C.R.S. § 24-5-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 5 / Section 24-5-101
24-5-101. Effect of criminal conviction on employment rights - fee - determination
Status: repealed

24-5-101. Effect of criminal conviction on employment rights - fee - determination. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the fact that a person has been convicted of a felony or other offense shall not, in and of itself, prevent the person from applying for and obtaining public employment or from applying for and receiving a license, certification, permit, or registration required by the laws of this state to follow any business, occupation, or profession.

(b) This subsection (1) does not apply to:

(I) The offices and convictions described in section 4 of article XII of the state constitution;

(II) The certification and revocation of certification of peace officers as provided in section 24-31-305;

(III) The employment of personnel in positions involving direct contact with vulnerable persons as specified in section 27-90-111, C.R.S.;

(IV) The licensure or authorization of educators prohibited pursuant to section 22-60.5-107 (2), (2.5), or (2.6), C.R.S.;

(V) The employment of persons in public or private correctional facilities pursuant to sections 17-1-109.5 and 17-1-202 (1)(a)(I) and (1.5), and the employment of persons in public or private juvenile facilities pursuant to sections 19-2.5-1505 and 19-2.5-1519 (4);

(VI) The employment of persons by the public employees' retirement association created pursuant to section 24-51-201 who, upon the commencement of that employment, will have access to association investment information, association assets, or financial, demographic, or other information relating to association members or beneficiaries; and

(VII) (A) The employment of persons by the department of public safety, the department of corrections, and the department of revenue.

(B) The exception in subsection (1)(b)(VII)(A) of this section does not apply to positions within the wildland fire management section in the department of public safety.

(2) (a) (I) When a state or local agency is required to make a finding regarding an applicant for a license, certification, permit, or registration as a condition of issuing the license, certification, permit, or registration, or is required to evaluate the impact of an applicant's criminal record, and the applicant has, at some time, been convicted of a felony or other offense, the state or local agency shall give consideration to pertinent circumstances connected with the conviction in determining whether the applicant is qualified. The intent of this section is to expand employment opportunities for persons who, notwithstanding that fact of conviction of an offense, have been rehabilitated and are ready to accept the responsibilities of a law-abiding and productive member of society.

(II) A state agency making a finding pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section may only consider convictions pursuant to section 12-20-206.

(b) In evaluating an applicant, a local agency shall comply with subsection (4) of this section, and a state or local agency shall not use the determination of the following information as a basis for denial or taking adverse action against any applicant otherwise qualified:

(I) The applicant has been arrested for or charged with but not convicted of a criminal offense and the criminal case is not actively pending; except that, an agency may consider the conduct underlying the arrest;

(II) The applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense but pardoned;

(III) The applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense but records of the conviction have been sealed or expunged;

(IV) A court has issued an order of collateral relief specific to the credential sought by the applicant; or

(V) The applicant has been adjudicated for committing a delinquent act in a juvenile proceeding.

(3) (a) Unless statute prohibits the employment of a person with a specific criminal conviction for a particular position, an agency shall not advertise the position with a statement that a person with a criminal record may not apply for the position or place on the application a statement that a person with a criminal record may not apply for the position.

(b) (I) With the exception of the department of corrections and the department of public safety, a local agency shall not perform a background check until the agency determines that an applicant is a finalist or makes a conditional offer of employment to the applicant.

(II) The exception in subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section does not apply to positions within the wildland fire management section in the department of public safety.

(c) If, after determining that an applicant is a finalist or after making a conditional offer of employment to an applicant, a local agency determines that the applicant has a criminal history, the local agency shall comply with subsection (4) of this section and shall not use the determination of the following information as a basis for not making an offer of employment or for withdrawing the conditional offer of employment:

(I) The applicant has been arrested for or charged with but not convicted of a criminal offense and the criminal case is not actively pending;

(II) The applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense but pardoned;

(III) The applicant has been convicted of a criminal offense but records of the conviction have been sealed or expunged; or

(IV) A court has issued an order of collateral relief specific to the employment sought by the applicant.

(d) and (e) Repealed.

(4) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, when considering an applicant for a license, certification, permit, or registration pursuant to subsection (2) of this section or, if, after determining that an applicant is a finalist or making a conditional offer of employment to an applicant, a local agency determines that the applicant has a conviction other than as described in subsection (2)(b) or (3)(c) of this section, the local agency shall consider the following factors when determining whether the conviction disqualifies the applicant:

(a) The nature of the conviction;

(b) Whether there is a direct relationship between the conviction and the position's duties and responsibilities and the bearing, if any, the conviction may have on the applicant's fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties and responsibilities, including whether the conviction was for unlawful sexual behavior as listed in section 16-22-102 (9); whether the duties of employment would place a coworker or the public in a vulnerable position; and whether the applicant will be directly responsible for the care of individuals susceptible to abuse or mistreatment because of the individual's circumstances, including the individual's age, disability, frailty, mental health disorder, developmental disability, or ill health;

(c) Any information produced by the applicant or produced on his or her behalf regarding his or her rehabilitation and good conduct; and

(d) The time that has elapsed since the conviction.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this section apply to the office of the governor.

(6) (a) If, at any stage in the hiring process, the department of corrections or the department of public safety determines that the applicant has been convicted of a crime, the department must consider the factors listed in subsections (4)(a) to (4)(d) of this section when determining whether the conviction disqualifies the applicant for the position.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (6)(a) of this section, if, after determining that an applicant for a position within the wildland fire management section in the department of public safety is a finalist or when making a conditional offer of employment to the applicant, the department of public safety determines the applicant has been convicted of a crime, the department must consider the factors listed in subsections (4)(a) to (4)(d) of this section when determining whether the conviction disqualifies the applicant for the position.

(7) Before a local agency makes a final determination that a criminal conviction disqualifies an applicant from receiving a license, certification, permit, or registration, the agency shall provide the applicant with written notice that describes:

(a) The specific conviction that is the basis for the disqualification;

(b) The reasons the conviction was determined to be disqualifying, including findings for each of the factors in subsection (4) of this section that the agency deemed relevant to the determination; and

(c) The right to submit additional evidence relevant to each of the factors listed in subsection (4) of this section, consistent with section 24-4-104.

(8) A state or local agency that makes a final determination that a criminal conviction will prevent an applicant from receiving a license, certification, permit, or registration shall issue the determination in writing and shall include notice of the right to appeal the determination and notice of the earliest date the applicant may reapply for the credential in accordance with section 24-4-106.
C.R.S. § 24-103-908 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 9 / Section 24-103-908
24-103-908. Bid preferences - resident bidder - public projects - report - federal and state
Status: in_force

24-103-908. Bid preferences - resident bidder - public projects - report - federal and state law - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "public project" means:

(a) Any public project as defined in section 24-92-102 (8), including any such project awarded by any county, including any home rule county, municipality, as defined in section 31-1-101 (6), school district, special district, or other political subdivision of the state;

(b) Any publicly funded contract for construction entered into by a governmental body of the executive branch of this state which is subject to this code; and

(c) Any highway or bridge construction, whether undertaken by the department of transportation or by any political subdivision of this state, in which the expenditure of funds may be reasonably expected to exceed fifty thousand dollars.

(2) (a) When a construction contract for a public project is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.

(b) If it is determined by the procurement agent responsible for awarding the bid that compliance with this section may cause denial of federal moneys which would otherwise be available or would otherwise be inconsistent with requirements of 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 requirements.

(3) (a) The executive director of the department of personnel, or the executive director's designee, shall use a national registry of bidding preferences published by another state or national organization or shall conduct a survey and compile the results into a list of which states provide a bidding preference on public works contracts for their resident bidders. The list must include details on the type of preference provided by each state, the amount of the preference, and how the preference is applied. The executive director shall complete the initial list on or before July 1, 2014, shall update the list periodically as needed but at least on an annual basis, and shall make the list available to the public on the department's website.

(b) In any bidding process for public works in which a bid is received from a bidder who is not a resident bidder and who is from a state that provides a percentage bidding preference to resident bidders of that state, a comparable percentage disadvantage shall be applied to the bid of that bidder.

(c) Any request for proposals issued by a state agency or political subdivision of the state must include a notice to nonresident bidders that if the nonresident bidder is from a state that provides a bidding preference to bidders from that state, then a comparable percentage disadvantage will be applied to the bid of that nonresident bidder. The notice must also specify that the bidder may obtain additional information from the department of personnel's website.

(d) The executive director of the department of personnel may promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this section. Such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of this title 24.

(4) Nothing in this section applies to any project that receives federal moneys. In addition, nothing in this section contravenes any existing treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States. Contracts entered into in accordance with any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States do not violate this section to the extent of that accordance. The requirements of this section are suspended if such requirement would contravene any treaty, law, agreement, or regulation of the United States, or would cause denial of federal moneys or preclude the ability to access federal moneys that would otherwise be available.
C.R.S. § 24-22-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 22 / Section 24-22-106
24-22-106. Care of records - delivery to successor in office
Status: in_force

24-22-106. Care of records - delivery to successor in office. The state treasurer shall exercise diligence and care in the safekeeping and preservation of all books, records, papers, documents, and other things pertaining to his office and in the custody and safekeeping of all securities of which he is the official custodian and shall deliver the same to his successor in office or to any person authorized by law to receive the same.
C.R.S. § 24-21-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 24-21-106
24-21-106. May employ clerical assistance
Status: in_force

24-21-106. May employ clerical assistance. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to employ, in addition to his deputy, clerical assistants pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 24-102-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 102 / Part 2 / Section 24-102-201
24-102-201. Purchasing
Status: in_force

24-102-201. Purchasing.

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1510, § 32, effective June 1, 1996.)

(2) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of personnel include the powers, duties, and functions concerning purchasing.
C.R.S. § 24-60-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 24-60-103
24-60-103. Compacts designed to suppress crime and enforce the criminal laws, etc
Status: in_force

24-60-103. Compacts designed to suppress crime and enforce the criminal laws, etc. (1) The agreements or compacts so authorized to be negotiated and entered into under the provisions of this part 1 shall be designed to suppress crime, to circumvent the activities of criminals and to expedite their apprehension and trial, and to enforce generally the respective criminal laws and policies of the state of Colorado and any other state entering thereinto at any time with the state of Colorado; and, in order to effectuate those purposes, such agreements or compacts may contain specific provisions for the accomplishment of the following objects, or any of them, in respect to which a mutual understanding may be had, namely:

(a) The arrest of any person who may have fled from any one of such compacting states into another by any pursuing officer of the compacting state from which such person has fled;

(b) The return of any witness deemed essential in the prosecution of any criminal case who may have gone or fled from the compacting state in which his presence may be required into any other compacting state;

(c) The establishment and maintenance by any two or more of such compacting states of facilities for the investigation of crime and the discovery of criminals, such as crime detection agencies, bureaus of registration and identification, crime laboratories, and like agencies; and

(d) The proper supervision of any person who, having been paroled or granted probation in one of such compacting states, may have become a resident of any of such compacting states.

(2) Any agreements or compacts so authorized to be negotiated and entered into as aforesaid shall in all respects conform with the purposes for which the consent of the congress has been granted for their execution; but any agreements or compacts so entered into on behalf of the state of Colorado and any other state shall not be binding upon either of said states, or upon the respective citizens thereof, unless and until such agreements or compacts have been ratified and approved by the respective legislatures of the several states entering into the same.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 3 / Section 24-38.5-303
24-38.5-303. Community access enterprise - creation - board - powers and duties - fund - fee
Status: in_force

24-38.5-303. Community access enterprise - creation - board - powers and duties - fund - fee - transparency and reporting. (1) The community access enterprise is hereby created in the Colorado energy office. The enterprise is and operates as a government-owned business within the office to execute its business purpose as specified in subsection (3) of this section by exercising the powers and performing the duties set forth in this section.

(2) (a) The governing board of the enterprise consists of seven members as follows:

(I) The governor shall appoint four members with the advice and consent of the senate for terms of the length specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section. Of the four, at least one of the members must represent disproportionately impacted communities; at least one of the members must represent the interests of the automobile industry including manufacturers and dealers, the electric vehicle charging and fueling businesses, or owners or operators of motor vehicle fleets; and at least one of the members must represent a business or organization that supports electric alternatives to motor vehicles. The governor shall make reasonable efforts, to the extent such applications have been submitted for consideration for the board, to consider members that reflect the state's geographic diversity when making appointments and shall make initial appointments to the board no later than October 1, 2021.

(II) The director of the Colorado energy office or the director's designee;

(III) The executive director of the department of public health and environment or the executive director's designee; and

(IV) The executive director of the department of transportation or the executive director's designee.

(b) The members of the board appointed by the governor serve for terms of four years; except that two of the members initially appointed shall serve for initial terms of three years. A member who is appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy on the board shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the former member. The other board members serve for as long as they hold their positions or are designated to serve.

(c) Members of the board serve without compensation but must be reimbursed from money in the fund for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this part 3.

(3) The business purpose of the enterprise is to support the widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles, including motor vehicles that originally were powered exclusively by internal combustion engines but have been converted into electric motor vehicles, in an equitable manner by directly investing in transportation infrastructure, making grants or providing rebates or other financing options to fund the construction of electric motor vehicle charging infrastructure throughout the state, and incentivizing the acquisition and use of electric motor vehicles and electric alternatives to motor vehicles in communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, and by owners of older, less fuel efficient, and higher polluting vehicles. To allow the enterprise to accomplish this business purpose and fully exercise its powers and duties through the board, the enterprise may:

(a) Impose a community access retail delivery fee as authorized by subsection (7) of this section;

(b) Invest in transportation infrastructure programs as authorized by subsection (8) of this section; and

(c) Issue revenue bonds payable from the revenue and other available money of the enterprise.

(4) The enterprise constitutes an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution so long as it retains the authority to issue revenue bonds and receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenue in grants from all Colorado state and local governments combined. So long as it constitutes an enterprise pursuant to this subsection (4), the enterprise is not subject to section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(5) (a) The community access enterprise fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of community access retail delivery fee revenue credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (7) of this section, any monetary gifts, grants, donations, or other payments received by the enterprise, any federal money that may be credited to the fund, and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the enterprise and may be expended to provide grants and rebates, pay its reasonable and necessary operating expenses, including the repayment of any loan received pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section, and otherwise exercise its powers and perform its duties as authorized by this part 3.

(b) The Colorado energy office may transfer money from the energy fund created in section 24-38.5-102.4 to the enterprise for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred by the enterprise before it receives fee revenue or revenue bond proceeds. The enterprise may accept and expend any money so transferred, and, notwithstanding any state fiscal rule or generally accepted accounting principle that could otherwise be interpreted to require a contrary conclusion, such a transfer is a loan from the Colorado energy office to the enterprise that is required to be repaid and is not a grant for purposes of section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution or as defined in section 24-77-102 (7). All money transferred as a loan to the enterprise shall be credited to the community access enterprise initial expenses fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury, and loan liabilities that are recorded in the community access enterprise initial expenses fund but that are not required to be paid in the current fiscal year shall not be considered when calculating sufficient statutory fund balance for purposes of section 24-75-109. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the community access enterprise initial expenses fund to the fund. The community access enterprise initial expenses fund is continuously appropriated to the enterprise for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred by the enterprise before it receives fee revenue or revenue bond proceeds. As the enterprise receives sufficient revenue in excess of expenses, the enterprise shall reimburse the energy fund for the principal amount of any loan from the energy fund made by the Colorado energy office plus interest at a rate set by the Colorado energy office. Upon receipt of such reimbursement, the Colorado energy office shall instruct the state treasurer to transfer from the energy fund to the general fund the amount needed to fully repay the amount of any general fund money appropriated to the energy fund for the purpose of funding the loan made pursuant to this subsection (5)(b) plus the interest included in the reimbursement.

(6) In addition to any other powers and duties specified in this section, the board has the following general powers and duties:

(a) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;

(b) To acquire, hold title to, and dispose of real and personal property;

(c) In consultation with the director of the Colorado energy office or the director's designee, to employ and supervise individuals, professional consultants, and contractors as are necessary in its judgment to carry out its business purpose;

(d) To contract with any public or private entity including state agencies, consultants, and the attorney general's office for professional and technical assistance, office space and administrative services, advice, and other services related to the conduct of the affairs of the enterprise. The enterprise is encouraged to issue grants on a competitive basis based on written criteria established by the enterprise in advance of any deadlines for the submission of grant applications. The board shall generally avoid using sole-source contracts.

(e) To seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, donations, or other payments from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 3 so long as the total amount of all grants from Colorado state and local governments received in any state fiscal year is less than ten percent of the enterprise's total annual revenue for the state fiscal year. The enterprise shall transmit any money received through gifts, grants, donations, or other payments to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(f) To publish grant and similar program processes by which the enterprise accepts applications, the criteria used for evaluating applications, and a list of grantees pursuant to subsection (8) of this section;

(g) To promulgate rules for the sole purpose of setting the amount of the community access retail delivery fee at or below the maximum amount authorized in this section; and

(h) To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers and duties granted by this section.

(7) (a) In furtherance of its business purpose, beginning in state fiscal year 2022-23, the enterprise shall impose, and the department of revenue shall collect on behalf of the enterprise, a community access retail delivery fee on each retail delivery. Each retailer who makes a retail delivery shall either collect and remit or elect to pay the community access retail delivery fee in the manner prescribed by the department in accordance with section 43-4-218 (6). For the purpose of minimizing compliance costs for retailers and administrative costs for the state, the department of revenue shall collect and administer the community access retail delivery fee on behalf of the enterprise in the same manner in which it collects and administers the retail delivery fee imposed by section 43-4-218 (3).

(b) For retail deliveries of tangible personal property purchased during state fiscal year 2022-23, the enterprise shall impose the community access retail delivery fee in a maximum amount of six and nine-tenths cents.

(c) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7)(c)(II) of this section, for retail deliveries of tangible personal property purchased during state fiscal year 2023-24 or during any subsequent state fiscal year, the enterprise shall impose the community access retail delivery fee in a maximum amount that is the maximum amount for the prior state fiscal year adjusted for inflation. The enterprise shall notify the department of revenue of the amount of the community access retail delivery fee to be collected for retail deliveries of tangible personal property purchased during each state fiscal year no later than March 15 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins, and the department of revenue shall publish the amount no later than April15 of the calendar year in which the state fiscal year begins.

(II) The enterprise is authorized to adjust the amount of the community access retail delivery fee for retail deliveries of tangible personal property purchased during a state fiscal year only if the department of revenue adjusts the amount of the retail delivery fee imposed by section 43-4-218 (3) for retail deliveries of tangible personal property purchased during the state fiscal year.

(8) In furtherance of its business purpose, and subject to the requirements set forth in this subsection (8), the enterprise is authorized to implement grant, loan, or rebate programs for the following purposes:

(a) To fund the construction of electric motor vehicle charging infrastructure including but not limited to:

(I) Public, workplace, transportation network company, and multifamily electric vehicle chargers;

(II) Electric vehicle chargers for communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities;

(III) Electric vehicle chargers for medium-duty electric motor vehicles and heavy-duty electric motor vehicles, including electrified refrigerated trailers;

(IV) Infrastructure needs to support the powering of hydrogen fuel cell motor vehicles; and

(V) Networks and plazas of direct current charging infrastructure that offer fast charging for electric motor vehicles;

(b) To provide inexpensive and accessible electric alternatives to motor vehicles such as electrical assisted bicycles and electric scooters;

(c) To support the adoption of electric motor vehicles in communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, including by incentivizing replacement of high-emitting motor vehicles with electric motor vehicles; and

(d) To provide incentives for transportation network companies and companies that rent motor vehicles to transportation network company drivers for use in providing transportation network company services to increase access to overnight charging capability for drivers.

(9) The enterprise shall contract with the air pollution control division of the department of public health and environment to develop proposed rules for the consideration of the air quality control commission that will support the enterprise's business services, including remediation services, in a manner that maintains compliance with the federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations governing air quality. The division shall collaborate with the Colorado energy office and the department of transportation when developing the rules.

(10) (a) To ensure transparency and accountability, the enterprise shall:

(I) No later than June 1, 2022, publish and post on its website a ten-year plan that details how the enterprise will execute its business purpose during state fiscal years 2022-23 through 2031-32 and estimates the amount of funding needed to implement the plan. No later than January 1, 2032, the enterprise shall publish and post on its website a new ten-year plan for state fiscal years 2032-33 through 2041-42.

(II) Create, maintain, and regularly update on its website a public accountability dashboard that provides, at a minimum, accessible and transparent summary information regarding the implementation of its ten-year plan, the funding status and progress toward completion of each project that it wholly or partly funds, and its per project and total funding and expenditures;

(III) Engage regularly regarding its projects and activities with the public, specifically reaching out to and seeking input from communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, and interest groups that are likely to be interested in the projects and activities; and

(IV) Prepare an annual report regarding its activities and funding and present the report to the transportation commission created in section 43-1-106 (1) and 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. The enterprise shall also post the annual report on its website. Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in this subsection (10)(a)(IV) to the specified legislative committees continues indefinitely.

(b) The enterprise is subject to the open meetings provisions of the "Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972", contained in part 4 of article 6 of this title 24, and the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24.

(c) For purposes of the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24, and except as may otherwise be provided by federal law or regulation or state law, the records of the enterprise are public records, as defined in section 24-72-202 (6), regardless of whether the enterprise receives less than ten percent of its total annual revenue in grants, as defined in section 24-77-102 (7), from all Colorado state and local governments combined.

(d) The enterprise is a public entity for purposes of part 2 of article 57 of title 11.
C.R.S. § 24-32-3313 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 33 / Section 24-32-3313
24-32-3313. Injunctive relief
Status: repealed

24-32-3313. Injunctive relief. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-1726 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1726
24-51-1726. Minimum benefits - contributing members and affiliate members
Status: in_force

24-51-1726. Minimum benefits - contributing members and affiliate members. (1) The minimum monthly pension portion of the retirement allowance under an option A settlement shall be the greater of:

(a) Such pension amount payable as a part of the retirement allowance computed under the provisions of section 24-51-1715 in the case of a member retiring for superannuation.

(b) The minimum benefits in effect on or after January 1, 1974, and prior to January 1, 1985, as governed by the DPS plan document.

(c) Effective January 1, 1985, the sum of fifteen dollars, multiplied by the number of whole years of accredited service plus additional whole months expressed as a fraction of a year of accredited service but in no event in excess of the total sum of one hundred fifty dollars, plus the sum of twenty dollars multiplied by the number of whole years of accredited service in excess of ten years plus additional whole months expressed as a fraction of a year of accredited service. These minimum benefits shall not apply to retirements previous to January 1, 1985.

(d) The minimum monthly pension portion of the retirement allowance under options other than option A shall be computed by taking such minimum amount as established under an option A settlement and making the appropriate reduction to reflect the additional actuarial factors involved under such other option pursuant to the applicable tables then in use.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-415.4 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-415.4
24-33.5-415.4. Security guard clearance - criminal history record checks
Status: in_force

24-33.5-415.4. Security guard clearance - criminal history record checks. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Contract security agency" means any business which, for a fee or other consideration, agrees to furnish a uniformed security guard to protect persons, property, information, or other assets.

(b) "Proprietary security organization" means any internal functional organizational unit of a company which provides uniformed security guards for the exclusive use of such employing company.

(c) "Security guard" means any private uniformed security officer, armored car service officer, alarm response runner, watchman, lobby attendant, or other private uniformed person who is engaged in the protection of persons, property, information, or other assets.

(2) After January 1, 1992, any contract security agency or proprietary security organization may submit fingerprints of security guards to the bureau for purposes of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check pursuant to part 3 of article 72 of this title. The information obtained from the criminal history record check conducted pursuant to this section may be used by the contract security agency or proprietary security organization to determine whether or not to employ a person as a security guard. Nothing in this section shall be used as a basis for discrimination banned by section 24-34-402 (1)(a). The bureau shall charge a fee for record checks conducted pursuant to this section. The bureau shall set such fee at a level sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of processing requests made pursuant to this section. Moneys collected by the bureau pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the administration of criminal history record checks of security guards pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 24-75-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-201
24-75-201. General fund - general fund surplus - custodial money - repeal
Status: repealed

24-75-201. General fund - general fund surplus - custodial money - repeal. (1) There is hereby created and established the general fund, to which shall be credited and paid all revenues and moneys not required by the state constitution or the provisions of any law to be credited and paid into a special fund. The surplus fund created before June 30, 1971, is hereby merged into the general fund. Any unrestricted balance remaining in the general fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be designated as the general fund surplus.

(2) (a) The general fund surplus shall be determined based upon the accrual system of accounting, as enunciated by the governmental accounting standards board; except that:

(I) For state fiscal years commencing before July 1, 2003, any general fund revenues that are designated as state revenues in excess of the constitutional limitation on state fiscal year spending shall be included as unrestricted revenues in the general fund surplus for the fiscal year in which such excess revenues were accrued. Such excess revenues shall be restricted in the next fiscal year to preserve their availability for refund unless voters have authorized the state to retain such excess revenues.

(II) General fund revenues shall be restricted only upon the issuance of a commitment voucher to the state controller by the department of health care policy and financing for the payment of a sufficient claim that warrants reimbursement in accordance with the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4, 5, and 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., from general fund revenues appropriated for any nonadministrative expenditure that qualifies for federal financial participation under Title XIX of the federal "Social Security Act", except for expenditures under the program for the medically indigent, article 3 of title 25.5, C.R.S., or for the contributions required by 42 U.S.C. sec. 1396u-5 (c).

(III) (A) General fund revenues shall be restricted only upon actual payment on the first working day of July of monthly salaries of state employees for the month of June from general fund revenues.

(B) Repealed.

(C) For purposes of this subparagraph (III), "state employee" means a person employed by the state whether or not a classified employee in the state personnel system.

(IV) (A) For the state fiscal year commencing July 1, 2010, and each state fiscal year thereafter, general fund revenues shall be restricted only upon payment for the purchase of services in July from the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103 in an amount reported to state agencies by the office of information technology as required in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (IV). State agencies shall report to the office of information technology by June 30, 2010, the amounts for positions that restricted general fund revenues in the 2009-10 fiscal year.

(B) The office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103 shall calculate and report to state agencies by June 30, 2011, and each June 30 thereafter, according to the office of information technology's accepted billing methodology, the amount of information technology billings related to the current costs that are comparable to the general fund personal services payments for work performed by information technology employees of any state agency in June 2010. The calculation shall be limited to amounts for positions that would have restricted general fund revenues in the state fiscal year that commences July 1, 2010, if not for those revenues subsequently being reappropriated due to the consolidation of information technology services required by Senate Bill 08-155, enacted in 2008.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, pp. 1899, 2638, §§ 1, 1, effective July 1, 2003.)

(c) (I) Any unrestricted balance remaining in the healthy school meals for all program general fund exempt account created in section 22-82.9-210 (2) at the end of any fiscal year shall not be designated as part of the general fund surplus.

(II) This subsection (2)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(3) (a) Custodial moneys do not include moneys granted by the federal government to the state for the support of general or essential state government services of the type for which expenditures are made in the most recently approved annual general appropriation act, including, but not limited to, additional payments received by the state under the federal "Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003", as amended, (Pub.L. 108-27), received by the state on or after April 30, 2004.

(b) Nothing in this subsection (3) shall cause federal relief payments under the federal "Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003", as amended, (Pub.L. 108-27), received by the state prior to April 30, 2004, to be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund of the state or to be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.

(c) All federal moneys described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall be credited and paid to the general fund unless otherwise provided by law and shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-77-103.6 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 77 / Part 1 / Section 24-77-103.6
24-77-103.6. Retention of excess state revenues - general fund exempt account - required uses
Status: in_force

24-77-103.6. Retention of excess state revenues - general fund exempt account - required uses - excess state revenues legislative report - definitions. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for each fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2005, but before July 1, 2010, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend all state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for each fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2010, the state shall be authorized to retain and spend all state revenues that are in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending, but less than the excess state revenues cap for the given fiscal year.

(2) There is hereby created in the general fund the general fund exempt account, which consists of an amount of money equal to the amount of state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending that the state retains for a given fiscal year pursuant to this section, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2.5) of this section. The general assembly shall appropriate or transfer the money in the account for the following purposes:

(a) To fund health care;

(b) To fund education, including any capital construction projects related thereto;

(c) To fund retirement plans for firefighters and police officers, so long as the general assembly determines that such funding is necessary; and

(d) To pay for strategic transportation projects included in the department of transportation's strategic transportation project investment program.

(2.5) (a) If the amount of money that, based on revenue estimates, was appropriated or transferred from the account for a state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2020, is less than the amount of approved excess state revenues, then:

(I) An amount of money in the general fund equal to the unaccounted amount constitutes a portion of the approved excess state revenues for the state fiscal year; and

(II) An amount equal to one-half of the unaccounted amount for the general fund appropriations for both of the following line items are appropriations of the state's approved excess state revenues for the state fiscal year:

(A) The line item for medical and long-term care services for medicaid eligible individuals, or a successor line item, which is an authorized use specified in section 24-77-104.5 (2)(a)(I)(I); and

(B) The state share of districts' total program funding, or a successor line item, which is an authorized use specified in section 24-77-104.5 (3)(a)(I).

(b) If the amount of money that, based on estimates, was appropriated or transferred from the account for a state fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 2020, is greater than the amount of approved excess state revenues, then an amount of money in the account equal to the overage is not approved excess state revenues for the state fiscal year. The amount of each appropriation or transfer from the account for the fiscal year that constitutes approved excess state revenues is equal to the amount of the appropriation or transfer, reduced in proportion to the overage.

(c) As used in this subsection (2.5), unless the context otherwise requires:

(I) "Account" means the general fund exempt account created in subsection (2) of this section.

(II) "Approved excess state revenues" means the state revenues that the state is authorized to retain and spend for a state fiscal year in accordance with the voters' approval of this section at the November 2005 statewide election, as reported by the state controller in the annual financial report required by section 24-77-106.5 (1)(b), or, if the amount changes in the final accounting for the state fiscal year, in the comprehensive annual financial report of the state for the state fiscal year.

(III) "Overage" means the amount by which the amount of money appropriated or transferred from the account for a state fiscal year exceeds the approved excess state revenues for the state fiscal year.

(IV) "Unaccounted amount" means the amount by which the approved excess state revenues for a state fiscal year exceed the amount of money appropriated or transferred from the account for the state fiscal year.

(3) The statutory limitation on general fund appropriations set forth in section 24-75-201.1 (1)(a), and the exceptions or exclusions thereto, shall apply to the moneys in the general fund exempt account.

(4) The approval of this section by the registered electors of the state voting on the issue at the November 2005 statewide election constitutes a voter-approved revenue change to allow the retention and expenditure of state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending.

(5) (a) For each fiscal year that the state retains and spends state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this section, the director of research of the legislative council shall prepare an excess state revenues legislative report that includes the following information:

(I) The amount of excess state revenues that the state retained; and

(II) A description of how the excess state revenues were expended.

(b) The report required by this subsection (5) shall be completed by October 15 following a fiscal year that the state retains and spends revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this section and may be amended thereafter as necessary. The director of research shall publish and link to the official website of the general assembly a copy of the report.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) "Education" means:

(I) Public elementary and high school education; and

(II) Higher education.

(b) (I) "Excess state revenues cap" for a given fiscal year means:

(A) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2017.)

(B) For each fiscal year up to and including the 2016-17 fiscal year, an amount that is equal to the highest total state revenues for a fiscal year from the period of the 2005-06 fiscal year through the 2009-10 fiscal year, adjusted each subsequent fiscal year for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes;

(C) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, an amount that is equal to the excess state revenues cap for the 2016-17 fiscal year calculated pursuant to subsection (6)(b)(I)(B) of this section, adjusted for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes, less two hundred million dollars;

(D) For the 2018-19 fiscal year, the amount of the excess state revenues cap for the 2017-18 fiscal year calculated pursuant to subsection (6)(b)(I)(C) of this section, adjusted for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes;

(E) For the 2019-20 fiscal year, the amount of the excess state revenues cap for the 2018-19 fiscal year calculated pursuant to subsection (6)(b)(I)(D) of this section, adjusted for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes;

(F) For the 2020-21 fiscal year, an amount that is equal to the excess state revenues cap for the 2019-20 fiscal year calculated pursuant to subsection (6)(b)(I)(E) of this section, adjusted for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes, plus two hundred twenty-four million nine hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred two dollars; and

(G) For the 2021-22 fiscal year and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of the excess state revenues cap for the 2020-21 fiscal year calculated pursuant to subsection (6)(b)(I)(F) of this section, adjusted each subsequent fiscal year for inflation, the percentage change in state population, the qualification or disqualification of enterprises, and debt service changes.

(II) As used in this paragraph (b), inflation and the percentage change in state population shall be the same rates that are used in calculating the maximum annual percentage change in state fiscal year spending pursuant to section 24-77-103, and the qualification or disqualification of an enterprise or debt service changes shall change the excess state revenues cap in the same manner as such change affects the limitation on state fiscal year spending.

(c) "State revenues" means state revenues not excluded from state fiscal year spending, as defined in section 24-77-102 (17).
C.R.S. § 24-10-115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-115
24-10-115. Authority for public entities other than the state to obtain insurance
Status: repealed

24-10-115. Authority for public entities other than the state to obtain insurance. (1) A public entity, other than the state, either by itself or in conjunction with any one or more public entities may:

(a) Insure against all or any part of its liability for an injury for which it might be liable under this article;

(b) Insure any public employee acting within the scope of his employment against all or any part of such liability for an injury for which he might be liable under this article;

(c) Insure against the expense of defending a claim for injury against the public entity or its employees, whether or not liability exists on such claim;

(d) Insure against all or part of its liability or the liability of a railroad for claims arising from the passenger rail operations of a public entity on property or tracks owned by, or purchased from, a railroad.

(2) The insurance authorized by subsection (1) of this section may be provided by:

(a) Self-insurance, which may be funded by appropriations to establish or maintain reserves for self-insurance purposes;

(b) An insurance company authorized to do business in this state which meets all of the requirements of the division of insurance for that purpose;

(c) A combination of the methods of obtaining insurance authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (2);

(d) Any risk management pool of public passenger rail services authorized to be created pursuant to the federal "Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981", 15 U.S.C. sec. 3901 et seq., as amended.

(3) A public entity, other than the state and other than a school district, may establish and maintain an insurance reserve fund for self-insurance purposes and may include in the annual tax levy of the public entity such amounts as are determined by its governing body to be necessary for the uses and purposes of the insurance reserve fund, subject to the limitations imposed by section 29-1-301, C.R.S., or such public entity may appropriate from any unexpended balance in the general fund such amounts as the governing body shall deem necessary for the purposes and uses of the insurance reserve fund, or both. A school district shall establish and maintain an insurance reserve fund in accordance with the provisions of section 22-45-103 (1)(e), C.R.S., for liability and property damage self-insurance purposes, including workers' compensation pursuant to section 8-44-204 (2), C.R.S., using moneys allocated thereto pursuant to the provisions of section 22-54-105 (2), C.R.S. The fund established pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and shall be used only for the payment of administrative and legal expenses necessary for the operation of the fund and for the payment of claims against the public entity which have been settled or compromised or judgments rendered against the public entity for injury under the provisions of this article and for attorney fees and for the costs of defense of claims and to secure and pay for premiums on insurance as provided in this article.

(4) Policies written pursuant to this section and section 24-10-116 shall insure all of the risks and liabilities arising under this article, including costs of defense, unless the public entity requests in writing and obtains lesser coverage, in which event the policy issued shall conspicuously itemize the risks and liabilities not covered.

(5) A self-insurance fund established by a public entity which is subject to section 29-1-108, C.R.S., shall not be construed to be unexpended funds for budgetary purposes and shall be accumulated and held over for use in subsequent years.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Policies written, self-insurance funds established, or risk management pools entered into by a public entity for the purpose of insuring a public entity as described in paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section shall maintain such levels of insurance as are sufficient to insure against the maximum liability permitted against a railroad or its indemnitor pursuant to 49 U.S.C. sec. 28103.
C.R.S. § 24-46.6-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.6 / Section 24-46.6-103
24-46.6-103. Intrastate air carriers - on-time performance - oversales - reports to aeronauti
Status: repealed

24-46.6-103. Intrastate air carriers - on-time performance - oversales - reports to aeronautics division. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-1603 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 16 / Section 24-32-1603
24-32-1603. Definitions
Status: repealed

24-32-1603. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-34-110.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 1 / Section 24-34-110.5
24-34-110.5. Health care work force data collection - repeal
Status: repealed

24-34-110.5. Health care work force data collection - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-18-301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 3 / Section 24-18-301
24-18-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-18-301. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Accountability report" means a report developed pursuant to section 24-18-302 (2).

(2) "Agency" means:

(a) An agency of the state government or of a local government; or

(b) A state institution of higher education.

(3) "Decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals" means decisions that:

(a) Result in the provision or denial of financial and lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health-care services, or access to basic necessities such as food and water; or

(b) Impact the civil rights of individuals.

(4) "Enroll", "enrolled", or "enrolling" means:

(a) The process by which a facial recognition service:

(I) Creates a facial template from one or more images of an individual; and

(II) Adds the facial template to a gallery that is used by the facial recognition service for recognition or persistent tracking of individuals; or

(b) The act of adding an existing facial template directly into a gallery that is used by a facial recognition service.

(5) (a) "Facial recognition service" means technology that analyzes facial features to facilitate the identification, verification, or persistent tracking of individuals in still or video images.

(b) "Facial recognition service" does not include:

(I) The analysis of facial features to grant or deny access to an electronic device;

(II) A generally available consumer product, including a tablet or smartphone, that allows for the analysis of facial features in order to facilitate the user's ability to manage an address book or still or video images for personal or household use; or

(III) The use of an automated or semiautomated process by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of redacting a recording for release or disclosure to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording, so long as the process does not generate or result in the retention of any biometric data or surveillance information.

(6) "Facial template" means a machine-interpretable pattern of facial features that is extracted from one or more images of an individual by a facial recognition service.

(7) "Identification" means the use of a facial recognition service by an agency to determine whether an unknown individual matches any individual whose identity is known to the agency and who has been enrolled by reference to that identity in a gallery used by the facial recognition service.

(8) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule municipality, a county, or a city and county.

(9) "Meaningful human review" means review or oversight by one or more individuals who are trained in accordance with section 24-18-305 and who have the authority to alter a decision under review.

(10) "Nonidentifying demographic data" means data that is not linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual and includes information about an individual's gender, race, ethnicity, age, or location.

(11) (a) "Ongoing surveillance" means the continual use of a facial recognition service by an agency to track in real time the physical movements of a specified individual through one or more public places.

(b) "Ongoing surveillance" does not include a single recognition or attempted recognition of an individual if no attempt is made to subsequently track that individual's movement over time after the individual has been recognized.

(12) "Persistent tracking" means the use of a facial recognition service by an agency to track the movements of an individual on a persistent basis without identification or verification of the individual. Tracking becomes persistent as soon as:

(a) The facial template that permits the tracking is maintained for more than forty-eight hours after first enrolling that template; or

(b) Data created by the facial recognition service is linked to any other data such that the individual who has been tracked is identified or identifiable.

(13) "Recognition" means the use of a facial recognition service by an agency to determine whether an unknown individual matches:

(a) Any individual who has been enrolled in a gallery used by the facial recognition service; or

(b) A specific individual who has been enrolled in a gallery used by the facial recognition service.

(14) "Reporting authority" means:

(a) For a local government agency, the city council, county commission, or other local government agency in which legislative powers are vested; and

(b) For a state agency, the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103.

(15) "Verification" means the use of a facial recognition service by an agency to determine whether an individual is a specific individual whose identity is known to the agency and who has been enrolled by reference to that identity in a gallery used by the facial recognition service.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-716 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-716
24-33.5-716. Interoperable communications among public safety radio systems - statewide plan
Status: repealed

24-33.5-716. Interoperable communications among public safety radio systems - statewide plan - regional plans - governmental immunity - needs assessment - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-2003 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 20 / Section 24-32-2003
24-32-2003. Colorado youth conservation and service corps council - creation - membership -
Status: in_force

24-32-2003. Colorado youth conservation and service corps council - creation - membership - duties. (1) There is hereby established the Colorado youth conservation and service corps council, referred to in this part 20 as the "council".

(2) The council shall consist of the following fourteen members:

(a) The executive director of the department of local affairs or the executive director's designee;

(b) The executive director of the department of natural resources or the executive director's designee;

(c) The director of the governor's job training office or the director's designee;

(d) The director of the department of education's dropout prevention program or the director's designee;

(e) The director of the state board for community colleges and occupational education or the director's designee;

(f) The director, manager, or head of the Colorado youth conservation corps or such person's designee;

(g) The director of the Colorado youth service corps or such person's designee;

(h) One member appointed by the governor who is the director, manager, or head of a local agency administering a youth conservation corps or a youth service corps;

(i) One member appointed by the governor representing nonprofit organizations;

(j) One member appointed by the governor who is a current or former youth service or conservation corps member;

(k) Two members appointed by the governor from the private sector recognized for expertise in youth employment and development programs, environmental and resource conservation projects, job and basic skills training programs, youth conservation corps programs, and youth service corps programs; and

(l) One member from the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one member from the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(3) The term of each member appointed by the governor shall be four years; except that, of such members first appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of two years, and the youth services or conservation corps member appointed pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection (2) of this section shall be appointed for a term of one year. A member appointed by the governor to fill the vacancy of another member arising other than by expiration of such other member's term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of such other member whom such appointee is to succeed. Any member appointed by the governor shall be eligible for reappointment for one four-year term.

(4) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

(5) The council shall have the following powers, duties, and functions:

(a) To assist program agencies with the development of youth conservation corps programs or youth service corps programs, or any combination thereof;

(b) To assist program agencies with the preparation of proposals for grants to the commission on national and community service at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the commission on national and community service may reasonably require, including, but not limited to:

(I) That enrollment in such program be limited to individuals who, at the time of enrollment, are not less than sixteen years of age nor more than twenty-five years of age; except that a summer program may include individuals who are not less than fifteen years of age nor more than twenty-one years of age at the time of enrollment of such individuals and who are citizens or nationals of the United States or lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States;

(II) That such program ensure that educationally and economically disadvantaged youth, including youth who are dropouts, youth who are in foster care but who are becoming too old for foster care, youth who have limited English proficiency, limited basic skills, or learning disabilities, and youth who are homeless, be offered opportunities to enroll;

(III) A comprehensive description of the objectives and performance goals for any such program to be conducted, a plan for managing and funding any such program, and a description of the types of projects to be carried out, including a description of the types and duration of training and work experience to be provided by any such program;

(c) To advise and consult with program agencies regarding certain training and education services required by the commission on national and community service in applying for grant moneys from the commission; and

(d) To appoint a technical advisory committee, if needed, to assist the council with specific issues and problems that may arise in connection with the council's duties.

(6) The council shall assist with the coordination and collaboration of program agencies with the executive and legislative branches of state government, the business community, school districts, state institutions of higher education, and local government and community-based agencies in the development of youth conservation corps and youth service corps programs.
C.R.S. § 24-75-706 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 7 / Section 24-75-706
24-75-706. Custodian - location - unlawful activities
Status: in_force

24-75-706. Custodian - location - unlawful activities. (1) It is unlawful for any custodian of a local government investment pool trust fund to:

(a) Maintain the primary records of the assets of the trust fund anywhere but within the state of Colorado;

(b) Act as a trustee, administrator, or investment adviser of the trust fund, except that a financial institution, or any person employed by or directly associated with a financial institution, acting as a custodian for a trust fund is not prohibited from also acting as administrator or in any advisory capacity for such trust fund;

(c) Effect any transaction to relinquish possession of, distribute, expend, or transfer any of the assets of the trust fund without the prior written authorization of the board, except for:

(I) The purchase or sale of authorized investments or the exchange of such assets for other assets of equal or greater value provided that such sale, purchase, or exchange is solely in the accounts of the trust fund;

(II) Distributions to participating local governments; or

(III) The payment of routine fees and expenses that have been authorized by the board of trustees in the annual budget of the trust fund; or

(d) Execute any transaction with any of the assets of the trust fund without the written instruction of the investment adviser or a financial institution acting in an advisory capacity.

(2) The custodian shall reconcile the accounts of a trust fund on a daily basis.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-116.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-116.5
24-48.5-116.5. Film incentive task force - creation - study - report - repeal
Status: repealed

24-48.5-116.5. Film incentive task force - creation - study - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-75-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 1 / Section 24-75-104
24-75-104. Gifts and bequests to state institutions of higher education - effect
Status: repealed

24-75-104. Gifts and bequests to state institutions of higher education - effect. (1) All endowments, gifts, and bequests made to any state institution of higher education, and the income therefrom, shall belong to and be used only by such institution and shall be subject to state audit. In appropriating state funds to such institution of higher education, neither principal nor interest of such gifts shall be used to reduce such appropriation, and both principal and interest shall be in addition to any funds appropriated for such institution.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to commit the state of Colorado to continuing the levels of programs attained as results of such endowments, gifts, and bequests upon their expiration.

(3) (a) On January 30, 1997, and January 30 of each year thereafter, each state institution of higher education shall submit to the governor and general assembly a complete listing, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of all endowments, gifts, and bequests made to or expenditures in excess of two hundred fifty dollars made on behalf of said state institution of higher education during the immediately preceding state fiscal year.

(b) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1206.4 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1206.4
24-33.5-1206.4. System approval, inspection, and inspectors
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1206.4. System approval, inspection, and inspectors. (1) No installation, modification, alteration, or repair of a fire suppression system shall be completed and cleared for use, and no structure or partial structure in which such fire suppression system is installed, modified, altered, or repaired shall be cleared for occupancy, until such fire suppression system has been approved by a certified fire suppression systems inspector. Approval shall include review of approved working plans and hydraulic calculations, installation inspections, and final tests.

(2) (a) Each county, municipality, and special district that has fire suppression systems enforcement responsibilities shall, as needed, provide a certified fire suppression systems inspector. Such inspector shall conduct all fire suppression systems inspections that are required by this part 12. The governing body of the county, municipality, or special district that has fire suppression systems enforcement responsibilities may provide a schedule of fees to pay the costs of plan review and inspections conducted pursuant to this subsection (2) and related administrative expenses, and collect said fees from the fire suppression contractor.

(b) Two or more counties, municipalities, or special districts that have fire safety enforcement responsibilities may jointly employ or contract with a fire safety inspector.

(c) The administrator or his agent shall be available to provide such fire safety inspections to any county, municipality, or special district on a contractual or job-by-job basis. The county, municipality, or special district shall pay the actual costs of such inspections by the administrator or his agents.

(3) Every inspection of a fire suppression system conducted pursuant to this part 12 shall be by a person certified as having met the inspection training requirements set by the administrator. Such person shall:

(a) Be at least eighteen years of age;

(b) Not have been engaged in any of the activities specified in section 24-33.5-1206.6 (2); and

(c) (I) Have satisfactorily completed the fire suppression systems inspector certification examination as prescribed by the administrator; or

(II) Have demonstrated to the administrator that the applicant has met such other equivalent qualifications, including but not limited to education and experience, as may be prescribed by rule and regulation. If the head of a county, municipality, or special district that has fire suppression system enforcement responsibility determines that the applicant has met the qualifications adopted pursuant to this subparagraph (II), then he shall notify the administrator, who shall certify the applicant; or

(III) Have received in another state training which is determined by the administrator to be at least equivalent to that required by the administrator for approved certified fire safety inspector education and training programs in this state.

(4) Every certificate issued by the administrator is valid for a period of three years from the date of issuance. Renewal of certification shall require the affected person to complete a proper application for renewal and meet any other requirements for renewal as prescribed by the administrator, including successful passage of an examination as established by the administrator.
C.R.S. § 24-54.6-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.6 / Section 24-54.6-106
24-54.6-106. Moneys not subject to legal process
Status: in_force

24-54.6-106. Moneys not subject to legal process. Except for assignments for child support as provided for in sections 14-10-118 (1) and 14-14-107, C.R.S., as they existed prior to July 1, 1996, for income assignments for child support purposes pursuant to section 14-14-111.5, C.R.S., for writs of garnishment that are the result of a judgment taken for arrearages for child support or for child support debt, for payments made in compliance with a properly executed court order approving a written agreement entered into pursuant to section 14-10-113 (6), C.R.S., and for restitution that is required to be paid for the theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, or wrongful conversion of public property or in the event of a judgment for a willful and intentional violation of fiduciary duties pursuant to this article where the offender or a related party received direct financial gain, no annuity contract or certificate purchased under a student employee retirement plan established pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be assignable either in law or in equity or be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process.
C.R.S. § 24-18-113 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 1 / Section 24-18-113
24-18-113. Board of ethics for the general assembly - created - duties
Status: in_force

24-18-113. Board of ethics for the general assembly - created - duties. (1) (a) There is hereby created a board of ethics for the general assembly. The board shall consist of four legislative members. One member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the majority leader of the house of representatives; one member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the majority leader of the senate; one member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the minority leader of the house of representatives; and one member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the minority leader of the senate.

(b) The terms of the members appointed by the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate and who are serving on March 22, 2007, shall be extended to and expire on or shall terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate shall each appoint or reappoint members in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1). Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members appointed or reappointed by the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives and the senate shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.

(c) The members of the board of ethics for the general assembly are entitled to receive compensation and reimbursement of expenses as provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S.

(2) The board of ethics for the general assembly shall, upon written request of a member of the general assembly, issue advisory opinions concerning issues relating to the requesting member's conduct and the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 24-31-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 24-31-102
24-31-102. Offices, boards, and divisions
Status: in_force

24-31-102. Offices, boards, and divisions. (1) The department of law, the chief executive officer of which is the attorney general, includes the following:

(a) The office of the attorney general;

(b) The office of the solicitor general;

(c) The division of consumer protection;

(d) The division of criminal justice;

(e) The division of civil protections and rights;

(f) The administrator of the uniform consumer credit code, created in section 5-6-103;

(g) The medicaid fraud control unit, created in section 24-31-802;

(h) The peace officers standards and training board, created in section 24-31-302;

(i) The financial empowerment office, created in part 11 of this article 31;

(j) The fair housing unit;

(k) The worker and employee protection unit, created in part 13 of this article 31; and

(l) Notwithstanding section 24-1-107, any other division, office, or unit established by the attorney general or by law.

(2) The division of criminal justice, established under this section, or any attorney in the department authorized by the attorney general, shall prosecute all criminal cases for the attorney general and shall perform other functions as may be required by the attorney general. The attorney general shall appoint a deputy attorney general as chief of the division, who must be a licensed attorney with a minimum of two years of criminal experience as a trial or appellate prosecutor.
C.R.S. § 24-37.7-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.7 / Section 24-37.7-102
24-37.7-102. Statewide internet portal authority - creation - board
Status: in_force

24-37.7-102. Statewide internet portal authority - creation - board. (1) There is hereby created an independent public body politic and corporate to be known as the statewide internet portal authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state and shall not be an agency of the state government and shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, or agency of the state.

(2) The governing body of the authority is a board of directors that consists of the following fifteen voting members:

(a) The secretary of state;

(b) The governor or the governor's designee;

(c) The executive directors of three principal departments of the state appointed by the governor or the appointed executive director's designee. An appointed executive director of a principal department shall give written notice to the executive director of the authority of his or her designee.

(d) (I) Three members from the private sector who exhibit a background in information management and technology and who are users of electronic information, products, and services or information technology services that are offered through the private sector appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate.

(II) The members from the private sector shall serve for terms of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that only one member's term expires in one year.

(e) One member representing the judicial department of the state appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. If the appointee of the chief justice is not able to attend a meeting of the board, a designee of the person appointed by the chief justice may serve on the board if designated in writing by the chief justice's appointee. The appointee of the chief justice shall give written notice to the executive director of the authority of the appointee's designee.

(f) Two members of the senate, one of whom is appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and two members of the house of representatives, one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. Each of these four members shall exhibit a background in information management and technology or have experience as members of an oversight committee for information management and technology.

(g) One member representing local government appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate; and

(h) The chief information officer of the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103, or the chief information officer's designee. The chief information officer shall give written notice to the executive director of the authority of the officer's designee.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 915, § 12, effective May 17, 2007.)

(4) The board may appoint such additional nonvoting members to the board as it deems necessary. Additional members appointed pursuant to this subsection (4) shall not be included in determining whether a quorum is present.

(5) (a) Except as provided in subsection (5)(b) of this section, each member shall serve until a successor has been appointed. The person making the original appointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term.

(b) The terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. Members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.

(6) The board shall annually elect a chairperson of the authority from the members of the board and shall annually elect another member as secretary. The board shall not elect the designee of an executive director of a principal department, of the chief information officer, or of the appointee of the chief justice as an officer of the board.

(7) Any appointed member of the board may be removed by his or her appointing authority for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Actions constituting neglect of duty shall include, but not be limited to, the failure of board members to attend three consecutive meetings or at least three-fourths of the meetings of the board in any one calendar year.

(8) Neither the members of the authority nor any person authorized by the authority to act in an official capacity shall be held personally liable for any act undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this article.
C.R.S. § 24-34-505.6 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 5 / Section 24-34-505.6
24-34-505.6. Enforcement by private persons
Status: repealed

24-34-505.6. Enforcement by private persons. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, an aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate United States district court or state district court not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into under this title, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to such discriminatory housing practice or breach.

(2) The computation of such two-year period shall not include any time during which an administrative proceeding under this title was pending with respect to a complaint or charge under this title based upon such discriminatory housing practice. This subsection (2) does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a conciliation agreement.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, an aggrieved person may commence a civil action under this section whether or not a charge has been filed under section 24-34-306 and without regard to the status of any such charge, but if the director or local agency has obtained a conciliation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, no action may be filed under this section by such aggrieved person with respect to the alleged discriminatory housing practice which forms the basis for such charge except for the purpose of enforcing the terms of such an agreement.

(4) An aggrieved person may not commence a civil action under this section with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing practice which forms the basis of a complaint issued by the commission if an administrative law judge has commenced a hearing on the record under this title with respect to such complaint.

(5) At the request of the aggrieved person, the court may appoint an attorney in accordance with section 24-34-307 (9.5).

(6) In addition to the relief which may be granted in accordance with section 24-34-508, the following relief is available:

(a) If the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff actual and punitive damages or may grant as relief, as the court deems appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order, including an order enjoining the defendant from engaging in such practice or ordering such affirmative action as may be appropriate.

(b) The court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs.

(c) Relief granted under this section shall not affect any contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease consummated before the granting of such relief and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant, without actual notice of the filing of a charge with the commission or a civil action under this section.

(7) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1403 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 24-30-1403
24-30-1403. Professional services - listings - preliminary selections
Status: in_force

24-30-1403. Professional services - listings - preliminary selections. (1) Any person desiring to provide professional services to a state agency or a state institution of higher education shall annually submit to the office of the state architect a statement of qualifications and performance data and such other information as may be required by the office. The office may request such person to update such statement before the anniversary date in order to reflect changed conditions in the status of such person.

(2) (a) For each proposed project for which professional services are required and where the fee for such professional services is estimated to equal or exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, the principal representative of the state agency or state institution of higher education for which the project is to be done shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on file with the office of the state architect and shall conduct discussions with no less than three persons regarding their qualifications, approaches to the project, abilities to furnish the required professional services, anticipated design concepts, and use of alternative methods of approach for furnishing the required professional services. The principal representative shall then select, in order of preference, no less than three persons ranked in order and deemed to be most highly qualified to perform the required professional services after considering, and based upon, such factors as the ability of professional personnel, past performance, willingness to meet time and budget requirements, location, current and projected work loads, the volume of work previously awarded to the person by the state agency or state institution of higher education, and the extent to which said persons have and will involve minority subcontractors, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of contracts among qualified persons as long as such distribution does not violate the principle of selection of the most highly qualified person. In selection pursuant to this section, Colorado firms shall be given preference when qualifications appear to be equal. All selections are subject to approval by the principal representative, and all contracts between the principal representative and such selected professionals shall be consistent with appropriation and legislative intent.

(b) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall not apply to the state board of land commissioners, established in article 1 of title 36, C.R.S., in connection with contract expenditures from the state board of land commissioners investment and development fund created in section 36-1-153, C.R.S., or the commercial real property operating fund created in section 36-1-153.7, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-32-726 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 7 / Section 24-32-726
24-32-726. Financial literacy and exchange program - creation - FLEX accounts - FLEX cash f
Status: in_force

24-32-726. Financial literacy and exchange program - creation - FLEX accounts - FLEX cash fund - short title - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The short title of this section is the "Financial Literacy and Exchange Program (FLEX) Act".

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

(a) Colorado families and youth are improving their long-term economic well-being through participation in the federal family self-sufficiency program authorized under 24 CFR part 984;

(b) The federal family self-sufficiency program allows department of housing and urban development-assisted families, including youth transitioning from foster care, to be mentored on financial literacy, increase their earned income, become financially stable, and reduce and eventually eliminate their dependency on government assistance, rental subsidies, and other government programs;

(c) The state of Colorado administers state-funded supportive housing vouchers whereby recipients would benefit from participation in a program like the federal family self-sufficiency program; and

(d) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to create the Colorado financial literacy and equity exchange program, a voluntary program with the goal of granting financial security through education, employment, investment, housing stability, and social maturity by:

(I) Enabling division of housing-assisted individuals to increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on welfare assistance and rental subsidies by offering such individuals a financial incentive to increase their earnings in the form of an escrow-like savings account that grows as an individual's earnings increase; and

(II) Providing division of housing-assisted individuals with access to service providers for eligible youth and families for financial mentoring, life skills training, and asset management.

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

(a) "Eligible expense" means an expense that satisfies the criteria established by the division in subsection (5)(d)(II) of this section.

(b) "Eligible housing assistance voucher program" means a state program that provides housing assistance vouchers and satisfies the criteria established by the division pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section.

(c) "Eligible participant" means a person who receives vouchers for housing assistance from an eligible housing assistance voucher program and satisfies any other criteria established by the division in subsection (5)(b) of this section.

(d) "FLEX account" means an account created by the division in accordance with the requirements of subsection (6) of this section.

(e) "FLEX agreement" means an agreement between an eligible participant and the division that satisfies the requirements established by the division pursuant to subsection (5)(d) of this section and is also participant directed.

(f) "FLEX fund" means the fund created in subsection (7)(b) of this section.

(4) There is hereby created in the division of housing the FLEX account program to establish and administer FLEX accounts to assist eligible participants in social integration and financial independence.

(5) The division shall implement the FLEX account program in accordance with this section. The division shall establish such policies and procedures as may be necessary to implement the FLEX account program. At a minimum, these policies and procedures must specify:

(a) Which programs qualify as eligible housing assistance voucher programs;

(b) The qualifications of eligible participants;

(c) The application process for an eligible participant to qualify for the establishment of a FLEX account; and

(d) The elements of a FLEX agreement. Such agreements may be renegotiated by the participant and the division and must include, at a minimum:

(I) A written plan for the use of funds in a FLEX account;

(II) Which expenses qualify as eligible expenses;

(III) The criteria that will result in the forfeiture of the funds in a FLEX account; and

(IV) The criteria for successful completion of the FLEX account program.

(6) (a) If the division determines that it will award a FLEX account to an eligible participant, the division shall create an interest-bearing account and assign it to that eligible participant.

(b) The division shall provide to each eligible participant who is assigned a FLEX account information concerning the operation of the FLEX account, including a description of eligible expenses. Money in a FLEX account may only be withdrawn for an eligible expense.

(c) The division shall contract with for-profit and nonprofit entities to provide financial literacy support to eligible participants.

(d) If an eligible participant violates a FLEX agreement or withdraws money in a FLEX account for an expenses other than an eligible expense, the division may transfer the money in the eligible participant's FLEX account to the FLEX fund established in subsection (7)(b) of this section.

(e) All interest earned by the money in a FLEX account must be credited to that FLEX account.

(f) The division may require eligible participants to report to the division information relevant to the operation of a FLEX account.

(7) (a) The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The division shall transmit all money received for the administration of this section through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund created in subsection (7)(b) of this section.

(b) The FLEX fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that the general assembly may appropriate to the fund, gifts, grants, and donations received by the division pursuant to subsection (7)(a) of this section, or any other money transferred to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the division for the direct and indirect costs of implementing the FLEX act described in this section. The state treasurer may invest any money in the fund not expended for the purposes of this section as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund to the fund.

(8) (a) On or before February 1, 2024, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, for the duration of the FLEX account program, the division shall submit a summarized report to the senate committee on local government and the house of representatives committee on transportation and local government, or any successor committees, on the FLEX account program. At a minimum, the report must include:

(I) The number of FLEX account holders;

(II) The number of FLEX account holders who have successfully completed the FLEX account program, as determined by the division; and

(III) The number of FLEX account holders whose money has reverted to the FLEX fund.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this subsection (8) continue for the duration of the FLEX account program.
C.R.S. § 24-60-805 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 8 / Section 24-60-805
24-60-805. Contracts
Status: in_force

24-60-805. Contracts. The governor is empowered to enter into such contracts on behalf of this state as may be appropriate to implement the participation of this state in the Western Interstate Corrections Compact pursuant to Article III thereof; but, if the contract would require expenditure of Colorado funds for capital construction purposes, no such contract shall be of any force or effect until approved by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-48.5-702
24-48.5-702. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-48.5-702. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) This part 7 is intended to strengthen regional talent development pipelines to meet workforce demand;

(b) The state has an opportunity to fulfill demand for workers, which will allow the state to meet its strategic goals and generate high-quality careers; and

(c) The grant program and related services described in this part 7 are important government services.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly creates the regional talent summit grant program to address these needs.
C.R.S. § 24-11-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-107
24-11-107. Proclamation of governor
Status: repealed

24-11-107. Proclamation of governor. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-60-908 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 9 / Section 24-60-908
24-60-908. Compact effective - when
Status: in_force

24-60-908. Compact effective - when. Notwithstanding the provisions of article IX (a) of the compact, the participation of the state of Colorado in the compact shall not become effective until twenty-four or more states have enacted this compact into law; except that if twelve or more states have enacted this compact into law, then, upon request of the commissioner of the state vehicle equipment safety commission, the governor may enter into this compact on behalf of the state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-404 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-37.5-404
24-37.5-404. Public agencies - information security plans
Status: in_force

24-37.5-404. Public agencies - information security plans. (1) On or before July 1 of each year, in accordance with the rules promulgated by the office in support of this part 4, each public agency shall develop an information security plan utilizing the information security policies, standards, and guidelines developed by the chief information security officer. The information security plan shall provide information security for the communication and information resources that support the operations and assets of the public agency.

(2) The information security plan shall include:

(a) Periodic assessments of the risk and magnitude of the harm that could result from a security incident;

(b) A process for providing adequate information security for the communication and information resources of the public agency;

(c) Regularized security awareness training to inform the employees and users of the public agency's communication and information resources about information security risks and the responsibility of employees and users to comply with agency policies, standards, and procedures designed to reduce those risks;

(d) Periodic testing and evaluation of the effectiveness of information security for the public agency, which shall be performed not less than annually;

(e) A process for detecting, reporting, and responding to security incidents consistent with the information security standards, policies, and guidelines issued by the chief information security officer; and

(f) Plans and procedures to ensure the continuity of operations for information resources that support the operations and assets of the public agency in the event of a security incident.

(3) On or before July 15 of each year, each public agency shall submit the information security plan developed pursuant to this section to the chief information security officer for approval.

(4) In the event that a public agency fails to submit to the chief information security officer an information security plan on or before July 15 of each year or such plan is disapproved by the chief information security officer, the officer shall notify the governor, the chief information officer, and the head of the public agency of noncompliance with this section. If no plan has been approved by September 15 of each year, the chief information security officer shall be authorized to temporarily discontinue or suspend the operation of a public agency's communication and information resources until such plan has been submitted to or is approved by the officer.

(5) and (6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (SB 11-062), ch. 128, p. 430, § 7, effective April 22, 2011.)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2510 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 25 / Section 24-33.5-2510
24-33.5-2510. Public safety communications trust fund - creation - report
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2510. Public safety communications trust fund - creation - report. (1) The public safety communications trust fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated or transferred to the fund pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated by the general assembly to the department for distribution as determined by rules adopted pursuant to section 24-33.5-2505 (1)(i). The primary purpose of such distribution is the acquisition and maintenance of public safety communications systems for use by departments including but not limited to the departments of public safety, transportation, natural resources, and corrections as provided in section 24-33.5-2505 (3)(b). Such systems shall satisfy the requirements of the public safety national plan established by the federal communications commission, 47 CFR 90.16. This section shall not preclude the payment of maintenance expenses including the cost of leased or rented equipment, payments to local governmental entities for radio communications systems, or payments related to public safety radio systems.

(2) (a) (I) The general assembly declares its intention to commit state money to the fund for the purposes set forth in this section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, the total amount of the principal in the fund shall not exceed fifty million dollars.

(II) Any transfer of state money to the fund for any fiscal year from money in the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302 is continuously appropriated from the fund to the department for the purposes set forth in this section. Any money in the fund so appropriated that was initially transferred from money in the capital construction fund shall, if any project for which such money is appropriated is initiated within the fiscal year, remain available until completion of the project, at which time the unexpended and unencumbered balances of such appropriation shall revert to the fund.

(b) In addition to any transfers made as a result of subsection (2)(a) of this section, the department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests, and other contributions to the fund from local, state, and federal entities and from public safety-related nonprofit organizations that directly support state departments, state institutions, state agencies, and law enforcement and public safety political subdivisions of the state. Such contributions shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the contributions to the fund.

(3) (a) (I) For the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall transfer to the fund a total of three million five hundred thousand dollars from the general fund or from any other fund. For each such fiscal year, the general assembly shall determine the amount to be transferred from the general fund and the amount to be transferred from any other fund. The department shall use the money transferred to the fund pursuant to this subsection (3)(a)(I) for the replacement of legacy radio equipment and hardware at radio tower sites.

(II) For the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years, in addition to the amount transferred to the fund pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(I) of this section, the general assembly shall transfer to the fund three million seven hundred thousand dollars from the general fund or from any other fund. For each such fiscal year, the general assembly shall determine the amount to be appropriated from the general fund and the amount to be appropriated from any other fund. The department shall use the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to this subsection (3)(a)(II) for software upgrade assurance.

(III) The department may use any unencumbered and unexpended money transferred pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II) of this section on digital trunked radio system site supporting infrastructure and digital trunked radio system supporting software and hardware.

(b) On or before November 1, 2023, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter through November 1, 2025, the department, in consultation with the department of corrections, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, and any other state department or local or regional government deemed appropriate by the department, shall submit a report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly detailing the use of the money appropriated to the fund pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section. The report must include the following:

(I) Comprehensive documentation regarding the purposes for which the money transferred pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section was used during the prior fiscal year and is being used during the current fiscal year and the anticipated use of the money that will be transferred in future fiscal years;

(II) Of the total amount expended during the prior fiscal year for each of the purposes specified in subsections (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II) of this section, the amount that was transferred from the general fund and the amount that was transferred from any other fund; and

(III) For the transfer or transfers for the next fiscal year, a recommendation regarding the amount to be transferred from the general fund and the amount to be transferred from any other fund for each of the purposes specified in subsections (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II) of this section.

(4) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(5) In authorizing distributions of principal and interest from the fund and purchasing, leasing, contracting for, and otherwise acquiring equipment for state entities, the director of the division shall consider the following:

(a) The need for achieving functional interoperability among local, state, and federal public safety radio communications systems by acquiring equipment that meets emerging technical standards for systems interoperability and open network architecture;

(b) The needs of local government entities that have recently invested in new radio systems, particularly in regard to interoperability; and

(c) The promotion of an orderly transition from analog-based to digital-based radio systems.

(6) In acquiring equipment pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, the director of the division shall develop bid specifications that identify all services, requirements, and costs consistent with existing state law.

(7) (a) The director of the division shall keep an accurate account of all activities related to the fund including its receipts and expenditures and shall annually report in writing such account to the joint budget committee, created in section 2-3-201. The state auditor may investigate the affairs of the fund, severally examine the properties and records relating to the fund, and prescribe accounting methods and procedures for rendering periodical reports in relation to disbursements and purchases made from the fund.

(b) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in subsection (7)(a) of this section continues indefinitely.

(8) In the expenditure of any money from the fund for the acquisition, maintenance, or lease of any public safety radio communications systems equipment or any other communications devices or equipment, the director of the division shall ensure that such expenditures are made pursuant to the requirements set forth under the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title 24.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-711.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-711.5
24-33.5-711.5. Governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee - compensation - liabili
Status: in_force

24-33.5-711.5. Governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee - compensation - liability. (1) Neither the state nor the members of the expert emergency epidemic response committee designated or appointed pursuant to section 24-33.5-704.5 are liable for any claim based upon the committee's advice to the governor or the alleged negligent exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform an act relating to an emergency epidemic. Liability against a member of the committee may be found only for wanton or willful misconduct or willful disregard of the best interests of protecting and maintaining the public health. Damages awarded on the basis of such liability shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars for any injury to or damage suffered by one person or three hundred thousand dollars for an injury to or damage suffered by three or more persons in the course of an emergency epidemic.

(2) The conduct and management of the affairs and property of each hospital, physician, health insurer or managed health-care organization, health-care provider, public health worker, or emergency medical service provider shall be such that they will reasonably assist and not unreasonably detract from the ability of the state and the public to successfully control emergency epidemics that are declared a disaster emergency. Such persons and entities that in good faith comply completely with board of health rules regarding the emergency epidemic and with executive orders regarding the disaster emergency shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any action taken to comply with the executive order or rule.

(3) No personal services may be compensated by the state or any subdivision or agency of the state, except pursuant to statute or local law or ordinance.

(4) Compensation for property shall be made only if the property was commandeered or otherwise used in coping with an emergency epidemic that is declared by the governor or a member of the disaster emergency forces of this state.

(5) The amount of compensation shall be calculated in the same manner as compensation due for taking of property pursuant to eminent domain procedures, as provided in articles 1 to 7 of title 38, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-60-2102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 21 / Section 24-60-2102
24-60-2102. Licensing authority - definition
Status: in_force

24-60-2102. Licensing authority - definition. As used in the compact, the term "licensing authority", with reference to this state, means the executive director of the department of revenue. Said executive director shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of any other party jurisdiction any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of articles III and IV of the compact.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1605 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 16 / Section 24-51-1605
24-51-1605. Investments of the deferred compensation plan
Status: in_force

24-51-1605. Investments of the deferred compensation plan. (1) Individuals participating in the deferred compensation plan shall designate that their deferred compensation contributions be invested in one or more types of investments made available by the board. These investments may include, but are not limited to, equity investments, fixed-income investments, life insurance company products, and any investments permitted pursuant to section 24-51-206.

(2) Neither the association nor any employers shall have the responsibility to pay for any financial losses experienced by members of the deferred compensation plan.
C.R.S. § 24-54.3-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.3 / Section 24-54.3-108
24-54.3-108. Colorado secure savings program fund - creation
Status: in_force

24-54.3-108. Colorado secure savings program fund - creation. (1) The Colorado secure savings fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of the following:

(a) Money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly;

(b) Money transferred to the fund from the federal government, other state agencies, or local governments;

(c) Money from the payment of fees, penalties, and the payment of other money due to the board; and

(d) Any gifts, grants, or donations made to the board, and any gifts, grants, donations, or investments received by the state treasurer.

(2) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.

(3) Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

(4) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the board for the purposes of implementing and administering this article 54.3.
C.R.S. § 24-75-206 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-206
24-75-206. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-75-206. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby determines and declares that it intends by sections 24-75-206 to 24-75-210 to improve the system of management of the public funds in the custody of the state treasurer to enable the state of Colorado promptly to make disbursements of legally appropriated moneys prior to and in anticipation of receipts of the general revenue funds.
C.R.S. § 24-22-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 22 / Section 24-22-108
24-22-108. Willful neglect of duty - penalty
Status: in_force

24-22-108. Willful neglect of duty - penalty. If the state treasurer willfully neglects or refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by law, or is guilty of bribery, compensation for past official behavior, soliciting unlawful compensation, or trading in public office, or accepts or receives any fee or reward not allowed by law for the performance of any legal duty, or knowingly does any act not authorized by law or in any manner other than as required by law, he is guilty of a misdemeanor in office and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and, upon any such conviction, the court may adjudge that he be removed from office.
C.R.S. § 24-18-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 1 / Section 24-18-105
24-18-105. Ethical principles for public officers, local government officials, and employee
Status: in_force

24-18-105. Ethical principles for public officers, local government officials, and employees. (1) The principles in this section are intended as guides to conduct and do not constitute violations as such of the public trust of office or employment in state or local government.

(2) A public officer, a local government official, or an employee should not acquire or hold an interest in any business or undertaking which he has reason to believe may be directly and substantially affected to its economic benefit by official action to be taken by an agency over which he has substantive authority.

(3) A public officer, a local government official, or an employee should not, within six months following the termination of his office or employment, obtain employment in which he will take direct advantage, unavailable to others, of matters with which he was directly involved during his term of employment. These matters include rules, other than rules of general application, which he actively helped to formulate and applications, claims, or contested cases in the consideration of which he was an active participant.

(4) A public officer, a local government official, or an employee should not perform an official act directly and substantially affecting a business or other undertaking to its economic detriment when he has a substantial financial interest in a competing firm or undertaking.

(5) Public officers, local government officials, and employees are discouraged from assisting or enabling members of their immediate family in obtaining employment, a gift of substantial value, or an economic benefit tantamount to a gift of substantial value from a person whom the officer, official, or employee is in a position to reward with official action or has rewarded with official action in the past.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-702
24-33.5-702. Purposes and limitations
Status: in_force

24-33.5-702. Purposes and limitations. (1) The purposes of this part 7 are to:

(a) Reduce vulnerability of people and communities of this state to damage, injury, and loss of life and property resulting from all-hazards, including natural catastrophes or catastrophes of human origin, civil disturbance, or hostile military or paramilitary action;

(b) Prepare for prompt and efficient search, rescue, recovery, care, and treatment of persons lost, entrapped, victimized, or threatened by disasters or emergencies;

(c) Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly recovery, restoration, and rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters;

(d) Clarify and strengthen the roles of the governor, state agencies, and local governments in prevention of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from disasters;

(e) Authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery;

(f) Authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery by agencies and officers of this state and similar state-local, interstate, federal-state, and foreign activities in which the state and its political subdivisions may participate;

(g) Provide a disaster and emergency management system embodying all aspects of pre-disaster and pre-emergency preparedness, prevention, mitigation, and post-disaster and post-emergency response and recovery; and

(h) Assist in prevention of disasters caused or aggravated by inadequate planning for regulation of public and private facilities and land use.

(2) Nothing in this part 7 shall be construed to:

(a) Interfere with the course or conduct of a labor dispute; except that actions otherwise authorized by this part 7 or other laws may be taken when necessary to forestall or mitigate imminent or existing danger to public health or safety;

(b) Interfere with dissemination of news or comment on public affairs; except that any communications facility or organization, including but not limited to radio and television stations, wire services, and newspapers, may be required to transmit or print public service messages furnishing information or instructions in connection with a disaster emergency;

(c) Affect the jurisdiction or responsibilities of police forces, fire-fighting forces, or units of the armed forces of the United States, or of any personnel thereof, when on active duty; except that state, local, and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans shall place reliance upon the forces available for performance of functions related to disaster emergencies; or

(d) Limit, modify, or abridge the authority of the governor to proclaim martial law or exercise any other powers vested in the governor under the constitution, statutes, or common law of this state independent of, or in conjunction with, any provision of this part 7.
C.R.S. § 24-51-909 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 9 / Section 24-51-909
24-51-909. Surviving spouse's benefits
Status: in_force

24-51-909. Surviving spouse's benefits. A surviving spouse's benefit shall be equal to twenty-five percent of the highest average salary of the deceased member.
C.R.S. § 24-34-510 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 5 / Section 24-34-510
24-34-510. Remedy
Status: repealed

24-34-510. Remedy. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-705 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 7 / Section 24-51-705
24-51-705. Ineligibility
Status: in_force

24-51-705. Ineligibility. If any disability is the direct result of any intentionally self-inflicted injury, the member shall not be eligible for short-term program participation or disability retirement benefits.
C.R.S. § 24-65.1-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 65.1 / Part 4 / Section 24-65.1-401
24-65.1-401. Designation of matters of state interest
Status: repealed

24-65.1-401. Designation of matters of state interest. (1) After public hearing, a local government may designate matters of state interest within its jurisdiction, taking into consideration:

(a) The intensity of current and foreseeable development pressures.

(b) Repealed.

(2) A designation shall:

(a) Specify the boundaries of the proposed area; and

(b) State reasons why the particular area or activity is of state interest, the dangers that would result from uncontrolled development of any such area or uncontrolled conduct of such activity, and the advantages of development of such area or conduct of such activity in a coordinated manner.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-112 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-33.5-112
24-33.5-112. State law enforcement agencies to provide identification cards to retired peace
Status: in_force

24-33.5-112. State law enforcement agencies to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Law enforcement agency of the state" means the department and any agency that exists within the department and employs at least one peace officer, including but not limited to the Colorado state patrol created in part 2 of this article, the Colorado bureau of investigation created in part 4 of this article, and the division of criminal justice created in part 5 of this article.

(b) "Peace officer" means a certified peace officer described in section 16-2.5-102, C.R.S.

(c) "Photographic identification" means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (d).

(2) Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, on and after August 7, 2013, if a law enforcement agency of the state has a policy, on August 7, 2013, of issuing photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the agency, and the agency discontinues said policy after August 7, 2013, the agency shall continue to provide such photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the agency if:

(a) The peace officer requests the identification;

(b) The peace officer retired from the law enforcement agency before the date upon which the agency discontinued the policy; and

(c) The peace officer is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (c).

(3) Before issuing or renewing a photographic identification to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency of the state shall complete a criminal background check of the officer through a search of the national instant criminal background check system created by the federal "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act" (Pub.L. 103-159), the relevant portion of which is codified at 18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (t), and a search of the state integrated criminal justice information system. If the background check indicates that the officer is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law, the law enforcement agency shall not issue the photographic identification.

(4) A law enforcement agency of the state may charge a fee for issuing a photographic identification to a retired peace officer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs assumed by the agency in issuing the photographic identification.

(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a law enforcement agency of the state shall not be required to issue a photographic identification to a particular peace officer if the chief administrative officer of the agency elects not to do so.

(6) If a law enforcement agency of the state denies a photographic identification to a retired peace officer who requests a photographic identification pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency shall provide the retired peace officer a written statement setting forth the reason for the denial.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1005 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 10 / Section 24-60-1005
24-60-1005. Court review
Status: in_force

24-60-1005. Court review. The compact administrator is directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to make no transfer out of the state without approval of the district or probate court. Before granting such approval, the court shall hold such hearings as it deems appropriate. In addition, the court shall designate some appropriate person to deliver written notice of the proposed transferee's right to a hearing to the proposed transferee and his guardian ad litem. The person serving such notices shall make a written return to the court that such has been done. At the conclusion of such hearing, if any, the court may approve the proposed transfer, order the release of the proposed transferee, or enter any other suitable order.
C.R.S. § 24-25-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 25 / Section 24-25-102
24-25-102. Colorado interagency working group on school safety - creation - membership - op
Status: repealed

24-25-102. Colorado interagency working group on school safety - creation - membership - operation - immunity. (1) There is created in the department of public safety the Colorado interagency working group on school safety, referred to in this article 25 as the "working group". The working group has the powers and duties specified in this article 25.

(2) The working group consists of fourteen members, as follows:

(a) The executive director of the department of public safety, or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chair of the working group;

(b) The commissioner of education, or his or her designee, who shall serve as the vice-chair of the working group;

(c) The executive director of the department of public health and environment, or his or her designee;

(d) The executive director of the department of human services, or his or her designee;

(e) The attorney general, or his or her designee;

(f) The director of the school safety resource center;

(g) The director of the division of fire prevention and control or his or her designee;

(h) The state architect or his or her designee;

(i) A school district superintendent who serves an urban or suburban school district, appointed by an organization that represents school executives;

(j) A school district superintendent who serves a rural school district, appointed by an organization that represents school executives;

(k) A chief of police appointed by an organization that represents Colorado chiefs of police;

(l) A county sheriff appointed by an organization that represents Colorado county sheriffs; and

(m) Two members who are either a student or parent who attended a school or had a child attend a school at the time a school shooting occurred at the school, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

(3) The members of the working group serve without compensation but the members appointed by the governor may be reimbursed for any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this article 25.

(4) The working group shall meet at least once per quarter to review information necessary for making recommendations.

(5) The working group may contract with a consultant to optimize the alignment and effectiveness of the school safety efforts in Colorado and identify evidence-based best practices. The general assembly may appropriate money to the working group for a consultant if requested by the working group.

(6) Members of the working group, employees, and consultants are immune from suit in any civil action based upon any official act performed in good faith pursuant to this article 25.

(7) The department of public safety shall convene the first meeting of the working group no later than December 31, 2022.

(8) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-31-805 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 8 / Section 24-31-805
24-31-805. Medicaid fraud control unit authority and responsibilities
Status: in_force

24-31-805. Medicaid fraud control unit authority and responsibilities. (1) In carrying out the responsibilities of this section, the unit has the authority to:

(a) Investigate and prosecute civil actions and proceedings, pursuant to section 25.5-4-301 (2) or sections 25.5-4-303.5 to 25.5-4-310;

(b) Investigate and prosecute criminal medicaid fraud and waste pursuant to this part 8 and title 18;

(c) Investigate and prosecute patient abuse, neglect, or exploitation provided that prior to the filing of any criminal charges involving patient abuse, neglect, or exploitation by either complaint or grand jury indictment the unit shall first consult with the district attorney of the judicial district where the prosecution would be initiated. If after such consultation the district attorney agrees with the filing of charges, the unit shall cross-designate the district attorney or his or her designated assistant or deputy district attorney as a special assistant attorney general on the case. If after such consultation the district attorney does not agree with the filing of charges, the unit may file the case independently.

(d) Issue or cause to be issued civil investigative demands and subpoenas or other process in aid of investigations and prosecutions;

(e) Administer oaths and take sworn statements under penalty of perjury; and

(f) Serve and execute, in any county, search warrants that relate to investigations.
C.R.S. § 24-75-912 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 9 / Section 24-75-912
24-75-912. Notes as legal investments and eligible collateral
Status: in_force

24-75-912. Notes as legal investments and eligible collateral. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute to the contrary, notes meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of this article shall be legal investments for any political subdivision or public body of the state and shall be eligible for use as collateral for deposits of public funds.
C.R.S. § 24-7-100.2 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Section 24-7-100.2
24-7-100.2. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-7-100.2. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that the efforts of security officers employed by institutions of higher education to protect the persons and property of their environments are important elements of effective public safety management.

(2) The general assembly acknowledges the operational and environmental acumen of security officers of institutions of higher education regarding their facilities and the importance of including representatives of the institutions in emergency preparedness planning and training efforts conducted by local law enforcement agencies and emergency planning agencies intended to reduce the likelihood of, and develop effective responses to, emergency situations occurring at their facilities.

(3) The general assembly hereby encourages ongoing cooperation efforts among local law enforcement agencies, emergency planning agencies, and the security officers of institutions of higher education regarding emergency preparedness and response planning and training and development of communication capabilities supporting effective coordination among these groups during emergencies.
C.R.S. § 24-60-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 1 / Section 24-60-104
24-60-104. Commissioner to be furnished legal and clerical assistance
Status: in_force

24-60-104. Commissioner to be furnished legal and clerical assistance. When the commissioner of the state of Colorado is called upon to enter into the performance of his duties, as provided under the terms of this part 1, he shall be furnished such legal, clerical, and stenographic assistance as the governor and he may deem advisable and necessary.
C.R.S. § 24-49.7-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 49.7 / Section 24-49.7-101
24-49.7-101. Legislative declaration - policy
Status: in_force

24-49.7-101. Legislative declaration - policy. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the tourism and travel industries are vital to the general welfare, economic well-being, and employment opportunities of the state and its communities and citizens and that the continued health and expansion of these industries requires a long-term and continuing investment by the state in the planning, promotion, coordination, and development of Colorado as a quality national and international tourist and travel destination.

(2) The general assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of this state to guide, stimulate, and promote the coordinated, efficient, and beneficial development of tourism and travel in Colorado. In addition, it is the policy of this state to provide a long-term and continuing investment in tourism and travel promotion and to support such investment with general fund revenues.

(3) The general assembly further finds and declares that the promotion and development of tourism and travel requires a unified, consistent, and positive statewide effort to be successful and that it is the policy of the state that all levels of state government participate in attaining the state policies expressed in this section. To this end, all state departments shall cooperate with the Colorado tourism office created in this article and shall, to the extent possible, assist the office in its efforts by making property and services available to the office that will facilitate or reduce the costs of such promotion and development. In addition, the Colorado tourism office and all state departments shall cooperate with the tourism and travel industries to further the policies expressed in this section.
C.R.S. § 24-60-4803 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 48 / Section 24-60-4803
24-60-4803. Notice to revisor of statutes - effective date of compact
Status: in_force

24-60-4803. Notice to revisor of statutes - effective date of compact. This part 48 will take effect on the date the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state. The director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing when the condition specified in this section has occurred by e-mailing the notice to the revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. This part 48 takes effect upon the date identified in the notice that the compact is enacted into law in the seventh compact state or if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
C.R.S. § 24-49.5-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 49.5 / Section 24-49.5-104
24-49.5-104. Minority business fund - created
Status: in_force

24-49.5-104. Minority business fund - created. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the minority business fund, which shall be administered by the director of the minority business office.

(2) All moneys received from user fees pursuant to section 24-49.5-103 (1)(f) and any other moneys received by the office shall be placed in said fund.

(3) The general assembly shall make annual appropriations of the moneys in the fund to the minority business office for administering the provisions of this article.

(4) Any moneys in the fund not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

(5) The general assembly may from time to time make appropriations from the general fund for the use of the minority business office in carrying out the purposes of this article.
C.R.S. § 24-90-405 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 4 / Section 24-90-405
24-90-405. Administration of the grants program - powers and duties of the state librarian
Status: in_force

24-90-405. Administration of the grants program - powers and duties of the state librarian. (1) The state librarian shall have the following powers and duties in administering this part 4:

(a) To adopt and publicize criteria regarding grants made available pursuant to this part 4;

(b) To review and monitor the expenditure of grant moneys by grant recipients;

(c) To approve requests for grants under this part 4 and to determine the amount of money to be awarded under each grant. Grants may be awarded subject to the limitations of this part 4 and in the following amounts:

(I) Each public library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that a public library as defined for purposes of this part 4 may maintain more than one branch or other separate facility, a public library shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.

(II) Each school library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that a school library as defined for purposes of this part 4 may maintain more than one separate or individual library facility under its control, a school library shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.

(III) Each academic library that satisfies the requirements of this part 4 may be awarded grant moneys in an aggregate amount that shall not be less than three thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the fact that an institution of higher education may maintain more than one library at the same or additional campuses, each such institution shall be considered the equivalent of one eligible participant for purposes of this part 4.

(d) To promulgate reasonable rules necessary for the administration of this part 4 pursuant to section 24-90-105 (1)(a)(I) and article 4 of this title;

(e) To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are consistent with the purposes of this part 4 and that are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the state librarian's responsibilities.

(2) For any given fiscal year, the state librarian may expend no more than two and one-half percent of the moneys that the general assembly appropriates for this part 4 for the administrative costs of the state librarian in administering this part 4. For any given fiscal year, if the administrative costs amount to less than two and one-half percent of the amount of the appropriation, the state librarian may distribute the difference between an amount equal to two and one-half percent of the amount of the appropriation and the amount of administrative costs actually incurred to the regional library service system to assist publicly supported libraries in meeting the eligibility criteria under this part 4.
C.R.S. § 24-17-203 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 17 / Part 2 / Section 24-17-203
24-17-203. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-17-203. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Contingency-based contract" means a contract entered into by a state agency and a vendor for services that:

(a) Requires all or part of the vendor's compensation to be computed by multiplying a stated percentage times the amount of measurable savings in the state agency's expenditures or costs of operation that are demonstrably attributable to the vendor's services under the contract; and

(b) Is entered into without the authority of a state statute that specifically authorizes the agency to enter into such a contract.

(2) "Office" means the office of state planning and budgeting created in section 24-37-102.
C.R.S. § 24-4.1-304 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 4.1 / Part 3 / Section 24-4.1-304
24-4.1-304. Child victim or witness - rights and services
Status: in_force

24-4.1-304. Child victim or witness - rights and services. (1) In addition to all rights afforded to a victim or witness under section 24-4.1-302.5, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and judges are encouraged to designate one or more persons to provide the following services on behalf of a child who is involved in criminal proceedings as a victim or a witness:

(a) To explain, in language understood by the child, all legal proceedings in which the child will be involved;

(b) To act, as a friend of the court, to advise the judge, whenever appropriate, of the child's ability to understand and cooperate in any court proceeding;

(c) To assist the child and the child's family in coping with the emotional impact of the crime and any subsequent criminal proceeding in which the child is involved;

(d) To advise the district attorney concerning the ability of a child witness to cooperate with the prosecution and concerning the potential effects of the proceeding on the child.
C.R.S. § 24-50-805 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 8 / Section 24-50-805
24-50-805. Institutions of higher education - alternative employee incentive programs
Status: in_force

24-50-805. Institutions of higher education - alternative employee incentive programs. Notwithstanding any provision of this part 8 to the contrary, the chief executive officer of a state institution of higher education may establish and implement an incentive program for employees, including classified employees, of the institution. At a minimum, the incentive program shall include the elements described in section 24-50-804 (2)(a) to (2)(e). An incentive program implemented pursuant to this section shall not be subject to approval by the state personnel director.
C.R.S. § 24-72-204.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72 / Part 2 / Section 24-72-204.5
24-72-204.5. Adoption of electronic mail policy
Status: in_force

24-72-204.5. Adoption of electronic mail policy. (1) On or before July 1, 1997, the state or any agency, institution, or political subdivision thereof that operates or maintains an electronic mail communications system shall adopt a written policy on any monitoring of electronic mail communications and the circumstances under which it will be conducted.

(2) The policy shall include a statement that correspondence of the employee in the form of electronic mail may be a public record under the public records law and may be subject to public inspection under section 24-72-203.

(3) On or before January 1, 2024, each member of the general assembly, the governor's office and each office of the governor, and each state agency and institution shall submit a report to the staff of the legislative council of the general assembly outlining its respective electronic mail retention policy. The members of the general assembly may submit individual reports or may submit a report that specifies the electronic mail retention policies of multiple members of the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-72.4-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72.4 / Section 24-72.4-105
24-72.4-105. Department of transportation - revenue and expenditure - online database - link
Status: in_force

24-72.4-105. Department of transportation - revenue and expenditure - online database - link to web-based system. (1) No later than July 1, 2012, the department of transportation shall develop, maintain, and make publicly available a searchable, online revenue and expenditure database.

(2) The online database must:

(a) Include the following information for all revenues received by the department of transportation:

(I) The amount received;

(II) The date of receipt;

(III) The source of the moneys; except that the identity of an individual making a payment to the department of transportation should not be included;

(IV) The reason for the payment;

(V) The fund in which the moneys are deposited; and

(VI) The program for which the moneys are received;

(b) (I) Except as set forth in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), include the following information for each expenditure made by the department of transportation:

(A) The amount of moneys expended;

(B) The date of the transaction;

(C) The vendor that received the payment;

(D) The purchase category; and

(E) The fund from which the expenditure was made;

(II) Include only the following information about payments made to each employee of the department of transportation:

(A) The personnel area of the employee;

(B) The employee's job title; and

(C) The gross year-to-date payments made to the employee;

(c) Be searchable;

(d) Be updated at least every five business days to include new expenditure and revenue data;

(e) Beginning on July 1, 2013, include archived revenue and expenditure data for the prior state fiscal year only.

(3) The online database must not include:

(a) Any information that is not a public record or that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title, or pursuant to part 3 of article 72 of this title; or

(b) Any information that is confidential pursuant to state or federal law.

(4) The department of transportation may include any other information that the department determines will increase transparency.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1708 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 17 / Section 24-33.5-1708
24-33.5-1708. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1708. Repeal of part. (1) This part 17 is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.

(2) Prior to said repeal, the board and the unit shall be reviewed as provided for in section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 11 / Section 24-30-1110
24-30-1110. Division subject to termination
Status: repealed

24-30-1110. Division subject to termination. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-106-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 106 / Section 24-106-104
24-106-104. Types of contracts
Status: in_force

24-106-104. Types of contracts. Subject to the limitations of this section, any type of contract which will promote the best interests of the state may be used; except that the use of a cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract is prohibited. A contingency-based contract may be used only upon approval by the governor's office of state planning and budgeting pursuant to section 24-17-204. A cost-reimbursement contract may be used only when a determination is made in writing that such contract is likely to be less costly to the state than any other type of contract or that it is impracticable to obtain the supplies, services, or construction required unless the cost-reimbursement contract is used.
C.R.S. § 24-54-114 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54 / Section 24-54-114
24-54-114. Audit
Status: in_force

24-54-114. Audit. Every three years, the state auditor may conduct or cause to be conducted an audit of any retirement plan or system of retirement benefits established and maintained by any county in conjunction with any other county pursuant to the provisions of this article. The audit shall review the financial transactions and accounts of the plan or system, investigate the qualified status of the plan or system with the internal revenue service, and determine whether the plan or system otherwise complies with the provisions of this article. The results of the audit shall be reported to the legislative audit committee created in section 2-3-101, C.R.S., the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the boards of county commissioners of each county that participates in the plan or system that is the subject of the audit. The audit shall not replace the annual audit prescribed in section 29-1-603, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-31-116 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 1 / Section 24-31-116
24-31-116. Online fentanyl trafficking - study - report - appropriation - repeal
Status: repealed

24-31-116. Online fentanyl trafficking - study - report - appropriation - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-34-301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 3 / Section 24-34-301
24-34-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-34-301. Definitions. As used in parts 3 to 10 of this article 34, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Age" means a chronological age of at least forty years.

(2) "Agency" or "state agency" means any board, bureau, commission, department, institution, division, section, or officer of the state.

(3) "Basic access" or "basic accessibility" constitute public safety issues and mean the general practice of making information, activities, and environments sensible, meaningful, usable, and safe for as many people as possible.

(4) "Commission" means the Colorado civil rights commission created in section 24-34-303.

(5) "Commissioner" means a member of the Colorado civil rights commission.

(6) "Director" means the director of the Colorado civil rights division created in section 24-34-302.

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

(8) "Division" means the Colorado civil rights division, created in section 24-34-302.

(9) "Gender expression" means an individual's way of reflecting and expressing the individual's gender to the outside world, typically demonstrated through appearance, dress, and behavior.

(10) "Gender identity" means an individual's innate sense of the individual's own gender, which may or may not correspond with the individual's sex assigned at birth.

(11) "Housing" means a building, structure, vacant land, or part thereof offered for sale, lease, rent, or transfer of ownership; except that "housing" does not include any room offered for rent or lease in a single-family dwelling maintained and occupied in part by the owner or lessee of the dwelling as the owner's or lessee's household.

(12) "Housing accommodations" means any real property or portion thereof that is used or occupied, or intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more persons but does not include any single family residence, the occupants of which rent, lease, or furnish for compensation not more than one room in that residence.

(13) "Individual with a disability" means an individual with a disability or disabilities.

(14) "Marital status" means a relationship or a spousal status of an individual, including, but not limited to, being single, cohabitating, engaged, widowed, married, in a civil union, or legally separated, or a relationship or a spousal status of an individual who has had or is in the process of having a marriage or civil union dissolved or declared invalid.

(15) (a) "Person" means one or more individuals, limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, receivers, or the state of Colorado and all of its political subdivisions and agencies.

(b) For the purposes of part 5 of this article 34, "person" does not include any private club not open to the public that, as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes, provides lodgings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, unless the club has the purpose of promoting discrimination in the matter of housing against any person because of disability, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, or ancestry.

(16) "Place of public accommodation" or "public accommodation" has the same meaning as set forth in Title III of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12181 (7), and its related amendments and implementing regulations.

(17) "Protective hairstyle" includes such hairstyles as braids, locs, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, Bantu knots, Afros, and headwraps.

(18) "Public entity" means:

(a) Any state or local government; or

(b) Any department, agency, special district, or other instrumentality of a state or local government.

(19) "Public transportation service" means a common carrier of passengers or any other means of public conveyance or modes of transportation, including, but not limited to, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats, or taxis.

(20) "Qualified individual with a disability" or "individual with a disability" has the same meaning as set forth in the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12131, and its related amendments and implementing regulations.

(21) "Race" includes hair texture, hair type, hair length, or a protective hairstyle that is commonly or historically associated with race.

(22) "Respondent" means any person, agency, organization, or other entity against whom a charge is filed pursuant to any of the provisions of parts 3 to 8 of this article 34.

(23) "Service animal" has the same meaning as set forth in the implementing regulations of Title II and Title III of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.

(24) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's identity, or another individual's perception thereof, in relation to the gender or genders to which the individual is sexually or emotionally attracted and the behavior or social affiliation that may result from the attraction.

(25) "Trainer of a service animal" means a person who individually trains a service animal.
C.R.S. § 24-21-115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 24-21-115
24-21-115. Durable medical equipment supplier license - definition - rules
Status: in_force

24-21-115. Durable medical equipment supplier license - definition - rules. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Durable medical equipment supplier" means a person or entity that:

(I) Currently bills or plans to bill the medicare program for services or products listed in the centers for medicare and medicaid durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies competitive bid product categories in this state in the current calendar year; or

(II) Intends to bid for services or products listed in the centers for medicare and medicaid durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies competitive bid product categories in this state in the current calendar year.

(b) "Durable medical equipment supplier" does not include:

(I) A person or entity that supplies or provides insulin infusion pumps and related supplies or services;

(II) A person or entity that supplies or provides products that are part of medicare's national mail order program;

(III) A pharmacy located in Colorado that has a current pharmacy accreditation exemption that is accepted and recognized by the national supplier clearinghouse that enables the pharmacy to be enrolled in Medicare to supply durable medical equipment without having the accreditation;

(IV) A practitioner identified in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395u (18)(C) or a physician, if the practitioner or the physician is supplying or providing durable medical equipment to his or her own patients as part of the practitioner's or physician's own services; or

(V) A person or entity that supplies or provides devices directly to a practitioner identified in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395u (18)(C) or a physician that require a prescription for dispensing to the patient as part of his or her own services, whether mailed to the practitioner or physician for fitting or directly mailed to the patient.

(2) (a) In order to do business in Colorado, a durable medical equipment supplier must be licensed by the secretary of state.

(b) A durable medical equipment supplier license is not required as a condition of enrollment as a provider in the medical assistance program described in title 25.5, C.R.S.

(3) An applicant for a durable medical equipment supplier license must:

(a) Complete the license application as directed by the secretary of state;

(b) Submit to the secretary of state a notarized affidavit attesting that:

(I) The applicant has at least one accredited physical facility that is staffed during reasonable business hours and is within one hundred miles of any Colorado resident medicare beneficiary being served by the applicant.

(II) The applicant has sufficient inventory and staff to service or repair products; and

(III) The applicant is accredited by an accrediting organization recognized and accepted by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services;

(c) Provide to the secretary of state a street address and a local business telephone number; and

(d) Pay an annual fee established by the secretary of state, not to exceed five hundred dollars.

(4) The durable medical equipment supplier licensee shall prominently display the license at each of its physical business locations. The license may be duplicated for this purpose.

(5) The secretary of state shall refer all complaints concerning durable medical equipment suppliers, durable medical equipment, or services to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid.

(6) The secretary of state shall implement this section on or before December 31, 2014. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to implement this section.
C.R.S. § 24-65.1-301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 65.1 / Part 3 / Section 24-65.1-301
24-65.1-301. Functions of local government
Status: in_force

24-65.1-301. Functions of local government. (1) Pursuant to this article, it is the function of local government to:

(a) Designate matters of state interest after public hearing, taking into consideration:

(I) The intensity of current and foreseeable development pressures; and

(II) Applicable guidelines for designation issued by the applicable state agencies;

(b) Hold hearings on applications for permits for development in areas of state interest and for activities of state interest;

(c) Grant or deny applications for permits for development in areas of state interest and for activities of state interest;

(d) Receive recommendations from state agencies and other local governments relating to matters of state interest;

(e) Send recommendations to other local governments relating to matters of state interest.

(f) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 667, § 2, effective June 1, 2005.)
C.R.S. § 24-103-807 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 8 / Section 24-103-807
24-103-807. Additional requirements
Status: repealed

24-103-807. Additional requirements. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-30-1314 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 13 / Section 24-30-1314
24-30-1314. Capitol complex renovation - report - repeal
Status: repealed

24-30-1314. Capitol complex renovation - report - repeal. (1) Beginning July 1, 2023, the department of personnel shall report quarterly to the capital development committee regarding the status of the capitol complex renovations funded with money from the capitol complex renovation fund created in section 24-30-1313. At a minimum, the report shall include:

(a) A list of private office spaces that state agencies are leasing at the time of the report, the remaining duration of each lease, and the estimated costs of terminating each lease early;

(b) The annual reduction in each state agency's costs for leased private office space, as calculated pursuant to section 24-30-1310 (3); and

(c) A project update for each building renovation project in the capitol complex that is funded with money from the capitol complex renovation fund.

(2) Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in subsection (1) of this section continues indefinitely.

(3) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2030.
C.R.S. § 24-21-505 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-505
24-21-505. Requirements for certain notarial acts
Status: in_force

24-21-505. Requirements for certain notarial acts. (1) A notarial officer who takes an acknowledgment of a record shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the acknowledgment has the identity claimed and that the signature on the record is the signature of the individual.

(2) A notarial officer who takes a verification of a statement on oath or affirmation shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and making the verification has the identity claimed and that the signature on the statement verified is the signature of the individual.

(3) A notarial officer who witnesses or attests to a signature shall determine, from personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence of the identity of the individual, that the individual appearing before the officer and signing the record has the identity claimed.

(4) (a) A notarial officer who certifies a copy of a record or an item that was copied shall determine that the copy is a full, true, and accurate transcription or reproduction of the record or item.

(b) A notarial officer shall not certify a copy of a record that can be obtained from any of the following offices in this state:

(I) A clerk and recorder of public documents;

(II) The secretary of state;

(III) The state archives; or

(IV) An office of vital records.

(c) A notarial officer shall not certify a copy of a record if the record states on its face that it is illegal to copy the record.

(5) (a) A notarial officer who makes or notes a protest of a negotiable instrument shall determine the matters set forth in section 4-3-505 (b) of the "Uniform Commercial Code".

(b) A notary public shall not make or note a protest of a negotiable instrument unless the notary is an employee of a financial institution acting in the course and scope of the notary's employment with the financial institution.
C.R.S. § 24-37-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37 / Part 1 / Section 24-37-102
24-37-102. Office of state planning and budgeting - creation
Status: in_force

24-37-102. Office of state planning and budgeting - creation. There is hereby created in the office of the governor an office of state planning and budgeting, the head of which shall be the director of the office of state planning and budgeting, who shall be appointed by the governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1705 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1705
24-51-1705. Purchase of service credit relating to a refunded member contribution account an
Status: in_force

24-51-1705. Purchase of service credit relating to a refunded member contribution account and noncovered employment. Purchases related to reemployment and noncovered employment for which payments are not complete prior to January 1, 2010, shall be governed by the DPS plan document. On January 1, 2010, service credit shall be credited to the member accounts to the extent of payments received, a new service credit purchase agreement shall be issued by the association using the previously existing lump-sum or installment payment amount, and future payments and service accruals shall be governed by part 5.
C.R.S. § 24-103-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 2 / Section 24-103-201
24-103-201. Methods of source selection
Status: in_force

24-103-201. Methods of source selection. (1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, all state contracts shall be awarded as provided in:

(a) Section 24-103-202, concerning awards solicited by an invitation for bids;

(b) Section 24-103-203, concerning awards solicited by a request for proposals;

(c) Section 24-103-202.3, concerning awards solicited by an invitation for best value bids;

(d) Section 24-103-204, concerning small purchases;

(e) Section 24-103-205, concerning sole source procurements;

(f) Section 24-103-206, concerning emergency procurements;

(g) Part 14 of article 30 of this title 24, concerning architect, engineer, landscape architect, and land surveying services;

(h) Section 24-103-208, concerning other procurement methods; or

(i) Part 2 of article 38 of this title 24, concerning public-private initiatives.
C.R.S. § 24-82-707 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 7 / Section 24-82-707
24-82-707. Ancillary agreements
Status: in_force

24-82-707. Ancillary agreements. The director may enter into or execute or may negotiate with any officer of the state to enter into or execute any deed, conveyance, escrow agreement, or other agreement or instrument that he deems necessary or appropriate in connection with any additional financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement entered into pursuant to this part 7.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1303.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 13 / Section 24-30-1303.7
24-30-1303.7. Controlled maintenance projects - flexibility in administering appropriations
Status: repealed

24-30-1303.7. Controlled maintenance projects - flexibility in administering appropriations. (1) When the actual cost of a controlled maintenance project exceeds the amount specifically appropriated for such project in the annual general appropriation act or when an emergency need arises for a new controlled maintenance project, the executive director may eliminate one or more projects authorized by appropriation in the general appropriation act and utilize the savings to cover such additional cost or the cost of the emergency project. When the actual cost of a controlled maintenance project is less than the amount specifically appropriated for such project in the annual general appropriation act, the executive director may apply such savings to other appropriated controlled maintenance projects.

(2) and (3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-31-802 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 8 / Section 24-31-802
24-31-802. Medicaid fraud control unit - creation - duties
Status: in_force

24-31-802. Medicaid fraud control unit - creation - duties. There is created within the department of law and under the control of the office of the attorney general the medicaid fraud control unit. The unit shall investigate and prosecute fraud, misuse, waste, and abuse committed by medicaid providers and investigate and prosecute cases of patient abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1311 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 13 / Section 24-30-1311
24-30-1311. Statewide planning function - responsibilities
Status: in_force

24-30-1311. Statewide planning function - responsibilities. (1) (a) Commencing with the 2017-18 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, and in accordance with the office of state planning and budgeting's budget instructions, a state agency shall annually submit all capital construction budget requests, including any amended requests, to the office for review.

(b) Commencing with the 2016-17 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, and prior to the submission of a supplemental appropriations request to the office of state planning and budgeting, every state agency shall submit supplemental appropriations requests for capital construction to the office for review.

(2) The office shall review all the submissions it receives pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and make the recommendations required in section 24-30-1303 (1)(t)(I) in a timely manner to allow the office of state planning and budgeting to meet the deadlines specified in section 24-37-304 (1)(c.3).

(3) (a) Each state agency shall forward operational master plans, facilities master plans, facilities program plans, and five-year plans to the office. The office shall review operational master plans and approve the facilities master plans, facilities program plans, and five-year plans described in section 24-1-136.5.

(b) The office shall annually provide the capital development committee with a report on approved facility management plans and facility program plans, and shall also provide the committee with copies of approved five-year plans for each state agency.

(4) The office shall develop, or cause to be developed, after consultation with the office of state planning and budgeting pursuant to section 24-37-201, standards for the preparation of current facilities master plans coordinated with operational master plans, and facility program plans coordinated with operational program plans for each state agency, except state institutions of higher education as provided in section 23-1-106, C.R.S.

(5) The office shall coordinate the preparation and maintenance of long-range master plans pursuant to section 24-1-136.5 that recommend executive and legislative actions for achieving desired state objectives and that include recommended methods for evaluation.

(6) The office is authorized to accept and receive grants and services relevant to state planning from the federal government, other state agencies, local governments, and private and civic sources.

(7) It is the general assembly's intent that the office consult with all stakeholders in establishing new procedures related to its statewide planning functions and that the current process for review of any capital construction or capital renewal request for state institutions of higher education, aside from the changes set forth in Senate Bill 15-270, remain the same.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1743 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1743
24-51-1743. When election becomes irrevocable
Status: in_force

24-51-1743. When election becomes irrevocable. The election described in section 24-51-1742 shall become irrevocable upon the first payment thereunder of any benefits provided under sections 24-51-1736 to 24-51-1746 or under sections 24-51-1713 and 24-51-1714. If, subsequent to exercise of such election by the appropriate beneficiary or beneficiaries but prior to the first payment of benefits thereunder, such beneficiary or beneficiaries desire to revoke such earlier election, such person or persons shall be permitted to do so and shall thereupon be eligible to receive a refund paid under the terms and conditions set forth in section 24-51-1735, and such revoking beneficiary or beneficiaries shall thereafter have no rights to any benefits of any kind, incident to the death of such member, other than said refund. If the election has been made to receive benefits hereunder and there is only one beneficiary and such beneficiary shall die before any payment of such benefits is made, a refund of such deceased member's accumulated contributions, computed as of the date of death, shall be made to the estate of such deceased beneficiary. If there shall be more than one beneficiary but all of them shall have died before any payment of such benefits is made, such refund shall be made to the estate of the last survivor of said several beneficiaries.
C.R.S. § 24-50-601 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 24-50-601
24-50-601. Short title
Status: in_force

24-50-601. Short title. This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "State Employees Group Benefits Act".
C.R.S. § 24-50-1116 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 11 / Section 24-50-1116
24-50-1116. Construction of other laws
Status: in_force

24-50-1116. Construction of other laws. If any provision of this part 11 is inconsistent with the provisions of any other previously enacted law or rule, the provisions of this part 11 control; except that the provisions of this part 11 do not control over article 51 of this title 24. Nothing in this part 11 deprives the director or state personnel board of any constitutionally required authority.
C.R.S. § 24-70-224 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 70 / Part 2 / Section 24-70-224
24-70-224. Official list - designation and disposition of session laws
Status: in_force

24-70-224. Official list - designation and disposition of session laws. (1) The revisor of statutes shall prepare for approval by the committee on legal services an official list of the state, district, county, and municipal officials and agencies who shall receive for official use volumes of the session laws, including a sufficient number of volumes for exchange with other states and territories on a reciprocal basis; and the office of legislative legal services shall thereupon deliver such volumes to such officials and agencies, taking a receipt for each volume so delivered.

(2) All volumes provided for official use shall remain the property of the state of Colorado for the use of such named officials and their successors and shall bear such designation.
C.R.S. § 24-72.5-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72.5 / Section 24-72.5-101
24-72.5-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-72.5-101. Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds that an informed citizenry, which results from the free flow of information between citizens and the mass media, and the preservation of news information sources for the mass media is of vital concern to all people of the state of Colorado and that the interest of the state in such area is so great that the state shall retain jurisdiction over the use of any subpoena power or the exercise of any other authority by any governmental entity to obtain news information or the identification of the source of such information within the knowledge or possession of newspersons, which is hereby declared to be a matter of statewide concern.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1721 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1721
24-51-1721. Option E
Status: in_force

24-51-1721. Option E. (1) Any contributing member or affiliate member choosing or having chosen option E through December 31, 2009, will be governed by the DPS plan document. As of January 1, 2010, option E will no longer be a permissible payment choice.

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

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

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

(3) If a supplemental needs trust is not established before or within ninety days after the death of the annuitant, is determined to be invalid, or is terminated on or after the death of the annuitant, the beneficiary that was named in the trust is the co-annuitant.
C.R.S. § 24-4.1-205 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 4.1 / Part 2 / Section 24-4.1-205
24-4.1-205. Interest on moneys in the account
Status: in_force

24-4.1-205. Interest on moneys in the account. Interest earned on the moneys deposited in the escrow account pursuant to section 24-4.1-201 shall accrue to the benefit of the payee of the account.
C.R.S. § 24-51-615 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 6 / Section 24-51-615
24-51-615. Distribution of benefits
Status: in_force

24-51-615. Distribution of benefits. Distribution of benefits from each division trust fund shall be made in accordance with section 401 (a)(9) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, including the incidental death benefit requirement in section 401 (a)(9)(G), and the applicable treasury regulations and internal revenue service rulings and other interpretations issued thereunder, including treasury regulations sections 1.401 (a)(9)-2 to 1.401 (a)(9)-9. The provisions of this section shall override any distribution options that are inconsistent with section 401 (a)(9) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, to the extent that those distribution options are not grandfathered under treasury regulations section 1.401 (a)(9)-6.
C.R.S. § 24-51-914 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 9 / Section 24-51-914
24-51-914. Reciprocal survivor benefits agreement
Status: repealed

24-51-914. Reciprocal survivor benefits agreement. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-120 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-38.5-120
24-38.5-120. Decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-38.5-120. Decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Decarbonization tax credits" means the credits created in sections 39-22-516.7, 39-22-516.8, 39-22-551, 39-22-552, 39-22-553, 39-22-554, 39-22-555, and 39-22-556.

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

(c) "Fund" means the decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund created in subsection (2) of this section.

(d) "Office" means the Colorado energy office.

(2) The decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund pursuant to section 39-29-108 (2)(e)(I) and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(3) (a) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, for state fiscal years 2023-24 through 2034-35, the office and the department may expend money from the fund for direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation and administration of the decarbonization tax credits.

(b) (I) Money in the fund may also be used to repay administrative costs to the respective cash funds. The state treasurer shall transfer money from the fund in the amount attributable to administrative costs to the respective cash funds so that all administrative costs are repaid to the respective cash funds on or before June 29, 2024.

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

(A) "Administrative costs" means the amount of money expended from the respective cash funds by the office and the department for the administration and implementation of certain income tax credits, as provided for in sections 24-38.5-116 (6)(b)(II), 24-38.5-118 (7)(d), 24-38.5-506 (2)(b), and of the temporary specific ownership tax rate reduction for electric medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks that are part of a fleet as provided for in section 25-7-1405 (2)(b).

(B) "Respective cash funds" means the industrial and manufacturing operations clean air grant program cash fund created in section 24-38.5-116 (6), the geothermal energy grant fund created in section 24-38.5-118 (7), the community access to electric bicycles cash fund created in section 24-38.5-506, and the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund created in section 25-7-1405.

(4) The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund on June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, to the general fund; except that the balance of money remaining in the fund not including expended and encumbered money shall not be less than three hundred thousand dollars.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of this section, on July 1, 2036, the state treasurer shall transfer all money in the fund to the general fund.

(6) This section is repealed, effective December 31, 2036.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 11 / Section 24-30-1102
24-30-1102. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-30-1102. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Cost" means the direct cost of providing goods or services including, but not limited to, the total cost of labor and all related benefits, maintenance costs, materials, provisions, supplies, equipment rentals, equipment purchases, insurance, financing, supervision, engineering, clerical and accounting services, the value of the use of equipment, including its depreciation or replacement value, and an equitable share of other administrative costs not otherwise directly attributable to a particular good or service which may be reasonably apportioned to each particular service in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and standards.

(2) "Director" or "executive director" means the executive director of the department of personnel.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1497, § 8, effective June 1, 1996.)

(4) "Services" means printing, document management, mail-related services, microfilm, graphic arts, fleet management, and other similar support functions that are or may be used by the state of Colorado as a practical and economical means of improving administrative production and efficiency.

(5) "State agency" means this state or any department, board, bureau, commission, institution, or other agency of the state; except that "state agency" shall not include any state institution of higher education, the Auraria higher education center, or the state board of stock inspection commissioners, created pursuant to section 35-41-101, C.R.S.

(6) (a) "State-owned motor vehicle" means all motor vehicles owned by the state or any agency of the state that shall include all two- and four-wheel drive trucks, all passenger vehicles including cars, vans, station wagons and other similar passenger vehicles, and any other vehicle not described herein that may be designated as a state-owned motor vehicle if a state agency requests such designation; except that "state-owned motor vehicle" shall not include any vehicle rated at one ton or more that is:

(I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1851, § 29, effective June 9, 2010.)

(II) A specialized vehicle used for the purposes of construction or maintenance, and owned, operated, or controlled by the department of transportation.

(b) "State-owned motor vehicle" shall not include any vehicle donated to a specific state agency.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-416 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-416
24-33.5-416. Colorado organized crime strike force - established
Status: repealed

24-33.5-416. Colorado organized crime strike force - established. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-76-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 76 / Section 24-76-103
24-76-103. Federal grants - mortgage lending process
Status: in_force

24-76-103. Federal grants - mortgage lending process. The division of real estate and any state agency involved in the prosecution of or public education about mortgage fraud and theft in the mortgage lending process may accept on behalf of the state grants of federal funds for the purpose of lowering the incidents of mortgage fraud in Colorado. The state agency, with the approval of the governor, shall have the power to direct the disposition of a federal grant consistent with the terms and conditions of the grant so long as the terms and conditions do not conflict with state law.
C.R.S. § 24-82-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 1 / Section 24-82-109
24-82-109. State capitol building renovation fund
Status: in_force

24-82-109. State capitol building renovation fund. The department of personnel shall have the authority to accept any bequests, gifts, and grants of any kind from any private source or from any governmental unit to be used for the renovation of the Colorado state capitol building. For the purposes of this section, "renovation" means the repair, remodeling, restoration, and preservation of the Colorado state capitol building and any fixtures or improvements associated therewith. The use of such bequests, gifts, and grants shall be subject to the conditions upon which the bequests, gifts, and grants are made; except that no bequest, gift, or grant shall be accepted if the conditions attached thereto require the use or expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law or require expenditures from the general fund or any other fund in the state treasury unless such expenditures are approved by the general assembly. Such bequests, gifts, and grants, together with any other moneys appropriated or transferred by the general assembly, shall be credited to the Colorado state capitol building renovation fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The moneys in said fund shall be continuously appropriated to the department for expenditures recommended by the state capitol building advisory committee, created in section 24-82-108, and approved by the capital development committee and the joint budget committee for the purpose of renovating the Colorado state capitol building. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All unencumbered moneys in the fund at the end of any fiscal year not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state.
C.R.S. § 24-30-2301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 23 / Section 24-30-2301
24-30-2301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-30-2301. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(1) The state should be a leader in sustainability and should offer sustainable practices to state agencies as a core administrative service;

(2) Reducing the state's operating and energy costs supports a vibrant and diverse economy and saves taxpayers money;

(3) Ensuring state compliance with environmental mandates is critical to the future of our state and our nation;

(4) Sustainable state agency operations conserve water and offset the estimated future water needs of up to seven hundred forty thousand additional acre feet as outlined in the 2023 Colorado water plan adopted by the Colorado water conservation board; and

(5) Coordinating sustainable practices is best accomplished through the creation of an office focused on the state's operations, capital construction projects, and procurement.
C.R.S. § 24-37-305 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37 / Part 3 / Section 24-37-305
24-37-305. 2018-19 fiscal year - required reductions in departmental and executive branch b
Status: in_force

24-37-305. 2018-19 fiscal year - required reductions in departmental and executive branch budget requests. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, for the 2018-19 budget year, each principal department of state government that submits a budget request to the office of state planning and budgeting shall request, when submitting the budget request, a total budget for the department that is at least two percent lower than its actual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

(b) The requirement specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to the department of education created in section 24-1-115 (1) or the department of transportation created in section 24-1-128.7 (1).

(2) The office of state planning and budgeting shall strongly consider the budget reduction proposals made by each principal department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section when preparing the annual executive budget proposals to the general assembly for the governor as required by section 24-37-302 (1)(g) and shall seek to ensure, subject to section 24-37-303, that the executive budget proposal for each department is at least two percent lower than the department's actual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 24-51-212 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 2 / Section 24-51-212
24-51-212. Funds not subject to legal process
Status: in_force

24-51-212. Funds not subject to legal process. (1) Except for federal tax liens on distributions payable by the association, for Colorado tax distraints and liens pursuant to section 39-21-114, C.R.S., on distributions payable by the association, for assignments for child support purposes as provided for in sections 14-10-118 (1) and 14-14-107, C.R.S., as they existed prior to July 1, 1996, for income assignments for child support purposes pursuant to section 14-14-111.5, C.R.S., for writs of garnishment that are the result of a judgment taken for arrearages for child support or for child support debt, for payments from the association in compliance with a properly executed court order approving a written agreement entered into pursuant to section 14-10-113 (6), C.R.S., and for restitution that is required to be paid for the theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, or wrongful conversion of public property or in the event of a judgment for a willful and intentional violation of fiduciary duties pursuant to section 24-51-207 where the offender or a related party received direct financial gain, none of the moneys, trust funds, reserves, accounts, contributions pursuant to parts 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, and 17 of this article, or benefits referred to in this article shall be assignable either in law or in equity or be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, bankruptcy proceedings, or other legal process. Member contributions are subject to garnishment resulting from a judgment taken for arrearages for child support or for child support debt, for restitution that is required to be paid for the theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, or wrongful conversion of public property or in the event of a judgment for a willful and intentional violation of fiduciary duties pursuant to section 24-51-207 where the offender or a related party received direct financial gain, only if the membership has terminated and the member is not vested.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, upon service to the association of orders, injunctions, or warrants issued pursuant to sections 18-17-105 and 18-17-106 or section 16-3-301, C.R.S., applicable to a member contribution account based upon allegations of theft, embezzlement, misappropriation, or wrongful conversion of public property, a member who terminates membership is prohibited from receiving a refund of the member's contribution account and matching employer contributions pursuant to section 24-51-405 or a refund of member contributions pursuant to part 17 of this article, until a court order or the issuing authority releases the member contribution account from said orders, injunctions, or warrants.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-203 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 2 / Section 24-33.5-203
24-33.5-203. Duties of executive director and patrol
Status: in_force

24-33.5-203. Duties of executive director and patrol. (1) (a) The executive director has the power, authority, and responsibility to approve policies governing the activities of the Colorado state patrol so as to secure the proper and efficient enforcement of all laws of the state delegating enforcement, authority, and responsibility to the Colorado state patrol.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 40-10.1-108 (1), C.R.S., the executive director has the duty to establish, for motor carriers as defined in section 42-4-235, C.R.S., reasonable requirements to promote safety of operation and, to that end, to prescribe qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and minimum standards of equipment and for the operation of commercial vehicles as defined in section 42-4-235, C.R.S. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section pertaining to safety, the executive director may enlist the assistance of any agency of the United States or of this state having special knowledge of any matter as may be necessary to promote the safety of operation and equipment of motor vehicles as provided in this section. In adopting such rules, the executive director shall use as general guidelines the standards contained in the current rules of the United States department of transportation relating to explosives and other dangerous articles, safety regulations, qualifications of drivers, driving of motor vehicles, parts and accessories, recording and reporting of accidents, hours of service of drivers, and inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles. The state patrol shall enforce or aid in enforcing all of such rules.

(2) The Colorado state patrol shall enforce or aid in enforcing all state laws pertaining to motor and all other vehicles, their equipment, weight, cargoes, and licenses, vehicle operators, and other operations including checking for brand inspection certificates or official bills of sale or acceptable trucking waybills on livestock or agricultural products upon the highways of Colorado and for the use thereof. The Colorado state patrol shall also aid in the enforcement of the collection of all motor and other vehicle taxes and license fees, motor fuel taxes, and highway compensation taxes (with respect to the transportation of persons and property over public highways) as provided by law and shall otherwise promote safety, protect human life, and preserve the highways of this state by the courteous and strict enforcement of laws of this state which relate to highways and traffic upon such highways, notwithstanding any provisions of law charging any other department or agency in the state with the enforcement of such laws. The Colorado state patrol shall also establish and operate port of entry weigh stations pursuant to article 8 of title 42, C.R.S. The Colorado state patrol shall also aid in the enforcement of other laws of this state as specifically authorized by the provisions of this part 2.
C.R.S. § 24-50-611 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 24-50-611
24-50-611. Employer payments
Status: in_force

24-50-611. Employer payments. The head of each state agency, department, or institution having employees enrolled in group benefit plans shall make a monthly payment to the department of personnel for each employee so enrolled of an amount as provided for in section 24-50-609. The estimated amount required for such payments shall be included in the annual budgets of such agencies, departments, and institutions.
C.R.S. § 24-18-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 1 / Section 24-18-102
24-18-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-18-102. Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Business" means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or foundation, or other individual or organization carrying on a business, whether or not operated for profit.

(2) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or economic benefit conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or to be rendered by himself or another.

(3) "Employee" means any temporary or permanent employee of a state agency or any local government, except a member of the general assembly and an employee under contract to the state.

(4) "Financial interest" means a substantial interest held by an individual which is:

(a) An ownership interest in a business;

(b) A creditor interest in an insolvent business;

(c) An employment or a prospective employment for which negotiations have begun;

(d) An ownership interest in real or personal property;

(e) A loan or any other debtor interest; or

(f) A directorship or officership in a business.

(5) "Local government" means the government of any county, city and county, city, town, special district, or school district.

(6) "Local government official" means an elected or appointed official of a local government, but does not include an employee of a local government. "Local government official" includes a member of the board of commissioners of any airport authority created pursuant to article 3 of title 41.

(7) "Official act" or "official action" means any vote, decision, recommendation, approval, disapproval, or other action, including inaction, which involves the use of discretionary authority.

(8) "Public officer" means any elected officer, the head of a principal department of the executive branch, and any other state officer. "Public officer" does not include a member of the general assembly, a member of the judiciary, any local government official, or any member of a board, commission, council, or committee who receives no compensation other than a per diem allowance or necessary and reasonable expenses.

(9) "State agency" means the state; the general assembly and its committees; every executive department, board, commission, committee, bureau, and office; every state institution of higher education, whether established by the state constitution or by law, and every governing board thereof; and every independent commission and other political subdivision of the state government except the courts.