2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › LABOR I - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-20.5-401) › LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 8-2-101 — 8-3.8-101) › Article 3.7 - COLORADO OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS (§§ 8-3.7-101 — 8-3.7-205) › Part 1 - COLORADO OFFICE OF NEW AMERICANS (§§ 8-3.7-101 — 8-3.7-108) › Section 8-3.7-107 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Global talent task force - created - repeal

(1)
On or before September 1, 2022, the ONA shall establish a global talent task force that includes diverse representation reflective of the state. The task force shall:
(a)
Study the pathways for obtaining certain in-demand occupational licenses and international credentials to take advantage of the global pool of skilled workers in Colorado. The task force shall choose at least five occupations that are responsive to workforce needs, as determined by the annual Colorado talent report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3), and that are occupations in which the state has the need for and an ability to provide oversight, including occupations in early childhood education and care, education, and health care, with a priority given to the practice of nursing.
(b)
Accelerate and expand work that the department and other state agencies have done to integrate new Americans and internationally trained professionals into the workforce; and
(c)
Provide policy and programmatic recommendations to the governor and the general assembly to increase the ability of the state to harness the skills of new Americans, including through work-based learning opportunities.
(2)
The ONA shall provide administrative staff to support the task force.
(3)
(a)
On or before September 1, 2022:
(I)
The director of the ONA shall appoint twelve members of the task force as follows:
(A)
Three internationally trained professionals;
(B)
Three representatives of community-based organizations or coalitions serving new Americans and internationally trained professionals;
(C)
One representative of work-based learning programs or providers of experiential learning opportunities;
(D)
One representative of employers participating in a work-based learning program;
(E)
Two representatives of in-demand industries, such as education or health care;
(F)
One representative of local district colleges; and
(G)
One representative of the state work force development council created in section
24-46.3-101
;
(II)
The president of the senate shall appoint two members of the senate to the task force, one of whom represents rural communities;
(III)
The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members of the house of representatives to the task force, one of whom represents rural communities;
(IV)
The minority leader of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate to the task force;
(V)
The minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of representatives to the task force; and
(VI)
The governor shall appoint one representative of the office of the governor.
(b)
The task force also consists of:
(I)
The executive director of the department or the executive director's designee;
(II)
The executive director of the department of regulatory agencies or the executive director's designee;
(III)
The executive director of the department of higher education or the executive director's designee;
(IV)
The commissioner of education or the commissioner's designee; and
(V)
The executive director of the department of early childhood education or the executive director's designee.
(c)
The ONA may, as appropriate, provide a fifty-dollar stipend to each task force member per task force meeting that the member attends to recognize the task force members who are not otherwise compensated for the time served on the task force.
(4)
On or before December 31, 2023, the task force shall report its findings and recommendations made pursuant to this section to the office of the governor and to the general assembly and shall make the report available to the public.
(5)
This section is repealed, effective December 31, 2024.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 32,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.
Added by 2022 Ch. 357, § 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
2024 Ch. 32, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.