C.R.S. § 2-5-124 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-124
2-5-124. Validation of Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes and supplements
Status: in_force

2-5-124. Validation of Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes and supplements thereto - effective date - proceedings of the committee on legal services. (1) The printing, publication, and certification of Colorado Revised Statutes, originally entitled Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, and replacement volumes and certain supplements thereto, the deposit with the secretary of state by the committee on legal services of a copy thereof, and the publication of notice thereof with the effective date of Colorado Revised Statutes, originally entitled Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, and replacement volumes and supplements thereto, containing all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the regular and extraordinary sessions held subsequent to the 1973 session, as set forth with particularity in section 2-5-125, have been completed and are accepted, approved, ratified, confirmed, and validated as a full compliance with this article for the following publications:

(a) Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 and the 1973 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1963. The effective and operative date of Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, including the 1973 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1963, which contains all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted through the 1973 session of the Colorado general assembly, is fixed as December 31, 1974.

(b) 1975 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973. The effective and operative date is fixed as March 1, 1976, for the 1975 supplement.

(c) 1976 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973. The effective and operative date is fixed as July 1, 1977, for the 1976 supplement.

(d) 1978 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 and replacement volumes 5, 8, and 12. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 1, 1978, for volume 12, 1977 replacement volume, and is fixed as May 1, 1979, for the 1978 supplement and volumes 5 and 8, 1978 replacement volumes.

(e) 1979 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973. The effective and operative date is fixed as April 7, 1980, for the 1979 supplement.

(f) 1980 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 and replacement volume 1B. The effective and operative date is fixed as May 1, 1981, for the 1980 supplement and for volume 1B, 1980 replacement volume.

(g) 1981 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 19, 1982, for the 1981 supplement.

(h) 1982 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 and replacement volumes 10, 11, 16A, and 16B. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 15, 1983, for the 1982 supplement and for volumes 10, 11, 16A, and 16B, 1982 replacement volumes.

(i) 1983 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes. The effective and operative date is fixed as March 27, 1984, for the 1983 supplement.

(j) 1984 supplement and special supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 14 and 17. (I) The effective and operative date is fixed as May 23, 1985, for the 1984 supplement and for volumes 14 and 17, 1984 replacement volumes.

(II) The effective and operative date is fixed as May 23, 1985, for that portion of the publication entitled "Special Supplement 1984 Voter-approved Changes and Court Rules Update", which contains the law amending title 1, C.R.S., in volume 1B, as enacted by the people at the general election on November 6, 1984.

(k) 1985 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volume 5. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 28, 1986, for the 1985 supplement and for volume 5, 1985 replacement volume.

(l) 1986 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 3A, 3B, 8A, 8B, 12A, and 12B. The effective and operative date is fixed as April 17, 1987, for the 1986 supplement and for volumes 3A, 3B, 8A, 8B, 12A, and 12B, 1986 replacement volumes.

(m) 1987 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 4A, 4B, 6A, and 6B. The effective and operative date is fixed as April 5, 1988, for the 1987 supplement and for volumes 4A, 4B, 6A, and 6B, 1987 replacement volumes.

(n) 1988 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 9, 10A, and 10B. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 21, 1989, for the 1988 supplement and for volumes 9, 10A, and 10B, 1988 replacement volumes.

(o) 1989 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 11A and 11B. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 16, 1990, for the 1989 supplement and for volumes 11A and 11B, 1989 replacement volumes.

(p) 1990 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volume 15. The effective and operative date is fixed as April 2 for the 1990 supplement and for volume 15, 1990 replacement volume.

(q) 1991 supplement and 1991 special supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 5A and 5B. The effective and operative date is fixed as May 21, 1992, for the 1991 supplement, the 1991 special supplement, and volumes 5A and 5B, 1991 replacement volumes.

(r) 1992 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volume 2. The effective and operative date is fixed as March 26, 1993, for the 1992 supplement and volume 2, 1992 replacement volume.

(s) 1993 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volume 17. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 7, 1994, for the 1993 supplement and volume 17, 1993 replacement volume.

(t) 1994 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 4A and 16B. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 23, 1995, for the 1994 supplement and volumes 4A and 16B, 1994 replacement volumes.

(u) 1995 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes and replacement volumes 9 and 14. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 13, 1996, for the 1995 supplement and volumes 9 and 14, 1995 replacement volumes.

(v) 1996 supplement to Colorado Revised Statutes. The effective and operative date is fixed as February 21, 1997, for the 1996 supplement.

(2) All proceedings of the committee on legal services, including the contract for publication, the provisions for distribution thereof between state and public subscribers, and the corresponding price costs thereof, are accepted, approved, ratified, confirmed, and validated.
C.R.S. § 2-2-802 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 8 / Section 2-2-802
2-2-802. People first language in state laws
Status: in_force

2-2-802. People first language in state laws. (1) On or after August 11, 2010, all new or amended statutes that refer to persons with disabilities must:

(a) Avoid language that:

(I) Implies that a person as a whole is disabled, such as the "mentally ill" or the "learning disabled"; or

(II) Equates persons with their condition, such as "epileptics", "autistics", or "quadriplegics";

(b) Replace disrespectful language by referring to persons with disabilities as persons first. Examples of people first language include, but are not limited to, the following: Persons with disabilities, persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities, persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, and persons with autism.

(c) Replace disrespectful, insensitive, or outdated terms such as "mental retardation" with people first language such as "people with developmental and intellectual disabilities".

(2) Violation of this section shall not be grounds to invalidate any new or amended statute; however, such statutes shall be amended to reflect the provisions of this section in any subsequent revision.

(3) Nothing in this section shall constitute a requirement to change the name of any department, agency, or program of the state or any political subdivision of the state.

(4) The revisor of statutes is authorized to change any disrespectful, insensitive, or outdated terms that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes and to replace such terms with people first language in accordance with this section.
C.R.S. § 2-5-106 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-106
2-5-106. Bid and contract forms, guarantee, bonds
Status: repealed

2-5-106. Bid and contract forms, guarantee, bonds. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-322 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-322
2-2-322. Fiscal notes - repeal
Status: repealed

2-2-322. Fiscal notes - repeal. (1) The general assembly shall provide by rule for legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures.

(1.5) (a) Commencing with the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly, the fiscal note for a legislative measure required under subsection (1) of this section must indicate if a greenhouse gas emissions report has been prepared pursuant to section 2-3-322.3.

(b) This subsection (1.5) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.

(2) The general assembly shall provide by rule, as recommended by the executive committee of legislative council, for legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures which include the creation or increase of any fee collected by a state agency. The fiscal information on such measures shall include the average amount of such fee collected annually by such agency from each individual, family, or business, whichever is applicable, paying such fee and a projection of the average amount of such fee that will be collected from each individual, family, or business subsequent to the creation of or increase in such fee.

(2.5) If a legislative measure creates a new criminal offense, increases or decreases the crime classification of an existing criminal offense, or changes an element of an existing offense that creates a new factual basis for the offense, the fiscal note shall include the following:

(a) A description of the elements of the proposed new crime or a description of the new, amended, or additional elements of an existing crime;

(b) An analysis of whether the new crime, or changes to an existing crime, may be charged under current Colorado law;

(c) A comparison of the proposed crime classification to similar types of offenses;

(d) An analysis of the current and anticipated future prevalence of the behavior that the proposed new crime, or changes to an existing crime, intends to address; and

(e) A description of gender and minority data as it relates to the general Colorado population and available data on gender and minority offender and crime victims populations potentially affected by the proposed measure.

(3) (a) Each state department, agency, or institution shall cooperate with and provide information on the fiscal impact of a legislative measure in the manner requested by the staff of the legislative council for consideration by the staff in connection with the preparation of a fiscal note for the measure.

(b) The state department, agency, or institution shall substantiate the calculation of the fiscal impact of the legislative measure in its response to a request for information made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) by providing any documentation that clearly identifies any assumptions supporting that calculation and a narrative discussion of the justification for any increase or decrease in workload.

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

(d) (I) The state department, agency, or institution shall not modify the amount of the fiscal impact that was originally calculated for a legislative measure after the staff of the legislative council has released and made public the fiscal note for such measure unless:

(A) The measure has been amended;

(B) There is newly discovered information that was previously unavailable that warrants modification of the original calculation and narrative submitted by the state department, agency, or institution; or

(C) Technical errors are discovered that warrant modification of the original calculation and narrative submitted by the state department, agency, or institution.

(II) Information supporting a modification to the fiscal impact shall be submitted in the manner requested by the staff of the legislative council by the head of the state department, agency, or institution.

(4) In addition to any other requirement under this section or in the legislative rules for legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures, the general assembly shall also provide for legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures considered by committees of the general assembly meeting during the legislative interim. For each interim, the deadlines and guidelines adopted prior to each interim by the executive committee of the legislative council for requesting and finalizing interim committee bills must allow for sufficient time between the public release of the fiscal note for a particular measure by the staff of the legislative council and the final vote by the applicable legislative interim committee so that members of the committee are able to consider the fiscal note in voting on the measure. For each interim, the specific dates by which these requirements will be satisfied must be specified in the applicable set of deadlines and guidelines for that interim. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (4), all other requirements governing legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures considered during regular legislative sessions that are specified in this section or in the legislative rules also govern the requirements of this subsection (4).

(5) (a) In preparing a fiscal note for any legislative proposal that may impose a new health benefit coverage mandate on health benefit plans or mandate a reduction or elimination of coverage under a health benefit plan and for which a report has been prepared by a contractor pursuant to section 10-16-155, the legislative service agency charged with preparing the fiscal note shall include a statement that a report has been prepared by the contractors for the legislative proposal pursuant to section 10-16-155 and submitted to the director of research of the legislative council by the division, including an indication of how the contractors' final report may be obtained in its entirety.

(b) This subsection (5) is repealed, effective November 1, 2027.
C.R.S. § 2-3-203 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-203
2-3-203. Powers and duties of the joint budget committee
Status: repealed

2-3-203. Powers and duties of the joint budget committee. (1) The committee has the following power and duties:

(a) To study the management, operations, programs, and fiscal needs of the agencies and institutions of Colorado state government;

(b) Repealed.

(b.1) (I) (A) Effective July 1, 2004, to hold hearings as required and to review the executive budget and the budget requests of each state agency and institution, including capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests as prioritized, pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, by the capital development committee, and information technology budget requests as prioritized, pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives, by the joint technology committee, and to make appropriation recommendations to the appropriations committees, or any successor committees, of each house.

(B) If the joint budget committee's recommendations to the appropriations committees in the general appropriations bill alter the determinations of priority established by the capital development committee, prior to making the recommendations, the joint budget committee shall notify the capital development committee and allow for a joint meeting of the two committees.

(C) If the joint budget committee's recommendations to the appropriations committees of the senate and house of representatives in the annual general appropriation bill alter the determinations of priority established by the joint technology committee, prior to making the recommendations, the joint budget committee shall notify the joint technology committee and allow for a joint meeting of the two committees.

(II) Repealed.

(b.2) Effective July 1, 2013, to hold hearings as required to review the performance plans and performance evaluations of departments as specified in section 2-7-204 (6). Based on its review of these performance plans and performance evaluations and its consideration of each department's legal responsibilities and strategic goals and objectives, the joint budget committee may prioritize departments' requests for new funding that are expressly intended to enhance productivity, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and eliminate waste in the processes and operations that deliver goods and services to taxpayers and customers of state government.

(c) To make estimates of revenue from existing and proposed taxes and to make its staff facilities available, upon request, to the finance committee of either house for the development and analysis of proposed revenue measures;

(d) To study and from time to time review the state's fund structure, financial condition, fiscal organization, and its budgeting, accounting, reporting, personnel, and purchasing procedures;

(e) to (g) Repealed.

(2) If a principal department of the executive branch of state government as specified in section 24-1-110, C.R.S., submits a plan approved by the office of state planning and budgeting to improve budgetary efficiency or administrative flexibility by recommending line item consolidation in the annual general appropriation act, the committee shall consider such plan for recommendation to the general assembly.

(3) After passage of the annual general appropriation act, in preparing any letter to the governor with requests for information, the committee shall prioritize such requests in the letter.

(4) The joint budget committee shall consider, as one of many factors, the evidence designation as provided in section 2-3-210 (3)(a) when determining the appropriate level of funding for a program or practice.
C.R.S. § 2-2-307 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-307
2-2-307. Compensation of members - reimbursement of expenses - definition - repeal
Status: repealed

2-2-307. Compensation of members - reimbursement of expenses - definition - repeal. (1) (a) Repealed.

(b) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)(II) of this section, commencing on the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2019, and the first day of each legislative session beginning in January each two years thereafter, but before January 1, 2027, all members of the general assembly whose terms commence on such day and members appointed to fill vacancies for unexpired terms of those members shall receive as an annual base compensation for their services an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the total annual salary paid as of such day to the judges of the county court in Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201. This subsection (1)(b)(I) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

(II) For the period commencing on the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2021, and ending on the day before the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2022, all members of the general assembly whose terms commence on the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2021 shall receive as an annual base compensation for their services forty thousand two hundred forty-two dollars, which is the same amount as the annual base compensation for their services for members of the general assembly whose terms commenced on the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2019. This subsection (1)(b)(II) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

(III) On or after January 1, 2027, all members of the general assembly shall receive for their services an annual base compensation in the amount set by the commission.

(IV) The base compensation for all members of the general assembly is payable in twelve equal monthly amounts. The director of research of the legislative council appointed pursuant to section 2-3-304 (1) shall post the amount of the current annual base compensation payable to a member of the general assembly pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) on the website of the general assembly.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) The compensation for the services of the members of the general assembly shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(e) of this section, if any member of the general assembly is absent for any purpose from two-thirds or more of the sessions of the member's respective house, two-thirds of the compensation allowed under this section is forfeited.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(e) of this section, if any member of the general assembly is absent for any purpose from one-third or more, but less than two-thirds, of the sessions of the member's respective house, one-third of the compensation allowed under this section is forfeited.

(c) The presiding officer of each house shall certify the number of days for which each member of each respective house shall be compensated and the amount due each member or owing from each member within ten days after adjournment sine die. Such certification shall be submitted to the state controller.

(d) For purposes of this subsection (2), "session" means any regular meeting of either house of the general assembly in its respective chamber to consider the passage of legislation and any meeting of all committees of either house. No other meetings shall be considered sessions.

(e) (I) The president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives may approve a member of their respective house for an absence for purposes of a long-term illness, parental leave in excess of the maximum period set forth in subsection (2)(e)(II) of this section, or another similar purpose, and a member receiving such approval shall not be required to forfeit compensation as set forth in subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section.

(II) Any member of the general assembly may be absent for purposes of parental leave for a maximum of twelve weeks, plus up to an additional four weeks for a serious health condition related to pregnancy complications or childbirth complications, during session and shall not forfeit compensation as set forth in subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section. However, nothing in this subsection (2)(e)(II) exempts a member of the general assembly from receiving any approval required by subsection (2)(e)(I) of this section or legislative rules for any period of absence for purposes of parental leave that is longer than the duration specified in this subsection (2)(e)(II).

(3) (a) When the general assembly is in recess for more than three days or is not in session, in addition to the base compensation specified in subsection (1) of this section, the following members of the general assembly shall be entitled to the further sum of ninety-nine dollars per day through December 31, 2026, and, on or after January 1, 2027, the amount set by the commission for necessary attendance at meetings or functions or to legislative matters as follows:

(I) Any member who attends a meeting of the legislative council, committees established by the legislative council, interim committees authorized by law or by joint resolution of the two houses, or the committee on legal services;

(I.5) The chair of an interim committee authorized by law or by joint resolution, or the chair's designee, who attends a meeting of the legislative council, or the executive committee of the legislative council, at the request of the legislative council or the executive committee;

(II) Any member of the joint budget committee or the legislative audit committee who attends a meeting of the joint budget committee or legislative audit committee, or, with the approval of the chairperson, who attends a state function or a function at a state institution or state agency at which matters concerning the joint budget committee or the legislative audit committee are considered;

(III) The president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate and house majority and minority leaders for attendance to matters pertaining to the general assembly, whether such matters are at the capitol or elsewhere. In addition, the persons who have been chosen after a general election to serve as president, speaker, and majority and minority leaders for the next legislative biennium shall be entitled to the same compensation as is provided for current leaders under this subparagraph (III), so long as such new leaders are members of the current general assembly.

(IV) (A) Except as provided in sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (IV), any member of a committee of reference designated pursuant to section 2-3-1201 who attends a meeting of the committee of reference or who attends a meeting of the joint budget committee when it is considering matters for which the member's committee of reference has oversight responsibility, or, with the approval of the chairperson, who attends a state function or a function at a state institution or state agency at which matters concerning the committee are considered. The executive committee of the legislative council may establish guidelines for the payment of per diem to members of a committee of reference who attend meetings of the joint budget committee as allowed by this subparagraph (IV).

(B) If a member of the current general assembly is appointed when the general assembly is in recess for more than three days or is not in session to serve on a committee of reference for the next regular session of the general assembly, such member shall thereafter only be entitled to compensation pursuant to this subparagraph (IV) as a member of a committee of reference upon which the member has been appointed to serve during the next regular session of the general assembly and shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this subparagraph (IV) as a member of a committee of reference upon which the member served during the most recently completed regular session of the general assembly but upon which the member is not appointed to serve during the next regular session of the general assembly.

(C) For purposes of this subparagraph (IV), "member" includes an appointee to a committee of reference designated by the appointing authority as provided by the applicable rules of the house of representatives and senate respectively prior to the convening of the general assembly at which such member is to serve, whether such appointee is a member of the then current general assembly or member-elect of the next general assembly, or both.

(V) With the prior approval of the executive committee of the legislative council, any member of a committee of reference who attends a meeting of the committee of reference when it is considering matters for which the committee of reference has oversight responsibility.

(b) Any member of the general assembly who is entitled to compensation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall also be entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses to be paid after such expenses are incurred. Mileage rates shall not exceed those authorized for the executive department.

(c) The requirements of subsections (2) and (4) of this section are applicable to all claims for compensation and reimbursement under this section.

(4) (a) Prior to incurring any expenses for which reimbursement may be claimed, other than those incurred under subsection (3) of this section, a member of the house of representatives shall obtain the approval of the speaker of the house of representatives and a senator shall obtain the approval of the majority leader of the senate. Vouchers for the payment of such expenses of members of the house of representatives shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives, and vouchers for the payment of such expenses of senators shall be approved by the majority leader of the senate.

(b) The director of research of the legislative council shall approve payroll vouchers and vouchers for per diem payments incurred in connection with attendance by members of both houses at meetings of the statutory committees listed under article 3 of this title, a committee of any such agency, any interim committee authorized by law, by joint resolution, or by resolution of either house, or any committee of reference described in subparagraph (V) of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section.

(c) Prior approval of expenses incurred by members of any legislative committee created by law in connection with the activities of any national or regional organization in which Colorado officially participates shall be obtained from the chairperson of the appropriate committee.

(5) (a) Members of the general assembly shall be entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel expenses incurred for vehicle travel while attending to legislative business, which expenses are not otherwise paid or reimbursed under any other provision of this part 3. Mileage rates shall not exceed those authorized for the executive department.

(b) With the approval of the executive committee of the legislative council, members of the general assembly shall be entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses incurred due to extraordinary or unforeseen circumstances related to the legislative business of the member.

(c) The executive committee of the legislative council may establish guidelines regarding reimbursements and substantiation requirements for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by members of the general assembly.

(6) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "commission" means the independent state elected official pay commission created in section 24-9-106 (2).
C.R.S. § 2-4-208 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-208
2-4-208. Continuation of prior law
Status: in_force

2-4-208. Continuation of prior law. A statute which is reenacted, revised, or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior statute and not a new enactment, insofar as it is the same as the prior statute.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1305.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1305.5
2-2-1305.5. Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee - cr
Status: repealed

2-2-1305.5. Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee - created. (1) There is created in the legislative branch the Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee to review the council's work and to recommend legislation regarding issues affecting Colorado youth. The committee is comprised of ten members, as described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) (a) The review committee includes five voting members, as follows:

(I) The four legislative members of the council, as described in section 2-2-1303 (1)(a); and

(II) One member of the legislative council, created in section 2-3-301, appointed pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(b) The review committee includes as nonvoting members five members of the council, appointed pursuant to section 2-2-1304 (6).

(3) (a) Repealed.

(b) On or before April 20, 2023, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter, the chair of the legislative council shall appoint the member serving pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section to serve during the subsequent legislative interim.

(4) In odd-numbered years, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the chair of the review committee and the president of the senate shall appoint the vice-chair. In even-numbered years, the president of the senate shall appoint the chair and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the vice-chair. The appointing authorities shall make the appointments on or before April 20, 2023, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter.

(5) (a) The review committee may meet up to three times during each interim but may not travel unless authorized by the executive committee of the legislative council. A majority of voting members constitutes a quorum.

(b) Repealed.

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

(b) Repealed.

(7) Voting members of the review committee are entitled to compensation pursuant to section 2-2-307. Subject to available funds, nonvoting members may receive reimbursement for expenses from the fund created in section 2-2-1306.

(8) The legislative council staff and the staff of the office of legislative legal services shall assist the review committee in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-602 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 2-3-602
2-3-602. Compensation - expenses
Status: in_force

2-3-602. Compensation - expenses. The members of the commission shall receive a per diem of twenty dollars for each day actually spent in the transaction of official business of the commission in the state of Colorado. In addition thereto, each member shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
C.R.S. § 2-5-126 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-126
2-5-126. Annual enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes - validation - effective date
Status: in_force

2-5-126. Annual enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes - validation - effective date. (1) The annual version of Colorado Revised Statutes, authorized by section 2-5-117, as corrected, collated, edited, revised, and compiled by the revisor, as printed, published, and certified by the committee on legal services and filed with the secretary of state, and as set forth with particularity in subsection (2) of this section, is enacted as the positive and statutory law of a general and permanent nature of the state of Colorado and is accepted, approved, ratified, confirmed, and validated in compliance with this article.

(2) The annual statutes, copies of which shall be delivered to each member of the general assembly, together with a listing of the revisor's changes, constitute the official report of the committee on legal services and are hereby enacted in accordance with this section as follows:

(a) Colorado Revised Statutes 1997. Colorado Revised Statutes 1997, including the 1997 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session and the first extraordinary session of the sixty-first general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 1997 is fixed as March 24, 1998.

(b) Colorado Revised Statutes 1998. Colorado Revised Statutes 1998, including the 1998 special supplements, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session and the second extraordinary session of the sixty-first general assembly and at the general election on November 3, 1998. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 1998 is fixed as February 22, 1999.

(c) Colorado Revised Statutes 1999. Colorado Revised Statutes 1999, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-second general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 1999 is fixed as February 11, 2000.

(d) Colorado Revised Statutes 2000. Colorado Revised Statutes 2000, including the 2000 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-second general assembly and at the general election on November 7, 2000. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2000 is fixed as March 21, 2001.

(e) Colorado Revised Statutes 2001. Colorado Revised Statutes 2001, including the 2001 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session and the second extraordinary session of the sixty-third general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2001 is fixed as March 6, 2002.

(f) Colorado Revised Statutes 2002. Colorado Revised Statutes 2002, including the 2002 special supplements, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session and the third extraordinary session of the sixty-third general assembly and at the general election on November 5, 2002. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2002 is fixed as February 14, 2003.

(g) Colorado Revised Statutes 2003. Colorado Revised Statutes 2003, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2003 is fixed as March 5, 2004.

(h) Colorado Revised Statutes 2004. Colorado Revised Statutes 2004, including the 2004 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly and at the general election on November 2, 2004. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2004 is fixed as February 24, 2005.

(i) Colorado Revised Statutes 2005. Colorado Revised Statutes 2005, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly and at the odd-numbered year election on November 1, 2005. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2005 is fixed as March 7, 2006.

(j) Colorado Revised Statutes 2006. Colorado Revised Statutes 2006, including the 2006 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session and the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly and at the general election on November 7, 2006. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2006 is fixed as February 21, 2007.

(k) Colorado Revised Statutes 2007. Colorado Revised Statutes 2007, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2007 is fixed as March 18, 2008.

(l) Colorado Revised Statutes 2008. Colorado Revised Statutes 2008, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2008 is fixed as April 21, 2009.

(m) Colorado Revised Statutes 2009. Colorado Revised Statutes 2009, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2009 is fixed as February 25, 2010.

(n) Colorado Revised Statutes 2010. Colorado Revised Statutes 2010, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-seventh general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2010 is fixed as March 2, 2011.

(o) Colorado Revised Statutes 2011. Colorado Revised Statutes 2011, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-eighth general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2011 is fixed as March 20, 2012.

(p) Colorado Revised Statutes 2012. Colorado Revised Statutes 2012, including the 2012 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session and the first extraordinary session of the sixty-eighth general assembly and at the general election on November 6, 2012. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2012 is fixed as February 20, 2013.

(q) Colorado Revised Statutes 2013. Colorado Revised Statutes 2013, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-ninth general assembly and at the odd-numbered year election on November 5, 2013. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2013 is fixed as February 12, 2014.

(r) Colorado Revised Statutes 2014. Colorado Revised Statutes 2014, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-ninth general assembly and at the general election on November 4, 2014. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2014 is fixed as the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday following February 25, 2015.

(s) Colorado Revised Statutes 2015. Colorado Revised Statutes 2015, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the seventieth general assembly and at the odd-numbered year statewide election on November 3, 2015. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2015 is fixed as the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday following March 9, 2016.

(t) Colorado Revised Statutes 2016. Colorado Revised Statutes 2016, including the 2016 special supplement, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the seventieth general assembly and at the general election on November 8, 2016. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2016 is fixed as March 2, 2017.

(u) Colorado Revised Statutes 2017. Colorado Revised Statutes 2017, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the seventy-first general assembly, including the corrected replacement volume consisting of titles 42 and 43. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2017 is fixed as March 2, 2018.

(v) Colorado Revised Statutes 2018. Colorado Revised Statutes 2018, including the special supplement 2018, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the seventy-first general assembly and at the general election on November 6, 2018. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2018 is fixed as February 21, 2019.

(w) Colorado Revised Statutes 2019. Colorado Revised Statutes 2019, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the seventy-second general assembly and as approved by the voters at the odd-numbered year statewide election on November 5, 2019. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2019 is fixed as March 6, 2020.

(x) Colorado Revised Statutes 2020. Colorado Revised Statutes 2020, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly, the first extraordinary session of the seventy-second general assembly, and as approved by the voters at the general election on November 3, 2020. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2020 is fixed as March 26, 2021.

(y) Colorado Revised Statutes 2021. Colorado Revised Statutes 2021, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the seventy-third general assembly. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2021 is fixed as the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday following March 3, 2022.

(z) Colorado Revised Statutes 2022. Colorado Revised Statutes 2022, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the second regular session of the seventy-third general assembly and as approved by the voters at the general election on November 8, 2022. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2022 is fixed as the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday following February 24, 2023.

(aa) Colorado Revised Statutes 2023. Colorado Revised Statutes 2023, which consists of all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature originally enacted in "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973", including subsequent enactments made pursuant to section 2-5-125, and all of the laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature enacted at the first regular session of the seventy-fourth general assembly, the first extraordinary session of the seventy-fourth general assembly, and as approved by the voters at the statewide election on November 7, 2023. The effective date for Colorado Revised Statutes 2023 is fixed as February 21, 2024.
C.R.S. § 2-5-116 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-116
2-5-116. Official list - designation and disposition of statutes
Status: in_force

2-5-116. Official list - designation and disposition of statutes. (1) The revisor shall prepare for approval by the committee an official list of the state, district, county, and municipal officials and state boards, commissions, divisions, and agencies who shall receive for official use sets of Colorado Revised Statutes, including a sufficient number of volumes for exchange with other states and territories on a reciprocal basis.

(2) The office of legislative legal services shall distribute such sets to the officials and agencies so listed, taking a receipt for each set so delivered.

(3) All sets of volumes provided for official use shall remain the property of the state of Colorado for the use of the named officials and their successors, and shall bear such designation.
C.R.S. § 2-1-104 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 1 / Section 2-1-104
2-1-104. Precinct boundaries
Status: in_force

2-1-104. Precinct boundaries. (1) (a) Pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, the clerk and recorder of each county, subject to the approval of its board of county commissioners, shall redraw the general election precincts in such county to ensure that no general election precinct is contained within more than one state representative, state senatorial, or congressional district.

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

(2) The board of county commissioners shall notify the county chair of each of the two major political parties of any general election precinct boundaries revised and reestablished in accordance with the provisions of this section within five days after the establishment of precinct boundaries in accordance with the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1601 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 16 / Section 2-3-1601
2-3-1601. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-3-1601. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Wildfires are a part of the natural cycle of Colorado's forests, yet increasingly pose a severe threat to human life and property;

(b) People are attracted to the forest and mountain areas of the state and increasingly choose to make their homes in what is known as the "wildland-urban interface", where wildland areas meet residential development;

(c) For many years now, residential areas in numerous parts of the state are regularly threatened by a close proximity to wildfires and, tragically, during the spring and summer of 2012, Colorado wildfires resulted in the loss of life and extensive property damage, including the destruction of homes affecting thousands of people;

(d) Since wildfires cause annual harm to many areas of the state and those residing in such areas, wildfire prevention and mitigation is a matter of extreme importance throughout the state and an issue demanding critical attention from the general assembly on a regular basis.

(2) The purpose of this part 16 is to provide a permanent interim committee as a forum through which the general assembly reviews state policies and resources addressing wildfire prevention and mitigation and the successful implementation and execution of such policies. In creating a permanent interim committee to address matters relating to wildfires, the general assembly intends that issues relating to wildfire prevention and mitigation receive sufficient legislative scrutiny and public participation.
C.R.S. § 2-4-112 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-112
2-4-112. Conflict in the expression of numbers
Status: in_force

2-4-112. Conflict in the expression of numbers. If there is a conflict between figures and words in expressing a number, the words govern.
C.R.S. § 2-2-508 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-508
2-2-508. Changes in county and municipal boundaries
Status: in_force

2-2-508. Changes in county and municipal boundaries. Whenever the boundaries of a senatorial or representative district coincide with the boundaries of a county or municipality, and said county or municipal boundaries are changed by annexation or detachment, the boundaries of the senatorial or representative district shall remain the same until such time as a new redistricting is made following a national census as provided in sections 46 to 48.4 of article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 2-4-103 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-103
2-4-103. Gender
Status: in_force

2-4-103. Gender. Every word importing the masculine gender only may extend to and be applied to females and things as well as males; every word importing the feminine gender only may extend to and be applied to males and things as well as females; and every word importing the neuter gender only may extend to and be applied to natural persons as well as things.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1308 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1308
2-3-1308. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

2-3-1308. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-1203 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 12 / Section 2-3-1203
2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative declaration - definition - re
Status: repealed

2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative declaration - definition - repeal. (1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that advisory committees are beneficial to government since they help involve private citizens in the daily operations of government and provide the government with a system for using the expertise of its citizens. However, historically there was no legislative supervision that would allow for the systematic review of these committees to identify those committees that may have outlived their usefulness yet remained in the statutes and those committees that may have failed to perform the functions for which they were created. To assure that newly created advisory committees are supervised and subjected to review, the life of a newly created advisory committee may not exceed ten years, and the statutory authorization for the committee must include a corresponding repeal provision. The general assembly, acting by bill, may reschedule the review date for an advisory committee to a later date if the rescheduled date does not violate the ten-year maximum life provision. Newly created advisory committees are subject to the review provisions of this section.

(b) As used in this section, "advisory committee" means an advisory body, including but not limited to a commission, council, or board.

(2) (a) A legislative committee of reference designated pursuant to section 2-3-1201 shall consider whether to continue or to continue with modification an advisory committee whose statutory authority is scheduled to repeal and may recommend the consideration of a bill as it deems necessary to continue the advisory committee.

(b) (I) Each advisory committee shall submit the following information to the department of regulatory agencies:

(A) The names of the current members of the advisory committee;

(B) All revenues and all expenditures, including advisory committee expenses per diem paid to members and any travel expenses;

(C) The dates the advisory committee met and the number of members who attended each meeting;

(D) A list of the advisory proposals the advisory committee made and an indication as to whether each proposal was acted on, implemented, or enacted into statute; and

(E) The reasons why the advisory committee should continue.

(II) The information required by subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) must be for the fiscal year in which the advisory committee makes the submission as well as the prior fiscal year. The advisory committee must submit the information before July 1 of the year preceding the year in which the statutory authorization for the advisory committee repeals.

(III) The department of regulatory agencies shall analyze and evaluate the performance of each advisory committee scheduled for repeal under this section. The department of regulatory agencies shall submit a report setting forth the analysis and evaluation to the office of legislative legal services by October 15 of the year preceding the date established for repeal.

(c) A legislative committee of reference designated in section 2-3-1201 shall conduct hearings for each advisory committee that submits the information required by paragraph (b) of this subsection (2).

(d) A bill recommended for consideration under this subsection (2) must be introduced in the house of representatives in even-numbered years and in the senate in odd-numbered years.

(e) A bill recommended for consideration under this subsection (2) does not count against the number of bills to which the sponsor is limited by a law or joint rule of the senate and house of representatives.

(3) to (13) Repealed.

(14) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2023:

(I) to (III) Repealed.

(IV) Reserved.

(V) to (XI) Repealed.

(b) This subsection (14) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.

(15) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2024:

(I) to (IX) Repealed.

(b) This subsection (15) is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.

(16) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2025:

(I) Repealed.

(II) The title insurance commission created in part 2 of article 11 of title 10, C.R.S.;

(III) The commodity metals theft task force created in section 18-13-111, C.R.S.;

(IV) The behavioral health entity implementation and advisory committee, established in section 25-27.6-103;

(V) The just transition advisory committee created in section 8-83-503 (6);

(VI) The towing task force created in section 40-10.1-403;

(VII) The early childhood leadership commission created in section 26.5-1-302.

(b) This subsection (16) is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.

(17) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2026:

(I) The compliance advisory panel to the air pollution control division created in section 25-7-109.2, C.R.S.;

(II) The business intelligence center advisory panel created in section 24-21-116 (4)(a), C.R.S.;

(III) The veterinary pharmaceutical advisory committee, created in section 12-280-106;

(IV) The Colorado forest health council created in section 23-31-316;

(V) (A) The electronic recording technology board created in part 4 of article 21 of title 24;

(B) This subsection (17)(a)(V) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(VI) The kidney disease prevention and education task force created in section 25-1-136;

(VII) The Colorado food systems advisory council created in section 23-31-1102.

(b) This subsection (17) is repealed, effective September 1, 2028.

(18) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on July 1, 2027:

(I) The Colorado wildlife habitat stamp committee created in section 33-4-102.7, C.R.S.;

(II) The domestic violence fatality review board created in section 24-31-702.

(b) This subsection (18) is repealed, effective July 1, 2029.

(18.5) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2027:

(I) The nurse-physician advisory task force for Colorado health care created in section 12-30-105;

(II) The environmental justice advisory board created in section 25-1-134 (2);

(III) The artificial intelligence impact task force created in section 2-3-1707;

(IV) The concurrent enrollment advisory board created in section 22-35-107.

(b) This subsection (18.5) is repealed, effective September 1, 2029.

(19) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2028:

(I) The stroke advisory board created in section 25-3-115;

(II) The defense counsel on first appearance grant program created in section 24-32-123;

(III) The Colorado youth advisory council created in section 2-2-1302.

(b) This subsection (19) is repealed, effective September 1, 2030.

(20) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2029:

(I) The consumer insurance council created in section 10-1-133;

(II) The maternal mortality review committee created in article 52 of title 25;

(III) The working group for identification of and educational support for students with dyslexia created in section 22-20.5-103;

(IV) The health equity commission created in section 25-4-2206;

(V) The state funding for senior services contingency reserve fund created in section 26-11-209;

(VI) The senior dental advisory committee created in section 25.5-3-406;

(VII) [Editor's note: Subsection (20)(a)(VII) is effective July 1, 2025.] The hospital discounted care advisory committee created in section 25.5-3-507;

(VIII) [Editor's note: Subsection (20)(a)(VIII) is effective July 1, 2025.] The electronic recording technology board created in part 4 of article 21 of title 24;

(IX) The agricultural behavioral health community of practice work group created in section 35-1-121 (2).

(b) This subsection (20) is repealed, effective September 1, 2031.

(21) (a) The following statutory authorizations for designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2030:

(I) The Colorado state advisory council for parent involvement in education created in section 22-7-303.

(b) This subsection (21) is repealed, effective September 1, 2031.

(22) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2031:

(I) The council of higher education representatives convened pursuant to section 23-1-108.5 (3);

(II) The Colorado special education fiscal advisory committee created in section 22-20-114.5;

(III) The agricultural work advisory committee created in section 8-13.5-205;

(IV) The soil health advisory committee created in section 35-73-106;

(V) The homeland security and all-hazards senior advisory committee created in section 24-33.5-1614;

(VI) The Colorado human trafficking council created in section 18-3-505.

(b) This subsection (22) is repealed, effective September 1, 2033.

(23) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on July 1, 2032:

(I) The rules advisory council of the department of early childhood convened pursuant to section 26.5-1-105 (2).

(b) This subsection (23) is repealed, effective July 1, 2034.

(23.5) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2032:

(I) The Colorado rare disease advisory council created in section 25-1-1503.

(b) This subsection (23.5) is repealed, effective September 1, 2034.

(24) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2033:

(I) The legislative oversight committee for Colorado jail standards created in section 2-3-1901.

(b) This subsection (24) is repealed, effective September 1, 2035.

(24.5) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2033:

(I) The Colorado fire commission created in section 24-33.5-1233.

(b) This subsection (24.5) is repealed, effective September 1, 2034.

(25) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2034:

(I) The medicaid provider rate review advisory committee created in section 25.5-4-401.5;

(II) The state noxious weed advisory committee created in section 35-5.5-108.7;

(III) The Colorado natural areas council, an advisory council to the parks and wildlife commission, created in section 33-33-106;

(IV) The youth restraint and seclusion working group in the division of youth services created in section 26-20-110;

(V) The suicide prevention commission created in section 25-1.5-111;

(VI) The community rail safety advisory committee created in section 40-20-312;

(VII) The rail industry safety advisory committee created in section 40-20-313.

(b) This subsection (25) is repealed, effective September 1, 2036.
C.R.S. § 2-3-105 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-105
2-3-105. Transfer of employees
Status: repealed

2-3-105. Transfer of employees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-128 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-128
2-3-128. Oil and gas - performance audit - report - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-128. Oil and gas - performance audit - report - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commission" means the energy and carbon management commission created in section 34-60-104.3 (1).

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

(c) "Division" means the division of administration in the department of public health and environment.

(d) "Operator" has the meaning set forth in section 34-60-103.

(e) "Random sample" means the group of operators that are randomly selected by the state auditor pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(2) No later than February 1, 2025, the state auditor shall:

(a) Select a random sample of operators in the state for which the sample size must be representative of the total population of operators in the state in the 2023 calendar year; and

(b) Provide the list of operators selected pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section to the commission, the department, and the division.

(3) No later than May 1, 2025, the state auditor shall commence conducting or cause to be conducted a performance audit based on the reports submitted by the commission under section 34-60-106 (21), by the executive director of the department under section 39-29-112 (8), and by the division under section 25-7-132 (2). On or before March 1, 2026, the state auditor shall prepare a report and recommendations based on the audit that must:

(a) For the random sample:

(I) Compare the monthly production reports and quarterly conservation levies submitted by the commission pursuant to section 34-60-106 (21)(b)(I), as applicable, with the severance tax monthly withholding statements and annual severance tax reports submitted by the department pursuant to section 39-29-112 (8)(b)(I), as applicable;

(II) Compare the emissions data submitted by the commission pursuant to section 34-60-106 (21)(b)(I) with the oil and natural gas emissions inventory reports submitted by the division pursuant to section 25-7-132 (2); and

(III) Identify any gaps or inconsistencies in the payments and reporting described under subsections (3)(a)(I) and (3)(a)(II) of this section.

(b) For the random sample and the total population of operators in the state:

(I) Describe the total amount of missing, incomplete, or incorrect reports due or submitted for the 2023 calendar year, as identified by the commission pursuant to section 34-60-106 (21)(b)(II) and the department pursuant to section 39-29-112 (8)(b)(II); and

(II) Describe the total amount of penalties assessed for calendar year 2023, as identified by the commission pursuant to section 34-60-106 (21)(b)(IV) and the department pursuant to section 39-29-112 (8)(b)(III), with the data broken down by:

(A) Type of violation;

(B) Penalty amount assessed against a person for the violation; and

(C) State agency that assessed the violation.

(4) No later than March 1, 2026, the state auditor shall present the report and recommendations described in subsection (3) of this section to the committee.

(5) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1304 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1304
2-2-1304. Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept d
Status: repealed

2-2-1304. Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract. (1) The council shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To work with any existing and appropriate local and state youth groups to identify the concerns and needs of youth in Colorado and to advise and make oral and written recommendations to members of the general assembly on proposed or pending legislation;

(b) To work with any existing and appropriate local and state youth groups to collect, analyze, and provide information on issues related to youth to the legislative committees, commissions, task forces, and state agencies and departments as appropriate;

(c) To consult with any existing local-level youth advisory councils for input and potential solutions on issues related to youth; and

(d) To set priorities and establish any committees that may be necessary to achieve the goals of the council.

(2) (a) Repealed.

(b) The council shall meet at least four times each year, with two meetings occurring during the regular legislative session and two meetings occurring after the regular legislative session has concluded. Council members may attend and participate in council meetings remotely, but at least two of the council's meetings each year must be held in person, with all attending members at the same physical location. Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of council leadership, subject to available money.

(c) All meetings of the council shall be open to the public.

(d) The council has the authority to develop rules and procedures to govern its activities.

(3) The council shall utilize news outlets and publications, public awareness campaigns, and a website to develop and maintain regular communication concerning its activities with the youth of Colorado, the state of Colorado, and interested parties.

(4) (a) On or before September 1, 2013, and every third September 1 thereafter through September 1, 2019, the council shall, in conjunction with the director of the legislative council, use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate one or more nonprofit organizations to provide staffing and operational assistance and to serve as the custodian of money donated to the council through the designated organization. The contractor selected following the 2019 request for proposal process shall, pursuant to one or more contracts, provide such staffing, operational, and custodian services through June 30, 2023. Thereafter, the council shall, in conjunction with the director of the legislative council, on or before April 30, 2023, and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (4)(a), on or before every second April 15 thereafter, use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate one or more nonprofit organizations to provide such staffing, operational, and custodian services. The term of each contract entered into for a term commencing on or after July 1, 2023, is two state fiscal years; except that any such contract may be extended for one additional two-year term. If a contract is extended, the request for proposal for the next contract must be issued on or before the April 15 immediately preceding the expiration of the extension term. The designated organization shall not be the custodian of any money appropriated by the state and credited to the fund created in section 2-2-1306. The designated organization is authorized to expend any money it receives as is necessary for the operation of the council and may solicit and accept monetary and in-kind gifts, grants, and donations used to further the council's duties and responsibilities. Any money donated or awarded to the designated organization for the benefit of the council is not subject to appropriation by the general assembly. Any money obtained by the council or the designated organization and not in the fund that is unexpended and unencumbered at the time the council is dissolved shall be distributed according to appropriate federal and state laws governing nonprofit organizations. If a different nonprofit or private organization is subsequently designated as the custodian of donated money in accordance with this paragraph (a), any money that is unexpended and unencumbered at the time of the change in designation shall be promptly transferred by the previously designated organization to the newly designated organization.

(b) The designated organization, on behalf of the council, may provide or accept in-kind staff support from nonprofit agencies or private organizations, including itself, or may contract with outside entities for the purpose of providing staff support to assist the council in conducting its duties and responsibilities. Any staff support personnel provided by the designated organization or a nonprofit agency or private organization, either donated or engaged through a contract, shall not be considered employees of the council or the state.

(5) The council is authorized to contract with the designated organization or other nonprofit or private entities for the implementation of this part 13. Any contract entered into by the council must be signed by the chair of the review committee and the chair of the legislative council.

(6) (a) Repealed.

(b) On or before April 20, 2023, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter, the council shall select five members to serve as nonvoting members of the review committee during the subsequent legislative interim.

(c) The council shall notify the director of research of the legislative council of the appointments made pursuant to this subsection (6).
C.R.S. § 2-2-323 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-323
2-2-323. Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-2-323. Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby declares that the provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure which govern the service of process on the state, on officers, agents, or employees of the state, and on departments and agencies of the state do not expressly address service on the general assembly; that such rules require delivery of a copy of any process to the attorney general, even though by statute the attorney general does not represent the general assembly; that confusion has existed about how the general assembly should be served; and that clarification of the procedure for serving the general assembly would be beneficial for all parties who may become involved in future litigation.

(2) Service of process on the general assembly as an entity shall be upon the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate. The provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure concerning service of process, including the contents of the summons, by whom process may be served, and the manner of proof of service, shall continue to apply to service of process on the general assembly.

(3) As quickly as possible after service of process on the general assembly, the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall notify the speaker of the house and the minority leader of the house, and the secretary of the senate shall notify the president of the senate and the minority leader of the senate, concerning such service.
C.R.S. § 2-3-2003 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 20 / Section 2-3-2003
2-3-2003. Language access advisory board - powers and duties - report
Status: in_force

2-3-2003. Language access advisory board - powers and duties - report. (1) (a) The purpose of the advisory board is to study and make recommendations for improving meaningful access to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency.

(b) In completing the study required by this part 20, the advisory board shall, at a minimum:

(I) Identify current language-related barriers to the legislative process for state residents with limited English proficiency;

(II) Examine the success of current language access measures relating to the legislative process;

(III) Consider the development of a language access plan covering the general assembly and the legislative process;

(IV) Evaluate options for oral interpretation and written translation of legislative activities, including:

(A) The interpretation of committee hearings, public testimony, and floor proceedings;

(B) The translation of written publications of the general assembly, including legislative documents and materials, and the general assembly website;

(C) Whether interpretation should be simultaneous or consecutive;

(D) Whether translation and interpretation services should be provided by legislative staff or a third party; and

(E) Necessary qualifications or other requirements for individuals providing translation or interpretation services; and

(V) Assess language access concerning the ballot information booklet, required pursuant to section 1-40-124.5 and section 1 of article V of the state constitution, including:

(A) Solutions to make the ballot information booklet more accessible to state residents with limited English proficiency;

(B) Methods for determining the languages into which the ballot information booklet is translated;

(C) Methods of distribution to best serve communities of state residents with limited English proficiency;

(D) Monetary and publication-related constraints; and

(E) The impact of federal and state constitutional requirements.

(c) In completing the study, the advisory board:

(I) Shall conduct at least one public comment session for the public to provide input regarding language access to the legislative process;

(II) May conduct additional public comment sessions or engage with the community through interviews and other methods designed to garner public input and comment; and

(III) Shall allow subject matter experts to participate in advisory board discussions upon invitation from the advisory board and, at a minimum, shall solicit input from:

(A) The secretary of state or the secretary of state's designee;

(B) A representative of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe;

(C) A representative of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; and

(D) A representative for county clerks of the state.

(2) On or before December 15, 2024, the advisory board shall submit a report to the executive committee of the legislative council that includes a summary of the work accomplished by the advisory board, the findings of the study, and any legislative recommendations to the general assembly concerning matters studied by the advisory board.
C.R.S. § 2-2-1306 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 13 / Section 2-2-1306
2-2-1306. Youth advisory council cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations
Status: in_force

2-2-1306. Youth advisory council cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations. There is created in the state treasury the youth advisory council cash fund to provide for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 13, including but not limited to lodging, meeting fees, mileage and transportation costs, meals, meeting supplies, copy costs, computer-related costs, any services for which the council contracts, and expenses incurred by nonvoting members of the review committee. The fund shall consist of any money appropriated by the general assembly to the fund and may also include gifts, grants, and donations obtained directly by the council pursuant to this section. The council is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 13. All private and public money received by the council through gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. The money in the fund shall be continuously appropriated for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 13. Any money in the fund not expended for the purposes of this part 13 may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
C.R.S. § 2-3-121 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-121
2-3-121. Performance audits of public highway authorities
Status: in_force

2-3-121. Performance audits of public highway authorities. At the discretion of the legislative audit committee, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance audit of any public highway authority created and operating pursuant to part 5 of article 4 of title 43. The state auditor shall prepare a report and recommendations on each audit conducted and shall present the report and recommendations to the committee. The state auditor shall pay the costs of any audit conducted pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 2-4-115 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-115
2-4-115. Assessed value - valuation for assessment
Status: in_force

2-4-115. Assessed value - valuation for assessment. (1) The phrase "assessed value" means either the assessed value for the purpose of a levy imposed by a local governmental entity or the assessed value for the purpose of a levy imposed by a school district as best determined in the particular context by the property tax administrator.

(2) The phrase "valuation for assessment" means either the valuation for assessment for the purpose of a levy imposed by a local governmental entity or the valuation for assessment for the purpose of a levy imposed by a school district as best determined in the particular context by the property tax administrator.
C.R.S. § 2-3-2002 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 20 / Section 2-3-2002
2-3-2002. Language access advisory board - creation - membership - meetings
Status: in_force

2-3-2002. Language access advisory board - creation - membership - meetings. (1) Notwithstanding section 2-3-303.3, there is created the language access advisory board. The purpose of the advisory board is to bring together the appropriate stakeholders, experts, and impacted groups to study and make recommendations on improving meaningful access to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency to ensure effective communication and equitable participation.

(2) (a) The advisory board consists of eleven voting members as follows:

(I) Three members of the house of representatives, with two members of the majority party appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives and one member of the minority party appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(II) Two members of the senate, with one member of the majority party appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one member of the minority party appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(III) One member representing the Colorado Language Access Coalition, appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives;

(IV) One member representing a local government that has implemented a language access plan or has a language access advisory entity, appointed by the majority leader of the senate;

(V) One member representing persons with disabilities, appointed by the majority leader of the house of representatives;

(VI) One member who works in translation or interpretation services, appointed by the majority leader of the senate;

(VII) One member with experience in language access in rural communities, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; and

(VIII) One member with expertise in language access relating to elections, appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

(b) The advisory board consists of two nonvoting members as follows:

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

(II) The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee.

(3) (a) The appointing authorities shall make the appointments described in subsection (2) of this section no later than June 15, 2024.

(b) The majority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint the chair of the advisory board, and the majority leader of the senate shall appoint the vice-chair of the advisory board.

(c) Each member of the advisory board serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The term of appointment is for the duration of the advisory board's existence.

(d) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory board for any reason, the original appointing authority shall appoint an individual who meets the requirements of the vacant position to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs.

(4) (a) Each legislative member of the advisory board is entitled to receive payment of per diem and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses as authorized in section 2-2-326.

(b) Each nonlegislative member of the advisory board serves without compensation but is entitled to receive reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties on the advisory board.

(5) Members of the advisory board may participate remotely in advisory board meetings and other activities.

(6) The chair and vice-chair of the advisory board shall convene the first meeting of the advisory board no later than July 31, 2024. The advisory board shall meet at least four times in 2024 to complete the duties specified in section 2-3-2003. The chair may call additional meetings as are necessary for the advisory board to complete its duties.

(7) The legislative council staff and the office of legislative legal services shall be available to assist the advisory board in carrying out its duties.
C.R.S. § 2-2-505.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-505.5
2-2-505.5. Presidential election years
Status: repealed

2-2-505.5. Presidential election years. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-7-201 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 2-7-201
2-7-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-7-201. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) It is important that state government be accountable and transparent in such a way that the general public can understand the value received for the tax dollars spent by the state;

(b) State government agencies should operate under a performance management philosophy in which employees focus on taxpayer and customer service, underpinned by the constant goal of achieving operational excellence;

(c) The ability of the general public, the general assembly, the governor, and state departments to assess departments' progress in achieving performance goals will lead to improvements in services rendered and increased efficiency in program administration, as well as transparency;

(d) The annual budget process should serve as part of a performance management system to incentivize continuous process improvement in the services delivered to customers and taxpayers;

(e) A system of continuous process improvement is a critical and necessary component of a performance management philosophy;

(f) Measures for evaluating the performance of state departments should be integrated into a formal state planning process;

(g) A performance management system will be more useful and reliable for the general assembly and the public if performance audits of the departments are completed; and

(h) Departments need statutory authority and flexibility to use their resources in the best possible way to better serve the people of Colorado through the effective administration and delivery of governmental programs and services.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2303 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2303
2-2-2303. Black Coloradan racial equity study - third-party entity qualifications - commis
Status: in_force

2-2-2303. Black Coloradan racial equity study - third-party entity qualifications - commission created - membership - staff support - legislative intent. (1) (a) There is established in the legislative department the Black Coloradan racial equity study commission to conduct a study to determine, and make recommendations related to, any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to practices, systems, and policies of the state. The commission is only required to conduct a study if, pursuant to section 2-2-2309, sections 2-2-2304, 2-2-2305, 2-2-2306, and 2-2-2307 become effective. The goals of the study are to:

(I) Determine the extent to which Black Coloradans have experienced and continue to experience racial discrimination directly linked to harmful practices, systems, and policies of the state that have existed historically or that continue to exist;

(II) Quantify the economic impact on Black Coloradans, including impacts on individuals and families, of any discrimination discovered during the study, to the extent that the study establishes that disparities attributable to past or present discrimination exist; and

(III) Identify measures that are consistent with the constitution to address the effects of discrimination that may be attributed to practices, systems, and policies of the state.

(b) The study includes historical research conducted by the society pursuant to section 2-2-2305 and an economic analysis conducted pursuant to section 2-2-2306.

(c) (I) It is the intent of the general assembly that the study be funded entirely by gifts, grants, and donations; that gifts, grants, and donations will be received throughout the course of the study; and that no additional general fund money be appropriated for the implementation of the study.

(II) The study is contingent on money being available to carry out the study. If money is not available for the commission, state historical society, or any other entity to carry out its duties required pursuant to this part 23, the commission, society, or entity is not required to carry out the duties. A contract with a third-party entity must provide that the contract is contingent on funds being available for that purpose.

(2) (a) A third-party entity that enters into an agreement with the commission or society to conduct economic analysis or research pursuant to this part 23 must have:

(I) Experience working with Black communities;

(II) An understanding of Black history and culture, with demonstrated experience working on issues related to Black history, social equity, civil rights, and economic mobility; and

(III) An understanding of the impact of trauma and how it passes through generations.

(b) The third-party entity may be from outside Colorado.

(3) (a) The commission consists of the following members:

(I) The following members, appointed by the governor:

(A) One person who has expertise in quantifying the economic impacts on historically impacted Black Coloradans;

(B) One community representative with a track record of public service with historically impacted Black Coloradans;

(C) One person who has legal expertise in constitutional law and racial justice; and

(D) One person who is a historian with expertise in the history of Black Coloradans;

(II) The following members, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives:

(A) One person who has expertise in quantifying the economic impacts on historically impacted Black Coloradans;

(B) One person who has expertise in researching the history and impact of slavery and systemic racism on Black Coloradans;

(C) One community representative with a track record of public service with historically impacted Black Coloradans; and

(D) Two members of the house of representatives; and

(III) The following members, appointed by the president of the senate:

(A) One person who has legal expertise in constitutional law and racial justice;

(B) One person who has expertise in researching the history and impact of slavery on Black Coloradans;

(C) One community representative with a track record of public service with historically impacted Black Coloradans; and

(D) Two members of the senate.

(b) The president of the senate shall appoint one of the members of the commission who is a senator as the chair of the commission. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one of the members of the commission who is a member of the house of representatives as the vice-chair of the commission.

(c) The appointing authorities shall appoint members of the commission as soon as possible after the effective date of this subsection (3), but no later than September 1, 2024. The term of appointment is for the duration of the commission's existence. If a vacancy arises on the commission, the appointing authority shall appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy as soon as possible.

(d) Nonlegislative members of the commission serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of the members' duties.

(e) The legislative council staff shall assist the commission in carrying out its duties; except that legislative council staff shall not:

(I) Conduct research for the commission or draft the report required pursuant to section 2-2-2307;

(II) Organize or otherwise facilitate a community engagement session described in section 2-2-2305 (2); and

(III) Travel for the purpose of assisting the commission, unless authorized by the executive committee of the legislative council.
C.R.S. § 2-4-210 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-210
2-4-210. References in a series
Status: repealed

2-4-210. References in a series. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-901 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 9 / Section 2-3-901
2-3-901. Statutory revision committee - creation
Status: repealed

2-3-901. Statutory revision committee - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the legislative department the statutory revision committee, referred to in this part 9 as the "committee". The committee consists of ten members, appointed as follows:

(a) The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint two members from the house of representatives;

(b) The president and minority leader of the senate shall each appoint two members from the senate; and

(c) Two nonvoting nonlegislative members, appointed by the committee on legal services, who are attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in Colorado. The members appointed under this paragraph (c) shall not be affiliated with the same political party.

(2) The legislative members of the committee must be appointed no later than ten days after the convening of the first regular session of each general assembly and the nonlegislative members appointed under subsection (1)(c) of this section must be appointed at the first meeting of the committee on legal services following the organization of that committee pursuant to section 2-3-502 (4) in the first regular session of each general assembly. Membership on the committee of each such appointive member terminates upon the appointment of his or her successor or upon termination of his or her office in the general assembly, whichever occurs first. In the case of the members appointed under subsection (1)(c) of this section, appointments are for two-year terms, which terms commence the date on which the committee on legal services makes the appointments.

(3) A vacancy in the office of a member must be immediately filled by the original appointing authority.

(4) Any member of the committee may serve for succeeding terms on the committee.

(5) The committee shall select from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall not be affiliated with the same political party. The chair serves as chair for the first regular session of the general assembly through the legislative interim immediately following, and as vice-chair when the second regular session commences; the vice-chair serves as chair from the commencement of the second regular session through the legislative interim immediately following.

(6) The committee may meet as often as necessary, but it shall meet at least twice in each calendar year. The committee may meet during the legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions.

(7) Legislative members of the committee shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and paid the same per diem compensation as provided by law for members of interim legislative committees for each day of attendance.

(8) The office of legislative legal services shall provide staff assistance to the committee.

(9) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2307 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2307
2-2-2307. Black Coloradan racial equity study - report - presentation to legislative commi
Status: in_force

2-2-2307. Black Coloradan racial equity study - report - presentation to legislative committees. [This section is effective (see editor's note following this section)] (1) No later than three years after the effective date of this section, the commission shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor about the study. The commission shall provide the report to the state board of education, the Colorado commission on higher education, the Colorado attorney general, and the health equity commission created in section 25-4-2206, and make the report available on a publicly accessible webpage of the general assembly's website. The report must include:

(a) A description of the study's goals;

(b) The results of the historical research and economic analysis;

(c) Recommendations that are consistent with the constitution to address any past harm potentially caused by governmental entities, policies, systems, and practices that are discovered through the study;

(d) Recommendations about how outcomes of the historical research and economic assessments of past harm potentially caused to Black Coloradans by the practices, systems, and policies of the state can be incorporated into the state history standards for K-12 students; and

(e) Recommendations about how to increase public awareness about research and economic assessments of past harm potentially caused to historically impacted Black Coloradans by governmental entities, policies, systems, and practices.

(2) The commission shall present the report described in this section to the house of representatives state, civic, military, and veterans affairs committee and the senate state, veterans, and military affairs committee, or their successor committees, during the next regular legislative session that begins after the report is submitted to the general assembly and governor or, if the general assembly is in regular session when the report is submitted and upon request of the chair of the committee, during that ongoing regular legislative session.
C.R.S. § 2-2-318 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-318
2-2-318. Members to be reimbursed for expenses
Status: in_force

2-2-318. Members to be reimbursed for expenses. Each member of the general assembly shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred pursuant to sections 2-2-316 and 2-2-317. In auditing any mileage claim of members of the general assembly, the controller is authorized to accept without further substantiating evidence the expense voucher duly signed by the member if the mileage in such claim does not exceed the authorized rate at which employees of the executive branch are reimbursed. In addition, he may accept without such further evidence the member's certification as to the number of days of actual attendance under section 2-2-317 (1) or, in lieu thereof, the member's certification as to the number of days of actual occupancy under section 2-2-317 (2).
C.R.S. § 2-4-109 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 2-4-109
2-4-109. Standard time - daylight saving time - definition - repeal
Status: repealed

2-4-109. Standard time - daylight saving time - definition - repeal. (1) (a) The standard time within the state, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, is that which is now known and designated by act of congress as "United States Mountain Standard Time".

(b) This subsection (1) is repealed, effective on the date subsection (2.5) of this section takes effect.

(2) (a) From two o'clock antemeridian on the second Sunday of March, until two o'clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November, or such other times and days as may, from time to time, be designated by act of congress, the standard time in this state so established shall be one hour in advance of the standard time now known as "United States Mountain Standard Time".

(b) This subsection (2) is repealed, effective on the date subsection (2.5) of this section takes effect.

(2.5) (a) The standard time within the state throughout the year is coordinated universal time minus six hours. As used in this section, "coordinated universal time" means the time scale maintained through the general conference of weights and measures and interpreted or modified for the United States by the secretary of commerce in coordination with the secretary of the Navy.

(b) (I) This subsection (2.5) takes effect at two o'clock antemeridian on the first Sunday of November after the governor notifies the revisor of statutes that the following conditions have occurred:

(A) A federal law is enacted and takes effect that authorizes states to adopt coordinated universal time minus six hours, commonly known as "United States Mountain Daylight Saving Time", as the standard time for the state throughout the year; and

(B) At least four states in the mountain standard time zone, in addition to Colorado, enact legislation that becomes law making coordinated universal time minus six hours, commonly known as "United States Mountain Daylight Saving Time", the states' standard time throughout the year.

(II) The governor shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the conditions specified in subsection (2.5)(b)(I) of this section have occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov.

(III) For purposes of this subsection (2.5)(b), the mountain standard time zone includes Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and the southern portion of Idaho as described in 15 U.S.C. sec. 264.

(3) In all laws, statutes, orders, decrees, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of this state, or of any county, city and county, city, town, district, or other political subdivision thereof, or relating to the time in which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the state, and in all the public schools and in all other institutions of this state, or of any county, city and county, city, town, or district thereof, and in all contracts or choses in action made or to be performed in this state, the time shall be as set forth in this section and it shall be so understood and intended.
C.R.S. § 2-2-405 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 4 / Section 2-2-405
2-2-405. Injunctions
Status: in_force

2-2-405. Injunctions. If the presiding officer of either the senate or the house of representatives has reasonable grounds for believing that any person is then committing an unlawful act, or is about to do so, which is interfering with or will interfere with any proceedings or other business of the general assembly, either house thereof, or any committee of the general assembly or either house thereof, he may seek injunctive relief in accordance with the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
C.R.S. § 2-3-509 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-509
2-3-509. Transfer of employees
Status: repealed

2-3-509. Transfer of employees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-3-1801 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 18 / Section 2-3-1801
2-3-1801. Legislative committees to receive information from the executive branch during a
Status: in_force

2-3-1801. Legislative committees to receive information from the executive branch during a declared disaster emergency - definition. (1) As used in this section, "committees" means the executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) and the joint budget committee created in section 2-3-201, or any successor committees.

(2) The committees shall hold a joint meeting if any member of the committees submits a written request to hold a joint meeting to the chairs of the committees and the governor and if there has been a declaration of a disaster emergency by the governor under section 24-33.5-704 (4), or any successor section, since the first day of the month of the last meeting. A request for a joint meeting made pursuant to this section may be waived by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the total membership of the committees.

(3) During any joint meeting of the committees held in accordance with this part 18, the governor or his or her designee shall appear to provide information of a comprehensive nature and respond to questions from the committees with respect to a current disaster emergency.

(4) The governor and any state agency shall promptly give notice to the general assembly of the promulgation of any executive order or other order by the governor or the agency, as applicable, issued in connection with the disaster emergency.
C.R.S. § 2-7-205 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 2-7-205
2-7-205. Annual performance report
Status: in_force

2-7-205. Annual performance report. (1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), no later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the office of state planning and budgeting shall publish an annual performance report for each department except the department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman. The annual performance report must include a summary of each department's performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance report must be clearly written and easily understood and must be limited to a maximum of four pages per department.

(II) The office of state planning and budgeting shall prepare the section of the annual performance report for the department of higher education by reviewing the institutions of higher education's progress towards the goals set forth in the master plan for Colorado postsecondary education, as described in section 23-1-108 (1.5) and taking into account the data and metrics described in sections 23-18-201 (2) and part 3 of article 18 of title 23.

(b) No later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman shall each publish an annual performance report including a summary of its performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance reports must be clearly written and easily understood and must each be limited to a maximum of four pages.

(2) (a) The annual performance reports shall be posted on the official websites of the state of Colorado and the office of the governor. The annual performance reports shall include a hyperlink to each department's performance plan posted on the official website of each department pursuant to section 2-7-204 (3)(b).

(b) The annual performance reports shall be distributed to all members of the general assembly pursuant to section 24-1-136 (9), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1202 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 12 / Section 2-3-1202
2-3-1202. Staff assistance
Status: in_force

2-3-1202. Staff assistance. In carrying out duties under section 24-34-104, C.R.S., and this part 12, any committee designated pursuant to section 2-3-1201 may request staff assistance from the legislative council, created by part 3 of this article.
C.R.S. § 2-5-109 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-109
2-5-109. Contract approval and execution
Status: in_force

2-5-109. Contract approval and execution. Any publication contract entered into pursuant to section 2-5-105 and all proceedings included therein shall be approved by the attorney general as to legality and by the controller, acting as the designee of the governor, and executed by the chairman of the committee for and in behalf of the state.
C.R.S. § 2-3-116 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-116
2-3-116. Performance audit of foster care program - repeal
Status: repealed

2-3-116. Performance audit of foster care program - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-301 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 2-4-301
2-4-301. Multiple amendments to the same provision - one without reference to the other
Status: in_force

2-4-301. Multiple amendments to the same provision - one without reference to the other. If amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same or different sessions of the general assembly and one amendment is without reference to another, the amendments are to be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each. If the amendments are irreconcilable, the amendment prevails which is latest in its effective date. If the irreconcilable statutes have the same effective date, the statute prevails which is latest in its date of passage.
C.R.S. § 2-3-303.3 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 2-3-303.3
2-3-303.3. Interim committees
Status: repealed

2-3-303.3. Interim committees. (1) Commencing on and after June 5, 2013, interim committees may not be requested by a legislative member by bill or resolution. No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, a legislative member may submit a request in writing to the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) regarding an issue that he or she wishes to study during the next interim between sessions. At minimum, the request must specify:

(a) The scope of the policy issues to be studied;

(b) The number of meetings that would be necessary to study the issues;

(c) The suggested number and composition of legislative members on the interim committee;

(d) Whether other nonlegislative members should have a role in the interim committee;

(e) Whether a task force would be necessary to assist the interim committee in studying the scope of issues and, if so, the members and composition of such a task force; and

(f) (I) An estimate of the maximum number of bills the interim committee will need in order to address the issues studied by the interim committee.

(II) Any interim committee bills are exempt from the five-bill limitation specified in rule 24 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives.

(2) No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, the director of research of the legislative council shall determine the number of interim committee meetings that may be held within the legislative budget and shall provide that information to the executive committee of the legislative council.

(3) (a) No later than a day certain of a regular legislative session as established in the joint rules of the senate and house of representatives, the legislative council shall meet to review and prioritize requests made by legislative members pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Such review and prioritization must take into account the information provided by the director of research of the legislative council as specified in subsection (2) of this section. The legislative council shall also determine if any of the prioritized interim committees may create a task force. If a task force is approved, such task force shall include no more than two legislative members, one from the majority party and one from the minority party of the interim committee. Legislative members on a task force are only entitled to receive necessary travel costs and are not entitled to per diem pursuant to section 2-2-307. For purposes of carrying out the task force's duties, the legislative council may accept and expend money, gifts, grants, donations, services, and in-kind donations from any public or private entity for any direct or indirect costs associated with the duties of the task force; except that the legislative council may not accept money, gifts, grants, donations, services, or in-kind donations if acceptance is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with state law or requires a predetermined conclusion or result from the task force. The legislative council shall request that the entity offering the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation submit a letter prior to the offer specifying the amount of money, gift, grant, or donation offered, or the estimated value of the services or in-kind donation offered, the period for which the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation is available, and the specific purposes for which the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation is to be used.

(b) The president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority and majority leaders of both houses shall appoint the legislative members to any prioritized interim committees or approved task forces.

(c) After the general assembly has adjourned, if an issue is brought to the attention of the executive committee of the legislative council and the executive committee determines that the issue is the result of changed circumstances or new circumstances and is appropriate material for an interim committee that is meeting during that interim between legislative sessions, the executive committee of the legislative council may add the interim committee by adopting a resolution. The resolution must include the items specified in the legislative member's written request for an interim study.

(d) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1707 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1707
2-3-1707. Artificial intelligence impact task force - creation - membership - duties - com
Status: repealed

2-3-1707. Artificial intelligence impact task force - creation - membership - duties - compensation - staff support - report - definitions - repeal. (1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless context otherwise requires:

(a) "Algorithmic discrimination" means any condition in which the use of an automated decision system or artificial intelligence system results in an unlawful differential treatment or impact that disfavors an individual or a group of individuals on the basis of their actual or perceived age, color, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, limited proficiency in the English language, national origin, race, religion, reproductive health, sex, veteran status, or other classification protected under the laws of this state or under federal law.

(b) "Automated decision system" means any system that is used to make or assist in decisions that impact the lives of consumers and that is based in whole or in significant part on artificial intelligence, machine learning, computerized algorithms, automated statistical or probabilistic modeling, or similar techniques.

(c) "Biometric technology" means a technology that uses, collects, or analyzes data generated by the technological processing, measurement, or analysis of an individual's biological, physical, or behavioral characteristics, which data can be processed for the purpose of uniquely identifying an individual.

(d) "Consumer" means an individual who is a Colorado resident.

(e) "Deploy" means to use an artificial intelligence system or automated decision system.

(f) "Deployer" means a person doing business in this state that deploys an artificial intelligence system or automated decision system.

(g) "Developer" means a person doing business in this state that develops or intentionally and substantially modifies an artificial intelligence system or automated decision system.

(2) Creation - membership. (a) There is created the artificial intelligence impact task force for the purposes of considering issues and proposing recommendations regarding protections for consumers and workers from artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems.

(b) The task force consists of the following members:

(I) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals who have historically experienced algorithmic discrimination by artificial intelligence systems or automated decision systems, to be appointed by the governor;

(II) One member who is recommended by consensus from a coalition of statewide labor organizations actively involved in representing the workforce impacted by artificial intelligence systems or automated decision systems, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(III) One member who represents a statewide civil liberties organization, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(IV) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with disabilities, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(V) One member who represents a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on technology, policy, and civil rights, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

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

(VII) One member who is a state representative, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(VIII) One member who is a state representative, to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(IX) One member who is a state senator, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(X) One member who is a state senator, to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(XI) One member who represents a statewide organization of business professionals, to be appointed by the governor;

(XII) One member who represents a nonprofit organization that is focused on privacy and that has a membership consisting of developers and deployers, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(XIII) One member who represents a deployer, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(XIV) One member who represents a developer, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(XV) One member who represents an industry association that represents developers or deployers, to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;

(XVI) One member who is a representative from academia or a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that focuses on legal considerations relevant to artificial intelligence systems or automated decision systems, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(XVII) One member who has expertise in the quantitative evaluation of artificial intelligence or automated decision systems for disparate performance, misuse, or bias, to be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;

(XVIII) One member who is a representative from academia or a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with knowledge of the historical development and implementation of legislation, regulation, or codes of conduct requiring disclosure, safety planning, the development of professional standards, or monitoring related to artificial intelligence systems or automated decision systems, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(XIX) The chief information officer of the office of information technology, who is appointed by the governor pursuant to section 24-37.5-103 (1), or the chief information officer's designee;

(XX) One member who represents an organization that advocates for consumers and the first amendment, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(XXI) One member who represents an organization that advocates for schools, school districts, teachers, students, and the education community, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(XXII) One member who is a representative from an organization that advocates for law enforcement agencies, to be appointed by the president of the senate;

(XXIII) One member who is a representative from an organization that represents small business deployers and small business developers, to be appointed by the governor;

(XXIV) One member who is a technology expert from an organization that represents health-care, bioscience, or medical practitioners, to be appointed by the governor;

(XXV) One member who is a technology expert from the security technology industry, to be appointed by the governor; and

(XXVI) One member who is an expert in finance and financial technology, to be appointed by the governor.

(c) (I) The speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the governor shall make each of the initial appointments described in subsection (2)(b) of this section before August 1, 2024.

(II) Before August 1, 2024, the president of the senate shall appoint the chair of the task force and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the vice-chair of the task force. Thereafter, the chair of the task force shall be appointed annually on or before July 1, with the speaker of the house of representatives appointing the chair in odd-numbered years and the president of the senate appointing the chair in even-numbered years.

(d) Any vacancy that occurs among the appointed members of the task force shall be filled by the appropriate appointment authority as soon as practicable in accordance with the limitations specified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(e) In making the appointments to the task force, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, and the governor shall strive to ensure that the membership of the task force:

(I) Reflects the ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the state;

(II) Includes representation from all areas of the state, including individuals who do not reside in the front range region of the state;

(III) To the extent practicable, includes individuals with disabilities; and

(IV) Includes representation from communities that have historically experienced algorithmic discrimination by artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems.

(f) An employer of any task force member shall not discriminate, take adverse action, or retaliate against any worker based on the worker serving on the task force, including if the worker raises a reasonable concern about workplace violations of health or safety rules or other significant workplace threats to health or safety to the employer, the employer's agent, other workers, a government agency, or the public, if the employer controls the workplace conditions that give rise to the violation of or threat to workplace health or safety.

(3) Issues of study. The task force shall consider issues and propose policy recommendations to the committee related to:

(a) The definition of key terms, including "artificial intelligence system" and "automated decision system" and types of artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems that any state legislation or policy should cover;

(b) Establishing notice, explanation, and other transparency and disclosure requirements for companies that develop or deploy artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems that impact the lives of consumers and workers;

(c) Developing recommendations for how to protect disproportionately impacted communities and workers from algorithmic discrimination;

(d) Creating a code of conduct or establishing best practices for evaluating the ethical and equitable impact of using artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems, including specific decision-making frameworks, benchmarks, safety standards, and metrics;

(e) Developing clear quantitative benchmarks and metrics by which to measure or assess algorithmic discrimination;

(f) Developing recommendations for how government agencies, developers, deployers, and third-party auditors can monitor for algorithmic discrimination and verify claims made by developers and deployers about artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems;

(g) Developing best practices for gathering, documenting, reporting, and sharing data and information necessary for assessing algorithmic discrimination and verifying the claims of developers and deployers;

(h) Developing recommendations for how the state can secure the knowledge and skill necessary to effectively govern artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems through expert consultation, hiring, and any other mechanisms deemed appropriate by the task force;

(i) Developing recommendations for securing more and better commitments from developers and deployers of artificial intelligence systems and automated decision systems to address algorithmic discrimination; and

(j) Developing recommendations related to the use of facial recognition services and biometric technology.

(4) Additional duties of the task force. (a) (I) The member who is appointed as chair of the task force pursuant to subsection (2)(c)(II) of this section shall call the first meeting of the task force.

(II) The task force shall hold its first meeting on or before September 1, 2024.

(b) (I) The task force shall meet at least five times, which meetings may be online or in person, and shall allow for virtual participation at any in-person meetings.

(II) The task force shall post meeting summaries of its meetings, any draft policy recommendations, and the final report on the committee's public website.

(c) On or before February 1, 2025, the task force shall submit a report to the committee and the governor's office that summarizes the task force's findings and policy recommendations related to the issues of study described in subsection (3) of this section.

(d) The task force may solicit and seek input and participation from relevant communities and stakeholders in conducting the task force's meetings and compiling the final report of the task force.

(e) The task force shall continue to meet as necessary after it submits the report required by subsection (4)(c) of this section, as determined by the task force, until the task force is scheduled for review pursuant to subsection (7) of this section.

(5) Compensation. Nonlegislative members of the task force and nonlegislative members of any subcommittees of the task force serve without compensation. Compensation of legislative members is paid from appropriations to the general assembly in accordance with section 2-2-307.

(6) Staff support. The director of research of the legislative council may supply staff assistance to the task force as the director of research deems appropriate, subject to available appropriations. The task force may also accept gifts, grants, and donations for staff support from the private sector, which gifts, grants, and donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the legislative department cash fund created in section 2-2-1601 (1)(a).

(7) Repeal. This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027. Prior to the repeal, the task force is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1302 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1302
2-3-1302. Capital development committee established
Status: in_force

2-3-1302. Capital development committee established. (1) There is hereby established a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives officially known as the capital development committee. The committee functions during the legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions. The committee consists of six members selected as follows:

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

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

(1.5) In order to expedite the work of the capital development committee, appointees may be designated after the general election prior to the convening of the general assembly at which such committee is to serve, whether such appointees are members of the current general assembly or members-elect of the next general assembly, or both. Such appointees have all the powers and duties and are entitled to the same compensation and expense allowance as members duly appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(2) The capital development committee shall elect a chair and a vice-chair at the first meeting held on or after October 15 in each odd-numbered year and at the first December meeting held after the general election in each even-numbered year. The chair and vice-chair appointments must alternate between a member from the house of representatives and a member from the senate with the first chair being from the senate and the first vice-chair being from the house of representatives. The person serving as chair, or a member of the same house if such person is no longer a member thereof, shall serve as vice-chair during the next legislative session, and the person serving as vice-chair, or a member of the same house if such person is no longer a member thereof, shall serve as chair during the next legislative session.
C.R.S. § 2-3-119 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-119
2-3-119. Audit of healthcare affordability and sustainability fee - cost shift
Status: in_force

2-3-119. Audit of healthcare affordability and sustainability fee - cost shift. At the discretion of the legislative audit committee, the state auditor shall conduct or cause to be conducted a performance and fiscal audit of the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee established pursuant to section 25.5-4-402.4.
C.R.S. § 2-2-703 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 7 / Section 2-2-703
2-2-703. General assembly - bills which result in a net increase in periods of imprisonme
Status: in_force

2-2-703. General assembly - bills which result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities - funding must be provided in the bill. On and after July 1, 2025, a bill may not be passed by the general assembly which would result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities unless, in such bill, there is an appropriation of money which is sufficient to cover any increased capital construction costs, any increased operating costs, and increased parole costs which are the result of such bill for the department of corrections in each of the first five years following the effective date of the bill. Money sufficient to cover such increased capital construction costs and increased operating costs for the first five fiscal years following the effective date of the bill must be estimated by the appropriations committee, and after consideration of such estimate the general assembly shall make a determination as to the amount of money sufficient to cover the costs, and such money must be appropriated in the bill in the form of a statutory appropriation from the general fund in the years affected. Any such bill which is passed on or after July 1, 1991, which is silent as to whether it is intended to be an exception to this section, shall not be deemed to be such an exception. Any bill which is enacted which is intended to be an exception to this section must expressly state such exception in such bill.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1304.6 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1304.6
2-3-1304.6. Capital construction and long-range planning by state agencies and state institu
Status: in_force

2-3-1304.6. Capital construction and long-range planning by state agencies and state institutions of higher education - policy. It is declared to be the policy of the general assembly not to acquire a capital asset or authorize or initiate any program or activity requiring capital construction, except programs or activities for controlled maintenance or capital renewal, for any state agency or state institution of higher education unless the program or activity is an element of the facilities program plan for the agency or institution and such facilities program plan has been approved by the state architect as set forth in section 24-30-1311, C.R.S., or by the Colorado commission on higher education as set forth in section 23-1-106, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 2-5-117 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-117
2-5-117. Softbound volumes - ancillary publications
Status: in_force

2-5-117. Softbound volumes - ancillary publications. (1) Following the regular legislative session convening after January 1, 1997, the revisor, under the supervision and direction of the committee, shall annotate, arrange, and prepare for publication all laws of a general and permanent nature enacted at that session and at any special session intervening since the last preceding regular legislative session. Such laws shall be combined with the laws previously contained in the original hardbound volumes or replacement volumes and with the laws contained in the 1996 cumulative supplements for those volumes. Such combined laws shall be republished in accordance with this article in a fully annotated, softbound set of statutes.

(2) After each regular legislative session convening after January 1, 1998, the preparation for publication shall be as a republication of the entire set of statutes in softbound format that combines newly enacted laws with those published in the preceding year.

(3) Such softbound volumes, when, in like manner as is provided for enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, certified and reported to the general assembly by the committee, approved and enacted by the general assembly, published, and deposited with the secretary of state, shall be received, recognized, and referred to in like manner as Colorado Revised Statutes. Each year's set of softbound volumes shall become effective on the date specified in section 2-5-126 (2).

(4) The committee may issue such ancillary publications as it considers necessary or desirable in aid of the general use and purposes of Colorado Revised Statutes.
C.R.S. § 2-5-122 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-122
2-5-122. Enactment
Status: repealed

2-5-122. Enactment. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-2-313 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-313
2-2-313. Witnesses - attendance before assembly
Status: in_force

2-2-313. Witnesses - attendance before assembly. The general assembly, or either house thereof, by resolution or otherwise, as it deems best, may prescribe the conditions under which and the manner in which a witness may be summoned to attend, with or without documents in his possession or under his control, before any committee of said general assembly or of either house thereof.
C.R.S. § 2-3-210 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-210
2-3-210. Evidence-based decision-making - budget requests - legislative declaration - def
Status: repealed

2-3-210. Evidence-based decision-making - budget requests - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The use of the best available research evidence in the analysis of programs and practices implemented and delivered by state agencies is an effective means through which funding decisions concerning the improvement, expansion, discontinuation, or redirection of funds can be achieved;

(b) The integration of the best available research evidence regarding the effectiveness of programs, practices, or incremental changes to programs and practices within the budget process will provide members of the general assembly information that can be used in the prioritization of requests for funding for new or existing programs and practices in the state; and

(c) Evidence-based decision-making is the intersection of the best available research evidence, decision-makers' expertise, constituent needs, and implementation context. Evidence-based decision-making recognizes that research evidence alone is not the only contributing factor to policy and budget decisions.

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

(a) "Best available research evidence" means the weight of the research evidence from the most rigorous and relevant studies available regarding a program or practice, which studies are identified using a systematic process.

(b) Repealed.

(c) "Outcomes" means measures of what a program or practice is meant to improve for its target population.

(d) "Program or practice" means a program, intervention, approach, or practice that has explicitly defined and replicable elements and that is hypothesized to improve specific outcomes for a defined target population.

(e) "State agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.

(f) Repealed.

(3) (a) If a state agency or the office of state planning and budgeting includes information on the best available research evidence regarding the effectiveness of a program or practice in a budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment submitted in accordance with section 2-3-208, the state agency or office shall describe the program or practice using one of the following evidence designations:

(I) "Evidence-informed" means that the best available research evidence supports the effectiveness of the program or practice, as demonstrated by at least one quality evaluation that shows improvement over time;

(II) "Harmful" means that the best available research evidence shows the program or practice is associated with harm, as demonstrated by at least one quality evaluation that shows harm over time;

(III) "Insufficient evidence" means that the best available research evidence is not yet robust enough to achieve the harmful, evidence-informed, promising, or proven evidence designations outlined in this subsection (3)(a).

(IV) "Promising" means that the best available research evidence supports the effectiveness of the program or practice, as demonstrated by at least one quality evaluation with a strong comparison group; or

(V) "Proven" means that the best available research evidence supports the effectiveness of a program or practice, as demonstrated by at least one quality randomized controlled trial or at least two quality evaluations with strong comparison groups.

(a.5) (I) If a budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment does not meet the definition of a "program or practice" as defined in subsection (2)(d) of this section, the state agency or the office of state planning and budgeting may include with its request that an evidence designation is not applicable.

(II) If the best available research evidence regarding a program or practice in a budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment does not include an evaluation measuring relevant outcomes that meets the methodological requirements for an evidence designation set forth in subsection (3)(a) of this section, the state agency or the office of state planning and budgeting may include that the request is ineligible for an evidence designation.

(b) If subsection (3)(a) of this section applies, the state agency or the office of state planning and budgeting shall also provide the following information to justify its selected evidence designation:

(I) A summary of the best available research evidence about the program or practice;

(II) Any plans to evaluate the program or practice to build evidence regarding its effectiveness; and

(III) Information concerning how the best available research evidence is connected to the budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment.

(c) If subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section apply, joint budget committee staff, as part of the responsibilities described in section 2-3-204, shall review the information provided pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section and other relevant evidence, as necessary. Joint budget committee staff shall include an evidence designation pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section or state that such designation is not applicable or that the request is ineligible pursuant to subsection (3)(a.5) of this section as part of any recommendation it makes regarding a budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment.

(4) and (5) Repealed.

(6) State agencies shall participate in the evidence-based decision-making process, including investing in building evidence, as applicable, to work toward the harmful, evidence-informed, promising, and proven evidence designations outlined in this section.
C.R.S. § 2-2-503 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-503
2-2-503. Designation of senatorial districts to elect in years ending in 2 and 4
Status: in_force

2-2-503. Designation of senatorial districts to elect in years ending in 2 and 4. As a part of its preliminary and final redistricting plans for state senatorial districts, the legislative commission shall designate those senatorial districts in which state senators are elected at the general election to be held in November of the next year ending in 2, and every four years thereafter, and those senatorial districts in which state senators are elected at the general election to be held in November of the next year ending in 4, and every four years thereafter. Such designation of senatorial districts must be filed with the secretary of state as a part of the approved redistricting plan required to be filed by section 48.3 (5) of article V of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1301 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1301
2-3-1301. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-3-1301. Definitions. As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Capital asset" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (1), C.R.S.

(2) "Capital construction" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (2), C.R.S.

(3) "Capital renewal" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (3), C.R.S.

(4) "Controlled maintenance" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (4), C.R.S., including the limitations specified in section 24-30-1303.9, C.R.S.

(5) "Real property" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (15), C.R.S.

(6) "State" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (16), C.R.S.

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

(8) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (18), C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 2-2-326 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-326
2-2-326. Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities
Status: in_force

2-2-326. Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities - definition. (1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary:

(a) While appointed to any state entity and serving on any state entity during regular and special sessions of the general assembly, in addition to the base compensation specified in section 2-2-307 (1), current members of the general assembly are entitled to receive only the per diem lodging and expense allowances and the travel expenses authorized by section 2-2-317; and

(b) While appointed to and serving on any state entity when the general assembly is in recess for more than three days or is not in session, in addition to the base compensation specified in section 2-2-307 (1), current members of the general assembly are entitled to receive the amount specified in section 2-2-307 (3)(a) for necessary attendance at meetings of the state entity and reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the state entity. Mileage rates shall not exceed those authorized for the executive department. All compensation paid and reimbursements made pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative department.

(2) For purposes of this section, "state entity" means any board, commission, committee, task force, authority, enterprise, council, working group, review team, or other entity created or authorized by statute on which current members of the general assembly are statutorily required to be appointed to serve; except that "state entity" does not include the Colorado commission on uniform state laws created in section 2-3-601 (1) or the education commission of the states created pursuant to section 24-60-1201, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2102 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 21 / Section 2-2-2102
2-2-2102. Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task f
Status: in_force

2-2-2102. Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - appointments - meetings. (1) There is created the accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force to study academic opportunities, inequities, promising practices in schools, and improvements to the accountability and accreditation system.

(2) The task force members must be appointed on or before July 1, 2023. Following the appointment of the task force members pursuant to this subsection (2), the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the chairperson, and the president of the senate shall appoint the vice-chairperson. The task force consists of twenty-six members, and task force members are appointed as follows:

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

(I) One school district superintendent who has expertise with the education accountability system;

(II) One school district superintendent who has experience as a school district superintendent in Colorado public schools;

(III) One representative of a statewide parent organization that focuses on education policy;

(IV) One representative of a statewide organization of teachers; and

(V) One representative of a statewide organization specializing in equity and inclusion;

(b) The president of the senate shall appoint the following members:

(I) One representative who serves as a member of the state board;

(II) One representative of a school district board of education;

(III) One representative of a statewide organization that focuses on education policy;

(IV) One representative who is an elementary school teacher with experience teaching in Colorado public schools; and

(V) One school district superintendent who has experience as a school district superintendent in Colorado public schools who represents an urban school district;

(c) The house of representatives minority leader shall appoint the following members:

(I) One representative of a school district board of education from a rural school district;

(II) One teacher who teaches middle school with experience teaching in Colorado public schools;

(III) One school district superintendent who has experience as a school district superintendent in Colorado public schools; and

(IV) One school district employee who oversees the local administration of the statewide education accountability and accreditation system;

(d) The senate minority leader shall appoint the following members:

(I) One representative of the governing board of the state charter school institute created pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22;

(II) One teacher who teaches in a rural school district;

(III) One superintendent who represents a rural school district that participates in the local accountability system grant program established in section 22-11-703 and who has experience as a school district superintendent in Colorado public schools; and

(IV) One school district employee of an urban school district who oversees the local administration of the statewide education accountability and accreditation system;

(e) The governor shall appoint the following members:

(I) One representative from the governor's office;

(II) One representative of a statewide organization that represents charter schools;

(III) One representative of a regional or statewide organization that focuses on education and workforce development;

(IV) One representative who is an expert in English language acquisition and bilingual education;

(V) One school district employee of a rural school district with experience overseeing the statewide education accountability and accreditation system;

(VI) One representative of a regional or statewide organization that represents educators, including those with experience in special education; and

(VII) One representative with experience as a charter school network leader, formed pursuant to section 22-30.5-104.7.

(f) The department shall appoint one representative from the department who focuses on the statewide education accountability and accreditation system.

(3) (a) No later than August 15, 2023, the department shall enter into a contract with a facilitator to guide the work of the task force. The department shall select a neutral facilitator who is not affiliated with a statewide organization described in subsection (2) of this section. For the duration of the task force, the department may enter into contracts as necessary for the task force to consider the issues described in section 2-2-2103.

(b) The department shall enter into a contract with a third party to draft the interim report described in section 2-2-2103 (3) and the final report described in section 2-2-2103 (4).

(4) (a) The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall convene the first meeting of the task force no later than September 1, 2023. The task force shall meet at least four times in 2023 and at least six times in 2024 to complete the duties specified in section 2-2-2103. The task force shall establish procedures to allow members of the task force to participate in the meetings remotely.

(b) The task force members shall serve without compensation but must receive reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses to attend task force meetings.

(c) If a vacancy occurs on the task force for any reason, the original appointing authority shall appoint a person who meets the requirements of the vacant position to fill the vacancy as soon as possible after the vacancy occurs.

(5) The department shall provide information and staff support to the task force upon the request of the task force chairperson to the extent necessary for the task force to complete the duties described in section 2-2-2103. The department shall compile, analyze, and provide to the task force the data necessary for the task force to consider the issues identified in section 2-2-2103.
C.R.S. § 2-5-104 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-104
2-5-104. Revisor's bill
Status: in_force

2-5-104. Revisor's bill. The revisor, under the supervision and direction of the committee, shall prepare and submit annually one or more bills containing amendments or repeals of obsolete, inoperative, imperfect, obscure, or doubtful laws as the revisor considers necessary to improve the clarity and certainty of the statutes as provided in section 2-5-103.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1502 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 15 / Section 2-3-1502
2-3-1502. Definitions
Status: repealed

2-3-1502. Definitions. As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals.

(2) Repealed.

(3) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102, C.R.S.

(3.5) "Disaster" means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, illness, or loss of life or property resulting from an epidemic or a natural, man-made, or technological cause.

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

(5) "Emergency epidemic" means cases of an illness or condition, communicable or noncommunicable, caused by bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, or novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins.

(6) "GEEERC" means the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee created in section 24-33.5-704.5.

(7) "Legislative committee" means the legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee created in this part 15.

(8) "Legislative service agencies" means the legislative council staff, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee staff, the office of the state auditor, the legislative information services, the senate services staff, and the staff of the house of representatives.

(9) "Pandemic influenza" means a widespread epidemic of influenza caused by a highly virulent strain of the influenza virus.
C.R.S. § 2-2-504 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 5 / Section 2-2-504
2-2-504. Holdover senators keep office - vacancies
Status: in_force

2-2-504. Holdover senators keep office - vacancies. (1) Nothing in this part 5 or in any redistricting plan removes any senator from his or her office for the term for which the senator was elected, and each such senator shall serve the term for which he or she was elected.

(2) If any senator elected at a general election in a year ending in 0 vacates his or her seat prior to the convening of the regular legislative session in the next year ending in 3, such vacancy must be filled from the district from which the senator was elected in accordance with section 1-12-203. If such vacancy occurs more than fifty-five days before the general election in the next year ending in 2, there must be an election at the general election in that year ending in 2 for the remainder of such senator's term from the senatorial district created by the legislative commission. Nomination of candidates at such election must be in accordance with article 4 of title 1.

(3) If any senator elected at a general election in a year ending in 0 vacates his or her seat on or after the convening of the regular legislative session in the next year ending in 3, such vacancy must be filled from the senatorial district created by the legislative commission in accordance with section 1-12-203.
C.R.S. § 2-3-511 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-511
2-3-511. Office of legislative workplace relations - creation - duties - records - defini
Status: in_force

2-3-511. Office of legislative workplace relations - creation - duties - records - definitions. (1) The office of legislative workplace relations is created in the office of legislative legal services. The head of the office is the director of the office of legislative workplace relations. The director of the office of legislative legal services shall appoint the director of the office of legislative workplace relations and may appoint such additional staff as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the office, in accordance with section 2-3-503 (1).

(2) The office of legislative workplace relations shall provide services to the general assembly, its members and employees, and the legislative staff agencies related to employee relations; training; compliance; workplace culture, including the investigation of complaints under the workplace expectations policy; and workplace harassment, including the investigation of complaints under the workplace harassment policy.

(2.5) In accordance with section 24-34-408 (2), the office of legislative workplace relations is the designated repository of all written or oral complaints of discriminatory or unfair employment practices for each employer in the legislative department. The office shall preserve any written or oral complaints of discrimination or unfair employment practices as specified in section 24-34-408 (2), and such records shall be treated as specified in section 24-34-408 (2) for purposes of the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24.

(3) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3)(b) or (3.5) of this section, records created and maintained by the office of legislative workplace relations that are related to a workplace harassment complaint or investigation under the workplace harassment policy, a complaint under the workplace expectations policy, or an inquiry or request concerning workplace harassment or conduct, whether or not the complaint, investigation, inquiry, or request leads to a formal or informal complaint or resolution process, are not public records as defined in section 24-72-202 (6) and shall not be made available for public inspection.

(b) Notwithstanding section 24-72-204 (3)(a)(X):

(I) The director of the office of legislative workplace relations shall publish and make available to the public an annual statistical report showing the total number of complaints received under the workplace harassment policy and the workplace expectations policy and their resolution. The director shall ensure that the report does not contain information that would disclose the identity of a complainant, respondent, or witness.

(II) Records of the expenditure of public money on complaints, investigations, or other functions of the office of legislative workplace relations are public records subject to inspection in accordance with part 2 of article 72 of title 24, except to the extent that they contain information that would disclose the details of, or the identity of an individual involved in, a complaint, investigation, inquiry, or request concerning workplace harassment or conduct.

(3.5) (a) Records created and maintained by the office of legislative workplace relations that are related to a sexual harassment complaint or investigation or an inquiry or request concerning sexual harassment are public records as defined in section 24-72-202 (6) and shall be made available for public inspection in accordance with section 24-72-204 (9) if:

(I) The complaint, investigation, inquiry, or request is regarding a member of the general assembly;

(II) The complaint, investigation, inquiry, or request leads to a formal or informal complaint or resolution process; and

(III) The complaint or resolution process concludes that the member of the general assembly is culpable for any act of sexual harassment.

(b) (I) Regardless of whether a request for records is made pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, and except as provided in subsection (3.5)(b)(II) of this section, if, after an investigation in accordance with the workplace harassment policy, a workplace harassment committee of the senate or house of representatives determines that the facts found in the investigation establish that it is more likely than not that a member of the general assembly violated the policy, the director of the office of legislative workplace relations shall make available to the public the executive summary of the report of the investigation and the name of the member. The director shall ensure that the executive summary does not contain information that would disclose the identity of the complainant or any witness.

(II) A workplace harassment committee of the senate or house of representatives may decide by a two-thirds vote not to release the executive summary as required by subsection (3.5)(b)(I) of this section. The committee shall meet in executive session to determine whether to release the executive summary or any portion of the executive summary and shall take into consideration the severity of the conduct alleged, any patterns of harassing behavior by the member, and the public's interest in being informed of the conduct of elected officials. Notwithstanding this subsection (3.5)(b)(II), if a request for records is made pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, for an executive summary of an investigation of an act of sexual harassment for which a member of the general assembly is found culpable, the executive summary is a public record as defined in section 24-72-202 (6) and shall be made available for inspection in accordance with section 24-72-204 (9), even if the committee voted not to release the executive summary.

(4) The office of legislative workplace relations shall be provided with suitable office space in the state capitol or in a nearby building. The office space must be situated so as to provide confidentiality and convenient access for individuals covered by the workplace harassment policy and the workplace expectations policy.

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

(a) "Workplace expectations policy" means the workplace expectations policy adopted by the executive committee of the legislative council pursuant to the joint rules.

(b) "Workplace harassment policy" means the workplace harassment policy adopted by the executive committee of the legislative council pursuant to the joint rules.
C.R.S. § 2-3-206 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-206
2-3-206. Recommendations and findings
Status: in_force

2-3-206. Recommendations and findings. The committee may issue a written report setting forth its recommendations, findings, and comments as to each appropriation recommendation which it submits to the house and senate appropriations committees. Other reports may be issued from time to time by the committee as it deems appropriate or as requested by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-3-103 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-103
2-3-103. Duties of state auditor - definition
Status: repealed

2-3-103. Duties of state auditor - definition. (1) (a) It is the duty of the state auditor to conduct or cause to be conducted postaudits of all financial transactions and accounts kept by or for all departments, institutions, and agencies of the state government, including educational institutions, and the judicial and legislative branches, to conduct performance postaudits thereof, and to perform similar or related duties with respect to such political subdivisions of the state as may be required by law. Postaudits of all financial transactions and accounts may be conducted on a biennial basis.

(b) The state auditor shall have the authority to conduct or cause to be conducted postaudits of all financial transactions and accounts kept by or for any special purpose authority as defined in section 24-77-102 (15), C.R.S., or any state entity designated as an enterprise as defined in section 20 (2)(d) of article X of the state constitution, including performance postaudits thereof, except for:

(I) Any special purpose authority or state entity whose governing body includes the state auditor as an ex officio member;

(II) Any hospital that is subject to audit under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S., or medicare, Title XVIII of the federal "Social Security Act", as amended; or

(III) Any special purpose authority or state entity where the authority's or entity's actions are subject to a performance audit, or such similar audit, by the federal government. Upon completion of such a federal performance audit, a copy of the audit shall be shared with the state auditor.

(1.5) (a) In addition to any other duties granted by law, the state auditor may assess, confirm, and report on the security practices of all of the information technology systems maintained or administered by all departments, institutions, and agencies of state government, including educational institutions and the judicial and legislative branches. The state auditor may perform similar or related duties with respect to political subdivisions of the state where the state auditor has been granted authority to perform financial or performance audits with respect to such political subdivisions. In order to perform such duties, the state auditor may conduct penetration or similar testing of computer networks or information systems of the state or a political subdivision, as applicable, assess network or information system vulnerability, or conduct similar or related procedures to promote best practices with respect to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems technology as the state auditor deems necessary in his or her discretion. In conducting such testing, the state auditor may contract with auditors or information technology security specialists, or both, who possess the necessary specialized knowledge and experience to perform the required work. The authority of the state auditor pursuant to the requirements of this subsection (1.5) are coextensive with the state auditor's authority under this part 1.

(b) Any testing or assessment of security practices and procedures concerning information technology in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) shall be conducted or caused to be conducted by the state auditor:

(I) After consultation and in coordination with, but not requiring the approval of, the chief information officer appointed pursuant to section 24-37.5-103, C.R.S., or any person performing comparable duties for either a state agency that is not under the jurisdiction of the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103, C.R.S., or a political subdivision of the state;

(II) In accordance with industry standards prescribed by the national institute of standards and technology or any successor agency; and

(III) After the state auditor and any other person with whom the state auditor is required to consult in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) have agreed in writing to rules governing the manner in which the testing or assessment is to be conducted, including a mitigation plan for handling significant system outages or disruptions in the event they occur.

(2) The state auditor shall prepare for the committee reports and recommendations on the postaudits conducted, and, under the direction of the committee, shall prepare an annual report to contain, among other things, copies of or the substance of audit reports on the various departments, institutions, and agencies as well as a summary of recommendations made in regard thereto. All reports must be open to public inspection except for that portion of any report containing recommendations, comments, and any narrative statements which is released only upon the approval of a majority vote of the committee.

(3) The state auditor shall keep a complete and accurate set of records on the fiscal transactions of the state auditor's office, and shall also keep a complete file of copies of all audit reports, including work papers, and copies of examinations, investigations, and any other reports or materials issued by the state auditor, the state auditor's staff, or by the committee. The work papers of the office of the state auditor shall be open to public inspection only upon approval of a majority of the members of the committee. Only the specific work papers that the committee votes to approve for disclosure shall be open to public inspection. Work papers that have not been specifically approved for disclosure by a majority vote of the committee shall remain confidential. Under no circumstances shall the work papers be open to public inspection prior to the completed report being filed with the committee.

(4) All expenses incurred by the office of the state auditor, including salaries and expenses of employees, shall be paid upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the committee and drawn on funds appropriated for legislative expenses and allocated to the office of the state auditor; except that any payroll voucher or any other voucher which does not exceed one thousand dollars may be signed by the state auditor or by the state auditor's authorized designee.

(5) It is the duty of the state auditor to annually evaluate the investments of the public school fund and report to the committee any loss of principal of such fund that, in the state auditor's judgment, exists.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Upon a determination by the state auditor that the provisions of section 20-1-112, C.R.S., have not been met, the state auditor shall cause to be conducted a postaudit of any noncomplying office of district attorney. The expenses of such a postaudit shall be borne by the office of district attorney.

(8) The state auditor shall review or cause to be reviewed all enterprise designations submitted to the office of the state auditor pursuant to the provisions of sections 23-3.1-103.5 and 23-5-101.5, C.R.S., to ensure that such designations conform to the requirements of section 23-3.1-103.5 or 23-5-101.5, C.R.S., whichever is applicable, and to the provisions of section 20 of article X of the state constitution. In addition, the state auditor shall recommend to the legislative audit committee those designations, if any, which, in the opinion of the state auditor, should be allowed to expire and shall otherwise assist the legislative audit committee in reviewing the enterprise designations submitted to the office of the state auditor.

(9) It is the duty of the state auditor to conduct or cause to be conducted performance audits as specified in section 2-7-204 (5).

(9.5) It is the duty of the state auditor to notify the appropriate joint committee of reference as determined pursuant to section 2-7-203 when a department has not completed recommendations made by the state auditor within the time provided.

(9.7) It is the duty of the state auditor to establish and administer the fraud hotline as specified in section 2-3-110.5.

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

(a) "Information technology" shall have the same meaning as specified in section 24-37.5-102 (12).
C.R.S. § 2-3-1702 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 17 / Section 2-3-1702
2-3-1702. Joint technology committee established
Status: in_force

2-3-1702. Joint technology committee established. (1) There is hereby established a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives known as the joint technology committee, consisting of three members of the house of representatives, two of whom are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and three members of the senate, two of whom are appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The members of the committee should have experience in information technology, business analysis, or business process. The committee functions during the legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions.

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

(3) The committee shall elect a chair and a vice-chair, one from the senate membership of the committee and one from the house membership of the committee. The chair so elected shall serve as chair for the first regular session of the general assembly at which the committee is to serve, and as vice-chair for the second regular session; the vice-chair so elected shall serve as chair for the second regular session of said general assembly.
C.R.S. § 2-7-200.1 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 2-7-200.1
2-7-200.1. Short title
Status: in_force

2-7-200.1. Short title. This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" or "SMART Act".
C.R.S. § 2-3-205 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 2-3-205
2-3-205. Expenses - vouchers
Status: in_force

2-3-205. Expenses - vouchers. All expenses incurred by the committee, including salaries and expenses of employees, shall be paid upon vouchers signed by the chairman, or, in his absence or unavailability, the vice-chairman, or by the staff director upon instruction by the chairman in each instance, and drawn on funds appropriated generally for legislative expenses and allocated to the committee.
C.R.S. § 2-2-321 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 2-2-321
2-2-321. Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the ground
Status: in_force

2-2-321. Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof. (1) (a) The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall designate and assign such space in the capitol building (except for space on the first floor, which shall be designated and assigned by the executive department for the use of elected officials) and on the grounds surrounding the capitol which is necessary for the use of the legislative department, including, but not limited to, parking space on the grounds and streets surrounding the capitol building, all areas of the subbasement of the capitol building, and access to all tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street.

(b) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or provision of any tenant handbook for the capitol complex facilities to the contrary, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) may grant any member or employee of the general assembly access to any or all of the tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street, unless, after consultation with the department of personnel and the Colorado state patrol, the executive committee determines that denial of access is necessary to address immediate concerns about building security and occupant protection.

(c) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, the department of personnel shall designate parking space in the state parking lot at Lincoln street and east Colfax avenue to the general assembly based upon approximately the same proportion as the proportion of space in the state office building at 1525 Sherman street designated and assigned by the general assembly to the total amount of space in that state office building. The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall assign parking space allocated to the general assembly pursuant to this paragraph (c).

(2) (a) In addition, the general assembly shall designate and assign such space in the legislative services building at Fourteenth avenue and Sherman street, including, but not limited to, all areas of the subbasement of the legislative services building, on no more than two floors of the state office building at 1525 Sherman street after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate said state office building, and in the areas of the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street that are determined to be legislative space pursuant to section 24-82-101 (4)(a), and may provide for the furnishing and equipping thereof as may be necessary for the use of the legislative department.

(b) (I) If any of the space referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is assigned to the senate or house of representatives, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) shall determine the allocation of the space between the two houses.

(II) Any space allocated to the senate shall be assigned by the president of the senate and the majority and minority leaders of the senate in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the senate are affiliated.

(III) Any space allocated to the house of representatives shall be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the house of representatives are affiliated.
C.R.S. § 2-3-508 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 2-3-508
2-3-508. Terminology - references
Status: in_force

2-3-508. Terminology - references. The office of legislative legal services shall be the successor in every way of the legislative drafting office and the office of revisor of statutes, and every contract, agreement, or other document entered into by the legislative drafting office or the office of revisor of statutes prior to May 23, 1988, is deemed to have been entered into by the office of legislative legal services. The director and the employees of the legislative drafting office and the office of revisor of statutes shall become employees of the office of legislative legal services on May 23, 1988. The director and such employees shall retain all accrued rights to retirement and other benefits under the laws of the state, and their service shall be deemed to have been continuous. If any law of this state refers to the legislative drafting office or the office of revisor of statutes, said law shall be construed as referring to the office of legislative legal services.
C.R.S. § 2-3-115 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-115
2-3-115. Use of state education fund money for school capital construction - audits - rep
Status: repealed

2-3-115. Use of state education fund money for school capital construction - audits - reports. (1) For the 2001-02 school district budget year and each school district budget year thereafter, for the purpose of determining the amount of state education fund moneys expended by each school district in the state for capital construction and identifying the schools and projects on which school districts expended such moneys, the state auditor shall annually examine the records of each school district in the state that received state education fund moneys for the budget year:

(a) Directly from the department of education for capital construction aid to qualified charter schools, as defined in section 22-54-124 (1)(f.6), C.R.S., in accordance with section 22-54-124 (4), C.R.S.; or

(b) For budget years 2000-01 through 2006-07, indirectly from the school capital construction expenditures reserve created in section 22-54-117 (1.5)(a)(I), C.R.S., as said reserve existed prior to July 1, 2008, and for the budget year 2007-08, indirectly from the school capital construction expenditures reserve fund, as said fund existed prior to July 1, 2008.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 2-7-102 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 7 / Part 1 / Section 2-7-102
2-7-102. Assignment of departments for review - all principal departments subject to legi
Status: in_force

2-7-102. Assignment of departments for review - all principal departments subject to legislative oversight - composition of joint legislative oversight committees. (1) Beginning in 1980, a general assembly during its second regular session shall designate at least three principal departments for study by joint legislative oversight committees during the interim following the first regular session of the next general assembly. Each of the twenty principal departments shall be studied in this manner at least once before January 1, 1994. A joint legislative oversight committee may be assigned more than one principal department during each interim period.

(2) The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted a performance audit of each principal department designated by a general assembly during its second regular session for legislative oversight which audit shall be completed on or before the adjournment of the first regular session of the next general assembly. In conducting the audit, the legislative audit committee shall take into consideration, but not be limited to considering, the factors listed in section 2-7-103 (1). An audit of a principal department shall be forwarded to the joint legislative oversight committee which is to study said principal department.

(3) During the first regular session of the next general assembly, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall designate the appropriate joint committee of reference as the joint legislative oversight committee for a particular principal department and shall appoint the members of the joint legislative committee from among the members of the committee of reference in each house.
C.R.S. § 2-3-109 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 2-3-109
2-3-109. Emergency reports
Status: in_force

2-3-109. Emergency reports. (1) If the state auditor finds in the course of an audit evidence of improper practices of financial administration or inadequacy of fiscal records, the state auditor shall report the same immediately to the committee. With the approval of the committee, the state auditor shall also report the same to the governor and the head of any department, institution, or agency affected thereby.

(2) If the state auditor in the course of an audit finds evidence of apparently illegal transactions or misuse or embezzlement of public funds or property, the state auditor shall immediately report such transactions to the committee; moreover, with the approval of the committee, the state auditor may file a written copy of the report with the governor but shall give notice thereof to the district attorney of the district wherein such transactions are reported to have taken place.

(3) If the state auditor in the course of an audit finds evidence of apparently false claims related to public funds or property, the state auditor shall immediately report such transactions to the committee and shall file a written copy of the report with the attorney general.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2309 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2309
2-2-2309. Effective dates - repeal of part - notice to revisor of statutes
Status: repealed

2-2-2309. Effective dates - repeal of part - notice to revisor of statutes. (1) Sections 2-2-2304, 2-2-2305, 2-2-2306, and 2-2-2307 will take effect if the commission receives seven hundred eighty-five thousand dollars of gifts, grants, or donations for the purposes of this part 23. The director of research of the legislative council shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition specified in this subsection (1) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. Sections 2-2-2304, 2-2-2305, 2-2-2306, and 2-2-2307 take effect upon the date identified in the notice that the commission has received seven hundred eighty-five thousand dollars of gifts, grants, or donations for the purposes of this section or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.

(2) This part 23 is repealed, effective July 1, 2025; except that, if the revisor of statutes receives notice pursuant to this section, then this part 23 is repealed, effective four years after sections 2-2-2304, 2-2-2305, 2-2-2306, and 2-2-2307 take effect.
C.R.S. § 2-3-603.5 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 2-3-603.5
2-3-603.5. Status of commissioners
Status: in_force

2-3-603.5. Status of commissioners. (1) Any citizen elected a life member of the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws pursuant to section 2-3-601 (1) and the person serving as ex officio secretary of the commission in accordance with section 2-3-603 shall have the same status as members of the commission appointed pursuant to section 2-3-601 (1) for purposes of participating in the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, including, but not limited to:

(a) Having the same voting rights at meetings of said national conference; and

(b) Having the same eligibility to be elected to any office of said national conference.
C.R.S. § 2-5-105 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-105
2-5-105. Publication contract - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

2-5-105. Publication contract - legislative declaration. (1) (a) Consistent with the requirement of section 8 of article XVIII of the state constitution that the general assembly provide for the publication of the laws passed at each session, the state acknowledges its obligation to provide official sets of statutes that are reasonably priced, accurate, and easy to use. In fulfillment of this obligation, the general assembly provides for distribution of statutes to state and local government agencies and the courts, without charge, in accordance with section 2-5-116 and provides for sale of statutes to the public in accordance with sections 2-5-111 and 2-5-118.

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

(I) This section is enacted to assure that the obligation set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) is met consistent with the requirements of section 29 of article V of the state constitution governing the printing, binding, and distribution of the laws;

(II) An official, softbound, fully annotated set of statutes that is republished in its entirety annually and that is prepared under the supervision and direction of the committee on legal services of the general assembly meets that obligation; and

(III) On and after January 1, 1997, annual, softbound, official statutes shall be printed as a continuation of the original enactment of the Colorado Revised Statutes printed in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2) On and after January 1, 1997, the work of the printing, binding, and packaging of softbound volumes and publications ancillary to Colorado Revised Statutes, originally entitled Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, and other similar operations precedent to the distribution thereof when published shall be performed pursuant to a contract or contracts bid and entered into in the manner directed by the committee on legal services in accordance with this section. Such contract or contracts shall be bid by employing standard bidding practices including, but not limited to, the use of requests for information, requests for proposals, or any other standard vendor selection practices determined by the committee to be best suited to selecting an appropriate printing contractor. The executive director of the department of personnel shall provide such technical advice and assistance regarding bidding procedures as deemed necessary by the committee.

(3) (a) It is the intent of the general assembly that the work of printing, binding, and packaging of softbound volumes and publications ancillary to Colorado Revised Statutes be submitted to bid and any contract or contracts be awarded by the committee on legal services at least one year prior to the expiration of the current printing contract on December 31, 1997. However, if the committee determines that a further extension of the current contract would facilitate preparation of Colorado Revised Statutes in a new format and that such an extension would be in the public interest, the committee may extend such contract for an additional period not to exceed five years. The committee shall determine whether such an extension should be granted and, subject to the five-year limitation, the duration of any extension. Subsequent contracts for the work of printing, binding, packaging, and distribution shall be rebid at the direction of the committee on legal services prior to the expiration of a contract or, if an extension is granted, prior to the expiration of the extension period. Subsequent contracts shall be awarded at least six months prior to the expiration of a prior contract or extension period. The committee shall assure that the work is rebid at least every ten years. Such contract or contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders and the determination thereof by the committee shall be final.

(b) The terms and conditions of any contract shall be determined by the committee on legal services, subject to the following:

(I) The term of any contract shall not exceed five years; however, the committee on legal services may extend the term of any such contract for one additional period of not more than five years if it finds that such an extension would be in the public interest; and

(II) Any contract shall contain adequate procedures to allow for verification of actual costs of printing.

(c) The methods and terms of sale of Colorado Revised Statutes to the public shall be included in the contract as an alternative provision as provided for in section 2-5-111.

(d) The committee on legal services may authorize such enhancements to or improvements in Colorado Revised Statutes as the committee deems appropriate.

(e) In the award of said contract or contracts, the committee on legal services shall take into consideration the policies set forth in the "Unfair Practices Act", article 2 of title 6, C.R.S.

(f) In determining the lowest responsible bidder in the award of said contract or contracts or in determining whether to extend any such contract as provided for in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the committee on legal services shall take into consideration the economic, fiscal, and tax impacts of the award or extension on the state of Colorado, its citizens, and its businesses. The information must be provided in writing and shall be verifiable by legal services staff.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 548, § 1, effective April 29, 1993.)
C.R.S. § 2-4-206 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-206
2-4-206. Irreconcilable statutes passed at the same or different sessions
Status: in_force

2-4-206. Irreconcilable statutes passed at the same or different sessions. If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the general assembly are irreconcilable, the statute prevails which is latest in its effective date. If the irreconcilable statutes have the same effective date, the statute prevails which is latest in its date of passage.
C.R.S. § 2-2-2306 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2306
2-2-2306. Black Coloradan racial equity study - economic analysis - contractor
Status: in_force

2-2-2306. Black Coloradan racial equity study - economic analysis - contractor. [This section is effective (see editor's note following this section)] (1) The commission shall enter into an agreement with one or more third-party entities to conduct an economic analysis of the financial impact of systemic racism on historically impacted Black Coloradans utilizing the findings of the historical research and, if feasible, an estimation of the financial impact on Colorado's economy resulting from state governmental entities, policies, systems, and practices in Colorado.

(2) (a) The third-party entity shall begin conducting its economic analysis after the society has completed its research and no later than the date that the commission receives the historical research report from the society pursuant to section 2-2-2305 (5).

(b) No later than six months after beginning to conduct its economic analysis, the third-party entity shall deliver the results of its analysis to the commission.
C.R.S. § 2-3-1307 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 3 / Part 13 / Section 2-3-1307
2-3-1307. Highway and bridge projects - exempt
Status: in_force

2-3-1307. Highway and bridge projects - exempt. This part 13 shall not apply to projects or properties which are funded or disposed of pursuant to the provisions of sections 43-1-106, 43-1-219, or 43-1-220, C.R.S., but shall apply to projects funded from the capital construction fund in accordance with section 2-3-1304 (1)(a.5).
C.R.S. § 2-2-2302 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 2 / Part 23 / Section 2-2-2302
2-2-2302. Definitions
Status: in_force

2-2-2302. Definitions. As used in this part 23, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Commission" means the Black Coloradan racial equity study commission created in section 2-2-2303.

(2) "Economic analysis" means the economic analysis conducted by a third-party entity pursuant to section 2-2-2306.

(3) "Fund" means the Black Coloradan racial equity study cash fund created in section 2-2-2308.

(4) "Historically impacted Black Coloradans" or "Black Coloradans" means African American persons, including individuals who have origins in any of the Black racial groups, who have resided or who are residing in Colorado.

(5) "Historical research" means the historical research conducted by the state historical society pursuant to section 2-2-2305.

(6) "State historical society" or "society" means the state historical society established in section 24-80-201 and commonly known as history Colorado.

(7) "Study" means the study to determine any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans conducted pursuant to this part 23.

(8) "Third-party entity" means an entity that satisfies the qualifications set forth in section 2-2-2303 (2) and that has entered into an agreement with the commission or with the society to conduct all or part of the historical research.
C.R.S. § 2-5-108 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 5 / Section 2-5-108
2-5-108. Contents of forms
Status: repealed

2-5-108. Contents of forms. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 2-4-202 — CO Code / Title 2 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 2-4-202
2-4-202. Statutes presumed prospective
Status: in_force

2-4-202. Statutes presumed prospective. A statute is presumed to be prospective in its operation.