CO Code § 8-72-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 8 - Labor and Industry|Article 72 - Administration of Division|§ 8-72-109. State-Federal Cooperation

     In the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title, the division shall cooperate with the United States department of labor to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of articles 70 to 82 of this title, and shall take such action through the adoption of appropriate rules, regulations, administrative methods, and standards as may be necessary to secure to the state and its citizens all the advantages available under the provisions of the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended, section 3302 of the “Federal Unemployment Tax Act”, the “Wagner-Peyser Act”, as amended, and the “Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970”.    In the administration of the provisions of article 75 of this title, which are enacted to conform with the requirements of the “Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970”, the division shall take such action as may be necessary:   To ensure that the provisions are so interpreted and applied as to meet the requirements of such federal act as interpreted by the United States department of labor; and    To secure to this state the full reimbursement of the federal share of extended benefits paid under articles 70 to 82 of this title that are reimbursable under the federal act.          The division shall comply with the regulations of the secretary of labor or his successor relating to the receipt or expenditure by this state of money granted under any of said acts and shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information as the secretary of labor may from time to time require, and shall comply with such provisions as the secretary of labor, from time to time, may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. The division shall afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any employment security law.    The division is authorized to make such investigations, obtain and transmit such information, make available such services and facilities, and exercise such of the other powers provided in articles 70 to 82 of this title with respect to the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title as it deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any state or federal unemployment insurance or public employment service law and in like manner to accept and utilize information, services, and facilities made available to the state by the agency charged with the administration of any such other unemployment insurance or public employment service law.    Upon request therefor the division shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits and such recipient's right to further benefits under articles 70 to 82 of this title.    The division may make the state's records relating to the administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title available to the railroad retirement board and may furnish the railroad retirement board, at the expense of such board, such copies thereof as the railroad retirement board deems necessary for its purposes.      The division may afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any law providing for payment of benefits arising out of unemployment. In so doing, the division may use its personnel and equipment and accept and use federal funds and make payments therefrom, but in so doing it is not required to neglect or to carry on with less efficiency its own program, and the state of Colorado and its employees shall be free from liability except in case of gross negligence or attempt to defraud the United States.    The director of the division is authorized to enter into agreements with every agency of the United States charged with administration of income or wage verification for the purpose of exchanging information among agencies as a method of controlling the overpayment of unemployment benefits.       The director of the division is authorized to enter into agreements with other departments and divisions of the state for the purpose of obtaining such information as he deems necessary for the proper administration of articles 70 to 82 of this title and providing for payment of the costs thereof.    The director of the division is authorized to enter into agreements with other departments and divisions of the state for the purpose of establishing an income and eligibility system for the exchange of information among agencies administrating federally assisted human service programs. Such system shall conform to all requirements and restrictions of section 1137 of the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended.      Information obtained by a state or local child support enforcement agency pursuant to subsection (8) of this section may be used only for the purposes authorized by said subsection (8) and may not be disclosed by such agency to any person or entity for the purposes of establishing, modifying, or collecting child support obligations or locating individuals owing such obligations unless safeguards for the confidentiality of such information, consistent with section 303 (e)(1)(B) of the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended, are established by agreement. Neither the division nor its employees shall be liable in civil action for providing information in accordance with subsection (8) of this section.    The limitations on disclosure of information obtained pursuant to subsection (8) of this section set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (9) shall apply to any agent of a state or local child support enforcement agency specified in section 8-72-107 (1).       On a quarterly basis, the director of the division shall provide wage and claim information contained in division records to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services for purposes of the national directory of new hires pursuant to all requirements and restrictions set forth in section 453 of the federal “Social Security Act”, as amended.     History. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: P. 35, § 11. CSA: C. 167A, § 11. L. 39: P. 574, § 8. L. 41: P. 785, § 11. L. 45: P. 713, § 5. L. 51: P. 815, § 10. CRS 53: § 82-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-3-9. L. 71: P. 931, § 6. L. 81: (7) added, p. 483, § 4, effective July 1. L. 85: (8) added, p. 361, § 5, effective April 4. L. 97: (9) added, p. 560, § 2, effective July 1; (10) added, p. 1263, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2011: (6) amended,(HB 11-1288), ch. 212, p. 915, § 3, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: P. 35, § 11. CSA: C. 167A, § 11. L. 39: P. 574, § 8. L. 41: P. 785, § 11. L. 45: P. 713, § 5. L. 51: P. 815, § 10. CRS 53: § 82-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-3-9. L. 71: P. 931, § 6. L. 81: (7) added, p. 483, § 4, effective July 1. L. 85: (8) added, p. 361, § 5, effective April 4. L. 97: (9) added, p. 560, § 2, effective July 1; (10) added, p. 1263, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2011: (6) amended,(HB 11-1288), ch. 212, p. 915, § 3, effective July 1.    Cross references:    For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting subsection (10), see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.    For the “Federal Unemployment Tax Act”, see 26 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.; for the “Wagner-Peyser Act”, see 29 U.S.C. § 49 et seq.; for the “Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970”, see Pub.L. 91-373, codified at 26 U.S.C. § 3304.    For the “Social Security Act” generally, see 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.; for section 1137 of the act, see 42 U.S.C. § 1320b-7; for section 303 of the act, see 42 U.S.C. § 503; for section 453 of the act, see 42 U.S.C. § 653.