C.R.S. § 24-33-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33 / Part 2 / Section 24-33-201
24-33-201. Division of forestry - creation - state forest service agreement
Status: repealed

24-33-201. Division of forestry - creation - state forest service agreement. (1) There is created the division of forestry in the department of natural resources. The division of forestry is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The executive director of the department of natural resources shall enter into an agreement with Colorado state university, through the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, to cooperate in the state's efforts to improve the management and health of Colorado's forests and to provide staff for the division of forestry.

(2) The division of forestry's powers and duties shall include:

(a) Strengthening natural resource policy formulation and coordination concerning public and private forest land in Colorado by:

(I) Producing an annual forest health report for all forest land in Colorado;

(II) Addressing cooperative management of forest land across jurisdictions;

(III) Mitigating the natural and urban interface fire hazard;

(IV) Restoring critical watersheds;

(V) Assisting in the management of forest lands under the jurisdiction of the agencies within the department of natural resources.

(b) Preparing and updating the memorandum of understanding between the department of natural resources and Colorado state university that provides for the staffing of the division of forestry by the Colorado state forest service;

(c) Preparing the annual joint work plan for the division of forestry and Colorado state forest service for submittal to and approval by the department of natural resources and Colorado state university;

(d) Repealed.

(e) Reviewing and approving all Colorado state forest service publications that are issued as a result of the memorandum of understanding between the department of natural resources and Colorado state university;

(f) Promoting cooperation with the federal land management agencies to facilitate collaboration across boundaries warranted by forest land conditions;

(g) Incorporating rural development through forestry in program delivery;

(h) Assuring that state water quality best management practices are available and understood; and

(i) Preparing an annual report on the accomplishments of the division of forestry.

(3) The division of forestry, the state forester, and the Colorado state forest service shall enforce and administer the provisions of law conferred upon the division of forestry, state forester, and Colorado state forest service.
C.R.S. § 24-21-604 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 24-21-604
24-21-604. Legislative declaration - consideration for tickets - conditions - rules
Status: repealed

24-21-604. Legislative declaration - consideration for tickets - conditions - rules. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that prize promotions involving the conduct of free product giveaways through the use of free chances for purposes of commercial advertisement, the creation of goodwill, the promotion of new products or services, or the collection of names should not be subject to regulation under this part 6. The giveaways described in this subsection (1) are exempt from regulation under this part 6 when all of the conditions set forth in this section are satisfied.

(2) No award of prizes by chance for a purpose set forth in subsection (1) of this section is a lottery or game of chance, nor is any share, ticket, or right to participate in an award of prizes deemed to have been sold or charged for, notwithstanding that the award is made to persons who have paid a fee entitling them to general admission to the grounds or premises on which the award is made, if each share or ticket by means of which the award is made is given away free of charge and without any obligation on the part of the person receiving it.

(3) (a) (I) A licensee may conduct a prize promotion on the licensed premises, whether the premises are rented or owned by the licensee. A licensee shall clearly disclose, in the rental agreement or otherwise, the promotion and its cost, if any, to the licensee, pursuant to rules adopted by the licensing authority.

(II) A landlord licensee shall not require a bingo-raffle licensee to participate in or conduct a promotion under this section, nor may a games manager for any occasion assist in any promotion conducted during an occasion by a landlord licensee. Prizes offered as part of a promotion are not prizes subject to limitation under section 24-21-617 (5).

(b) Before conducting a promotion under this section, the licensee shall provide evidence of ownership, free and clear, of the prizes to be offered unless all of the prizes are available for viewing on the premises on the day they are to be awarded. The licensee offering any promotional prize shall disclose, at the beginning of the promotion, full and complete information identifying the prizes to be awarded and the method by which the prizes may be won.

(c) Within ten days after the award of any prize, the licensee shall file with the licensing authority a written report containing a description of the prize, the value of the prize, and such other information as the licensing authority may require by rule. Any prize offered pursuant to this section must be awarded by the end of the calendar quarter in which it was offered.

(d) The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum amount or value of a cash prize or a prize of a product or service that may be awarded; except that such maximum amount must be at least one thousand dollars.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1803 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 18 / Section 24-60-1803
24-60-1803. Working group to review proposal for enactment of compact - membership - recomme
Status: in_force

24-60-1803. Working group to review proposal for enactment of compact - membership - recommendations to Colorado's commissioner. (1) After this part 18 takes effect pursuant to section 24-60-1804, and subject to available appropriations, the executive director of the department of human services shall convene a working group to review the proposal for enactment of the revised interstate compact for the placement of children, and conclude one year later unless amended.

(2) The following appointments to the working group must be made:

(a) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint:

(I) A member who represents an urban county department of human or social services; and

(II) A member who is a county attorney who represents an urban county;

(b) The minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint:

(I) A member who represents a rural county department of human or social services; and

(II) A member who is a county attorney who represents a rural county;

(c) The president of the senate shall appoint a member who represents a nonprofit association that advocates for civil liberties;

(d) The governor shall appoint:

(I) A member who is a current or retired juvenile judge or magistrate; and

(II) A member who has lived experience with participating in an interstate compact placement or home study; and

(e) The executive director of the department of human services or the executive director's designee shall appoint:

(I) A member who represents a nonprofit organization that advocates for parents with limited incomes;

(II) A member who represents a nonprofit association that advocates for relative and kinship placements; and

(III) A member who represents the Colorado department of human services.

(3) Additional members must include:

(a) The child protection ombudsman, or the ombudsman's designee;

(b) A representative from the office of the respondent parents' counsel, created in section 13-92-103; and

(c) A representative from the office of the child's representative, created in section 13-91-104.

(4) The working group shall review and make recommendations, according to a time frame determined by the working group, to Colorado's commissioner to the compact on the following issues:

(a) Evaluating the current compact process for children and families;

(b) Determining the status of Colorado's implementation of the national electronic interstate compact enterprise requirements and what effect the implementation of these requirements may have on Colorado;

(c) Improving the use of cross-border agreements;

(d) Identifying any barriers to placing children in residential treatment facilities out of state and options for addressing barriers within existing law;

(e) Identifying and prioritizing any alternative efforts being made to address interstate placement issues at the national level; and

(f) Identifying language and processes to improve interstate placements.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 5 / Section 24-46.3-504
24-46.3-504. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

24-46.3-504. Reporting requirements. (1) On or before November 1, 2022, and on or before November 1 each year thereafter until the repeal of the SPARC program, the state council shall submit a report to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, the house of representatives energy and environment committee, the house of representatives education committee, the senate business, labor, and technology committee, the senate transportation and energy committee, and the senate education committee, or their successor committees. At a minimum, the report must include a summary of the energy sector career pathway and its implementation and the SPARC program, including an accounting of how money was used pursuant to this part 5 to expand or support training, apprenticeship, and education programs in the energy sector career pathway to increase employment in the energy sector.

(2) The department shall also present an executive summary of the annual report on the SPARC program at the department's annual presentation to the legislative committee of reference pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", created in part 2 of article 7 of title 2.

(3) For purposes of the reporting requirement set forth in this section, the department may request data and information from entities receiving or using money appropriated for purposes of this part 5.

(4) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement set forth in this section continues until the SPARC program repeals pursuant to section 24-46.3-506.
C.R.S. § 24-50-1001 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 10 / Section 24-50-1001
24-50-1001. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-50-1001. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Applicant" means an individual applying to be a county employee, state employee, county contractor, or state contractor.

(2) "County contractor" means an individual acting under a contract, purchase order, or other similar agreement for the procurement of goods or services with a county or county department.

(3) "County employee" means an individual employed by a county.

(4) "Federal tax information" has the same meaning as specified in federal internal revenue service publication 1075 dated September 30, 2016, as amended.

(5) "State agency" means all departments, institutions, and agencies of state government, including the office of the governor, institutions of higher education, all principal departments, and the legislative and judicial departments of the state.

(6) "State contractor" means an individual acting under a contract, purchase order, or other similar agreement for the procurement of goods or services with a state agency.

(7) "State employee" means an individual employed by a state agency, whether the individual is under the state personnel system or exempt from the state personnel system.
C.R.S. § 24-115-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 115 / Section 24-115-103
24-115-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-115-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the critical needs financing corporation.

(2) "Commission" means the transportation commission created in section 43-1-106 (1), C.R.S.

(3) "Corporation" means the critical needs financing corporation created in section 24-115-104 (1).

(4) "Department" means the department of transportation created in section 43-1-103 (1), C.R.S.

(5) "Excess state revenues" means revenues collected by the state during any state fiscal year in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending calculated pursuant to section 20 (7)(a) of article X of the state constitution and article 77 of this title.

(6) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(7) "Issuing authority" means the department with respect to notes issued to finance transportation projects and the corporation with respect to notes issued for any other purpose.

(8) "Notes" means voter-approved critical needs notes authorized to be issued in accordance with section 24-115-110 (1).

(9) "Transportation projects" means projects identified and approved as strategic transportation projects included in the strategic transportation project investment program of the department by resolution of the commission, which resolution may be amended by further resolution.
C.R.S. § 24-20-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 24-20-110
24-20-110. Transfer of employees to office of innovation and technology
Status: in_force

24-20-110. Transfer of employees to office of innovation and technology. On July 1, 1999, certain employees of the Colorado advanced technology institute prior to said date shall be transferred to and become employees of the office of technology and innovation created in the office of the governor. Any such employees who are classified employees in the state personnel system at the time of the transfer shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations. The transfer of employees pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of House Bill 99-1359, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-second general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-93-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 93 / Section 24-93-110
24-93-110. Department of transportation - additional requirements for integrated project de
Status: in_force

24-93-110. Department of transportation - additional requirements for integrated project delivery contracts - short-listing - transparency. (1) The department of transportation shall not exclude a participating entity from a short list, prepared and announced by the department as required by section 24-93-105 (2), of responding participating entities that have been determined to be most qualified to receive a request for proposals for an IPD contract for a public project based solely on the participating entity's lack of experience in delivering a public project in the state by the IPD method to be used for the public project.

(2) (a) If the cost to complete a public project is expected to exceed seventy-five million dollars, the department of transportation shall, before selecting the IPD method for a construction project and beginning the procurement process:

(I) Hold public meetings with the construction industry and the general public to discuss the justification for selecting the IPD method. The required public meetings may be held in conjunction with other required public meetings about the project or as stand-alone meetings.

(II) Obtain approval for the use of the IPD method from the transportation commission created in section 43-1-106.

(b) For any public project, regardless of the expected cost of completion, to be completed using the IPD method, the department of transportation shall:

(I) Before beginning the procurement process, publish on the department's website, the justification for selecting the IPD method;

(II) During the procurement process, include the justification for selecting the IPD method in any request for qualifications and in the request for proposals;

(III) Following the award of the IPD contract to a participating entity, publish on the department's website the evaluation scores for each step of the IPD contract solicitation phase for all solicitations received and evaluated; and

(IV) From the time the IPD contract is executed until the department's final acceptance of the completed public project, provide, maintain, and update on the department's website a transparency platform such as a dashboard that indicates the ongoing status of the public project.

(3) The requirements of this section apply only to a public project involving infrastructure that is part of the state highway system, as described in section 43-2-101 (1).
C.R.S. § 24-60-804 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 8 / Section 24-60-804
24-60-804. Hearings
Status: in_force

24-60-804. Hearings. The governor or the Colorado state board of parole, at the request of the governor, is authorized and directed to hold such hearings as may be requested by any other party state pursuant to Article IV (f) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.
C.R.S. § 24-51-702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 7 / Section 24-51-702
24-51-702. Disability programs
Status: in_force

24-51-702. Disability programs. (1) The association shall provide for two types of disability programs for disabilities incurred on or before termination of employment:

(a) Short-term disability. A member who is found by the disability program administrator to be mentally or physically incapacitated from performance of the essential functions of the member's job with reasonable accommodation as required by federal law, but who is not totally and permanently incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment, shall be provided with reasonable income replacement, or rehabilitation or retraining services, or a combination thereof, under a program provided by the disability program administrator for a period specified in the rules adopted by the board. The cost of the program shall be funded by the association.

(b) Disability retirement. A member who is found by the disability program administrator to be totally and permanently mentally or physically incapacitated from regular and substantial gainful employment as of the date of termination of employment shall be placed on disability retirement, and the association shall provide to such person a benefit as calculated in section 24-51-704. The benefit shall be paid directly by the association. A member of the judicial division shall also be eligible for disability retirement upon the entry of an order of retirement pursuant to section 23 of article VI of the state constitution for a disability interfering with the performance of the member's duties that is, or is likely to become, of a permanent nature.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-126 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-37.5-126
24-37.5-126. Promulgation of rules - technology life-cycle management plan
Status: in_force

24-37.5-126. Promulgation of rules - technology life-cycle management plan. On or before December 31, 2024, the office shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of this title to establish a technology life-cycle plan. The rules may consider information security risk, infrastructure risk, operating cost misalignment, productivity cost misalignment, or talent depreciation in connection with an information technology system or asset.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1204 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1204
24-33.5-1204. Voluntary education and training program - voluntary certification of firefighte
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1204. Voluntary education and training program - voluntary certification of firefighters and hazardous materials responders - advisory board. (1) For the purposes of advising the director on the administration of the voluntary fire service education and training program within the division of fire prevention and control, the local firefighter safety and disease prevention grant program created in section 24-33.5-1231, and the voluntary firefighter and hazardous materials responder certification programs, there is hereby created in the division of fire prevention and control the fire service training and certification advisory board, referred to in this part 12 as the "advisory board", to serve as an advisory board to the director.

(2) (a) The advisory board consists of fourteen members, eleven of whom are voting members appointed by the governor as follows:

(I) Four of the eleven members appointed by the governor shall represent each of the following organizations:

(A) Colorado state fire fighters association;

(B) Colorado state fire chiefs association;

(C) Colorado fire training officers association; and

(D) Colorado professional fire fighters association;

(II) The other seven members appointed by the governor are:

(A) A fire chief or training officer from a volunteer fire department participating in the certification program;

(B) A fire chief or training officer from a career fire department participating in the certification program;

(C) A representative of the property and casualty insurance industry;

(D) A hazardous materials responder team leader;

(E) A person experienced in the transportation industry;

(F) A representative of local law enforcement; and

(G) A representative of a fixed facility dealing with hazardous materials.

(b) The remaining three ex officio nonvoting members are the following persons or their designees:

(I) The president of the Colorado community college and occupational education system;

(II) The chief of the emergency medical and trauma services section within the health facilities and emergency medical services division in the department of public health and environment; and

(III) The chief of the state patrol.

(c) The eleven advisory board members appointed by the governor shall be geographically apportioned, and at least one of those members must have wildland fire expertise.

(d) At least three members of the advisory board shall be from a community or communities with a resident population of fifteen thousand persons or less.

(e) Members appointed by the governor serve for terms of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than six members' terms expire in the same year. If any appointee vacates the office during the term for which the appointee was appointed to the advisory board, the governor shall, by appointment, fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The advisory board shall annually elect from its members a chair and a secretary.

(3) The advisory board shall meet as determined necessary by the chairperson or the director. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred in the performance of their official duties. The expenses shall be paid from the firefighter, hazardous materials responder, and prescribed fire training and certification fund created in section 24-33.5-1207.
C.R.S. § 24-92-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 92 / Part 1 / Section 24-92-107
24-92-107. Prequalification of contractors
Status: in_force

24-92-107. Prequalification of contractors. Prospective contractors may be prequalified for particular types of construction, and the method of compiling a list of and soliciting from such potential contractors shall be pursuant to rules.
C.R.S. § 24-50-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-108
24-50-108. No claim against state
Status: repealed

24-50-108. No claim against state. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-50-121 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-121
24-50-121. Transfer of employees
Status: repealed

24-50-121. Transfer of employees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-31-319 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 24-31-319
24-31-319. Training related to missing indigenous persons - development - basic and in-serv
Status: in_force

24-31-319. Training related to missing indigenous persons - development - basic and in-service training required. (1) The P.O.S.T. board shall work with the office of liaison for missing and murdered indigenous relatives created in section 24-33.5-2603 to develop and facilitate training for peace officers on issues relating to missing or murdered indigenous persons investigations.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2023, the basic academy curriculum and annual in-service training programs must include training concerning issues relating to missing or murdered indigenous persons.
C.R.S. § 24-90-511 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-511
24-90-511. Power to levy taxes
Status: in_force

24-90-511. Power to levy taxes. Subject to the requirements of section 20 (4) of article X of the state constitution, in addition to any other means of providing revenue for a facilities district, the board has the power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes on and against all taxable property located within the boundaries of the facilities district. The rate of levy to be submitted to the registered electors for their approval in accordance with the requirements of this section, or, if such rate is unlimited, shall be specified in the resolution creating the facilities district pursuant to section 24-90-507.
C.R.S. § 24-90-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 4 / Section 24-90-401
24-90-401. Short title
Status: in_force

24-90-401. Short title. This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "State Grants for Libraries Act".
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 3 / Section 24-46.3-303
24-46.3-303. Annual report
Status: in_force

24-46.3-303. Annual report. The state work force development council and the department of education shall annually review the work of the statewide coordinator in implementing the duties described in section 24-46.3-302. The state work force development council shall include a summary of the review in the Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3).
C.R.S. § 24-51-1738 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1738
24-51-1738. Survivors of members who died between 1974 and 1984
Status: in_force

24-51-1738. Survivors of members who died between 1974 and 1984. Benefits payable to survivors of deceased eligible members who die on or after January 1, 1974, and prior to January 1, 1984, subject to the limitations provided in sections 24-51-1736 to 24-51-1746, shall be governed by the DPS plan document.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-603 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 6 / Section 24-48.5-603
24-48.5-603. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-48.5-603. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Colorado credit reserve" means the Colorado credit reserve program described in section 24-46-104 (1)(n).

(2) "Contract" means a contract entered into by the office of economic development in accordance with section 24-48.5-605 (1).

(3) "Department" means the department of the treasury.

(4) "Eligible borrower" means a business that, as determined by the oversight board:

(a) Has its principal place of business in the state;

(b) Has at least one but fewer than one hundred employees;

(c) Can demonstrate that it had at least one year of positive cash flow as determined by the oversight board; and

(d) Can demonstrate that it has a current debt-service coverage ratio of at least one-to-one or a higher level as determined by the oversight board.

(5) "Loan program" means the small business recovery and resiliency loan program established in accordance with section 24-48.5-605.

(6) "Loan program manager" means an entity the office of economic development contracts with to establish and administer the loan program in accordance with section 24-48.5-605 (2).

(7) "Office" means the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101.

(8) "Oversight board" means the small business recovery and resiliency loan program oversight board created in section 24-48.5-604.

(9) "Premium tax liability" means the liability imposed by section 10-3-209 or 10-6-128, or, in the case of a repeal or reduction by the state of the liability imposed by section 10-3-209 or 10-6-128, any other tax liability imposed upon an insurance company by the state.

(10) "Qualified taxpayer" means an insurance company authorized to do business in Colorado that has premium tax liability owing to the state and that purchases a tax credit under this part 6. "Qualified taxpayer" also includes an insurance company that receives or assumes a tax credit transferred in accordance with section 24-48.5-606 (7)(e) or 24-48.5-607 (6), or that receives or assumes a tax credit as an affiliate of a qualified taxpayer or transferee. For purposes of this part 6, "affiliate" has the same meaning as set forth in section 10-3-801 (1).

(11) "Small business recovery and resiliency fund" or "fund" means the small business recovery and resiliency fund established in section 24-48.5-608.

(12) "Small business recovery tax credit" or "tax credit" means the tax credit created in section 24-48.5-606.

(13) "Tax credit sale proceeds" or "sale proceeds" means the money or other liquid asset acceptable to the state treasurer that a qualified taxpayer pays to the department and that is deposited in the small business recovery and resiliency fund.
C.R.S. § 24-37.7-111 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.7 / Section 24-37.7-111
24-37.7-111. Bonds eligible for investment
Status: in_force

24-37.7-111. Bonds eligible for investment. All banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors, administrators, guardian trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any moneys within their control in any bonds issued under this article. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), may invest public funds in such bonds only if the bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of this title.
C.R.S. § 24-50.5-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50.5 / Section 24-50.5-104
24-50.5-104. Complaints by state personnel system employees - limitation period
Status: in_force

24-50.5-104. Complaints by state personnel system employees - limitation period. (1) Any employee in the state personnel system may file a written complaint with the state personnel board within ten days after the employee knew or should have known of a disciplinary action alleging a violation of section 24-50.5-103 if the employee demonstrates that reasonable communication to the employee's supervisor, appointing authority, or member of the general assembly has occurred in regard to the alleged violation. Within ten days after receiving the complaint, the state personnel board shall send a copy of the complaint to the affected state agency and shall provide the employee with written notice that the complaint has been received and docketed and that sets forth the process for reviewing such complaint. The affected state agency shall submit a written response to the complaint within forty-five days after the date the complaint was filed with the state personnel board. The state personnel board shall set the matter for review in accordance with section 24-50-123 or for hearing to commence not later than ninety days after the receipt of the written response filed by the agency. The hearing date may be continued once only for good cause shown for no longer than thirty days with the approval of the state personnel board. Any hearing conducted pursuant to this section shall take precedence over any other matter pending before the state personnel board.

(2) If the state personnel board after hearing determines that a violation of section 24-50.5-103 has occurred, the state personnel board shall order, within forty-five days after such hearing, the appropriate relief, including, but not limited to, reinstatement, back pay, restoration of lost service credit, and expungement of the records of the employee who disclosed information, and, in addition, the state personnel board shall order that the employee filing the complaint be reimbursed for any costs, including any court costs and attorney fees, if any, incurred in the proceeding. Such reimbursement shall be made out of moneys appropriated to the agency that employs such employee. Judicial review of any determination by the state personnel board under this subsection (2) may be had in accordance with section 24-4-106.

(3) It shall be a defense in any grievance or appeal before the state personnel board that the disciplinary action against an employee was initiated in violation of section 24-50.5-103, and the issue of the violation of section 24-50.5-103 shall be determined by the state personnel board as a part of the related grievance or appeal. The failure to raise any such defense shall bar any subsequent cause of action for a violation of section 24-50.5-103 arising out of the same set of facts at issue in the related grievance or appeal.

(4) Whenever the state personnel board determines that an appointing authority or supervisor has violated section 24-50.5-103, the appointing authority or supervisor shall receive a disciplinary action which shall remain a permanent part of the appointing authority's or supervisor's personnel file, and a copy of the disciplinary action shall be provided to the employee. The disciplinary action shall be appropriate to the circumstances, from a mandatory minimum of one week suspension or equivalent up to and including termination. In considering the appropriate disciplinary action pursuant to this subsection (4), the appointing authority or supervisor of the appointing authority or supervisor who has committed such violation shall consider the nature and severity of the retaliatory conduct involved.

(5) The state personnel board shall promulgate rules consistent with the provisions of this article that establish the procedures for filing complaints with the state personnel board under this section and that identify the rights and obligations of employees under this article.
C.R.S. § 24-34-601 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 6 / Section 24-34-601
24-34-601. Discrimination in places of public accommodation - definition
Status: in_force

24-34-601. Discrimination in places of public accommodation - definition. (1) As used in this part 6, "place of public accommodation" means any place of business engaged in any sales to the public and any place offering services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to the public, including but not limited to any business offering wholesale or retail sales to the public; any place to eat, drink, sleep, or rest, or any combination thereof; any sporting or recreational area and facility; any public transportation facility; a barber shop, bathhouse, swimming pool, bath, steam or massage parlor, gymnasium, or other establishment conducted to serve the health, appearance, or physical condition of a person; a campsite or trailer camp; a dispensary, clinic, hospital, convalescent home, or other institution for the sick, ailing, aged, or infirm; a mortuary, undertaking parlor, or cemetery; an educational institution; or any public building, park, arena, theater, hall, auditorium, museum, library, exhibit, or public facility of any kind whether indoor or outdoor. "Place of public accommodation" does not include a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place that is principally used for religious purposes.

(2) (a) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, electronic, or printed communication, notice, or advertisement that indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual or that an individual's patronage or presence at a place of public accommodation is unwelcome, objectionable, unacceptable, or undesirable because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.

(b) A claim brought pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) that is based on disability is covered by the provisions of section 24-34-802.

(2.5) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for any person to discriminate against any individual or group because such person or group has opposed any practice made a discriminatory practice by this part 6 or because such person or group has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to this part 6.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, it is not a discriminatory practice for a person to restrict admission to a place of public accommodation to individuals of one sex if such restriction has a bona fide relationship to the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of such place of public accommodation.

(4) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "nonprofit" means any person that is listed as an exempt organization in 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c) and that is exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (a) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.

(5) A nonprofit does not directly or indirectly participate or intervene in a political campaign merely by renting out space for a political event at the nonprofit's customary and usual rates.
C.R.S. § 24-18-305 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 24-18-305
24-18-305. Use of facial recognition service - training of users required
Status: in_force

24-18-305. Use of facial recognition service - training of users required. (1) An agency using a facial recognition service must conduct periodic training of all individuals who operate a facial recognition service or who process personal data obtained from the use of a facial recognition service.

(2) The training required by subsection (1) of this section must include coverage of:

(a) The capabilities and limitations of the facial recognition service;

(b) Procedures to interpret and act on the output of the facial recognition service; and

(c) To the extent applicable to the deployment context, the meaningful human review requirement for decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals.
C.R.S. § 24-75-223 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-223
24-75-223. Transfer of general fund surplus to Colorado water conservation board constructi
Status: repealed

24-75-223. Transfer of general fund surplus to Colorado water conservation board construction fund - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-60-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 24-60-101
24-60-101. Compacts recognized and declared to exist
Status: in_force

24-60-101. Compacts recognized and declared to exist. The congress of the United States, under and pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of article 1 of the constitution of the United States, having granted its consent by that certain act (Public Law No. 293, H. R. 7353), approved June 6, 1934, to any two or more states to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime and in the enforcement of their respective criminal laws and policies, and for the establishment of such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective any such agreements or compacts, the practical need and utility of such agreements or compacts, between or among the state of Colorado and any other states of the United States, and particularly between or among the state of Colorado and those states adjoining the state of Colorado, are recognized and declared to exist.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-135 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-135
24-48.5-135. Employee ownership office - creation - duties
Status: in_force

24-48.5-135. Employee ownership office - creation - duties. (1) The employee ownership office is created within the office of economic development. The director of the office of economic development designates and supervises the director of the employee ownership office.

(2) The employee ownership office shall:

(a) Support the development and advancement of employee-owned businesses, especially by providing technical support to small business owners looking to transition into employee ownership models through the office of economic development;

(b) Provide support and coordination with other state agencies and programs that deal with employee ownership matters; and

(c) Measure the success of program outreach and conduct research to determine whether Colorado's small business owners experience increased growth, stability, or viability of their businesses and additional employee engagement in employee ownership structures as a result of the efforts of the employee ownership office.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 11 / Section 24-60-1107
24-60-1107. Review by district court
Status: in_force

24-60-1107. Review by district court. Any act or omission of any official or employee of this state done or omitted pursuant to or in enforcing the provisions of the driver license compact shall be subject to review by the district court in accordance with sections 24-4-106 and 42-2-135, C.R.S., and the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
C.R.S. § 24-60-3102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 31 / Section 24-60-3102
24-60-3102. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-60-3102. Definitions. As used in this part 31, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of regulatory agencies, created in section 24-1-122.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(3) "Medicine" or "medical practice" has the same meaning as "practice of medicine" as defined in section 12-240-107.

(4) "Nursing" or "nursing practice" includes both the practice of practical nursing and the practice of professional nursing as set forth in section 12-255-104 (9) and (10), respectively; except that nothing in this part 31 shall be construed to authorize nurses to deliver services outside their scope of practice.

(5) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-102.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-38.5-102.7
24-38.5-102.7. Colorado energy saving mortgage program - definitions
Status: in_force

24-38.5-102.7. Colorado energy saving mortgage program - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Accredited home energy rating provider" means a person who RESNET has accredited through the mortgage industry national home energy rating system accreditation standard as a rating provider and who appears on RESNET's national registry of accredited rating providers or a person who meets other rating provider requirements adopted in guidelines by the Colorado energy office pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of this section.

(b) "Certified home energy rater" means an individual who an accredited home energy rating provider has certified as a RESNET home energy rater to inspect and evaluate a home's energy features, assign a HERS index score to the home, and recommend energy efficiency improvements or an individual who meets other rater certification requirements adopted in guidelines by the Colorado energy office pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of this section.

(c) "Colorado energy saving mortgage program" or "program" means the Colorado energy star/energy saving mortgage program administered by the Colorado energy office as of January 1, 2013, as modified by this section or by any program changes implemented by the Colorado energy office within the limitations specified in this section, or any successor program.

(d) "Energy efficient home" means a home that a certified home energy rater has certified as having a HERS index score of not more than fifty or that meets other requirements for being an energy efficient home that the Colorado energy office adopts in guidelines pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(e) "Energy saving mortgage" means a mortgage issued to a borrower by a participating lender through the Colorado energy saving mortgage program for the purpose of financing:

(I) The purchase of a newly built energy efficient home; or

(II) Improvements to an existing home that:

(A) Are made in accordance with recommendations made by or approved by the Colorado energy office following a residential energy audit of the home; and

(B) Are confirmed by post-installation verification conducted by the Colorado energy office or a vendor, including but not limited to a participating utility, under contract with the office to have improved the energy efficiency of the home to the extent required by the Colorado energy office.

(f) "HERS index" means the home energy rating system index established by RESNET to measure the energy efficiency of a home.

(g) "Participating lender" means a bank, credit union, other financial institution, or independent mortgage broker that participates in the Colorado energy saving mortgage program by issuing energy saving mortgages and contributing funding that reduces the total cost of the mortgages to the borrowers.

(h) "Participating public utility" means a public utility, as defined in section 40-1-103, C.R.S., including any municipality that operates an electric utility and any cooperative electric or gas association or nonprofit electric corporation or association, that:

(I) Provides electricity or natural gas to residential customers, without regard to whether the utility, association, or corporation is subject to or exempt, in whole or in part, from the "Public Utilities Law", articles 1 to 7 of title 40, C.R.S.;

(II) Chooses to participate in the Colorado energy saving mortgage program by meeting all requirements for participation set forth in guidelines adopted by the Colorado energy office; and

(III) If it is required to comply with the provisions of article 3.2 of title 40, C.R.S., has, prior to its initial participation in the Colorado energy savings mortgage program, had the public utilities commission approve a participation plan.

(i) "RESNET" means the residential energy services network that is a recognized national standards-making body for building energy efficiency rating and certification systems in the United States.

(2) The Colorado energy office may spend any available moneys to fund energy saving mortgages subject to the following limitations:

(a) To the extent feasible, the Colorado energy office shall spend money evenly on energy saving mortgages that finance purchases of newly built energy efficient homes and energy saving mortgages that finance improvements to existing residences;

(b) Each energy saving mortgage may include funding that reduces the total cost of the mortgage to the borrower from both a participating public utility and a participating lender. The Colorado energy office may adopt guidelines to specify minimum percentages of total funding for an energy saving mortgage that each nonstate source of funding must provide.

(c) If a utility chooses to participate in the Colorado energy savings mortgage program by providing demand-side management program moneys, such moneys may only be used towards energy savings attributable to energy efficiency improvements and not towards energy savings attributable to renewable energy or on-site energy generation improvements.

(d) If a utility has existing demand-side management programs for residential new construction or whole-house existing retrofits, the utility must identify, in a demand-side management plan approved by the public utilities commission prior to the utility's initial participation in the Colorado energy mortgage savings program, how it will track participation in all programs, including the Colorado energy savings mortgage program, to ensure that customers do not receive multiple incentives.

(e) The Colorado energy office may only approve an energy saving mortgage that finances improvements to an existing home if the improvements are made by or approved by the office following a residential energy audit of the home and are confirmed by post-installation verification to have increased the energy efficiency of the home to the extent required by the office. The office may adopt guidelines that specify requirements for energy efficiency increases and the conduct of residential energy audits and post-installation testing.

(f) Subject to the following maximum value limitations, the Colorado energy office may adopt energy savings-based guidelines that set forth the maximum total value to the borrower in terms of reduction in the total costs of an energy saving mortgage:

(I) For an energy saving mortgage that finances the purchase of a new energy efficient home, the maximum total value to the borrower in terms of reduction in the total costs of an energy saving mortgage is:

(A) For a home that has a HERS index score of zero, eight thousand dollars or any lower amount that the Colorado energy office establishes in guidelines; or

(B) For a home that has a HERS index score that is greater than zero but no more than fifty, any lower amounts that the Colorado energy office establishes in guidelines subject to the limitation that if the office establishes multiple lower amounts, those amounts must increase as the HERS index score of a home decreases;

(II) For an energy saving mortgage that finances improvements to an existing home, the maximum total value to the borrower in terms of reduction in the total costs of an energy saving mortgage is the lesser of any energy savings-based amount adopted in guidelines by the Colorado energy office or eight thousand dollars.

(g) The Colorado energy office may spend moneys contributed by a participating public utility only for energy saving mortgages for homes within the service area of the participating public utility.

(h) If demand-side management moneys contributed by a participating utility, when combined with moneys from all other sources, yield an incentive amount that exceeds the incremental cost of the energy saving improvements, the utility must set forth the treatment of the demand-side management moneys in its demand-side management plan and have that treatment approved by the public utilities commission.

(i) If the participation of a participating utility causes additional energy savings improvements to be made, due to the matching Colorado energy office and lender moneys, the public utilities commission may include the additional energy savings benefits and exclude the additional leveraged moneys from the benefit-cost ratio calculation described in section 40-1-102 (5)(b), C.R.S.

(3) A participating public utility receives credit for its participation in the program towards any demand side management program targets, contingent upon public utilities commission approval, pursuant to article 3.2 of title 40, C.R.S., or may receive credit towards any greenhouse gas emissions requirements that may be established in the future.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if another index or measure supersedes the HERS index as the industry standard for measuring building energy efficiency, the Colorado energy office may adopt guidelines that:

(a) Adopt the other index or measure as the standard for determining the energy efficiency of a new home or existing residence;

(b) Specify values on the new index or measure that are comparable to the HERS index scores and point improvements specified in this section and are to be used to determine eligibility for and the maximum value of energy saving mortgages; and

(c) Specify the requirements and procedures, including any required accreditation of rating providers or certification of raters, that must be complied with in rating a new home or existing residence under the other index or measure.
C.R.S. § 24-60-4301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 43 / Section 24-60-4301
24-60-4301. Short title
Status: in_force

24-60-4301. Short title. The short title of this part 43 is the "Interstate Licensed Professional Counselors Compact".
C.R.S. § 24-51-509 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 5 / Section 24-51-509
24-51-509. Combining service credit
Status: in_force

24-51-509. Combining service credit. Service credit earned by a member during the most recent period of membership shall be combined with the service credit associated with the existing member contribution account of such member. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, members exercising portability between the Denver public schools division and other association divisions are governed by the provisions of section 24-51-1747, retirees suspending retirement or reduced service retirement benefits are governed by section 24-51-1103 (1), and DPS retirees suspending retirement benefits are governed by section 24-51-1726.5.
C.R.S. § 24-21-631 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 24-21-631
24-21-631. Board - duties
Status: in_force

24-21-631. Board - duties. (1) In addition to any other duties set forth in this part 6, the board shall:

(a) Conduct a continuous study of charitable gaming throughout the state for the purpose of improving charitable gaming and ascertaining any defects in this part 6 or in the rules promulgated pursuant to this part 6; and

(b) Commencing on and after January 1, 2025, at the discretion of the board, submit a report to the general assembly containing recommendations for changes to this part 6, which report shall be submitted on or before October 31, 2025, and on or before October 31 of each year thereafter.

(2) The licensing authority is encouraged to collaborate with the board on proposals developed by the board concerning subjects including but not limited to:

(a) The types of charitable gaming activities to be conducted, the existing rules and potential new rules for those activities, and the number of occasions per year upon which a licensee may hold, operate, or conduct a game of bingo or lotto;

(b) The types of charitable gaming activities to be conducted in the future based upon a continuing review of the available state-of-the-art equipment in Colorado and other states and the policies and procedures approved and implemented by other states for the conduct of charitable gaming activities, provided that no new type of charitable gaming activity is recommended by the board for approval for licensing or play, or approved by the licensing authority for licensing or play, that does not comport with the limitations of section 2 (3) of article XVIII of the state constitution concerning the conduct only of the specific game of chance commonly known as bingo or lotto or the specific game of chance commonly known as raffles; and

(c) An annual review of at least ten percent of all charitable gaming rules and a complete review of all charitable gaming rules every five years.

(3) The board shall offer advice to the licensing authority upon subjects including but not limited to:

(a) The requirements, qualifications, and grounds for the issuance of all types of permanent and temporary licenses required for the conduct of charitable gaming;

(b) The requirements, qualifications, and grounds for the revocation, suspension, and summary suspension of all licenses required for the conduct of charitable gaming;

(c) Activities that constitute fraud, cheating, or illegal activities;

(d) The granting of licenses with special conditions or for limited periods, or both;

(e) The establishment of a schedule of reasonable fines to be assessed for violations of this part 6 or any rule adopted pursuant to this part 6;

(f) The amount of fees for licenses issued by the licensing authority and for the performance of administrative services pursuant to this part 6;

(g) The establishment of criteria under which a person may serve as a games manager;

(h) The content and conduct of classes or training seminars to benefit bingo-raffle charitable licensees, officers, and volunteers to better account for funds collected from games of chance;

(i) Standardized rules, procedures, and policies to clarify and simplify the auditing of licensees' records; and

(j) The conditions for a licensee's plan for disposal of any equipment and the distribution of any remaining net proceeds upon termination of a bingo-raffle license for the licensee's failure to timely or sufficiently renew such license.
C.R.S. § 24-75-903 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 9 / Section 24-75-903
24-75-903. Definitions
Status: repealed

24-75-903. Definitions. As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Book entry" means a form of issuance under which no physical instrument is issued and the rights to principal and interest payments are evidenced by and may be transferred only through a bookkeeping entry in a central registry.

(1.5) "Expenditure" means any cash expenditure or other cash disbursement which may be made from revenue duly credited to a particular fund.

(2) "Fund" means any fund or group of accounts to which state moneys are credited, including, but not limited to: The general fund, the highway users tax fund, the Pinnacol Assurance fund, the Colorado water conservation board construction fund, the department of personnel revolving fund, the correctional industries account, the capital construction fund, the severance tax trust fund, and the higher education fund.

(3) "Note" means any note or other evidence of borrowing made under the authority of this part 9.

(4) "Revenue" means any cash income or other cash receipt duly credited to a particular fund.

(5) and (6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1222 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1222
24-33.5-1222. Cooperation by counties
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1222. Cooperation by counties. The boards of county commissioners may, in their discretion, cooperate and coordinate with the governing bodies of organized fire districts, fire departments, and municipal corporations; with private parties; with other counties; with the director; with the United States secretary of the interior; with the United States secretary of agriculture; and with an agency of the United States government in the management and prevention of forest fires. Such boards of county commissioners are authorized to participate in the organization and training of rural fire-fighting groups, in the payment for the operation and maintenance of fire-fighting equipment, and in sharing the cost of managing fires.
C.R.S. § 24-6-202 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 24-6-202
24-6-202. Disclosure - contents - filing - false or incomplete filing - penalty
Status: repealed

24-6-202. Disclosure - contents - filing - false or incomplete filing - penalty. (1) Not later than January 10 of each calendar year, each of the following individuals shall file an annual disclosure statement with the secretary of state of Colorado in such form as the secretary of state prescribes, stating the information specified in subsection (2) of this section:

(a) Each member of the general assembly;

(b) The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and state treasurer;

(c) Each justice or judge of a court of record;

(d) Each district attorney;

(e) Each member of the state board of education;

(f) Each member of the board of regents of the university of Colorado;

(g) Each member of the public utilities commission.

(h) Repealed.

(1.3) If an individual begins serving in one of the positions specified in subsection (1) of this section after January 10 and has not filed a disclosure statement within the previous thirty days, the individual shall file a disclosure statement no later than ten days after assuming the position.

(1.5) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section apply to any individual who is serving in any position specified in subsection (1) of this section on or after January 1, 2024. If an individual who is specified in subsection (1) of this section is serving in office in the 2024 calendar year but has not filed an annual disclosure statement in the 2024 calendar year, the individual shall file a disclosure statement no later than July 1, 2024, or in accordance with the requirements specified in subsection (1.3) of this section, whichever is sooner.

(1.7) Repealed.

(2) Disclosure must include the following for the previous calendar year, unless otherwise specified:

(a) The names, and amounts, disclosed as a range as provided in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, of any source or sources of any income, including capital gains, whether or not taxable, of the person making disclosure, the person's spouse, and any minor children residing with the person making the disclosure;

(b) The name of each business, insurance policy, or trust in which he, his spouse, or minor children residing with him has a financial interest in excess of five thousand dollars;

(c) The legal description of any interest in real property, including an option to buy, in the state in which the person making disclosure, his spouse, or minor children residing with him have any interest, direct or indirect, the market value of which is in excess of five thousand dollars;

(d) The identity, by name, of all offices, directorships, and fiduciary relationships held by the person making disclosure, the person's spouse, and any minor children residing with the person making the disclosure, including whether the position is compensated or uncompensated;

(e) The identity, by name, of any person, firm, or organization for whom compensated lobbying is done by any person associated with the person making disclosure if the benefits of such compensation are or may be shared by the person making disclosure, directly or indirectly;

(f) The name of each creditor to whom the person making disclosure, the person's spouse, or the person's minor children owe money in excess of one thousand dollars, including the interest rate and the highest amount owed, disclosed as a range as provided in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, for the calendar year covered in the statement;

(g) A list of businesses with which the person making disclosure or his spouse are associated that do business with or are regulated by the state and the nature of such business or regulation;

(h) The sources of compensation exceeding five thousand dollars received by the person making the disclosure or the person's business affiliation for services provided directly by the person making the disclosure during the current year and during the prior calendar year, if the source is a person or entity that is regulated by the state or pays for a lobbyist that conducts lobbying at the general assembly or at a state regulatory body. This includes the names of clients and customers of any affiliated corporation, firm, partnership, or other business enterprise and a description of the duties performed or services rendered for each source of compensation if the person making the disclosure directly provided the services generating a fee or payment of more than five thousand dollars. The person making the disclosure may exclude any information considered confidential as a result of a privileged relationship recognized by law. If the person making the disclosure withholds information as a result of a privileged relationship, the person shall still disclose the existence of the source of compensation and an explanation for why information was withheld.

(i) Any additional information that the person making the disclosure deems necessary.

(3) Any disclosure statement shall be amended no more than thirty days after any termination, acquisition, or substantial change of interests as to which disclosure is required.

(4) Repealed.

(5) Each disclosure statement is public information and shall be made available on the secretary of state's website.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Any person who willfully files a false or incomplete disclosure statement, or who willfully fails to make any filing required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars.

(8) In addition to any other process provided in law or rule, including article XXIX of the state constitution, any person who believes an official listed in subsection (1)(a) of this section is not substantially complying with the requirements of this section may file a complaint with the following:

(a) The secretary of the senate and the president of the senate for members of the senate; and

(b) The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the speaker of the house of representatives for members of the house of representatives.

(9) Upon receiving a complaint, the person or persons receiving the complaint shall follow any existing procedures for investigating ethics complaints or violations.

(10) If an official specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not timely file the required annual disclosure statement, the secretary of state shall forward notification to the appropriate individual specified in subsection (8) of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-51-803 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 8 / Section 24-51-803
24-51-803. Determination of option 2 or 3 benefits
Status: in_force

24-51-803. Determination of option 2 or 3 benefits. (1) For service retirement, the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date the retiree attained the age and service requirements for service retirement regardless of the effective date of such retirement.

(2) For reduced service retirement and disability retirement, the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the effective date of retirement.

(3) When a retiree designates a spouse as a cobeneficiary subsequent to retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-802 (3), the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date of designation.

(4) When a retiree designates a cobeneficiary subsequent to retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-802 (3.5), the calculation of benefits payable pursuant to option 2 or 3, as set forth in section 24-51-801, shall be actuarially determined as of the date of designation.
C.R.S. § 24-90-602 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 6 / Section 24-90-602
24-90-602. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-90-602. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Access to the internet" means, with reference to a particular computer, that the computer is equipped with a modem or is connected to a computer network that provides access to the internet.

(2) "Computer" includes any hardware, software, or other technology attached or connected to, installed in, or otherwise used in connection with a computer.

(3) "Harmful to minors" means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that:

(a) Taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion;

(b) Depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, an actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual act, or a lewd exhibition of the genitals; and

(c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors.

(4) "Minor" means any person who has not attained the age of seventeen years.

(5) "Public library" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 24-90-103 (13). For purposes of this part 6, a "public library" shall be the equivalent of the library system established and maintained by the governing body of a particular library district or otherwise connected group of libraries and shall not mean each separate or individual library facility established and maintained by such library district or connected group of libraries.

(6) "Sexual act" or "sexual contact" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 18 U.S.C. sec. 2246 (2) and (3).

(7) "Technology protection measure" means a specific technology, including without limitation computer software, that blocks or filters internet access to visual depictions that are:

(a) Obscene, as defined in section 18-7-101 (2), C.R.S.;

(b) Child pornography, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 2256 (8); or

(c) Harmful to minors; except that no technology protection measure may block scientific or medically accurate information regarding sexual assault, sexual abuse, incest, sexually transmitted infections, or reproductive health.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2011 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 20 / Section 24-33.5-2011
24-33.5-2011. Denial, suspension, or revocation of or refusal to renew license
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2011. Denial, suspension, or revocation of or refusal to renew license. (1) The executive director of the department of public safety may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any license issued or applied for under the provisions of this part 20 for any of the following reasons:

(a) Violations of any of the provisions of this part 20;

(b) A conviction of any felony, but subject to the provisions of section 24-5-101;

(c) A conviction pursuant to section 24-33.5-2010;

(d) Any material misstatement, misrepresentation, or fraud in obtaining a license.

(2) The revocation or suspension proceedings shall be brought by the Colorado executive director of the department of public safety pursuant to the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24.
C.R.S. § 24-16-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 16 / Section 24-16-101
24-16-101. Short title
Status: in_force

24-16-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Works Fiscal Responsibility Accounting Act of 1981".
C.R.S. § 24-21-531 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-531
24-21-531. Official misconduct by a notary public - liability of notary or surety
Status: in_force

24-21-531. Official misconduct by a notary public - liability of notary or surety. (1) A notary public who knowingly and willfully violates the duties imposed by this part 5 commits official misconduct and is guilty of a petty offense.

(2) A notary public and the surety or sureties on his or her bond are liable to the persons involved for all damages proximately caused by the notary's official misconduct.

(3) Nothing in this part 5 shall be construed to deny a notary public the right to obtain a surety bond or insurance on a voluntary basis to provide coverage for liability.
C.R.S. § 24-70-212 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 70 / Part 2 / Section 24-70-212
24-70-212. Quality of paper
Status: in_force

24-70-212. Quality of paper. The quality of paper to be used for blanks, stationery, and blank books shall be number one grade flat writing, twenty pound, twenty-five percent rag content bond and number one grade ledger, which shall be furnished by the contractor according to the specifications of the executive director of the department of personnel, unless otherwise specified in the call for bids, as the nature of the job may require.
C.R.S. § 24-50-1115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 11 / Section 24-50-1115
24-50-1115. Judicial review
Status: in_force

24-50-1115. Judicial review. (1) The certified employee organization or the state may seek judicial review of the division's decisions or orders on classification of covered employees under section 24-50-1106 (4); representation or decertification petitions under section 24-50-1106; division decisions on unfair labor practice charges under section 24-50-1113 (3); or rules or regulations issued by the division under this part 11, in the manner and with the effect provided in the "State Administrative Procedures Act", article 4 of this title 24, and rules promulgated thereunder.

(2) (a) The certified employee organization or the state may seek judicial review of an arbitrator's decision on a partnership agreement grievance pursuant to section 24-50-1112 (4) in a district court in the city and county of Denver.

(b) The arbitrator's decision shall be enforced and the parties shall comply with the decision and award unless the district court concludes that:

(I) The decision and award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means;

(II) The arbitrator exceeded his or her authority;

(III) The decision and award did not draw its essence from the partnership agreement; or

(IV) The decision and award violated public policy, that the arbitrator engaged in manifest disregard of the law, or that the arbitration denied the parties a fundamentally fair hearing.
C.R.S. § 24-90-514 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-514
24-90-514. County officers to levy and collect taxes - lien
Status: in_force

24-90-514. County officers to levy and collect taxes - lien. It is the duty of the body having authority to levy taxes within such county to levy the taxes certified to it as provided in this part 5. It is the duty of all officials charged with the duty of collecting taxes to collect and enforce such taxes at the time and in the form and manner and with like interest and penalties as other taxes are collected and, when collected, to pay the same to the library district or facilities district ordering its levy and collection. The payment of such collections shall be made monthly to the treasurer of the library district and paid into the depository thereof to the credit of the facilities district. All taxes levied under this part 5, together with interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs of collecting the same shall constitute a lien, until paid, on and against the property taxed, and such lien shall be a lien as for all other general taxes.
C.R.S. § 24-51-610 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 6 / Section 24-51-610
24-51-610. Division from which a member retires
Status: in_force

24-51-610. Division from which a member retires. The division in which the retiree had membership immediately preceding the date of retirement shall be the division from which the member retires.
C.R.S. § 24-71.7-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 71.7 / Section 24-71.7-101
24-71.7-101. Governmental entities - report to general assembly on electronic filings - defin
Status: in_force

24-71.7-101. Governmental entities - report to general assembly on electronic filings - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(b) "Department" means a principal department of the state as set forth in section 24-1-110.

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

(2) On or before October 15, 2021, the office, in partnership with each department, shall file a report with the committee concerning each department's electronic filing capacity. The report must include, at a minimum, the following information:

(a) What proportion of the documents required or allowed to be filed with the department, including each division, board, office, or other subdivision within the department, can currently be filed electronically;

(b) What actions would be required to allow at least eighty percent of the documents allowed or required to be filed with the department to be filed electronically, including the estimated costs associated with such actions;

(c) Any obstacles the office or the department would face implementing electronic filing for at least eighty percent of the documents allowed or required to be filed with the department; and

(d) Any additional information or considerations affecting the ability of the office or the department to increase the number and type of filings the department can accept electronically.

(3) On or before October 15, 2021, the governing body of each county and city and county shall file a report with the committee concerning the county's electronic filing capacity. The report must include, at a minimum, the following information:

(a) What proportion of the documents required or allowed to be filed with the county, including each department, division, agency, board, office, or other subdivision of the county, can currently be filed electronically;

(b) What actions would be required to allow at least eighty percent of the documents allowed or required to be filed with the county to be filed electronically, including the estimated costs associated with such actions;

(c) Any obstacles the county would face implementing electronic filing for at least eighty percent of the documents allowed or required to be filed with the county; and

(d) Any additional information or considerations affecting the county's ability to increase the number and type of filings the county can accept electronically.
C.R.S. § 24-21-508 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-508
24-21-508. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act
Status: in_force

24-21-508. Authority to refuse to perform notarial act. (1) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act if the officer is not satisfied that:

(a) The individual executing the record is competent or has the capacity to execute the record; or

(b) The individual's signature is knowingly and voluntarily made.

(2) A notarial officer may refuse to perform a notarial act unless refusal is prohibited by law other than this part 5.
C.R.S. § 24-49.7-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 49.7 / Section 24-49.7-102
24-49.7-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-49.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Additional source fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund created in section 24-49.7-106 (2).

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the Colorado tourism office created in section 24-49.7-103.

(3) "Fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund created in section 24-49.7-106 (1).

(4) "Member" means a member appointed to the board pursuant to section 24-49.7-103.

(5) "Office" means the Colorado tourism office created in section 24-49.7-103.
C.R.S. § 24-36-203 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 2 / Section 24-36-203
24-36-203. Definitions
Status: repealed

24-36-203. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-34-604 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 6 / Section 24-34-604
24-34-604. Time limits on filing of charges
Status: in_force

24-34-604. Time limits on filing of charges. Any charge filed with the commission alleging a violation of this part 6 shall be filed pursuant to section 24-34-306 within sixty days after the alleged discriminatory act occurred, and if not so filed, it shall be barred.
C.R.S. § 24-21-536 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-536
24-21-536. Saving clause
Status: in_force

24-21-536. Saving clause. This part 5 does not affect the validity or effect of a notarial act performed before July 1, 2018.
C.R.S. § 24-49.9-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 49.9 / Section 24-49.9-101
24-49.9-101. Colorado channel authority - creation - legislative declaration
Status: repealed

24-49.9-101. Colorado channel authority - creation - legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) It is beneficial to the citizens of Colorado for sessions of the general assembly to be televised via cable television and webcast and that audio of these sessions be broadcast via the internet;

(II) Televising and broadcasting the proceedings of the general assembly will make Colorado state government more open and accessible to the citizens of this state; and

(III) It is desirable for a governmental entity to be created to coordinate programming and televising sessions of the general assembly as well as programming and televising for other state purposes and making audio recordings of these sessions available.

(b) The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the authority and powers conferred under this article, as well as the expenditures of public money made pursuant to this article, will serve a valid public purpose and that the enactment of this article is expressly declared to be in the public interest.

(2) There is hereby created the Colorado channel authority, referred to in this article as the "authority", which shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority shall not be an agency of state government, nor shall it be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, except to the extent provided by this article.

(3) (a) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of directors, also referred to in this article as the "board".

(b) The board consists of the following nine members:

(I) Three members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, at least one of whom is a registered voter in this state who is unaffiliated, as that term is defined in section 1-1-104, C.R.S., and at least one of whom has experience in the business operations of broadcast journalism;

(II) One member appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(III) One member, serving in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(IV) One member, serving in the house of representatives, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(V) One member, serving in the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;

(VI) One member, serving in the senate, appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and

(VII) One member appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives who has experience in the operation of a business or fundraising for nonprofit organizations, or both.

(c) (I) Repealed.

(II) Members of the board appointed under subsection (3)(b)(III), (3)(b)(IV), (3)(b)(V), or (3)(b)(VI) of this section serve for terms of four years so long as they also serve as members of the house of the general assembly from which they are appointed. Other members of the board serve for terms of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members' terms expire in the same year.

(III) (A) A vacancy in the members of the board appointed under subparagraph (III), (IV), (V), or (VI) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (3) shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the remainder of the unexpired term only; except that these members must at all times consist of a member from each major political party in each house of the general assembly and be appointed by the appropriate appointing authority under subparagraph (III), (IV), (V), or (VI) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), as appropriate, to ensure that a member from each major political party in each house is a member of the board.

(B) A vacancy in the membership of other members of the board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the remainder of the unexpired term only.

(IV) An appointed member is eligible for reappointment. Members of the board may be removed by the appointing authorities for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the appointing authority pending the completion of the hearing.

(4) The members of the board shall elect a chair and a vice-chair. The members of the board shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the board, and the same person may be elected to serve as both secretary and treasurer. The powers of the board may be vested in the officers from time to time. Five members shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum of the members to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., if the board determines that the authority has sufficient financial resources, each member of the board not otherwise in full-time employment of the state or a state official shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars for each day actually and necessarily spent in the discharge of official duties, and all members shall receive reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of official duties.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1610 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 16 / Section 24-33.5-1610
24-33.5-1610. Compliance with standards
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1610. Compliance with standards. (1) The executive director of each state department and agency shall ensure compliance with the rules adopted pursuant to sections 24-33.5-1608 and 24-33.5-1609.

(2) (a) State departments and agencies shall be required to comply with any such rule that requires funding only if funds are available to the department or agency.

(b) If adequate funding is not available to fund compliance with any such rule by a state department or agency, the department or agency shall take appropriate measures to provide alternate interim solutions to protect the safety and security of persons and property and to ensure the continuity of the department or agency's critical functions during a state of emergency. Any alternate interim solution shall be approved by the division.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-134 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-134
24-48.5-134. Advanced manufacturing and STEM industries task force - creation - duties - defi
Status: repealed

24-48.5-134. Advanced manufacturing and STEM industries task force - creation - duties - definition - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Office" means the office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101.

(b) "Task force" means the advanced manufacturing and STEM industries task force created in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(2) (a) The advanced manufacturing and STEM industries task force is created in the office. The task force consists of the following members:

(I) Two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(II) Two members of the senate, one appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(III) Two representatives of the office with experience in the administration of the advanced industries acceleration grant program, created in section 24-48.5-117 (3), or other business funding and incentives, appointed by the director of the office;

(IV) At least four industry representatives from businesses supported by the advanced industries acceleration grant program, which may include advanced manufacturing, aerospace, bioscience, electronics, energy and natural resources, infrastructure engineering, or technology and information businesses, appointed by the director of the office; and

(V) The director of the office or the director's designee.

(b) Members of the task force shall elect one member to serve as chairperson.

(c) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation other than reimbursement for reasonable and actual expenses incurred to attend meetings.

(3) (a) The task force shall meet at least twice during the 2023 interim period to:

(I) Study the effectiveness of existing financial incentives, support, resources, and development strategies for advanced manufacturing and other science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) companies in Colorado;

(II) Examine other states' statutes, regulations, and policies intended to attract and promote the development of advanced manufacturing and other STEM companies; and

(III) Identify any recommended legislation or changes in administrative rules or policies to make Colorado's advanced manufacturing and other STEM industries more nationally competitive.

(b) The task force shall report its findings to the general assembly and the governor in accordance with section 24-1-136 (9). The report shall be submitted no later than December 1, 2023, and shall contain the task force's recommendations for all issues on which two-thirds or more of its members agree. A minority report of any issues included in the report must be included at the request of one or more of the dissenting members.

(c) The office shall provide such services as the task force may request, including:

(I) Administrative assistance, meeting space, and other necessary facilities and support services;

(II) Postage and printing;

(III) Arranging for, coordinating, and keeping records of meetings; and

(IV) Preparation and distribution of notices, agendas, minutes, and reports.

(d) The office may, in the discretion of the director, contract with an independent facilitator to support the task force, including by assisting in drafting the report required by subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(4) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 24-1-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-103
24-1-103. Head of department defined
Status: in_force

24-1-103. Head of department defined. When the term "head of a principal department" is used in this article, it means the head of one of the principal departments created by this article. Unless the head of a principal department is a state elected official, he shall have the title of executive director of the department or such other title as specifically designated by this article.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1402 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 24-30-1402
24-30-1402. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-30-1402. Definitions. As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Certified industrial hygienist" means an individual that is certified by the American board of industrial hygiene or its successor.

(1.5) "Continuing contract" means a contract for professional services entered into pursuant to this part 14 between a state agency or state institution of higher education and a person, whereby the person provides professional services to the state agency or state institution of higher education for work of a specified nature as outlined in the contract required by the state agency or state institution of higher education with no specific time limitation. Any such contract shall provide a termination clause.

(2) "Department" means the department of personnel.

(2.2) "Industrial hygienist" means an individual who has obtained a baccalaureate or graduate degree in industrial hygiene, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, or a closely related physical or biological science from an accredited college or university. The special studies and training of such individual shall be sufficient in the cognate sciences to provide the ability and competency to:

(a) Anticipate and recognize the environmental factors and stresses associated with work and work operations and to understand their effects on individuals and their well-being;

(b) Evaluate on the basis of training and experience and with the aid of quantitative measurement techniques the magnitude of such environmental factors and stresses in terms of their ability to impair human health and well-being;

(c) (I) Prescribe methods to prevent, eliminate, control, or reduce such factors and stresses and their effects.

(II) Any individual who has practiced within the scope of the meaning of industrial hygiene for a period of not less than five years immediately prior to July 1, 1997, is exempt from the degree requirements set forth in this subsection (2.2).

(III) Any individual who has a two-year associate of applied science degree in environmental science from an accredited college or university and in addition not less than four years practice immediately prior to July 1, 1997, within the scope of the meaning of industrial hygiene is exempt from the degree requirements set forth in this subsection (2.2).

(3) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, a business trust, an association, a firm, or any other legal entity.

(3.5) "Practice of industrial hygiene" means the performance of professional services, including but not limited to consulting, investigating, sampling, or testing in connection with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of those environmental factors or stresses arising in or from the workplace that may cause sickness, impaired health, or significant discomfort to workers or the public. "Practice of industrial hygiene" includes but is not limited to the identification, sampling, and testing of chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic stresses and the development of physical, administrative, personal protective equipment, and training methods to prevent, eliminate, control, or reduce such factors and stresses and their effects. The term does not include the practice of architecture, as defined in section 12-120-402 (5), or the practice of engineering, as defined in section 12-120-202 (6).

(4) "Practice of landscape architecture" means the performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, reconnaissance, research, planning, design, or responsible supervision in connection with the development of land areas or land use, where and to the extent that the dominant purpose of any such service is the preservation and development of existing and proposed land features, ground surface, planting, naturalistic features, and esthetic values. "Practice of landscape architecture" includes the design, location, and arrangement of such tangible objects and features as are incidental and necessary to the purposes outlined in this subsection (4), but the term does not include the making of land surveys or final engineered plats for official recording, integration of design of structures of earth, or other construction materials.

(5) "Principal representative" means the governing board of a state agency or state institution of higher education or, if there is no governing board, the executive head of a state agency or state institution of higher education, as designated by the governor or the general assembly.

(6) "Professional services" means those services within the scope of the following:

(a) The practice of architecture, as defined in section 12-120-402 (5);

(b) The practice of engineering, as defined in section 12-120-202 (6);

(c) The practice of professional land surveying, as defined in section 12-120-302 (5);

(d) The practice of landscape architecture, as defined in subsection (4) of this section;

(e) The practice of industrial hygiene, as defined in subsection (3.5) of this section.

(7) "State agency" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (17).

(8) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (18).
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-121 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-37.5-121
24-37.5-121. Digital access to government services - strategic plan - reporting - legislative
Status: repealed

24-37.5-121. Digital access to government services - strategic plan - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that Colorado residents need digital access to government services to allow them to safely access government services while carrying on necessary business and other activities;

(b) Even as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it remains important to provide digital access to government services to modernize government operations, save taxpayers time and money, and improve accessibility to government services and information throughout the state; and

(c) The office is well positioned to advance and innovate the state's adoption of, and increase its offerings for, digital access to government services, which offerings would further maximize the value of the state's investment in broadband deployment.

(2) (a) The office shall enter into an enterprise agreement with a third-party vendor to develop and implement a strategic plan to expand and improve digital access to government services through the use of broadband.

(b) In developing the strategic plan, the office and the vendor shall consult with stakeholders throughout the state that represent various interested parties including:

(I) Residents of the state;

(II) Groups representing or advocating for historically marginalized communities or residents of the state;

(III) Agencies;

(IV) The statewide internet portal authority created pursuant to section 24-37.7-102; and

(V) Local and regional government officials.

(3) Repealed.

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

(a) "Agency" has the meaning set forth in section 24-4-102 (3).

(b) "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as SARS-CoV-2.
C.R.S. § 24-1-131 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-131
24-1-131. Rules, regulations, and orders adopted prior to article - continuation
Status: repealed

24-1-131. Rules, regulations, and orders adopted prior to article - continuation. All rules, regulations, and orders of departments, institutions, boards, commissions, or other agencies lawfully adopted prior to July 1, 1968, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.
C.R.S. § 24-115-114 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 115 / Section 24-115-114
24-115-114. No action maintainable
Status: in_force

24-115-114. No action maintainable. An action or proceeding at law or in equity to review any act or proceeding or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act or proceeding or the issuance of any notes or for any other relief against or from any act or proceeding done under this article, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall not be maintained unless commenced within thirty days after the performance of the act or proceeding or the effective date thereof, whichever occurs first, and is thereafter perpetually barred.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1008 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 10 / Section 24-51-1008
24-51-1008. Purchased service credit excluded
Status: repealed

24-51-1008. Purchased service credit excluded. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-22-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 22 / Section 24-22-110
24-22-110. Personal profit on state money unlawful - penalty
Status: in_force

24-22-110. Personal profit on state money unlawful - penalty. A person holding the office of state treasurer or a person employed in the department of the treasury who, directly or indirectly, accepts or receives from any other person, for himself or herself or otherwise than on behalf of the state, any fee, reward, or compensation, either in money or other property or thing of value, in consideration of the deposit or investment of state money with any other person or in consideration of any agreement or arrangement touching upon the use of state money commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
C.R.S. § 24-90-503 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-503
24-90-503. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-90-503. Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Board" means the board of trustees of a facilities district created pursuant to this part 5.

(2) "Facilities district" means a library capital facilities district organized by a library district pursuant to this part 5 to provide library capital facilities within a library capital facilities area.

(3) "Governing body" for the purposes of this part 5, means the board of trustees of a library district forming an area pursuant to this part 5.

(4) "Library capital facilities" means any real or personal property, improvement, or facility, including, without limitation, land, buildings, site improvements, equipment, furnishings, or collections, that are directly related to any service that a library district is authorized to provide, together with any necessary costs related to the acquisition, construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of such property, improvement, or facility.

(5) "Library capital facilities area" means the geographical division within a library district that is described in the resolution establishing a facilities district pursuant to this part 5. Notwithstanding any provision in this subsection (5) to the contrary, the library capital facility area may include a location designated by the library district, after public notice and hearing, as a location for the siting of new library capital facilities.

(6) "Library district" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-90-103 (6).

(7) "Net effective interest rate" means the net interest cost of securities divided by the sum of the products derived by multiplying the principal amount of the securities maturing on each maturity date by the number of years from their date to their respective maturities. In all cases, the net effective interest rate shall be computed without regard to any option of redemption prior to the designated maturity dates of the securities.

(8) "Net interest cost" means the total amount of interest to accrue on securities from their date to their respective maturities, less the amount of any premium above par, or plus the amount of any discount below par, at which said bonds are being or have been sold. In all cases, the net interest cost shall be computed without regard to any option of redemption prior to the designated maturity dates of the securities.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1604 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 16 / Section 24-51-1604
24-51-1604. Expenses of the deferred compensation plan
Status: in_force

24-51-1604. Expenses of the deferred compensation plan. The expenses of administering the deferred compensation plan authorized in section 24-51-1601 shall be paid from either the investment earnings or account balances of the deferred compensation plan.
C.R.S. § 24-31-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 4 / Section 24-31-401
24-31-401. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-31-401. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Smokeless tobacco settlement" means the settlement agreement between the state of Colorado and various domestic smokeless tobacco products manufacturers, dated November 23, 1998, which was approved by the district court of the city and county of Denver as part of a consent decree dated November 25, 1998, in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432.

(2) "Tobacco settlement" means the settlement agreement between the state of Colorado and various domestic tobacco products manufacturers, dated November 23, 1998, which was approved by the district court of the city and county of Denver as part of a consent decree dated November 25, 1998, in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432.
C.R.S. § 24-80-115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 1 / Section 24-80-115
24-80-115. State archivist - review of best practices - records advisory board
Status: in_force

24-80-115. State archivist - review of best practices - records advisory board. (1) The state archivist may convene a records advisory board, consisting of representatives from governmental agencies that have an interest in the preservation of records. If the state archivist convenes the board, the state archivist shall ensure that technical experts from the following governmental agencies and nonprofit entities have an opportunity to participate in the work of the board:

(a) Executive branch agencies under the governor's purview;

(b) The office of the attorney general;

(c) The office of the secretary of state;

(d) The general assembly;

(e) The judicial branch;

(f) A nonprofit organization that represents counties and a nonprofit organization that represents county clerks;

(g) A nonprofit organization that represents municipalities and a nonprofit organization that represents municipal clerks; and

(h) A nonprofit organization that represents special districts.

(2) Each governmental agency and nonprofit entity that is asked to participate in the records advisory board pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall designate the appropriate person from the agency or entity to participate in the work of the board.

(3) If the state archivist convenes a records advisory board, the board shall have the following goals:

(a) Identify, research, and prioritize records management, preservation, and access problems;

(b) Assist in the development of records management policies and procedures;

(c) Collect and share accepted preservation and archival best practices;

(d) Assist in the appraisal of records for historical value;

(e) Review records retention schedules; and

(f) Study and develop standards and management programs to address the creation, maintenance, archiving, and access of permanent digital records.
C.R.S. § 24-30-2109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 21 / Section 24-30-2109
24-30-2109. Disclosure of actual address prohibited
Status: in_force

24-30-2109. Disclosure of actual address prohibited. (1) The executive director or his or her designee is prohibited from disclosing any address or telephone number of a program participant other than the substitute address designated by the executive director or his or her designee, except under any of the following circumstances:

(a) The information is required by direction of a court order pursuant to section 24-30-2111. However, any person to whom a program participant's address or telephone number has been disclosed shall not disclose the address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court.

(b) The executive director or his or her designee grants a request by an agency pursuant to section 24-30-2110.

(c) The program participant is required to disclose the participant's actual address as part of a registration required by the "Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act", article 22 of title 16, C.R.S.

(2) The executive director or his or her designee shall provide immediate notification of disclosure to a program participant when disclosure is made pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual designated in section 24-30-2105 (3)(j) is subject to a court order related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support, or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the executive director or his or her designee shall notify the court that issued the order of the certification of the program participant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the executive director or his or her designee. If, at the time of application, an applicant or an individual designated in section 24-30-2105 (3)(j) is involved in a court action related to dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support, or the allocation of parental responsibilities or parenting time, the executive director or his or her designee shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the action of the certification of the applicant in the address confidentiality program and the substitute address designated by the executive director or his or her designee.

(4) No person shall knowingly and intentionally obtain a program participant's actual address or telephone number from the executive director or his or her designee or an agency knowing that the person is not authorized to obtain the address information.

(5) No employee of the executive director or his or her designee or of an agency shall knowingly and intentionally disclose a program participant's actual address or telephone number unless the disclosure is permissible by law. This subsection (5) only applies when an employee obtains a participant's actual address or telephone number during the course of the employee's official duties and, at the time of disclosure, the employee has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number disclosed belongs to a participant.

(6) Any person who knowingly and intentionally obtains or discloses information in violation of this part 21 shall be guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-74-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 74 / Section 24-74-104
24-74-104. Reduce personal identifying information collected by state agencies
Status: in_force

24-74-104. Reduce personal identifying information collected by state agencies. (1) Beginning January 1, 2022, a state agency employee shall not inquire into, or request information or documents to ascertain, a person's immigration status for the purpose of identifying if the person has complied with federal immigration laws, including civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C. sec. 1325 or 1326, except as required by state or federal law or as necessary to perform state agency duties, or to verify a person's eligibility for a government funded program for housing or economic development if verification is a necessary condition of the government funding.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2022, a state agency shall not collect the following, except as required by state or federal law or as necessary to perform state agency duties, or to verify a person's eligibility for a government funded program for housing or economic development if verification is a necessary condition of the government funding:

(a) Place of birth;

(b) Immigration or citizenship status; or

(c) Information from passports, permanent resident cards, alien registration cards, or employment authorization documents.

(3) This section does not apply to a database or automated network collecting data or documents that was activated by a state agency on or before December 31, 2021.
C.R.S. § 24-65.5-103.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 65.5 / Section 24-65.5-103.5
24-65.5-103.5. Oil and gas operations areas
Status: in_force

24-65.5-103.5. Oil and gas operations areas. (1) (a) Within the boundaries of a qualifying surface development, an oil and gas operations area shall meet at least one of the following requirements:

(I) If three or more wells have been or are being drilled in three separate drilling windows in any governmental quarter section, the oil and gas operations area shall provide for a setback not to exceed:

(A) A two-hundred-fifty-foot radius around one of the existing wells located in each of three separate drilling windows;

(B) A two-hundred-foot radius around any other existing wells;

(C) A two-hundred-foot perimeter around tanks; and

(D) An adequate right-of-way or easement for existing and future flowlines and pipelines and a nonexclusive right-of-way for roads reasonably necessary to access the wells and operations located within such areas; or

(II) If two or fewer wells have been or are being drilled in any governmental quarter section, the oil and gas operations area shall provide for:

(A) A six-hundred-foot by six-hundred-foot area, referred to in this paragraph (a) as the six-hundred-foot window, the center of which shall be located no further than two hundred feet from the center of the governmental quarter section. The six-hundred-foot window shall establish a setback from wells and tanks not to exceed two hundred feet from any occupied structure, one-hundred-fifty feet of such setback to be located inside the boundary of the oil and gas operations area and fifty feet to be located outside the boundary of the oil and gas operations area.

(B) A two-hundred-foot radius around any existing wells located outside of the six-hundred-foot window;

(C) A two-hundred-foot perimeter around tanks; and

(D) An adequate right-of-way or easement for existing and future flowlines and pipelines and roads reasonably necessary to access the wells and operations located within such areas.

(b) The oil and gas operations area configured under subparagraph (I) or (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be the exclusive area for the location of wells and associated surface production facilities, including tanks. The approved plat may provide that the outer fifty feet of any setback of two hundred feet or more may be used by the surface owner for underground utilities, sidewalks, trails, and parking and may be landscaped with grasses or shallow-root landscaping and irrigated by sprinklers, all at the cost of the surface owner and without any liability to the mineral estate owner in the event of any damage to such improvements from the resumption or continuation of oil and gas operations. The surface owner shall cooperate with the operator to ensure that any sidewalks, trails, or parking areas within the outer fifty feet of any setback are restricted from public access during active oil and gas operations requiring use of the area by heavy equipment.

(2) A surface owner may not encroach on an oil and gas operations area or interfere with the mineral estate owner's use of an oil and gas operations area or any associated rights of way or easements designated in a plat or other application for development approved for recordation except as specified in this section.

(3) In addition to the criteria specified in subsection (1) of this section, the area included within an oil and gas operations area may be modified or moved as reasonably necessary to take into account legal, topographical, or existing surface development restrictions if such modification or movement does not adversely affect oil and gas operations, but an oil and gas operations area may not be reduced or increased in area.

(4) If the development plan contained in an approved application for development containing an approved oil and gas operations area is vacated, a mineral estate owner owning a mineral estate within the boundaries of such development shall thereafter be free to conduct operations within such boundaries in accordance with article 60 of title 34, C.R.S., and the commission's rules then or thereafter existing and subject to the provisions of any applicable surface use agreement.

(5) Nothing in this section impairs or overrides the authority of the commission to establish, amend, or otherwise regulate with respect to the establishment, modification, or elimination of drilling windows or any other matter within the commission's jurisdiction.
C.R.S. § 24-56-113 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 56 / Section 24-56-113
24-56-113. Appeal procedure
Status: in_force

24-56-113. Appeal procedure. Any person or business concern aggrieved by a final administrative determination concerning eligibility for relocation payments authorized by this article may have such determination reviewed by the district court for the county in which the land taken for public use is located, in accordance with the provisions of section 24-4-106.
C.R.S. § 24-90-504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-504
24-90-504. Authority of governing body
Status: in_force

24-90-504. Authority of governing body. The board of trustees of the library district as the governing body of said district is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power, and authority to establish one or more facilities districts within the boundaries of the library district in which the library capital facilities are to be acquired, constructed, installed, operated, or maintained in accordance with the requirements of this part 5.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1203 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 12 / Section 24-60-1203
24-60-1203. Commission to file bylaws
Status: in_force

24-60-1203. Commission to file bylaws. Pursuant to article III (i) of the compact, the commission shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendment thereto with the chairman of the Colorado education council.
C.R.S. § 24-90-122 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 1 / Section 24-90-122
24-90-122. Public libraries - standards for acquisition - retention - display - utilization
Status: in_force

24-90-122. Public libraries - standards for acquisition - retention - display - utilization - reconsideration of library resources - use of library facilities - employee protections - definitions. (1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Library resource" means material, both print and non-print, found in a public library that supports curricular or personal information needs. Print items include books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, microfiche, or microfilm. Non-print items include films, disc records, filmstrips, slides, prints, audiotapes, videotapes, compact discs, computer software, library programs, and exhibits.

(b) "Public library" means a public library as defined in section 24-90-103 (13) that is established, operated, or maintained pursuant to this part 1.

(2) Standards. In addition to the powers and duties specified in section 24-90-109, a board of trustees of a public library shall establish written policies for the acquisition, retention, display, and use of library resources and for the use of a public library facility. In addition, the board of trustees of a public library that reconsiders library resources as specified in subsection (3) of this section shall establish a written policy for the reconsideration of a library resource. The board of trustees shall establish policies as required by this subsection (2) that, at a minimum, comply with the following standards:

(a) A public library serves as a center for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of information and ideas;

(b) The public has the right to access a range of social, political, aesthetic, moral, and other ideas and experiences through a public library;

(c) Each library resource is provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of the community and should present diverse points of view in the collection as a whole;

(d) A public library shall not exclude a library resource because of the ethnic origin, ethnic background, or gender identity of those contributing to the creation of the library resource or because of the topic addressed by the library resource or the opinions expressed in the library resource;

(e) A public library shall not proscribe or prohibit the circulation or procurement of a library resource because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval of the library resource;

(f) It is the responsibility of a public library to challenge censorship in the fulfillment of its responsibility to provide information and enlightenment;

(g) A public library shall consider the perspectives of marginalized groups, including those identified in section 22-1-104 (1)(a);

(h) For a public library that provides facilities to the public, the library shall make the facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use; and

(i) A public library shall prohibit discrimination based on age, background, political or religious views, origin, disability, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry in the selection, retention, display, use, or reconsideration of library resources and public meeting spaces.

(3) Reconsideration of library resources.

(a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)(a)(II) of this section, a public library may remove a library resource from its permanent collection only if the library resource has been reviewed in accordance with an established policy for the reconsideration of library resources that complies with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. A public library that has not established a policy for the reconsideration of library resources or that has a policy for the reconsideration of library resources that does not comply with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section may not remove a library resource from its permanent collection.

(II) The provisions of subsection (3)(a)(I) of this section do not apply to routine collection maintenance and deaccession in accordance with a public library's established collection development and maintenance policy.

(b) The board of trustees of a public library that has established a policy for the reconsideration of library resources that complies with the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and that reconsiders library resources in accordance with that policy shall make its reconsideration policy available to the public on its website.

(c) To make a request for reconsideration of a library resource, the individual making the request must reside in the legal service area for the library in which the request is made.

(d) A public library shall not reconsider the same library resource more than once every two years; except that a public library's established policy for the reconsideration of a library resource may specify a period longer than two years during which the public library will not reconsider the same library resource.

(e) (I) Once a final determination has been made for a library resource that is the subject of a request for reconsideration, the board of trustees shall make the determination and how it comports with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section available to the public.

(II) A public library shall not remove, discontinue, or restrict a library resource as the result of a request for reconsideration until the determination regarding the library resource has been made available to the public pursuant to subsection (3)(e)(I) of this section.

(f) A written request for reconsideration of a library resource is not a library user record as described in section 24-90-119 (1). A written request for reconsideration of a library resource is an open record under the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24.

(4) Retaliation against library employees prohibited. An individual who is a librarian, media specialist, other employee, contractor, or volunteer at a public library shall not be subject to termination, demotion, discipline, or retaliation for refusing to remove a library resource before it has been reviewed in accordance with the public library's policy for the reconsideration of library resources or for making displays, acquisitions, or programming decisions that the librarian, media specialist, other employee, contractor, or volunteer believes, in good faith, are in accordance with the standards specified in subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-38.5-110
24-38.5-110. Electric vehicle plan and greenhouse gas pollution reduction roadmap - annual pr
Status: in_force

24-38.5-110. Electric vehicle plan and greenhouse gas pollution reduction roadmap - annual progress reports. For state fiscal year 2022-23, and for each subsequent state fiscal year, the Colorado energy office and the department of public health and environment shall, after consultation with the department of transportation, jointly prepare and present to the transportation and local government and energy and environment committees of the house of representatives and the transportation and energy committee of the senate, or any successor committees, an annual report detailing the progress made toward the electric motor vehicle adoption goals set forth in the "Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020" and the transportation sector greenhouse gas pollution reduction goals set forth in the "Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap", published by the Colorado energy office. The community access enterprise created in section 24-38.5-303 (1) and the clean fleet enterprise created in section 25-7.5-103 (1)(a) shall also post the annual report on their websites.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1510.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1510.5
24-30-1510.5. Self-insured property fund - creation - authorized and unauthorized payments - e
Status: repealed

24-30-1510.5. Self-insured property fund - creation - authorized and unauthorized payments - executive director authorized to make payments. (1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the self-insured property fund, which shall consist of all moneys that may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly or which may be otherwise made available to it by the general assembly. Moneys "otherwise made available" shall be deemed to include transfers of moneys to the fund authorized in the general appropriation act. All interest earned from the investment of moneys in the self-insured property fund shall be credited to the self-insured property fund and become a part thereof. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated for the purposes of the self-insured property fund other than the direct and indirect administrative costs of operating the risk management system. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the fund for the direct and indirect administrative costs of operating the risk management system that are attributable to the operation of the self-insured property fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, on June 1, 2009, the state treasurer shall deduct one million two hundred ninety-five thousand fifty-five dollars from the self-insured property fund and transfer such sum to the general fund.

(2) The self-insured property fund shall maintain reserves for incurred but unpaid loss or damage claims to state property. The self-insured property fund shall maintain reserves to provide for the contingency that the reserves set aside in the fund to meet estimated expenses are inadequate to cover the actual expenses realized. The executive director shall recommend the amount of money that is required to maintain adequate reserves. Adequate reserves shall be maintained in the self-insured property fund subject to available appropriations made by the general assembly in its discretion.

(3) Expenditures shall be made out of the self-insured property fund in accordance with subsection (1) of this section only for the following purposes:

(a) To pay claims for loss or damage to state property subject to the following conditions:

(I) Claims for loss or damage to real property shall be based on replacement cost;

(II) Claims for loss or damage to personal property shall be based on actual cash value;

(III) The loss or damage to property on which the claim is based shall have been caused by one or more of the hazards covered under the self-insured property fund as set forth in subsection (5) of this section;

(IV) The principal state department shall pay a five-thousand-dollar deductible for each occurrence;

(b) To procure and pay premiums for one or more policies of insurance purchased pursuant to this part 15 to protect against loss or damage to state property;

(c) To pay the administrative costs of operating the risk management system.

(4) Moneys in the self-insured property fund shall not be used to pay the following:

(a) Claims for loss or damage to state property which are specifically insured by a commercial insurance policy;

(b) Claims for extra expense and normal wear and tear.

(5) The self-insured property fund shall provide self-insurance for loss or damage to state property due to the following hazards:

(a) Fire and lightning; except that coverage shall not be provided if the state agency does not report such incident or occurrence to the appropriate fire department;

(b) Windstorm and hail;

(c) Debris removal in connection with a hazard that is covered under the self-insured property fund;

(d) Explosion;

(e) Sudden and accidental damage from smoke;

(f) Vandalism and malicious mischief;

(g) Theft of state-owned property; except that coverage shall not be provided if the state agency does not report such theft to the appropriate law enforcement agency;

(h) Damage from the weight of ice or snow; except that outdoor equipment, awnings, fences, pavements, patios, swimming pools, wharves, and docks are not covered;

(i) Flood;

(j) Earthquake;

(k) Business interruption if the state is obligated under the terms of a lease or bond issue to continue making payments on the state property after the loss or damage has occurred and if the business interruption is caused by a hazard that is covered under the self-insured property fund;

(l) Any other hazard that the executive director determines pursuant to rule and regulation is appropriate for inclusion under the self-insured property fund.

(6) The executive director or a designee of the executive director is authorized to pay property claims of a state agency subject to available funds in the self-insured property fund and subject to the limitations in this section. The executive director or a designee of the executive director is authorized to provide for the repair and replacement of property consistent with the provisions of this part 15 and is authorized to provide for the payment of the costs of such repair and replacement out of the self-insured property fund. Disbursements from the self-insured property fund for claims of state agencies for loss or damage to property shall be paid by the state treasurer upon warrants drawn in accordance with the law upon vouchers issued by the department of personnel.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-25-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 25 / Section 24-25-104
24-25-104. Colorado working group on school safety cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and
Status: in_force

24-25-104. Colorado working group on school safety cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations. (1) The department of public safety and the working group are authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations, including in-kind donations from private or public sources, for the purposes of this article 25. All private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations by the department of public safety or by the working group must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Colorado working group on school safety cash fund, which fund is created in the state treasury and referred to in this article 25 as the "cash fund". The state treasurer shall invest any money in the cash fund not expended for the purposes of this article 25 as provided in section 24-36-113. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the cash fund must be credited to the cash fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the cash fund at the end of any fiscal year remains in the cash fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(2) The department of public safety is not required to solicit gifts, grants, or donations from any source for the purposes of this article 25.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 27 / Section 24-33.5-2702
24-33.5-2702. Office of school safety - created - duties - grants manager - crisis response un
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2702. Office of school safety - created - duties - grants manager - crisis response unit. (1) The office of school safety is hereby created within the office of the executive director. The executive director shall appoint a director of the office pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The office is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the executive director.

(2) The office has the following duties:

(a) To oversee the center;

(b) To administer the school access for emergency response grant program created in section 24-33.5-2104;

(c) To promote equitable access to school safety support for all schools;

(d) To assist schools in assessing any school safety challenges;

(e) To assist schools in obtaining any available funding or grants related to school safety;

(f) To provide technical assistance to schools to improve school safety;

(g) To administer the youth violence prevention grant program; and

(h) Any other duties related to the implementation of this section.

(3) The director shall appoint a grants manager to assist schools in obtaining any funding or grants available pursuant to section 24-33.5-2703, any funding available pursuant to part 18 of article 33.5 of title 24, any funding available pursuant to part 21 of article 33.5 of title 24, and any other available funding related to school safety.

(4) The crisis response unit is hereby created within the office. The unit shall assist schools in responding to a crisis or emergency event.
C.R.S. § 24-103-902 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 9 / Section 24-103-902
24-103-902. Low tie bids - award procedure and determination - bid preference
Status: in_force

24-103-902. Low tie bids - award procedure and determination - bid preference. (1) If low tie bids are received in response to an invitation for bids for a supply contract, the following procedures are required:

(a) If the low tie bids are from a resident bidder and a nonresident bidder, the resident bidder shall be given preference over the nonresident bidder;

(b) If the low tie bids are from resident bidders, the procurement agent shall:

(I) Use a fair and reasonable procedure for determining which bidder receives the contract award that at a minimum provides for the presence, at the time and place the determination is made, of the bidders or the bidders' representatives and an impartial witness designated by the procurement agent who is not an employee of that procurement agent's agency; and

(II) Give the bidders at least five business days' written notice by certified mail of the date the determination will be made, of the procedure for making the determination, and that the bidders or the bidders' representatives may be present when the determination is made;

(c) If the low tie bids are only from nonresident bidders, the procurement agent shall follow the procedures in subsections (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(II) of this section;

(d) All other applicable provisions of the code that are not inconsistent with this section shall be followed.

(2) If the procurement agent determines that compliance with this section will cause denial of federal moneys that would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with federal law, this section shall be suspended, but only to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the moneys or to eliminate the inconsistency with federal law.
C.R.S. § 24-56-121 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 56 / Section 24-56-121
24-56-121. Applicability
Status: in_force

24-56-121. Applicability. This article shall apply to all acquisitions of real property by a state agency or a political subdivision of the state for a program or project for which federal financial assistance will be available to pay all or any part of the cost of the program or project; except that, if any other provision of state law is applicable to such acquisitions and such provision of state law requires relocation payments and assistance or prescribes land acquisition policies which are equivalent to or are greater or more stringent than the payments, assistance, or policies specified by this article, such other provision of state law shall apply to such acquisitions.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1740 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1740
24-51-1740. Survivors of members who die in 1988 or later
Status: in_force

24-51-1740. Survivors of members who die in 1988 or later. (1) Benefits payable to survivors of deceased eligible members who die on or after January 1, 1988, subject to the limitations provided in sections 24-51-1736 to 24-51-1746, shall be as follows:

(a) To each beneficiary under section 24-51-1737 (1)(a), a monthly amount equal to the greater of ten percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), or one hundred sixty dollars prorated, if there are four or more eligible beneficiaries so long as such condition continues and is required in order not to exceed a maximum total allowance of the greater of thirty percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), or four hundred eighty dollars;

(b) To the surviving spouse of the deceased member, as defined in section 24-51-1737 (1)(b), so long as living, and having in his or her care a child eligible to receive benefits as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), calculated as follows:

(I) Where the deceased member had less than fifteen years of accredited service, the difference, if any, between the amounts payable to beneficiaries under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) and the greater of thirty percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), or four hundred eighty dollars;

(II) Where the deceased member had more than fifteen years of accredited service, the difference, if any, between the amounts payable to beneficiaries under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) and the greater of four hundred eighty dollars or forty percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), which percentage shall be increased by two percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), for each whole year, and month prorated as a portion of a year, of accredited service in excess of twenty-five;

(c) To a beneficiary under section 24-51-1737 (1)(c) who has attained age sixty and who is the survivor of a deceased member who had less than fifteen years of accredited service, the lesser of thirty percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17) or four hundred eighty dollars. So long as benefits, if any, are payable under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1), only the excess, if any, of the benefit provided under this paragraph (c) shall be payable in addition thereto, but if no benefits are payable under said paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1), or, if payable, such amounts have been terminated, then the full amount of the benefit payment provided by this paragraph (c) shall be payable.

(d) To a beneficiary under section 24-51-1737 (1)(c) who has attained age fifty and who is the survivor of a deceased member who had fifteen or more years of accredited service, a monthly amount of four hundred eighty dollars or, if greater, thirty percent of highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), increased by one percent of highest average salary, as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), for each whole year, and month prorated as a portion of a year, of accredited service in excess of fifteen. So long as benefits, if any, are payable under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1), only the excess, if any, of the benefit provided under this paragraph (d) shall be payable in addition thereto, but if no benefits are payable under said paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (1), or, if payable such amounts have terminated, then the full amount of the benefit payment provided by this paragraph (d) shall be payable.

(e) To each beneficiary under section 24-51-1737 (1)(d), a monthly amount equal to the greater of ten percent of the deceased member's highest average salary as defined in section 24-51-1702 (17), or two hundred forty dollars.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-603 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 6 / Section 24-46.3-603
24-46.3-603. Investments in reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling workers program - creat
Status: in_force

24-46.3-603. Investments in reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling workers program - creation. (1) The investments in reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling workers program is hereby created as an initiative of the state council as a means to train unemployed and underemployed Coloradans during times of substantial unemployment. In any state fiscal year in which money is appropriated for the program pursuant to section 24-46.3-604, the state council shall use the money allocated to the program to support individuals in need of reskilling, upskilling, or next-skilling, including providing assistance to allow individuals to access and participate in short-term training to obtain an industry-recognized credential. The state council may use the money for the following reskilling, upskilling, or next-skilling purposes:

(a) Career counseling;

(b) Career and academic exploration and planning;

(c) Tuition;

(d) Employer-provided training;

(e) Needs-based services;

(f) Transportation;

(g) Equipment;

(h) Retention services;

(i) Program implementation and administration, including reporting activities; and

(j) Other purposes determined by the state council that are related to training unemployed and underemployed Coloradans during times of substantial unemployment.

(2) An individual may receive support through the program as described in subsection (1) of this section for up to thirteen consecutive months while pursuing an industry-recognized credential. The state council, in collaboration with the department, shall develop the eligibility criteria for individuals to receive support through the program.

(3) (a) The state council, in collaboration with the department, shall allocate the funding available for the program as follows:

(I) Twenty million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to work force development areas for the program;

(II) Three million dollars for the grant program established pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and

(III) One million two hundred fifty thousand dollars for the department for outreach and recruitment, providing access to digital platforms for career navigation, issuing licenses for virtual training courses, and implementing, administering, and reporting on the program.

(b) If, on June 30, 2022, any portion of the money allocated to the department pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(III) of this section is unencumbered and unexpended, the state council shall allocate the remaining money in accordance with subsections (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II) of this section.

(4) (a) The state council shall establish a grant program to award funding to other partners, including local governments, institutions of higher education, and community-based nonprofit organizations, for use in providing the supports specified in subsection (1) of this section. The recipients of funding are responsible for working with individuals who qualify for the program and administering available funds to or on behalf of qualified individuals.

(b) The state council shall distribute the funding through a competitive application process that considers the relative need in an area and the ability of the applicant to support individuals, as well as other criteria that the state council and the department determine are relevant based on the economic conditions at the time applications are being considered.
C.R.S. § 24-3-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 3 / Section 24-3-103
24-3-103. Provisions procedural and remedial
Status: in_force

24-3-103. Provisions procedural and remedial. The provisions of this article shall be construed as procedural and remedial and shall not be construed as extending, conferring, or granting such agencies any substantive powers, duties, or functions, nor shall this article be construed as granting permission to sue the sovereign state of Colorado or any agency thereof.
C.R.S. § 24-50-618 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 24-50-618
24-50-618. Group benefit plans - institutions of higher education
Status: in_force

24-50-618. Group benefit plans - institutions of higher education. (1) A state institution of higher education, which, for the purposes of this section, shall include the Auraria higher education center established in article 70 of title 23, C.R.S., or a group of state institutions may establish and offer one or more group benefit plans, in addition to or in lieu of a plan contracted for by the director pursuant to this part 6, to employees of the institution or institutions who are in the state personnel system.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) of this section to the contrary, a state institution of higher education or group of institutions shall consult with the governor's office and provide to the director at least twelve months' written advance notice before the institution or group of institutions may:

(I) Cease offering to institutional employees in the personnel system one or more group benefit plans that the director contracted for and that the institution or group of institutions offered in the preceding plan year; or

(II) Offer to institutional employees in the personnel system one or more group benefit plans that were contracted for by the director and that the institution or group of institutions did not offer in the preceding plan year.

(b) If the director concludes on the basis of actuarial data that ceasing to offer one or more group benefit plans as described in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is likely, in the first year in which it is not offered, to result in an increase in costs for that plan or any other plan contracted for by the director, the institution or group of institutions may not cease to offer the plan or plans unless specifically authorized to do so by the governor. The director shall provide the conclusion, in writing and with copies of the actuarial data upon which it is based, to the governor's office and the affected institution or group of institutions no later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which the institution or group of institutions provides the notice required in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(3) It is the intent of the general assembly that the director will provide for employees of the state institutions of higher education and for all other state employees the most cost-competitive group benefit plans available.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-122 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-37.5-122
24-37.5-122. Study of personally identifiable information - authority of chief information of
Status: repealed

24-37.5-122. Study of personally identifiable information - authority of chief information officer - report to joint technology committee - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-30-1504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1504
24-30-1504. Powers and duties of the department
Status: repealed

24-30-1504. Powers and duties of the department. (1) The department of personnel shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To coordinate and administer a comprehensive risk management program that serves all state agencies;

(b) To administer, supervise, and manage the investigation and adjustment of claims brought against the state;

(c) To administer, supervise, and manage the legal defense of claims brought against the state;

(d) To recommend to the executive director those persons or parties who may contract with the state to provide claims investigation, claims adjustment, support services, or legal services;

(e) To assist and supervise any parties who have contracted with the state to provide claims investigation, claims adjustment, support services, or legal services pursuant to this part 15;

(f) To develop and administer a system that identifies the property and liability losses, insurance costs, and administrative costs of risk management incurred by each state agency;

(g) To establish and administer a program to reduce property and liability losses incurred by each state agency;

(h) To establish and administer a program of inspection of state property;

(i) To investigate and to direct or deny payment for claims for loss or damage to state property;

(j) To establish and administer a program for the payment or denial of liability claims arising prior to September 15, 1985, for which no commercial liability insurance exists;

(k) To establish and administer a workers' compensation self-insurance program for state employees or to procure commercial workers' compensation insurance therefor;

(l) To establish and administer a pilot program beginning July 1, 1999, for the purpose of developing a statewide database and uniform reporting system to track employment claims brought against state agencies and the losses incurred as a result of such claims. The pilot program shall include:

(I) A minimum of three agencies selected by the department of personnel, including at least one institution of higher education and one department of the executive branch other than the department of higher education; and

(II) Repealed.

(m) On and after July 1, 2001, to establish and administer a statewide database and uniform reporting system to track employment claims brought against state agencies and the losses incurred as a result of such claims, except as excluded pursuant to sections 24-30-1502 (5)(b) and 24-30-1517 (2).
C.R.S. § 24-42-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 42 / Section 24-42-104
24-42-104. Transfer
Status: in_force

24-42-104. Transfer. Effective July 1, 1991, such officers and employees who were engaged prior to said date in the performance of the powers, duties, and functions of the division of highway safety in the state department of highways and who, in the opinion of the executive director of the department of transportation, are necessary to perform the powers, duties, and functions of the office of transportation safety shall become officers and employees of the office of transportation safety and shall retain all their rights to state personnel system and retirement benefits under the laws of the state, and their service shall be deemed to have been continuous. The office of transportation safety shall succeed to all property and records which were used for or pertain to the performance of the powers, duties, and functions of the coordinator of highway safety. All appropriations made to the division of highway safety in the state department of highways for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1991, or remaining to the credit thereof and not revertible by law to the general fund on July 1, 1991, shall be transferred to the office of transportation safety. The transportation commission shall budget and allocate all moneys to be expended by or allocated to the office of transportation safety in accordance with section 43-1-113, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-13-117 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-117
24-13-117. Approval of bonds to be of record
Status: in_force

24-13-117. Approval of bonds to be of record. It is the duty of the board of county commissioners to make an entry in the records of said board of its approval of all official bonds, and, when so approved by said board, the county clerk and recorder shall record the same in the records of said county for inspection by all persons.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1206.2 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1206.2
24-33.5-1206.2. Job registration and plan review
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1206.2. Job registration and plan review. (1) Except for minor alterations, modifications, repairs, or maintenance work that does not affect the integrity of the system, no installation, modification, alteration, or repair of a fire suppression system shall be started until:

(a) Any required local permits have been obtained;

(b) (I) The job, including the name and registration number of the contractor, the address and description of the premises where the job will be done, and the name and address of the general contractor or the name and address of the owner if no general contractor is involved, has been registered with the administrator.

(II) If the local fire safety agency requests job registration and plan review authority, and the administrator determines that said local fire safety agency has the capability and qualifications to conduct plan review, then the administrator shall accept job registration with local fire safety officials in satisfaction of the job registration requirement imposed by subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b).

(c) (I) The working plans and hydraulic calculations for the job have been reviewed and approved by the administrator or a certified local fire suppression inspector in compliance with the standards established in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c).

(II) The administrator shall establish standards of review and approval and shall, where appropriate, accept review and approval by certified local fire suppression inspectors in satisfaction of the requirements of this paragraph (c).

(2) (a) Any working plans and hydraulic calculations submitted for review by the administrator or by a certified local fire suppression inspector pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section must bear the signature and certification number of either a licensed professional engineer or a level three or higher engineering technician (fire suppression engineering technology - automatic sprinkler design or fire suppression engineering technology - special hazards system layout), whichever is relevant to the particular job or design, certified by the national institute for the certification of engineering technologists. Such licensed professional engineer or engineering technician shall certify that he or she has reviewed the plan and design and finds that it meets the applicable standards adopted by the administrator for fire safety and that it is adequately designed to meet the system requirements.

(b) If a certified local fire suppression inspector identifies significant or repeated design or installation deficiencies with regard to a fire suppression system, the certified local fire suppression inspector shall notify the administrator of the deficiencies and the identifying information for the applicable fire suppression contractor and the signing professional engineer or engineering technician.
C.R.S. § 24-50.5-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50.5 / Section 24-50.5-102
24-50.5-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

24-50.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Disciplinary action" means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, corrective action, reprimand, admonishment, unsatisfactory or below standard performance evaluation, reduction in force, or withholding of work, or the threat of any such discipline or penalty.

(2) "Disclosure of information" means the written provision of evidence to any person, or the testimony before any committee of the general assembly, regarding any action, policy, regulation, practice, or procedure, including, but not limited to, the waste of public funds, abuse of authority, or mismanagement of any state agency.

(3) "Employee" means any person employed by a state agency.

(4) "State agency" means any board, commission, department, division, section, or other agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

(5) "Supervisor" means any board, commission, department head, division head, or other person who supervises or is responsible for the work of one or more employees.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-75-225 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-225
24-75-225. Care subfund - creation - administration - transfer - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-75-225. Care subfund - creation - administration - transfer - legislative declaration. (1) The care subfund is created in the general fund. The subfund consists of seventy million dollars transferred to the general fund in accordance with the governor's executive order D 2020 070. Money in the subfund is subject to appropriation by the general assembly for allowable expenditures under section 42 U.S.C. 801 (d).

(2) A state department that receives an appropriation from the care subfund shall comply with any reporting or record-keeping requirements established by the state controller or the office of state planning and budgeting for the federal funds included in the subfund.

(3) Any money transferred from the care subfund to another cash fund is subject to the reporting and record-keeping requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section. If as of December 31, 2021, there is any unexpended money that originated from the care subfund in another cash fund, then the state treasurer shall transfer the unexpended amount from the cash fund to the subfund prior to the transfer required in subsection (4)(a) of this section.

(4) (a) Just prior to the close of business on December 31, 2021, any unexpended appropriations from the care subfund revert to the subfund, and the state treasurer shall transfer the final balance in the subfund to the unemployment compensation fund, created in section 8-77-101 (1).

(b) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(I) The public health emergency caused by COVID-19 caused a historic increase in unemployment in the state and this has caused a dramatic increase in the number of claims for benefits from the unemployment compensation fund;

(II) As a result, it is estimated that the unemployment compensation fund will have a deficit of approximately two billion dollars by the end of the fiscal year 2020-21;

(III) These costs will not be reimbursed by the federal government, nor are they accounted for in the budget approved as of March 27, 2020;

(IV) The United States department of treasury has stated that payments to the state unemployment insurance fund are an allowable use of the money from the federal coronavirus relief fund, under section 42 U.S.C. 801 (d); and

(V) The transfer from the care subfund to the state unemployment compensation fund is a necessary expenditure incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19.

(c) The money transferred from the care subfund is not a grant to the unemployment compensation fund under section 24-77-102 (7)(b)(III).
C.R.S. § 24-38-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38 / Part 2 / Section 24-38-201
24-38-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-38-201. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that state government should deliver public services in the most cost-effective and efficient manner, that nonprofit entities that contract for public services leverage the use of public funds with private donations, and that increasing opportunities for nonprofit entities to contract with state agencies will further the cost-effective and efficient delivery of public services. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this part 2 only to provide flexibility to state government so that it can deliver public services more cost-effectively and efficiently and not to establish or authorize the establishment of new programs.
C.R.S. § 24-15.5-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 15.5 / Section 24-15.5-101
24-15.5-101. Display of flag of the United States - definitions
Status: in_force

24-15.5-101. Display of flag of the United States - definitions. (1) Any state agency that purchases a flag of the United States for display may only display such flag if it has been made in the United States.

(2) For purposes of this article, "state agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
C.R.S. § 24-60-907 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 9 / Section 24-60-907
24-60-907. State contribution limited
Status: in_force

24-60-907. State contribution limited. In no event shall the contribution of the state of Colorado exceed two thousand dollars as its share of the commission's budget.
C.R.S. § 24-75-201.2 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-201.2
24-75-201.2. Restriction on state spending - unrestricted general fund year-end balances
Status: in_force

24-75-201.2. Restriction on state spending - unrestricted general fund year-end balances. (1) (a) For purposes of determining unrestricted general fund year-end balances as required in section 24-75-201.1 at the end of any fiscal year, moneys budgeted or allocated for possible state liability, pending the determination of a legal action, shall not be included.

(b) Moneys budgeted or allocated for possible state liability, pending determination of a legal action, may be utilized for such purpose without regard to the restrictions on and requirements for expenditures established in section 24-75-201.1.

(2) For purposes of determining the unrestricted general fund year-end balances as required in section 24-75-201.1, the year-end balance of the federal revenue sharing trust fund and all moneys received from the general and special revenue programs of the federal government shall be included in said balances.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-126 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-126
24-48.5-126. Small business COVID-19 grant program - legislative declaration - definitions -
Status: repealed

24-48.5-126. Small business COVID-19 grant program - legislative declaration - definitions - reporting - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-34-404 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 4 / Section 24-34-404
24-34-404. Charges by employers and others
Status: in_force

24-34-404. Charges by employers and others. Any employer, labor organization, joint apprenticeship committee, or vocational school whose employees or members, or some of them, refuse or threaten to refuse to comply with the provisions of this part 4 may file with the commission a verified written charge in duplicate asking the commission for assistance to obtain their compliance by conciliation or other remedial action.
C.R.S. § 24-32-1706 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 17 / Section 24-32-1706
24-32-1706. Allocations to designated local issuing authorities
Status: in_force

24-32-1706. Allocations to designated local issuing authorities. (1) Within twenty days after May 20, 1987, and by January 15 of each year thereafter, that portion of the state ceiling that bears the same ratio to fifty percent of the state ceiling for such calendar year as the population of the designated local issuing authority bears to the population of the entire state shall be initially allocated to each designated local issuing authority. For the purposes of such allocation, the department shall provide a report within ten days after May 20, 1987, and by each January 15 thereafter, which report shall contain a statement of the population for the entire state and each designated local issuing authority.

(2) Designated local issuing authorities may assign the amounts of their allocations pursuant to this section to any issuing authority, and any assignment shall be effective upon receipt by the department of written notification of the assignment. The notification shall include the amounts assigned, the names of the assignor and assignee, a representation by the assignor that the assignment was made by the assignor without receipt of monetary consideration, the date of the assignment, and a copy of the executed assignment. No assignee may elect to treat all or any portion of an assignment of an allocation from a designated local issuing authority as an allocation for a project with a carryforward purpose or make a mortgage credit certificate election with respect to all or any portion of such an assignment without the prior written consent of the assignor to such election. A record of each assignment shall be maintained by the assignee for each bond issued by the assignee for which the assignment applies.

(3) Any allocation of the state ceiling made or assigned pursuant to this section shall automatically be relinquished to the statewide balance on September 15 of each year, except to the extent that:

(a) Bonds are issued by the designated local issuing authority or its assigns prior to September 15 of each year; or

(b) A mortgage credit certificate election is made by the designated local issuing authority or its assignee prior to September 15 of each year; or

(c) The designated local issuing authority or its assignee notifies the department, by written notice which contains the information and attachments set forth in section 24-32-1709, prior to September 15 of each year, that the allocation has been made by the designated local issuing authority or its assignee to a project which has a carryforward purpose as such project is described in the inducement resolution attached and that the designated local issuing authority or its assignee desires to treat all or a portion of its initial allocation as an allocation to such project for such carryforward purpose.

(4) If the amount of an allocation of the state ceiling made to a designated local issuing authority pursuant to this section is in excess of the amount of bonds that the designated local issuing authority or its assignee issued or used for a carryforward purpose or the amount of qualified mortgage bonds that the designated local issuing authority or its assignee elected not to issue pursuant to a mortgage credit certificate election, the excess shall be relinquished to the statewide balance on September 15 each year. Any designated local issuing authority may voluntarily relinquish all or any part of its allocation to the statewide balance at any time by so notifying the department in writing.
C.R.S. § 24-67-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 67 / Section 24-67-108
24-67-108. Model resolutions - subdivisions - improvement notices
Status: in_force

24-67-108. Model resolutions - subdivisions - improvement notices. The department of local affairs shall develop model resolutions and ordinances to serve as guidelines for counties and municipalities in enacting enabling resolutions and ordinances pursuant to this article.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1901 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 19 / Section 24-33.5-1901
24-33.5-1901. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1901. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Cyber threats have continued to grow in significance, scale, scope, and sophistication in the past several years;

(b) A dramatic increase in the number of cyber attacks against public, private, and nonprofit entities and individual citizens, coupled with inadequate resources to respond to such attacks, have made cybersecurity a top priority;

(c) Colorado is well-suited to serve as a location for comprehensive cross-sector and interstate strategy to support the response against these attacks and the education and training needed to prepare government and private sector leaders to respond to these attacks;

(d) It is in the state's interest to support a partnership of academics and systems excellence at the university of Colorado at Colorado Springs and other institutions of higher education that can leverage the military, federal, state, and local government, and private sector assets in Colorado to support the cybersecurity of our state and local governments and to support the cybersecurity of federal partners and other states and local governments across the country; and

(e) It is also in the state's interest to support such a partnership as a tool to ensure that Colorado's private sector is better prepared to respond to threats and in turn make Colorado a stronger hub for the cyber industry and the commercialization of cyber technology.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that the intent of this part 19 is to identify specific actions to define and improve cybersecurity, including the creation of a Colorado cybersecurity council, coordinating cyber operations centers, establishing or expanding cyber higher education programs to promote education, training, and workforce development for cybersecurity, establishing a secure environment for research and development, and establishing a revenue source to support such efforts.
C.R.S. § 24-93-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 93 / Section 24-93-109
24-93-109. Disclosure
Status: in_force

24-93-109. Disclosure. The executive director of an agency or president of an institution of higher education that enters into a construction contract for a public project pursuant to this article shall disclose to the public the agency's rationale or the institution's rationale for selecting the integrated project delivery contracting process pursuant to this article for the public project. The agency or institution shall post the disclosure on its website.
C.R.S. § 24-85-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 85 / Section 24-85-104
24-85-104. Procurement requirements - criteria - implementation
Status: in_force

24-85-104. Procurement requirements - criteria - implementation. (1) The office of information technology shall approve minimum standards and criteria to be used in approving or rejecting procurements by state agencies for adaptive technologies for nonvisual or other disability access uses.

(2) Nothing in this article 85 requires the installation of software or peripheral devices used for accessibility for an individual with a disability when the information technology is being used by individuals who are not disabled. Nothing in this article 85 requires the purchase of adaptive equipment by a state agency.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the applications, programs, and underlying operating systems, including the format of the data, used for the manipulation and presentation of information must permit the installation and effective use of and be compatible with software and peripheral devices that provide accessibility to an individual with a disability.

(4) Compliance with the procurement requirements of this section must be achieved at the time of procurement of an upgrade or replacement of existing information technology equipment or software.
C.R.S. § 24-31-904 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 9 / Section 24-31-904
24-31-904. Peace officer certification discipline
Status: in_force

24-31-904. Peace officer certification discipline. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the P.O.S.T. board shall permanently revoke a peace officer's certification if:

(I) The P.O.S.T. certified peace officer is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving the unlawful use of physical force or a crime involving the failure to intervene in the use of unlawful force and the incident resulted in serious bodily injury or death to another person;

(II) The P.O.S.T. certified peace officer is found civilly liable for the use of unlawful physical force, or is found civilly liable for failure to intervene in the use of unlawful force and the incident resulted in serious bodily injury or death to another person;

(III) An administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation finds that a peace officer used unlawful physical force, failed to intervene, or violated section 18-1-707, and the incident resulted in serious bodily injury or death to another person;

(IV) An administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation finds that a peace officer failed to intervene pursuant to section 18-8-805 (5) and the incident resulted in death to another person; or

(V) An administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation finds that a peace officer violated section 18-8-805 (1) or (2)(a)(I) and the incident resulted in death to another person.

(b) The P.O.S.T. board shall not, under any circumstances, reinstate the peace officer's certification or grant new certification to the peace officer unless the peace officer is exonerated by an administrative law judge, hearing officer, or court. The P.O.S.T. board shall record each peace officer whose certification is revoked pursuant to this section in the database created pursuant to section 24-31-303 (1)(r).

(2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the P.O.S.T. board shall suspend a peace officer's certification for at least a year if:

(I) The P.O.S.T. certified peace officer is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a crime involving the unlawful use or threatened use of physical force or a crime involving the failure to intervene in the use of unlawful force and the incident did not result in serious bodily injury or death to another person;

(II) The P.O.S.T. certified peace officer is found civilly liable for the use or threatened use of unlawful physical force, or is found civilly liable for failure to intervene in the use of unlawful force and the incident did not result in serious bodily injury or death to another person;

(III) An administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation finds that a peace officer used or threatened to use unlawful physical force, failed to intervene, or violated section 18-1-707, and the incident did not result in serious bodily injury or death to another person; or

(IV) An administrative law judge, hearing officer, or internal investigation finds that a peace officer failed to intervene pursuant to section 18-8-805 (5), or violated section 18-8-805 (1) or (2)(a)(I), and the incident did not result in death to another person.

(b) The P.O.S.T. board shall reinstate the peace officer's certification if the peace officer is exonerated by an administrative law judge, hearing officer, or court.

(3) Notwithstanding this section, the P.O.S.T. board shall not suspend or revoke a peace officer's certification based on a final decision of an internal investigation unless and until subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section are complied with, no later than one hundred eighty days after the date the law enforcement agency reports an incident to the P.O.S.T. board:

(a) The law enforcement agency that employs or employed the peace officer shall notify the P.O.S.T. board upon any sustained findings of subsection (1)(a)(III) or (2)(a)(III) of this section, in a manner designated by the P.O.S.T. board. Upon receipt of the notification, the P.O.S.T. board shall notify the certificate holder of the certificate holder's right to request a hearing. Upon request of the P.O.S.T. board, the reporting agency shall provide relevant documents related to the sustained findings of subsection (1)(a)(III) or (2)(a)(III) of this section. For the purposes of this subsection (3), the records of any law enforcement agency that are submitted for review by the P.O.S.T. board remain the property of the reporting law enforcement agency and are not subject to public release by the P.O.S.T. board.

(b) The certificate holder must request a hearing within thirty days after receipt of the P.O.S.T. board's notification. Upon the request by the certificate holder, the P.O.S.T. board shall refer the matter to an administrative law judge, who shall conduct a hearing in compliance with sections 24-4-104 and 24-4-105 to determine if the officer engaged in the alleged conduct.

(c) If the certificate holder either does not request a hearing or requests a hearing and the administrative law judge determines, after conducting the hearing pursuant to the rules of the P.O.S.T. board and in compliance with sections 24-4-104 and 24-4-105, that the certificate holder violated subsection (1)(a)(III) or (2)(a)(III) of this section, the P.O.S.T. board shall revoke or suspend the peace officer's certification pursuant to subsection (1)(a) or (2)(a) of this section.

(4) The P.O.S.T. board has the authority to permanently revoke or suspend the certification of any peace officer who enters into a deferred judgement, deferred prosecution, or diversion agreement for a crime involving the unlawful use of physical force or a crime involving the failure to intervene in the unlawful use of force.
C.R.S. § 24-49.5-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 49.5 / Section 24-49.5-106
24-49.5-106. COVID-19 relief for minority-owned businesses - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-49.5-106. COVID-19 relief for minority-owned businesses - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1229 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1229
24-33.5-1229. Lump-sum death benefits for seasonal wildland firefighters - definition - rules
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1229. Lump-sum death benefits for seasonal wildland firefighters - definition - rules. (1) If the director determines that an eligible seasonal wildland firefighter has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in Colorado, the division shall pay a benefit of ten thousand dollars as follows, if the payee indicated is living on the date on which the determination is made:

(a) If there is no child who survived the seasonal wildland firefighter, to the surviving spouse of the seasonal wildland firefighter;

(b) If there is at least one child who survived the seasonal wildland firefighter and a surviving spouse of the seasonal wildland firefighter, fifty percent to the surviving child or children, in equal shares, and fifty percent to the surviving spouse;

(c) If there is no surviving spouse of the seasonal wildland firefighter, to the surviving child or children, in equal shares;

(d) If there is no surviving spouse of the seasonal wildland firefighter and no surviving child:

(I) To the surviving individual or individuals designated by the seasonal wildland firefighter in the most recently executed designation of beneficiary on file at the time of death with the governing body or state agency, apportioned in accordance with the designation of beneficiary or, if apportionment is not indicated, in equal shares; or

(II) If there is no individual qualifying under subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d), to the surviving beneficiaries under the most recently executed life insurance policy of the seasonal wildland firefighter on file at the time of death with the governing body or state agency, apportioned in accordance with the insurance policy or, if apportionment is not indicated, in equal shares;

(e) If there is no individual qualifying under paragraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection (1), to the surviving parent or parents, in equal shares, of the seasonal wildland firefighter.

(2) (a) Eligibility for payment in accordance with subsection (1) of this section also extends to the survivor or survivors of a seasonal wildland firefighter who dies after separation from service with the governing agency body or state agency if the death resulted from an injury sustained in the line of duty in Colorado.

(b) For purposes of this section, notwithstanding section 24-33.5-1202 (12.5), while not employees or volunteers of the department of corrections or the state, "seasonal wildland fighter" also includes members of the Colorado correctional industries' state wildland inmate fire team crews, also known as "SWIFT" crews. Any compensation made for the death of a "SWIFT" crew member shall be the exclusive remedy from the state, any state entity, or any state employee for the death.

(3) No benefit shall be paid under this section if:

(a) The fatal or catastrophic injury was caused by the intentional misconduct of the seasonal wildland firefighter or by his or her intention to bring about his or her own death, disability, or injury; or

(b) The seasonal wildland firefighter was voluntarily intoxicated or under the influence of an illegal substance at the time of his or her fatal or catastrophic injury.

(4) (a) The director may make payments under this section from any fund the director administers, and that fund will be reimbursed by a regular or supplemental appropriation by the general assembly. The division is also authorized to purchase a group life insurance policy to provide benefits in accordance with this section.

(b) A payment under this section cannot be used to offset or reduce payments available from any other source, including a public disability plan or insurance plan, private disability plan or insurance plan, or benefits provided under Colorado's workers' compensation law.

(5) The director may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 24-103-206 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 2 / Section 24-103-206
24-103-206. Emergency procurements
Status: in_force

24-103-206. Emergency procurements. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the executive director, the chief procurement officer, the procurement official, or a designee of any such officer may make or authorize others to make emergency procurements when there exists a threat to public health, welfare, or safety under emergency conditions, as defined in rules, but such emergency procurements shall be made with such competition as is practicable under the circumstances. A written determination of the basis for the emergency and for the selection of the particular contractor shall be included in the contract file.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-601 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 6 / Section 24-33.5-601
24-33.5-601. Short title
Status: in_force

24-33.5-601. Short title. This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Community Policing Act".
C.R.S. § 24-1-119.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-119.5
24-1-119.5. Department of health care policy and financing - creation - repeal
Status: repealed

24-1-119.5. Department of health care policy and financing - creation - repeal. (1) There is hereby created a department of health care policy and financing, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint the executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", as specified in articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5.

(3) Repealed.

(4) (a) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the "Colorado Indigent Care Program", as specified in part 1 of article 3 of title 25.5.

(b) This subsection (4) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(4.5) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to the old age pension health and medical care program, as specified in section 25.5-2-101.

(5) The medical services board, created in part 3 of article 1 of title 25.5, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 2007, § 68, effective July 1, 2006.)

(7) Repealed.

(8) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of health care policy and financing include the powers, duties, and functions relating to programs, services, and supports for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as specified in article 10 of title 25.5. Such powers, duties, and functions are allocated to the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities, created in section 25.5-10-203 (2), which division is part of the office of community living, created in section 25.5-10-101. The office of community living and the division of intellectual and developmental disabilities are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(9) The Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise created in section 25.5-4-402.4 (3) is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of health care policy and financing.
C.R.S. § 24-50-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-101
24-50-101. Short title - legislative declaration - terminology
Status: in_force

24-50-101. Short title - legislative declaration - terminology. (1) This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Personnel System Act". It is the purpose of this article and the personnel rules adopted pursuant to this article to provide a sound, comprehensive, and uniform system of personnel management and administration for the employees within the state personnel system as defined by the constitution of the state of Colorado and laws enacted pursuant thereto, including all employees of the state colleges and universities not otherwise exempted by law.

(2) Whenever, in any law of this state relating to state employees, reference is made to the civil service, the state civil service, or the classified service, such terms shall be deemed to refer to the state personnel system. Whenever reference is made to the civil service commission in any law of this state relating to the administration of the state personnel system, such term shall be deemed to refer to the state personnel director. Whenever reference is made to the civil service commission in any law of this state relating to rule-making powers, administrative appeals, or any power vested by the state constitution in the state personnel board, such term shall be deemed to refer to the state personnel board.

(3) (a) It is the purpose of the state personnel system, as a merit system, to assure that a qualified and competent work force is serving the residents of Colorado and that any person has an equal opportunity to apply and compete for state employment. Recruitment shall be from appropriate sources.

(b) It is the duty of the state personnel board to provide fair and timely resolution of cases before it.

(c) It is the duty of the state personnel director to establish the general criteria for adherence to the merit principles and for fair treatment of individuals within the state personnel system. It is the responsibility of the state personnel director to provide leadership in the areas of policy and operation of the state personnel system as well as to provide consultant services to executive branch agencies and institutions of higher education to further their professional management of human resources in state government. The state personnel director, pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of this title, shall provide necessary directives and oversight for the management of the state personnel system and in the discharge of his constitutional duty to administer the state personnel system.

(d) The heads of principal departments and presidents of colleges and universities shall be responsible and accountable for the actual operation and management of the state personnel system for their respective departments, colleges, or universities. Such operation and management shall be in accordance with rules and directives of the state personnel director who may conduct a review of such operation and management. Presidents of colleges and universities shall be the appointing authorities for employees of their respective institutions. The appointing authority for a principal department is specified in section 13 (7) of article XII of the state constitution.

(e) The state personnel director shall establish and administer an affirmative action program, including annual documentation by appointing authorities listing methods of remedying, within a time period established by the director, the underutilization of persons covered by part 4 of article 34 of this title.

(4) It is also the policy of the state to base employee advancement and compensation on demonstrated ability and quality of performance in order to encourage and achieve high levels of performance and productivity by state employees.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-402 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-38.5-402
24-38.5-402. Model green energy code
Status: in_force

24-38.5-402. Model green energy code. Before July 1, 2024, the Colorado energy office shall identify model green code language for adoption. The Colorado energy office shall promote the voluntary adoption of this model green code language.