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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 3 - SKILLED WORKER OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, AND KEY TRAINING (§§ 8-83-301 — 8-83-308) › Section 8-83-306 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2020 Ch. 137,§3, eff. 6/26/2020.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 241,§4, eff. 5/24/2018.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 360,§2, eff. 6/5/2017.
Added by 2015 Ch. 225,§1, eff. 5/26/2015.
L. 2015: Entire part added, (HB 15-1276), ch. 835, p. 835, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2017: IP(2) amended, (HB 17-1357), ch. 1888, p. 1888, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2018: IP(2) amended and (3) added, (HB 18-1316), ch. 1500, p. 1500, § 4, effective May 24. L. 2020: (2) amended, (HB 20-1395), ch. 593, p. 593, § 3, effective June 26.
Section 8-83-307.5 provided for the repeal of this section, effective September 30, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 594.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 3 - SKILLED WORKER OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, AND KEY TRAINING (§§ 8-83-301 — 8-83-308) › Section 8-83-307 - [Repealed]

Amended by 2020 Ch. 137,§4, eff. 6/26/2020.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 241,§5, eff. 5/24/2018.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 360,§3, eff. 6/5/2017.
Added by 2015 Ch. 225,§1, eff. 5/26/2015.
L. 2015: Entire part added, (HB 15-1276), ch. 836, p. 836, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2017: (3) amended, (HB 17-1357), ch. 1888, p. 1888, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2018: (1)(b), (3), and (5) amended, (HB 18-1316), ch. 1500, p. 1500, § 5, effective May 24. L. 2020: (3)(a) and (5) amended, (HB 20-1395), ch. 594, p. 594, § 4, effective June 26.
Section 8-83-307.5 provided for the repeal of this section, effective September 30, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 594.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 3 - SKILLED WORKER OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT, AND KEY TRAINING (§§ 8-83-301 — 8-83-308) › Section 8-83-307.5 - [Repealed]

Added by 2020 Ch. 137,§5, eff. 6/26/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1395), ch. 594, p. 594, § 5, effective June 26.
This section provided for the repeal of this section, effective September 30, 2021. (See L. 2020, p. 594.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-401 - Definitions

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Administering entity" means the nonprofit entity selected pursuant to section
8-83-403
to administer the program.
(2)
"Eligible individual" means an individual that satisfies the eligibility criteria specified in section
8-83-404(4)
.
(3)
"Federal poverty line" has the same meaning as "poverty line", as defined in
42 U.S.C. sec. 9902(2)
.
(4)
"Program" means the employment support and job retention services program created in section
8-83-402
.
(5)
"Service provider" means a public agency or nonprofit community organization that provides employment, employment preparation, employment training, education, and job retention services to eligible individuals pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the administering entity. "Service provider" includes faith-based organizations and churches, community centers, neighborhood organizations, food banks, outreach providers, and similar local entities that provide services to members of the community.
(6)
"Services" means services provided by a service provider to eligible individuals, which services are eligible for reimbursement from the program pursuant to section
8-83-404(5)
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 162,§2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2981, p. 2981, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-402 - Employment support and job retention services program - creation

There is hereby created in the division the employment support and job retention services program. Within six months after the date of the first appropriation by the general assembly to the employment support and job retention services program cash fund pursuant to section
8-83-406
, the program shall fund employment preparation, job training, employment pursuit, and job retention activities for eligible individuals as they pertain to the individuals' job training and employment goals.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2982, p. 2982, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-403 - Program purpose - duties of the director

(1)
The purpose of the program is to provide assistance to eligible individuals who may not be eligible for or have access to other employment resources or who are preparing for, seeking, or attempting to retain employment.
(2)
The director shall:
(a)
Enter into a competitive solicitation process pursuant to the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to
112
of title
24
, to contract with an administering entity;
(b)
Establish procedures and guidelines for:
(I)
The selection of the administering entity to operate the program;
(II)
The development and implementation of the memorandums of understanding with service providers;
(III)
Requesting and distributing reimbursements to service providers; and
(IV)
Any additional parameters for the operation and evaluation of the program, subject to data available to the division.
(3)
The director shall solicit feedback from stakeholders when establishing procedures and guidelines pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2982, p. 2982, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-405 - Reports required

(1)
On or before July 1 of each year, the administering entity shall report to the division:
(a)
The information provided by a service provider pursuant to section
8-83-404(2)
;
(b)
A qualitative analysis based on interviews conducted with service providers statewide concerning the efficacy of the program; and
(c)
An account of the program's expenditures.
(2)
Beginning in January 2023, the division shall provide to the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate and the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees, an update concerning the efficacy of the program during the department's presentation at hearings held pursuant to the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act", part 2 of article
7
of title
2
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 162,§4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2984, p. 2984, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-406 - Employment support and job retention services program cash fund - created

(1)
(a)
The employment support and job retention services program cash fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate seven hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund. Any money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and does not revert to the general fund or any other fund.
(b)
The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
(c)
Money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the purposes of this part 4, to the extent that in each fiscal year the general assembly may only appropriate up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars plus any unexpended money and interest accrued from the previous fiscal year.
(2)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 4.
(3)
The division may use the money in the fund for the purposes of this part 4, including administrative costs related to the program. The administering entity may use money in the fund to operate the program. The remainder of the money may be used only for reimbursements made pursuant to section
8-83-404
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 162,§5, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2985, p. 2985, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 4 - EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-401 — 8-83-407) › Section 8-83-407 - Repeal of part

This part 4 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 162,§6, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 322,§1, eff. 7/1/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1107), ch. 2985, p. 2985, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 5 - JUST TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR COAL-RELATED JOBS (§§ 8-83-501 — 8-83-506) › Section 8-83-505 - Utility workforce transition plans - reemployment of affected workers

(1)
Within thirty days after the approval to accelerate retirement of a generating unit by the utility's governing body and in no case less than six months before the retirement of an electric coal-fueled generating unit that has a nameplate capacity of at least fifty megawatts, the owner or operating agent of that unit shall submit to the office and to the affected community a workforce transition plan.
(2)
To the extent practicable, a workforce transition plan must include estimates of:
(a)
The number of workers employed by the electric utility or a contractor of the utility at the coal-fueled electric generating facility, which number must include all workers that directly deliver coal to the electric utility;
(b)
The total number of workers whose existing jobs, as a result of the retirement of the coal-fueled electric generating facility:
(I)
Will be retained; and
(II)
Will be eliminated;
(c)
With respect to the workers whose existing jobs will be eliminated due to the retirement of the coal-fueled electric generating facility, the total number and the number by job classification of workers:
(I)
Whose employment will end without them being offered other employment;
(II)
Who will retire as planned, be offered early retirement, or leave on their own;
(III)
Who will be retained by being transferred to other electric generating facilities or offered other employment by the electric utility; and
(IV)
Who will be retained to continue to work for the electric utility in a new job classification; and
(d)
If the electric utility is replacing the coal-fueled electric generating facility being retired with a new electric generating facility, the number of:
(I)
Workers from the retired coal-fueled electric generating facility who will be employed at the new electric generating facility; and
(II)
Jobs at the new electric generating facility that will be outsourced to contractors or subcontractors.
(3)
This section does not apply to an electric coal-fueled generating unit owned in whole or in part by a qualifying retail utility for which the qualifying retail utility, as that term is used in section
40-2-124
, has submitted a workforce transition plan in an electric resource plan filed with the public utilities commission.
Added by 2019 Ch. 323,§ 1, eff. 5/28/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1314), ch. 2993, p. 2993, § 1, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 5 - JUST TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR COAL-RELATED JOBS (§§ 8-83-501 — 8-83-506) › Section 8-83-506 - Report - recommendations - repeal

(1)
(a)
No later than January 1, 2024, the director shall provide written recommendations to the general assembly and the governor about changes to this part 5 that should be considered in order to better achieve the purposes of this part 5.
(b)
This subsection (1) is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
(2)
(a)
Between September 1 and November 15, 2022, and between September 1 and November 15 of each year thereafter, the director shall present a report to the joint budget committee of the general assembly on the history of expenditures from the fund and the account and the purposes for which the money in the fund and in the account has been expended or encumbered in the immediately preceding state fiscal year, specifying the programs described in sections
8-83-504
and
8-83-504.5
for which money has been expended, encumbered, or otherwise allocated.
(b)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, the reporting requirement specified in subsection (2)(a) of this section continues indefinitely.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 437, § 3, eff. 6/8/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 323, § 1, eff. 5/28/2019.
L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1314), ch. 2994, p. 2994, § 1, effective May 28.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 7 - CONSTRUCTION REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-701 — 8-83-702) › Section 8-83-702 - Repeal of part

This part 7 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Added by 2023 Ch. 199,§ 3, eff. 5/16/2023.
2023 Ch. 196, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 8 - APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-801 — 8-83-804) › Section 8-83-801 - Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section
24-1-121
.
(2)
"Office" means the office of future of work created in section
8-15.8-103
.
(3)
"Program" means the apprenticeship navigator pilot program created by the office of future of work in section
8-83-802
.
(4)
"Rural school district" means a school district that the department of education determines is rural, based on the geographic size of the school district and the distance of the school district from the nearest large, urbanized area.
(5)
"School district" means a school district authorized by section 15 of article IX of the state constitution and organized pursuant to article
30
of title
22
. "School district" also includes a board of cooperative services created pursuant to article
5
of title
22
if it is operating a public high school and includes the state charter school institute established in section
22-30.5-503
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 197,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 197, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 8 - APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-801 — 8-83-804) › Section 8-83-802 - Apprenticeship navigator pilot program - navigator positions - report

(1)
On or before January 1, 2024, the office shall create a two-year apprenticeship navigator pilot program. The purpose of the program is to increase awareness of registered apprenticeship programs among graduating high school students and to increase participation by individuals who are eighteen years of age and older but under twenty-six years of age in registered apprenticeship programs.
(2)
(a)
The office shall create two apprenticeship navigator positions within the program as follows:
(I)
One apprenticeship navigator must be assigned to a rural school district, to be selected by the office, that does not have an established public or private apprenticeship navigator position; and
(II)
One apprenticeship navigator must be assigned to a school district that is not a rural school district, to be selected by the office, that does not have an established public or private apprenticeship navigator position.
(b)
Each apprenticeship navigator is a full-time employee of the office.
(3)
The navigators shall:
(a)
Develop informational materials regarding registered apprenticeship programs to distribute to students, parents, and school staff; and
(b)
Hold events for parents and high school students in the navigator's assigned school district to raise awareness about registered apprenticeship program opportunities.
(4)
To further the purpose of the program, the office shall:
(a)
Utilizing the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory established pursuant to section
8-83-308
, create and maintain on the office's public website a job board for apprenticeships and quality preapprenticeships that is marketed toward and accessible to high school students; and
(b)
Explore ways to incorporate registered apprenticeship programs into the state's career planning tools, including the department of education's individual career and academic plans governed by rules established by the state board of education created and existing pursuant to section 1 of article IX of the state constitution and the my Colorado journey platform administered by the state work force development council created in section
24-46.3-101
.
(5)
Upon completion of the program, the department shall provide a detailed report of the direct and indirect costs for the operation and administration of the program to the house of representatives education committee and the senate education committee, or their successor committees, to allow the general assembly to evaluate the efficacy of the program and its potential for broader application in the state.
Added by 2023 Ch. 197,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 197, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 8 - APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-801 — 8-83-804) › Section 8-83-803 - Rules

The department may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this part 8.
Added by 2023 Ch. 197,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 197, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 8 - APPRENTICESHIP NAVIGATOR PILOT PROGRAM (§§ 8-83-801 — 8-83-804) › Section 8-83-804 - Repeal of part

This part 8 is repealed, effective January 1, 2027.
Added by 2023 Ch. 197,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 197, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 9 - WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS STUDY (§§ 8-83-901 — 8-83-903) › Section 8-83-901 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Definitions

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Emerging industries" means industries that are in the early stage of potential market share in Colorado but are growing in economic importance and job creation.
(2)
"Office" means the Colorado office of future of work created in section
8-15.8-103
.
(3)
"Study" means the workforce transitions study required by section
8-83-902 (1)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 196,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 196, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 9 - WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS STUDY (§§ 8-83-901 — 8-83-903) › Section 8-83-901 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Definitions

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Emerging industries" means industries that are in the early stage of potential market share in Colorado but are growing in economic importance and job creation.
(2)
"Office" means the office of future of work created in section
8-15.8-103
.
(3)
"Study" means the workforce transitions study required by section
8-83-902 (1)
.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 490,§ 15, eff. 8/7/2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 196,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2024 Ch. 490, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Ch. 196, 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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 9 - WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS STUDY (§§ 8-83-901 — 8-83-903) › Section 8-83-903 - Repeal of part

This part 9 is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
Added by 2023 Ch. 196,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 196, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 10 - APPRENTICESHIP INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (§§ 8-83-1001 — 8-83-1002) › Section 8-83-1001 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Definitions

As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"International standard classification of education" or "ISCED" means a comprehensive framework for organizing education and training programs that applies uniform and internationally agreed-upon classifications to facilitate comparisons of education and training programs across countries.
(2)
"Office" means the office of future of work created in section 8-15.8-103.
Added by 2024 Ch. 162,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 162, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 83 - WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-83-1002) › Part 10 - APPRENTICESHIP INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (§§ 8-83-1001 — 8-83-1002) › Section 8-83-1002 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Apprenticeship program alignment with international standards

(1)
Beginning January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the office, in coordination with the department of education, the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, and the career and technical education division within the Colorado community college system, shall collaborate with the state apprenticeship agency to determine ISCED equivalency levels for each apprenticeship program registered on or after July 31, 2025. In making ISCED equivalency level determinations, the office shall:
(a)
Apply the process recommended pursuant to section 23-5-145.8 (3)(b); and
(b)
Require posting of the determined ISCED level alongside the apprenticeship program on all issued apprenticeship certificates of completion and in all public listings, including, but not limited to, the eligible training provider lists disseminated by the department of labor and employment pursuant to section 8-83-225 (1)(c) and the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory created pursuant to section 8-83-308.
(2)
On or before January 1, 2027, the office shall determine ISCED equivalency levels for each apprenticeship program registered before July 31, 2025. After making ISCED equivalency level determinations, the office shall require posting of the determined ISCED level alongside the apprenticeship program on all issued apprenticeship certificates of completion and in all public listings, including, but not limited to, the eligible training provider lists disseminated by the department of labor and employment pursuant to section 8-83-225 (1)(c) and the Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory created pursuant to section 8-83-308.
Added by 2024 Ch. 162,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 162, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-101 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section
24-1-121
, C.R.S.
(2)
"Person with a disability" means a person who has a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment, and who can benefit in terms of an employment outcome from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
(3)
"Vocational rehabilitation services" means those services described in section 103 of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", Public Law 93-112, as amended.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8-105(2) by 2015 Ch. 160, § 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 58, § 2, eff. 3/30/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added with relocations, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, p. 478, § 2, effective 7/1/2016.
Subsection (2) was originally numbered as §
26-8-105(2)
, and the amendments to it by House Bill 15-1188 were further amended by Senate Bill 15-239 and relocated to subsection (2) of this section, effective July 1, 2016.
For the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973", see also 29 U.S.C. §701 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-102 - Rehabilitation programs

In carrying out the provisions of this article, the department shall coordinate and strengthen the programs of rehabilitation for persons with disabilities to the end that they may attain or maintain their maximum potential in employment, self-sufficiency, and independent living. Nothing in this article is to be construed as an eligibility-based entitlement to a vocational rehabilitation service provided by the state.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8-101 by 2015 Ch. 160, § 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 58, § 1, eff. 3/30/2015.
L. 2015: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, p. 478, § 2, effective 7/1/2016.
Section 8-84-102 was originally numbered as §
26-8-101
, and the amendments to it by House Bill 15-1188 were further amended by Senate Bill 15-239 and relocated to this section, effective July 1, 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-103 - Personnel

Subject to the availability of duly appropriated funds, the executive director of the department may appoint necessary personnel to administer rehabilitation programs in accordance with this article.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8-102(2) by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to §
26-8-102(1)
as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-104 - Functions of the department

(1)
The department shall manage, control, and supervise all rehabilitation programs provided in this article, including:
(a)
Repealed.
(b)
All duties and functions previously assigned to the division of rehabilitation for the blind;
(c)
All duties and functions regarding vocational rehabilitation programs previously assigned to the division of vocational rehabilitation in the department of human services or any other duties and functions relating to vocational rehabilitation previously assigned to the department of human services; and
(d)
Repealed.
(e)
Other duties and functions assigned by this article.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 255,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8-103 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8-103 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-105 - Administration - rules

(1)
The department shall:
(a)
Adopt rules governing personnel standards, the protection of records and confidential information, the manner and form of filing applications, eligibility, the investigation and determination of eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services, procedures for fair hearings, and other rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this article;
(b)
Certify, in accordance with rules, disbursements of funds available for carrying out the purposes of this article;
(b.5)
Accept and expend money from governmental and nongovernmental entities to carry out the division's authorized powers and duties;
(c)
Accept and use gifts, grants, or donations made unconditionally, by will or otherwise, for carrying out the purposes of this article. The department may accept and expend gifts, grants, or donations made under conditions that the executive director determines are proper and consistent with this article and shall hold, invest, reinvest, and use the gifts, grants, or donations in accordance with the conditions.
(d)
Contribute education and workforce readiness data beginning in the 2025-26 state fiscal year, as necessary, to the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system consistent with the governance practices established by the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system governing board pursuant to section 24-37.5-125 (4).
Amended by 2024 Ch. 238,§ 11, eff. 5/23/2024.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 255, § 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8-104 by 2015 Ch. 160, § 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8-104 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 1 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-108) › Section 8-84-107 - Cooperation with federal government

The department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this article, including the licensing of blind persons to operate vending stands on federal property. The department may adopt by rule methods of administration that are reasonably required by the federal government for the proper and efficient operation of the agreements with the federal government and to comply with the conditions necessary to secure the full benefits of the federal statutes.
Amended and relocated from former section 24-8-106 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8-106 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-201 - Short title

This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Business Enterprise Program Act".
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-100.1 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-100.1 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Person who is blind" means a person who has not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or an equally disabling loss of the visual field as evidenced by a limitation to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees.
(2)
"Satisfactory site" means an area determined by the department to have sufficient space, electrical and plumbing outlets, and other facilities as prescribed by department rule for the location and operation of a vending facility or other business operated by a person who is blind.
(3)
"State property" means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department or agency of the state of Colorado. "State property" does not include any property owned, leased, or occupied by any institution of higher education, the Auraria higher education center established in article
70
of title
23
, C.R.S., or the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority.
(4)
"Vending facility" means automatic vending machines, a cafe, a cafeteria, a restaurant, a snack bar, a concession stand, or any other facility at which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are regularly sold.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 146, § 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-101 by 2015 Ch. 160, § 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-101 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-203 - Priority for persons who are blind - licensing

The department shall issue licenses to persons who are blind and who are qualified to operate vending facilities, in accordance with the criteria used for the licensing of operators of vending facilities on federal property pursuant to section
8-84-107
and the federal "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act", as amended. In addition, the department may issue licenses to persons who are blind and who are qualified to own, operate, or own and operate a business other than a vending facility. In authorizing vending facilities or other businesses on state property, the department shall give priority to persons who are blind and who are licensed by the department in order to enlarge the economic opportunities of persons who are blind by providing remunerative employment and to stimulate persons who are blind to greater efforts in striving to make themselves self-supporting.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 146,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-102 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-102 as it existed prior to 2016.
For the federal "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act", see 20 U.S.C. sec. 107 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-204 - Satisfactory sites for vending facilities - other businesses operated by persons who are blind

(1)
(a)
A department or agency of the state of Colorado shall not construct, acquire by ownership, rent, lease, or other means, or undertake to substantially alter or renovate, in whole or in part, a building unless, after consultation with the department of labor and employment, it is determined that the building will include a satisfactory site or sites for the location and operation of a vending facility by a person who is blind.
(b)
Before a state department or agency constructs, acquires, rents, leases, or otherwise undertakes to alter or renovate a state property, the state department or agency shall consult with the department of labor and employment to determine if the state property can include a satisfactory site for the location and operation of a business, other than a vending facility, that is owned, operated, or owned and operated by a person who is blind.
(2)
Each department or agency shall provide notice to the department of labor and employment of its plans for the occupation, acquisition, construction, alteration, or renovation of a building adequate to permit the department of labor and employment to determine whether the building includes a satisfactory site for a vending facility or other business that can be operated by a person who is blind and is licensed pursuant to section
8-84-203
.
(3)
This section does not apply when the department of labor and employment determines that the number of people using the building will be insufficient to support a vending facility or other business.
(4)
The department of labor and employment shall not be charged for:
(a)
The use of state-furnished space;
(b)
Maintenance or janitorial services;
(c)
Repair of the building structure in and adjacent to the vending facility or other business area, including any necessary initial and periodical painting and decorating;
(d)
Utilities required to operate vending facilities and vending machines or equipment required for other businesses operated by persons who are blind; or
(e)
Repairing and replacing floor coverings, cleaning windows, or providing other related building services in accordance with the normal level of building service applicable to the state building in which the vending facility or other business is located.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 146,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-103 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-103 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-205 - Vending machines - income

One hundred percent of all commission income from vending machines on state property accrues to the department of labor and employment, which shall disburse the income in accordance with the rules of the department. The office of state planning and budgeting shall notify the department of the location of all vending machines on state property, and the department shall collect and provide an accounting of income from these vending machines.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-104 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-104 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-206 - Cooperation - locations - rules

(1)
The heads of all state departments and agencies shall negotiate and cooperate in good faith to accomplish the purposes of this article relating to vending facilities and other businesses operated by persons who are blind.
(2)
If the department determines that the operation of a vending facility or other business on state property by a person who is blind would adversely affect the operations or functions of the state property, the office of state planning and budgeting may authorize another person to operate the vending facility or other business.
(3)
When no person is immediately available on the premises for the management of vending machines or other businesses, the commission income from the machines shall be given to the department in accordance with section
8-84-205
.
(4)
The department shall operate the program authorized by this part 2 in accordance with its rules and in accordance with federal guidelines under the federal "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act", as amended.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 146,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-105 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-105 as it existed prior to 2016.
For the federal "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act", see 20 U.S.C. sec. 107 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-207 - Status of existing contracts

This part 2 does not extend to existing contracts until the expiration of those contracts.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-106 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-106 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-208 - Business enterprise program cash fund - creation

There is hereby created in the state treasury the business enterprise program cash fund, referred to in this article as the "fund", which consists of moneys accruing to the department from assessments against the net proceeds of each vending facility operator consistent with this part 2, any income from vending machines on federal or state property that accrues to the department, and any federal moneys that may become available. Any moneys currently attributed to the business enterprise program and any reserves shall be transferred to this fund for future use consistent with this part 2. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the administration of this part 2. The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purposes of this part 2 as provided in sections
24-36-109
,
24-36-112
, and
24-36-113
, C.R.S. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
Amended and relocated from former section 26-8.5-107 by 2015 Ch. 160,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is similar to former § 26-8.5-107 as it existed prior to 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 2 - VENDING FACILITIES IN STATE BUILDINGS - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM (§§ 8-84-201 — 8-84-209) › Section 8-84-209 - [Repealed]

Added by 2016 Ch. 146,§5, eff. 5/4/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1048), ch. 146, p. 439, § 5, effective May 4.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective September 1, 2017. (See L. 2016, p. 439.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 8-1-101 — 8-88-207) › EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 8-83-101 — 8-84-304) › Article 84 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (§§ 8-84-101 — 8-84-304) › Part 3 - EMPLOYMENT FIRST FORPERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 8-84-301 — 8-84-304) › Section 8-84-302 - Duties of the department

(1)
Pursuant to its statutory authority and available appropriations, the department shall:
(a)
Review and make recommendations for amendments, if necessary, to Colorado's combined plan for execution of workforce development activities developed in accordance with the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", Pub.L. 113-128, as amended, to ensure that persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities are supported in achieving employment;
(b)
Develop practices that reflect a presumption that all persons with disabilities are capable of working in competitive integrated employment if they choose to do so, and ensure that options for competitive integrated employment with appropriate supports are explored before consideration of segregated activities;
(c)
Promote youth transitions that focus on public-private collaboration, and employer engagement that emphasizes free-market solutions;
(d)
Provide department input and assistance to the employment first advisory partnership described in section
8-84-303
in carrying out its duties; and
(e)
Present the reports and recommendations of the employment first advisory partnership to the department's legislative committee of reference pursuant to section
8-84-303 (7)
.
Added by 2016 Ch. 360, § 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
L. 2016: Entire part added, (SB 16-077), ch. 360, p. 1501, § 2, effective July 1.