C.R.S. § 24-51-1001 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 10 / Section 24-51-1001
24-51-1001. Types of benefit increases
Status: in_force

24-51-1001. Types of benefit increases. (1) For benefit recipients whose benefits are based on the account of a member who was a member, inactive member, or retiree on December 31, 2006, or for benefit recipients whose benefits are based on the account of a DPS member or DPS retiree, annual increases in retirement benefits and survivor benefits shall be effective with the July benefit. Such increases in benefits shall be calculated in accordance with sections 24-51-1002 and 24-51-1003, subject to section 24-51-413, and shall be paid from the retirement benefits reserve or the survivor benefits reserve, as appropriate, so long as the following requirements are satisfied:

(a) For benefit recipients whose benefit is based on a retiree or DPS retiree whose effective date of retirement is prior to January 1, 2011, or whose survivor benefits are based on a date of death that occurred prior to January 1, 2011, the benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for at least seven months preceding July 1.

(b) For benefit recipients whose benefit is based on a retiree or DPS retiree whose effective date of retirement is on or after January 1, 2011, or whose survivor benefits are based on a date of death that is on or after January 1, 2011, and an annual increase has been applied to the benefit on or before May 1, 2018, the benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for the twelve months prior to July 1, and for benefit recipients whose benefit is based upon a retiree or DPS retiree who was not eligible to retire as of January 1, 2011, the benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for the twelve months prior to July 1 and an annual increase has been applied to the benefit on or before May 1, 2018, the retiree met the following requirements:

(I) For DPS members with five or more years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, and for members who are not state troopers who began membership prior to July 1, 2005, and have five or more years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or 24-51-1713, whichever is applicable, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 or 24-51-1714, whichever is applicable, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(II) For members who are not state troopers who began membership on or after July 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2007, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(III) For DPS members with less than five years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, and for members whose membership began prior to January 1, 2007, with less than five years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty; or

(IV) For members who are state troopers and who were members, inactive members, or retirees on December 31, 2006, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years, when weighted with non-state trooper service credit, that combined total at least seventy-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of fifty-five.

(b.5) For benefit recipients whose benefit is based on a retiree or DPS retiree whose effective date of retirement is on or after January 1, 2011, or whose survivor benefits are based on a date of death that is on or after January 1, 2011, and an annual increase has not been applied to the retirement or survivor benefit on or before May 1, 2018, the benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for thirty-six months total before July 1, and benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for the twelve months prior to July 1, and for benefit recipients whose benefit is based upon a retiree or DPS retiree who was not eligible to retire as of January 1, 2011, the retiree met the following requirements:

(I) For DPS members with five or more years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, and for members who are not state troopers who began membership prior to July 1, 2005, and have five or more years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or 24-51-1713, whichever is applicable, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 or 24-51-1714, whichever is applicable, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(II) For members who are not state troopers who began membership on or after July 1, 2005, but prior to January 1, 2007, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(III) For DPS members with less than five years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, and for members whose membership began prior to January 1, 2007, with less than five years of service credit as of January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty; or

(IV) For members who are state troopers and who were members, inactive members, or retirees on December 31, 2006, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years, when weighted with non-state trooper service credit, that combined total at least seventy-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of fifty-five.

(c) No minimum age or service credit requirement shall apply to disability retirees or survivor benefit recipients.

(1.5) and (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 478, § 6, effective March 1, 1994.)

(3) For benefit recipients whose benefits are based on the account of a member who was not a member, inactive member, or retiree on December 31, 2006, annual increases in retirement benefits and survivor benefits, if any, shall be effective with the July benefit in accordance with section 24-51-1009, subject to section 24-51-413, and shall be paid from the retirement benefits reserve or the survivor benefits reserve, as appropriate, so long as the following requirements are satisfied:

(a) The benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for the full preceding calendar year and an annual increase has been applied to the retirement or survivor benefit on or before May 1, 2018; and

(b) (I) For members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(II) For members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2011, but prior to January 1, 2017, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-eight years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(III) Subject to subsection (3)(b)(IV) of this section, for members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2017, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least ninety years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(IV) For members whose membership began on or after January 1, 2017, the retiree retired from the school or Denver public schools divisions with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 and the retiree's most recent ten years of service credit was earned in the school or Denver public schools divisions, but, as of January 1, the retiree's age and total service credit total at least eighty-eight years, or the retiree retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty; or

(V) For members who are state troopers who were not members, inactive members, or retirees on December 31, 2006, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years, when weighted with non-state trooper service credit, that combined total at least seventy-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of fifty-five.

(c) No minimum age or service credit requirement shall apply to disability retirees or survivor benefit recipients.

(3.5) For benefit recipients whose benefits are based on the account of a member who was not a member, inactive member, or retiree on December 31, 2006, annual increases in retirement benefits and survivor benefits, if any, are effective with the July benefit in accordance with section 24-51-1009, subject to section 24-51-413, and shall be paid from the retirement benefits reserve or the survivor benefits reserve, as appropriate, so long as the following requirements are satisfied:

(a) The benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for thirty-six months total, and benefits have been paid to the benefit recipient for the full preceding calendar year, and an annual increase has not been applied to the retirement or survivor benefit on or before May 1, 2018; and

(b) (I) For members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2011, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(II) For members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2011, but prior to January 1, 2017, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least eighty-eight years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(III) Subject to subsection (3.5)(b)(IV) of this section, for members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2017, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24- 51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least ninety years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(IV) For members whose membership began on or after January 1, 2017, the retiree retired from the school or Denver public schools divisions with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 and the retiree's most recent ten years of service credit was earned in the school or Denver public schools divisions, but, as of January 1, the retiree's age and total service credit total at least eighty-eight years, or the retiree retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty;

(V) For members who are state troopers who were not members, inactive members, or retirees on December 31, 2006, but whose membership began before January 1, 2020, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602 or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years, when weighted with non-state trooper service credit, that combined total at least seventy-five years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of fifty-five;

(VI) For members who are not state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2020, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years that when combined total at least ninety-four years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty-four; or

(VII) For members who are state troopers whose membership began on or after January 1, 2020, the retiree retired with a service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-602, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604, but has, as of January 1, attained the age and service credit years, when weighted with non-state trooper service credit, that combined total at least eighty years, or retired with a reduced service retirement benefit pursuant to section 24-51-604 but has, as of January 1, attained the age of sixty.

(c) No minimum age or service credit requirement shall apply to disability retirees or survivor benefit recipients.

(4) Benefits that are calculated pursuant to part 17 of this article 51 shall be governed by the benefit increase provisions of such part 17.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-125 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-37.5-125
24-37.5-125. Colorado statewide longitudinal data system - education and workforce - postseco
Status: repealed

24-37.5-125. Colorado statewide longitudinal data system - education and workforce - postsecondary workforce readiness programs - appropriation - cash fund - report - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Colorado statewide longitudinal data system" or "data system" means the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system created in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(b) "Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board" or "governing board" means the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board created in subsection (3)(a) of this section.

(c) "Contributing agencies" means agencies that contribute data to the office for the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system. Contributing agencies include, but are not limited to, the department of early childhood, the department of education, the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, and the office of economic development.

(d) "Operational tools" means the software and hardware needed to securely and legally connect data across systems and support data analysis.

(e) "Postsecondary and workforce readiness programs" means programs for Colorado high school students to develop the knowledge and competencies needed to succeed in postsecondary settings and to advance in career pathways as lifelong learners and contributing citizens.

(f) "Statewide longitudinal data system cash fund" or "cash fund" means the statewide longitudinal data system cash fund created in subsection (8) of this section.

(g) "Sustainability interagency advisory group" or "sustainability advisory group" means the sustainability interagency advisory group convened pursuant to subsection (4)(n) of this section by the governing board.

(h) "Systems build and implementation interagency advisory group" or "systems advisory group" means the systems build and implementation interagency advisory group convened pursuant to subsection (4)(n) of this section by the governing board.

(2) (a) The Colorado statewide longitudinal data system is created within the office. The purposes of the data system are to:

(I) Establish a consistent, appropriate, secure, and legal means of data sharing focused on education and workforce outcomes and postsecondary and workforce readiness program data;

(II) Provide data and data analysis that supports evidence-based decision making for policymakers as the policymakers consider opportunities to improve educational and workforce outcomes and reduce opportunity gaps;

(III) Provide information, as appropriate, that supports education and workforce practitioners and supports students and families in making informed decisions regarding students' education; and

(IV) Enhance the security of data sharing by minimizing the number of data-sharing agreements between contributing agencies and standardizing data-sharing practices.

(b) In creating the data system, the office shall, at a minimum:

(I) Consider the recommendations set forth in the reports described in section 23-1-141(7);

(II) Adopt a timeline to phase in the data system, including a timeline for the development of analytical tools and operational tools and to offer professional development and technical assistance to contributing agencies that use the data system;

(III) Initiate work on the data system;

(IV) Ensure protection of individual privacy in accordance with applicable state and federal laws that apply to the data provided by contributing agencies;

(V) Focus on the development and implementation of operational tools to meet the purposes outlined in subsection (2)(a) of this section;

(VI) Develop and implement communications, professional development, and technical assistance that support the data system's use across contributing agencies and with partner entities;

(VII) Align data systems from contributing agencies and partner entities with interoperable standards and common data governance practices to maximize services provided to Coloradans;

(VIII) Convene the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board;

(IX) Implement the operational decisions of the governing board pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and

(X) Develop a data-request process consistent with the governing board's data-request policy described in subsection (4)(e) of this section.

(3) (a) The Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board is created in the office. The office shall convene and administer the governing board. The governing board includes the following voting members:

(I) The chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee who holds an executive leadership position;

(II) The executive director of the department of early childhood or the executive director's designee who holds an executive leadership position;

(III) The commissioner of education or the commissioner of education's designee who holds an executive leadership position;

(IV) The executive director of the department of higher education or the executive director's designee who holds an executive leadership position; and

(V) The executive director of the department of labor and employment or the executive director's designee who holds an executive leadership position.

(b) The governing board includes the following nonvoting members:

(I) A representative of the governor's office, appointed by the governor;

(II) A representative of the office of state planning and budgeting, appointed by the governor;

(III) A representative of the office of the attorney general with legal expertise in data privacy and governance, appointed by the attorney general;

(IV) An administrator of the federal "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 1998", 20 U.S.C. sec. 2301 et seq., as amended, appointed by the state administrator of the state board for community colleges and occupational education in coordination with its career and technical education role; and

(V) No more than three members of the public appointed by the governor.

(4) At a minimum, the governing board shall:

(a) Establish the governance structure necessary to oversee the sharing and connecting of multiple data sets into the data system;

(b) Establish the process and procedures for voting and decision-making;

(c) Align existing data-sharing and data governance efforts to minimize the need for new or duplicative data infrastructures and to connect existing data to the data system more efficiently and securely;

(d) Review workforce and education data when it is annually available, review the statutory requirements and timelines for reporting data, and consider when data collection and reporting is most valuable;

(e) Develop data governance policies for contributing agencies with an emphasis on limiting the number of new data-sharing agreements required to maximize efficiency and to ensure consistent practice. The governance policy must include a data-request policy that is consistent with applicable state and federal laws.

(f) Define the data elements necessary to measure the impacts and long-term outcomes of education and workforce programs in accordance with the "Student Data Transparency and Security Act", article 16 of title 22;

(g) Ensure the security and data privacy of data system data, including compliance with existing state and federal data privacy and use laws;

(h) Determine standard data elements to be included in data-sharing agreements;

(i) Determine education and business requirements for the initial data systems build, including ongoing maintenance, scalable infrastructure, and the analytical tools and operational tools necessary to help the public use the education and workforce outcome data, as appropriate;

(j) Create a plan that prioritizes and sequences key components needed to enhance and expand the data system and identify the additional data elements and data sources that may be needed for future linkage to the data system;

(k) Estimate the ongoing fiscal effect and structure for each contributing agency to contribute to the data system, identify costs and opportunities for efficiencies and cost-savings in sharing, protecting, and reporting data through the data system;

(l) Adopt and adjust, as necessary, a data dictionary, data standards, and security protocols to ensure interoperability between the data system, data from other state agencies, and other state data systems using the same data;

(m) Ensure the data system serves its intended purposes by seeking input and collecting data, including disaggregated data, from contributing agencies and summarizing the data and providing recommendations to the general assembly, governor, and the state board of education in the interim report and annual report described in subsection (7) of this section in order to adjust the vision, mission, and strategic objectives for the data system; and

(n) Convene the systems build and implementation interagency advisory group and the sustainability interagency advisory group.

(5) (a) The systems build and implementation interagency advisory group shall, at a minimum, advise the governing board on the technical development and implementation of the data system. The systems advisory group members must have an understanding of each contributing agency's data system, processes, and structures. The systems advisory group shall advise and support the governing board's duties pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. Members of the systems advisory group include a representative of:

(I) The office of information technology, appointed by the executive director of the office of information technology;

(II) The department of early childhood, appointed by the executive director of the department of early childhood;

(III) The department of education, appointed by the commissioner of education;

(IV) The department of higher education, appointed by the executive director of the department of higher education;

(V) The department of labor and employment, appointed by the executive director of the department of labor and employment;

(VI) The governor's office, appointed by the governor;

(VII) The office of state planning and budgeting, appointed by the governor; and

(VIII) The office of the attorney general, appointed by the attorney general.

(b) The sustainability interagency advisory group shall, at a minimum, advise the governing board on the use and function of the data system. The members of the sustainability advisory group shall have an understanding of the programs and data sets included in the data system and how the data system informs decisions within each contributing agency and the contributing agency's stakeholders. The sustainability advisory group shall advise and support the governing board's duties pursuant to subsection (4) of this section. The sustainability advisory group shall include a representative of:

(I) The office of information technology, appointed by the executive director of the office of information technology;

(II) The department of early childhood, appointed by the executive director of the department of early childhood;

(III) The department of education, appointed by the commissioner of education;

(IV) The department of higher education, appointed by the executive director of the department of higher education;

(V) The department of labor and employment, appointed by the executive director of the department of labor and employment;

(VI) The governor's office, appointed by the governor;

(VII) The office of state planning and budgeting, appointed by the governor; and

(VIII) The office of the attorney general, appointed by the attorney general.

(6) (a) For purposes of the data system, the governing board shall:

(I) Prioritize the needs of students and families;

(II) Comply with state and federal laws to protect individual privacy, including, but not limited to:

(A) The federal "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1232g, as amended;

(B) The federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1320d et seq., as amended; and

(C) The federal "Higher Education Act of 1965", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1070 et seq., as amended; and

(III) Consider stakeholder input.

(b) To inform the design of the data system, contributing state agencies shall seek input from relevant stakeholders to determine important measurements of value and outcome metrics.

(c) State agencies, in addition to the contributing agencies, may contribute data to the data system, as necessary, for legislative reports, research questions, or other projects that require cross-agency data sharing.

(7) (a) On or before January 15, 2025, the office shall submit an interim report on the progress of the data system, the data governance processes and procedures, and recommendations for legislative changes and funding, as necessary, to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, the state board of education, and the governor.

(b) (I) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), beginning April 15, 2026, and each April 15 thereafter, the office shall submit an annual report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or their successor committees, the state board of education, and the governor. Subject to data availability, the annual report must summarize key findings from education and workforce outcomes and education and workforce readiness, including, at a minimum:

(A) Enrollment and outcomes in postsecondary and workforce readiness programs for high school graduates;

(B) High school matriculation rates;

(C) Postsecondary retention rates;

(D) Postsecondary completion rates; and

(E) One-, five-, and ten-year wage outcomes.

(II) When possible and in alignment with data privacy practices, data must be disaggregated by local education provider, high school, or postsecondary or workforce readiness program participation; race; ethnicity; gender; disability status; and socioeconomic status.

(c) The office shall post the interim report and the annual report described in this subsection (7) on the office's website.

(8) (a) The statewide longitudinal data system cash fund is created in the state treasury. The cash fund consists of money transferred to the cash fund pursuant to subsection (8)(b) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the cash fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the cash fund to the cash fund.

(b) On July 1, 2024, the state treasurer shall transfer five million dollars from the general fund to the cash fund for purposes of this section.

(c) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27 state fiscal years, the office and the department of education may expend money from the cash fund for purposes of this section.

(d) Any money appropriated in a state fiscal year pursuant to this section that is unencumbered or unexpended at the end of that state fiscal year remains available for expenditure in the next fiscal year for the same purposes without further appropriation.

(e) The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the cash fund on September 1, 2027, to the general fund.

(f) This subsection (8) is repealed, effective October 1, 2027.

(9) The office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-31-1303 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 13 / Section 24-31-1303
24-31-1303. Worker misclassification - wage determinations - investigation and enforcement b
Status: in_force

24-31-1303. Worker misclassification - wage determinations - investigation and enforcement by the unit - coordination with department of labor and employment. (1) (a) The unit may investigate alleged violations of, and bring an action against an employer to enforce, section 8-72-114, regardless of whether a complaint is filed against the employer pursuant to said section, to enforce that section if the division of unemployment insurance directly refers a finding of misclassification to the unit to pursue further remedies.

(b) The unit may investigate and enforce an alleged misclassification that is not described in subsection (1)(a) of this section if the unit provides written notice to the division of unemployment insurance of the unit's intent to pursue a misclassification investigation and the division of unemployment insurance:

(I) Declines to investigate the matter;

(II) Has investigated the matter and made a formal determination; or

(III) Fails to respond to the unit within thirty days after the date of the notice.

(2) (a) The unit may enforce wage determinations made by the division of labor standards and statistics pursuant to article 4 of title 8 if the division of labor standards and statistics refers the wage determination to the unit for enforcement.

(b) If the division of labor standards and statistics has not referred a wage determination to the unit, the unit may enforce the wage determination if the unit provides written notice to the division of labor standards and statistics of the unit's intent to enforce the wage determination and the division of labor standards and statistics:

(I) Declines to pursue enforcement of the wage determination;

(II) Has attempted to pursue enforcement of the wage determination and has been unsuccessful in enforcing the determination in full after the later of twelve months after the determination or the conclusion of any appeals;

(III) Fails to respond to the unit within thirty days after the date of the notice; or

(IV) Has not initiated an investigation.
C.R.S. § 24-51-1601 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 16 / Section 24-51-1601
24-51-1601. Deferred compensation plan and trust fund
Status: in_force

24-51-1601. Deferred compensation plan and trust fund. (1) Effective July 1, 2009, the state deferred compensation committee established pursuant to section 24-52-102, as said section existed prior to its repeal in 2009, shall be abolished, and the board shall assume the administration of and fiduciary responsibility for the state deferred compensation plan previously administered under part 1 of article 52 of title 24, as said part existed prior to its repeal in 2009. The board shall have the authority to set the terms and conditions of the deferred compensation plan.

(2) The board shall establish, as set forth in section 24-51-208 (1)(j), a deferred compensation plan trust fund, referred to in this part 16 as the "trust fund", to hold the assets of the deferred compensation plan.

(3) The trust fund shall be established under section 24-51-208 (1)(j), effective upon transfer of assets of the deferred compensation plan to the trust fund. The board shall be trustee of the trust fund. No part of the assets and income of the trust fund shall be used for or diverted to purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of participants and their beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of liabilities with respect to participants and their beneficiaries.

(4) The department of personnel created in section 24-1-128 shall provide for the orderly transfer of all records pertaining to the state deferred compensation plan and the state defined contribution match plan and shall take any other action necessary for the board to assume its duties under this part 16.
C.R.S. § 24-32-905 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 9 / Section 24-32-905
24-32-905. Fees
Status: repealed

24-32-905. Fees. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-202 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 2 / Section 24-32-202
24-32-202. Division of planning - creation
Status: in_force

24-32-202. Division of planning - creation. (1) There is hereby created within the department of local affairs a division of planning, the head of which shall be the director of the division of planning, which office is hereby created. The director shall be appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs, referred to in this part 2 as the "executive director", subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, and such director shall be qualified by training or experience in planning and capital programming. The director shall appoint the necessary staff of his division in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.

(2) The division of planning and the office of the director of the division of planning are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions specified by this part 2 under the department of local affairs and the executive director thereof.

(3) The director of the division of planning shall:

(a) Exchange reports and data which relate to local and regional planning with other departments, institutions, and agencies of the state and on a mutually agreed basis with towns, cities, cities and counties, counties, and other local agencies and instrumentalities;

(b) Attend and participate in meetings of county, municipal, or regional planning bodies, interstate agencies, and other planning conferences;

(c) Advise the governor and the general assembly on matters of local and regional planning, and consult with other offices of state government with respect to matters of local and regional planning affecting the duties of their offices; and, upon request of any town, city, city and county, county, regional area, or group of adjacent communities having common or related planning problems, recommend to the governor and the general assembly any proposals for legislation affecting local or regional planning; but nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to grant any authority to the division of planning or to the director thereof over the planning responsibilities of local government; and

(d) Exercise all other powers necessary and proper for the discharge of his duties and the carrying out of the intent of this part 2, including the coordination of the provisions of part 1 of article 28 of title 30, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-60-3401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 34 / Section 24-60-3401
24-60-3401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-60-3401. Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds and declares that, for purposes of section 17 of article IX of the state constitution, adopting an interstate compact concerning educational opportunities for military children is a critical element of accountable education reform and, therefore, may receive funding from the state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 24-67-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 67 / Section 24-67-104
24-67-104. Implementation of article
Status: in_force

24-67-104. Implementation of article. (1) Any county with respect to territory within the unincorporated portion of the county or any municipality with respect to territory within its corporate limits may authorize planned unit developments by enacting a resolution or ordinance which:

(a) Refers to this article;

(b) Includes a statement of objectives of development;

(c) Designates the board, which may be a commission, board, or the governing body of the county or municipality, authorized to review planned unit development applications as set forth in this article;

(d) Sets forth standards of development consistent with the provisions of section 24-67-105;

(e) Sets forth the procedures pertaining to the application for, hearing on, and tentative and final approval of a planned unit development which shall afford procedural due process to interested parties. The resolution or ordinance shall establish maximum time periods within which any application shall be reviewed and approved, disapproved, or conditionally approved. At least one public hearing shall be held by the board designated pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (1) prior to approval, disapproval, or conditional approval of a planned unit development. Public notice of the public hearing shall be given in the manner prescribed by section 30-28-116 or 31-23-304, C.R.S., whichever is applicable, for the amendment of zoning resolutions and ordinances. Written notice of the public hearing shall be delivered or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, at least fifteen days prior to the public hearing to adjoining landowners.

(f) Requires a finding by the county or municipality that such plan is in general conformity with any master plan or comprehensive plan for the county or municipality.

(2) The enactment of the resolution or ordinance provided for in this section and the enactment of any amendment thereto shall be in accordance with the procedures required for the adoption of an amendment to a zoning resolution or ordinance as prescribed by section 30-28-116 or 31-23-305, C.R.S., whichever is applicable.
C.R.S. § 24-71.5-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 71.5 / Section 24-71.5-103
24-71.5-103. Applicability
Status: in_force

24-71.5-103. Applicability. This article applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 24-71.5-104 and first published electronically on or after March 31, 2014.
C.R.S. § 24-72.4-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72.4 / Section 24-72.4-101
24-72.4-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-72.4-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Taxpayers should be able to easily access the details of the state's finances, including how much revenue the state receives and how that revenue is spent;

(b) On April 2, 2009, the governor issued an executive order that created the transparency online project;

(c) The transparency online project is a free, searchable web-based system providing easy access to information about the state's revenues and expenditures;

(d) The transparency online project is an important first step in providing a more transparent and accountable state government; and

(e) The purpose of this legislation is to improve the system created by the executive order.

(2) Now, therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly that the web-based system established by the governor's executive order be modified as set forth in this article.

(3) (a) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(I) Only a limited number of the department of transportation's transactions are included in the state's official book of record and, accordingly, most of its revenues and expenditures are not included in the web-based system;

(II) Because of accounting and information technology differences, it is not feasible to fully assimilate the department of transportation into the web-based system; and

(III) Taxpayers should still be able to access the details of the department of transportation's finances.

(b) Now, therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly that the department of transportation be required to create and maintain a searchable, online revenue and expenditure database and that such information should be accessible through the web-based system.

(4) The general assembly further finds and declares that the web-based system, known as the transparency online project, has made state government more transparent and accountable and that county taxpayers are entitled to the same access to information. Now, therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly to expand the system to include revenue and expenditure data for counties.
C.R.S. § 24-32-1709 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 17 / Section 24-32-1709
24-32-1709. Application for allocation from statewide balance
Status: in_force

24-32-1709. Application for allocation from statewide balance. (1) An issuing authority may request an allocation from the statewide balance by filing with the department a separate application regarding each project for which an allocation is requested, signed by an officer of the issuing authority. Each application shall be filed on a form provided by the department, which shall contain the following information and attachments:

(a) The name of the issuing authority;

(b) The mailing address of the issuing authority;

(c) The name and title of the official of the issuing authority and the name and address of the legal counsel of said authority to whom notices should be sent and from whom information may be obtained;

(d) The principal amount of the bonds proposed to be issued;

(e) The nature and the location or purpose of the project;

(f) The initial owner, user, or beneficiary of the project;

(g) A written, preliminary opinion of bond counsel, addressed to the department, that the bonds proposed to receive the allocation constitute private activity bonds as defined in section 141 of the code and stating the amount of such bonds requiring an allocation under the state ceiling and that the issuing authority is authorized under the laws and constitution of the state to issue such bonds. The written opinion required by this paragraph (g) may be based on the assumption that an allocation will be made and the opinion shall cite the authority upon which it is based.

(h) A copy of the fully executed inducement resolution of the issuing authority relating to the project that is the subject of the application, certified as a true and correct copy by an authorized officer of the issuing authority; and

(i) Any information regarding the project to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds which are the subject of the requested allocation or regarding the financing which the issuing authority may want to provide to the department or which the department may request.

(2) To the extent that an issuing authority requests an allocation from the statewide balance in respect of which it expects to make an election for a carryforward purpose, such application, in addition to the application information and attachments set forth in subsection (1) of this section, shall be accompanied by the following:

(a) The classification of the carryforward purpose under section 146 (f)(5) of the code;

(b) Any information required by section 146 (f)(2) of the code;

(c) A certification signed by both an official of the issuing authority responsible for the supervision of the issuance of the bonds and, if applicable, a representative of the person or entity constructing, acquiring, or rehabilitating the project stating that they will proceed with diligence to insure the issuance of the bonds within the carryforward period provided by section 146 (f) of the code; and

(d) A written, preliminary opinion from bond counsel that the carryforward purpose qualifies for carryforward treatment under section 146 (f) of the code.
C.R.S. § 24-21-537 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-537
24-21-537. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

24-21-537. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this part 5, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-403 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-38.5-403
24-38.5-403. Energy code training - energy code adoption - grant writing assistance
Status: in_force

24-38.5-403. Energy code training - energy code adoption - grant writing assistance. (1) (a) The Colorado energy office shall provide energy code training to assist local governments, divisions in the executive branch of state government, builders, and contractors in adopting and implementing the 2021 international energy conservation code, electric ready and solar ready codes, and low energy and carbon codes. The training itself and the materials provided along with this training must be in both English and Spanish.

(b) If the Colorado energy office is able to obtain funding, the Colorado energy office shall provide financial assistance through an application process to support the adoption and enforcement by local governments of the 2021 international energy conservation code, an electric ready and solar ready code, and a low energy and carbon code.

(2) The Colorado energy office shall adopt policies and procedures as necessary for the creation and administration of a grant program to award the grants described in subsection (3)(a)(I) of this section, including policies and procedures that at a minimum establish the application process and the grant award criteria.

(3) (a) Within three days after June 2, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer three million dollars from the general fund to the energy fund created in section 24-38.5-102.4. The Colorado energy office shall expend the money transferred by the general assembly pursuant to this subsection (3)(a) for the purposes of:

(I) Issuing grants, not to exceed a total of one million eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, to local governments to support their adoption and enforcement of the 2021 international energy conservation code, an electric ready and solar ready code, and a low energy and carbon code and to cover the direct and indirect costs associated with issuing these grants; and

(II) Providing energy code training and technical assistance, including grant writing assistance, not to exceed a total cost of one million dollars, to assist local governments and divisions in the executive branch of state government in adopting and enforcing the 2021 international energy conservation code, an electric ready and solar ready code, a low energy and carbon code, or a green code and covering the direct and indirect costs associated with aligning energy codes and with providing this training and technical assistance.

(b) Within three days after June 2, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer one million dollars from the general fund to the energy fund created in section 24-38.5-102.4. The Colorado energy office shall expend the money transferred by the general assembly pursuant to this subsection (3)(b) for the purpose of providing energy code training to assist architects, builders, contractors, and designers in implementing the 2021 international energy conservation code, electric ready and solar ready codes, and low energy and carbon codes. The training and materials provided along with this training must be in both English and Spanish.

(c) Within three days after June 2, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars from the general fund to the energy fund created in section 24-38.5-102.4. The Colorado energy office shall expend the money transferred by the general assembly pursuant to this subsection (3)(c) for the costs associated with administering the energy code board established in section 24-38.5-401 (2).
C.R.S. § 24-60-501 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 5 / Section 24-60-501
24-60-501. Disposal of detainers against prisoner based on untried charges
Status: in_force

24-60-501. Disposal of detainers against prisoner based on untried charges. The agreement on detainers is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:

The Agreement on Detainers

The contracting states solemnly agree that:

Article I

The party states find that charges outstanding against a prisoner, detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints, and difficulties in securing speedy trial of persons already incarcerated in other jurisdictions, produce uncertainties which obstruct programs of prisoner treatment and rehabilitation. Accordingly, it is the policy of the party states and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations, or complaints. The party states also find that proceedings with reference to such charges and detainers, when emanating from another jurisdiction, cannot properly be had in the absence of cooperative procedures. It is the further purpose of this agreement to provide such cooperative procedures.

Article II

As used in this agreement:

(a) "State" shall mean a state of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(b) "Sending state" shall mean a state in which a prisoner is incarcerated at the time that he initiates a request for final disposition pursuant to article III hereof or at the time that a request for custody or availability is initiated pursuant to article IV hereof.

(c) "Receiving state" shall mean the state in which trial is to be had on an indictment, information or complaint pursuant to article III or article IV hereof.

Article III

(a) Whenever a person has entered upon a term of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution of a party state, and whenever during the continuance of the term of imprisonment there is pending in any other party state any untried indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which a detainer has been lodged against the prisoner, he shall be brought to trial within one hundred eighty days after he shall have caused to be delivered to the prosecuting officer and the appropriate court of the prosecuting officer's jurisdiction written notice of the place of his imprisonment and his request for a final disposition to be made of the indictment, information or complaint; provided that for good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance. The request of the prisoner shall be accompanied by a certificate of the appropriate official having custody of the prisoner, stating the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served, the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the amount of good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the state parole agency relating to the prisoner.

(b) The written notice and request for final disposition referred to in paragraph (a) hereof shall be given or sent by the prisoner to the warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of him, who shall promptly forward it together with the certificate to the appropriate prosecuting official and court by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

(c) The warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of the prisoner shall promptly inform him of the source and contents of any detainer lodged against him and shall also inform him of his right to make a request for final disposition of the indictment, information, or complaint on which the detainer is based.

(d) Any request for final disposition made by a prisoner pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof shall operate as a request for final disposition of all untried indictments, informations, or complaints on the basis of which detainers have been lodged against the prisoner from the state to whose prosecuting official the request for final disposition is specifically directed. The warden, commissioner of corrections, or other official having custody of the prisoner shall forthwith notify all appropriate prosecuting officers and courts in the several jurisdictions within the state to which the prisoner's request for final disposition is being sent of the proceeding being initiated by the prisoner. Any notification sent pursuant to this paragraph shall be accompanied by copies of the prisoner's written notice, request, and the certificate. If trial is not had on any indictment, information, or complaint contemplated hereby prior to the return of the prisoner to the original place of imprisonment, such indictment, information, or complaint shall not be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice.

(e) Any request for final disposition made by a prisoner pursuant to paragraph (a) hereof shall also be deemed to be a waiver of extradition with respect to any charge or proceeding contemplated thereby or included therein by reason of paragraph (d) hereof, and a waiver of extradition to the receiving state to serve any sentence there imposed upon him, after completion of his term of imprisonment in the sending state. The request for final disposition shall also constitute a consent by the prisoner to the production of his body in any court where his presence may be required in order to effectuate the purposes of this agreement and a further consent voluntarily to be returned to the original place of imprisonment in accordance with the provisions of this agreement. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the imposition of a concurrent sentence if otherwise permitted by law.

(f) Escape from custody by the prisoner subsequent to his execution of the request for final disposition referred to in paragraph (a) hereof shall void the request.

Article IV

(a) The appropriate officer of the jurisdiction in which an untried indictment, information, or complaint is pending shall be entitled to have a prisoner against whom he had lodged a detainer and who is serving a term of imprisonment in any party state made available in accordance with article V (a) hereof upon presentation of a written request for temporary custody or availability to the appropriate authorities of the state in which the prisoner is incarcerated; provided that the court having jurisdiction of such indictment, information, or complaint shall have duly approved, recorded, and transmitted the request; and provided further that there shall be a period of thirty days after receipt by the appropriate authorities before the request be honored, within which period the governor of the sending state may disapprove the request for temporary custody or availability, either upon his own motion or upon motion of the prisoner.

(b) Upon receipt of the officer's written request as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, the appropriate authorities having the prisoner in custody shall furnish the officer with a certificate stating the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served, the time remaining to be served on the sentence, the amount of good time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the state parole agency relating to the prisoner. Said authorities simultaneously shall furnish all other officers and appropriate courts in the receiving state who have lodged detainers against the prisoner with similar certificates and with notices informing them of the request for custody or availability and of the reasons therefor.

(c) In respect of any proceeding made possible by this article, trial shall be commenced within one hundred twenty days of the arrival of the prisoner in the receiving state, but for good cause shown in open court, the prisoner or his counsel being present, the court having jurisdiction of the matter may grant any necessary or reasonable continuance.

(d) Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to deprive any prisoner of any right which he may have to contest the legality of his delivery as provided in paragraph (a) hereof, but such delivery may not be opposed or denied on the ground that the executive authority of the sending state has not affirmatively consented to or ordered such delivery.

(e) If trial is not had on any indictment, information, or complaint contemplated hereby prior to the prisoner's being returned to the original place of imprisonment pursuant to article V (e) hereof, such indictment, information, or complaint shall not be of any further force or effect, and the court shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice.

Article V

(a) In response to a request made under article III or article IV hereof, the appropriate authority in a sending state shall offer to deliver temporary custody of such prisoner to the appropriate authority in the state where such indictment, information, or complaint is pending against such person in order that speedy and efficient prosecution may be had. If the request for final disposition is made by the prisoner, the offer of temporary custody shall accompany the written notice provided for in article III of this agreement. In the case of a federal prisoner, the appropriate authority in the receiving state shall be entitled to temporary custody as provided by this agreement or to the prisoner's presence in federal custody at the place for trial, whichever custodial arrangement may be approved by the custodian.

(b) The officer or other representative of a state accepting an offer of temporary custody shall present the following upon demand:

(1) Proper identification and evidence of his authority to act for the state into whose temporary custody the prisoner is to be given.

(2) A duly certified copy of the indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged and on the basis of which the request for temporary custody of the prisoner has been made.

(c) If the appropriate authority shall refuse or fail to accept temporary custody of said person, or in the event that an action on the indictment, information, or complaint on the basis of which the detainer has been lodged is not brought to trial within the period provided in article III or article IV hereof, the appropriate court of the jurisdiction where the indictment, information, or complaint has been pending shall enter an order dismissing the same with prejudice, and any detainer based thereon shall cease to be of any force or effect.

(d) The temporary custody referred to in this agreement shall be only for the purpose of permitting prosecution on the charge or charges contained in one or more untried indictments, informations, or complaints which form the basis of the detainer or detainers or for prosecution on any other charge or charges arising out of the same transaction. Except for his attendance at court and while being transported to or from any place at which his presence may be required, the prisoner shall be held in a suitable jail or other facility regularly used for persons awaiting prosecution.

(e) At the earliest practicable time consonant with the purposes of this agreement, the prisoner shall be returned to the sending state.

(f) During the continuance of temporary custody or while the prisoner is otherwise being made available for trial as required by this agreement, time being served on the sentence shall continue to run but good time shall be earned by the prisoner only if, and to the extent that, the law and practice of the jurisdiction which imposed the sentence may allow.

(g) For all purposes other than that for which temporary custody as provided in this agreement is exercised, the prisoner shall be deemed to remain in the custody of and subject to the jurisdiction of the sending state and any escape from temporary custody may be dealt with in the same manner as an escape from the original place of imprisonment or in any other manner permitted by law.

(h) From the time that a party state receives custody of a prisoner pursuant to this agreement until such prisoner is returned to the territory and custody of the sending state, the state in which the one or more untried indictments, informations, or complaints are pending or in which trial is being had shall be responsible for the prisoner and shall also pay all costs of transporting, caring for, keeping, and returning the prisoner. The provisions of this paragraph shall govern unless the states concerned shall have entered into a supplementary agreement providing for a different allocation of costs and responsibilities as between or among themselves. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter or affect any internal relationship among the departments, agencies, and officers of and in the government of a party state, or between a party state and its subdivisions, as to the payment of costs, or responsibilities therefor.

Article VI

(a) In determining the duration and expiration dates of the time periods provided in articles III and IV of this agreement, the running of said time periods shall be tolled whenever and for as long as the prisoner is unable to stand trial, as determined by the court having jurisdiction of the matter.

(b) No provision of this agreement, and no remedy made available by this agreement, shall apply to any person who is adjudged to be mentally ill.

Article VII

Each state party to this agreement shall designate an officer who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this agreement, and who shall provide, within and without the state, information necessary to the effective operation of this agreement.

Article VIII

This agreement shall enter into full force and effect as to a party state when such state has enacted the same into law. A state party to this agreement may withdraw herefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. However, the withdrawal of any state shall not affect the status of any proceedings already initiated by inmates or by state officers at the time such withdrawal takes effect, nor shall it affect their rights in respect thereof.

Article IX

This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provisions of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party hereto, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-903 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 9 / Section 24-37.5-903
24-37.5-903. Colorado broadband office - creation - responsibilities - gifts, grants, or dona
Status: in_force

24-37.5-903. Colorado broadband office - creation - responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations. (1) The Colorado broadband office is hereby created in the office. The Colorado broadband office is a type 1 entity and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the office.

(2) (a) The chief information officer shall appoint the director of the broadband office. The director may employ staff as necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the broadband office, subject to the availability of appropriations to the office for use by the broadband office.

(b) The broadband office shall provide technical assistance to applicants seeking grant awards from the grant program or other state or federal grant opportunities offered for deploying broadband service.

(c) In carrying out its powers and duties, the broadband office may collaborate with other state agencies, local governments, broadband experts, and other interested parties.

(3) The broadband office shall:

(a) Encourage, foster, develop, and strive to improve the availability of affordable, quality broadband within the state;

(b) Serve as the central broadband policy coordination body for the state;

(c) Coordinate with other state agencies, local governments, the federal government, Indian tribes and nations, other relevant broadband partners, and consumers throughout the state to develop strategies and plans for promoting the deployment of broadband infrastructure and greater broadband access;

(d) Review existing state broadband initiatives, policies, and deployment by public or private entities in order to prioritize investment;

(e) Develop and implement a statewide plan to encourage cost-effective broadband access and increased broadband usage, particularly in rural unserved areas and other unserved areas of the state. The broadband office shall submit the statewide plan, and any updated versions of the statewide plan, to the chief information officer, the governor, and the joint technology committee and shall post the statewide plan on its public website. In developing a statewide plan and any other strategies for broadband deployment, the broadband office shall consider:

(I) Partnerships between communities; Indian tribes and nations; nonprofit organizations; local governments; electric utilities as defined in section 40-2-202 (1), cooperative electric associations as defined in section 40-9.5-102, municipally owned utilities, and nonprofit generation and transmission electric corporations or associations; rural telecommunications providers as defined in section 40-15-102 (24.5); and public and private entities;

(II) Funding opportunities that allow for the coordination of public funding sources, including local governments, state government, and the federal government, and private funding sources for the purpose of deploying broadband into rural unserved areas and other unserved areas of the state;

(III) Barriers to the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband, including a consideration of the affordability of broadband; and

(IV) Statewide broadband goals and whether statutory definitions for broadband in unserved areas need to be updated in response to advances made in broadband technology.

(f) Collect broadband data to create and update maps that measure the progress of broadband deployment in the state;

(g) Encourage public-private partnerships to increase deployment of broadband throughout the state; and

(h) In furtherance of the purposes set forth in this part 9, seek or apply for, accept, and expend:

(I) Gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources; and

(II) Money from the federal government for broadband deployment. The broadband office may seek and apply for all federal funds for which the broadband office is eligible to receive.

(4) (a) Subject to the requirement set forth in subsection (4)(b)(II) of this section, the broadband office may receive consumer complaints regarding broadband service.

(b) (I) The chief information officer may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from public and private sources for the purpose of implementing this subsection (4). The chief information officer shall transmit any gifts, grants, or donations received pursuant to this subsection (4) to the state treasurer who shall credit the money to the digital inclusion grant program fund.

(II) The broadband office shall not implement this subsection (4) until sufficient funding is received from gifts, grants, or donations to implement this subsection (4).

(5) In addition to the powers and functions set forth in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, the broadband office shall implement the digital inclusion grant program.
C.R.S. § 24-21-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 24-21-110
24-21-110. Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
Status: in_force

24-21-110. Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules. (1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department of state or any authorized agent of such department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.

(2) The department of state or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section 26-13-126, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department of state, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department of state or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.

(3) (a) The department of state shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department of state and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.

(b) The appropriate rule-making body of the department of state is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.

(4) For purposes of this section, "license" means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department of state or any authorized agent of such department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. "License" may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
C.R.S. § 24-115-116 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 115 / Section 24-115-116
24-115-116. Investments
Status: in_force

24-115-116. Investments. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, proceeds from the issuance of notes may be invested in any manner in which public moneys generally may be invested as provided by section 24-75-601.1 or any other applicable law.

(2) An issuing authority, in consultation with the state treasurer, may direct a corporate trustee that holds any proceeds from the issuance of notes or any other moneys paid to the trustee in connection with the notes or any other moneys relating to the notes or moneys in the fund to invest or deposit the proceeds or other moneys in investments or deposits other than those in which public moneys generally may be invested or deposited pursuant to section 24-75-601.1 or any other applicable law if the board or the executive director, in consultation with the state treasurer, determines that the investment or deposit meets the standard established in section 15-1-304, C.R.S., the income is at least comparable to income available on investments or deposits of moneys in the state highway supplementary fund, and the investment will assist the department in the financing of the projects or purposes for which the notes were issued.
C.R.S. § 24-31-704 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 31 / Part 7 / Section 24-31-704
24-31-704. Access to records - confidentiality - public access - immunity
Status: in_force

24-31-704. Access to records - confidentiality - public access - immunity. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary, but subject to the requirements of applicable provisions of federal law, the review board and review teams have access to records and information that are relevant to a review of a domestic violence fatality and that are in the possession of a state or local governmental agency.

(b) The review board and review teams may access mental health and substance abuse treatment records only with the written consent of appropriate parties in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

(2) (a) All review board and review team meetings; activities of the review board and review teams, including activities of any issue-specific panel or ad hoc subcommittee formed by the review board or by review teams; review board and review team meeting notes and statements; health information and medical records obtained by the review board or by review teams; and any information obtained by the department in connection with the review board or review teams are confidential and are not subject to:

(I) The open meetings provisions of the "Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972" set forth in section 24-6-402;

(II) The "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24; or

(III) Subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding, unless the information was obtained from another source that is separate and apart from the review board or review teams.

(b) Each member of the review board, each member of a review team, and each invited participant at a meeting shall sign a statement indicating an understanding of and adherence to confidentiality requirements. A person who knowingly violates confidentiality requirements commits a petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.

(c) A member of the review board, a member of a review team, a person who attends a review team meeting, and a person who presents information to a review team are not subject to examination in any civil or criminal proceeding concerning information presented to members of the review team or opinions formed by the review team based on that information. A person may, however, be examined concerning information reviewed by the review board or a review team that is otherwise available to the public or that is required to be revealed by that person in an official capacity.

(d) Information, documents, records, notes, memoranda, and data of the review board and the review teams are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any action in any court or before any tribunal, board, agency, or person and may not be exhibited or disclosed in any way by any person unless the information was obtained from another source that is separate and apart from the review board or review teams, except as may be necessary for furthering the duties of the review board or the review teams or in response to an alleged violation of a confidentiality agreement pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(3) A member of the review board, a member of a review team, and any person acting as a witness to, incident reporter to, or investigator for the review board or a review team is not liable for any act or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of the review board or review team unless he or she acted in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety, or property.
C.R.S. § 24-25-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 25 / Section 24-25-101
24-25-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-25-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Ensuring the safety of students, teachers, and other employees while at school is a paramount concern for the citizens of Colorado;

(b) Improving the effective administration of school safety programs and funding is critical to providing safe schools; and

(c) Maintaining school safety through the most cost-effective use of limited state resources is in the interest of the people of the state of Colorado.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that a working group comprised of state and local agency officials must be formed to increase coordination of school safety programs across state government and annually report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate on their activities.
C.R.S. § 24-1-126 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-126
24-1-126. State department of highways - creation
Status: repealed

24-1-126. State department of highways - creation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-106
24-48.5-106. Certified capital companies - rules
Status: repealed

24-48.5-106. Certified capital companies - rules. (1) The Colorado office of economic development shall carry out the responsibilities delegated to it pursuant to article 3.5 of title 10, C.R.S., related to certified capital companies.

(2) The director of the Colorado office of economic development shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the provisions of article 3.5 of title 10, C.R.S., by September 30, 2001. Such rules shall provide that the Colorado office of economic development shall begin accepting applications for certification as a certified capital company no later than October 31, 2001. Such rules shall further provide that any certified capital company may file premium tax credit allocation claims on behalf of its certified investors at any time on or after it becomes certified by the Colorado office of economic development, but in no case earlier than January 31, 2002, for premium tax credits that may be taken beginning in tax year 2003, and no earlier than January 31, 2004, for premium tax credits that may be taken beginning in tax year 2005, and that premium tax credits shall be earned by and vested in certified investors at the time of such investment of certified capital, although such premium tax credits may not be claimed or utilized until the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2003, with respect to investments of certified capital made subsequent to January 31, 2002, but prior to January 31, 2004, or until the tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2005, with respect to investments of certified capital made subsequent to January 31, 2004.

(3) All direct and indirect expenditures incurred by the Colorado office of economic development in carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the office in this section shall be paid from the division of insurance cash fund, created in section 10-1-103 (3), C.R.S.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1208.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1208.5
24-33.5-1208.5. "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act" - areas without fire protection - s
Status: in_force

24-33.5-1208.5. "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act" - areas without fire protection - state assistance for creation of volunteer fire departments - eligibility for grants - short title - legislative declaration. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act".

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

(I) While the county sheriff is the fire warden and is responsible for wildland fire in unincorporated areas outside of fire protection districts, there is significant land area in Colorado that does not have organized fire protection;

(II) The existence of areas without organized fire protection adversely impacts adjacent fire protection districts and other entities that provide fire protection and related emergency services; and

(III) Fire prevention, fire suppression, and related emergency services provided by not-for-profit, nongovernmental volunteer fire departments are vital to the protection of the safety of the citizens of the state.

(b) The general assembly therefore:

(I) Finds that it is in the public interest to establish and maintain a complete, cooperative, and coordinated fire protection and suppression program for the state; and

(II) Declares that the purpose of this section is to create a framework for the organization of not-for-profit, nongovernmental volunteer fire departments and to promote, encourage, and support their creation in areas of the state where there is no organized fire protection.

(3) (a) In order to be recognized under this section and be considered in good standing, the volunteer fire department must:

(I) Be organized under and in compliance with the "Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act", articles 121 to 137 of title 7, C.R.S.; and

(II) Enter into an agreement to provide fire fighting, fire protection, or other emergency services with:

(A) The town, city, county, city and county, fire protection district, metropolitan district, or county improvement district providing fire protection services and having jurisdictional authority over the area the unit services;

(B) The appropriate county sheriff for the unincorporated area of the county outside the boundaries of a fire protection district, metropolitan district, or county improvement district providing fire protection services; or

(C) The division for the detection, prevention, or suppression of forest and range fires where state responsibility has been determined pursuant to section 24-33.5-1221.

(b) (I) At a minimum, the agreement required by subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) must specify the types of services to be provided by the volunteer fire department and the boundaries of its service area.

(II) For volunteer fire departments created prior to March 11, 2015, the agreement required by subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) may be replaced by a letter from the jurisdictional authority recognizing the existence of the volunteer fire department and specifying the boundaries of its service area and the services it provides.

(c) A volunteer fire department shall complete and file with the division a fire department registration form specified by the division within sixty days after January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter. The division may issue a fire department identification number to the volunteer fire department based upon the registration filed under this paragraph (c).

(4) A volunteer fire department recognized under this section and considered in good standing that provides services within a jurisdiction may establish a schedule of charges for the services that the volunteer fire department provides.

(5) A volunteer fire department recognized under this section and considered in good standing may enter into agreements with the state or any political subdivision of the state.

(6) (a) The general assembly intends this subsection (6) to provide the division with a means by which the state can encourage and support the creation of volunteer fire departments in areas of the state where there is no organized fire protection.

(b) A group of individuals wishing to establish a volunteer fire department may petition the director for technical or funding assistance.

(c) Prior to providing assistance in the creation of a new volunteer fire department under this subsection (6), the director shall first consult with local officials and consider the question of the appropriateness and viability of:

(I) Inclusion of the proposed service area into one or more existing fire protection districts or metropolitan districts providing fire protection; and

(II) The provision of fire protection by an adjacent or nearby fire department.

(d) Nothing in this subsection (6) permits state assistance in the creation of a volunteer fire department within the boundaries of a fire protection district, metropolitan district, or county improvement district providing fire protection services without permission from such district.

(e) A volunteer fire department recognized under this section and considered in good standing is eligible to receive state funding assistance, including state grant awards, to the extent that a fire department is eligible, unless specifically excluded.

(7) Nothing in this section prohibits a private entity from organizing, training, or equipping itself as a private fire department or providing fire protection services.
C.R.S. § 24-50.3-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50.3 / Part 1 / Section 24-50.3-106
24-50.3-106. Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected st
Status: in_force

24-50.3-106. Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions. (1) The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of administration from the department of administration to the department of personnel with respect to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to section 24-1-128, this article, and article 30 of this title.

(2) On and after July 1, 1996, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the divisions of purchasing, state archives and public records, accounts and controls, telecommunications, central services, risk management, and general government computer center, from said references to the department of personnel and to change all references to the directors of said divisions, except the state controller, to the executive director of the department of personnel with respect to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department and the executive director. In connection with such authority, the revisor is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to section 24-1-128, this article, and article 30 of this title.
C.R.S. § 24-103-1104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 11 / Section 24-103-1104
24-103-1104. State procurement equity program - established - goal - preliminary implementati
Status: in_force

24-103-1104. State procurement equity program - established - goal - preliminary implementation maximization of contracting opportunities - expansion of historically underutilized business registry - real-time solicitation assistance help desk - bond assistance program - cash fund - report. (1) (a) The state procurement equity program is established in the department. The department, in accordance with its existing state procurement related duties of promulgating state contracting fiscal rules and providing procurement related guidance and management, including contract forms and the contract management system, to most state executive branch agencies, shall act to ensure the expeditious development and full implementation of the program as required by this part 11. The department shall act in consultation with, to the extent required by this part 11 or as otherwise deemed necessary or advisable by the department, the office, the procurement technical assistance center, the small business development center, the minority business office, the department of transportation, and other persons or entities that have expertise or interest in procurement generally or in state procurement equity.

(b) The goal of the program is to reduce disparities identified in the state disparity study report between the availability of historically underutilized businesses and the utilization of such businesses in state procurement.

(2) As implementation of the program, the department shall:

(a) Provide, at all times during regular state business hours, solicitation assistance through a help desk. The department shall track usage of solicitation assistance and, to the extent feasible, follow up with recipients of solicitation assistance to determine and track the extent to which they have succeeded in being awarded state contracts. The department shall also continuously monitor usage of the solicitation assistance help desk to determine whether the amount of human and financial resources dedicated to the provision of solicitation assistance is optimal to meet demand while stewarding state resources.

(b) (I) Create a bond assistance program to help historically underutilized businesses that are small businesses to offset all or a portion of the cost of obtaining a surety bond that is required for a solicitation for a state procurement opportunity.

(II) The bond assistance program cash fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of general fund money transferred to the fund as required by subsection (2)(b)(III) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the implementation of the bond assistance program.

(III) On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer two million dollars from the general fund to the bond assistance program cash fund.

(c) Carefully consider all of the recommendations in the state disparity study report that are not required to be implemented pursuant to subsections (2)(a) to (2)(c) of this section to determine whether, using only existing resources, it can implement or make meaningful progress towards implementing any of the recommendations. If the department determines that it can implement or make meaningful progress towards implementing any such recommendation using only existing resources, it shall do so.

(3) The department shall report to the general assembly regarding its preliminary implementation of the program during the department's January 2025 departmental presentation to legislative committees of reference required by section 2-7-203 (2)(a).
C.R.S. § 24-34-605 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 6 / Section 24-34-605
24-34-605. Relief authorized
Status: in_force

24-34-605. Relief authorized. In addition to the relief authorized by section 24-34-306 (9), the commission may order a respondent who has been found to have engaged in a discriminatory practice as defined in this part 6 to rehire, reinstate, and provide back pay to any employee or agent discriminated against because of his obedience to this part 6; to make reports as to the manner of compliance with the order of the commission; and to take affirmative action, including the posting of notices setting forth the substantive rights of the public under this part 6.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-604 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 6 / Section 24-33.5-604
24-33.5-604. Colorado community policing program - administration
Status: in_force

24-33.5-604. Colorado community policing program - administration. (1) The Colorado community policing program shall be administered through the division of criminal justice. The division shall establish procedures and timelines for the submittal of grant applications by local law enforcement agencies seeking to implement a community policing plan or to continue the operation of an existing community policing program.

(2) To be eligible for moneys from the community policing program cash fund created in section 24-33.5-605, a local law enforcement agency shall apply to the division of criminal justice in accordance with the procedures and timelines developed by the division pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The application of a local law enforcement agency shall include a community policing plan that meets the criteria for such plans developed by the division. A plan may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) The creation of a partnership or collaboration between the local law enforcement agency and the families, individuals, children, and youth who live in at-risk neighborhoods for the purpose of crime prevention activities and strategies;

(b) The utilization of public or private facilities for regular interaction between the local law enforcement agency and the community, including, but not limited to, community centers, gymnasiums, and libraries or other reading areas;

(c) The support of and participation in local youth educational and recreational programs by the local law enforcement agency;

(d) Regularly scheduled neighborhood meetings between local law enforcement professionals and the residents of the community or at-risk neighborhood;

(e) The enhanced and regularized presence of the local law enforcement agency in a community or at-risk neighborhood through the use of foot patrols, bicycles, motorcycles, and participation in activities and events; and

(f) The process or measurement for evaluating whether the Colorado community policing program is reducing or preventing the incidence of crime in a community or at-risk neighborhood.

(3) Subject to available appropriations, the division of criminal justice shall select those local law enforcement agencies that will receive grants through the Colorado community policing program. The division shall determine the amount of each grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency.
C.R.S. § 24-47-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 47 / Section 24-47-102
24-47-102. Satellite trade or investment offices and presences in other nations
Status: in_force

24-47-102. Satellite trade or investment offices and presences in other nations. (1) The Colorado international trade office is authorized to establish satellite trade or investment offices or presences in other nations as designated in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section for the purpose of implementing the provisions of section 24-47-101; except that no more than one office or presence shall be established in each nation.

(2) (a) A satellite trade or investment office is an office established by the Colorado international trade office in a foreign country, which office is operated solely for purposes of implementing the provisions of section 24-47-101.

(b) A presence is the designation by the Colorado international trade office of a specified entity in a foreign country to act as an agent of the Colorado international trade office for purposes of implementing the provisions of section 24-47-101.

(c) (I) A satellite trade or investment office or presence may be established in Taipei, Taiwan, in Seoul, Korea, and in Tokyo, Japan, and the People's Republic of China.

(II) After June 30, 1988, the Colorado international trade office is authorized to designate additional locations for satellite trade or investment offices or presences in other nations.

(3) The Colorado international trade office is authorized to receive and expend contributions, grants, services, and in-kind donations, including but not limited to office space, from public sources other than the state and from private sources and may use such donations to pay for the direct and indirect costs of establishing or operating satellite trade or investment offices or presences in other nations.

(4) (a) The general assembly shall make an annual appropriation to pay for the direct and indirect costs of establishing and operating a satellite trade or investment office established in another nation in accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section. The annual direct and indirect costs of establishing and operating such office shall be obtained in part from those sources described in subsection (3) of this section; the value of all donations as described in subsection (3) of this section, including the value of all services and in-kind donations, shall be computed in determining the total amount provided to each office by such sources.

(b) The general assembly shall make an annual appropriation to pay for the direct and indirect costs of establishing and operating each presence in another nation authorized by paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-10-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-103
24-10-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-10-103. Definitions. As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Controlled agricultural burn" means a technique used in farming to clear the land of any existing crop residue, kill weeds and weed seeds, or to reduce fuel buildup and decrease the likelihood of a future fire.

(1.3) "Dangerous condition" means either a physical condition of a facility or the use thereof that constitutes an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of the public, which is known to exist or which in the exercise of reasonable care should have been known to exist and which condition is proximately caused by the negligent act or omission of the public entity or public employee in constructing or maintaining such facility. For the purposes of this subsection (1.3), a dangerous condition should have been known to exist if it is established that the condition had existed for such a period and was of such a nature that, in the exercise of reasonable care, such condition and its dangerous character should have been discovered. A dangerous condition shall not exist solely because the design of any facility is inadequate. The mere existence of wind, water, snow, ice, or temperature shall not, by itself, constitute a dangerous condition.

(1.5) "Health-care practitioner" means a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist, or any other person acting at the direction or under the supervision or control of any such persons.

(2) "Injury" means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, of whatsoever kind, which, if inflicted by a private person, would lie in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by a claimant.

(2.5) "Maintenance" means the act or omission of a public entity or public employee in keeping a facility in the same general state of repair or efficiency as initially constructed or in preserving a facility from decline or failure. "Maintenance" does not include any duty to upgrade, modernize, modify, or improve the design or construction of a facility.

(2.7) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102, C.R.S., and a light rail car or engine owned or leased by a public entity.

(3) (a) "Operation" means the act or omission of a public entity or public employee in the exercise and performance of the powers, duties, and functions vested in them by law with respect to the purposes of any public hospital, jail, or public water, gas, sanitation, power, or swimming facility. "Operation" does not include any duty to upgrade, modernize, modify, or improve the design or construction of a facility.

(b) The term "operation" shall not be construed to include:

(I) A failure to exercise or perform any powers, duties, or functions not vested by law in a public entity or employee with respect to the purposes of any public facility set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);

(II) A negligent or inadequate inspection or a failure to make an inspection of any property, except property owned or leased by the public entity, to determine whether such property constitutes a hazard to the health or safety of the public.

(3.5) "Prescribed fire" means the application of fire in accordance with a written prescription for vegetative fuels and excludes a controlled agricultural burn.

(4) (a) "Public employee" means an officer, employee, servant, or authorized volunteer of the public entity, whether or not compensated, elected, or appointed, but does not include an independent contractor or any person who is sentenced to participate in any type of useful public service. For the purposes of this subsection (4), "authorized volunteer" means a person who performs an act for the benefit of a public entity at the request of and subject to the control of such public entity and includes a qualified volunteer as defined in section 24-33.5-802 (9).

(b) "Public employee" includes any of the following:

(I) Any health-care practitioner employed by a public entity, except for any health-care practitioner who is employed on less than a full-time basis by a public entity and who additionally has an independent or other health-care practice. Any such person employed on less than a full-time basis by a county or a district public health agency and who additionally has an independent or other health-care practice shall maintain the status of a public employee only when such person engages in activities at or for the county or the district public health agency that are within the course and scope of such person's responsibilities as an employee of the county or the district public health agency. For purposes of this subparagraph (I), work performed as an employee of another public entity or of an entity of the United States government shall not be considered to be an independent or other health-care practice.

(II) Any health-care practitioner employed part-time by and holding a clinical faculty appointment at a public entity as to any injury caused by a health-care practitioner-in-training under such health-care practitioner's supervision. Any such person shall maintain the status of a public employee when such person engages in supervisory and educational activities over a health-care practitioner-in-training at a nonpublic entity if said activities are within the course and scope of such person's responsibilities as an employee of a public entity.

(III) Any health-care practitioner-in-training who is duly enrolled and matriculated in an educational program of a public entity and who is working at either a public entity or a nonpublic entity. Any such person shall maintain the status of a public employee when such person engages in professional or educational activities at a nonpublic entity if said activities are within the course and scope of such person's responsibilities as a student or employee of a public entity.

(IV) Any health-care practitioner who is a nurse licensed under part 1 of article 255 of title 12 employed by a public entity. Any such person shall maintain the status of a public employee only when such person engages in activities at or for the public entity that are within the course and scope of such person's responsibilities as an employee of the public entity.

(V) Any health-care practitioner who volunteers services at or on behalf of a public entity, or who volunteers services as a participant in the community maternity services program;

(VI) Any release hearing officer utilized by the department of corrections and the state board of parole pursuant to section 17-2-217 (1), C.R.S. A release hearing officer shall maintain the status of a public employee only when the release hearing officer engages in activities that are within the course and scope of his or her responsibilities as a release hearing officer.

(VII) Any administrative hearing officer utilized by the department of corrections and the state board of parole pursuant to section 17-2-201 (3)(h)(I). An administrative hearing officer shall maintain the status of a public employee only when the administrative hearing officer engages in activities that are within the course and scope of his or her responsibilities as an administrative hearing officer.

(c) Except for persons identified in subsections (4)(b)(II), (4)(b)(III), and (4)(b)(V) of this section, "public employee" shall not include any health-care practitioner or any health-care professional as defined in section 13-64-202 (4) who is employed by the university of Colorado hospital authority unless the practitioner or professional is providing services within the course and scope of the person's responsibilities as an employee or volunteer of the university of Colorado hospital authority in a facility that is either located on the Anschutz medical campus or that is operating under the hospital license issued to the university hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25, including off-campus locations. The "Health Care Availability Act", article 64 of title 13, is applicable to health-care practitioners and health-care professionals employed by the university of Colorado hospital authority that are not immune from liability under section 24-10-118 because of the definition of "public employee" specified in this subsection (4)(c).

(5) "Public entity" means the state, the judicial department of the state, any county, city and county, municipality, school district, special improvement district, and every other kind of district, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof organized pursuant to law and any separate entity created by intergovernmental contract or cooperation only between or among the state, county, city and county, municipality, school district, special improvement district, and every other kind of district, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof.

(5.5) "Public sanitation facility" means structures and related apparatus used in the collection, treatment, or disposition of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature that is operated and maintained by a public entity. "Public sanitation facility" does not include: A public water facility; a natural watercourse even if dammed, channelized, or containing storm water runoff, discharge from a storm sewer, or discharge from a sewage treatment plant outfall; a drainage, borrow, or irrigation ditch even if the ditch contains storm water runoff or discharge from storm sewers; a curb and gutter system; or other drainage, flood control, and storm water facilities.

(5.7) "Public water facility" means structures and related apparatus used in the collection, treatment, or distribution of water for domestic and other legal uses that is operated and maintained by a public entity. "Public water facility" does not include: A public sanitation facility; a natural watercourse even if dammed, channelized, or used for transporting domestic water supplies; a drainage, borrow, or irrigation ditch even if dammed, channelized, or containing storm water runoff or discharge; or a curb and gutter system.

(6) "Sidewalk" means that portion of a public roadway between the curb lines or the lateral lines of the traveled portion and the adjacent property lines which is constructed, designed, maintained, and intended for the use of pedestrians.

(7) "State" means the government of the state; every executive department, board, commission, committee, bureau, and office; and every state institution of higher education, whether established by the state constitution or by law, and every governing board thereof. "State" does not include the judicial department, a county, municipality, city and county, school district, special district, or any other kind of district, instrumentality, political subdivision, or public corporation organized pursuant to law.
C.R.S. § 24-80-114 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 1 / Section 24-80-114
24-80-114. Legislative digital policy advisory committee - report - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-80-114. Legislative digital policy advisory committee - report - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-68-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 68 / Section 24-68-105
24-68-105. Subsequent regulation prohibited - exceptions
Status: in_force

24-68-105. Subsequent regulation prohibited - exceptions. (1) A vested property right, once established as provided in this article, precludes any zoning or land use action by a local government or pursuant to an initiated measure which would alter, impair, prevent, diminish, impose a moratorium on development, or otherwise delay the development or use of the property as set forth in a site specific development plan, except:

(a) With the consent of the affected landowner;

(b) Upon the discovery of natural or man-made hazards on or in the immediate vicinity of the subject property, which hazards could not reasonably have been discovered at the time of site specific development plan approval, and which hazards, if uncorrected, would pose a serious threat to the public health, safety, and welfare; or

(c) To the extent that the affected landowner receives just compensation for all costs, expenses, and liabilities incurred by the landowner after approval by the governmental entity, including, but not limited to, costs incurred in preparing the site for development consistent with the site specific development plan, all fees paid in consideration of financing, and all architectural, planning, marketing, legal, and other consultants' fees, together with interest thereon at the legal rate until paid. Just compensation shall not include any diminution in the value of the property which is caused by such action.

(2) The establishment of a vested property right shall not preclude the application of ordinances or regulations which are general in nature and are applicable to all property subject to land use regulation by a local government, including, but not limited to, building, fire, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical codes.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-408 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-408
24-33.5-408. Agents - qualifications
Status: in_force

24-33.5-408. Agents - qualifications. The director shall appoint persons of honesty, integrity, and outstanding ability as agents. Agents shall possess such qualifications as may be specified by the state personnel director after consultation with the director of the bureau.
C.R.S. § 24-34-110 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 1 / Section 24-34-110
24-34-110. Medical transparency act of 2010 - disclosure of information about health care l
Status: repealed

24-34-110. Medical transparency act of 2010 - disclosure of information about health care licensees - fines - rules - short title - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-4.1-117 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 24-4.1-117
24-4.1-117. Fund created - control of fund
Status: repealed

24-4.1-117. Fund created - control of fund. (1) The crime victim compensation fund is hereby established in the office of the court executive of each judicial district for the benefit of eligible applicants under this part 1.

(1.3) The crime victim compensation fund for the twenty-third judicial district is established in the office of the court administrator for Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties. The fund consists of any money due the twenty-third judicial district pursuant to subsection (2) of this section on and after January 7, 2025. The judicial department shall coordinate with the crime victim compensation board for the eighteenth judicial district to credit money paid as costs or surcharges levied on criminal actions in Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties on and after April 1, 2024, to the fund for use by the twenty-third judicial district, from the money collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section on or after April 1, 2024, in Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties.

(1.5) Repealed.

(2) The fund consists of all money paid as a cost or surcharge levied on criminal actions, as provided in section 24-4.1-119; any federal money available to state or local governments for victim compensation; all money received from any action or suit to recover damages from an assailant for a compensable crime which was the basis for approval of, and limited to, compensation received under this part 1; any restitution paid by an assailant to a victim for damages for a compensable crime which was the basis for approval of compensation received under this part 1 and for damages for which the victim has received approval of, and limited to, compensation received under this part 1; money transferred from the marijuana tax cash fund pursuant to section 39-28.8-501 (4.9)(b); and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.

(3) All money deposited in the fund is deposited in an interest-bearing account, which must be no less secure than those used by the state treasurer, and which must yield the highest interest possible. All interest earned by money in the fund is credited to the fund.

(4) At the conclusion of each fiscal year, all money remaining in the fund remains in the fund.

(5) All money deposited in the fund must be used solely for the compensation of victims pursuant to this part 1; except that the district attorney and the court executive may use an aggregate of no more than twenty-two and one-half percent of the total amount of money in the crime victim compensation fund for administrative costs incurred pursuant to this part 1. The district attorney may use no more than twenty percent of the total amount of money in the fund for administrative costs. The court executive may use no more than two and one-half percent of the total amount of money in the fund for administrative costs.

(6) Grants of federal money that is accepted pursuant to this part 1 for the purpose of assisting crime victims shall not be used to supplant state funds available to assist crime victims.
C.R.S. § 24-30-2108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 21 / Section 24-30-2108
24-30-2108. Address use by state or local government agencies
Status: repealed

24-30-2108. Address use by state or local government agencies. (1) The program participant, and not the executive director or his or her designee, is responsible for requesting that a state or local government agency use the participant's substitute address as the participant's residential, work, or school address for all purposes for which the agency requires or requests such residential, work, or school address.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section or unless the executive director or his or her designee grants a state or local government agency's request for a disclosure pursuant to section 24-30-2110, when a program participant submits a current and valid address confidentiality program authorization card to the agency, the agency shall accept the substitute address designation by the executive director or his or her designee on the card as the participant's address to be used as the participant's residential, work, or school address when creating a new public record. The substitute address given to the agency shall be the last-known address for the participant used by the agency until such time that the agency receives notification pursuant to section 24-30-2107 (3). The agency may make a photocopy of the card for the records of the agency and thereafter shall immediately return the card to the program participant.

(3) (a) A designated election official as defined in section 1-1-104 (8), C.R.S., shall use the actual address of a program participant for precinct designation and all official election-related purposes and shall keep the participant's actual address confidential from the public. The election official shall use the substitute address for all correspondence and mailings placed in the United States mail. The substitute address shall not be used as an address for voter registration.

(b) A state or local government agency's access to a program participant's voter registration shall be governed by the disclosure process set forth in section 24-30-2110.

(c) The provisions of this subsection (3) shall apply only to a program participant who submits a current and valid address confidentiality program authorization card when registering to vote.

(d) The provisions of this subsection (3) shall not apply to a program participant who registers to vote pursuant to section 1-2-213, C.R.S.

(4) Repealed.

(5) The substitute address shall not be used for purposes of listing, appraising, or assessing property taxes and collecting property taxes under the provisions of title 39, C.R.S.

(6) Whenever a program participant is required by law to swear or affirm to the participant's address, the participant may use his or her substitute address.

(7) The substitute address shall not be used for purposes of assessing any taxes or fees on a motor vehicle or for titling or registering a motor vehicle. Notwithstanding any provision of section 24-72-204 (7) to the contrary, any record that includes a program participant's actual address pursuant to this subsection (7) shall be confidential and not available for inspection by anyone other than the program participant.

(8) The substitute address shall not be used on any document related to real property recorded with a county clerk and recorder.

(9) A school district shall accept the substitute address as the address of record and shall verify student enrollment eligibility through the executive director or his or her designee. The executive director or his or her designee shall facilitate the transfer of student records from one school to another.

(10) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a program participant's actual address and telephone number maintained by a state or local government agency or disclosed by the executive director or his or her designee is not a public record that is subject to inspection pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of this title. This subsection (10) shall not apply to the following:

(a) To any public record created more than ninety days prior to the date that the program participant applied to be certified in the program; or

(b) If a program participant voluntarily requests that a state or local government agency use the participant's actual address or voluntarily gives the actual address to the state or local government agency.

(11) For any public record created within ninety days prior to the date that a program participant applied to be certified in the program, a state or local government agency shall redact the actual address from a public record or change the actual address to the substitute address in the public record, if a program participant who presents a current and valid program authorization card requests the agency that maintains the public record to use the substitute address instead of the actual address on the public record.
C.R.S. § 24-36-120 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 1 / Section 24-36-120
24-36-120. Authority to assess transaction fees
Status: in_force

24-36-120. Authority to assess transaction fees. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, for the 2002-03 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the state treasurer is authorized to assess a fee for each eligible transaction performed by the state treasurer on behalf of state departments and agencies. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state treasurer shall deduct the fee from the interest earnings attributable to the fund for which the transaction was performed.

(2) The amount of the fee assessed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be determined annually by dividing an amount equal to the total amount appropriated to the department of the treasury for administration in the annual general appropriations act for the current fiscal year by the total number of eligible transactions performed by the state treasurer in the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(3) The fees deducted by the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department of the treasury to fund the administration of the department.

(4) The state treasurer shall not assess a fee for an eligible transaction involving any of the following funds:

(a) The state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution;

(b) The highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201, C.R.S.;

(c) The great outdoors Colorado trust fund created in section 2 of article XXVII of the state constitution;

(d) The public school fund described in section 3 of article IX of the state constitution;

(e) The old age pension fund created in section 1 of article XXIV of the state constitution;

(f) Any other fund against which the assessment of a fee would be contrary to the state constitution; and

(g) The college opportunity fund created in section 23-18-202, C.R.S.

(5) The state treasurer shall notify each state department and agency for which the state treasurer performs eligible transactions of the amount of fees that will be deducted from any fund managed by the state department or agency no later than July 1 of the fiscal year in which the fees will be deducted.

(6) As used in this section, "eligible transaction" means any cash management transaction that affects a cash balance, including, but not limited to, electronic fund transfers, payroll and other automated disbursements, payments, cash receipts, warrant transactions, check transactions, and journal entries.
C.R.S. § 24-21-619 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 24-21-619
24-21-619. Conduct of pull tabs - license revocation - rules - definitions
Status: in_force

24-21-619. Conduct of pull tabs - license revocation - rules - definitions. (1) A licensee shall not sell, offer for sale, or put into play any pull tab ticket except at the location of and during its licensed bingo occasions or upon premises that are:

(a) Owned, leased, or rented by the bingo-raffle licensee, used as its principal place of business, and controlled so that admittance to the premises is limited to the bingo-raffle licensee's members and bona fide guests; or

(b) Owned, leased, or rented by a landlord licensee.

(2) A bingo-raffle licensee may offer a prize to the purchaser of a last sale ticket in a pull tab game, deal, or series without regard to its winning or nonwinning status as revealed if broken or torn apart.

(3) A bingo-raffle licensee may offer one or more event pull tab series. For the purposes of this subsection (3):

(a) "Event pull tab series" means a pull tab series that includes a predetermined number of paper pull tabs that allow a player to advance to an event round.

(b) "Event round" means a secondary element of chance where the prizes are determined based on pull tabs that match specific winning numbers drawn in a bingo game and the winning numbers shall fall within numbers one to seventy-five, inclusive.

(4) (a) A bingo-raffle licensee may offer a progressive pull tab game in which a prize may be carried over and increased from one deal to another until a prize is awarded. The game may include a subsequent pull tab deal bearing a different serial number from that offered in a previous deal. A licensee shall not offer or give a prize greater, in amount or value, than five thousand dollars in any progressive pull tab game. The licensing authority may limit by rule the types of progressive pull tab games allowed to be sold by supplier licensees.

(b) When a deal of progressive pull tabs is received in two or more packages, boxes, or other containers, all of the progressive pull tabs from the respective packages, boxes, or other containers must be placed out for play at the same time.

(5) (a) A licensee shall not possess, use, sell, offer for sale, or put into play any computerized or electromechanical facsimile of a pull tab game.

(b) A licensee shall not possess, use, sell, offer for sale, or put into play any device that reveals the winning or nonwinning status of a pull tab ticket unless the device has been tested, approved, and licensed pursuant to subsection (6) of this section and not subsequently altered or tampered with.

(c) Any of the following persons that are found to have violated subsection (5)(a) of this section are subject to immediate and permanent revocation of all licenses issued under this part 6:

(I) The manufacturer of the device;

(II) The supplier through which the device was supplied;

(III) The landlord licensee on whose premises the device was found; and

(IV) The bingo-raffle licensee of the occasion during which the device was present.

(6) (a) The licensing authority shall test, inspect, and license every mechanical, electronic, or electromechanical device that reveals the winning or nonwinning status of a pull tab ticket before the device is used in charitable gaming. The licensing authority shall employ an independent contractor to conduct the tests and inspections, the cost of which shall be borne by the manufacturer or supplier seeking approval of the device. The licensing authority shall not issue a license for a device until the device is secured in a manner prescribed by the licensing authority and the contractor receives payment in full for the cost of all tests and inspections.

(b) Every person shipping or importing into Colorado a device subject to subsection (6)(a) of this section shall provide the licensing authority with a copy of the shipping invoice at the time of shipment. The invoice must contain, at a minimum, the destination of the shipment and the serial number and description of each device being transported.

(c) Every person receiving a device subject to subsection (6)(a) of this section shall, upon receipt of the device, provide the licensing authority with the serial number and description of each device received and information describing the location of each device. The requirements of this subsection (6)(c) apply regardless of whether the device is received from a licensed supplier or from any other source.

(d) A device licensed pursuant to this subsection (6) is licensed for and may only be used in one specific licensed location identified by the licensing authority. Any movement of the device from the licensed location for use at another licensed location shall be reported to and must be approved by the licensing authority in advance.

(e) The licensing authority may adopt rules and prescribe all necessary forms in furtherance of this subsection (6).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 6, the licensing authority shall not license:

(I) A pull tab game that is stored, electronically or otherwise, within a device and designed to be played on such device; or

(II) Any device that qualifies as a slot machine pursuant to section 9 (4)(c) of article XVIII of the Colorado constitution.

(g) The prohibition contained in subsection (6)(f) of this section does not prohibit the licensing of:

(I) A device that merely dispenses pull tab tickets to players; or

(II) A device that merely reads or validates a pull tab ticket inserted by a player, if:

(A) The pull tab ticket itself displays its winning or nonwinning status so that use of the device is not required to determine such status; and

(B) The device cannot be used in a manner that would qualify it as a slot machine pursuant to section 9 (4)(c) of article XVIII of the Colorado constitution.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 1 / Section 24-46.3-103
24-46.3-103. Key industries talent pipeline working group
Status: repealed

24-46.3-103. Key industries talent pipeline working group. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) Colorado's economy is diverse and constantly changing and its key industries are dependent on an accurately skilled workforce to continue to thrive;

(II) Colorado's key industry employers continue to lack the skilled workers they need to stay and grow in the state;

(III) Coloradans miss opportunities for good jobs in growing industries because they do not have access to the right education, training, or adequate hands-on experience at the right time to secure employment;

(IV) Providing clear access to industry-driven career pathways for education and employment advancement can result in long-term improvements in the economic well-being of Coloradans and will provide industries with the talent pipeline needed to thrive now and in the future;

(V) Creating a coordinated system to advance the skills and educational attainment of Coloradans across workforce development and education, in alignment with economic development goals, and in partnership with industry is the most promising way to advance Coloradans and supply industry with the talent it demands;

(VI) Deep, authentic, and ongoing employer engagement and input is critical to ensure that education and training programs are aligned with the real and current needs of industry; and

(VII) Sector partnerships are a proven, established model of engaging employers and coordinating workforce development, economic development, and education in response to the needs of industry and on behalf of workers seeking good jobs.

(b) The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that it will be beneficial to create a working group with the state council comprised of representatives from the relevant state departments and offices to discuss and determine the most effective way to use sector partnerships at the regional level to align workforce development, economic development, and education in the state to the needs of key industries.

(2) The state council, the department of higher education, the department of education, the department of labor and employment, and the Colorado office of economic development shall work collaboratively to:

(a) Discuss and determine needs across key industries and occupations including challenges and opportunities in developing and growing relevant talent pipelines;

(b) Ensure that the talent pipeline development infrastructure includes:

(I) A listening process to collect workforce needs for key industries' employers;

(II) Curriculum alignment for high-demand occupation skill needs;

(III) Occupation-aligned education and training options with a clearly articulated progression;

(IV) Skills assessments; and

(V) Academic career counseling;

(c) Utilize sector partnerships to:

(I) Advise the development of career pathway programs for critical occupations in key industries; and

(II) Ensure the coordination of education and workforce initiatives to develop a strong talent pipeline; and

(d) Utilize existing measures and data systems to improve systems alignment and inter-agency communication.

(3) (a) In doing the work specified in subsection (2) of this section, the state council, in partnership with the department of higher education, the department of education, the department of labor and employment, and the Colorado office of economic development, shall coordinate the production of an annual Colorado talent report. In preparing the annual Colorado talent report, the state council, the departments, and the office may use previously collected data and are not required to collect new data for the purposes of the report. The talent report shall:

(I) Take into consideration the data contained in the annual job skills report produced by the department of higher education and use such data to inform workforce development issues across key industries;

(II) Utilize state-level data generated from state-level sources whenever possible;

(III) Utilize and, as appropriate, expand existing data-sharing agreements between agencies and partners;

(IV) Provide a progress report on the status of career pathway programs targeted at key industries;

(V) Provide an analysis of data regarding the skills required for key industry jobs;

(VI) Include recommendations related to advancing talent pipeline and career pathways development;

(VII) Include recommendations regarding the alignment and consistency of data nomenclature, collection practices, and data-sharing. The recommendations shall not allow the disclosure of the personally identifiable information of a student enrolled in kindergarten or one of grades one through twelve without informed written permission from the student's parent or legal guardian. The recommendations may disclose de-identified, anonymous, or aggregate kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade student data without permission from a parent or legal guardian.

(VIII) Repealed.

(IX) Include the report regarding the industry infrastructure grant program, prepared as required by section 24-46.3-405.

(b) The heads of the department of higher education, the department of education, the department of labor and employment, and the Colorado office of economic development shall include the recommendations from the state council, and any comments they may wish to add concerning the recommendations, to the house of representatives and senate committees of reference with jurisdiction over business issues by January 1, 2015. The heads of the departments shall annually present such recommendations and comments during the legislative hearings required pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article 7 of title 2, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-32-904 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 9 / Section 24-32-904
24-32-904. Certification of camper trailers and camper coaches
Status: repealed

24-32-904. Certification of camper trailers and camper coaches. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-51-609 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 6 / Section 24-51-609
24-51-609. Service credit exceeding twenty years
Status: in_force

24-51-609. Service credit exceeding twenty years. (1) Service credit in excess of twenty years accrued on or before July 1, 1969, shall be included in the computation of the option 1 initial benefit for service retirement pursuant to the provisions of section 24-51-603 or 24-51-605, whichever is applicable.

(2) On or before July 1, 1993, the association shall recalculate the initial benefit for all benefit recipients whose benefits became effective prior to July 1, 1992, pursuant to the benefit formula specified by the provisions of section 24-51-603 or 24-51-605, whichever is applicable. The association shall provide benefits to all such benefit recipients based upon such recalculated initial benefits effective from July 1, 1992.
C.R.S. § 24-21-407 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 4 / Section 24-21-407
24-21-407. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-21-407. Repeal of part. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective July 1, 2025.] Notwithstanding section 2-3-1203 (1)(a), this part 4 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029. Prior to such repeal, the board shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203.24-21-407. Repeal of part. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2025.] This part 4 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026. Prior to such repeal, the board shall be reviewed as provided in section 2-3-1203.
C.R.S. § 24-32-1602 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 16 / Section 24-32-1602
24-32-1602. Legislative declaration
Status: repealed

24-32-1602. Legislative declaration. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-30-2001 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 20 / Section 24-30-2001
24-30-2001. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-30-2001. Definitions. As used in this part 20, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Energy cost-savings contract" means a utility cost-savings contract or a vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings contract.

(1.3) "Energy cost-savings measure" means a utility cost-savings measure or a vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings measure.

(1.5) "Energy performance contract" means a contract for evaluations, recommendations, or implementation of one or more energy cost-savings measures designed to produce utility cost savings, operation and maintenance cost savings, or vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost savings, which contract:

(a) Sets forth savings attributable to the calculated energy cost savings or operation and maintenance cost savings for each year during the contract period;

(b) Provides that the amount of actual savings for each year during the contract period shall exceed annual contract payments, including maintenance costs, to be made during such year by the state agency contracting for the energy cost-savings measures; except that, for the purposes of this part 20 only, the term "annual contract payments" does not include moneys received by the state from rebates, gifts, grants, or donations specifically designated by the gifting, granting, or donating party for the design or implementation of an energy cost-savings measure or state moneys that have been specifically appropriated in a distinct line item, or, in the case of the department of transportation, otherwise set aside in the department's budget, for the design or implementation of an energy cost-savings measure that is wholly addressed within the scope of the energy cost-savings contract;

(c) Requires the party entering into the energy performance contract with the state agency to provide a written guarantee that the sum of energy cost savings and operation and maintenance cost savings for each year during the first three years of the contract period shall not be less than the calculated savings for that year described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5); and

(d) Requires payments by a state agency to be made within twelve years after the date of the execution of the contract; except that the maximum term of the payments shall be less than the cost-weighted average useful life of energy cost-savings equipment for which the contract is made, not to exceed twenty-five years.

(2) "Operation and maintenance cost savings" means a measurable decrease in operation and maintenance costs that is a direct result of the implementation of one or more utility cost-savings measures or one or more vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings measures. Such savings shall be calculated in comparison with an established baseline of operation and maintenance costs.

(3) "Shared-savings contract" means a contract for one or more energy cost-savings measures that do not involve capital equipment projects, which contract:

(a) Provides that all payments to be made by the state agency contracting for the energy cost-savings measures shall be a stated percentage of calculated savings of energy costs attributable to such measures over a defined period of time and that such payments shall be made only to the extent that such savings occur; except that this paragraph (a) shall not apply to payments for maintenance and repairs and obligations on termination of the contract prior to its expiration;

(b) Provides for an initial contract period of no longer than ten years; and

(c) Requires no additional capital investment or contribution of funds.

(4) "State agency" means a department or institution of this state, including institutions of higher education.

(5) "Utility cost savings" means:

(a) A cost savings caused by a reduction in metered or measured physical quantities of a bulk fuel or utility resulting from the implementation of one or more energy conservation measures when compared with an established baseline of usage; or

(b) A decrease in utility costs as a result of changes in applicable utility rates or utility service suppliers. The savings shall be calculated in comparison with an established baseline of utility costs.

(6) "Utility cost-savings contract" means an energy performance contract or a shared-savings contract or any other agreement in which utility cost savings are used to pay for services or equipment.

(7) "Utility cost-savings measure" means any installation, modification, or service that is designed to reduce energy consumption and related operating costs in buildings and other facilities and includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Insulation in walls, roofs, floors, and foundations and in heating and cooling distribution systems;

(b) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning and distribution system modifications or replacements in buildings or central plants;

(c) Automatic energy control systems;

(d) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures;

(e) Energy recovery systems;

(f) Renewable energy and alternate energy systems;

(g) Cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy, such as heat or electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;

(h) Devices that reduce water consumption or sewer charges;

(i) Changes in operation and maintenance practices;

(j) Procurement of low-cost energy supplies of all types, including electricity, natural gas, and other fuel sources, and water;

(k) Indoor air quality improvements that conform to applicable building code requirements;

(l) Daylighting systems;

(m) Building operation programs that reduce utility and operating costs including, but not limited to, computerized energy management and consumption tracking programs, staff and occupant training, and other similar activities;

(n) Services to reduce utility costs by identifying utility errors and optimizing existing rate schedules under which service is provided; and

(o) Any other location, orientation, or design choice related to, or installation, modification of installation, or remodeling of, building infrastructure improvements that produce utility or operational cost savings for their appointed functions in compliance with applicable state and local building codes.

(8) "Vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost savings" means a measurable decrease in the operation and maintenance costs of state vehicles that is associated with fuel or maintenance based on higher efficiency ratings or alternative fueling methods, including but not limited to savings from the reduction in maintenance requirements and a reduction in or the elimination of projected fuel purchase expenses as a direct result of investment in higher efficiency or alternative fuel vehicles or vehicle or charging infrastructure.

(9) "Vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings contract" means an energy performance contract or shared-savings contract or any other agreement in which vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost savings are used to pay for the cost of the vehicle or associated capital investments.

(10) "Vehicle fleet operational and fuel cost-savings measure" means any installation, modification, or service that is designed to reduce energy consumption and related operating costs in vehicles and includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Vehicle purchase or lease costs either in full or in part;

(b) Charging or fueling infrastructure to appropriately charge or fuel alternative fuel vehicles included in an energy cost-savings contract.
C.R.S. § 24-34-706 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 7 / Section 24-34-706
24-34-706. Time limits on filing of charges
Status: in_force

24-34-706. Time limits on filing of charges. Any charge filed with the commission alleging a violation of this part 7 shall be filed pursuant to section 24-34-306 within sixty days after the alleged discriminatory act occurred, and, if not so filed, it shall be barred.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-704 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-48.5-704
24-48.5-704. Regional talent summit grant program - creation - administration - eligibility -
Status: in_force

24-48.5-704. Regional talent summit grant program - creation - administration - eligibility - application review - report. (1) (a) There is created in the office the regional talent summit grant program. The office shall administer the grant program. The selection committee appointed pursuant to subsection (4) of this section is responsible for making grant award decisions in accordance with this section.

(b) (I) The purpose of the grant program is to provide grants to the program facilitator to use to convene and facilitate regional summits and develop a report on the findings of the regional talent summits and to one or more regional hosts to use to support seven regional talent summits.

(II) The office shall require the regional hosts and the program facilitator to complete all regional talent summits on or before July 1, 2025.

(III) The office shall require the program facilitator to submit its comprehensive tactical plan to the office on or before December 1, 2025.

(c) In prioritizing grant applications and awarding grants, the office, in collaboration with the selection committee, shall strive to meet the following grant program goals:

(I) For a grant for a program facilitator:

(A) To understand workforce development needs in regions of the state;

(B) To generate a landscape analysis for each identified region that includes job projections and an overview of educational pathways;

(C) To gather insight from employers about critical workforce and training needs;

(D) To create regional goals for addressing talent needs;

(E) To develop comprehensive tactical plans; and

(F) To submit the workforce plans generated by the program facilitator as a result of the regional talent summits by December 1, 2025, to the office. The office shall provide the workforce plans to the state workforce development council which shall publish the plans in the Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3) and shall coordinate with local entities and across state agencies to support regional goals.

(II) For a grant for a regional host:

(A) To secure a facility to host the regional summit;

(B) To determine relevant partners to attend the regional summit; and

(C) To gather insight from regional employers about workforce training needs.

(2) The office, through the selection committee, shall:

(a) Award a grant to and execute a contract with a program facilitator. The office shall require the program facilitator to:

(I) Work with the office, the department of labor and employment, the department of education, local data experts, and the department of higher education to generate a landscape analysis for each identified region that includes job protections and an overview of educational pathways;

(II) Work with regional hosts to plan regional talent summits;

(III) Facilitate a summit for regional attendees to identify regional economic goals and workforce development needs;

(IV) Create alignment between business, education, workforce, and community partners for workforce development; and

(V) Develop comprehensive tactical plans informed by the resources and needs of each region that set two-year goals and five-year goals for developing more career pathways in high-need fields in each region including a landscape analysis for each region of the state that identifies regional workforce needs, opportunities, and challenges.

(b) Award a grant to one or more regional hosts. The office shall require the regional hosts to:

(I) Secure a facility to host each regional summit;

(II) Determine relevant business, education, workforce, and community partners to participate in each regional summit; and

(III) Gather insight from regional employers about critical workforce and training needs.

(c) Establish a process for an applicant to apply for a grant to fund the development of regional talent summits, which application process must be completed no later than November 1, 2024; and

(d) Establish policies setting forth the parameters and eligibility for the grant program.

(3) To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must, at a minimum, include with its grant application:

(a) A detailed proposal and operations plan that meets the goals specified in subsection (1)(c) of this section; and

(b) Information about how the proposed regional talent summit will address the economic development goals of each region.

(4) (a) The office shall appoint a selection committee consisting of members who represent the office, the Colorado workforce development council, local workforce development practitioners, local education providers, institutions of higher education, education-related community-based organizations, and the statewide chamber of commerce.

(b) The selection committee shall review grant applications in accordance with the processes and criteria specified in and developed pursuant to this section and shall make final determinations and award grants based on these processes and criteria.

(c) (I) The selection committee shall consider regional diversity, community engagement, local partnerships, and event capacity when selecting one or more regional hosts.

(II) Members of the selection committee serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of the members' duties.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-506 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 5 / Section 24-46.3-506
24-46.3-506. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-46.3-506. Repeal of part. This part 5 is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-825 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 8 / Section 24-33.5-825
24-33.5-825. Qualified volunteers - leave of absence - public employees
Status: in_force

24-33.5-825. Qualified volunteers - leave of absence - public employees. (1) Any qualified volunteer who is an officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public agency of the state and who is called into service by a volunteer organization is entitled to a leave of absence from the qualified volunteer's employment for the time when the qualified volunteer is serving, without loss of pay, seniority, status, efficiency rating, vacation, sick leave, or other benefits. The leave without loss of pay that is allowed pursuant to this section shall not exceed a total of fifteen workdays in any calendar year; except that such leave without loss of pay shall be allowed only if the required volunteer service is satisfactorily performed, which shall be presumed unless the contrary is established.

(2) The leave allowed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be allowed only if the qualified volunteer returns to his or her public position the next scheduled workday after being relieved from emergency volunteer service; except that leave shall be allowed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section if the employee is unable to return to work due to injury or circumstances beyond the employee's control and the employee notifies the employer as soon as practicable, but prior to the next scheduled workday.

(3) A state agency or any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public agency of the state may hire a temporary employee to fill a vacancy created by a leave of absence allowed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Upon returning from a leave of absence allowed pursuant to this section, a qualified volunteer is entitled to return to the same position and classification held by the qualified volunteer before the leave of absence for the emergency volunteer service or to the position, including the geographic location of the position, and classification that the qualified volunteer would have been entitled to if the qualified volunteer did not take a leave of absence for the emergency volunteer service.

(5) A qualified volunteer who is an officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public agency of the state, receiving a leave of absence pursuant to this section, and having rights in any state, municipal, or other public pension, retirement, or relief system shall retain all of the rights accrued up to the time of taking the leave and shall have all rights subsequently accruing under such system as if the qualified volunteer did not take the leave. Any increase in the amount of money benefits accruing with respect to the time of the leave is dependent upon the payment of any contributions or assessments, and the right to the increase is dependent upon the payment of contributions or assessments within a reasonable time after the termination of the leave and upon such terms as the authorities in charge of the system may prescribe.

(6) 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.

(7) 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 (7), "essential employee" means an employee who the employer deems to be essential to the operation of the employer's daily enterprise and whose absence would likely cause the employer to suffer economic injury.
C.R.S. § 24-18-204 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 18 / Part 2 / Section 24-18-204
24-18-204. Dealings in warrants and other claims prohibited
Status: in_force

24-18-204. Dealings in warrants and other claims prohibited. State officers, county officers, city and county officers, city officers, and town officers, as well as all other local government officials, and their deputies and clerks, are prohibited from purchasing or selling or in any manner receiving to their own use or benefit or to the use or benefit of any person or persons whatever any state, county, city and county, city, or town warrants, scrip, orders, demands, claims, or other evidences of indebtedness against the state or any county, city and county, city, or town thereof except evidences of indebtedness issued to or held by them for services rendered as such officer, deputy, or clerk, and evidences of the funded indebtedness of such state, county, city and county, city, or town.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1231 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1231
24-33.5-1231. Local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund - creation - grants - rules
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1231. Local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund - creation - grants - rules - report. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund. The fund consists of all money that may be appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly and all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations that is transmitted to the state treasurer and credited to the fund. The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned from the investment of money in the fund to the fund. The money in the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes indicated in this section. Any money not expended at the end of each fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund.

(2) (a) The division shall use the money in the fund to:

(I) Award need-based grants to governing bodies and volunteer fire departments to provide funding or reimbursement for:

(A) Purchasing equipment or replacing damaged or obsolete equipment, including the costs of disposal of damaged and obsolete equipment; and

(B) Providing training designed to increase firefighter safety and prevent occupation-related diseases;

(II) Reimburse a multiple employer behavioral health trust for the direct costs of providing a program pursuant to part 5 of article 5 of title 29. In fiscal year 2022-23, the total reimbursement pursuant to this subsection (2)(a)(II) must not exceed one million dollars. In subsequent fiscal years, the fire service training, certification, and firefighter safety advisory board, created in section 24-33.5-1204 (1) shall make a recommendation to the division based upon the behavioral health-care and safety needs of firefighters as to the amount of money in the fund that may be used for this purpose.

(b) The division may expend up to three percent per year from the fund for its direct and indirect costs in administering the programs authorized by this section. The general assembly intends that the need-based grants from the fund are in addition to, and do not supplant, other sources of funding regarding firefighting.

(3) The director shall promulgate rules governing the award of grants pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, including consideration of:

(a) The recommendations of the fire service training, certification, and firefighter safety advisory board, created in section 24-33.5-1204 (1), concerning the grant application process, funding priorities, and the criteria for awarding grants, subject to the requirements of subsection (3.5) of this section;

(b) How to structure the grant application process, which must include a merit-based, peer-review process with grant reviewers from the Colorado state fire chiefs, Colorado professional fire fighters association, the Colorado state fire fighters association, and individuals with experience as volunteer firefighters in equal representation. The peer reviewers shall make recommendations to the director on the award of grants under the program.

(c) The findings of the Colorado fire service needs assessment, which the division shall conduct at least every other year; and

(d) An applicant's efforts to finance equipment and training designed to increase firefighter safety other than through an award of a grant pursuant to this section.

(3.5) In awarding grants, the division shall give priority to governing bodies and volunteer fire departments that:

(a) Demonstrate the greatest need for additional funding to ensure the safety of volunteer and seasonal firefighters;

(b) Demonstrate a loss of tax revenue due to decreased assessment values as a result of a wildland fire in the fire department's jurisdiction in the previous five years; or

(c) Rely primarily or solely on volunteer firefighters and are serving communities affected by wildland fires.

(4) (a) (I) For fiscal year 2022-23, the general assembly shall appropriate one million dollars from the general fund to the fund for the implementation of this section. In each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25, the general assembly shall appropriate five million dollars from the general fund to the fund for the implementation of this section. The general assembly may appropriate additional money to the fund as necessary to meet the needs of fire departments across the state.

(II) On or before September 1, 2025, the staff of the joint budget committee shall review the implementation of this section and make a recommendation to the joint budget committee and to the wildfire matters review committee or any successor committee as to the amount of future appropriations to the fund based on the current needs of fire departments across the state.

(b) (I) Subject to available appropriations, the division shall award grants at least once annually in accordance with this section and shall allow governing bodies and volunteer fire departments to submit applications throughout the year on an as-needed basis due to emergent circumstances.

(II) The division may use a portion of the money in the fund to directly purchase and distribute protective equipment to governing bodies and volunteer fire departments to directly pay for training designed to increase firefighter safety and prevent occupation-related diseases for governing bodies and volunteer fire departments or to reimburse governing bodies and volunteer fire departments for the costs of protective equipment and training without requiring a grant application and peer review process pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section. In distributing equipment, paying for training, or providing reimbursement pursuant to this subsection (4)(b)(II), the division shall prioritize governing bodies and volunteer fire departments in accordance with the criteria specified in subsection (3.5) of this section.

(4.5) Repealed.

(5) (a) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, the division shall use the money transferred pursuant to subsection (5)(c) of this section to directly purchase and distribute protective equipment to governing bodies and volunteer fire departments, to directly pay for training designed to increase firefighter safety and prevent occupation-related diseases for governing bodies and volunteer fire departments, or to reimburse governing bodies and volunteer fire departments for the costs of protective equipment and training without requiring a grant application and peer review process pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section; except that the division may use the money for any purpose authorized by this section prior to January 1, 2022, if the division determines it cannot use the full amount as otherwise required by this subsection (5)(a).

(b) In distributing equipment, paying for training, or providing reimbursement pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section, the division shall prioritize governing bodies and volunteer fire departments that it identifies as having the greatest need for assistance to ensure firefighter safety.

(c) Within three days after March 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer five million dollars from the general fund to the fund.

(6) The division shall submit an annual report on the expenditures from the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund to the wildfire matters review committee created in section 2-3-1602. The report must include information on the number of grants made and the number of volunteer and paid firefighters in each fire department that received a grant, equipment, or training pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the requirement in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the requirement to submit the report required in this subsection (6) continues indefinitely.
C.R.S. § 24-2-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 2 / Section 24-2-107
24-2-107. Transfer of employees
Status: in_force

24-2-107. Transfer of employees. For the purpose of providing necessary flexibility to meet working conditions and seasonal demands, the governor has power, when he is of the opinion and so certifies in writing that it is necessary or desirable so to do, to transfer any employee of any office, board, division, or agency of the state government to any other office, board, division, or agency of the state government for such time as in the opinion of the governor is necessary.
C.R.S. § 24-1.9-102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1.9 / Section 24-1.9-102
24-1.9-102. Memorandum of understanding - local-level interagency oversight groups - individ
Status: repealed

24-1.9-102. Memorandum of understanding - local-level interagency oversight groups - individualized service and support teams - coordination of services for children and families - requirements - waiver. (1) (a) Local representatives of each of the agencies specified in this subsection (1)(a) and county departments of human or social services may enter into memorandums of understanding that are designed to promote a collaborative system of local-level interagency oversight groups and individualized service and support teams to coordinate and manage the provision of services to children and families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services. The memorandums of understanding entered into pursuant to this subsection (1) must be between interested county departments of human or social services and local representatives of each of the following agencies or entities:

(I) The local judicial districts, including probation services;

(II) The health department, whether a county or district public health agency;

(III) The local school district or school districts;

(IV) Each comprehensive behavioral health safety net provider;

(V) Each behavioral health administrative services organization;

(VI) The division of youth services;

(VII) A designated managed service organization for the provision of treatment services for alcohol and drug abuse pursuant to section 27-80-107, C.R.S.; and

(VIII) A domestic violence program as defined in section 26-7.5-102, if representation from such a program is available.

(a.5) In addition to the parties specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section, the memorandums of understanding entered into pursuant to this subsection (1) may include family resource centers created pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 26.5.

(b) The general assembly strongly encourages the agencies specified in paragraphs (a) and (a.5) of this subsection (1) to enter into memorandums of understanding that are regional.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section, the agencies specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section may enter into memorandums of understanding involving only one or more county departments of human or social services, not necessarily by region, as may be appropriate to ensure the effectiveness of local-level interagency oversight groups and individualized service and support teams in the county or counties.

(d) In developing the memorandums of understanding, the general assembly strongly encourages the parties to the memorandums of understanding to seek input, support, and collaboration from key stakeholders in the private and nonprofit sector, as well as parent advocacy or family advocacy organizations that represent family members or caregivers of children who would benefit from multi-agency services.

(e) Nothing precludes the agencies specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section from including parties in addition to the agencies specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section in the memorandums of understanding developed for purposes of this section, and which may include the local juvenile services planning committee as described in section 19-2.5-302.

(1.5) The department of human services shall ensure a uniform system of collaborative management that results in statewide consistency with respect to the requirements for program memorandums of understanding pursuant to this article.

(2) (a) Each memorandum of understanding entered into shall include, but is not limited to, the requirements specified in paragraphs (b) to (j) of this subsection (2). On or before October 1, 2004, utilizing moneys in the performance incentive cash fund created in section 26-5-105.5 (3.2)(a), C.R.S., the state department of human services, in conjunction with the judicial department, shall develop and make available to the parties specified in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, a model memorandum of understanding based on the requirements specified in paragraphs (b) to (j) of this subsection (2).

(b) Identification of services and funding sources. The memorandum of understanding must specify the legal responsibilities and funding sources of each party to the memorandum of understanding as those responsibilities and funding sources relate to children and families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services, including the identification of the specific services that may be provided. Specific services that may be provided may include, but are not limited to: Prevention, intervention, and treatment services; family preservation services; family stabilization services; out-of-home placement services; services for children at imminent risk of out-of-home placement; probation services; services for children with behavioral or mental health disorders; public assistance services; medical assistance services; child welfare services; and any additional services the parties deem necessary to identify.

(c) Definition of the population to be served. The memorandum of understanding must include a functional definition of "children and families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services". The collaborative management program target population consists of at-risk children and youth from birth to twenty-one years of age, or families of children or youth, who would benefit from a multi-system integrated service plan that may include prevention, intervention, and treatment services.

(d) Creation of an oversight group. The memorandum of understanding must create a local-level interagency oversight group and identify the oversight group's membership requirements, procedures for selection of officers, procedures for resolving disputes by a majority vote of those members authorized to vote, and procedures for establishing any necessary subcommittees of the interagency oversight group. Each interagency oversight group must include a local representative of each party to the memorandum of understanding specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section, each of whom is a voting member of the interagency oversight group. In addition, the interagency oversight group may include, but is not limited to, the following advisory nonvoting members:

(I) Representatives of interested local private sector entities;

(II) Family members or caregivers of children who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services or current or previous consumers of integrated multi-agency services; and

(III) Representatives or practitioners from local, regional, or statewide restorative justice programs.

(e) Establishment of collaborative management processes. The memorandum of understanding shall require the interagency oversight group to establish collaborative management processes to be utilized by individualized service and support teams authorized pursuant to subsection (2)(f) of this section when providing services to children and families served by the parties to the memorandum of understanding. The collaborative management processes required to be established by the interagency oversight group shall address risk-sharing, resource-pooling, performance expectations, outcome-monitoring, and staff-training, and shall be designed to do the following:

(I) Reduce duplication and eliminate fragmentation of services provided to children or families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services;

(II) Increase the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of services delivered to children or families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services to achieve better outcomes for these children and families; and

(III) Encourage cost sharing among service providers.

(f) Authorization to create individualized service and support teams. The memorandum of understanding must include authorization for the interagency oversight group to establish individualized service and support teams to develop a service and support plan and to provide services to children and families.

(g) Authorization to contribute resources and funding. The memorandum of understanding shall specify that each party to the memorandum of understanding has the authority to contribute time, resources, and funding to solve problems identified by the local-level interagency oversight group in order to create a seamless, collaborative system of delivering multi-agency services to children and families, upon approval by the head or director of each agency or department specified in paragraphs (a) and (a.5) of subsection (1) of this section.

(h) Reinvestment of money saved to serve additional children and families. The memorandum of understanding must require the interagency oversight group to create a procedure, subject to approval by the head or director of each agency or department specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(a.5) of this section, to allow any money resulting from waivers granted by the federal government, any local funds, and any state general fund money appropriated to the program to be used to provide services to children and families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services, as the population is defined by the memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(i) Repealed.

(j) Confidentiality compliance. The memorandum of understanding shall include a provision specifying that state and federal law concerning confidentiality shall be followed and that records used or developed by the interagency oversight group or its members or the individualized service and support teams that relate to a particular person are to be kept confidential and may not be released to any other person or agency except as provided by law.

(3) Each department or division, section, unit, or agency within a department that is a party to the memorandum of understanding shall enter into the memorandum of understanding and all revisions to the memorandum. Revisions to the memorandum shall be developed as necessary to reflect department reorganizations or statutory changes affecting the departments that are parties to the memorandum.

(4) The departments and agencies that provide oversight to the parties to the memorandum of understanding specified in paragraphs (a) and (a.5) of subsection (1) of this section are authorized to issue waivers of any rules to which the departments and agencies are subject and that would prevent the departments from effective implementation of the memorandums of understanding; however, the departments and agencies are prohibited from waiving a rule in violation of federal law or that would compromise the safety of a child.
C.R.S. § 24-10-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 10 / Section 24-10-106
24-10-106. Immunity and partial waiver
Status: in_force

24-10-106. Immunity and partial waiver. (1) A public entity is immune from liability in all claims for injury that lie in tort or could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or the form of relief chosen by the claimant except as provided otherwise in this section. Sovereign immunity is waived by a public entity in an action for injuries resulting from:

(a) The operation of a motor vehicle, owned or leased by such public entity, by a public employee while in the course of employment, except emergency vehicles operating within the provisions of section 42-4-108 (2) and (3), C.R.S.;

(b) The operation of any public hospital, correctional facility, as defined in section 17-1-102, C.R.S., or jail by such public entity;

(c) A dangerous condition of any public building;

(d) (I) A dangerous condition of a public highway, road, or street which physically interferes with the movement of traffic on the paved portion, if paved, or on the portion customarily used for travel by motor vehicles, if unpaved, of any public highway, road, street, or sidewalk within the corporate limits of any municipality, or of any highway which is a part of the federal interstate highway system or the federal primary highway system, or of any highway which is a part of the federal secondary highway system, or of any highway which is a part of the state highway system on that portion of such highway, road, street, or sidewalk which was designed and intended for public travel or parking thereon. As used in this section, the phrase "physically interferes with the movement of traffic" shall not include traffic signs, signals, or markings, or the lack thereof. Nothing in this subparagraph (I) shall preclude a particular dangerous accumulation of snow, ice, sand, or gravel from being found to constitute a dangerous condition in the surface of a public roadway when the entity fails to use existing means available to it for removal or mitigation of such accumulation and when the public entity had actual notice through the proper public official responsible for the roadway and had a reasonable time to act.

(II) A dangerous condition caused by the failure to realign a stop sign or yield sign which was turned, without authorization of the public entity, in a manner which reassigned the right-of-way upon intersecting public highways, roads, or streets, or the failure to repair a traffic control signal on which conflicting directions are displayed;

(III) A dangerous condition caused by an accumulation of snow and ice which physically interferes with public access on walks leading to a public building open for public business when a public entity fails to use existing means available to it for removal or mitigation of such accumulation and when the public entity had actual notice of such condition and a reasonable time to act.

(e) A dangerous condition of any public hospital, jail, public facility located in any park or recreation area maintained by a public entity, or public water, gas, sanitation, electrical, power, or swimming facility. Nothing in this paragraph (e) or in paragraph (d) of this subsection (1) shall be construed to prevent a public entity from asserting sovereign immunity for an injury caused by the natural condition of any unimproved property, whether or not such property is located in a park or recreation area or on a highway, road, or street right-of-way.

(f) The operation and maintenance of any public water facility, gas facility, sanitation facility, electrical facility, power facility, or swimming facility by such public entity;

(g) The operation and maintenance of a qualified state capital asset that is the subject of a leveraged leasing agreement pursuant to the provisions of part 10 of article 82 of this title;

(h) Failure to perform an education employment required background check as described in section 13-80-103.9, C.R.S.;

(i) An action brought pursuant to section 13-21-128;

(j) An action brought pursuant to part 12 of article 20 of title 13, whether the conduct alleged occurred before, on, or after January 1, 2022; or

(k) An action brought pursuant to section 24-34-806 (4).

(1.5) (a) The waiver of sovereign immunity created in paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section does not apply to claimants who have been convicted of a crime and incarcerated in a correctional facility or jail pursuant to such conviction, and such correctional facility or jail shall be immune from liability as set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) The waiver of sovereign immunity created in paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (1) of this section does apply to claimants who are incarcerated but not yet convicted of the crime for which such claimants are being incarcerated if such claimants can show injury due to negligence.

(c) The waiver of sovereign immunity created in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any backcountry landing facility located in whole or in part within any park or recreation area maintained by a public entity. For purposes of this paragraph (c), "backcountry landing facility" means any area of land or water that is unpaved, unlighted, and in a primitive condition and is used or intended for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and includes any land or water appurtenant to such area.

(2) Nothing in this section or in section 24-10-104 shall be construed to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity where the injury arises from the act, or failure to act, of a public employee where the act is the type of act for which the public employee would be or heretofore has been personally immune from liability.

(3) In addition to the immunity provided in subsection (1) of this section, a public entity shall also have the same immunity as a public employee for any act or failure to act for which a public employee would be or heretofore has been personally immune from liability.

(4) No rule of law imposing absolute or strict liability shall be applied in any action against a public entity or a public employee for an injury resulting from a dangerous condition of, or the operation and maintenance of, a public water facility or public sanitation facility. No liability shall be imposed in any such action unless negligence is proven.

(5) The immunity from liability granted in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to the university of Colorado hospital authority except for any hospital, clinic, surgery center, department, or other facility owned or operated by the authority that is located on the Anschutz medical campus or that is a facility operating under the hospital license issued to the university hospital pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25, including off-campus locations. The "Health Care Availability Act", article 64 of title 13, is applicable to health-care institutions as defined in section 13-64-202 (3) that are not immune from liability under this section because of this section.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in subsections (4) or (5) of this section shall be construed to grant any additional immunity from liability beyond that which is otherwise provided in this article 10.
C.R.S. § 24-90-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 1 / Section 24-90-108
24-90-108. Board of trustees of public libraries
Status: in_force

24-90-108. Board of trustees of public libraries. (1) The management and control of any library established, operated, or maintained under the provisions of this part 1 shall be vested in a board of not fewer than five nor more than seven trustees. Appointees to the library board of trustees shall be chosen from the residents within the legal service area of the library.

(2) (a) In cities and towns the trustees shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the legislative body.

(b) In counties the trustees shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners.

(c) In a library district established by only one governmental unit, the legislative body of the governmental unit shall decide the number of its members to be appointed to the committee formed to appoint the initial board of trustees in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (c). In a library district established by more than one governmental unit, the legislative body of each participating governmental unit shall appoint two of its members to a committee that shall appoint the initial board of trustees. Thereafter, any such legislative body or bodies may either continue such a committee or delegate to the board of trustees of the library district the authority to recommend new trustees. Trustee appointments shall be ratified by a two-thirds majority of the legislative body; except that the failure of a legislative body to act within sixty days upon a recommendation shall be considered a ratification of such appointment.

(d) In school districts the trustees shall be appointed by the school board.

(e) For joint libraries, the trustees shall be appointed by the legislative bodies of the participating governmental units unless otherwise specified in the contract.

(3) (a) The first appointments of such boards of trustees shall be for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years respectively if there are five trustees, one for each of such terms except the five-year term for which two shall be appointed if there are six trustees, and one for each of such terms except the four-year and five-year terms for each of which two shall be appointed if there are seven trustees. Thereafter, a trustee shall be appointed for the length of term specified by the legislative body or, in the case of a library district, by the bylaws adopted by its board of trustees. The number of terms a trustee may serve shall be specified by the legislative body or, in the case of a library district, by the bylaws adopted by its board of trustees.

(b) Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term as soon as possible in the manner in which trustees are regularly chosen.

(4) A trustee shall not receive a salary nor other compensation for services as a trustee, but necessary traveling and subsistence expenses actually incurred may be paid from the public library fund.

(5) A library trustee may be removed only by a majority vote of the appointing legislative body or bodies, but only upon a showing of good cause as defined in, but not limited to, the bylaws adopted by the board.

(6) The board of trustees, immediately after their appointment, shall meet and organize by the election of a president and a secretary and such other officers as deemed necessary.
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-38.5-504
24-38.5-504. Community access to electric bicycles rebate program - eligibility - reimburseme
Status: in_force

24-38.5-504. Community access to electric bicycles rebate program - eligibility - reimbursement. (1) The office shall establish the community access to electric bicycles rebate program to provide rebates for purchases of electric bicycles and equipment made by eligible individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. In establishing the rebate program, the office shall determine:

(a) Eligibility for participation in the rebate program, which eligibility must include a requirement that:

(I) An eligible individual resides in a low- or moderate-income household, which income thresholds the office shall determine;

(II) An eligible business or nonprofit organization uses electric bicycles to conduct its business activities;

(III) To qualify for a rebate, the purchase must be of an electric bicycle and equipment that:

(A) Are used primarily for commuting or other nonrecreational purpose; and

(B) Cost less than a maximum threshold price set by the office; and

(IV) To qualify for a rebate, a business or nonprofit organization that purchases an electric bicycle must use the electric bicycle primarily to conduct its business activities, including making last-mile deliveries, and for other nonrecreational purposes;

(b) Rebate amounts and any criteria used in determining rebate amounts; and

(c) The mechanism for issuing a rebate, which mechanism may include:

(I) A requirement that rebate program participants attest to their eligibility for a rebate; and

(II) Vendor payments made to bicycle shops that sell a qualifying electric bicycle and equipment at a discount to an individual, business, or nonprofit organization that is eligible to participate under the rebate program.

(2) The office may use up to nine percent of the money in the fund to cover its direct and indirect costs incurred in administering the rebate program.
C.R.S. § 24-30-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 30 / Part 1 / Section 24-30-103
24-30-103. Property conveyed or leased to federal government
Status: repealed

24-30-103. Property conveyed or leased to federal government. (Repealed)