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CO Code § 24-46.3-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 1 - Work Force Development Council|§ 24-46.3-102. Transfer of Functions

  The staff of the department shall, on and after July 1, 2008, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the office of work force development prior to said date concerning the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this section.      On and after July 1, 2008, the officers and employees of the office of work force development prior to said date whose duties and functions concerned the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the department. (2) (a) On and after July 1, 2008, the officers and employees of the office of work force development prior to said date whose duties and functions concerned the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the department.    Any such employees who are classified employees in the state personnel system shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations.       On July 1, 2008, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the office of work force development prior to said date pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this section, are transferred to the department and become the property thereof.    Whenever the office of work force development is referred to or designated by a contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this article, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department. All contracts entered into by the office of work force development prior to July 1, 2008, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the staff of the department pursuant to this section are hereby validated, with the department succeeding to all the rights and obligations of such contracts. Any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred pursuant to such contracts are hereby transferred and appropriated to the department for the payment of such obligations.     Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1908, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1289, § 2, effective July 1.
CO Code § 24-46.3-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 2 - Hospitality Career Secondary Education Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-201. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the hospitality industry:   Plays a vital role in Colorado's economy;    Is diverse, with employers throughout the state;    Employs more than two hundred forty thousand people in Colorado;    Produces more than ten billion dollars in annual sales in Colorado;    Creates sales that generate more than six hundred million dollars in state and local taxes annually; and    Is an essential element of Colorado's economy.       Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that developing a hospitality career secondary education grant program for Colorado citizens will:   Increase the number of Colorado citizens accessing postsecondary education;    Increase the number of Colorado citizens completing degrees and other credentials;    Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level;    Increase entry into employment and increase wages over time; and    Create better transitions in educational programs for students in the hospitality career pathway from high school to college.        Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-015), ch. 329, p. 1457, § 1, effective June 5.
CO Code § 24-46.3-202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 2 - Hospitality Career Secondary Education Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-202. Definitions

 As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121.    "Fund" means the hospitality career secondary education fund created in section 24-46.3-204.    "Grant program" means the hospitality career secondary education grant program established in section 24-46.3-203.    "Hospitality industry" means Colorado restaurants, hotels, and attractions.    "Hospitality program" means a hospitality secondary education program that, at a minimum:   Includes a curriculum that teaches career- and college-readiness skills that are pertinent to the hospitality industry;    Offers secondary-level students the opportunity to work in the hospitality industry and earn wages while in the program;    Offers hospitality industry-validated certificates of completion;    Is approved by the office in the Colorado community college system that administers high school career and technical education programs for use in Colorado high schools;    Has been administered in at least one Colorado high school for a minimum of three years;    Is endorsed and supported by at least one Colorado and one national hospitality trade association; and    Upon successful completion, will result in the issuance of a certificate to the student that articulates credits for postsecondary education.        Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-015), ch. 329, p. 1458, § 1, effective June 5.
CO Code § 24-46.3-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 2 - Hospitality Career Secondary Education Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-203. Hospitality Career Secondary Education Grant Program - Established

  There is established in the department the hospitality career secondary education grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to accelerate growth and improve and expand the development of hospitality programs. The department shall administer the grant program through the acceptance and review of applications submitted pursuant to this section and the awarding of grants. The department shall develop application guidelines and establish deadlines for the grant program.    The department shall award the first grants of the grant program for the 2015-16 academic year, so long as moneys are appropriated to the cash fund created for implementation of the grant program. Grants must be awarded annually thereafter, based on available appropriations.    A hospitality program may apply for a grant from the grant program based on the guidelines and deadlines established by the department in subsection (1) of this section. To be eligible for a grant, a hospitality program shall include, at a minimum, the following information in its application:   A description of how the grant will be used;    A description of the hospitality program, including the number of years it has been in operation and the high schools in which it has been implemented;    A nonduplicative, clearly articulated course progression from one level of instruction to the next;    A description of the available opportunities for students to earn postsecondary credit;    Verification of industry-validated credentials;    Demonstration of partnerships with hospitality industry members where students have the opportunity to earn income; and    Verification that the hospitality program aligns with established Colorado academic standards.       The department shall disperse all of the moneys appropriated in a given year to the fund to applicants that are approved for a hospitality secondary education grant.     Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-015), ch. 329, p. 1459, § 1, effective June 5.
CO Code § 24-46.3-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 2 - Hospitality Career Secondary Education Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-204. Hospitality Career Secondary Education Fund - Creation

  There is created in the state treasury the hospitality secondary education fund, consisting of any moneys that may be appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this part 2. The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this part 2 as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund.    The department may expend up to two percent of the moneys annually appropriated from the fund to offset the costs incurred in implementing this part 2.    Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.     Source: L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-015), ch. 329, p. 1460, § 1, effective June 5.
CO Code § 24-46.3-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 3 - Postsecondary and Work Force Readiness Statewide Coordinator|§ 24-46.3-301. Definitions

 As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:    "Apprenticeship program" means a Colorado-based apprenticeship training program that is registered with the office of apprenticeship in the United States department of labor.    "Area technical college" has the same meaning as provided in section 23-60-103, C.R.S.    "College preparation program" means a program provided by a nonprofit organization to assist students in preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary programs.    "Community college" means an institution that is included in the state system of community and technical colleges pursuant to section 23-60-205, C.R.S., Colorado mountain college, and Aims community college.    "Local education provider" means a school district organized and existing as provided by law, a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article 5 of title 22, C.R.S., the state charter school institute established in section 22-30.5-503, C.R.S., a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, C.R.S., or an institute charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, C.R.S.    "Postsecondary and workforce readiness" means the knowledge and skills that a student should have attained before or upon attaining a high school diploma, as adopted by the state board of education and the Colorado commission on higher education pursuant to section 22-7-1008, C.R.S.    "Statewide coordinator" means the postsecondary and workforce readiness statewide coordinator whose position is created in section 24-46.3-302.     Source: L. 2015: Entire part added, (HB 15-1170), ch. 224, p. 824, § 6, effective May 26. L. 2016: (2) amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 152, § 40, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 3 - Postsecondary and Work Force Readiness Statewide Coordinator|§ 24-46.3-303. Annual Report

 The state work force development council and the department of education shall annually review the work of the statewide coordinator in implementing the duties described in section 24-46.3-302. The state work force development council shall include a summary of the review in the Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3).   Source: L. 2015: Entire part added, (HB 15-1170), ch. 224, p. 826, § 6, effective May 26.
CO Code § 24-46.3-401 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-401. Definitions

 As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:      "Eligible nonprofit entity" means an entity that: (1) (a) "Eligible nonprofit entity" means an entity that:   Collaborates with the Colorado work force development council to administer the industry infrastructure grant program;    Partners with business entities to ensure access to training opportunities for students;    Provides support to industry associations and training partners;    Coordinates multi-industry lead competency identification to inform the development of workplace learning curriculum;    Serves as a translational medium between government, education, and businesses in order to create a common nomenclature; and    Provides documentation demonstrating a funding commitment of at least three hundred thousand dollars and a signed affidavit indicating that the funding commitment shall be used for the purposes listed in section 24-46.3-403.       "Eligible nonprofit entity" does not include an organization exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(4) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.       "Industry-defined competencies" means the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities that industry leaders, including, but not limited to, employer associations, labor unions, or state and local labor federations have collectively identified as being critical to a specific occupation or group of occupations effectively. These competencies are both foundational and task-specific.    "State council" means the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101.     Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 652, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-402. Industry Infrastructure Grant Program - Creation

 The industry infrastructure grant program is hereby created in the state council. The purpose of the program is to partner with eligible nonprofit entities to develop and maintain the industry competency standardization needed to support businesses in their implementation of work site training programs. The state council shall establish and publish guidelines for the administration of the grant program, disbursement of money, and confirmation of private funding commitments.   Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 652, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-403 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-403. Use of Grant Money

  An eligible nonprofit entity may only use grant money to:   Identify industry-specific standards and assessments for accountability and implementation of competencies within work force programs;    Implement industry-defined competencies within work force programs;    Assist businesses and industry associations with human resources training and development; and    Collaborate with entities to facilitate training and education between the classroom and businesses.        Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 653, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-404 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-404. Industry Infrastructure Fund - Creation

  The industry infrastructure fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of gifts, grants, and donations to the fund and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.    The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund.    State money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the state council to administer the industry infrastructure grant program.    The state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered state money in the fund on July 1, 2019, to the general fund.    On September 1, 2016, and on September 1 of the subsequent two years, the state treasurer shall transfer three hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the industry infrastructure fund created in this section.     Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 653, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-405 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-405. Reporting

  On or before January 1, 2017, and on or before January 1 of the next three years thereafter, the state council shall prepare a report on the grant program that includes information on:   The eligible nonprofit entity, if any;    Industry sectors identified;    A list of competencies in each sector;    Uses of an eligible nonprofit entity's committed private funding;    The number of apprentices in each industry that utilized the industry-defined competencies created in section 24-46.3-402; and    Any other measurable outcomes the state council deems appropriate. The state council shall include the report in the annual Colorado talent report, described in section 24-46.3-103 (3)(a).        Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 653, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-406 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-406. Applicability of Other Laws

 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the work force development council and the expenditure of money pursuant to this part 4 is not subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title.   Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 654, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-46.3-407 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 46.3 - Work Force Development|Part 4 - Industry Infrastructure Grant Program|§ 24-46.3-407. Repeal

 This part 4 is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.   Source: L. 2016: Entire part added, (HB 16-1288), ch. 185, p. 654, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 24-48.5-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 48.5 - Office of Economic Development|Part 1 - Office of Economic Development|§ 24-48.5-106. Certified Capital Companies - Rules

  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.    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.    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    Repealed.     (3), C.R.S.   Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 1539, § 2, effective June 9. L. 2008: (4) repealed, p. 1903, § 90, effective August 5.
CO Code § 24-48.5-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 48.5 - Office of Economic Development|Part 1 - Office of Economic Development|§ 24-48.5-107. Film Production Companies - Contact - Registration - Definitions

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   "Commercial advertising production" means the production of a film that is created to promote specific brands, products, services, retailers, or advocacy positions. Commercial advertising production does not include the production of a film that is for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or supporting or opposing a ballot issue or ballot question.    "Film" means any visual or audiovisual work that contains a series of related images, that is fixed on photographic film, videotape, computer disc, laser disc, or a similar recording medium from which it can be viewed or reproduced, and that is a commercial advertising production or is shown in theaters, licensed for television broadcasting, or licensed for the home viewing market.    "Production activities" means the shooting of a film, support activities related to such shooting, and any preshooting or postshooting activities that are necessary to produce a finished film, including but not limited to editing and the creation of sets, props, costumes, and special effects.    "Production company" means a person, including a corporation or other business entity, that engages in production activities for the purpose of producing all or any portion of a film in Colorado.       The Colorado office of economic development, or a designee of the director of the office, shall serve as the initial contact for any production company that is engaged in production activities in the state for the purpose of producing all or any portion of a film in the state. The office, or a designee of the director of the office, shall aid any production company in obtaining required permits, coordinating necessary state resources, scheduling the use of state highways or other state-owned property, ensuring that any fees imposed by any department, division, or entity of state government are waived for the production company pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, and shall otherwise assist a production company in filming all or a portion of a film in the state.    Notwithstanding requirements otherwise specified in law, any permit fee that is imposed by any department, division, or entity of state government shall be waived for any production company that is participating in production activities in the state.    The Colorado office of economic development shall satisfy the requirements of this section within the existing resources of the office.    The director of the Colorado office of economic development may designate a person, a public or private entity, or a venture between public and private entities to be responsible for fulfilling the requirements of this section.     Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 709, § 1, effective June 1.