2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 8 - COMPENSATION BENEFITS TO VOLUNTEER CIVIL DEFENSE WORKERS (§§ 24-33.5-801 — 24-33.5-828) › Section 24-33.5-824 - Volunteers - provision of emergency services - protections - benefits

(1)
A volunteer shall be allowed to receive the benefits and protections specified in this part 8 and pursuant to article
10
of this title if the volunteer is determined to be a qualified volunteer pursuant to this section. A volunteer shall be deemed a qualified volunteer if:
(a)
The volunteer is a member of a volunteer organization that enters into a memorandum of understanding with a county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state agency pursuant to section
24-33.5-822
;
(b)
The volunteer organization of which the volunteer is a member is included on the qualified volunteer organization list created and maintained by the department pursuant to section
24-33.5-823
;
(c)
The volunteer is called to service through the volunteer organization under the authority of the county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state agency to volunteer in a disaster or during a training exercise, drill, or class conducted in preparation for a disaster, which exercise, drill, or class is organized or under the direction of such county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state agency; except that the provisions of sections
24-33.5-825
and
24-33.5-826
do not apply to a training exercise, drill, or class without the express prior consent and approval of the volunteer's employer; and
(d)
The volunteer receives the appropriate verification pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
The executive director of the department or the executive director's designee shall create a system whereby a volunteer may obtain proof to provide to his or her employer that specifies:
(a)
The volunteer was called to service by a volunteer organization for the purpose of assisting in a disaster or during a training exercise, drill, or class conducted in preparation for a disaster, which exercise, drill, or class is organized or under the direction of such county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state agency; except that the provisions of sections
24-33.5-825
and
24-33.5-826
do not apply to a training exercise, drill, or class without the express prior consent and approval of the volunteer's employer;
(b)
The volunteer reported for service and performed the activities required of him or her by the volunteer organization; and
(c)
The number of days of service that the volunteer provided.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 233,§ 5, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1096, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2016: (1)(c) and (2)(a) amended, (HB 16-1040), ch. 233, p. 942, § 5, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 24-32-2224 as it existed prior to 2012.
For the legislative declaration in HB 16-1040, see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.