secretary's discretion, the ability for a user to store payment information, view the user's balance, view the user's transaction history, and add money to the user's account;

(b) Enhancements for registered agents and to record management systems that allow a registered agent to quickly identify the business entities and charitable organizations for which the registered agent is listed and to determine when reports are due;

(c) Enhancements for external certifications that allow users to obtain certified documents, certificates of fact, and any other similar authentications that the secretary deems necessary;

(d) Enhancements that allow for the online filing of documents that would guide the user through the filing process;

(e) Enhancements that allow for the integration of any documents filed pursuant to title 7, C.R.S., with any documents filed pursuant to article 16 of title 6, C.R.S., as well as any changes the secretary deems necessary to implement such integration, including changes involving the filing of registration statements, amendments, and renewals, and changes to the search function; and

(f) Enhancements that allow users greater search functionality, provide more useful and specific search results, and allow for greater usability.
C.R.S. § 24-82-504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 5 / Section 24-82-504
24-82-504. Siting of institute
Status: in_force

24-82-504. Siting of institute. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, including, but not limited to, article 23 of title 31, article 28 of title 30, article 65.1 of this title, and part 3 of article 1 of title 34, C.R.S., use of the property described in section 24-82-503 (1) is authorized and approved for purpose of a solar energy research facility by the federal government, but, insofar as feasible, the facility shall conform to the substantive standards of any state or local building, fire, safety, health, and environmental control code or any other requirement which would otherwise be applicable.
C.R.S. § 24-90-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 1 / Section 24-90-109
24-90-109. Powers and duties of board of trustees
Status: in_force

24-90-109. Powers and duties of board of trustees. (1) The board of trustees shall:

(a) Adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own guidance and policies for the governance of the library as it deems expedient. The bylaws shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the definition of good cause to be applied in the removal of a trustee pursuant to section 24-90-108 (5); designation of those officers to be appointed or elected and the manner of such appointment or election; rules and regulations for the conducting of meetings; rules for public participation in meetings; and procedures for amending the bylaws. The bylaws of a library district shall further provide for the length and number of terms of board members. A copy of the bylaws shall be filed with the legislative body of each participating governmental unit and the state library in accordance with section 24-90-105 (1)(m).

(b) Have custody of all property of the library, including rooms or buildings constructed, leased, or set apart therefor;

(c) Employ a director and, upon the director's recommendation, employ such other employees as may be necessary. The duties of the director shall include, but not be limited to:

(I) Implementing the policies adopted by the board of trustees pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section;

(II) Recommending individuals for employment by the board of trustees; and

(III) Performing all other acts necessary for the orderly and efficient management and control of the library.

(d) Submit annually a budget as required by law and certify to the legislative body of the governmental unit or units that the library serves the amount of the mill levy necessary to maintain and operate the library during the ensuing year;

(e) (I) In county and municipal libraries, have exclusive control and spending authority over the disbursement of the library funds as appropriated by its legislative body, including all assets of the public library fund, as set forth in section 24-90-112 (2)(a);

(II) In library districts, adopt a budget and make appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year as set forth in part 1 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., and have exclusive control and spending authority over the disbursement of library funds as set forth in section 24-90-112 (2)(a);

(f) Accept such gifts of money or property for library purposes as it deems expedient;

(g) Hold and acquire land by gift, lease, or purchase for library purposes;

(h) Lease, purchase, or erect any appropriate building for library purposes and acquire such other property as may be needed therefor;

(i) Sell, assign, transfer, or convey any property of the library, whether real or personal, which may not be needed within the foreseeable future for any purpose authorized by law, upon such terms and conditions as it may approve, and lease any such property, pending sale thereof, under an agreement of lease, with or without an option to purchase the same. The board, prior to the conveyance of such property, shall make a finding that the property may not be needed within the foreseeable future for library purposes, but no such finding shall be necessary if the property is sold or conveyed to a state agency or political subdivision of this state.

(j) Borrow funds for library purposes by means of a contractual short-term loan when moneys are not currently available but will be in the future. Such loan shall not exceed the amount of immediately anticipated revenues, and such loan shall be liquidated within six months.

(k) Authorize the bonding of persons entrusted with library funds;

(l) (I) In the case of a county or municipal library, submit financial records for audit as required by the legislative body of the appropriate governmental unit; or

(II) In the case of any library district, conduct an annual audit of the financial statements of the district.

(m) Adopt a policy for the purchase of library materials and equipment on the recommendation of the director;

(n) Hold title to property given to or for the use or benefit of the library, to be used according to the terms of the gift;

(o) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (HB 09-1072), ch. 74, p. 265, § 6, effective August 5, 2009.)

(p) Have the authority to enter into contracts;

(p.5) Maintain a current, accurate map of the legal service area and provide for such map to be on file with the state library;

(q) Receive the true and correct copies of all school district collective bargaining agreements submitted pursuant to the "Colorado School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act", section 22-32-109.4, C.R.S., and create an electronic or physical repository for all of said current collective bargaining agreements at the library that is available to the public for inspection during regular business hours in a convenient and identified location.

(2) At the close of each calendar year, the board of trustees of every public library shall make a report to the legislative body of the town or city, in the case of a municipal library or library district formed by a municipality, or the board of county commissioners of each county having territory within the legal service area, in the case of a county library or library district, showing the condition of its trust during the year, the sums of money expended, and the purposes of the expenditures and such other statistics and information as the board of trustees deems to be of public interest.

(2.5) At the close of each calendar year, the board of trustees of every public library shall make a report to the state library in the form of a response to a survey to be designed and administered by the state library. The report shall contain such other statistics and information as may be required by the state library.

(3) The board of trustees of a public library or the governing board of any other publicly supported library, under such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon may allow nonresidents of the governmental unit which the library serves to use such library's materials and equipment and may make exchanges of books and other materials with any other library, either permanently or temporarily.

(4) In addition to the powers and duties of a board of trustees specified in subsection (1) of this section, the board of trustees of a school district supported public library, municipal library, county library, or a library district shall have the authority to request of the board of education in the case of a school district supported public library, the legislative body of the city or town in the case of a municipal library, or the board of county commissioners in the case of a county library or library district that an election be held to alter the maximum tax levied to support the school district supported public library, municipal library, county library, or library district pursuant to section 24-90-112 (1)(b)(III), in which case such board of education, legislative body, or board of county commissioners shall cause the vote to be held. For purposes of this subsection (4), "school district supported public library" means any library solely established and maintained by a school district for which such school district began levying a tax before the enactment of the "Colorado Library Law" on July 1, 1979. For all other purposes under this article, a school district supported public library shall be deemed a public library.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1227 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1227
24-33.5-1227. Wildfire preparedness fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations authorized
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1227. Wildfire preparedness fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations authorized - wildfire preparedness plan - report. (1) (a) (I) There is hereby created in the state treasury the wildfire preparedness fund. The fund consists of all money that may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly, all private and public money received through gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations that are transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the fund, all money transferred to the fund from the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10), money transferred pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section, and money transferred pursuant to subsections (1)(a)(II) and (1)(a)(III) of this section. All interest earned from the investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The money in the fund is hereby continuously appropriated for the purposes indicated in this section. Any money not expended at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund.

(II) On July 1, 2017, and July 1, 2018, the state treasurer shall transfer eighty-six thousand three hundred sixty-four dollars from the general fund to the wildfire preparedness fund.

(III) On March 21, 2021, the state treasurer shall transfer three million dollars from the general fund to the wildfire preparedness fund.

(b) By executive order or proclamation, the governor may access and designate money in the wildfire preparedness fund for wildfire preparedness activities; except that money in the wildfire preparedness fund that has been transferred from the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10) may be used only for the purposes set forth in subsection (1)(c)(II) of this section, and except as set forth in subsection (1)(c)(IV) of this section. The division shall implement the directives set forth in such executive order or proclamation. As soon as practicable after issuing the executive order or proclamation, the governor shall notify the joint budget committee of any money so accessed and designated.

(c) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c), the division may use the moneys in the wildfire preparedness fund to provide funding or reimbursement for the purchase of fire shelters by volunteer fire departments in order to comply with applicable federal requirements.

(II) The division shall use money in the wildfire preparedness fund transferred from the healthy forests and vibrant communities fund created in section 23-31-313 (10) to:

(A) Increase upgrades to fire engines acquired through the federal excess personal property program that are on loan to local fire departments;

(B) Increase technical assistance in wildland fire preparedness to counties, municipalities, and fire protection districts; and

(C) Ensure, in conjunction with the wildfire preparedness plan developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, that state firefighting equipment is fully operational and both available to and coordinated with the equipment capacities of fire protection districts and that county, municipality, and fire protection districts personnel are fully trained in the use of such equipment.

(III) The division may use moneys in the wildfire preparedness fund for the purpose of training, equipping, or supervising one or more hand crews employed by veterans' fire corps programs in Colorado for wildland fire mitigation and suppression.

(IV) The division of homeland security and emergency management shall use the money transferred to the wildfire preparedness fund in accordance with subsection (1)(a)(III) of this section:

(A) As the state match for federal hazard mitigation assistance grants to local governments that are used to mitigate wildland fire hazards; and

(B) To provide local governments that are eligible to receive the federal grants specified in subsection (1)(c)(IV)(A) of this section with strategic planning assistance for wildland fire hazard mitigation.

(d) The general assembly finds that the implementation of this section does not rely on the receipt of adequate funding through gifts, grants, or donations. Therefore, the notice requirements specified in section 24-75-1303 (3) are inapplicable to the wildfire preparedness fund.

(1.5) (a) At the end of any state fiscal year commencing with the 2022 state fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer any money in the aviation resources line of the annual general appropriation act for that same state fiscal year that would otherwise revert to the general fund into the wildfire preparedness fund created in subsection (1)(a) of this section. Money transferred by the state treasurer into the wildfire preparedness fund in accordance with this subsection (1.5)(a) must be used for the purpose of traditional mitigation efforts including but not limited to maintaining staff and necessary equipment for prescribed fire projects; mechanical and other fuels treatment projects; project planning, coordination, and agreements; and community assistance and planning efforts. As long as money transferred into the wildfire preparedness fund pursuant to this subsection (1.5)(a) is being expended for one of the purposes specified in this subsection (1.5)(a), the division may allocate the money to any such purpose as will maximize the impact of such funding as the division may determine in its sole discretion.

(b) Not less than once every three years commencing January 15, 2025, the division shall report to the joint budget committee concerning the amount of money transferred into the wildfire preparedness fund pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section during the prior three-year period, the amount expended by the division from the money transferred into it, and the purposes for which the money has been expended.

(2) (a) To effectively implement section 24-33.5-1226 and to provide recommendations to the governor related to use of the disaster emergency fund pursuant to section 24-33.5-706 and the wildfire preparedness fund created in subsection (1) of this section, the director, a representative of the county sheriffs of Colorado, a representative of the Colorado state fire chiefs' association, the director of the office of emergency management created in part 7 of this article, and the adjutant general or his or her designee shall collaborate to develop a wildfire preparedness plan designed to address the following:

(I) The amount of aerial firefighting resources necessary for the state of Colorado at times of high and low wildfire risk;

(II) The availability of appropriate aerial firefighting equipment and personnel at times of high fire risk to respond to a wildfire;

(III) The availability of state wildfire engines and staffing of the engines at different levels of wildfire risk;

(IV) The availability of wildfire hand crews, including state inmate wildfire hand crews, at different levels of wildfire risk; and

(V) A process for ordering and dispatching aerial firefighting equipment and personnel that is consistent with, and supportive of, the statewide all-hazards resource mobilization plan prepared pursuant to section 24-33.5-705.4.

(b) The wildfire preparedness plan recommendations developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall be updated each March 15. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11), the director shall submit a written report of the wildfire preparedness plan to the governor and the members of the general assembly no later than each April 1.

(c) The director, the representative of the county sheriffs of Colorado, the representative of the Colorado state fire chiefs' association, the director of the office of emergency management created in part 7 of this article, and the adjutant general or his or her designee shall not receive additional compensation for the collaboration required by this subsection (2) for the development of the wildfire preparedness plan.

(3) The director may enter into agreements to provide firefighting services, including personnel or firefighting aircraft, engines, or other vehicles to federal, state, or local agencies. Any moneys received pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to the wildland fire cost recovery fund created in section 24-33.5-1220 (4).

(4) Procedures governing the development, adoption, and implementation of community wildfire protection plans by county governments are specified in section 30-15-401.7, C.R.S. Nothing in this section affects section 30-15-401.7, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-31-312 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 24-31-312
24-31-312. School resource officer training
Status: in_force

24-31-312. School resource officer training. (1) On or before January 1, 2014, the P.O.S.T. board shall identify a school resource officer training curriculum to prepare peace officers.

(2) To the extent practicable, the training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section shall incorporate the suggestions of relevant stakeholders and advocates.

(3) (a) In assigning peace officers to serve as school resource officers pursuant to section 22-32-146, C.R.S., each law enforcement agency is encouraged to ensure that such peace officers have successfully completed the school resource officer training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section, or will complete said training within six months after beginning the assignment.

(b) On and after January 1, 2015, each county sheriff and each municipal law enforcement agency of the state shall employ at least one peace officer who has successfully completed the training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) For the purposes of section 22-32-146, C.R.S., the training curriculum provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include a means of recognizing and identifying peace officers who successfully complete the training curriculum.

(5) In providing the training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section, the P.O.S.T. board may include provisions to allow for the awarding of credit to a peace officer who has successfully completed a school resource officer certification curriculum offered by one or more public or private entities, which entities shall be identified by the P.O.S.T. board.

(6) The P.O.S.T. board may charge a fee to each peace officer who enrolls in the training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs incurred by the P.O.S.T. board in providing the curriculum.

(7) The P.O.S.T. board, with respect to the hiring, training, and evaluation of school resource officers and professionalizing a school-police partnership, shall create a model policy for selecting school resource officers pursuant to the general duties and responsibilities granted to the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to section 24-31-303. The P.O.S.T. board shall consult with school board members, school resource officers, K-12 advocates, and other relevant stakeholders, including student groups, in the development of the model policy. The department of education shall post the model policy on its website and distribute the policy to school districts, charter schools, and institute charter schools for consideration and possible adoption. The model policy may be used by school districts, charter schools, institute charter schools, and police departments. The model policy must, at a minimum, require that:

(a) Once selected, school resource officers must be fully trained in standard best practices, as set forth by a national association of school resource officers;

(b) A candidate demonstrate, whenever possible, a record of experience developing positive relationships with youth, which may include participation in youth or community policing programs;

(c) A candidate voluntarily apply to serve as a school resource officer; and

(d) The employing law enforcement agency and school district jointly create an evaluation process to evaluate school resource officers.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1217.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1217.7
24-33.5-1217.7. Escaped prescribed fires
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1217.7. Escaped prescribed fires. (1) If a prescribed fire exceeds the control capability of on-site resources, the fire is deemed to be escaped, and suppression actions shall be taken immediately to bring the escape under control.

(2) The division shall conduct or cause to be conducted a formal review following escape of a prescribed fire. The purpose of the review is to identify the factors that contributed to the escape, including compliance with policy requirements, in an effort to reduce the occurrence or prevent future escapes.

(3) Wildfires burning uncontrolled on forested, brush, or grassland areas that pose a hazard to life and property constitute a public nuisance. Employees or agents of the division have the right to enter land to control, suppress, or investigate wildfires without liability for trespass.

(4) In order to prevent high-intensity or catastrophic wildland fires, local, state, or federal firefighters may enter lands and construct fire lines or fire breaks to prevent further spread of wildfires, without liability for trespass.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2004 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 20 / Section 24-33.5-2004
24-33.5-2004. Licensing - application - fee - fireworks licensing cash fund - creation - rules
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2004. Licensing - application - fee - fireworks licensing cash fund - creation - rules. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or possess with intent to sell permissible fireworks for retail until that person first obtains a retailer of fireworks license from the director of the division of fire prevention and control within the department of public safety and the permit, if any, required by section 24-33.5-2003 (1). A retailer's license is valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued, applies to only one retail location, and shall at all times be displayed at the place of business of the licensed retailer.

(2) No person shall sell, deliver, consign, give, or furnish fireworks to a person authorized by section 24-33.5-2003 to discharge fireworks in Colorado until that person first obtains a display retailer of fireworks license from the director of the division of fire prevention and control and the permit, if any, required by section 24-33.5-2003 (1).

(3) No person shall sell, deliver, consign, give, or furnish permissible fireworks to a retailer for resale in Colorado until that person first obtains a wholesaler of fireworks license from the director of the division of fire prevention and control and the permit, if any, required by section 24-33.5-2003 (1).

(4) No person shall sell, deliver, consign, give, or furnish fireworks for export outside of Colorado until that person first obtains an exporter of fireworks license from the director of the division of fire prevention and control and the permit, if any, required by section 24-33.5-2003 (1).

(5) Applications for each display, retail, wholesale, and export license shall be filed with the director of the division of fire prevention and control at least thirty days before the start of activities for which the license is required. Each license is valid through September 1 of the year following the date on which the license was issued.

(6) (a) The director of the division of fire prevention and control shall collect all fees pursuant to this part 20.

(b) All moneys received by the director pursuant to the administration of this part 20 and all interest earned on the moneys shall be deposited in the state treasury in the fireworks licensing cash fund, which fund is hereby created, and the moneys shall be used, subject to annual appropriations by the general assembly, for the purposes set forth in this part 20, and shall not be deposited in or transferred to the general fund of the state of Colorado or any other fund.

(c) (I) The executive director of the department of public safety shall set reasonable fees pursuant to this part 20 at such rates as are necessary to provide for the actual direct and indirect costs and expenses of the department of public safety in the administration of this part 20; except that the fee for a:

(A) Retailer of fireworks license shall not exceed fifty dollars;

(B) Display retailer of fireworks license, a wholesaler of fireworks license, or an exporter of fireworks license shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars; and

(II) The rates shall be reviewed annually by the executive director of the department of public safety.

(7) The executive director of the department of public safety shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this part 20. The rules may include requirements for the certification of fireworks display operators and pyrotechnic operators, and any other requirements that are reasonably necessary for the safety of workers and the public and the protection of property. The procedure for the promulgation of the rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-103.

(8) Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the director of the department of public safety may seek judicial review pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4-106.

(9) This section shall take effect July 15, 1991.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1510.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1510.7
24-30-1510.7. Workers' compensation for state employees - state employees' workers' compensati
Status: in_force

24-30-1510.7. Workers' compensation for state employees - state employees' workers' compensation settlement agreements - definition. (1) (a) There is hereby created, as a separate account in the risk management fund, the state employee workers' compensation account, which consists of all moneys that may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly and that may be otherwise made available to it by the general assembly for the purpose of establishing a workers' compensation self-insurance program for state employees or for the procurement of commercial workers' compensation insurance in accordance with subsection (2) of this section. Moneys "otherwise made available" include transfers of moneys to the account authorized in the general appropriation act. The moneys in the account are continuously appropriated for the purposes of the state employee workers' compensation account other than the direct and indirect administrative costs of operating the risk management system, including legal services, litigation expenses, and third-party administrator expenses. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the account for the direct and indirect administrative costs of operating the risk management system, including legal services, litigation expenses, and third-party administrator expenses, that are attributable to the operation of the state employee workers' compensation account. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the account must remain in the account and may not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. All interest earned from the investment of moneys in the account pursuant to this section must be credited to and become part of the account.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2014.)

(2) Expenditures shall be made out of the state employee workers' compensation account in the risk management fund in accordance with subsection (1) of this section only for the following purposes:

(a) To pay workers' compensation benefits to state employees in accordance with articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S., and to pay the administrative costs of operating the department of personnel in relation to the workers' compensation self-insurance program for state employees;

(b) To pay the premium for commercial workers' compensation insurance, if the state elects not to be self-insured for workers' compensation purposes.

(3) Prior to July 1, 1990, nothing in this section shall apply to the department of institutions; but this section shall apply to the department of human services beginning on July 1, 1990.

(4) Amounts which are recorded in the state employee workers' compensation account as claims, including reserves, but which are not required to be paid in the current fiscal year shall not be considered as expenditures in excess of the amount authorized by an item of appropriation for purposes of section 24-75-109.

(5) (a) (I) Notwithstanding section 8-44-105, C.R.S., if the state elects to self-insure workers' compensation claims as authorized in this section or to insure for such claims through an entity other than Pinnacol Assurance, created in section 8-45-101, C.R.S., on and after the effective date of such election, the state shall be directly and primarily liable for all liabilities due on all workers' compensation claims after such election that arise on and after the beginning date of the initial policy period in the annually renewable memorandum of agreement containing a premium payment plan in effect between the state and Pinnacol Assurance.

(II) In no event shall the department of personnel elect to self-insure for workers' compensation claims prior to the beginning of a fiscal year in which the general assembly appropriates sufficient funds for such self-insurance.

(b) (I) Funding of the liability obligations assumed by the state from Pinnacol Assurance pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) beyond a current fiscal year is contingent upon funds for that purpose being appropriated, budgeted, and otherwise made available.

(II) Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall be construed to relieve the state of any liability obligation if the state elects to self-insure or insure through an entity other than Pinnacol Assurance pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (5).

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8-44-201 (1), C.R.S., if the state elects to self-insure workers' compensation claims as authorized in this section, the executive director of the department of labor and employment shall not prescribe or apply security requirements in granting or continuing permission for such state self-insurance program.

(6) When communicating with or reaching an agreement with a state employee about a workers' compensation claim, the state shall neither suggest nor require:

(a) That the state employee resign from state employment;

(b) That the state employee refrain from seeking or obtaining employment with the state in the future; or

(c) That any other restrictions be placed on the state employee's ability to work for the state.

(7) A provision of an agreement, contract, or arrangement that violates subsection (6) of this section is void and unenforceable, but all other provisions of such an agreement, contract, or arrangement remain enforceable unless otherwise prohibited by law.

(8) As used in this section, "state employee" means an individual who currently is or was in the past employed by the state, whether or not the individual is under the state personnel system or exempt from the state personnel system.

(9) Pursuant to the legislative intent to explore the availability of insurance policies as declared in section 24-30-1501 (1), if the state elects to self-insure workers' compensation claims, the department of personnel shall send or cause to be sent a request for interest to Pinnacol Assurance and at least five other insurance companies that provide workers' compensation insurance in Colorado; except that the department of personnel shall not send a request for interest to Pinnacol Assurance more than once every three years. The department shall send the requests for interest in accordance with this section in 2026 and at least once every three years thereafter. Each request for interest must request the following information from each responding insurance company for the following calendar year:

(a) An estimate of the total cost to the state to purchase workers' compensation insurance;

(b) The company's ability to provide workers' compensation insurance that would cover all state employees; and

(c) A detailed description of the workers' compensation coverage that the company would provide.

(10) For each request for interest obtained pursuant to subsection (9) of this section, the department of personnel shall prepare and submit a report to the general assembly no later than December 10 of each year. Each report must specify:

(a) The name of the responding insurance company, unless the department received only one response in which case the name of the sole responding insurance company will be redacted from the report;

(b) The total cost estimated by the responding insurance company to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage to the state;

(c) Whether purchasing workers' compensation insurance from the responding insurance company would require the state to contract with a third-party administrator, and what the additional cost to the state would be, if any;

(d) A detailed description of the workers' compensation coverage that the responding insurance company would provide;

(e) The costs associated with the self-insurance selected by the state for the current calendar year, including a breakdown of that cost which must include, but is not limited to, indemnity benefits, medical benefits, costs paid to third party administrators and an identification of those third party administrators, actuarial costs, premiums paid for out of state insurance, each state department's costs, actual or estimated costs of litigation, and other permits, fees, payments and expenditures related to the state's self-insurance of workers' compensation claims; and

(f) Whether the state's costs related to self-insurance of workers' compensation claims increased or decreased compared to the previous calendar year.

(11) In addition to the report requirements specified in subsection (10) of this section, the first report must specify, over the previous three years, to which insurance companies the state sent requests of interest, the total number of insurance companies that responded to the requests, and the estimated cost reported in each received response, if any.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 11 / Section 24-33.5-1108
24-33.5-1108. Bar against suits
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1108. Bar against suits. Except in cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith, any state employee or agent complying with orders of the governor and performing duties pursuant thereto under this part 11 shall not be liable for death of or injury to persons or damage to property.
C.R.S. § 24-82-302 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 3 / Section 24-82-302
24-82-302. Acquisition and conveyance
Status: in_force

24-82-302. Acquisition and conveyance. (1) At the direction of the governor, the attorney general is further authorized to acquire fee simple title, or lesser interest therein, to said lands and rights pertaining or appurtenant thereto, or other interests therein, in the name of the state of Colorado, by donation, purchase, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain through condemnation proceedings in accordance with law. The attorney general is further authorized to receive and apply gifts of money to be used in the acquisition of such lands and to contract for such services as may be required and to institute other types of legal proceedings and take such further action as may be necessary to fully accomplish his or her duties as prescribed in this part 3.

(2) Such lands and rights pertaining thereto shall be conveyed to the federal government or its duly constituted agencies on behalf of the state of Colorado by the governor by appropriate deeds without warranty. Such property may be conveyed to the federal government or its duly constituted agencies with or without compensatory payment, and the deeds thereto may contain provisions for reversion of title to said property to the state of Colorado if said property is not used or ceases to be used for or in connection with the purposes and functions of a national center for atmospheric research.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1623 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 16 / Section 24-33.5-1623
24-33.5-1623. Urgent incident response fund - created - rules - definitions
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1623. Urgent incident response fund - created - rules - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Director" means the director of the division.

(b) "Division" means the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1603.

(c) "Fund" means the urgent incident response fund created in subsection (2) of this section.

(d) "Local government" means a city, county, municipality, city and county, tribal government, or any other political subdivision of the state that is not a state agency.

(e) "State agency" means any department, division, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, office, agency, or other governmental unit of the state.

(2) The urgent incident response fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund and any money received through gifts, grants, or donations. The director may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The director shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(3) Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the division for the purpose of reimbursing state agencies and local governments for the costs of responding to urgent incidents that do not rise to the level of disasters as defined in section 24-33.5-703 (3) or emergencies as defined in section 24-33.5-703 (3.5). The division shall not expend money from the fund:

(a) For any of the purposes specified in section 24-33.5-702;

(b) To reimburse state agencies or local governments for the costs of responding to disasters as defined in section 24-33.5-703 (3) or emergencies as defined in section 24-33.5-703 (3.5); or

(c) For the purpose of responding to a disaster emergency declared pursuant to section 24-33.5-704.

(4) After reimbursing a state agency or local government for the costs of responding to an urgent incident, the division shall publish, at a minimum, the following information on the division's website: the state agency or local government receiving the reimbursement, the amount of the reimbursement, and the purpose for which the state agency or local government will use the reimbursement.

(5) The division shall promulgate rules to establish a process for local governments and state agencies to receive reimbursement pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. At minimum, the process must include criteria for:

(a) Applying for a reimbursement;

(b) Eligibility for determining the amount of a reimbursement; and

(c) The distribution and receipt of an approved reimbursement.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-509 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-509
24-33.5-509. Repeal of sections
Status: repealed

24-33.5-509. Repeal of sections. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-60-706 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 7 / Section 24-60-706
24-60-706. Responsibility of parents
Status: in_force

24-60-706. Responsibility of parents. The compact administrator is authorized to take appropriate action to recover from parents or guardians any and all costs expended by the state or any of its subdivisions to return a delinquent or nondelinquent juvenile to this state for care provided pursuant to any supplementary agreement authorized in this part 7 or for care pending the return of such juvenile to this state.
C.R.S. § 24-103-911 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 9 / Section 24-103-911
24-103-911. Preference for internet service providers that certify compliance with open inte
Status: in_force

24-103-911. Preference for internet service providers that certify compliance with open internet protections - definitions. (1) When contracting for broadband internet access service, a governmental body shall give preference to an internet service provider that certifies to the governmental body that, except as allowed under section 40-15-209 (3), the internet service provider will not engage in any of the practices set forth in section 40-15-209 (1).

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Broadband internet access service" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-209 (4)(a).

(b) "Internet service provider" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-209 (4)(b).
C.R.S. § 24-90-507 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-507
24-90-507. Hearing - resolution - when action barred
Status: in_force

24-90-507. Hearing - resolution - when action barred. (1) On the date fixed for the hearing described in section 24-90-506 or at any adjournment of the hearing, the governing body shall ascertain, from the tax rolls of any county in which the library district is located, the total valuation for assessment of the taxable property located within the proposed library capital facilities area.

(2) Upon the conclusion of the hearing required by section 24-90-506, if it appears that the library capital facilities specified in the preliminary resolution pursuant to section 24-90-505 (2)(c) are of the type and kind of library capital facilities that satisfy the purposes of this part 5, the governing body:

(a) Shall by adoption of a resolution:

(I) Adjudicate all questions of jurisdiction;

(II) Designate the boundaries of the facilities district pursuant to section 24-90-505 (2)(b);

(III) Affix a name to the facilities district that shall be the name as is specified in the preliminary resolution pursuant to section 24-90-505 (2)(a) and by which, in all subsequent proceedings, the facilities district shall thereafter be known; and

(IV) Specify that the facilities district shall have the power to levy ad valorem taxes in accordance with the requirements of section 24-90-511.

(b) May order that the question of the organization of the facilities district and other matters as the governing body deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the issuance of bonds or other matters for which voter approval is required under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, be submitted to the registered electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed facilities district at an election to be held for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. Unless otherwise provided in section 20 of article X of the state constitution, such election may be held in conjunction with a general election or on the election held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years.

(3) At an election held under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section, the registered electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed facilities district shall vote for or against the organization of such district and such other matters as the governing body may deem appropriate, including, without limitation, the issuance of bonds of the library district or facilities district or other matters for which voter approval is required under section 20 of article X of the state constitution. If, upon canvassing the vote, it appears that a majority of the registered electors voting at such election vote in favor of the organization of the facilities district, the governing body shall adopt a resolution declaring the facilities district organized.

(4) If a resolution is adopted establishing the facilities district in accordance with the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, the resolution shall finally and conclusively establish the regular organization of the facilities district against all persons unless an action, including an action for certiorari review, attacking the validity of the facilities district is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction within thirty days after the adoption of the resolution. Thereafter, any such action shall be perpetually barred. The organization of the facilities district shall not be directly or collaterally questioned in any suit, action, or proceeding.
C.R.S. § 24-14-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 14 / Section 24-14-105
24-14-105. Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

24-14-105. Limitation of actions. No action arising against an officer, employee, or agent of the state or state governmental subdivision for which insurance coverage is provided in this article shall be brought unless the same is brought within the time period prescribed in section 13-80-102 or 13-80-102.5, C.R.S., except as set forth in section 13-80-103 (1)(b) and (1)(c), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 1 / Section 24-46.3-104
24-46.3-104. Career pathways - design - legislative declaration - definitions
Status: in_force

24-46.3-104. Career pathways - design - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that creating industry-driven career pathways for education assists students in entering the work force and provides industries with the talent pipeline necessary to fuel Colorado's economy. Recognizing the need for the coordinated development of career pathways for students, the general assembly enacted section 24-46.3-103 in 2014, tasking the state council to work collaboratively with the department of higher education, the department of education, the department of labor and employment, and the Colorado office of economic development to create the talent pipeline development infrastructure for use in creating career pathways for students. Creating career pathways for growing Colorado industries with occupations in high demand will:

(a) Increase the number of Colorado citizens accessing postsecondary education and apprenticeships;

(b) Increase the number of Colorado citizens completing degrees, apprenticeships, and other credentials;

(c) Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level;

(d) Increase entry into employment and increase wages over time;

(e) Create better transitions for students in the career pathways from high school, community colleges, or adult education programs to apprenticeships, higher education, or into the work force;

(f) Create better connections between postsecondary and work force readiness initiatives in high school and adult work force programs; and

(g) Through partnerships with industry, assist students in obtaining work experience and employment during and after participation in educational programs.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Apprenticeship" means a registered apprenticeship program with a written plan that is designed to move an apprentice from a low- or no-skill entry-level position to full occupational proficiency. The program must comply with the parameters established under the "National Apprenticeship Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 50, as amended, and regulations promulgated under the act, and must be administered by the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the United States department of labor. An individual business, an employer association, or a labor organization sponsors a registered apprenticeship. Upon finishing a training program, the apprentice earns a "completion of registered apprenticeship" certificate, which is an industry-issued and nationally recognized credential that validates proficiency in an apprenticeable occupation, or is awarded a certificate of completion.

(b) "Career pathway" means a series of connected education and training strategies and support services that enable individuals to secure industry-relevant skills and certification where applicable, to obtain employment within an occupational area, and to advance to higher levels of future education and employment.

(b.5) "Certificate of completion" means a certificate awarded to an apprentice in recognition of the successful completion of an apprenticeship program.

(c) "Critical occupations" means top jobs or employment in jobs that lead to top jobs.

(d) "Growing industries" means industries that are projected to create new jobs annually for at least the next ten years.

(e) "Partners" means, at a minimum, state agencies and organizations described in section 24-46.3-103, the state board for community colleges and occupational education created in section 23-60-104, C.R.S., and interested postsecondary education providers.

(f) "State council" means the Colorado work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101.

(g) "Top jobs" means jobs that have strong projected average openings per year for ten years and pay a living wage as defined in the Colorado talent pipeline report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103.

(3) (a) The state council, in collaboration with its partners and after consulting with local work force boards, and a task force within the department of education consisting of leadership from the department of education and superintendents of local school districts, shall design integrated career pathways for students within industry sectors identified in the annual Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 that are growing industries and that have critical occupations that are without clearly articulated career pathways.

(b) (I) In collaboration with its partners pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, the state council shall:

(A) Design at least one career pathway that is ready for implementation by or before the 2016-17 academic year for critical occupations in a growing industry; and

(B) Subject to available appropriation or money from other sources, design at least two career pathways that are ready for implementation at the beginning of each subsequent academic year for critical occupations in growing industries.

(II) Based on the top jobs listing in the talent pipeline report prepared in January 2014, the first three growing industries for design of a career pathway are construction and related skilled trades, information technology, and health care.

(c) Industry, through regional sector partnerships, and statewide trade associations shall review each career pathway annually to ensure that the career pathway remains relevant to the industry and shall provide input for ongoing adjustments to the career pathway to meet work force needs.

(d) Career pathways designed pursuant to this section shall include:

(I) Apprenticeship and other work-based learning options when relevant to the career pathway and available in the state;

(II) Direct alignment with postsecondary and work force readiness and individual career and academic plans in high schools. The department of education and local school districts through postsecondary and work force readiness coordinators shall partner with the state council to achieve the alignment.

(III) Initiatives for adult and out-of-school youth when relevant to the career pathway and available.

(4) In designing career pathways, the state council shall:

(a) Coordinate the career pathway work group made up of all partners' subject matter experts to ensure that career pathways are comprehensive and integrated across secondary, postsecondary, work force, and industry education and training programs and to ensure that all partners are engaged in the design of the career pathways; and

(b) Use the sector partnership model and relationships with statewide trade associations to ensure that all career pathways are industry driven and relevant. A career pathway shall not be designed without active industry engagement throughout the process, from the beginning of the process through the final career pathway that is ready for implementation.

(5) The state council and partners shall use the model developed to create the manufacturing career pathway pursuant to section 23-60-1003, C.R.S., including any improvements to the model based upon the implementation of the manufacturing career pathway. Consistent with the manufacturing career pathway, career pathways created pursuant to this section must have the components described in section 23-60-1003 (2), C.R.S., as they relate to the specific career pathway being created.

(5.5) (a) As used in this subsection (5.5), "energy sector" means current and emerging establishments and partnerships engaged in electromechanical generation and maintenance, electrical energy transmission and distribution, energy efficiency and environmental technology, and renewable energy production. The energy sector includes but is not limited to occupations and activities relating to the development, installation, and maintenance of products or technologies in the areas of carbon capture, energy storage, building electrification, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, hydrogen fuel cell technology, and renewable natural gas.

(b) The state council and partners, including the department of natural resources, shall create an industry-driven energy sector career pathway for implementation by or before the 2022-23 academic year. The state council shall comply with the provisions of this section, including career pathway design, components, implementation, industry review, and promotion of the energy sector career pathway.

(c) The strengthening photovoltaic and renewable careers (SPARC) workforce development program, created in part 5 of this article 46.3, shall provide money and other supports for in-demand and growing occupations in the energy sector career pathway created pursuant to this subsection (5.5).

(6) Once a career pathway is completed pursuant to this section, the state council shall facilitate outreach and training related to advising students on the career pathways for all partners involved in implementing the career pathway, as well as other local, regional, or state entities that are interested in promoting the career pathway to students.

(7) (a) Once a career pathway is completed pursuant to this section, the state council shall, subject to available appropriation or money from other sources, collaborate with the department of higher education and the department of labor and employment to create a microsite concerning the career pathway on a state-provided, free online resource. At a minimum, the following information must be included:

(I) Industry-sector career awareness;

(II) Salary and wage information for the industry-sector career;

(III) The industry-sector employment forecast;

(IV) Information on programs within the career pathway, services provided, and financial aid opportunities for students; and

(V) Online student support services.

(b) The state council may use money appropriated by the general assembly pursuant to section 24-46.3-101 (13) or money from any other source to add additional information and tools to a career pathways microsite, similar to the information and tools provided in the microsite relating to the manufacturing career pathway.
C.R.S. § 24-54.5-104.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.5 / Section 24-54.5-104.5
24-54.5-104.5. Selection of fund sponsors - responsibilities and fiduciary duties of a governin
Status: in_force

24-54.5-104.5. Selection of fund sponsors - responsibilities and fiduciary duties of a governing board. (1) Each governing board that establishes an optional retirement plan pursuant to this article shall establish a formal process for selecting companies to act as fund sponsors from which participants in the plan may select investment alternatives. The selection process shall include the following requirements:

(a) Participants in the plan shall have access to investment alternatives having a range of risk, benefits, and cost.

(b) The governing body shall have the ability to monitor the fund sponsor's performance of obligations under any contract related to the plan, including but not limited to the returns earned on each investment alternative or pool and the total fees and expenses charged.

(c) The governing board shall conduct a periodic review of the financial viability and attractiveness of combining any optional retirement plan established by the governing board with the plans of other governing boards established pursuant to this article.

(d) The governing board shall periodically review each fund sponsor from which participants may select investment alternatives and compare the sponsor's performance to other sponsors of optional retirement plans available to public employees in the state. Periodic reviews of a fund sponsor may be conducted by a standing committee of a governing board, institutional committee or personnel, or external auditors or benefits consultants as determined by each governing board. A full report by any such committee shall be provided to each member of the governing board. Nothing in this subsection (1) shall prohibit a periodic review from being conducted independently or in cooperation with others.

(2) As long as a governing board complies with the requirements set forth in subsection (1) of this section, it shall be deemed to have met its responsibilities and fiduciary duties with respect to any optional retirement plan it has established, and the governing board, its members, agents, employees, and plan administrators shall have no liability whatsoever to participants in the plan.

(3) The requirements set forth in this section shall constitute the appropriate standard for each governing board that establishes an optional retirement plan for purposes of section 15-1.1-115, C.R.S., and shall supersede the provisions of article 1.1 of title 15, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-10-112 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-112
24-10-112. Compromise of claims - settlement of actions
Status: repealed

24-10-112. Compromise of claims - settlement of actions. (1) (a) (I) A claim against the state may be compromised or settled for and on behalf of the state by the attorney general, with the concurrence of the head of the affected department, agency, board, commission, institution, hospital, college, university, or other instrumentality thereof, except as provided in part 15 of article 30 of this title.

(II) Repealed.

(b) Repealed.

(2) Claims against public entities, other than the state, may be compromised or settled by the governing body of the public entity or in such manner as the governing body may designate.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-503.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-503.5
24-33.5-503.5. Training programs - assess fees - cash fund created
Status: in_force

24-33.5-503.5. Training programs - assess fees - cash fund created. (1) The division may charge a fee in exchange for providing a training program. The fees charged shall be deposited into the criminal justice training fund created in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) There is hereby created in the state treasury the criminal justice training fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with providing training. 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.R.S. § 24-60-4703 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 47 / Section 24-60-4703
24-60-4703. Notice to revisor of statutes - effective date of compact
Status: in_force

24-60-4703. Notice to revisor of statutes - effective date of compact. This part 47 takes effect on the date this compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the condition specified in this section has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. This part 47 takes effect upon the date identified in the notice that the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state or upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes if the notice does not specify a different date.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1305.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 13 / Section 24-30-1305.5
24-30-1305.5. High performance standards - report - legislative declaration - definition
Status: in_force

24-30-1305.5. High performance standards - report - legislative declaration - definition. (1) The office shall, in consultation with the Colorado commission on higher education, adopt and update from time to time a high performance standard certification program.

(2) A state agency or state institution of higher education controlling the substantial renovation, design, or new construction of a building shall, pursuant to the program adopted in subsection (1) of this section, perform the substantial renovation, design, or new construction to achieve the highest performance certification attainable as certified by an independent third party pursuant to the high performance standard certification program. A certification is attainable if the increased initial costs of the substantial renovation, design, or new construction, including the time value of money, to achieve the highest performance certification attainable can be recouped from decreased operational costs within fifteen years.

(3) (a) For all buildings that started the design process on or after January 1, 2010, each state agency or state institution of higher education shall monitor, track, and verify utility vendor bill data pertaining to the building and must annually report to the office. The annual report must also include information related to building performance based on the building's utility consumption.

(b) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that buildings that have achieved the highest performance certification attainable and started the design process prior to January 1, 2010, are strongly encouraged to monitor, track, and verify utility vendor bill data pertaining to such building in order to ensure that the increased initial costs to achieve the highest performance certification attainable are in fact recouped. If such data is monitored, tracked, and verified, then the state agency or state institution of higher education must annually report to the office. If such data is not monitored, tracked, and verified, then the state agency or state institution of higher education must provide the office, in writing, a reasonable explanation and also must work with the office to find a way to start monitoring, tracking, verifying, and reporting such data.

(c) The state agency or state institution of higher education, not a utility company, shall compile the utility vendor bill data.

(4) If the state agency or state institution of higher education estimates that the increased initial costs of the substantial renovation, design, or new construction, including the time value of money, to achieve the highest performance certification attainable will exceed five percent of the total cost of the substantial renovation, design, or new construction, the capital development committee shall specifically examine such estimate before approving any appropriation for the substantial renovation, design, or new construction.

(5) If a building undergoing substantial renovation cannot achieve high performance due to either the historical nature of the building or because the increased costs of renovating the building cannot be recouped from decreased operational costs within fifteen years, an accredited professional shall assert in writing that, as much as possible, the substantial renovation has been consistent with the high performance standard certification program.

(6) Any design or new construction of a building of less than five thousand square feet that is, but for its size, otherwise subject to this section and any minor renovation and controlled maintenance of a building that is subject to this section must be executed to the high performance standards adopted in the high performance standard certification program even if high performance certification is not sought at that time.

(7) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the office shall report annually to the capital development committee regarding contracting documents, project guidelines, and reporting and tracking procedures related to the implementation of this section.

(8) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) (I) "Building" means a facility that:

(A) Is substantially renovated, designed, or constructed with state moneys or with moneys guaranteed or insured by a state agency or state institution of higher education and such moneys constitute at least twenty-five percent of the project cost;

(B) Contains five thousand or more gross square feet;

(C) Includes a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system; and

(D) Did not enter the design phase prior to January 1, 2008.

(II) "Building" includes an academic facility as defined in section 23-1-106 (10.3)(a), C.R.S., including an academic facility as defined in the guidelines described in section 23-1-106 (10.2)(b)(I), C.R.S.

(III) "Building" does not include:

(A) An auxiliary facility as defined in section 23-1-106 (10.3)(b), C.R.S., including an auxiliary facility as defined in the guidelines described in section 23-1-106 (10.2)(b)(I), C.R.S.; or

(B) A publicly assisted housing project as defined in section 24-32-718.

(b) "High performance standard certification program" means a real property renovation, design, and construction standard that:

(I) Is quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable as certified by an independent third party;

(II) Reduces the operating costs of real property by reducing the consumption of energy, water, and other resources;

(III) Results in the recovery of the increased initial capital costs attributable to compliance with the program over time by reducing long-term energy, maintenance, and operating costs;

(IV) Improves the indoor environmental quality of real property for a healthier work environment;

(V) Encourages the use of products harvested, created, or mined within Colorado, regardless of product certification status;

(VI) Protects Colorado's environment; and

(VII) Complies with the federal secretary of the interior's standards for the treatment of historic real property when such work will affect real property fifty years of age or older, unless the state historical society, designated in section 24-80-201, determines that such real property is not of historical significance as defined in section 24-80.1-102 (6).

(c) "Substantial renovation" means any renovation with a cost that exceeds twenty-five percent of the value of the building.

(d) "Utility vendor bill data" means information or data limited to the usage data measured by the state agency or state institution of higher education or the information or data required to meet minimum program standards by an independent third party pursuant to the high performance standard certification program.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-216.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 2 / Section 24-33.5-216.5
24-33.5-216.5. Patrol services furnished to the general assembly - judges and justices - defini
Status: in_force

24-33.5-216.5. Patrol services furnished to the general assembly - judges and justices - definition. (1) (a) The Colorado state patrol shall provide protection for the members of the general assembly when they are present in the state capitol buildings group and shall respond to all complaints relating to criminal activity against or security threats or risks to a member of the general assembly. As used in this subsection (1), "state capitol buildings group" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-82-105 (1)(a).

(b) The Colorado state patrol shall provide protection to Colorado judges and justices when they are present in the state capitol buildings group.

(2) The Colorado state patrol shall provide law enforcement services for the buildings, grounds, and other facilities in which the general assembly designates and assigns space in accordance with section 2-2-321, C.R.S. The state patrol shall coordinate such law enforcement efforts, when appropriate, with local law enforcement agencies and with the security officers of each house of the general assembly appointed in accordance with section 2-2-402, C.R.S.

(3) (a) In addition to the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the Colorado state patrol may render other protection and security services as may be requested by the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the house of representatives on behalf of any member of the general assembly.

(b) The Colorado state patrol may provide protection and security services as described in subsection (3)(a) of this section for any function held in Colorado at which a member of the general assembly is in attendance in an official capacity with appropriate coordination with local law enforcement. Factors to be considered when determining the need for providing these services include, but are not limited to, the location of the function, the estimated level of threat or risk associated with the function, and staffing requirements.

(c) In addition to the protection and security services provided pursuant to subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section, the Colorado state patrol may provide other protection and security services to a member of the general assembly as requested by the executive committee of the legislative council and as deemed necessary by the chief of the Colorado state patrol.

(4) The executive committee of the legislative council shall establish a process by which a member of the general assembly may request protection from the Colorado state patrol pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(5) The Colorado state patrol shall ensure that members of the general assembly are aware of the protection and security services that may be requested from the Colorado state patrol pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 3 / Section 24-48.5-303
24-48.5-303. Council on creative industries - establishment of council - members - term of of
Status: in_force

24-48.5-303. Council on creative industries - establishment of council - members - term of office - chair - compensation. (1) There is hereby established within the division a council on creative industries, referred to in this part 3 as the "council". The council shall consist of eleven members, including the chair, to be appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall be broadly representative of the major fields of the arts and humanities and related creative industries and shall be appointed from among private citizens who are widely known for their competence and experience in connection with the arts and humanities and related creative industries, as well as their knowledge of community and state interests. In making these appointments, the governor shall seek and consider those recommended for membership by persons or organizations involved in civic, educational, business, labor, professional, cultural, ethnic, and performing and creative arts fields, as well as those with knowledge of community and state interests. At least one such person from each area designated shall be a member of the council, the membership to include both men and women.

(2) Members appointed to the council, except the chair, shall hold office for terms of three years, commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment. Members of the council, except the chair, are not eligible to serve for more than two consecutive terms nor be eligible for reappointment to the council during the three-year period following the expiration of the second of two consecutive terms. Members of the council shall hold office until the expiration of the appointed terms or until successors are duly appointed. Any vacancy occurring on the council other than by expiration of term shall be filled by the governor by the appointment of a qualified person for the unexpired term.

(3) The governor shall appoint a chair of the council who is a person widely recognized for his or her knowledge, experience, and interest in the arts and humanities, as well as his or her knowledge of community and state interests. The chair shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, but not longer than six consecutive years, and shall not be eligible for reappointment during the three-year period following the expiration of such six-year period. The chair shall advise the governor with respect to the development in the arts and humanities in the state of Colorado. If any vacancy occurs in the office of the chair, the governor shall fill within sixty days the vacancy by the appointment of a qualified person in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., members of the council shall serve without compensation, but each member shall be reimbursed for his or her necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties.
C.R.S. § 24-90-508 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-508
24-90-508. Recording of resolution establishing area
Status: in_force

24-90-508. Recording of resolution establishing area. Within thirty days after the facilities district has been declared duly organized, the secretary of the governing body shall transmit for recording to the county clerk and recorder in each county in which the facilities district or a part of the facilities district extends a copy of the resolution of the governing body establishing the facilities district pursuant to section 24-90-507 (4).
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-413 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-413
24-33.5-413. Credentials
Status: in_force

24-33.5-413. Credentials. The director shall issue to each agent of the bureau proper credentials and a badge of authority with the seal of the state of Colorado in the center thereof and the words "Colorado Bureau of Investigation" encircling said seal. Each agent of the bureau, when on duty, shall carry said badge upon his person. Such badges shall be serially numbered.
C.R.S. § 24-10-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-108
24-10-108. Sovereign immunity a bar
Status: in_force

24-10-108. Sovereign immunity a bar. Except as provided in sections 24-10-104 to 24-10-106 and 24-10-106.3, sovereign immunity shall be a bar to any action against a public entity for injury which lies in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by a claimant. If a public entity raises the issue of sovereign immunity prior to or after the commencement of discovery, the court shall suspend discovery, except any discovery necessary to decide the issue of sovereign immunity and shall decide such issue on motion. The court's decision on such motion shall be a final judgment and shall be subject to interlocutory appeal.