C.R.S. § 24-4.1-117.3 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 24-4.1-117.3
24-4.1-117.3. Crime victim services advisory board - creation - duties - repeal
Status: repealed

24-4.1-117.3. Crime victim services advisory board - creation - duties - repeal. (1) There is created in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety the crime victim services advisory board, referred to in this section as the "advisory board". The advisory board is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety and the executive director of the department of public safety, referred to in this section as the "executive director".

(2) (a) The advisory board consists of at least seventeen members appointed by the executive director, including but not limited to:

(I) A judge;

(II) An elected district attorney, the assistant district attorney, or a chief deputy district attorney;

(III) A member of a crime victim compensation board created in section 24-4.1-103;

(IV) A member of a local victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement board created in section 24-4.2-101;

(V) An administrator of crime victim compensation from a district attorney's office;

(VI) An administrator of victims and witnesses assistance from a district attorney's office;

(VII) A representative of a statewide victims' organization;

(VIII) A court executive or judicial district representative;

(IX) A representative of a domestic violence program;

(X) A representative of a sexual assault program;

(XI) A sheriff or sheriff's representative;

(XII) A police chief or police representative;

(XIII) A deputy district attorney;

(XIV) A victim of a crime of violence; and

(XV) Three members of the community at large.

(b) The executive director may consider geographic diversity when making appointments to the advisory board.

(c) The term of office for each member of the advisory board is three years. A member shall not serve more than three consecutive three-year terms. A member of the advisory board on May 19, 2022, who has served more than three consecutive terms may serve the remainder of the member's current term, but shall not serve a consecutive subsequent term.

(d) Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director or until the member no longer serves in the position for which he or she was appointed to the advisory board, at which time a vacancy shall be deemed to exist on the advisory board. If a vacancy arises on the advisory board, the executive director shall appoint an appropriate person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(e) The executive director may reappoint a person to serve subsequent terms on the advisory board, but the executive director shall not appoint a person to serve more than three consecutive terms. The executive director shall annually appoint a chairperson of the advisory board who shall preside over the advisory board's meetings.

(f) Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(3) The advisory board's powers and duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) To develop and revise, when necessary, standards for the administration of the crime victim compensation fund established in section 24-4.1-117 in each judicial district and the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in section 24-4.2-103 in each judicial district, and to develop, revise when necessary, and impose sanctions for violating these standards;

(a.5) (I) To provide current standards for the crime victim compensation fund for the twenty-third judicial district, established in section 24-4.1-117 (1.3), to prepare the crime victim compensation board for the twenty-third judicial district to award compensation pursuant to this part 1.

(II) This subsection (3)(a.5) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(b) To review, pursuant to section 24-4.1-303 (17), any reports of noncompliance with this article;

(c) To distribute profits from crime pursuant to section 24-4.1-201;

(d) To advise and make recommendations to the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety concerning the award of grants pursuant to sections 24-33.5-506 and 24-33.5-507; and

(e) To establish subcommittees of the advisory board from within the membership of the advisory board, which subcommittees shall include, but need not be limited to:

(I) A standards subcommittee that shall make recommendations to the advisory board concerning the development and revision, when necessary, of standards and sanctions for the violation of standards to assist the advisory board in implementing paragraph (a) of this subsection (3); and

(II) A victim rights subcommittee that shall review, pursuant to section 24-4.1-303 (17), any reports of noncompliance with this article to assist the advisory board in implementing paragraph (b) of this subsection (3);

(f) To review any reports of noncompliance with section 13-10-104.5.

(4) The advisory board shall not release to the public any records submitted to or generated by the advisory board or a subcommittee of the advisory board for the purposes of the advisory board's or the subcommittee's review, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section, of a report of noncompliance with this article until the report of noncompliance has been reviewed and resolved by the advisory board. The advisory board shall redact all victim-identifying information from any document released to the public.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1514 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1514
24-30-1514. Report
Status: repealed

24-30-1514. Report. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-60-202 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 24-60-202
24-60-202. Compact
Status: in_force

24-60-202. Compact. Desiring to take advantage of the consent of the congress of the United States of America, granted by an act - Public Law No. 293, H. R. 7353 - the states of Kansas, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado solemnly agree to the following provisions.
C.R.S. § 24-46-105.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 24-46-105.7
24-46-105.7. Performance-based incentive for new job creation - new jobs incentives cash fund
Status: in_force

24-46-105.7. Performance-based incentive for new job creation - new jobs incentives cash fund.

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 943, § 1, effective August 5, 2008.)

(2) On or after January 1, 2006, but prior to January 1, 2011, any employer that satisfies the criteria that the commission has established for an employer to qualify for a grant or a loan from the commission pursuant to section 24-46-105 (2.5) may be eligible to receive a performance-based incentive from the commission from the moneys in the new jobs incentives cash fund created in this section.

(3) An employer that qualifies to receive a performance-based incentive for new jobs created pursuant to this section and that qualifies for an income tax credit pursuant to section 39-30-105.1, shall be allowed to receive the incentive allowed pursuant to this section and claim the credit allowed pursuant to section 39-30-105.1.

(4) (a) and (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 943, § 1, effective August 5, 2008.)

(c) The commission shall develop procedures for the administration of this section, including establishing a procedure for employers to apply for performance-based incentives and for the commission to issue payment of the incentives.

(5) On or before March 1, 2007, and on or before March 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall report to the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives and the business affairs, labor, and technology committee of the senate, or any successor committees, regarding the performance-based incentives awarded pursuant to this section. The report shall include but need not be limited to the number of employers that received the performance-based incentive pursuant to this section and the total amount of all incentives received during the most recent fiscal year for which such information is available.

(6) The total amount of performance-based incentives that the commission issues pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated to the commission to be used for the purposes of this section in the applicable fiscal year. The commission shall issue incentives to applicants at the commission's discretion until the amount appropriated has been expended.

(7) (a) The commission shall not allow any employer that has been approved to receive a performance-based incentive for the creation of new jobs prior to June 5, 2006, to claim an incentive pursuant to this section for the same jobs for which the previous incentive was approved.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 943, § 1, effective August 5, 2008.)

(8) Of the total amount appropriated by the general assembly to the commission to be used for the purposes of this section, an amount equal to fifteen percent of the amount appropriated shall be used by the commission to award performance-based incentives pursuant to this section to employers who open a new business or expand or relocate an existing business and create new jobs in an enterprise zone that is not within the boundaries of the counties of Denver, Boulder, Douglas, Arapahoe, Jefferson, or Broomfield.

(9) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the new jobs incentives cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The fund shall consist of:

(I) Money transferred to the fund in accordance with section 44-30-701 (2); and

(II) Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.

(b) The moneys in the fund shall be annually appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this section. All moneys not expended or encumbered, and all interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund, shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Any moneys not expended or encumbered from any appropriation at the end of any fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in the next fiscal year without further appropriation.
C.R.S. § 24-32-2002 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 20 / Section 24-32-2002
24-32-2002. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-32-2002. Definitions. As used in this part 20, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Colorado youth conservation corps" means the youth conservation corps program established by the governor's job training office.

(2) "Community-based agency" means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that is engaged in meeting human, social, educational, or environmental needs, including churches and other religious entities and community action agencies.

(3) "Corps" means the Colorado youth service corps, the Colorado youth conservation corps, a local youth service corps, or a local youth conservation corps.

(4) "Corps member" means an individual enrolled in the Colorado youth service corps, the Colorado youth conservation corps, a local youth service corps, or a local youth conservation corps.

(5) "Council" means the Colorado youth conservation and service corps council.

(6) "Department" means the department of local affairs.

(7) "Director" means the director of the Colorado youth service corps.

(8) "Financial support" means any thing of value contributed by agencies, businesses, nonprofit organizations, or individuals to the corps for a project which is reasonably calculated to support directly the development and expansion of a particular project. "Financial support" includes, but is not limited to, funds, equipment, facilities, and training.

(9) "Local government agency" means a public agency that is engaged in meeting human, social, educational, or environmental needs.

(10) "Matching funds" means funding that is provided to the corps by agencies or individuals as financial support for a portion of the compensation paid to the corps members.

(11) "Program agency" means a federal or state agency designated to manage a youth corps program, the governing body of an Indian tribe that administers a youth corps program, or a community-based agency.

(12) "Project" means an activity that results in a specific identifiable service or product which otherwise would not be accomplished with existing funds and that does not duplicate the routine services or functions of the employer to which corps members are assigned.

(13) "Volunteer" means a person who gives services without any express or implied promise of remuneration.

(14) "Work agreement" means the written agreement between the youth service corps, the youth service corps member, and the local government agency or community-based agency.

(15) "Youth service corps" means the Colorado youth service corps established in section 24-32-2004.

(16) "Youth service corps member" means an individual enrolled in the Colorado youth service corps.
C.R.S. § 24-33-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33 / Part 1 / Section 24-33-107
24-33-107. Acquisition of state lands by department - interests in land
Status: in_force

24-33-107. Acquisition of state lands by department - interests in land. (1) Certain state lands under control and supervision of the state board of land commissioners have unique economic or environmental value for the public, but they are legally subject to being sold into private ownership. It is the purpose of this section to authorize interests in such lands other than agricultural or grazing rights therein to be transferred to and held by the department of natural resources in exchange for fair and adequate consideration being transferred to the appropriate trust fund.

(2) (a) Whenever the executive director of the department of natural resources is informed that a specific piece of land held by the state board of land commissioners has a characteristic that is alleged to have a unique economic or environmental value for the public, including land under the control of the division of parks and wildlife that has the potential to support renewable energy generation development as contemplated in section 24-33-114, as that section existed prior to its repeal in 2011, and that such characteristic allegedly would be damaged or destroyed if the land passed to private ownership, the executive director may, with the written consent of either the president of the state board of land commissioners or the commissioner of agriculture, give written notification to the board that said land, other than agricultural or grazing rights, is subject to acquisition by the department of natural resources. The notification by the executive director must identify the lands by their appropriate legal description and specify the characteristic of the land that is alleged to have unique economic or environmental value for the public. Not later than during the next regular session of the general assembly, the executive director shall request the necessary authorization and appropriation to enable the department to acquire said land or an interest therein in accordance with this section.

(b) Within sixty days after receipt of such notification, the state board of land commissioners shall meet in public session after fifteen days' public notice and hear and receive testimony and evidence concerning the proposed acquisition. Within thirty days after the completion of the hearing, said board shall submit its written findings and recommendations concerning such acquisition to the joint budget committee and to the executive directors of the departments of agriculture and natural resources. Such recommendations may include recommendations for compensation to insure the continued use of grazing and agricultural rights as they existed at the time of the acquisition.

(c) Within thirty days following completion of such written findings and recommendations, the president of the state board of land commissioners, the executive director of the department of natural resources, and the commissioner of agriculture shall meet and review said findings and recommendations and may then modify or withdraw the notification given to said board of land commissioners pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2). To the extent of such withdrawal, all procedures initiated by such notification shall be deemed terminated.

(3) All acquisitions from the state board of land commissioners pursuant to this section shall be:

(a) By the exercise of eminent domain in the name of the state of Colorado through condemnation proceedings pursuant to article 1 of title 38, C.R.S.; or

(b) At any public sale.

(4) (a) In acquisitions under this section the department may not acquire any agricultural or grazing rights but otherwise may acquire the full fee interest or any and all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights. Every such interest in land held by the department when properly recorded shall be deemed to run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the citizens of this state and may be protected and enforced by the department in the district court of the county in which the land, or any portion thereof, is located.

(b) No acquisition of any interest in any tract of land, as authorized by this section, shall preclude the state board of land commissioners from leasing said tract of any portion thereof for grazing or agricultural purposes.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1605 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 16 / Section 24-33.5-1605
24-33.5-1605. Director - duties and powers - rules
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1605. Director - duties and powers - rules. (1) The director shall perform duties in connection with:

(a) The creation and implementation of the terrorism preparedness plan described in section 24-33.5-1604; and

(b) The prevention and detection of terrorist training activities described in section 18-9-120, C.R.S.

(2) The director may promulgate, in accordance with article 4 of this title, any rules necessary to implement part 15 of this article and sections 24-33.5-1604 (2)(a), 24-33.5-1608, and 24-33.5-1609.

(3) The powers vested in the director in this part 16 do not usurp or supersede the powers of fire chiefs, sheriffs, chiefs of police, or other law enforcement or fire protection agencies.

(4) The director is entitled to all protections, defenses, and immunities provided by statute to safeguard a peace officer in the performance of official acts.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2502 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 25 / Section 24-33.5-2502
24-33.5-2502. Office of public safety communications - public safety communications revolving
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2502. Office of public safety communications - public safety communications revolving fund - creation. (1) The office of public safety communications is created in the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety. The office is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of public safety. The director of the division shall appoint a director as head of the office of public safety communications.

(2) (a) The public safety communications revolving fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, money deposited or credited to the fund pursuant to subsections (3) and (4) of this section, and any other money that the general assembly may transfer to the fund.

(b) The general assembly shall appropriate money to the fund each fiscal year in the annual general appropriation act for the direct and indirect costs of the office.

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

(d) The state treasurer shall credit any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year to the fund.

(e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the office to pay the direct and indirect costs, including personal services and operating costs, associated with administering public safety communications.

(3) The office shall develop a method for billing users of the office's services the full cost of the services, including materials, depreciation related to capital costs, labor, and administrative overhead. The billing method shall be fully implemented for all users of the office's services on or before July 1, 2023. Revenue generated from such billing shall be credited to the fund.

(4) (a) The office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, donations, and bequests from private or public sources for the direct and indirect costs, including personal services and operating costs, associated with administering public safety communications. The office shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, donations, or bequests for such purposes to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.

(b) The office may contract with the United States and any other legal entities with respect to money available to the office through gifts, grants, donations, or bequests.
C.R.S. § 24-92-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 92 / Part 1 / Section 24-92-110
24-92-110. Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

24-92-110. Rules and regulations. The executive director of the department of personnel shall promulgate rules and regulations which are designed to implement the provisions of this article 92; except that the executive director of the department of transportation shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to bridge and highway construction bidding practices including, notwithstanding any other provisions of this article 92, rules governing debarment of contractors. The rules must include provisions requiring agencies of government to keep certain public project records, even if duplicative, in accordance with generally accepted cost accounting principles and standards. In addition, the rules must include criteria to be used by a responsible procurement official in evaluating a response to an invitation for best value bids pursuant to section 24-92-103.5 (3).
C.R.S. § 24-36-306 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 3 / Section 24-36-306
24-36-306. Colorado household financial recovery pilot program fund - created - transfer -
Status: in_force

24-36-306. Colorado household financial recovery pilot program fund - created - transfer - gifts, grants, and donations authorized. (1) (a) The Colorado household financial recovery pilot program fund is hereby created in the state treasury.

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

(c) Money appropriated, transferred, or credited to the fund is continuously appropriated to the state treasurer for the purposes specified in subsection (4) of this section.

(d) The state treasurer may expend up to four percent of the money appropriated to the fund to pay the direct and indirect costs incurred by the state treasurer in implementing or administering the program.

(2) The fund consists of:

(a) Money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly for purposes of this part 3;

(b) Money transferred to the fund;

(c) Fees collected pursuant to section 24-36-304 (7); and

(d) Gifts, grants, or donations credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The state treasurer may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 3. The state treasurer shall credit all money received through gifts, grants, and donations to the fund.

(4) Money in the fund may be used for:

(a) The purposes specified in section 24-36-304; and

(b) Any other purpose relating to the administration and implementation of this part 3.
C.R.S. § 24-75-213 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-213
24-75-213. Augmentation of the general fund for the 1985-86 fiscal year
Status: repealed

24-75-213. Augmentation of the general fund for the 1985-86 fiscal year. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-304 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 3 / Section 24-51-304
24-51-304. Employees of the general assembly
Status: repealed

24-51-304. Employees of the general assembly. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-110-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 110 / Part 1 / Section 24-110-101
24-110-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

24-110-101. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-513 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-513
24-33.5-513. Prostitution enforcement resources grant program - application process - cash fu
Status: repealed

24-33.5-513. Prostitution enforcement resources grant program - application process - cash fund - reports - rules - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-31-801 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 8 / Section 24-31-801
24-31-801. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-31-801. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Abuse" means willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical or financial harm or pain or mental anguish, including any acts or omissions that constitute a criminal violation under state law.

(2) "Beneficiary" means any individual who receives goods or services from a provider under the medicaid program.

(3) "Benefit" means any benefit authorized under the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act".

(4) "Claim" means any communication submitted to the medicaid program or to a person that has contracted with the medicaid program, whether oral, written, electronic, or magnetic, that identifies a good, item, or service as reimbursable under the medicaid program; is used to authorize the provision of services under the medicaid program; serves as an invoice for services provided under contract with the medicaid program; or states income or expense and is or may be used to determine a rate of payment under the medicaid program.

(5) "Colorado Medical Assistance Act" means articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5.

(6) "Exploitation" means the wrongful taking or use of funds or property of a patient residing in a health-care facility or board and care facility that constitutes a criminal violation under state law.

(7) "Knowingly" and "willfully" have the same meaning as set forth in section 18-1-501 (6).

(8) "Material information" means an assertion or information directly pertaining to a claim, record, statement, or representation that a reasonable person knows or should know will affect the action, conduct, or decision of the person who receives or is intended to receive the asserted information in a manner that would directly or indirectly benefit the person making the assertion.

(9) "Medicaid fraud and waste" means any act, by commission or omission, as described in section 24-31-808.

(10) "Medicaid program" means the medical assistance program authorized by Title XIX of the federal "Social Security Act" and implemented by the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act".

(11) "Neglect" means willful failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness, including any neglect that constitutes a criminal violation under state law.

(12) "Person" means an individual, public or private institution, corporation, partnership, association, or managed care entity.

(13) "Provider" means any person, employee, agent, representative, contractor, or subcontractor of a person:

(a) Who has entered into a provider agreement with the department of health care policy and financing to provide goods or services pursuant to the medicaid program;

(b) Who has entered into an agreement with a party to such a provider agreement under which the person agrees to provide goods or services that are reimbursable under the medicaid program;

(c) Who is reimbursed or receives compensation for delivering, purporting to deliver, or arranging for the delivery of health-care goods or services from the medicaid program;

(d) Who is defined as such in section 25.5-4-103 (19); or

(e) Who is defined as such in section 25.5-4-416 (1).

(14) "Records" means any medical, professional, or business records relating to the treatment or care of any beneficiary, to goods or services provided to any beneficiary, or to rates paid for goods or services provided to any beneficiary and any records that are required to be kept by the rules of the medicaid program.

(15) "Statement or representation" means any oral, written, or electronic communication that is used to identify an item of goods or a service for which reimbursement may be made under the medicaid program or that states income and expense and is or may be used to determine a rate of reimbursement under the medicaid program, that may serve as the basis for the calculation of a payment to a provider, or that may serve as a basis for receiving payment.

(16) "Unit" means the medicaid fraud control unit created in section 24-31-802.
C.R.S. § 24-34-406 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 4 / Section 24-34-406
24-34-406. Ruling on unemployment benefits not a bar
Status: in_force

24-34-406. Ruling on unemployment benefits not a bar. No findings, conclusions, or orders made pursuant to the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., shall be binding upon the commission in the exercise of its powers pursuant to parts 3 and 4 of this article; except that the commission may consider any explicit findings or conclusions on the issue of discrimination. If the decision under parts 3 and 4 of this article is in favor of the complainant, the respondent may present evidence of any unemployment benefits pursuant to articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., which were received by the complainant based on the same occurrence. The relief granted to the complainant shall be reduced by the amount of such benefits, as provided in section 8-2-119, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-416.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-416.5
24-33.5-416.5. Blue alert program - definitions - rules
Status: in_force

24-33.5-416.5. Blue alert program - definitions - rules. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that:

(a) A person who kills or inflicts a life-threatening injury upon a peace officer poses a serious and imminent threat to the safety of the public;

(b) When a person kills or inflicts a life-threatening injury upon peace officer, the first few hours after the act are critically important to apprehending the person; and

(c) It is therefore necessary to create an alert system to facilitate the immediate apprehension of such persons by law enforcement agencies of the state.

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

(a) "Blue alert" means an alert issued by the bureau pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(b) "Designated broadcaster" means a broadcaster that is designated by rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of this section to receive and broadcast a blue alert.

(c) "Notification period" means the period of time established by rules promulgated pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of this section, during which time a blue alert shall remain effective unless it is canceled by the bureau as described in paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of this section.

(d) "Peace officer" means:

(I) Any peace officer described by the provisions of part 1 of article 2.5 of title 16, C.R.S.; and

(II) A federal law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm and make arrests for violations of federal law.

(e) "Program" means the blue alert program created pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section.

(3) (a) To facilitate the immediate apprehension of persons who kill or inflict life-threatening injuries upon peace officers, there is hereby created the blue alert program to be implemented by the bureau on and after January 1, 2012. The program shall be a coordinated effort among the bureau, law enforcement agencies, and the state's public and commercial television and radio broadcasters.

(b) Using procedures established by rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, a law enforcement agency may notify the bureau after verifying that a peace officer has been killed or has received a life-threatening injury and the suspect or suspects have fled the scene of the offense.

(c) Upon receipt of a notice from a law enforcement agency that a peace officer has been killed or has received a life-threatening injury and the suspect or suspects have fled the scene of the offense, the bureau, using procedures established by rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, shall confirm the accuracy of the information and issue a blue alert.

(d) The bureau shall send the blue alert, including the notification period associated with the blue alert, to each designated broadcaster to be broadcast at designated intervals as specified in rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(e) A blue alert shall include:

(I) All appropriate information that the reporting law enforcement agency has that may assist in the apprehension of the suspect or suspects;

(II) A statement instructing anyone with information related to the killing or injuring of the peace officer to contact his or her local law enforcement agency; and

(III) A warning that the suspect or suspects are dangerous and that members of the public should not attempt to apprehend the suspect or suspects themselves.

(f) A federal, state, or local law enforcement agency that locates or apprehends the suspect or suspects shall notify the bureau as soon as practicable of such fact.

(g) A blue alert shall be canceled when the bureau notifies the designated broadcaster that the suspect or suspects have been apprehended or at the end of the notification period, whichever occurs first.

(4) On or before November 1, 2011, the executive director of the department of public safety shall promulgate rules in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of this title, for the implementation of the program. The rules shall include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Procedures for a law enforcement agency to use to notify the bureau that a peace officer has been killed or has received a life-threatening injury and the suspect or suspects have fled the scene of the offense;

(b) Procedures for the bureau to follow in confirming the reporting law enforcement agency's information and reporting the information to each designated broadcaster;

(c) The establishment of a notification period to be used for each blue alert;

(d) The intervals at which designated broadcasters shall issue a blue alert; and

(e) A list of designated broadcasters who have volunteered to participate in the broadcasting of blue alerts.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1406 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 24-30-1406
24-30-1406. Criminal liability
Status: in_force

24-30-1406. Criminal liability. (1) Any person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for a person providing professional services, who offers, agrees, or contracts to solicit or secure for any other person contracts for professional services with a state agency or state institution of higher education and who, in so doing, receives any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the making of the contract commits a class 4 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.

(2) Any person providing professional services who offers to pay or does pay any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the making of a contract for professional services with a state agency or state institution of higher education commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.

(3) Any state agency or state institution of higher education official or employee who solicits or secures or offers to solicit or secure a contract for professional services with a state agency or state institution of higher education and who is paid any fee, commission, gift, or other consideration contingent upon the making of such contract commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501.
C.R.S. § 24-34-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 1 / Section 24-34-102
24-34-102. Division of professions and occupations - creation - duties of division and depa
Status: repealed

24-34-102. Division of professions and occupations - creation - duties of division and department heads - license renewal, reinstatement, and endorsement - definitions - rules - review of functions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1810 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 18 / Section 24-33.5-1810
24-33.5-1810. School security disbursement program - created - rules - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1810. School security disbursement program - created - rules - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Disbursement program" means the school security disbursement program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) "Eligible entity" means a local education provider or an eligible nonprofit organization.

(c) "Eligible nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, that applies to work with specific local education providers or first responders, and that:

(I) Has experience providing training for school safety incident response;

(II) Has experience working with law enforcement agencies and other first responders;

(III) Has experience working with school districts, school personnel, and students on issues related to school safety incident response; and

(IV) Identifies in its application local education providers or first responders that will participate in school safety incident response training or programs.

(d) "Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school that is authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, an institute charter school that is authorized pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or a board of cooperative services as defined in section 22-5-103.

(2) (a) There is created in the department the school security disbursement program to provide disbursements to eligible entities to use for the purposes described in subsection (3) of this section to improve security within public schools.

(b) Subject to available appropriations, the department shall disburse money to applicants as provided in subsection (5) of this section from money credited to the school security disbursement cash fund, created in section 24-33.5-1811. It is the intent of the general assembly that the department distribute the money credited to the school security disbursement cash fund as quickly as practicable based on the receipt of qualifying applications.

(3) An eligible entity that receives a disbursement from the disbursement program may use the disbursed money only for the following purposes:

(a) Capital construction that improves the security of a public school facility or public school vehicle, including but not limited to any structure or installed hardware, device, or equipment that protects a public school facility or public school vehicle and the students, educators, and other individuals who attend, work in, or visit a public school facility or are transported in a public school vehicle from threats of physical harm including but not limited to any structure or installed hardware, device, or equipment that:

(I) Prevents the entry of unauthorized individuals into a public school facility or a protected space within a public school facility or onto a public school vehicle; or

(II) Can be used to expedite communication when a threat is present;

(b) Training in student threat assessment for all school building staff who have contact with students, which must include best practices for conducting threat assessments, such as instruction on how to prevent bias when conducting a threat assessment;

(c) In collaboration with local law enforcement agencies, providing the training for peace officers on interactions with students at school;

(d) School emergency response training for all school building staff;

(e) Programs to help students become more resilient in meeting the daily challenges they face without resorting to violence against themselves or others, including addressing the fundamental causes of violence and aggression and helping students become responsible members of their schools, neighborhoods, communities, and families;

(f) Developing and providing training programs, curriculums, and seminars related to school safety incident response;

(g) Developing best practices and protocols related to school safety incident response;

(h) Implementing a school resource officer program; and

(i) To implement a co-responder program.

(4) An eligible entity, including any combination of eligible entities that wish to apply together as a single, regional applicant, may apply for a disbursement from the disbursement program by submitting an application to the department that includes the following information:

(a) The purpose or purposes described in subsection (3) of this section for which the applicant is requesting the disbursement;

(b) The amount of disbursed money requested based on an itemized estimate of the expected cost of the purpose or purposes for which the applicant is requesting the disbursement and taking into account any matching money, if applicable, pursuant to subsection (5) of this section;

(c) Evidence of the availability of and commitment of the applicant to use financial resources to match the amount of the disbursement;

(d) The applicant's commitment to provide information to the department as required for the annual report described in subsection (6) of this section;

(e) If the eligible entity is a charter school that is authorized pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, located within a school district facility, and participating in the school district's safety and security services, information demonstrating that the charter school has collaborated with the school district in preparing and submitting the application; and

(f) Any additional information, as specified by rule of the executive director, that is necessary for the department to evaluate the likely effectiveness of the applicant's use of the disbursed money in improving security in public school facilities or vehicles.

(5) The department shall review each application received pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. Subject to available appropriations, the department shall disburse money to the applicant if the department determines that the application meets the requirements specified in subsection (4) of this section and the purpose or purposes for which the applicant intends to use the disbursed money are likely to improve security in public school facilities or vehicles and are not likely to exacerbate identified student disciplinary disparities. The department shall give priority to applicants that commit to providing financial resources to match the amount of the disbursement. The department shall determine the disbursement amount taking into account the amount identified in the application.

(6) (a) On or before August 1, 2023, and on or before August 1 each year thereafter, each eligible entity that received a disbursement in the preceding school year shall submit a report to the department specifying the amount received; the source and amount of matching money provided, if applicable; and the purpose or purposes for which the eligible entity used the disbursed money, including an itemized accounting of how the money was expended.

(b) Beginning with the annual presentation in 2024 provided by the department to the committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203, the department shall include in the annual presentation a summary of the reports received pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this section. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), beginning in January 2024, and every January thereafter, the department shall submit a summary of the reports received pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this section to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees.

(7) The executive director shall promulgate rules pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of this title 24, to establish the time frames for submitting disbursement applications and awarding disbursements and to specify any additional information that must be included in disbursement applications as described in subsection (4)(f) of this section.

(8) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2032.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-905 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 9 / Section 24-37.5-905
24-37.5-905. Broadband deployment - grant program - high cost support mechanism money - broad
Status: repealed

24-37.5-905. Broadband deployment - grant program - high cost support mechanism money - broadband office administrative fund - creation - criteria - rules - reports - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Broadband" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102.

(b) "Broadband network" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102.

(c) "Commission" means the public utilities commission created in section 40-2-101.

(d) "HCSM" means the high cost support mechanism created pursuant to section 40-15-208.

(e) "Incumbent provider" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102 (9.5).

(f) "Middle mile infrastructure" has the meaning set forth in 47 U.S.C. sec. 1741 (a)(9), as amended.

(2) (a) The broadband office shall administer a broadband deployment grant program in accordance with this section. The broadband office shall direct the commission to authorize a third-party contractor of the HCSM to disburse money from the HCSM for broadband deployment grants approved by the broadband office. The commission shall authorize disbursements of money from the HCSM for broadband deployment grants only as directed by the broadband office.

(b) (I) The broadband office may allocate money from the HCSM for the deployment of broadband in unserved and underserved areas of the state pursuant to this section and section 40-15-208 through the use of the HCSM surcharge and surcharge rate in effect on January 1, 2018. In determining the definition of unserved and underserved areas, the standards used by the broadband office must be consistent with broadband benchmark standards and any revisions to the standards, as determined by the federal communications commission and the national telecommunications and information administration in the United States department of commerce. Pursuant to sections 40-15-207 and 40-15-208, the commission shall determine the funds available for broadband deployment from the HCSM money. The HCSM third-party contractor shall maintain and hold the money available for broadband deployment in a separate account from the money used for basic voice service. Money held for broadband deployment must not be disbursed for basic voice service, and money held for basic voice service must not be disbursed for broadband deployment.

(II) To maximize the efficacy of the grant program, the broadband office may use HCSM money allocated for broadband deployment pursuant to this subsection (2) and section 40-15-208 in order to conduct, or cause to be conducted, studies to assess broadband needs in the state.

(3) (a) Up to five percent of the money allocated from the HCSM for broadband deployment may be used to cover the broadband office's direct and indirect costs to administer the grant program, including to cover staffing costs for the grant program. Money that is allocated for such purposes is credited to the broadband office administrative fund, which fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of all money allocated from the HCSM for the broadband office's administration of the grant program and all money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes set forth in this section. All interest earned from the investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. All money not expended at the end of a state fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund or any other fund.

(b) Except as required to comply with subsections (2)(b)(II) and (3)(a) of this section, the broadband office shall not award itself money from the HCSM.

(c) The broadband office shall prohibit grant recipients from using grant money to subsidize expenses associated with telecommunications operational expenses, with the exception of a one-time technology and innovation expense and regulatory compliance.

(4) On or before December 31, 2024, the broadband office shall establish grant program criteria and guidelines for awarding HCSM money for new projects to expand broadband access and to increase broadband affordability in the state, which criteria and guidelines must include:

(a) The establishment of a two-tiered grant program that prioritizes funding as follows:

(I) Up to sixty percent of available grant money must be used to finance tier one projects for middle mile infrastructure; and

(II) Up to forty percent of available grant money must be used to finance tier two projects and otherwise underfunded broadband needs, including, but not limited to:

(A) Pole replacements and attachments, line extensions, long drops, network upgrades that strengthen cybersecurity, and network infrastructure, including wireline and wireless facilities such as towers and satellite infrastructure; and

(B) Digital equity initiatives to help close the digital divide in the state, including initiatives for basic internet access, computer and device distribution, digital literacy training, and broadband workforce development training;

(b) The following minimum requirements for projects that are awarded grant money:

(I) Support for broadband deployment in unserved or underserved areas;

(II) Speed requirements;

(III) Matching funding requirements;

(IV) Applicant eligibility requirements;

(V) Generally accepted industry reliability and performance standards;

(VI) Timelines for completion of a project;

(VII) Reasonable cost requirements for a project;

(VIII) Compliance standards; and

(IX) Reporting and accountability requirements; and

(c) The following criteria for reviewing and prioritizing applicants' proposed projects:

(I) The purpose and project impacts;

(II) The geographic distribution of broadband deployment;

(III) Broadband network redundancy, diversity, and latency;

(IV) Broadband network speeds;

(V) The amount of matching money available;

(VI) The cost-effectiveness of the project;

(VII) The amount of support the project would provide for low-income households; and

(VIII) The extent to which the project would support critically unserved areas.

(5) In establishing the grant program, the broadband office shall:

(a) Solicit input from the general public and various stakeholders, including at least the following groups of stakeholders:

(I) Industry associations;

(II) Local governments;

(III) Tribal governments;

(IV) Other state agencies;

(V) Federal agencies;

(VI) Broadband consumers; and

(VII) Other key stakeholders that the broadband office identifies;

(b) Create a work group, including the external stakeholders identified in subsection (5)(a) of this section, to help review grant applications and recommend projects for grant awards;

(c) Establish a formal appeals process for grant applications that are not awarded grants. The sole remedy for an applicant that prevails on appeal is the financing of the applicant's proposed project in the current or next fiscal year, subject to the availability of money in the HCSM.

(d) As part of a grant application that an applicant files or as part of an appeal of a grant decision that an appellant files, require that the applicant or appellant include a speed test performed:

(I) On an incumbent provider's broadband network; and

(II) In accordance with industry-standard speed-test protocols identified by the federal communications commission;

(e) Include a formal process by which the broadband office, eligible applicants, and incumbent providers may challenge or appeal an applicant's data included in the application to prevent the financing of projects that would cause overbuild or duplication of federal or other state funding; and

(f) Establish a process for ensuring that projects that are awarded grants comply with all state and federal broadband deployment reporting obligations.

(6) Pursuant to section 24-37.5-106 (4), the chief information officer may promulgate rules to implement this section and shall specifically consider promulgating rules to implement subsections (2), (4), and (5) of this section.

(7) The broadband office may contract with a third party to perform administrative functions related to administering the grant program.

(8) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 1, 2025, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter, the broadband office shall submit an annual report to the joint budget committee and the joint technology committee, or their successor committees, summarizing for the previous calendar year:

(a) The broadband office's grant activities; and

(b) HCSM expenditures made for broadband deployment.

(9) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2030. Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 24-46-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46 / Part 1 / Section 24-46-104
24-46-104. Powers and duties of commission
Status: repealed

24-46-104. Powers and duties of commission. (1) The commission has the following powers and duties:

(a) To adopt an annual budget;

(b) To develop operating guidelines relating to the manner and forms of financial assistance such as loans, grants, and local match requirements to be provided for various types of projects;

(c) To review the economic needs of the various geographical regions of Colorado;

(d) To identify the types of businesses which need the most support in terms of economic development;

(e) and (f) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 823, § 1, effective March 29, 1991.)

(g) To make information and assistance available for businesses interested in relocating or expanding their operations in the state of Colorado;

(h) To receive and expend donations or grants from the private sector;

(i) To contract for those services, including personnel services, and materials required by the activities of the commission;

(j) To review and recommend to the governor expenditures of moneys of the fund for economic incentives and marketing, as provided in section 24-46-105, for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the commission, as authorized in section 24-46-103 (2), and for operational expenses of the commission;

(k) To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties which are consistent with the purposes for which the commission was created and which are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the commission's assigned responsibilities;

(l) and (m) Repealed.

(n) To contract with the Colorado housing and finance authority, created in part 7 of article 4 of title 29, for the operation of:

(I) A Colorado credit reserve program for the purpose of increasing the availability of credit to small businesses in Colorado; and

(II) Repealed.

(o) To oversee the Colorado office of film, television, and media loan guarantee program pursuant to section 24-48.5-115 and the performance-based incentive for film production in Colorado pursuant to section 24-48.5-116; and

(p) To consult with the Colorado office of economic development pursuant to section 24-48.5-117.

(q) (I) To expend eight million dollars to contract with the Colorado housing and finance authority, created in part 7 of article 4 of title 29, for the creation and operation of one or more of the following programs to benefit low- to moderate-income residents in local governments that have been certified as accessory dwelling unit supportive jurisdictions by the department of local affairs:

(A) An accessory dwelling unit credit enhancement program that supports lenders offering affordable loans to eligible low- and moderate-income borrowers for the construction or conversion of accessory dwelling units;

(B) A program that allows for the buying down of interest rates on loans made to eligible low- and moderate-income borrowers in connection with the construction or conversion of accessory dwelling units;

(C) A program that offers down payment assistance in connection with accessory dwelling units, principal reduction on loans to eligible low- and moderate-income borrowers made in connection with accessory dwelling units, or both; or

(D) A program in which the Colorado housing and finance authority offers loans, revolving lines of credit, or grants to eligible non-profits, public housing authorities, and community development financial institutions to make direct loans or grants to support the construction or conversion of accessory dwelling units for low- and moderate-income borrowers or tenants.

(II) Any contract made by the commission with the Colorado housing and finance authority pursuant to this subsection (1)(q) may include normal and customary fees and expenses for administrating the programs described in this subsection (1)(q).

(2) The commission shall report to the general assembly no later than November 1 of each year regarding the work of the commission. The report shall include the information required to be collected by the commission pursuant to section 24-46-105.1.
C.R.S. § 24-101-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 101 / Part 1 / Section 24-101-107
24-101-107. Procurement ethics
Status: in_force

24-101-107. Procurement ethics. Any person who is employed by a governmental body who purchases goods or services or is involved in the purchasing process for the state, any end users of such goods and services, any vendor or contractor that does business with the state, and any other interested third parties to the procurement process shall enhance the proficiency and stature of the purchasing process by adhering to the highest standards of ethical behavior.
C.R.S. § 24-103-207 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 2 / Section 24-103-207
24-103-207. State purchases of recycled paper and recycled products
Status: repealed

24-103-207. State purchases of recycled paper and recycled products. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-3308 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 33 / Section 24-32-3308
24-32-3308. Violation - penalty
Status: in_force

24-32-3308. Violation - penalty. (1) A manufacturer who violates any of the provisions of this part 33 or any rule promulgated pursuant to section 24-32-3305 is subject to revocation or suspension of the manufacturer's registration, fines, or any other measures as prescribed by rule promulgated by the division or other applicable state law. The division may issue a fine of up to one thousand dollars for each violation. Multiple violations of this part 33 committed during the construction of a single factory-built structure constitute one violation. A separate violation is deemed to have occurred with respect to each factory-built structure involved. A civil penalty collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted to the state treasurer who must credit the same to the building regulation fund created in section 24-32-3309.

(2) In the case of any unit certified under the federal act, civil and criminal penalties provided for in the federal act must be imposed. Any civil penalty collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who must credit the same to the building regulation fund.
C.R.S. § 24-71.3-121 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 71.3 / Section 24-71.3-121
24-71.3-121. Construction with other laws
Status: in_force

24-71.3-121. Construction with other laws. In the event of any conflict between article 71 of this title and this article, this article shall control, but only to the extent of such conflict.
C.R.S. § 24-11-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 11 / Section 24-11-105
24-11-105. Governor to issue proclamation
Status: in_force

24-11-105. Governor to issue proclamation. Annually, at the proper season, the governor shall issue a proclamation calling the attention of the people to the provisions of section 24-11-104 and recommending and enjoining their due observance. The commissioner of education shall promote, by all proper means, the observance of the day.
C.R.S. § 24-21-509 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-509
24-21-509. Signature if individual unable to sign
Status: in_force

24-21-509. Signature if individual unable to sign. (1) If an individual is physically unable to sign a record, the individual may, in the presence of the notarial officer, direct an individual other than the notarial officer to sign the individual's name on the record. The notarial officer shall insert "Signature affixed by (name of other individual) at the direction of (name of individual)" or words of similar import under or near the signature.

(2) A notary public may use signals or electronic or mechanical means to take an acknowledgment from, administer an oath or affirmation to, or otherwise communicate with any individual in the presence of the notary public when it appears that the individual is unable to communicate verbally or in writing.
C.R.S. § 24-92-305 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 92 / Part 3 / Section 24-92-305
24-92-305. Energy sector public works projects - record keeping - reporting - craft labor c
Status: in_force

24-92-305. Energy sector public works projects - record keeping - reporting - craft labor certification - sanctions - compliance with best value employment metrics. (1) The lead contractor for an energy sector public works project shall prepare certified payroll records for craft workers directly employed by the contractor, obtain certified payroll records from all contractors and subcontractors on the projects, and submit the records to the public utility or other owner of the energy sector public works project on a weekly basis. Each lead contractor and subcontractor shall certify, under the penalty of perjury, that the records provide complete and accurate information for all craft workers employed on the project.

(2) The lead contractor for an energy sector public works project shall prepare a craft labor certification on a quarterly basis for work that is being performed under affected projects.

(3) A craft labor certification must include the following:

(a) A sworn attestation, under the penalty of perjury, that the lead contractor is fully compliant with all employment, training, and wage requirements of section 24-92-115 (7) and part 2 of this article 92; and

(b) An identical, equivalent craft labor certification executed in the same manner by all subcontractors participating in the energy sector public works project.

(4) The public utility, cooperative electric association, independent power producer, or other owner of an energy sector public works project is responsible for maintenance of records for all craft labor certifications. The public utility, cooperative electric association, independent power producer, or other owner of an energy sector public works project shall either provide copies quarterly or require by contract that the lead contractor provide copies quarterly, to the department of labor and employment for review and oversight purposes.

(5) No later than January 1, 2029, and at least five years thereafter, the state auditor's office shall conduct an audit of the commission's approval of energy sector public works projects. The purpose of the audit is to establish oversight and accountability for compliance with section 40-2-129, and to determine whether a sample of projects that have been approved by the commission are fully compliant with all employment, training, wage, and apprenticeship requirements of section 24-92-115 (7) and part 2 of this article 92. The audit must consider information and records related to the craft labor certifications that are collected and maintained by the department of labor and employment. The department of labor and employment shall provide any information needed to perform the audit as requested by the state auditor's office.

(a) The audit process must select a sample of projects for review and ensure that the scope of the audit encompasses the broad types of energy sector public works projects.

(b) Upon release of the audit report by the legislative audit committee, the state auditor must make the results of the audit available to the public.

(c) After conducting two audits under this subsection (5), the state auditor may conduct additional audits in the state auditor's discretion.

(6) Violations of the requirements specified in this section, including wage and hour violations, violations of apprenticeship requirements, falsification of records, or willful non-compliance, are subject to the penalties and enforcement rights and remedies described in sections 24-92-115 (3), 24-92-209, 24-92-210, and 24-109-105.

(7) If an energy sector public works project uses federal funding that requires compliance with the federal "Davis-Bacon Act", 40 U.S.C. sec. 3141 et seq., or related statutes, the owner of the energy sector public works project shall:

(a) Notify the public utilities commission of their intent to use federal funding to fund, in whole or in part, the energy sector public works project; and

(b) Require the lead contractors and all other contractors and subcontractors working on the energy sector public works project to pay applicable federally stipulated wage and benefit rates and provide certified payroll reports to the public utilities commission in the same manner required by subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1006 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 10 / Section 24-51-1006
24-51-1006. Cost of living increases
Status: repealed

24-51-1006. Cost of living increases. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-826 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 8 / Section 24-33.5-826
24-33.5-826. Qualified volunteers - leave of absence - private employees
Status: in_force

24-33.5-826. Qualified volunteers - leave of absence - private employees. (1) Any qualified volunteer who is employed by a private employer and who is called into service by a volunteer organization for a disaster is entitled to a leave of absence from the qualified volunteer's employment, other than employment of a temporary nature, for the time when the qualified volunteer is serving. The leave allowed for a qualified volunteer pursuant to this section shall not exceed a total of fifteen workdays in any calendar year, and the leave shall be allowed only if the volunteer is called into service for a disaster and provides proof that he or she is a qualified volunteer pursuant to section 24-33.5-824 (2).

(2) The leave of absence allowed pursuant to this section shall be construed as an absence with leave and without pay and shall not affect the qualified volunteer's rights to vacation, sick leave, bonus, advancement, or other employment benefits or advantages relating to and normally to be expected for the qualified volunteer's particular employment.

(3) The leave of absence pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be allowed only if the qualified volunteer returns to his or her employment as soon as practicable after being relieved from emergency volunteer service.

(4) The employer of a qualified volunteer who takes a leave of absence from employment to engage in emergency volunteer service shall, upon the qualified volunteer's completion of the emergency volunteer service, restore the qualified volunteer to the position the volunteer held prior to the leave of absence or to a similar position.

(5) Notwithstanding this section, an employer shall not be required to provide leave pursuant to this section to more than twenty percent of the employer's employees on any workday.

(6) Notwithstanding this section, an employer shall not be required to allow leave pursuant to this section for any employee designated as an essential employee. For the purposes of this subsection (6), "essential employee" means an employee who the employer deems to be essential to the operation of the employer's daily enterprise, whose absence would likely cause the employer to suffer economic injury, or whose duties include assisting in disaster recovery for the employer.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1506 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 15 / Section 24-51-1506
24-51-1506. Additional choices within first five years
Status: in_force

24-51-1506. Additional choices within first five years. (1) An eligible employee who is a member of the association's defined contribution plan, except for individuals who became members of the association's defined contribution plan pursuant to section 24-51-1501 (2) or 24-51-1503 (3), may elect, at any time during the second to fifth year of membership in the plan, to terminate membership in the plan and to become a member of the association's defined benefit plan with benefits and contribution rates specified in parts 4 to 12 of this article. Such election shall be irrevocable.

(2) A member who elects to join the defined benefit plan pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may, upon meeting the requirements of section 24-51-505, purchase service credit for the period of employment covered by the defined contribution plan. The cost to purchase such service shall be the same as the cost determined by the board for the purchase of noncovered employment. The member may elect to have any portion of the member's account paid from the defined contribution plan to the defined benefit plan to facilitate the purchase of service credit through a direct rollover in accordance with section 401 (a)(31) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended. The member may not be vested in the defined contribution plan upon purchasing service credit for employment that was covered by the defined contribution plan.

(3) The board, in its sole discretion, may provide optional coverage for disability, survivor, and retiree health-care benefits to members of the association's defined contribution plan.

(4) An eligible employee who is a member of the association's defined benefit plan may elect, at any time during the second to fifth year of membership in the plan, to terminate membership in the plan and to become a member of the association's defined contribution plan created pursuant to this part 15. Such election shall be irrevocable.
C.R.S. § 24-90-512 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-512
24-90-512. Determining and fixing rate of levy
Status: in_force

24-90-512. Determining and fixing rate of levy. The governing body shall determine the amount of moneys necessary to be raised by a levy on the taxable property located within the facilities district, taking into consideration other sources of revenue of the library district and the facilities district, and shall fix a rate of levy that, when levied upon every dollar of the valuation for assessment of taxable property within the facilities district together with other revenues, shall raise the amount required by the library district and the facilities district during the ensuing fiscal year to supply funds for paying expenses of organization and the costs of acquiring, financing, constructing, installing, operating, or maintaining the library capital facilities and promptly to pay in full when due all interest on and principal of general obligation bonds, indebtedness, and other obligations issued by the library district or the facilities district for the library capital facilities located within the facilities district. In the event of accruing defaults or deficiencies, additional levies may be made as provided in section 24-90-513. In accordance with the time schedule provided in section 39-5-128, C.R.S., the governing body shall certify to the board of county commissioners of each county in which the facilities district or a portion of the facilities district lies the rate so fixed in order that, at the time and in the manner required by law for the levying of taxes, such board of county commissioners shall levy such tax upon the valuation for assessment of all taxable property within the facilities district.
C.R.S. § 24-90-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 1 / Section 24-90-103
24-90-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-90-103. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Academic library" means a library established and maintained by a state-supported institution of higher education primarily for the use of its students and faculty.

(2) "County library" means a public library established and maintained by a county.

(3) "Governmental unit" means any county, city, city and county, town, or school district of the state of Colorado.

(3.5) "Institutional library" means a library, with the exception of a law library, contained within a correctional, residential, or mental health facility operated by the state.

(4) "Joint library" means a library established and jointly funded through an agreement by two or more governmental units or by one or more governmental units and an institution of higher education providing at least two of the following types of library services: Academic, public, or school.

(4.5) "Legal service area" means the geographic area for which a public library has been established to offer services and from which, or on behalf of which, the library derives income. A "legal service area" shall be defined in terms of geographic units for which official population estimates can be obtained or derived annually from the Colorado state data center. Legal service area population estimates shall be collected and reported according to guidelines developed by the state library. "Legal service area" includes any areas served under contract for which the library is the primary provider of library services and for which the library receives funds to serve.

(5) "Legislative body" means the body authorized to determine the amount of taxes to be levied in a governmental unit or in a library district or that undertakes other action on behalf of the governmental unit or library district as specified in this article. Governing bodies to which the term legislative body may apply include but are not limited to a board of county commissioners, a city council, a town board of trustees, or a library board of trustees as the context requires.

(5.5) "Library" means an entity that provides:

(a) An organized collection of printed or other resources or a combination of such resources;

(b) Paid staff;

(c) An established schedule in which services of the staff are available to its clientele; and

(d) The facilities necessary to support such collection, staff, and schedule.

(6) "Library district" means a public library established as its own taxing authority by one or more governmental units or parts thereof. A library district shall be a political subdivision of the state.

(7) "Library network" means libraries or other organizations cooperatively interconnected by communication links or channels which can be used for the exchange or transfer of materials and information.

(8) and (9) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2442, § 1, effective August 15, 2003.)

(9.5) "Metropolitan area" means a geographical area designated as a metropolitan area by the office of management and budget of the United States government.

(10) "Municipality" means any city or any town operating under general or special laws of the state of Colorado or any home rule city or town, the charter or ordinances of which contain no provisions inconsistent with the provisions of this part 1.

(11) "Municipal library" means a public library established and maintained by a municipality.

(12) "Notice" means publication, once a week for two consecutive weeks, in one newspaper of general circulation in the library service area or proposed library service area or by more than one such newspaper if no single newspaper is generally circulated throughout said area. Not less than seven days, excluding the day of the first publication but including the day of the last publication, shall intervene between the first and last publications.

(13) (a) "Public library" means an administrative entity that is:

(I) Operated and maintained for the free use of the public residing within its legal service area;

(II) Operated and maintained in whole or in part with money derived from local taxation; and

(III) Open to the public a minimum number of hours per week in accordance with rules established by the state library.

(b) An administrative entity may provide public library services through a single public outlet or any combination of any of the following types of outlets: A central or main library, branch libraries, or bookmobiles.

(13.5) "Public library services" means services customarily provided by a public library.

(14) "Publicly supported library" means a library supported principally with money derived from taxation. Publicly supported libraries shall include all public libraries and may include academic libraries, school libraries, and special libraries.

(15) "Registered elector" or "elector" means a person who is registered to vote at general elections in this state.

(15.5) "Regional library authority" means a separate governmental entity created by an agreement entered into by any two or more governmental units for the purpose of providing and funding public library services to the residents of the governmental units that are parties to the agreement.

(16) "Regional library service system" means an organization of publicly supported member libraries, established to provide, develop, and coordinate cooperative interlibrary services within a designated geographical area, that is governed by an independent board.

(17) "Resource center" means a library designated through contractual arrangements with the state library to provide specialized, statewide library services.

(18) "School library" means a library established and maintained by a school district for the use of its students and staff as well as for the general public under such regulations as the board of education of the school district may prescribe.

(19) "Special library" means a library established and maintained primarily for the use of a specialized population, including libraries operated by an Indian tribe having a reservation in this state; except that, where the specialized population that is an Indian tribe having a reservation in this state requests classification of a library established and maintained for its use as a public library and the library satisfies the definition of a public library as specified in subsection (13) of this section, the library shall be treated as a public library for purposes of this article.

(20) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2442, § 1, effective August 15, 2003.)

(21) "State library" means the state library created pursuant to section 24-90-104.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1405 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 14 / Section 24-30-1405
24-30-1405. Public notice
Status: in_force

24-30-1405. Public notice. When professional services are required to be contracted for, public notice shall be given by the state agency or state institution of higher education if the basic construction cost of the project is estimated by the state agency or state institution of higher education to be more than one million dollars or if the fee for professional services is estimated to exceed one hundred thousand dollars. The public notice shall be given at least fifteen days prior to the selection of the three or more most highly qualified persons by the principal representative pursuant to section 24-30-1403 (2), and, except for projects under the supervision of the department of transportation, the public notice shall be given no later than eight weeks after the date on which the appropriation for the project becomes law. The public notice shall be given by publication at least once in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation in this state or in an electronic medium approved by the executive director of the department of personnel. The public notice shall contain a general description of the proposed project and shall indicate the procedure by which interested persons may apply for consideration for the contract.
C.R.S. § 24-50-303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 3 / Section 24-50-303
24-50-303. No compensation - rights of National Guard
Status: in_force

24-50-303. No compensation - rights of National Guard. (1) The provisions of this part 3 shall not be interpreted as requiring the payment by this state or any of its departments, agencies, or officers of the compensation of any officer or employee during the period of service as provided in this part 3 or the period within which such officer or employee retains his status after such service.

(2) Any officer or employee of this state who was a member of the National Guard at the time of entering into the armed forces of the United States shall receive his usual and regular salary or compensation from the state in the year when he first entered the armed forces for a period of time equivalent to the annual encampment period, not exceeding fifteen days.
C.R.S. § 24-38.8-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.8 / Section 24-38.8-101
24-38.8-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-38.8-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Ensuring a thriving future for the state of Colorado and its citizens requires a collaborative, coordinated, and proactive statewide effort to identify, plan for, address, and avoid any detrimental impacts of climate change. Avoiding future disasters, and detrimental impacts to our natural systems, built environment, and people, by means of thorough and coordinated planning and preparedness will be more efficient and cost effective than short-term solutions.

(b) Undertaking a data-driven, comprehensive, and aggregate analysis of population and environmental trends to understand the likely impact on Colorado's infrastructure, people, landscapes, ecosystems, and communities will aid in informing the state and local governments about potential threats; aligning resources; identifying gaps in policy, coordination, or communication; and developing efficient, effective, and equitable solutions.

(c) A comprehensive, strategic plan for how Colorado can grow in a manner that achieves the state's climate mitigation goals and adapts to a warming climate will provide the state with a path for becoming more climate-resilient, affordable, inclusive, and economically competitive.

(d) In 2015, the state of Colorado wisely undertook a long-term, comprehensive, living approach to evaluating and planning the future of the state's water resources through the development of the Colorado water plan. Much as water is the lifeblood of the state, Colorado's climate future is vital to the health of Colorado communities. The state, therefore, should make the same effort to address its climate future as it does to address water conservation given the demonstrated and increasing impacts of climate change on the state's communities, infrastructure, and natural systems.

(e) The state of Colorado is expected to continue to grow, adding more than one million eight hundred thousand new people between 2020 and 2050. This population growth will lead to dynamic shifts in how the movement of goods and people impacts statewide resources, systems, communities, economies, and the state's public lands, air, water resources, and wildlife resources.

(f) While Colorado grows, a changing climate is already showing increasingly long-term detrimental effects on our water resources, public lands, wildlife populations, and forest health, as well as our public infrastructure, built environment, and public health.

(g) The number of disasters around the world has increased by a factor of five over the previous fifty years, and the rate of increase is expected to continue and accelerate. Colorado continues to experience significant climate change induced natural disasters, including wildfires, drought, flash flooding, and mudslides that have resulted in significant increases in the use of state resources and work time expended by state employees. By 2050, without significant interventions, the average area of our state burned by fire each year is expected to increase anywhere from fifty percent to two hundred percent.

(h) The general assembly, through House Bill 19-1261, enacted in 2019, has set goals to ensure that the state will reduce greenhouse gas pollution. Relative to 2005 levels, the state has set goals to reduce greenhouse gas pollution statewide by twenty-six percent by 2025, fifty percent by 2030, and ninety percent by 2050.

(i) The state's natural systems, lands, waters, air, and wildlife face significant impacts from climate change and changing demographics, and represent foundational elements of Colorado's character, statewide economies, and local economies. A comprehensive approach to climate preparedness must address the needs of the state's natural systems, lands, waters, air, and wildlife to ensure thriving systems and their long-term health. A comprehensive approach to climate preparedness should support the critical role that voluntary and incentive-based conservation measures play in supporting agricultural producers and private landowners while achieving broader ecosystem benefits. A comprehensive approach to climate preparedness should also address the need to ensure resilient and connected landscapes that are critically important for ecosystem health in facing the impacts of climate change.

(j) Following passage of the federal "American Rescue Plan Act", the United States congress has passed the once-in-a-generation, federal "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" that will directly provide over three billion dollars to Colorado for critical infrastructure and other areas of needed investment over the next five years. These rare, one-time investments will have a profound impact on the way the state grows. These investments should be planned and undertaken in concert with the goals articulated by House Bill 19-1261, in a manner that seeks to avoid future disasters and support climate adaptation needs, and are assisted by a coordinated effort.

(k) The state can realize the best outcomes in preparing for climate and demographic changes by promoting strong partnerships with local governments and community partners; identifying needs, support, and incentives for local communities; and fostering coordination among local governments to achieve regional and statewide benefits.

(l) The state must ensure that equity, environmental justice, and representation are central considerations of state preparedness, planning, coordination, and outcomes. Equity must be a key value in preparing for a world that is impacted by climate change and ever increasing disasters to ensure the representation of those communities that stand to be the most affected by a changing climate.
C.R.S. § 24-54.3-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.3 / Section 24-54.3-101
24-54.3-101. Short title
Status: in_force

24-54.3-101. Short title. The short title of this article 54.3 is the "Colorado Secure Savings Program Act".
C.R.S. § 24-90-301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 3 / Section 24-90-301
24-90-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-90-301. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby declares that access to information is of utmost importance to the people of the state of Colorado; that people with better access to information have enhanced opportunities to improve the quality of their own lives, their children's lives, and the contributions they make to their communities and the state; and that access to online information accessed through libraries should be equal throughout the state, regardless of place of residence or economic status.
C.R.S. § 24-92-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 92 / Part 1 / Section 24-92-102
24-92-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-92-102. Definitions. As used in this article 92, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agency of government" means any agency, department, division, board, bureau, commission, institution, or section of this state which is a budgetary unit exercising construction contracting authority or discretion.

(2) "Construction contract" or "contract" means any agreement for building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing any public project of any kind. For the purposes of this article, the terms include capital construction, capital renewal, and controlled maintenance, as defined in section 24-30-1301.

(3) "Cost" means the total cost of labor, materials, provisions, supplies, equipment rentals, equipment purchases, insurance, supervision, engineering, clerical, and accounting services, the value of the use of equipment, including its replacement value, owned by a state agency, and reasonable estimates of other administrative costs not otherwise directly attributable to the public project which may be reasonably apportioned to such project in accordance with generally accepted cost accounting principles and standards.

(4) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is reimbursed for costs which are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and the provisions of this article.

(5) "Invitation for bids" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids.

(6) "Low responsible bidder" means any contractor who has bid in compliance with the invitation to bid and within the requirements of the plans and specifications for a public project, who is the low bidder, and who has furnished bonds or their equivalent as required by law.

(7) "Project description" means the words used in a solicitation to describe the construction to be performed, and includes specifications attached to, or made a part of, the solicitation.

(8) (a) "Public project" means any construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or improvement of any land, building, structure, facility, road, highway, bridge, or other public improvement suitable for and intended for use in the promotion of the public health, welfare, or safety and any maintenance programs for the upkeep of such projects.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection (8), "public project" does not include any project for which appropriation or expenditure of moneys may be reasonably expected not to exceed five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate for any fiscal year. Nothing in this paragraph (b) shall affect the requirements for the delivery of bonds or security pursuant to sections 24-105-202, 38-26-105, and 38-26-106, C.R.S.

(c) "Public project" does not include any project under the supervision of the department of transportation for which appropriation or expenditure of funds may be reasonably expected not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate of any fiscal year, annually adjusted for inflation as provided in section 24-92-109 (1)(b).

(9) "Responsible officer" means the person having overall contract administration responsibility for an agency of government.
C.R.S. § 24-34-302 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 3 / Section 24-34-302
24-34-302. Civil rights division - director - powers and duties
Status: in_force

24-34-302. Civil rights division - director - powers and duties. (1) There is created in the department of regulatory agencies a division of state government designated as the Colorado civil rights division, the head of which is the director of the Colorado civil rights division. The director is appointed by the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, and the executive director shall give good faith consideration to the recommendations of the commission prior to making the appointment. The Colorado civil rights division and the director of the Colorado civil rights division are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(2) The director shall appoint such investigators and other personnel as may be necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the division. The director and the staff of the division shall receive, investigate, and make determinations on charges alleging unfair or discriminatory practices in violation of parts 4 to 7 of this article.
C.R.S. § 24-50-103.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-103.7
24-50-103.7. Model child care program study
Status: repealed

24-50-103.7. Model child care program study. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-1714 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 17 / Section 24-51-1714
24-51-1714. Eligibility - retirements requiring actuarial reduction
Status: in_force

24-51-1714. Eligibility - retirements requiring actuarial reduction. (1) This section shall only apply to DPS members who have five or more years of service credit as of January 1, 2011. For DPS members who have less than five years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, eligibility for retirement requiring an actuarial reduction shall be governed by section 24-51-604.

(2) Whenever a contributing member or affiliate member pursuant to the DPS plan has completed a period of twenty-five years of active service with the district but has not attained the age of fifty-five years, said member shall be eligible for retirement for superannuation but with reduced benefits in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 24-51-1715. Any such retirement shall be voluntary and reflect the choice of the member.

(3) Whenever a contributing member or affiliate member pursuant to the DPS plan has completed a period of fifteen years of active service with the district and has attained the age of fifty-five years while in the service of the district, said member shall be eligible for retirement for superannuation but with reduced benefits in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 24-51-1715. Any such retirement shall be voluntary and reflect the choice of the contributing member.

(4) Whenever a contributing member or affiliate member pursuant to the DPS plan has completed a period of thirty years of active service with the district but has not attained the age of fifty years, said contributing member shall nevertheless be eligible for retirement for superannuation but with reduced benefits in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 24-51-1715. Any such retirement shall be voluntary and reflect the choice of the member.
C.R.S. § 24-34-702 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 7 / Section 24-34-702
24-34-702. Presumptive evidence
Status: in_force

24-34-702. Presumptive evidence. The production of any such communication, paper, poster, folder, manuscript, book, pamphlet, writing, print, letter, notice, or advertisement, purporting to relate to any such place and to be made by any person being the owner, lessee, proprietor, agent, superintendent, manager, or employee thereof, shall be presumptive evidence in any civil or criminal action or prosecution that the same was authorized by such person.
C.R.S. § 24-50-617 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 24-50-617
24-50-617. Group benefit plans statewide pilot program - director's duties - audit - repeal
Status: repealed

24-50-617. Group benefit plans statewide pilot program - director's duties - audit - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-46-309 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46 / Part 3 / Section 24-46-309
24-46-309. Commencement of development
Status: in_force

24-46-309. Commencement of development. (1) Substantial work on a regional tourism project, including but not limited to the financing entity's issuance of bonds or other debt instruments, the repayment of which is secured by a pledge of the state sales tax increment revenue or the commencement of actual development or predevelopment, such as erecting permanent structures, excavating the ground to lay foundations, mass grading of the site, or work of a similar description that manifests an intention and purpose to complete the project shall commence within five years from the date of approval of the project by the commission.

(2) If substantial work on the regional tourism project toward the goals specified in the application pursuant to section 24-46-304 does not commence within five years of approval by the commission, the commission may revoke or modify its approval of the financing entity or the regional tourism project. Revocation of approval may be appealed to the commission, which may reinstate its approval upon a showing of good cause for the delay. Any state sales tax increment revenue that the regional tourism project has generated from the time of the original approval for the project may remain dedicated to the project to the extent that it has been previously expended or pledged by the financing entity for the financing of eligible costs. If substantial work on the regional tourism project does not commence within one year of reinstatement of approval from the commission, the commission shall revoke approval of the project.

(3) If the commission revokes its approval of the financing entity or the regional tourism project, the commission may require that any state sales tax increment revenue collected during that period, together with investment income earned thereon, that was not previously expended or pledged by the financing entity for the financing of eligible costs shall be refunded to the state treasurer, and no further moneys shall be remitted by the state.

(4) In evaluating whether substantial work has been commenced for purposes of administering this section, the commission shall rely on the information and data supplied in the annual reports submitted pursuant to section 24-46-308. The commission shall have authority to revoke its approval of a financing entity or a regional tourism project only pursuant to this section.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-415.3 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-415.3
24-33.5-415.3. Information on gangs - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-33.5-415.3. Information on gangs - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The proliferation of gangs and gang-related crimes is no longer merely a matter facing urban communities, and has become a matter of statewide concern;

(b) Gang activity involves a multitude of crimes, and illegal drug use and drug-trafficking constitute common factors associated with all gang-related activities and in the continuing pattern of gang-related violence;

(c) While the primary responsibility for law enforcement rests with local police and sheriffs' departments, drugs and drug-related crimes and gang-related criminal activity resulting therefrom have placed an overwhelming burden on the existing resources of all law enforcement agencies, especially rural departments. Therefore, the state has an obligation to make additional support available to local law enforcement through increased assistance in the investigation of narcotics and dangerous drug law violations; expanded training of local officers to improve their ability to interdict the sale and use of drugs in their communities; increased ability to assist in seizing moneys and properties utilized in drug transactions; improved forensic laboratory capability for the quantification and qualitative analysis of narcotics and dangerous drugs; and enhanced capability to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on drug and gang-related criminal activity.

(d) In order to contain the spread of gang violence, the development of a computerized data base tracking system is necessary to improve the consistency of data shared by the different law enforcement and judicial elements of the criminal justice system, both within the state and among various states confronted with similar gang violence.

(2) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "gang" means a group of three or more individuals with a common interest, bond, or activity characterized by criminal or delinquent conduct.

(3) To aid in the identification and location of gangs and gang members and to prevent recruitment of new gang members from both the population in general and persons in the custody of the department of corrections and the department of human services, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall develop and maintain a computerized database system which tracks the whereabouts of identified gang members. Such database shall be compiled from reports submitted to the bureau pursuant to section 16-21-103, C.R.S. Such information shall include the following:

(a) The person's name, along with any aliases;

(b) The person's last-known address;

(c) The person's date of birth;

(d) The date of any arrest and the arrest numbers, the investigating agency's case number, the final disposition of any criminal case filed with a court, and the court number;

(e) Any information relevant to the person's association or affiliation with a gang or with gang activities.

(4) The bureau shall make every reasonable effort to locate and cooperate with other such databases in the United States in order to track gangs and gang members involved in interstate activities.
C.R.S. § 24-51-402 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 4 / Section 24-51-402
24-51-402. Unpaid contributions for any member - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-51-402. Unpaid contributions for any member - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The litigation of disputes regarding the payment of contributions by employers to the public employees' retirement association represents an inappropriate allocation of public moneys. Courts already suffer from overcrowded dockets, and the use of judicial resources to resolve such disputes means that taxpayers foot the bill for plaintiffs, defendants, and judges alike. Once all appropriate benefits have been accorded to members or inactive members of the association, any dispute then remaining is solely between governmental entities. The general assembly finds that the litigation of these disputes is an inappropriate use of the limited resources of the association, public employers, and the courts because it is possible to establish reasonable and fair rules for the resolution of such disputes without any need for judicial involvement. The general assembly therefore intends to resolve any current disputes and to clearly delineate the responsibilities of governmental entities so that future disputes do not require any litigation or unnecessary expenditure of state moneys.

(b) Fairness requires that the general assembly prescribe uniform results in every circumstance, a goal that is not obtainable when varying results arise from litigation of contributions disputes in the courts;

(c) Under the provisions of this section, members and inactive members will receive the full benefits promised by law and, therefore, there is no question regarding the equal treatment of any individual;

(d) In order to minimize the risk of future litigation between the public employees' retirement association and other governmental entities, it is appropriate to clarify under sections 24-51-205 (3.5) and 24-51-207 (2) that the board of trustees of the association may reasonably settle or compromise disputes without violating any principle of fiduciary responsibility;

(e) Should any judicial determination regarding an employer's liability for contributions be contrary to the results provided under this section, the association will be required under section 24-51-401 (7) to accept a reduced employer contribution level to offset all excess damages above the level of contributions the general assembly has established. The general assembly further finds that the establishment of a proper rate of contributions is clearly a legislative function and that it is appropriate for the general assembly to modify the level of employer contributions when necessary to offset the results of judicial awards that are contrary to the amounts established by the general assembly. The general assembly declares that it is its express intent to overrule any judicial decision entered prior to May 22, 1995, that is contrary to the provisions of this section.

(2) The provisions of this section and sections 13-80-103.5 (1)(d) and 13-80-108 (13), C.R.S., apply to the following:

(a) Any cause of action accruing on or after May 22, 1995;

(b) Any unresolved cause of action accruing prior to May 22, 1995; and

(c) (I) Any cause of action resolved on or after July 1, 1994, but prior to May 22, 1995. The following shall govern the application of this section to the causes of action specified in this paragraph (c):

(A) This section shall affect only the total amount of the payments in any cause of action specified by this paragraph (c). Such total amount of payments shall not exceed the amount specified under subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b)(I) of this section, whichever is applicable. The association shall refund, or shall not collect, any difference between the amount paid, agreed to be paid, or awarded in any such cause of action and the amount specified under subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b)(I) of this section. Subsection (3)(b)(II) of this section shall not affect the allocation of payments pursuant to an agreement, settlement agreement, or judgment resolving a cause of action specified by this paragraph (c).

(B) This section shall not require any member or inactive member to make any payment of unpaid contributions with respect to any cause of action specified by this paragraph (c) if such member or inactive member is not required to make such payment under the agreement, settlement agreement, or judgment resolving the cause of action.

(C) This section shall not affect any benefits provided to individuals as the result of the payment of unpaid contributions with respect to any cause of action specified by this paragraph (c).

(II) For the purposes of this paragraph (c), a cause of action is resolved if there is an agreement to make payment under the cause of action, whether or not the full payment has been made, if there is a settlement agreement in a lawsuit between the parties, whether or not the full payment under the settlement agreement has been made, or if there is a final judgment entered, whether or not the judgment has been fully paid or collected.

(3) If an employer fails to provide membership in the association to an individual so entitled pursuant to the provisions of this article or fails to provide the required level of employer contributions for an individual pursuant to the provisions of this article, the following payment shall be made to the association:

(a) If the individual is not a member or inactive member at the time the association first notifies the employer of its claim for unpaid contributions, the employer shall pay the unpaid employer contributions on behalf of the individual for the period contributions should have been made at the contribution rate applicable during such period, plus the amortization equalization disbursement in effect pursuant to section 24-51-411 for the period contributions should have been made, plus interest on such employer contributions and the amortization equalization disbursement at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, until such contributions are paid. If an employer pays contributions pursuant to this paragraph (a) on behalf of an individual who was not a member or inactive member when the association first notifies the employer and such individual subsequently becomes a member and completes one year of earned service credit, the member may purchase service credit for the appropriate period by paying the unpaid member contributions for the period for which contributions should have been made at the contribution rate applicable during such period, plus interest on such member contributions at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, until such contributions are paid.

(b) (I) If the individual is a member or inactive member at the time the association first notifies the employer of its claim for unpaid contributions, the payment equals the lesser of the following amounts:

(A) For a member, the cost to purchase the appropriate amount of service credit at the rate established pursuant to section 24-51-505, plus the amortization equalization disbursement in effect pursuant to section 24-51-411 for the period contributions should have been made; and, for an inactive member, the cost to purchase the appropriate amount of service credit at the rate established pursuant to section 24-51-505, based upon the salary at the date of last employment, plus the amortization equalization disbursement that should have been made, plus interest at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, from the date of last employment until the date contributions are paid; or

(B) The unpaid employer and member contributions and amortization equalization disbursement for the period contributions should have been made, plus interest on such employer and member contributions and the amortization equalization disbursement at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, until such contributions are paid.

(II) The amounts paid to the association shall be allocated and collected in the following order until the full amount that is owed under subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) is reached:

(A) The employer shall first pay the unpaid employer contributions and amortization equalization disbursement on behalf of the member or inactive member for the period contributions should have been made, plus interest on such employer contributions and amortization equalization disbursement at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, until such contributions are paid;

(B) The member or inactive member shall next pay the unpaid employee contributions for the period contributions should have been made, without interest; and

(C) The employer shall next pay interest on the unpaid employee contributions for the period contributions should have been made at the applicable actuarial investment assumption rate, as such interest rate is from time to time adjusted, until such contributions are paid; except that the employer is only required to pay interest on the amount of employee contributions owed by the member or inactive member under sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (II) that the member or inactive member actually pays.

(III) If the full amount owed pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) is not paid because the member or inactive member pays less than the full amount of employee contributions, then:

(A) If the member or inactive member was not provided membership during the applicable time period, the association shall provide partial service credit to the member or inactive member in the same proportion to the total amount of service credit that would have been earned if contributions had been made as the amount actually paid to the association bears to the amount that was owed to the association; and

(B) If the member or inactive member was provided membership during the applicable time period, the association shall provide a partial increase in the highest average salary of the member or inactive member in the same proportion to the increase in highest average salary that would have been earned if contributions had been paid as the amount actually paid to the association bears to the amount that was owed to the association.

(4) Within ninety days after the time the association first notifies an employer of its claim for unpaid contributions, the association shall attempt to notify all members and inactive members regarding their rights to pay unpaid employee contributions pursuant to subsection (3)(b)(II)(B) of this section. Any member or inactive member who elects to pay all or any portion of unpaid employee contributions shall notify the association of such election within one year after the date the employer pays the unpaid employer contributions pursuant to subsection (3)(b)(II)(A) of this section. If a member or inactive member fails to notify the association of the member's or inactive member's intent to pay as allowed under this subsection (4), the association may elect to treat the member or inactive member as having forfeited the right to make such contributions. Any member or inactive member who elects to pay all or any portion of unpaid employee contributions may pay employee contributions in installment payments over a period not to exceed sixty months or over a period equal to the amount of service credit that would have been earned if contributions had been made, whichever period is shorter.

(5) If an individual for whom contributions are being claimed is not a member of the association at the time the association first notifies an employer of its claim for unpaid contributions, an action to collect unpaid contributions is subject to the limitations provided in section 13-80-103.5 (1)(d), C.R.S. If an individual for whom contributions are being claimed is a member or inactive member at the time the association first notifies an employer of its claim for unpaid contributions, an action to collect unpaid contributions is not subject to any limitation under article 80 of title 13, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-82-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 1 / Section 24-82-101
24-82-101. Control of legislative space in the capitol, the legislative services building,
Status: in_force

24-82-101. Control of legislative space in the capitol, the legislative services building, and the state office building at 1525 Sherman street - responsibility of department of personnel for supervision of maintenance in capitol buildings group - exception - capitol complex master plan. (1) In accordance with the provisions of section 2-2-321 concerning space for the legislative department, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section 24-82-108, concerning preservation of the state capitol building, the legislative department, acting through the executive committee of the legislative council:

(a) Shall have control of legislative spaces in the capitol; the legislative services building; the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(b) of this section; the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(a) of this section; and the grounds adjacent to the capitol within the area bounded on the north by east Colfax avenue, on the west by Lincoln street, on the south by Fourteenth avenue, and on the east by Grant street, as shown on the official maps of the city and county of Denver, the state-owned grounds adjacent to the legislative services building at Fourteenth avenue and Sherman street, and the tunnels connecting the subbasements of the capitol, the legislative services building, and the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, together with all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment and all exhibits placed in and about said buildings; and

(b) Shall be responsible for the supervision of the provision of maintenance for legislative spaces in the capitol, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(b) of this section, the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(a) of this section, and the grounds and tunnels specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section if the executive committee of the legislative council adopts a resolution assuming such responsibility. The executive committee shall deliver a copy of any resolution it adopts pursuant to this subsection (1)(b) to the executive director of the department of personnel.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-321, C.R.S., the department of personnel shall have control of executive space in the capitol and the grounds and any other property the state may acquire adjacent to the capitol other than the grounds and tunnels specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, together with all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, and equipment and all exhibits placed in and about such space or property, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section 24-82-108, concerning preservation of the state capitol building. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the department of personnel shall be responsible for the supervision of the provision of maintenance for the state capitol buildings group, including assignment of all executive space owned and rented in the capitol buildings group, subject to appropriations made by the general assembly and subject to the provisions of section 2-2-321, C.R.S., concerning space for the legislative department, and subject to the provisions of section 24-82-108, concerning preservation of the state capitol building.

(3) (a) The department of personnel shall enter into competitive negotiations for the acquisition of professional services, as specified in part 14 of article 30 of this title, to develop a master plan for the capitol complex.

(b) The master plan is subject to final approval from the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee. The master plan must be completed no later than December 1, 2014, and shall:

(I) Determine space utilization needs for state agencies located in and near the capitol complex;

(II) Prioritize the location of various state agencies based on their service functions;

(III) Consider the symbolic importance of certain capitol complex buildings and grounds;

(IV) Identify opportunities for co-locating state agencies;

(V) Identify the most appropriate use of state-owned and leased space for state agencies;

(VI) Identify opportunities for energy cost savings and improved sustainability within state-owned facilities;

(VII) Assess and improve security for state-owned facilities, especially for those state agencies performing sensitive government functions;

(VIII) Establish guidelines regarding the appropriate use and maintenance of grounds within the capitol complex;

(IX) Assess existing parking capacity and identify the current and future need for capitol complex tenants, including the location of parking facilities;

(X) Establish guidelines for future development within the capitol complex, including a multi-year plan for:

(A) New and renovated capital construction projects;

(B) Controlled maintenance projects; and

(C) Real estate acquisition or disposition transactions as applicable;

(XI) Review the pedestrian circulation around the capitol complex;

(XII) Suggest financing options for future improvements and development;

(XIII) Make recommendations on buying, selling, constructing, financing, or leasing properties in the capitol complex based on factors such as land use and centralization versus decentralization of state functions; and

(XIV) Address any other issues that the office of the state architect deems important in relation to the goals of the master plan.

(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all real estate-related capital requests by executive branch departments or the legislative branch for the capitol complex shall be evaluated by the office of the state architect, the office of state planning and budgeting, and the capital development committee against the capitol complex master plan developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).

(d) The capitol complex master plan shall be kept and maintained by the office of the state architect.

(e) (I) The capitol complex master plan may be modified by the office of the state architect on an as-needed basis, subject to approval by the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee.

(II) At a minimum, an updated capitol complex master plan must be completed by the office of the state architect every ten years. Prior to completion of the updated master plan, the office of the state architect shall seek approval from the office of state planning and budgeting and the capital development committee of all amendments to the master plan.

(f) For purposes of this subsection (3), the "capitol complex" includes the following buildings, facilities, and surface parking lots:

(I) 1570 Grant street, Denver;

(II) 1575 Sherman street, Denver;

(III) 1525 Sherman street, Denver, and the surface parking lots located west and north of the building;

(IV) 201 East Colfax avenue, Denver, and the surface parking lot located north of the building;

(V) The state capitol building and grounds, 200 East Colfax avenue, Denver;

(VI) 200 East 14th avenue, Denver;

(VII) 1375 Sherman street, Denver;

(VIII) 1341 Sherman street, Denver;

(IX) 1313 Sherman street, Denver, and the surface parking lot located north of the building;

(X) 1350 Lincoln street, Denver;

(XI) 251 East 12th avenue, Denver;

(XII) 690 Kipling street, Lakewood;

(XIII) 700 Kipling street, Lakewood;

(XIV) Executive residence, 400 East 8th avenue, Denver;

(XV) 1881 Pierce street, Denver;

(XVI) North campus buildings (north, east, and west), 1001 East 62nd avenue, Denver; and

(XVII) Any other buildings, facilities, and surface parking lots belonging to the capitol complex acquired after May 28, 2013.

(4) (a) The executive committee of the legislative council, the director of the division of capital assets in the department of personnel or the director's designee, the secretary of the senate or the secretary's designee, the chief clerk of the house of representatives or the chief clerk's designee, the director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee, the director of research of the legislative council or the director's designee, and the state auditor or the auditor's designee shall, after consultation and discussion, determine which areas in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street are legislative space. The parties shall, subject to the approval of the executive committee of the legislative council and the governor, determine the legislative space in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman prior to the start of the first regular session of the seventy-fifth general assembly. The general assembly may enact legislation during the first regular session of the seventy-fifth general assembly to codify which areas in the capitol building annex are designated as legislative space.

(b) Within one year after the date that the division of capitol assets in the department of personnel determines, with the agreement of the executive committee of the legislative council, that the work to convert the space, as determined pursuant to subsection (4)(a) of this section, in the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street to legislative space is complete, the legislative space at the state office building at 1525 Sherman street shall cease to be legislative space and shall become executive space.
C.R.S. § 24-106-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 106 / Section 24-106-103
24-106-103. Centralized contract management system - personal services contracts - legislati
Status: in_force

24-106-103. Centralized contract management system - personal services contracts - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that by enacting this section the general assembly intends to centralize the location of information about personal services contracts and provide for legislative, executive, and public access to all personal services contracts entered into by any governmental body.

(b) For purposes of this section, "governmental body" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 24-101-301 (18); except that, for purposes of this section, "governmental body" shall also include elected officials.

(2) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective until July 1, 2025.] This section shall apply to any personal services contract to which the state is a party the value of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars with the exception of any contract to which the state is a party under medicare, the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5, the "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", article 8 of title 25.5, or the "Colorado Indigent Care Program", part 1 of article 3 of title 25.5.

(2) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is effective July 1, 2025.] This section applies to any personal services contract to which the state is a party the value of which exceeds one hundred thousand dollars with the exception of any contract to which the state is a party under medicare, the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5, or the "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", article 8 of title 25.5.

(3) (a) On or before June 30, 2009, the department shall implement and maintain a centralized contract management system for the purpose of monitoring all personal services contracts entered into by a governmental body that are subject to the requirements of this section. With respect to each contract entered into by a governmental body, information contained in the system shall include, without limitation, the following:

(I) The governmental body that entered into the personal services contract;

(II) The persons or entities with which the governmental body is contracting;

(III) The purpose of the personal services contract;

(IV) The effective dates, expiration dates, and any renewal periods of the personal services contract;

(V) The vendor selection method upon which the personal services contract was awarded, whether competitively procured, awarded on a sole-source basis, or otherwise. Where the contract has been awarded on a sole-source basis, the governmental body shall certify that the governmental body has followed the requirements of subsection (5) of this section.

(VI) The total amount of the personal services contract and any amendments to the contract;

(VII) Whether any services under the personal services contract, or any subcontracts to the contract that directly relate to the services provided under the contract, are anticipated to be performed outside the United States or the state as disclosed in the statement of work pursuant to section 24-102-206 and the vendor's justification for obtaining services outside the United States or the state in accordance with the requirements of section 24-102-206; and

(VIII) Upon completion of the personal services contract, the extent as disclosed by the vendor to which any services under the contract, or any subcontracts to the contract that directly relate to the services provided under the contract, were performed outside the United States or the state.

(b) Each governmental body shall be responsible for gathering relevant information for inclusion in the centralized contract management system in accordance with the requirements of subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(c) The centralized contract management system required to be maintained by the department pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section shall be a publicly available database of all personal services contracts entered into by any governmental body, accessible from the website maintained by the state. Information concerning contracts contained in the database and accessible on the website shall be searchable by criteria enumerated in subparagraphs (I) to (VIII) of subsection (3)(a) of this section. Information in the database shall be either presented in plain and nontechnical language or by means of key terms that are clearly and easily defined.

(d) Any new personal services contracts subject to the requirements of this section shall be added to the centralized contract management system maintained by the department pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section not more than thirty days after the execution of the contract.

(4) The centralized contract management system required to be maintained by the department pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section shall include information concerning personal services expenditures by the governmental body and types of services. The types of services that may be designated shall include, without limitation, professional technical, nonprofessional support, purchased services, architectural, engineering and construction trades, and professional equipment repair.

(5) Prior to entering into a sole-source personal services contract, the governmental body shall attempt to identify competing vendors by placing a notice on the state's electronic procurement system for not less than three business days. If the governmental body receives any responses to the notice from qualified and responsible vendors that are able to meet the specifications identified in the notice and that are not otherwise prohibited from bidding on the contract, the sole-source selection method shall not be used.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 11 / Section 24-51-1103
24-51-1103. Contributions for a retiree who returns to membership - benefit calculation upon
Status: in_force

24-51-1103. Contributions for a retiree who returns to membership - benefit calculation upon subsequent retirement - survivor benefit rights - disability retirement benefits. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 24-51-1747, a retiree who returns to work in a position that is subject to membership may voluntarily suspend the service retirement benefits or the reduced service retirement benefits and resume membership. Upon such suspension, employer and member contributions are required to be made pursuant to the provisions of part 4 of this article.

(1.5) A retiree who, on or after January 1, 2011, suspends his or her service retirement or reduced service retirement benefits shall not add any service credit to the benefit segment from which the retiree suspends his or her retirement. Subject to the election set forth below, any additional service credit accumulated will be reflected in separate benefit segments upon subsequent termination of membership, but only after one year of service credit has been earned during a period of suspension. The service retirement or reduced service retirement benefits for each qualifying separate benefit segment will be calculated pursuant to the benefit structure under which the retiree originally retired. The benefit for each separate benefit segment resulting from suspension shall be determined using the member's salary and service credit acquired during the period of suspension. The member's age and total service credit with the association upon retirement after each suspension shall govern whether the member shall receive a service retirement calculation or a reduced service retirement calculation pursuant to section 24-51-605 for that segment. Previous separate benefit segments shall be subject to recalculation only to reflect a change in the selected option or a designated cobeneficiary, if applicable, and no benefit increases pursuant to section 24-51-1001 will be applicable to any separate benefit segment during any period of suspension. Upon reinstatement of the retirement benefit allowance payments, no increase shall be made until such resumed payments have been paid continuously for the twelve months prior to July 1. Upon resumption of retirement after suspension, the association shall refund all moneys credited to the member contribution account during the period of suspension pursuant to section 24-51-405 unless, within a time period set by the association, the retiree makes written election to establish a separate benefit segment calculated as set forth above. The refund shall be an amount equal to all moneys credited to the member contribution account during the period of suspension and payment of matching employer contributions pursuant to section 24-51-408. The requirement to have at least five years of service credit to be eligible for the matching employer contributions provided in section 24-51-408 shall not apply in the event of returning to retirement after suspension. No refund may be issued for any benefit segment from which a benefit has been drawn. Such refund shall be required for any separate benefit segment during which less than one year of service credit has been earned.

(2) Survivor benefit rights provided for in part 9 of this article shall be available to a retiree who voluntarily suspends the benefits and returns to membership as if such retiree had not retired.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (SB 10-001), ch. 2, p. 23, § 25, effective January 1, 2011.)
C.R.S. § 24-80-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 1 / Section 24-80-109
24-80-109. Records may be replevined
Status: in_force

24-80-109. Records may be replevined. On behalf of the state and the department of personnel, the attorney general may replevin any records which were formerly part of the records or files of any public office of the territory or state of Colorado.
C.R.S. § 24-50-140 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-140
24-50-140. Reports on other employment systems
Status: in_force

24-50-140. Reports on other employment systems. In order to provide for the coordination of the state personnel system with other systems of state employees, no later than November 15 of each year, each department or agency of state government having employees who are not within the state personnel system, including but not limited to the state institutions of higher education and the judicial department, shall submit to the joint budget committee and any member of the general assembly so requesting such copy a classification plan for those employees not within the state personnel system, including a preliminary estimate of the number of such employees and their salary levels for the ensuing fiscal year and a statement of the pay increase policies and procedures utilized by the department or agency. No later than January 1 next following, each such department or agency shall transmit to the joint budget committee and any member of the general assembly so requesting such copy a final estimate of the number of such employees and their salary levels for the ensuing fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 24-51-904 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 9 / Section 24-51-904
24-51-904. Survivor benefits - eligibility - "member" defined
Status: in_force

24-51-904. Survivor benefits - eligibility - "member" defined. (1) (a) Survivor benefits may become payable if the deceased person was:

(I) A member who had earned at least one year of service credit; except that such one-year service requirement shall be waived if the death of the member was job-incurred; or

(II) An inactive member who had earned at least one year but less than five years of service credit with at least six months of the service credit earned within three years immediately preceding death and the board finds that the inactive member died from the same illness or injury which caused the termination of employment for such inactive member; or

(III) An inactive member who had earned at least five years of service credit.

(b) For the purposes of this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires, "member" means a deceased member or a deceased inactive member who meets the eligibility requirements for survivor benefits on the date of death of such member.

(2) In the event the member did not meet the service credit requirements specified in subsection (1) of this section, no survivor benefits shall be payable; however, a single payment shall be made to the named beneficiary of such member or, if no named beneficiary exists, to the estate of the member.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part 9, unless otherwise indicated, survivor payments of DPS members shall be governed by sections 24-51-1735 to 24-51-1746. Pursuant to the portability provisions of part 17 of this article, any frozen accounts shall be treated as inactive and governed by the survivor provisions applicable to the frozen account.
C.R.S. § 24-1-112 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-112
24-1-112. Department of the treasury - creation
Status: in_force

24-1-112. Department of the treasury - creation. (1) There is hereby created a department of the treasury, the head of which shall be the state treasurer.

(2) (a) The department of the treasury, created in article 36 of this title 24, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law and subject to the state constitution.

(b) The office of the state treasurer is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as vested by law or the state constitution in the office of the state treasurer, subject to the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 24-90-509 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 5 / Section 24-90-509
24-90-509. Governing body - meetings
Status: in_force

24-90-509. Governing body - meetings. (1) The board of trustees of the library district that creates the facilities district, as the governing body of said district, shall constitute ex officio the board of the facilities district. The presiding officer of the board of trustees of the library district shall be ex officio the presiding officer of the board of the facilities district, the secretary of the board of trustees of the library district shall be ex officio the secretary of the board of the facilities district, and the treasurer of the board of trustees of the library district shall be ex officio the treasurer of the board of the facilities district. The secretary and the treasurer may be one person. The board of the facilities district shall adopt a seal. The secretary shall keep in a visual text format that may be transmitted electronically a record of all its proceedings, minutes of all meetings, certificates, contracts, and all corporate acts, which shall be open to inspection of all owners of property in the facilities district as well as to all other interested parties. The treasurer shall keep permanent records containing accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the area.

(2) The board shall hold meetings, on notice to each member of the board, which shall be open to the public in a place to be designated by the board as often as the needs of the facilities district require. A quorum of the governing body shall constitute a quorum at any meeting.
C.R.S. § 24-1-122 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-122
24-1-122. Department of regulatory agencies - creation
Status: repealed

24-1-122. Department of regulatory agencies - creation. (1) There is hereby created a department of regulatory agencies, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of regulatory agencies, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(1.1) Repealed.

(2) The department of regulatory agencies consists of the following divisions:

(a) The public utilities commission, created in article 2 of title 40. The public utilities commission is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies as a division thereof. The director of the commission serves as the division director.

(a.5) The office of the utility consumer advocate and the utility consumers' board, created in article 6.5 of title 40. The office of the utility consumer advocate is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies as a division of the department. The utility consumers' board is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The utility consumers' board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department and is allocated to the office of the utility consumer advocate.

(b) (I) The division of insurance, created in section 10-1-103, the head of which is the commissioner of insurance. The division of insurance is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(II) The workers' compensation classification appeals board, created in section 8-55-101 (1). The workers' compensation classification appeals board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division of insurance.

(c) The division of financial services, the head of which is the state commissioner of financial services. The financial services board, created in section 11-44-101.6, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The financial services board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of financial services. The office of state commissioner of financial services and the division of financial services, created in article 44 of title 11, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(d) The division of banking, the head of which is the state bank commissioner. The banking board, created in article 102 of title 11 is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The banking board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of banking.

(e) The division of securities, the head of which is the commissioner of securities. The securities board, created in section 11-51-702.5, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The securities board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of securities. The division of securities, and the office of commissioner of securities, created in article 51 of title 11, are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(f) Repealed.

(g) The division of professions and occupations, the head of which is the director of professions and occupations, which office is hereby created. The division of professions and occupations is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(h) The Colorado civil rights division, the head of which is the director of the Colorado civil rights division, and the Colorado civil rights commission. The Colorado civil rights commission, the Colorado civil rights division, and the office of director of the Colorado civil rights division, created in part 3 of article 34 of this title 24, are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(i) and (j) Repealed.

(k) (I) The division of real estate, the head of which is the director of the division, and the real estate commission. The division of real estate and the director of the division, created in part 2 of article 10 of title 12, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies. The real estate commission, created in part 2 of article 10 of title 12, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(II) The division of real estate includes the board of real estate appraisers, created in part 6 of article 10 of title 12. The board of real estate appraisers is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies. The division of real estate also includes the board of mortgage loan originators, created in section 12-10-703. The board of mortgage loan originators is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies.

(l) The division of conservation, the head of which is the director of the division, and the conservation easement oversight commission. The division of conservation and the director of the division, created in article 15 of title 12, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies. The conservation easement oversight commission, created in section 12-15-103, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The conservation easement oversight commission exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of conservation.

(3) The following boards and agencies in the department of regulatory agencies are allocated to the division of professions and occupations and are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105:

(a) Repealed.

(b) State board of accountancy, created by article 100 of title 12;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 742, § 10, effective July 1, 2006.)

(d) to (g) Repealed.

(h) Colorado state board of chiropractic examiners, created by article 215 of title 12;

(i) and (j) Repealed.

(k) Colorado dental board, created in article 220 of title 12;

(l) Repealed.

(m) (I) Colorado medical board, created by article 240 of title 12;

(II) Colorado podiatry board, created by article 290 of title 12;

(n) and (o) Repealed.

(p) State board of optometry, created by article 275 of title 12;

(q) Passenger tramway safety board, created by article 150 of title 12;

(r) State board of pharmacy, created by part 1 of article 280 of title 12;

(s) and (t) Repealed.

(u) State board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors, created by section 12-120-103;

(v) Colorado state board of psychologist examiners, created by part 3 of article 245 of title 12;

(w) and (x) Repealed.

(y) State board of veterinary medicine, created by article 315 of title 12;

(z) Board of examiners of nursing home administrators, created by article 265 of title 12;

(aa) State plumbing board, created by article 155 of title 12;

(bb) to (ee) Repealed.

(ff) State electrical board, created by article 115 of title 12;

(gg) State board of nursing, created by article 255 of title 12;

(hh) Repealed.

(ii) State board of social work examiners, created by part 4 of article 245 of title 12;

(jj) State board of marriage and family therapist examiners, created by part 5 of article 245 of title 12;

(kk) State board of licensed professional counselor examiners, created by part 6 of article 245 of title 12;

(ll) State board of unlicensed psychotherapists, created by part 7 of article 245 of title 12;

(mm) State board of addiction counselor examiners, created by part 8 of article 245 of title 12.

(nn) The state physical therapy board, created in part 1 of article 285 of title 12.

(4) The following boards and agencies in the department of regulatory agencies are allocated to the division of professions and occupations and are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105:

(a) to (e) Repealed.

(f) The office of combative sports, created in section 12-110-105, and the Colorado combative sports commission, created in section 12-110-106.

(5) Repealed.

(6) (a) The Colorado prescription drug affordability review board created in section 10-16-1402 is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The Colorado prescription drug affordability review board exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of insurance.

(b) The Colorado prescription drug affordability advisory council created in section 10-16-1409 is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The Colorado prescription drug affordability advisory council exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of regulatory agencies and is allocated to the division of insurance.
C.R.S. § 24-60-802 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 8 / Section 24-60-802
24-60-802. Transfer of inmates
Status: in_force

24-60-802. Transfer of inmates. Any court or other agency or officer of this state having power to commit or transfer an inmate, as defined in Article II (d) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact, to any institution for confinement may commit or transfer such inmate to any institution within or without this state if this state has entered into a contract for the confinement of inmates in said institution pursuant to Article III of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-404 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-38.5-404
24-38.5-404. Building electrification for public buildings grant program - creation - report
Status: repealed

24-38.5-404. Building electrification for public buildings grant program - creation - report - legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Emissions from heating buildings are one of the five largest sources of greenhouse gas pollution in Colorado;

(b) Many public buildings owned by local governments, school districts, institutions of higher education, and other governmental entities are older buildings with both high energy costs and emissions;

(c) Energy performance contracting is an important tool that governmental entities can use to upgrade the energy performance of buildings by financing energy upgrades based on projected savings in energy costs;

(d) Newer technologies such as cold climate heat pumps and heat pump water heaters offer many opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas and nitrogen oxide emissions and improve indoor air quality; and

(e) Therefore, it is important for state investments to support public agencies in including high-efficiency electric heating upgrades in energy performance contracts for public buildings.

(2) There is created in the Colorado energy office the building electrification for public buildings grant program to provide grants to institutions of higher education, local governments, school districts, state agencies, and special districts for the installation of high-efficiency electric heating equipment.

(3) Grantees may use money received through the building electrification for public buildings grant program for the following purposes:

(a) The purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric equipment for space heating, water heating, or cooking;

(b) The purchase of electrical installations and upgrades necessary to support the installation of high-efficiency electric equipment;

(c) The purchase and installation of other innovative building heating technologies that the Colorado energy office determines will likely achieve equal or lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than high efficiency heat pumps operated on the projected 2030 electric grid; and

(d) In the case of eligible entities from low-income, disproportionately impacted communities, or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office, to cover the administrative costs associated with the purchase and installation described in subsections (3)(a), (3)(b), and (3)(c) of this section.

(4) The Colorado energy office shall administer the building electrification for public buildings grant program, award grants as provided in this section, and develop policies and procedures as necessary to implement the grant program.

(5) Grants shall be paid out of the clean air buildings investments fund created in section 24-38.5-406.

(6) The Colorado energy office may develop policies and procedures prioritizing the grant applications of eligible entities from low-income, disproportionately impacted communities, or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office, and the Colorado energy office shall award at least thirty percent of the total amount of money it awards through grants pursuant to the building electrification for public buildings grant program to such eligible entities.

(7) (a) To receive a grant, an eligible entity must submit an application to the Colorado energy office in accordance with the policies and procedures specified by the Colorado energy office.

(b) The Colorado energy office shall provide technical assistance in applying for grants through the building electrification for public buildings grant program as needed to eligible entities from low-income, disproportionately impacted communities, or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office.

(8) (a) Each grantee that receives a grant through the building electrification for public buildings grant program shall submit an annual report to the Colorado energy office for the first five years after receiving the grant.

(b) (I) On or before February 1, 2024, and on each year thereafter, the Colorado energy office shall submit a summarized report to the transportation and energy committee of the senate and the energy and environment committee of the house of representatives or their successor committees, on the building electrification for public buildings grant program. At a minimum, this summarized report must include:

(A) A description of the grants awarded, including a description of the projects funded by the grants as described to the Colorado energy office in the grant applications;

(B) The percentage of grants awarded to low-income, disproportionately impacted communities or just transition communities and to individuals with a disability or entities that used the grants to provide a service for individuals with a disability; and

(C) To the extent available, the impacts of the grants on gas use, electricity use, emissions, and energy costs.

(II) This subsection (8)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-111 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-33.5-111
24-33.5-111. Motor carrier safety assistance - study
Status: repealed

24-33.5-111. Motor carrier safety assistance - study. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-31-305 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 3 / Section 24-31-305
24-31-305. Certification - issuance - renewal - revocation - rules - definition
Status: repealed

24-31-305. Certification - issuance - renewal - revocation - rules - definition. (1) (a) Basic peace officer certification requirements shall include:

(I) Successful completion of a high school education or its equivalent;

(II) Successful completion of basic training approved by the P.O.S.T. board;

(III) Passage of examinations administered by the P.O.S.T. board; and

(IV) Current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificates or their equivalents.

(b) The training required for basic certification may be obtained through a training program conducted by a training academy approved by the P.O.S.T. board or completion of requirements of another state, federal, or tribal jurisdiction having standards deemed at least equivalent to those established pursuant to this part 3.

(c) Repealed.

(1.3) Reserve peace officer certification requirements shall include:

(a) Successful completion of a high school education or its equivalent;

(b) Successful completion of reserve training approved by the P.O.S.T. board; and

(c) Current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificates or their equivalents.

(1.5) (a) The P.O.S.T. board shall deny certification to any person who has been convicted of:

(I) A felony;

(II) Any misdemeanor in violation of sections 18-3-204, 18-3-402, 18-3-404, 18-3-405.5, and 18-3-412.5, C.R.S.;

(III) Any misdemeanor in violation of sections 18-7-201, 18-7-202, 18-7-203, 18-7-204, 18-7-302, and 18-7-601, C.R.S.;

(IV) Any misdemeanor in violation of any section of article 8 of title 18, C.R.S.;

(V) Any misdemeanor in violation of sections 18-9-111 and 18-9-121, C.R.S.;

(VI) Any misdemeanor in violation of sections 18-18-404, 18-18-405, 18-18-406, and 18-18-411, C.R.S.;

(VII) Any misdemeanor in violation of section 18-6-403 (3)(b.5), C.R.S., as it existed prior to July 1, 2006;

(VIII) Any misdemeanor in violation of federal law or the law of any state that is the equivalent of any of the offenses specified in subparagraphs (I) to (VII) of this subsection (1.5)(a); or

(IX) Any local municipal ordinance that is the equivalent of any of the offenses specified in subparagraphs (I) to (VII) of this subsection (1.5)(a).

(b) The P.O.S.T. board must deny certification to any person who entered into one of the following for a crime listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) if the P.O.S.T. board determines that certification is not in the public interest:

(I) A deferred judgment and sentencing agreement or deferred sentencing agreement, whether pending or successfully completed;

(II) A deferred prosecution agreement, whether pending or successfully completed; or

(III) A pretrial diversion agreement, whether pending or successfully completed.

(1.6) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1.5) of this section, if an applicant anticipates prior to the denial of certification that he or she will be denied certification on the ground that the applicant has been convicted on or after July 1, 2001, of any misdemeanor or misdemeanors described in subsection (1.5) of this section, the applicant or the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, if any, employing such applicant may, at the time of the application for certification, notify the P.O.S.T. board of such conviction or convictions and request the board to grant the applicant an exemption from denial of certification.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1.5) of this section, if an applicant is denied certification on the ground that the applicant has been convicted on or after July 1, 2001, of any misdemeanor or misdemeanors described in subsection (1.5) of this section, the applicant or the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, if any, employing such applicant may, within thirty days after the effective date of denial, request that the P.O.S.T. board withdraw the denial of certification.

(c) The P.O.S.T. board shall promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary by the board concerning the procedures for the granting of exemptions to denials of certification and the withdrawal of denials of certification under this subsection (1.6).

(1.7) (a) Unless revoked or voluntarily surrendered, a basic certification or reserve certification issued pursuant to this part 3 is valid as long as the certificate holder is continuously serving as a peace officer or reserve peace officer.

(b) If a basic or reserve certificate holder has not served as a peace officer or reserve peace officer for a total of at least six months during any consecutive three-year period, the certification automatically expires at the end of such three-year period, unless the certificate holder is then serving as a peace officer or reserve peace officer or had previously voluntarily surrendered his or her certificate.

(c) The P.O.S.T. board may promulgate rules for the renewal of certification that expired pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1.7).

(2) (a) A certification issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (1.3) of this section or section 24-31-308 shall be suspended or revoked by the P.O.S.T. board if the certificate holder has been convicted of a felony at any time, or has been convicted on or after July 1, 2001, of any misdemeanor or misdemeanors described in subsection (1.5) of this section, or has otherwise failed to meet the certification requirements established by the board.

(b) (I) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), if the certification of a certificate holder is revoked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) on the ground that the certificate holder has been convicted on or after July 1, 2001, of any misdemeanor or misdemeanors described in subsection (1.5) of this section, the certificate holder or the chief law enforcement officer of the agency, if any, employing such certificate holder may, within thirty days after the effective date of the revocation, request the P.O.S.T. board to reinstate the certification.

(II) The P.O.S.T. board shall promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary by the board concerning the procedures for the reinstatement of revocations of certification.

(2.5) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the P.O.S.T. board shall revoke a certification issued to a person pursuant to subsection (1) or (1.3) of this section or section 24-31-308 if:

(I) The law enforcement agency that employs or employed the certificate holder notifies the P.O.S.T. board that, on or after August 2, 2019, the certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or administrative investigation and disciplinary process; and

(II) The law enforcement agency certifies that:

(A) It completed an administrative process defined by a published policy of the law enforcement agency, which policy was in effect at the time that the alleged untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowing omission of material fact occurred;

(B) Through that administrative investigation and disciplinary process, the law enforcement agency determined by a clear and convincing standard of the evidence that, on or after August 2, 2019, the certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or comparable administrative investigation; and

(C) The certificate holder has elected not to exercise, or has exhausted, the internal disciplinary appeal rights provided by the officer's employer; and

(III) The certificate holder, after receiving the notice from the P.O.S.T. board described in subsection (2.5)(e) of this section, either does not request a hearing, or requests a hearing and the hearing officer has determined, after conducting the hearing pursuant to the rules of the P.O.S.T. board and in compliance with sections 24-4-104 and 24-4-105, that the certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or administrative investigation and disciplinary process.

(b) A law enforcement agency that makes a determination described in subsection (2.5)(a)(II) of this section shall report such fact to the P.O.S.T. board on a form that is prescribed by the P.O.S.T. board. The form must require the official submitting the form to attest, under penalty of perjury, that, to the best of the official's knowledge and belief, the statements on the form are true, correct, and complete, and that any false statement, misstatement, or inaccuracy may result in revocation of the official's certification as well as criminal prosecution.

(c) If a certificate holder who is the subject of an investigation described in subsection (2.5)(a)(II) of this section resigns or refuses to cooperate in the investigation, the investigating law enforcement agency shall complete the investigation with or without the subject's participation. If the results of the investigation demonstrate by a clear and convincing standard of the evidence that, on or after August 2, 2019, the certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or administrative investigation and disciplinary process, the law enforcement agency shall notify the P.O.S.T. board and request revocation of the certificate holder's certification on a form prescribed by the P.O.S.T. board.

(d) The records of any law enforcement agency that are submitted for review by the P.O.S.T. board for the purposes of this subsection (2.5) remain the property of the reporting law enforcement agency and are not subject to public release by the P.O.S.T. board.

(e) Upon receipt of the form from a law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (2.5)(b) of this section, the P.O.S.T. board shall notify the certificate holder of the certificate holder's right to request a show cause hearing pursuant to the rules of the P.O.S.T. board and in compliance with sections 24-4-104 and 24-4-105.

(f) A person who has had his or her P.O.S.T. certification revoked pursuant to this subsection (2.5) may appeal the decision to the full P.O.S.T. board pursuant to the rules of the P.O.S.T. board and section 24-4-105, and may seek judicial review pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4-106.

(g) If a certificate holder's certificate is revoked pursuant to this section and a court of record subsequently reverses or vacates the finding that, on or after August 2, 2019, the certificate holder knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or administrative investigation and disciplinary process, the certificate holder may request reinstatement of his or her certificate by providing documentation of the court's ruling to the P.O.S.T. board within forty-five days after the court's ruling.

(h) If a law enforcement agency is notified that a peace officer who is employed or who was employed by the agency is alleged to have knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or administrative investigation and disciplinary process, on or after August 2, 2019, the agency employing the peace officer, or the last law enforcement agency to employ the peace officer, shall investigate the allegation unless the accused peace officer has not been employed by the agency for at least six months preceding the date upon which the agency is notified of the allegation, in which case the agency may investigate the allegation.

(i) Nothing in this section prohibits the lawful use of deception or omission of facts by a peace officer while he or she is conducting an investigation of criminal activity.

(j) For the purposes of this subsection (2.5), "administrative investigation and disciplinary process" means an employer's formal process of internal control that assures that an allegation of violation of employer rules, policy, procedure, or other misconduct or improper actions by an employee are subject to a complete and objective investigation resulting in findings of fact and disciplinary action for any substantiated violation.

(k) The P.O.S.T. board may promulgate rules for the implementation of this subsection (2.5).

(2.7) The P.O.S.T. board may revoke the certification of a peace officer who fails to satisfactorily complete peace officer training required by the P.O.S.T. board. Prior to revoking the peace officer's certification, the P.O.S.T. board shall notify the peace officer of his or her failure to complete the training required by the P.O.S.T. board and give the peace officer thirty calendar days to satisfactorily complete the peace officer training required by the P.O.S.T. board.

(3) Certification shall not vest tenure or related rights. The policies, if any, of the employing agency shall govern such rights. Additional certification reflecting higher levels of proficiency may, at the discretion of the employing agency, be required in hiring, retaining, or promoting peace officers.

(4) The P.O.S.T. board may grant variances from the requirements of this section to any individual, including any individual called to active duty by the armed forces of the United States, if strict application thereof would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and where the variance would not conflict with the basic purposes and policies of this part 3. The P.O.S.T. board shall promulgate rules regarding the procedure for applying for and granting variances pursuant to this subsection (4).

(5) If a law enforcement agency hires a new employee, appoints a new employee, or transfers an existing employee to a position requiring P.O.S.T. certification, prior to such hire, appointment, or transfer the law enforcement agency shall determine if the person has a record contained in the database created in section 24-31-303 (1)(r). If the person is listed in the database and the law enforcement agency proceeds to employ the person in a position requiring P.O.S.T. certification, the agency shall notify the P.O.S.T. board of the hire, appointment, or transfer in a format determined by the P.O.S.T. board.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-806 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 8 / Section 24-33.5-806
24-33.5-806. Benefits limited to appropriation
Status: in_force

24-33.5-806. Benefits limited to appropriation. No compensation or benefits shall be paid or furnished to civil defense workers or their dependents pursuant to this part 8 except from moneys appropriated for the purpose of furnishing compensation and benefits to civil defense workers and their dependents. Liability for the payment or furnishing of compensation and benefits is dependent upon and limited to the availability of moneys so appropriated.
C.R.S. § 24-32-1701 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 17 / Section 24-32-1701
24-32-1701. Short title
Status: in_force

24-32-1701. Short title. This part 17 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Private Activity Bond Ceiling Allocation Act".
C.R.S. § 24-60-1904 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 19 / Section 24-60-1904
24-60-1904. Payment of expenses of compact commission
Status: in_force

24-60-1904. Payment of expenses of compact commission. The Colorado share of the expenses of the Cumbres and Toltec scenic railroad commission and the expenses and compensation of the Colorado members shall be paid out of funds appropriated by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-70-226 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 70 / Part 2 / Section 24-70-226
24-70-226. Report of sales
Status: in_force

24-70-226. Report of sales. The publisher, within one month after the opening of each regular session of the general assembly, shall report to the committee on legal services the total number of copies of the session laws printed, the number of copies in his hands after the distribution provided for in section 24-70-224, and the number of copies sold by him.
C.R.S. § 24-18-206 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 2 / Section 24-18-206
24-18-206. Penalty
Status: in_force

24-18-206. Penalty. A person who knowingly commits an act proscribed in this part 2 commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. In addition to the penalties provided in section 18-1.3-501, the court may impose a fine of no more than twice the amount of the benefit the person obtained or was attempting to obtain in violating a provision of this part 2.
C.R.S. § 24-20-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 24-20-102
24-20-102. Journal to be kept - contents
Status: in_force

24-20-102. Journal to be kept - contents. The governor shall cause a journal to be kept in the executive office, in which shall be made an entry of every official act done by him, at the time when done. If, in case of an emergency, acts are done elsewhere than in such office, an entry thereof shall be made in the journal as soon thereafter as possible.
C.R.S. § 24-76.7-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 76.7 / Section 24-76.7-103
24-76.7-103. Governmental entities - eliminate involvement in immigration detention
Status: in_force

24-76.7-103. Governmental entities - eliminate involvement in immigration detention. (1) Beginning on January 1, 2024, a governmental entity shall not enter into or renew an immigration detention agreement.

(2) A governmental entity with an existing immigration detention agreement on January 1, 2024, shall exercise any termination provision contained in the agreement no later than January 1, 2024. If an existing immigration detention agreement does not contain a termination provision that the governmental entity can exercise by January 1, 2024, then the governmental entity shall exercise the termination provision as soon as possible within the terms of the immigration detention agreement.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1518 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 15 / Section 24-30-1518
24-30-1518. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-30-1518. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-301 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 3 / Section 24-38.5-301
24-38.5-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-38.5-301. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Retail deliveries are increasing and are expected to continue to increase in urban and rural communities;

(b) The motor vehicles used to make retail deliveries are some of the most polluting vehicles on the road, which has resulted in additional and increasing air and greenhouse gas pollution at the local community level from idling delivery vehicles in neighborhoods;

(c) The adverse environmental and health impacts of increased local emissions from motor vehicles used to make retail deliveries can be mitigated and offset by investing in the charging and fueling infrastructure needed to support widespread public adoption of electric motor vehicles and zero emission vehicles and by replacing the state's dirtiest passenger vehicles with zero emission vehicles;

(d) Instead of reducing the impacts of retail deliveries by limiting retail delivery activity through regulation, it is more appropriate to continue to allow persons who receive retail deliveries to benefit from the convenience afforded by unfettered retail deliveries and instead impose a small fee on each retail delivery and use fee revenue to fund necessary mitigation activities;

(e) It is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of the state and all Coloradans to incentivize, support, and accelerate the use of electric motor vehicles throughout the state and to enable the state to achieve its electric motor vehicle adoption goals as set forth in the Colorado energy office's "Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan 2020" because widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles:

(I) Reduces emissions of air pollutants, including hazardous air pollutants and greenhouse gases, at the community level that contribute to adverse human health effects such as asthma, heart attacks, and lung cancer, and adverse environmental effects, including but not limited to climate change, and helps the state meet its statewide greenhouse gas pollution reduction targets established in section 25-7-102 (2)(g) and its transportation sector greenhouse gas pollution reduction targets established in the Colorado energy office's "Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap" and comply with air quality attainment standards;

(II) Helps businesses and governmental entities operate more efficiently and helps individuals and families save money over time by reducing fuel and maintenance costs associated with the use of motor vehicles;

(III) Reduces the social costs of emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants by reducing such emissions; and

(IV) Reduces higher emissions of air pollutants in local communities, including disproportionately impacted communities, where there is increased exposure to transportation-related air pollution and where, as many studies confirm, increased exposure to traffic and air pollution results in a higher risk for adverse health outcomes;

(f) Retiring a relatively small number of high-emitting passenger vehicles and replacing them with low or zero emission vehicles would have a relatively large impact on emissions reductions, as shown by a 2009 study that found that ten percent of passenger vehicles are responsible for more than thirty percent of nitrogen oxide emissions and nearly fifty percent of hydrocarbon emissions;

(g) One of the best ways to incentivize, support, and accelerate the adoption of electric motor vehicles in both urban and rural areas is to reduce range anxiety and inconvenience for electric motor vehicle users by building readily available, robust, easy to use, and efficient electric motor vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure in communities and along major highway corridors throughout the state;

(h) Another way to incentivize, support, and accelerate the adoption of electric motor vehicles, promote equitable access to electrical motor vehicles and less expensive electrical alternatives to motor vehicles, and encourage clean travel is to provide incentives in communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, for acquisition or use of electric motor vehicles or electric alternatives to motor vehicles and use of transit. Creating access to electric motor vehicles or electric alternatives to motor vehicles for communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, addresses inequities by allowing individuals who cannot afford to upgrade to more fuel efficient motor vehicles to upgrade to motor vehicles that produce little or no emissions in their communities.

(i) By reducing motor vehicle emissions, incentivizing, supporting, and accelerating the adoption of electric motor vehicles at the community level effectively remediates some of the impacts of retail deliveries by offsetting a portion of the increased motor vehicle emissions resulting from retail deliveries.

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

(a) To incentivize, support, and accelerate the construction of electric motor vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure in communities throughout the state; incentivize, support, and accelerate the adoption of electric motor vehicles by businesses, including transportation network companies, governmental entities, and individuals; and thereby increase access to electric motor vehicles, minimize and mitigate the environmental and health impacts caused by transportation-related emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, and allow the state and its citizens to reap the environmental, health, business and governmental operational efficiency, and personal motor vehicle total ownership cost savings benefits of widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles, it is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interest of the state to create a community access enterprise that can provide specialized business services, including impact remediation services, that help communities, businesses, and governmental entities construct the electric motor vehicle charging and fueling infrastructure needed to support widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles, including light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty motor vehicles and motor vehicles used to make retail deliveries, and thereby assuage range anxiety concerns, supply chain disruption concerns, and any other concerns that currently disincentivize the widespread adoption of electric motor vehicles;

(b) The specific focus of the enterprise is the equitable reduction and mitigation of the adverse environmental and health impacts of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at the community level through support of the adoption of electric motor vehicles and electric alternatives to motor vehicles at the community level, including but not limited to within disproportionately impacted communities throughout the state;

(c) The enterprise provides impact remediation services when, in exchange for the payment of community access retail delivery fees by or on behalf of purchasers of tangible personal property for retail delivery, it acts to mitigate the impacts of residential and commercial deliveries on the state's transportation infrastructure, air quality, and emissions by:

(I) Funding the construction of electric motor vehicle charging infrastructure that supports the use of clean and quiet electric motor vehicles, including motor vehicles used to make retail deliveries;

(II) Specifically supporting and incentivizing the retirement of old and inefficient motor vehicles powered by internal combustion engines and the adoption of electric motor vehicles, electric alternatives to motor vehicles, and transit use in communities, including but not limited to disproportionately impacted communities, that generally bear the greatest burden of the environmental and health impacts of transportation emissions due to disparities in transportation pollution exposure;

(III) Providing outreach, education, planning funds, or training to support the successful applications for funding and the performance of entities receiving funds;

(IV) Contributing to the comprehensive regulatory scheme required for the planning, funding, development, construction, maintenance, and supervision of a sustainable transportation system; and

(V) Providing additional remediation services to offset impacts caused by fee payers as may be provided by law;

(d) By providing remediation services as authorized by this section, the enterprise provides a benefit to fee payers when it remediates the impacts they cause and therefore operates as a business in accordance with the determination of the Colorado supreme court in Colorado Union of Taxpayers Foundation v. City of Aspen, 2018 CO 36;

(e) Consistent with the determination of the Colorado supreme court in Nicholl v. E-470 Public Highway Authority, 896 P.2d 859 (Colo. 1995), that the power to impose taxes is inconsistent with enterprise status under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, it is the conclusion of the general assembly that the revenue collected by the enterprise is generated by fees, not taxes, because the community access retail delivery fee imposed by the enterprise as authorized by section 24-38.5-303 (7) is:

(I) Imposed for the specific purpose of allowing the enterprise to defray the costs of providing the remediation services specified in this section, including mitigating impacts to air quality and greenhouse gas emissions caused by the activities on which the fee is assessed, and contributes to the implementation of the comprehensive regulatory scheme required for the planning, funding, development, construction, maintenance, and supervision of a sustainable transportation system; and

(II) Collected at rates that are reasonably calculated based on the impacts caused by fee payers and the cost of remediating those impacts; and

(f) So long as the enterprise qualifies as an enterprise for purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution, the revenue from the community access retail delivery fee collected by the enterprise is not state fiscal year spending, as defined in section 24-77-102 (17), or state revenues, as defined in section 24-77-103.6 (6)(c), and does not count against either the state fiscal year spending limit imposed by section 20 of article X of the state constitution or the excess state revenues cap, as defined in section 24-77-103.6 (6)(b)(I)(D).
C.R.S. § 24-50-115 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-115
24-50-115. Employment lists - appointments - probationary periods
Status: repealed

24-50-115. Employment lists - appointments - probationary periods. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-50-514 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 5 / Section 24-50-514
24-50-514. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-50-514. Repeal of part. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1207.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1207.5
24-33.5-1207.5. Fire service education and training fund - created
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1207.5. Fire service education and training fund - created. (1) All moneys received by the director pursuant to the administration of the fire service education and training programs and all interest earned on the moneys shall be deposited in the state treasury in the fire service education and training fund, which fund is hereby created, and the moneys shall be used, subject to annual appropriations by the general assembly, for the purposes set forth in this part 12 and shall not be deposited in or transferred to the general fund of the state of Colorado or any other fund.

(2) The moneys in the fire service training fund, which fund was repealed, shall be deposited in and consolidated with the fire service education and training fund.
C.R.S. § 24-30-1805 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 18 / Section 24-30-1805
24-30-1805. Demonstration project
Status: in_force

24-30-1805. Demonstration project. (Deleted by amendment)
C.R.S. § 24-82-1206 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 12 / Section 24-82-1206
24-82-1206. Fiscal rules inapplicable - independent powers
Status: in_force

24-82-1206. Fiscal rules inapplicable - independent powers. (1) The provisions of section 24-30-202 (5)(b) shall not apply to a lease agreement or ancillary agreement entered into pursuant to this part 12. Any provision of the fiscal rules promulgated pursuant to section 24-30-202 (1) or (13) which the controller deems to be incompatible with or inapplicable to a lease agreement entered into pursuant to this part 12 or ancillary agreement may be waived by the controller or his or her designee.

(2) The powers conferred by this part 12 are in addition to any other law, and the limitations imposed by any other law shall not affect the powers conferred by this part 12.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-718 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-718
24-33.5-718. Evacuation and clearance time modeling study - definitions - report - repeal
Status: repealed

24-33.5-718. Evacuation and clearance time modeling study - definitions - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-1103.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 11 / Section 24-51-1103.5
24-51-1103.5. Contributions for a retiree employed by a school district during critical shorta
Status: repealed

24-51-1103.5. Contributions for a retiree employed by a school district during critical shortage - no benefit calculation upon subsequent termination - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1607 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 16 / Section 24-33.5-1607
24-33.5-1607. Funding
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1607. Funding. The general assembly recognizes that federal legislation enacted in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including but not limited to the "USA Patriot Act of 2001", has created federal grants to assist states in creating and implementing plans to deal with terrorism. It is the intent of the general assembly that all such grants and any other available resources, including federal and private funds, grants, and donations, be pursued to help defray the costs incurred in implementing this part 16.
C.R.S. § 24-105-202 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 105 / Part 2 / Section 24-105-202
24-105-202. Contract performance and payment bonds - applicability
Status: in_force

24-105-202. Contract performance and payment bonds - applicability. (1) When a construction contract is awarded in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars, the following bonds or security shall be delivered to the state and shall become binding on the parties upon the execution of the contract:

(a) A performance bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract; and

(b) A payment bond satisfactory to the state, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state or otherwise secured in a manner satisfactory to the state, for the protection of all persons supplying labor and material to the contractor or its subcontractors for the performance of the work provided for in the contract. The bond shall be in an amount equal to fifty percent of the price specified in the contract.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the state to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those bonds or in circumstances other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Suits on payment bonds and labor and payment bonds shall be brought in accordance with sections 38-26-105 to 38-26-107, C.R.S.

(4) This section applies to all construction contracts awarded to a private entity for construction that is situated or located on publicly owned property using any public or private money or public or private financing.
C.R.S. § 24-50-126 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 1 / Section 24-50-126
24-50-126. Resignation - procedure and effect
Status: in_force

24-50-126. Resignation - procedure and effect. (1) An employee may resign by filing his reasons in writing with the appointing authority.

(2) Qualified employees who have resigned in good standing may be reinstated under conditions which the board shall prescribe by rule.

(3) The board shall by rule prescribe the conditions under which absence without leave will be construed to be an automatic resignation.
C.R.S. § 24-75-207 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 75 / Part 2 / Section 24-75-207
24-75-207. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-75-207. Definitions. As used in sections 24-75-206 to 24-75-210, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Noninterest bearing general fund warrants or checks" means any warrant or check issued against the general fund at a time when moneys accruing to the fund have not been received or credited to the general fund.
C.R.S. § 24-80-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 4 / Section 24-80-401
24-80-401. Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources
Status: in_force

24-80-401. Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources. (1) The state of Colorado reserves to itself title to all historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources in all lands, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other areas owned by the state or any county, city and county, city, town, district, or other political subdivision of the state. Historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources shall include all deposits, structures, or objects which provide information pertaining to the historical or prehistorical culture of people within the boundaries of the state of Colorado, as well as fossils and other remains of animals, plants, insects, and other objects of natural history within such boundaries.

(2) As used in this part 4, "historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources" includes, in addition to the specific site or deposit, rights-of-way access on state-owned land from a maintained public road for the exploration, protection, preservation, interpretation, and enhancement of the site or deposit proper.
C.R.S. § 24-36-119 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 1 / Section 24-36-119
24-36-119. State pension obligation notes - state-assisted firefighters' and police officer
Status: repealed

24-36-119. State pension obligation notes - state-assisted firefighters' and police officers' old hire pension plans - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-708.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 7 / Section 24-32-708.5
24-32-708.5. Compliance with national standards
Status: repealed

24-32-708.5. Compliance with national standards. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-214 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 2 / Section 24-51-214
24-51-214. Benefits not offset by workers' compensation benefits
Status: in_force

24-51-214. Benefits not offset by workers' compensation benefits. Benefits paid under this article shall be in addition to any benefits paid to the benefit recipients pursuant to the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of title 8, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-60-2006 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 20 / Section 24-60-2006
24-60-2006. Administration
Status: in_force

24-60-2006. Administration. The commissioner of agriculture shall administer this part 20.
C.R.S. § 24-13-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-109
24-13-109. Release of sureties - notice
Status: in_force

24-13-109. Release of sureties - notice. Any person who is the surety of any sheriff, coroner, county clerk and recorder, county treasurer, county surveyor, or other county officer shall have the power of releasing himself from further liability as such surety for such officer by filing in the office of the county clerk and recorder a notice that he is no longer willing to be surety for such officer. If the person so desiring to be released from such surety is suretyship for the county clerk and recorder, in addition to such filing of notice, he shall deliver a copy of the notice to the chairman of the board of county commissioners or, if he is absent, to some other member of said board.
C.R.S. § 24-21-620 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 24-21-620
24-21-620. Conduct of raffles - rules
Status: in_force

24-21-620. Conduct of raffles - rules. (1) The licensing authority shall not require an exempt organization to use raffle tickets in any particular form or displaying any particular information that would cause undue expense to the exempt organization and therefore interfere with the charitable fund-raising drive of the organization.

(2) (a) A bingo-raffle licensee may offer a progressive raffle in which a jackpot may be carried over and increased from one drawing to another until the jackpot is awarded. If the jackpot is not awarded at a drawing, the bingo-raffle licensee shall conduct a new drawing at the same location at a time and date determined by the bingo-raffle licensee.

(b) A bingo-raffle licensee may award a consolation prize for a progressive raffle. The bingo-raffle licensee may designate the consolation prize as either a specified amount or a specified percentage of the gross proceeds collected from the sale of raffle tickets for a particular drawing. The bingo-raffle licensee may determine the amount of the jackpot based on the gross proceeds collected from the sale of raffle tickets for a particular drawing plus the value of the jackpot carried over from previous drawings in which the jackpot was not awarded. If a consolation prize is offered and the progressive prize is won, the licensee may opt to award the consolation prize for that particular drawing.

(c) If the bingo-raffle licensee offers a consolation prize, the bingo-raffle licensee shall, before the drawing:

(I) Designate the specific amount or specific percentage of the gross proceeds collected from the sale of raffle tickets that the consolation prize equals; and

(II) Conspicuously display the amount or percentage of the gross proceeds collected that the consolation prize equals.

(d) The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum jackpot that a bingo-raffle licensee may award for a progressive raffle; except that, notwithstanding section 24-21-617 (5), the maximum jackpot must be at least fifteen thousand dollars. The maximum jackpot does not include the aggregate amount of consolation prizes awarded.

(e) The licensing authority may establish by rule the maximum number of progressive raffles that a bingo-raffle licensee may conduct simultaneously. To ensure that all prizes offered are timely awarded, the licensing authority may limit by rule the number of drawings that a bingo-raffle licensee may conduct before a jackpot must be awarded; except that the maximum number of drawings must be at least thirty.

(f) (I) The licensing authority may establish by rule the permitted methods of conducting a progressive raffle.

(II) The licensing authority may not prohibit those methods of conducting a progressive raffle in which the participant whose ticket number is drawn wins both a prize for the winning ticket number and a chance to win the jackpot.