BY SENATOR(S) Ball and Catlin, Cutter, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Snyder, Wallace;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Luck and Espenoza, Bradley, Martinez, Paschal, McCluskie.
Concerning the relocation of certain existing definitions in the Colorado Revised Statutes to aid the reader in ascertaining their applicability to the proper sections of law.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 1-2-300.3 as follows:
1-2-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Centralized statewide registration system" means the single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system implemented as required by section 1-2-301 (1).
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-2-301, amend (1) as follows:
1-2-301. Centralized statewide registration system - secretary of state to maintain computerized statewide voter registration list - county computer records - agreement to match information - definition. (1) The secretary of state shall implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system defined, maintained, and administered at the state level, which system shall contain a computerized statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary of state that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state and that assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter. The single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system required by this subsection (1) is referred to in this part 3 as the "centralized statewide registration system". The centralized statewide registration system and the computerized statewide voter registration list must be fully compliant with all applicable requirements specified in section 303 of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002", 52 U.S.C. sec. 20901 et seq.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 1-5-600.3 as follows:
1-5-600.3. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 1-5-601 (2)] As used in this part 6, "Electromechanical voting system" shall include a paper-based voting system as defined in section 1-1-104 (23.5).
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 1-6-100.3 as follows:
1-6-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 1-6-101 (1)] As used in this article, "Election judge" means a registered elector appointed by the county clerk and recorder or designated elected official to perform the election duties assigned by the county clerk and recorder or designated election official. As used in this article, "Election judge" also includes a student election judge appointed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (7) of this sectionsection 1-6-101 (7).
(2) [Formerly 1-6-101 (7)(b)] As used in this article, "Student election judge" means a student who meets the requirements of this subsection (7)section 1-6-101 (7) and who is appointed by a designated election official for service as an election judge pursuant to this sectionsection 1-6-101.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-7.5-113.5, amend (3)(c)(II) as follows:
1-7.5-113.5. Voting at county jails or detention centers - definition. (3) (c) (II) As used in this subsection (3)(c), "election judge" has the same meaning as set forth in section 1-6-101 (1)1-6-100.3 (1).
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-73-102, amend (8)(a) as follows:
8-73-102. Weekly benefit amount for total unemployment - definitions. (8) As used in this section:
(a) "Election judge" has the same meaning as in section 1-6-101 (1)1-6-100.3 (1).
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions as it exists until March 1, 2026, 1-7-1001.3 as follows:
1-7-1001.3. [Formerly 1-7-1002 (1), as it exists until March 1, 2026] Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Local government" means a statutory city or town or a special district created pursuant to article 1 of title 32. C.R.S.
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions as it will become effective March 1, 2026, 1-7-1001.3 as follows:
1-7-1001.3. [Formerly 1-7-1002 (1), as it will become effective March 1, 2026] Definitions.(1) As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Federal office" means United States senator, representative in congress, or president of the United States.
(b) (2) "Local government" means a statutory city or town or a special district created pursuant to article 1 of title 32.
(c) (3) "State office" means district attorney, state representative, state senator, regent of the university of Colorado, state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general, or governor.
SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 2-2-700.3 as follows:
2-2-700.3. [Formerly 2-2-701 (4)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "State correctional facilities" means any facility under the supervision of the department of corrections in which persons are or may be lawfully held in custody as a result of conviction of a crime and any prison facility operated by a county, city and county, or private corporation located in this state or another state; except that it"state correctional facilities" does not include any local jail, multijurisdictional jail, or community corrections center.
SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-100.3 as follows:
2-3-100.3. Definitions.As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the legislative audit committee created in section 2-3-101 (1).
SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-101, amend (1) as follows:
2-3-101. Legislative audit committee - membership - meetings - powers and duties. (1) There is hereby created a legislative audit committee. referred to in this part 1 as the "committee". The committee consists of four senators, two from each major political party, to be appointed by the president and the minority leader of the senate, respectively, with the approval of a majority of the members elected to the senate and four representatives, two from each major political party, to be appointed by the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives, respectively, with the approval of a majority of the members elected to the house of representatives. Appointments to the committee shall be made no later than sixty days after the convening of the first regular session of the general assembly held in each odd-numbered year. An appointing authority may make an appointment to temporarily replace a current member of the committee appointed by that appointing authority; except that a temporary appointment does not require approval of a majority of the members elected to the applicable body. Membership on the committee terminates with the appointment of a member's successor or upon the termination of a member's term of office in the general assembly, whichever occurs first, and any member may be appointed to succeed himself or herself on the committee. Vacancies in the committee's membership shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments; except that the approval of the members elected to the general assembly is not necessary if any such appointment is made when the general assembly is not in session.
SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 2-3-200.3 as follows:
2-3-200.3. [Formerly 2-3-210 (2)] Definitions.(2) As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Best available research evidence" means the weight of the research evidence from the most rigorous and relevant studies available regarding a program or practice, which studies are identified using a systematic process.
(b) Repealed.
(c) (2) "Outcomes" means measures of what a program or practice is meant to improve for its target population.
(d) (3) "Program or practice" means a program, intervention, approach, or practice that has explicitly defined and replicable elements and that is hypothesized to improve specific outcomes for a defined target population.
(e) (4) "State agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(f) Repealed.
SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-210, amend (3)(a.5)(I) as follows:
2-3-210. Evidence-based decision-making - budget requests - legislative declaration - definitions. (3) (a.5) (I) If a budget request, request for a supplemental appropriation, or budget request amendment does not meet the definition of a program or practice, as defined in subsection (2)(d) of this section, the state agency or the office of state planning and budgeting may include with its request that an evidence designation is not applicable.
SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-300.3 as follows:
2-3-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Council" means the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1).
SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-301, amend (1) as follows:
2-3-301. Legislative council created - executive committee created. (1) There is hereby created a legislative council, referred to in this part 3 as the "council", which consists of an executive committee, six senators with majority party members appointed by the president of the senate and minority party members appointed by the minority leader of the senate, with the approval of a majority vote of the members elected to the senate, and six representatives with majority party members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and minority party members appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, with the approval of a majority vote of the members elected to the house of representatives. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, the executive committee consists of the president of the senate, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives, all of whom are ex officio members of the council. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall alternately serve as the chair and vice-chair of the executive committee and serve for one-year terms. All ex officio members of the council have and may exercise all the powers, privileges, and duties of other members.
SECTION 16. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-500.3 as follows:
2-3-500.3. Definitions.As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the committee on legal services created in section 2-3-501.
(2) "Office" means the office of legislative legal services created in section 2-3-501.
SECTION 17. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 2-3-501 as follows:
2-3-501. Legal services in legislative department - committee on legal services - office of legislative legal services. In order to better provide for the legal services for the general assembly, including the drafting of legislation and the revision and publication of the laws of this state, and to provide for the best technical advice and information to be available to the general assembly, agencies of state government, and the people of this state, and to provide for the professional preparation, drafting, revision, and publication of laws, there is hereby created in the legislative department a committee on legal services and an office of legislative legal services. referred to, respectively, in parts 5 and 7 of this article, as the "committee" and the "office".
SECTION 18. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-700.3 as follows:
2-3-700.3. Definitions.As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the committee on legal services created in section 2-3-501.
SECTION 19. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-600.3 as follows:
2-3-600.3. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on uniform state laws created in section 2-3-601 (1).
SECTION 20. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-601, amend (1) as follows:
2-3-601. Commission on uniform state laws - creation. (1) There is hereby created the Colorado commission on uniform state laws, referred to in this part 6 as the "commission", which shall consist of six members appointed for terms of two years each and until their successors are appointed and, in addition thereto, any citizen of this state who is elected a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
SECTION 21. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-900.3 as follows:
2-3-900.3. Definitions.As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the statutory revision committee created in section 2-3-901 (1).
SECTION 22. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-901, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
2-3-901. Statutory revision committee - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the legislative department the statutory revision committee. referred to in this part 9 as the "committee". The committee consists of ten members, appointed as follows:
SECTION 23. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-5-100.3 as follows:
2-5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the committee on legal services created in section 2-3-501.
(2) "Revisor" means the revisor of statutes.
SECTION 24. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-5-101, amend (1) as follows:
2-5-101. Compilation of Colorado Revised Statutes. (1) The revisor of statutes, referred to in this article as the "revisor", under the supervision and direction of the committee on legal services, referred to in this article as the "committee", shall compile, edit, arrange, and prepare for publication all laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature.
SECTION 25. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 7-80-700.3 as follows:
7-80-700.3. [Formerly 7-80-713 (2)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Derivative proceeding" means a civil suit in the right of a domestic limited liability company or, to the extent provided in section 7-80-719, in the right of a foreign limited liability company.
SECTION 26. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 7-117-100.3 as follows:
7-117-100.3. [Formerly 7-117-101 (1)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this articlearticle 117, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Existing corporation" means any domestic corporation that was in existence on June 30, 1994, and that was incorporated under any general statute of this state providing for incorporation of corporations for profit if the power to amend or repeal the statute under which the corporation was incorporated was reserved.
SECTION 27. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 7-137-100.3 as follows:
7-137-100.3. [Formerly 7-137-101 (1)(a)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this articlearticle 137, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Existing corporate entity" means any corporate entity that was in existence on June 30, 1998, and that was incorporated under articles 20 to 29 of this titletitle 7 or elected to accept such articles as provided therein.
SECTION 28. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 8-17-100.3 as follows:
8-17-100.3. [Formerly 8-17-101 (2)] Definitions.(2) As used in this article 17:
(a) (1) "Colorado labor" means any person who is a resident of the state of Colorado, at the time of the public works project, without discrimination as to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, or religion, except when sex, gender, or age is a bona fide occupational qualification. A resident of the state of Colorado is a person who can provide a valid Colorado driver's license, a valid Colorado state-issued photo identification, or documentation that the person has resided in Colorado for the last thirty days.
(b) (2) "Public works project" has the same meaning as "public project" as defined in section 24-103-908 (1).
SECTION 29. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-2-129, amend (1)(a)(I) introductory portion as follows:
40-2-129. New resource acquisitions - factors in determination - local employment - "best value" employment metrics - rules - report. (1) (a) (I) When evaluating electric resource acquisitions and requests for a certificate of convenience and necessity for construction or expansion of generating facilities, including but not limited to pollution control or fuel conversion upgrades and conversion of existing coal-fired plants to natural gas plants, the commission shall consider, in all decisions involved in electric resource acquisition processes, best value regarding employment of Colorado labor, as defined in section 8-17-101 (2)(a)8-17-100.3 (1), and positive impacts on the long-term economic viability of Colorado communities. To this end, the commission shall require utilities to obtain and provide to the commission the following information regarding "best value" employment metrics:
SECTION 30. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-70-103, amend (23.5); add (18.7) and (23.3); and add with amended and relocated provisions (23.6) as follows:
8-70-103. Definitions. As used in articles 70 to 82 of this title 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(18.7) [Similar to 8-73-106 (1)(a)] "Nonseasonal period or periods" means the time within a calendar year other than the seasonal period or periods.
(23.3) [Formerly 8-70-103 (23.5)] "Premiums" means the money payments to the unemployment compensation fund, and the payment amount included in the calculation of an employer's experience rating, required by articles 70 to 82 of this title 8.
(23.5) [Similar to 8-73-106 (1)(a)] "Seasonal industry" means an industry or functionally distinct occupation within an industry that, because of climatic conditions or the seasonal nature of the employment, customarily employs workers only during a regularly recurring period or periods of less than twenty-six weeks in a calendar year.
(23.6) [Formerly 8-73-106 (1)(a)] As used in articles 70 to 82 of this title, "seasonal industry" means an industry or functionally distinct occupation within an industry which, because of climatic conditions or the seasonal nature of the employment, customarily employs workers only during a regularly recurring period or periods of less than twenty-six weeks in a calendar year. "Nonseasonal period or periods" means the time within a calendar year other than the seasonal period or periods. "Seasonal worker" means an individual who has been paid seasonal wages by a seasonal employer for seasonal work only during the designated seasonal period.
SECTION 31. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-73-106, amend (2) as follows:
8-73-106. Seasonal industry. (2) The director of the division shall prescribe rules and regulations applicable to seasonal industries for determining their normal seasonal period or periods and seasonal workers. as such terms are defined in subsection (1) of this section.
SECTION 32. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 8-74-100.3 as follows:
8-74-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 74, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Deputy" means a person who adjudicates claims for the division when Colorado is the paying state.
SECTION 33. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-74-103, amend (1) as follows:
8-74-103. Hearing officer review - rules. (1) Any interested party who is dissatisfied with a deputy's decision may appeal that decision and obtain a hearing covering any issue relevant to the disputed claim. The issue of a claimant's availability will be relevant to the extent set forth in section 8-73-107 (1)(c)(I)(A). The initial appeal shall be to a hearing officer designated by the director of the division and must be received by the division within twenty calendar days after the date of notification of the decision of the deputy in accordance with such rules as the director of the division may promulgate. "Deputy", as used in this article, means a person who adjudicates claims for the division when Colorado is the paying state. Wages paid in Colorado and transferred to another state in which the claimant has filed shall not be subject to adjudication by a deputy of the division or to an appeal directed to this state.
SECTION 34. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 9-5.5-103, amend the introductory portion; and add (15.5) as follows:
9-5.5-103. Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 5.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(15.5) "Fund" means the conveyance safety fund created in section 9-5.5-111 (2)(b).
SECTION 35. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 9-5.5-111, amend (2)(b) as follows:
9-5.5-111. Registration of existing conveyances - conveyance safety fund - created. (2) (b) Fees collected pursuant to this articlearticle 5.5 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the conveyance safety fund, referred to in this article as the "fund", which is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and shall be used to implement this articlearticle 5.5. The moneys in the fund and interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general fund or be transferred to any other fund.
SECTION 36. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 9-5.7-101, amend (1)(e) as follows:
9-5.7-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:
(e) The "International Plumbing Code", 2021 edition, referred to in this article 5.7 as the "I.P.C.",The I.P.C. includes two amendments regarding non-gendered restrooms. One amendment requires signage on single-stall restrooms to indicate that they are open to any user regardless of gender. The other amendment allows the creation of non-gendered multi-stall designs with shared sinks and each toilet in a private compartment.
SECTION 37. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 9-5.7-102, add (3.4) as follows:
9-5.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article 5.7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3.4) "I.P.C." means the "International Plumbing Code", 2021 edition.
SECTION 38. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 10-3-601.5 as follows:
10-3-601.5. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 10-3-603] As used in this part 6, "Acquiring corporation" means:
(a) Any stock insurance company organized under the laws of this state, other than the domestic company whose shareholders are to exchange their stock under a plan of exchange, as provided in this part 6; or
(b) Any stock corporation organized under the "Colorado Corporation Code" which is not an insurance company; or
(c) Any stock corporation which is not an insurance company and which was organized under any general law of this state prior to the effective date of the "Colorado Corporation Code" (January 1, 1959) and to which such code is applicable; or
(d) Any stock corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United States, whether or not an insurance company.
(2) "Domestic company" means a stock insurance company organized under the laws of this state.
SECTION 39. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-3-602, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
10-3-602. Exchange of securities. (1) Any stock insurance company organized under the laws of this state, referred to in this part 6 as a "domestic company",A domestic company may adopt a plan of exchange providing for the exchange by its shareholders of their stock in the domestic company for:
SECTION 40. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 10-4-101.5 as follows:
10-4-101.5. [Formerly 10-4-110.6] Definitions.For the purposes of this articleAs used in this article 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Homeowner's insurance" means insurance that covers damage or loss to all types of homes, including, but not limited to, site-built homes, manufactured homes, factory-built homes, and mobile homes.
SECTION 41. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 10-13-100.3 as follows:
10-13-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 13, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Attorney" means an attorney, attorney-in-fact, agent, or other representative, as described in section 10-13-102.
(2) "Subscribers" means individuals, partnerships, and corporations of this state authorized to exchange reciprocal or interinsurance contracts, as described in section 10-13-101.
SECTION 42. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 10-13-101 as follows:
10-13-101. Interinsurance contracts.Individuals, partnerships, and corporations of this state, referred to in this article as "subscribers",Subscribers are authorized to exchange reciprocal or interinsurance contracts with each other, or with individuals, partnerships, and corporations of other states and countries, providing indemnity among themselves from any loss which may be insured against under other provisions of the law, excepting life insurance, if such subscribers, through their attorneys, attorneys-in-fact, agents, or other representatives, deposit and maintain on deposit with the commissioner moneys or securities of the value of fifty thousand dollars as security for the performance of all such contracts issued in this state or in any other state or country by such subscribers and as security for any act or omission by an attorney-in-fact required to be bonded for or secured against under any attorney-in-fact bond required by the laws of any state in which the reciprocal or interinsurance exchange does business. Such securities shall be such as are required for lawful investments of capital and reserve of domestic insurance companies by the provisions of sections 10-3-215 to 10-3-230. In lieu of such deposit or part thereof, the commissioner may accept a certificate of the public official having supervision over insurers in any other state to the effect that a like deposit by such insurer or a like part thereof in an equal or a greater amount is held in public custody in such state. The offices through which such indemnity is exchanged shall be classified as reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges.
SECTION 43. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 10-13-102 as follows:
10-13-102. Licensing of solicitors.Such Contracts may be executed by an attorney attorney-in-fact, agent, or other representative, referred to in this article as an "attorney", duly authorized and acting for such subscribers. Each attorney or exchange doing business in this state shall be required to license each solicitor, agent, special agent, special representative, or salaried representative soliciting business in this state. Such representative need not be a resident of this state, nor will such representative be required to countersign policies issued. The application for such license shall be made by the employer, and the commissioner shall issue to such individual requested in the application the required license upon payment of the usual agent's license fee if the individual is found by the commissioner to be qualified therefor.
SECTION 44. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-16-102, amend (29); and add (17.5), (38.3), and (48.5) as follows:
10-16-102. Definitions. As used in this article 16, unless the context otherwise requires:
(17.5) "EISA" means the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", 29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq.
(29) "Federal law" includes the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", Pub.L. 111-148, as amended by the federal "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010", Pub.L. 111-152, and as may be further amended, also referred to in this article as the "ACT"; the federal "Public Health Service Act", as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 201 et seq., also referred to in this article as "PHA"; the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", as amended, Pub.L. 104-191, also referred to in this article as "HIPAA"; the federal "Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974", as amended, 29 U.S.C. sec. 1001 et seq., also referred to in this article as "EISA";the federal act, PHA, HIPAA, EISA, and any federal regulation implementing these federal acts.
(38.3) "HIPAA" means the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-191.
(48.5) "PHA" means the federal "Public Health Service Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 201 et seq.
SECTION 45. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 10-16-200.3 as follows:
10-16-200.3. [Formerly 10-16-213 (1)] Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) The term "Industrial sickness and accident insurance" as used in this part 2, means sickness and accident insurance under individual policies for which the premium is payable weekly and includes any such policy which covers sickness only or accident only.
SECTION 46. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-16-1002, add (9.5) as follows:
10-16-1002. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(9.5) "Self-insured" means not insured under a plan underwritten by a carrier.
SECTION 47. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 10-16-1009, amend (2) as follows:
10-16-1009. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of cooperatives. (2) For purposes of this part 10, "self-insured" means not insured under a plan underwritten by a carrier. A self-insured employer may join a cooperative in order to have access to the discounted provider rates that the cooperative may negotiate on behalf of its self-insured members.
SECTION 48. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 11-40-102, amend the introductory portion; and add (3.5) and (15.5) as follows:
11-40-102. Definitions. As used in articles 40 to 46 of this titletitle 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3.5) "Contingent reserve" means a reserve an association is required to set up and maintain as described in section 11-42-111 (3).
(15.5) "State tax reserve" means a reserve an association may set up and maintain as described in section 11-42-111 (4).
SECTION 49. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 11-41-100.3 as follows:
11-41-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 41, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Loans" means obligations and advances of credit.
SECTION 50. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 11-41-118, amend (7) as follows:
11-41-118. Loans - investment in notes or bonds. (7) An association may make loans or invest in obligations and advances of credit, referred to in this article as "loans",loans for the payment of expenses for postsecondary school education, but the total aggregate principal amount of an association's investment in such loans, exclusive of any investment which is or which at the time of its making was otherwise authorized, shall not exceed five percent of its invested capital.
SECTION 51. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 11-42-111, amend (3) and (4) as follows:
11-42-111. Reserves and distribution of earnings. (3) Every association shall set up and maintain a contingent reserve referred to in articles 40 to 46 of this title as the "contingent reserve", by transfers from net earnings on the closing date fixed for such associations as provided in articles 40 to 46 of this titletitle 11.
(4) EveryAn association may set up and maintain a state tax reserve, referred to in articles 40 to 46 of this title as the "state tax reserve" in accordance with article 2 of title 29 and articles 20 to 28 of title 39, C.R.S., by annual transfers from the contingent reserve. The state tax reserve shall be considered as a part of the contingent reserve.
SECTION 52. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 11-48-100.3 as follows:
11-48-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 48, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 11-48-103] As used in this article, "Communications facility" means an attended or unattended electronic information processing device, other than an ordinary telephone instrument, located in this state separate and apart from a financial institution and through which account holders and financial institutions may engage in transactions by means of either the instant transmission (online) of electronic impulses to and from the financial institution or its data processing agent or the recording of electronic impulses or other indicia of a transaction for delayed transmission (off-line) to a financial institution or its data processing agent. Such a device located on the premises of a financial institution shall be a communications facility if such device is utilized by the account holders of other financial institutions.
(2) "Financial institution" means:
(a) Any savings and loan association organized under article 41 of this title 11 or under federal law and having its principal office in this state; and
(b) Any credit union organized under article 30 of this title 11 or federal law and having its principal office in this state.
SECTION 53. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 11-48-101 as follows:
11-48-101. Applicability. This articlearticle 48 applies to any savings and loan association organized under article 41 of this titletitle 11 or under federal law and having its principal office in this state and any credit union organized under article 30 of this titletitle 11 or federal law and having its principal office in this state. As used in this article, "financial institution" means any such savings and loan association or credit union.
SECTION 54. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 12-15-101.5 as follows:
12-15-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the conservation easement oversight commission created in section 12-15-103 (1).
(2) "Division" means the division of conservation created in section 12-15-102 (1).
SECTION 55. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-15-102, amend (1) as follows:
12-15-102. Division of conservation - creation - director. (1) There is created in the department the division of conservation. referred to in this article 15 as the "division". The executive director is authorized by this section to employ, subject to the provisions of the state personnel system laws of the state, a director of the division, who in turn shall employ such deputies, clerks, and assistants as are necessary to discharge the duties imposed by this article 15. The division and the director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department.
SECTION 56. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-15-103, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
12-15-103. Conservation easement oversight commission - created. (1) There is created in the division a conservation easement oversight commission. referred to in this article 15 as the "commission". The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the division. The commission consists of nine members as follows:
SECTION 57. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-215-103, add (3.5) as follows:
12-215-103. Definitions. As used in this article 215, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3.5) "Board" means the Colorado state board of chiropractic examiners created in section 12-215-104 (1).
SECTION 58. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-215-104, amend (1) as follows:
12-215-104. State board of chiropractic examiners - board meetings - election of officers - subject to review - repeal of article. (1) There is hereby created a Colorado state board of chiropractic examiners, referred to in this article 215 as the "board", consisting of seven members, five of whom must have practiced chiropractic in the state of Colorado for five years before their appointment and two of whom shall be appointed from the public at large. The governor shall appoint members of the board for a term of four years. Any board member may be removed by the governor for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
SECTION 59. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 12-275-102.5 as follows:
12-275-102.5. Definitions.As used in this article 275, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state board of optometry created in section 12-275-107 (1)(a).
SECTION 60. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-275-107, amend (1)(a) as follows:
12-275-107. State board of optometry - created - members. (1) (a) The state board of optometry referred to in this article 275 as the "board", is created and is under the supervision and control of the division as provided by section 12-20-103 (2). The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board consists of five optometrists and two members-at-large, to be appointed by the governor to serve for terms of four years; except that no person shall be appointed to serve more than two consecutive terms. Each member of the board, except for the members-at-large, must have been actually engaged and licensed in the practice of optometry in Colorado for the five years preceding the member's appointment. At least one of the two members-at-large must not be a member or representative of, nor have any direct interest in, any profession, agency, or institution providing health services.
SECTION 61. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 13-17-101.5 as follows:
13-17-101.5. [Formerly 13-17-102 (9)] Definitions.(9) As used in this article 17, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Lacked substantial justification" means substantially frivolous, substantially groundless, or substantially vexatious.
(b) (2) "Licensed legal paraprofessional" means an individual licensed by the Colorado supreme court pursuant to Colorado rules of civil procedure and article 93 of this title 13 to perform certain types of legal services. A "licensed legal paraprofessional" does not include an individual with a general license to practice law in Colorado.
SECTION 62. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 13-73-100.3 as follows:
13-73-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 73, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "County grand jury" means a grand jury impaneled pursuant to article 72 of this title 13.
(2) "Judicial district grand jury" means a grand jury impaneled pursuant to article 74 of this title 13.
SECTION 63. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-73-101, amend (2) as follows:
13-73-101. Petition for impaneling - determination by chief judge. (2) When the attorney general deems it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury that has jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any single county, the attorney general may petition the chief judge of any district court for an order in accordance with the provisions of this articlearticle 73. Said chief judge may, for good cause shown, order the impaneling of a state grand jury that shall have statewide jurisdiction. In making a determination as to the need for impaneling a state grand jury, the judge shall require a showing that the matter cannot be effectively handled by a grand jury impaneled pursuant to article 72 or 74 of this title, such grand juries being referred to in this article as a "county grand jury" or a "judicial district grand jury", respectivelycounty grand jury or judicial district grand jury.
SECTION 64. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-91-103, amend (1); and add (1.5) as follows:
13-91-103. Definitions. As used in this article 91, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Child" means a person under eighteen years of age"Board" means the child's representative board appointed pursuant to section 13-91-104 (2)(a).
(1.5) "Child" means a person who is under eighteen years of age.
SECTION 65. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-91-104, amend (2)(a) as follows:
13-91-104. Office of the child's representative - board - qualifications of director. (2) (a) The Colorado supreme court shall appoint a nine-member child's representative board. referred to in this article as the "board". No more than five members of the board shall be from the same political party. The members of the board shall be representative of each of the congressional districts in the state. Three members of the board shall be attorneys admitted to practice law in this state who have experience in representing children as guardians ad litem or as legal representatives of children. Three members of the board shall be citizens of Colorado not admitted to practice law in this state, who shall have experience at advocating for children in the court system. Three members of the board shall be citizens of the state who are not attorneys and who have not served as CASA volunteers or child and family investigators.
SECTION 66. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-100.3 as follows:
16-2.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 2.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "P.O.S.T. board" means the peace officers standards and training board created in section 24-31-302 (1).
SECTION 67. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-102 as follows:
16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace officers standards and training board, referred to in this article as the P.O.S.T. board: A chief of police, a police officer, a sheriff, an undersheriff, a deputy sheriff, a Colorado state patrol officer, a town marshal, a deputy town marshal, a reserve police officer, a reserve deputy sheriff, a reserve deputy town marshal, a police officer or reserve police officer employed by a state institution of higher education, a Colorado wildlife officer, a Colorado parks and recreation officer, a Colorado police administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, an attorney general criminal investigator, a community parole officer, a public transit officer, a municipal court marshal, and the department of corrections inspector general.
SECTION 68. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-20.5-102, add (7.3) and (9.6) as follows:
16-20.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article 20.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(7.3) "Executive board" means the criminal justice information program executive board created in section 16-20.5-103 (1).
(9.6) "Program" means the Colorado integrated criminal justice information system program created in section 16-20.5-103 (1).
SECTION 69. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-20.5-103, amend (1) as follows:
16-20.5-103. Colorado integrated criminal justice information system program - executive board. (1) There is hereby established the Colorado integrated criminal justice information system program. referred to in this article as the "program". The program shall be a joint effort of the criminal justice agencies and other approved agencies. The program shall be implemented, maintained, supported, and enhanced by the criminal justice information program executive board, which is hereby created. and referred to in this article as the "executive board". Membership of the executive board shall be comprised initially of the executive directors of the department of public safety, department of corrections, department of human services, and Colorado district attorneys council and the state court administrator. The executive board shall unanimously designate a chief information officer. Upon unanimous agreement, the executive board may approve the addition of either voting or nonvoting members.
SECTION 70. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 17-2-100.3 as follows:
17-2-100.3. Definitions.As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state board of parole created in section 17-2-201 (1)(a).
SECTION 71. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-2-102, amend (1) as follows:
17-2-102. Division of adult parole - general powers, duties, and functions - definitions. (1) The division of adult parole in the department shall administer the adult parole program. The division of adult parole is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The division shall keep a complete record in respect to all domestic as well as interstate parolees. The director of the division of adult parole exercises the power of suspension of paroles in the interim of the meetings of the state board of parole, referred to in this part 1 as the "board"board, and, in connection therewith, the director may arrest a suspended parolee without warrant and return a suspended parolee to an appropriately secure facility to await the further action of the board. In case of a suspension of parole, the director shall send to the board, at its first session thereafter, a transcript of all proceedings taken in connection with the suspension and the reasons for the director's action.
SECTION 72. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 17-2-200.3 as follows:
17-2-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state board of parole created in section 17-2-201 (1)(a).
SECTION 73. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-2-201, amend (1)(a) as follows:
17-2-201. State board of parole - duties - definitions. (1) (a) There is created the state board of parole, referred to in this part 2 as the "board", which consists of nine members. The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The members of the board are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, and they shall devote their full time to their duties as members of the board. The members are appointed for three-year terms; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than three members' terms expire in the same year. A member may serve consecutive terms. The governor may remove a board member for incompetency, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, continued failure to use the risk assessment guidelines as required by section 17-22.5-404, or failure to regularly attend meetings as determined by the governor. Final conviction of a felony during the term of office of a board member automatically disqualifies the member from further service on the board. The board is composed of representatives from multidisciplinary areas of expertise. Two members must have experience in law enforcement, and one member must have experience in offender supervision, including parole, probation, or community corrections. Six members must have experience in other relevant fields. Each member of the board must have a minimum of five years of experience in a relevant field and knowledge of parole laws and guidelines, rehabilitation, correctional administration, the functioning of the criminal justice system, issues associated with victims of crime, the duties of board members, and actuarial risk assessment instruments and other offender assessment instruments used by the board and the department of corrections. A person who has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or who has any financial interests that conflict with the duties of a member of the board is ineligible for appointment.
SECTION 74. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-40-101, add (3.5) as follows:
17-40-101. Definitions. As used in this article 40, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3.5) "Program" means the Colorado diagnostic program established pursuant to section 17-40-102.
SECTION 75. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-40-102, amend (1) as follows:
17-40-102. Program established. (1) There is hereby established the Colorado diagnostic program. referred to in this article as the "program".
SECTION 76. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 19-2.5-1200.3 as follows:
19-2.5-1200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the juvenile parole board created in section 19-2.5-1201 (1).
SECTION 77. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-1201, amend (1) as follows:
19-2.5-1201. Juvenile parole board - creation - membership - authority - rules. (1) There is created a juvenile parole board. referred to in this part 12 as the "board". The board consists of nine members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Members are appointed for terms of three years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that one-third of the membership of the board becomes vacant each year. There are no term limits for the members of the board. Any vacancy that occurs when the general assembly is not in session may be filled by the governor, and such member serves temporarily until confirmed at the next regular session of the general assembly. The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
SECTION 78. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 19-3.3-101.5 as follows:
19-3.3-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 3.3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the child protection ombudsman board established pursuant to section 19-3.3-102 (2)(a).
(2) "Office" means the office of the child protection ombudsman established pursuant to section 19-3.3-102 (1)(a).
(3) "Ombudsman" means the child protection ombudsman and director of the office appointed pursuant to section 19-3.3-102 (3)(a)(I).
SECTION 79. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-3.3-102, amend (1)(a), (2)(a), and (3)(a)(I) as follows:
19-3.3-102. Office of the child protection ombudsman established - child protection ombudsman advisory board - qualifications of ombudsman - duties. (1) (a) The independent office of the child protection ombudsman referred to in this article 3.3 as the "office", is established in the judicial department as an independent agency for the purpose of ensuring the greatest protections for the children of Colorado.
(2) (a) There is established an independent, nonpartisan child protection ombudsman board. referred to in this article 3.3 as the "board". The board consists of twelve members and, to the extent practicable, must include persons from throughout the state and persons with disabilities and must reflect the ethnic diversity of the state. All members must have child welfare policy or system expertise or experience.
(3) The board has the following duties and responsibilities:
(a) To oversee the following personnel decisions related to the ombudsman:
(I) To appoint a person to serve as the child protection ombudsman and director of the office. referred to in this article 3.3 as the "ombudsman". The board may also discharge an acting ombudsman for cause. A two-thirds majority vote is required to hire or discharge the ombudsman. The general assembly shall set the ombudsman's compensation, and such compensation may not be reduced during the term of the ombudsman's appointment.
SECTION 80. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 21-2-100.3 as follows:
21-2-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the alternate defense counsel commission appointed pursuant to section 21-2-101.
(2) [Formerly 21-2-103 (1.5)(c)] For purposes of this article, a "Conflict of interest" may include, but need not be limited to, circumstances in which the state public defender represents a codefendant or a person who is a witness in the case or other circumstances identified in the Colorado rules of professional conduct or other rules of civil procedure as creating a conflict of interest. Case overload, lack of resources, and other similar circumstances shall not constitute a "conflict of interest".
SECTION 81. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 21-2-101, amend (2) as follows:
21-2-101. Alternate defense counsel - policy - commission. (2) The Colorado supreme court shall appoint a nine-member alternate defense counsel commission. referred to in this article as the "commission". No more than five members of the commission shall be from the same political party. Six members of the commission shall be attorneys admitted to practice law in this state who have experience in the practice of criminal defense, and three members of the commission shall be citizens of Colorado not admitted to practice law in this state. There shall be one member from each of the congressional districts in the state. Members of the commission shall serve for terms of four years; except that, of the members first appointed, five shall serve for terms of two years. Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by the supreme court for the remainder of any unexpired term. In making appointments to the commission, the supreme court shall consider place of residence, sex, race, and ethnic background. No member of the commission shall be, at any time, a judge, prosecutor, public defender, or employee of a law enforcement agency. The supreme court shall establish procedures for the operation of the commission.
SECTION 82. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-9.7-100.3 as follows:
22-9.7-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 9.7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the department of education.
(2) "Scholarship program" means the early childhood educator development scholarship program created in section 22-9.7-101.
SECTION 83. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 22-9.7-101 as follows:
22-9.7-101. Early childhood educator development scholarship program - creation - eligibility. Subject to the receipt of sufficient moneys pursuant to section 22-9.7-103, there is hereby created in the department of education, referred to in this article as the "department", the early childhood educator development scholarship program referred to in this article as the "scholarship program", to award stipends to assist persons employed in early childhood education in offsetting the costs incurred in obtaining an associate of arts degree in early childhood education. The department shall award stipends on a need basis, based on the criteria specified in section 22-9.7-102. The stipends shall be awarded on a yearly basis, and recipients shall reapply each year that they are enrolled in the associate of arts degree program. The scholarships shall be paid from any moneys available in the early childhood educator development scholarship fund created in section 22-9.7-103.
SECTION 84. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-11-600.3 as follows:
22-11-600.3. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Program" means the Colorado school awards program established in section 22-11-601 (1).
SECTION 85. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-601, amend (1) as follows:
22-11-601. Colorado school awards program - created - rules. (1) There is hereby established the Colorado school awards program, referred to in this part 6 as the "program", to be administered by the department. The state board shall promulgate rules for the administration of this part 6 and the program. The rules shall include but need not be limited to procedures for transmitting the financial awards to public schools of school districts and institute charter schools that demonstrate outstanding performance.
SECTION 86. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-43.7-200.3 as follows:
22-43.7-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fund" means the full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund created in section 22-43.7-201 (1).
SECTION 87. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-43.7-201, amend (1) as follows:
22-43.7-201. Full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund - creation - grants - definitions. (1) The full-day kindergarten facility capital construction fund referred to in this part 2 as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any 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. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the public school capital construction assistance board may expend money from the fund as specified in this part 2.
SECTION 88. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-102, add (2.3) as follows:
22-96-102. Definitions. As used in this article 96, unless the context otherwise requires:
(2.3) "Program" means the behavioral health care professional matching grant program created in section 22-96-103 (1)(a).
SECTION 89. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-96-103, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
22-96-103. Behavioral health care professional matching grant program - created - rules. (1) (a) There is created in the department the behavioral health care professional matching grant program referred to in this article 96 as the "program", to provide funding to education providers for the following purposes:
SECTION 90. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-3-103, amend the introductory portion; and add (1.5) as follows:
23-3-103. Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102 (2).
SECTION 91. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-3-104 as follows:
23-3-104. Designation of commission. The Colorado commission on higher education, referred to in this article as the "commission",commission shall be the state agency to administer and supervise the administration of funds under Title IV of Public Law 89-329, known as the "Higher Education Act of 1965", and amendments thereto, and Public Law 89-287, known as the "National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965", and amendments thereto.
SECTION 92. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 23-3.3-900.3 as follows:
23-3.3-900.3. [Formerly 23-3.3-901 (2)] Definitions.(2) As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Approved educator preparation program" means an approved educator preparation program as defined in section 22-60.5-121 (1)(b).
(b) (2) "BOCES" means a board of cooperative services as defined in section 22-5-103 (2). C.R.S.
(c) (3) "Department" means the department of higher education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-114. C.R.S.
(d) (4) "Institution of higher education" means a public institution of higher education operating in this state that is supported in whole or in part by general fund moneys.
(e) (5) "School district" means a school district in Colorado organized and existing pursuant to law. "School district" does not include a local college district.
SECTION 93. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-6-100.3 as follows:
23-6-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Faculty members" means all presidents, deans, professors, administrators, instructors, and research workers.
SECTION 94. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-6-101, amend (1) as follows:
23-6-101. Persons eligible for benefits. (1) This articlearticle 6 shall apply to all presidents, deans, professors, administrators, instructors, and research workers, referred to in this article as "faculty members",faculty members retired from service of state institutions of higher education in Colorado, to their dependent surviving spouses, and to the surviving spouses of said faculty members who have died in service after ten or more years of employment in said state institutions.
SECTION 95. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-19.7-101.5 as follows:
23-19.7-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 19.7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" means the higher education competitive research authority created in section 23-19.7-102 (1).
(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.
SECTION 96. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-19.7-102, amend (1) and (2) as follows:
23-19.7-102. Higher education competitive research authority - creation - board of directors. (1) The higher education competitive research authority referred to in this article as the "authority", is hereby created as a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority shall not be an agency of state government and, except as otherwise provided in this articlearticle 19.7, shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state.
(2) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of directors. referred to in this article as the "board". The board shall consist of one member appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and the following four ex officio members: The president of the university of Colorado, the president of Colorado state university, the president of the Colorado school of mines, and the president of the university of northern Colorado. The term of the appointed member of the board shall be four years, and the appointed member shall be eligible for reappointment. The appointed member shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and the senate has confirmed the appointment. A vacancy in the seat of the appointed board member occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. The appointed member may be removed from office by the governor for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the governor pending the completion of the hearing.
SECTION 97. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-200.3 as follows:
23-31-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the board of governors of the Colorado state university system.
SECTION 98. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-201, amend (1) as follows:
23-31-201. Transfer to board of governors of the Colorado state university system - exceptions. (1) There is transferred to and vested in the board of governors of the Colorado state university system referred to in this part 2 as the "board", all rights, powers, and duties for protecting, promoting, and extending the conservation of the forests in the state vested on or before February 14, 1955, in the state board of land commissioners, acting ex officio as the state board of forestry; but such authority shall not extend to nor include the power vested in the state board of land commissioners with respect to forest lands included in the public lands of the state under the control and jurisdiction of said state board of land commissioners, as provided by sections 9 and 10 of article IX of the state constitution and the laws relating thereto.
SECTION 99. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-701.5 as follows:
23-31-701.5. Definitions.As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Service" means the Colorado state university cooperative extension service.
SECTION 100. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-703, amend (1) as follows:
23-31-703. Responsibility and objectives. (1) Primary responsibility, according to section 23-31-702, for statewide programs of educational noncredit, informal extension conducted through cooperative federal, state, and county relationships and as more particularly authorized in this part 7 shall continue to lie with the Colorado state university cooperative extension service, referred to in this part 7 as the "service"service.
SECTION 101. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-800.3 as follows:
23-31-800.3. Definitions.As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fund" means the water research fund established in section 23-31-803.
(2) "Institute" means the Colorado water institute created in section 23-31-801 (1).
SECTION 102. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-801, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
23-31-801. Colorado water institute - creation. (1) There is created the Colorado water institute referred to in this part 8 as the "institute", for the following purposes:
SECTION 103. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-31-803 as follows:
23-31-803. Water research fund. There is established in the state treasury the water research fund. referred to in this part 8 as the "fund". The fund consists of money remaining in the water research fund as it existed prior to the repeal of section 23-31-803 in 2017, fees received by the institute pursuant to section 23-31-801 (7), and gifts, grants, and donations accepted by the institute. The money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the institute, and the institute may expend money from the fund for any purpose consistent with this part 8. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and is not credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
SECTION 104. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-1002, add (1.5) as follows:
23-31-1002. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Fund" means the veterinary education loan repayment fund created in section 23-31-1010 (1)(a).
SECTION 105. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-1010, amend (1)(a) as follows:
23-31-1010. Veterinary education loan repayment fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations. (1) (a) The veterinary education loan repayment fund referred to in this part 10 as the "fund", is created in the state treasury.
SECTION 106. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31-1101.5 as follows:
23-31-1101.5. Definitions.As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Council" means the Colorado food systems advisory council established within Colorado state university pursuant to section 23-31-1102 (1).
SECTION 107. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-1102, amend (1) as follows:
23-31-1102. Colorado food systems advisory council - created - membership - terms - vacancies. (1) There is hereby established within Colorado state university the Colorado food systems advisory council. referred to in this part 11 as the "council". The council is created as an advisory committee to provide recommendations regarding increasing healthy food access for all Colorado residents, creating economic opportunities for Colorado agricultural producers and food-related businesses, and strengthening local and regional food systems.
SECTION 108. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-31.3-100.3 as follows:
23-31.3-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 31.3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "CSU global campus" means the Colorado state university - global campus established pursuant to section 23-31.3-101 (1)(a).
(2) "President" means the president of the CSU global campus.
SECTION 109. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31.3-101, amend (1)(a) as follows:
23-31.3-101. University established - role and mission. (1) (a) There is established an online university to be known as Colorado state university - global campus. referred to in this article 31.3 as "CSU global campus". CSU global campus is a baccalaureate and graduate online university with the mission in Colorado of offering baccalaureate degree programs for nontraditional students in partnership with the Colorado community college system and selected master-level graduate programs. For baccalaureate degree students residing in Colorado, CSU global campus shall have moderately selective admission standards. CSU global campus shall comply with all applicable statutes and rules.
SECTION 110. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 23-31.3-103 as follows:
23-31.3-103. Academic policy. The president, of CSU global campus, referred to in this article as the "president", in consultation with the governing council and the faculty, has the responsibility for making academic policy and governing the academic affairs of the institution.
SECTION 111. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-51-100.3 as follows:
23-51-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 51, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees for Adams state university established pursuant to section 23-51-102 (1)(a).
SECTION 112. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-51-102, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
23-51-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) There is established the board of trustees for Adams state university, referred to in this article as the "board of trustees", which shall consist of eleven members and shall be the governing authority for Adams state university. The board of trustees shall be, and is hereby declared to be, a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
SECTION 113. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-52-100.3 as follows:
23-52-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 52, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of trustees" or "board" means the board of trustees for Fort Lewis college established pursuant to section 23-52-102 (1)(a).
SECTION 114. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-52-102, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
23-52-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties - repeal. (1) (a) Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Fort Lewis college, referred to in this article 52 as the "board of trustees" or "board", which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Fort Lewis college. The board of trustees is a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
SECTION 115. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-53-100.3 as follows:
23-53-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 53, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees for Colorado Mesa university established in section 23-53-102 (1)(a).
SECTION 116. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-53-102, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
23-53-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) There is established the board of trustees for Colorado Mesa university, referred to in this article 53 as the "board of trustees", which consists of thirteen members and is the governing authority for Colorado Mesa university. The board of trustees is, and is declared to be, a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
SECTION 117. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-54-100.3 as follows:
23-54-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 54, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver established in section 23-54-102 (1)(a).
SECTION 118. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-54-102, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
23-54-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver referred to in this article 54 as the "board of trustees", that consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Metropolitan state university of Denver. The board of trustees created by this subsection (1) is a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
SECTION 119. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-56-100.3 as follows:
23-56-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 56, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees for Western Colorado university established pursuant to section 23-56-102 (1)(a).
SECTION 120. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-56-102, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
23-56-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) There is established the board of trustees for Western Colorado university, referred to in this article 56 as the "board of trustees", which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Western Colorado university. The board of trustees is, and is hereby declared to be, a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
SECTION 121. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-60-103, add (1.5) as follows:
23-60-103. Definitions. As used in this article 60, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Board" means the state board for community colleges and occupational education created in section 23-60-104 (1)(b).
SECTION 122. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-60-104, amend (1)(b) as follows:
23-60-104. State board for community colleges and occupational education - student advisory council - state advisory council. (1) (b) There is created a state board for community colleges and occupational education. which is referred to in this article as the "board". The board is a body corporate and has the authority to adopt a seal and to receive, demand, and hold for all occupational education purposes and for any educational institution under its jurisdiction such money, lands, or other property as may be donated, bequeathed, appropriated, or otherwise made available to the board, and it may use such property in the interests of community and technical colleges and occupational education in this state.
SECTION 123. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-61.5-100.3 as follows:
23-61.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 61.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the board of control for an area vocational district.
SECTION 124. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-61.5-107, amend (1) as follows:
23-61.5-107. Board of control - members and terms - meetings - officers. (1) Each area vocational district established pursuant to this part 1 shall have a board of control. referred to in this article as the "board". The board shall consist of the members of the board of control of the local college district contained in the area vocational district and one member from each of the school districts contained in the area vocational district, who shall be appointed by the school district's board of directors for a term of three years.
SECTION 125. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 23-70-101.3 as follows:
23-70-101.3. Definitions.As used in this article 70, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Auraria board" means the board of directors of the center created in section 23-70-102 (1).
(2) "Center" means the Auraria higher education center described in section 23-70-101 (1)(a).
(3) [Formerly 23-70-105.5 (1)] As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "Complementary facility" means a facility, located at or within the center, that may provide moneys for the center, provide occupational and educational opportunities consistent with the respective missions of the constituent institutions, or facilitate integration of the center with the adjacent Denver area. "Complementary facility" may include, but need not be limited to, an office, retail, restaurant, residential, or mixed-use facility.
(4) "Constituent institutions" means Metropolitan state university of Denver, the university of Colorado at Denver, and the community college of Denver, Auraria campus.
SECTION 126. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-70-101, amend (1) introductory portion, (1)(a), and (1)(b) as follows:
23-70-101. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that this articlearticle 70 is necessary to:
(a) Provide for the coordination of the planning and construction of a multiinstitutional higher education complex located in the city and county of Denver on land designated therefor and on land now occupied by the university of Colorado at Denver, collectively known as the Auraria higher education center; and referred to in this article as the "center";
(b) Provide for the land, physical plant, and facilities necessary to accommodate and house Metropolitan state university of Denver, the university of Colorado at Denver, and the community college of Denver, Auraria campus, referred to in this article as the "constituent institutions",the constituent institutions at and within the center;
SECTION 127. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-70-102, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
23-70-102. Auraria board - membership - terms - oath or affirmation - voting. (1) Effective July 1, 1989, there is created a new board of directors of the Auraria higher education center, referred to in this article 70 as the "Auraria board", which consists of nine voting members and two ex officio nonvoting members. The members of the Auraria board shall be chosen in the following manner:
SECTION 128. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-54-102, amend (1)(a)(V) as follows:
23-54-102. Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties. (1) (a) Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver, referred to in this article 54 as the "board of trustees", that consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Metropolitan state university of Denver. The board of trustees created by this subsection (1) is a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may:
(V) Transfer, assign, or pledge portions of its student fees, auxiliary revenues, capital facilities fees, and up to one hundred percent of tuition money to the Auraria higher education center to provide a source of repayment for revenue bonds or other loans or financial obligations incurred by the center to finance construction of an auxiliary facility, as defined in section 23-5-101.5 (2)(a); a complementary facility, as defined in section 23-70-105.5 (1)23-70-101.3 (3); any other facility necessary or useful to the accomplishment of the mission of Metropolitan state university of Denver; or the infrastructure necessary to support any of the types of facilities specified in this subsection (1)(a)(V).
SECTION 129. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-1.5-101.5 as follows:
24-1.5-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 1.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state administrative organization board created in section 24-1.5-102 (1).
SECTION 130. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-1.5-102, amend (1) as follows:
24-1.5-102. State administrative organization board - creation - duties. (1) There is hereby created the state administrative organization board, referred to in this article as the "board", to be comprised of eleven members. Two members of the board shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the general assembly. One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives and shall not be a member of the general assembly and shall not be a state government employee. The other member appointed by the speaker shall not be a member of the general assembly and shall not be a state government employee. Two members of the board shall be appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the senate. One member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate and shall not be a member of the general assembly and shall not be a state government employee. The other member appointed by the president shall not be a member of the general assembly and shall not be a state government employee. Five members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, three of whom shall not be members of the general assembly or state government employees.
SECTION 131. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-4.1-200.3 as follows:
24-4.1-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the crime victim services advisory board created in section 24-4.1-117.3 (1).
(2) [Formerly 24-4.1-201 (1.5)(a)] For purposes of this part 2, "Profits from the crime" means:
(I) (a) Any property obtained through or income generated from the commission of the crime of which the defendant was convicted;
(II) (b) Any property obtained by or income generated from the sale, conversion, or exchange of proceeds of the crime of which the defendant was convicted, including any gain realized by such sale, conversion, or exchange; and
(III) (c) Any property that the defendant obtained or income generated as a result of having committed the crime of which the defendant was convicted, including any assets obtained through the use of unique knowledge obtained during the commission of, or in preparation for the commission of, the crime, as well as any property obtained by or income generated from the sale, conversion, or exchange of such property and any gain realized by such sale, conversion, or exchange.
(3) [Formerly 24-4.1-201 (1.3)] For purposes of this part 2, "Victim" means any natural person against whom any crime has been perpetrated or attempted, unless the person is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan or, if such person is deceased or incapacitated, the person's spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, significant other, or other lawful representative. For purposes of this part 2, any person under the age of eighteen years is considered incapacitated unless that person is emancipated.
SECTION 132. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.1-201, amend (1.5)(b)(I) as follows:
24-4.1-201. Distribution of profits from crime - escrow account - civil suit by victim. (1.5) (b) (I) Any person who contracts with a person convicted of a crime in this state, or such person's representative or assignee, for payment of any profits from the crime of which such person is convicted shall pay to the crime victim services advisory board created in section 24-4.1-117.3 (1), referred to in this part 2 as the "board",board any money that would otherwise, by terms of the contract, be paid to the convicted person or such person's representatives or assignees. The board shall distribute the money as described in paragraph (b.5) of this subsection (1.5)subsection (1.5)(b.5) of this section.
SECTION 133. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-4.2-100.3 as follows:
24-4.2-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 4.2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement board created in each judicial district, as described in section 24-4.2-101 (1).
(2) "Fund" means the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in section 24-4.2-103 (1).
SECTION 134. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.2-101, amend (1) as follows:
24-4.2-101. Victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement board - creation. (1) There is hereby created in each judicial district a victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement board. referred to in this article as the "board". Each board shall be composed of five members to be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district. In making such appointments, the chief judge shall consider whether an appointee represents or belongs to an organization, public or private, which might reasonably be anticipated to be a recipient of moneys pursuant to this articlearticle 4.2. In multicounty judicial districts, to the extent possible, members shall fairly reflect the population of the judicial district. The board shall designate one of its members as chairman.
SECTION 135. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.2-103, amend (1) as follows:
24-4.2-103. Victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund - control of fund. (1) The victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund is hereby established in the office of the court administrator of each judicial district. and is referred to in this article as the "fund". The fund shall consist of all moneys paid as a surcharge as provided in section 24-4.2-104.
SECTION 136. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-25-101.5 as follows:
24-25-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 25, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Cash fund" means the Colorado working group on school safety cash fund created in section 24-25-104 (1).
(2) "Working group" means the Colorado interagency working group on school safety created in section 24-25-102 (1).
SECTION 137. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-25-102, amend (1) as follows:
24-25-102. Colorado interagency working group on school safety - creation - membership - operation - immunity. (1) There is created in the department of public safety the Colorado interagency working group on school safety. referred to in this article 25 as the "working group". The working group has the powers and duties specified in this article 25.
SECTION 138. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-25-104, amend (1) as follows:
24-25-104. Colorado working group on school safety cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations. (1) The department of public safety and the working group are authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations, including in-kind donations from private or public sources, for the purposes of this article 25. All private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations by the department of public safety or by the working group must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Colorado working group on school safety cash fund, which fund is created in the state treasury. and referred to in this article 25 as the "cash fund". The state treasurer shall invest any money in the cash fund not expended for the purposes of this article 25 as provided in section 24-36-113. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the cash fund must be credited to the cash fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the cash fund at the end of any fiscal year remains in the cash fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
SECTION 139. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-301, add (5.3) as follows:
24-31-301. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(5.3) "P.O.S.T. board" means the peace officers standards and training board created within the department of law in section 24-31-302.
SECTION 140. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-302, amend (1) as follows:
24-31-302. Creation of board - members. (1) There is hereby created, within the department of law, the peace officers standards and training board. referred to in this part 3 as the "P.O.S.T. board".
SECTION 141. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-201.5 as follows:
24-32-201.5. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department of local affairs.
SECTION 142. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-202, amend (1) as follows:
24-32-202. Division of planning - creation - director duties. (1) There is hereby created within the department of local affairs a division of planning, the head of which shall be the director of the division of planning, which office is hereby created. The director shall be appointed by the executive director, of the department of local affairs, referred to in this part 2 as the "executive director", subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, and such director shall be qualified by training or experience in planning and capital programming. The director shall appoint the necessary staff of his division in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
SECTION 143. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-300.3 as follows:
24-32-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Division" means the division of commerce and development created in section 24-32-301.
SECTION 144. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-32-301 as follows:
24-32-301. Division of commerce and development - creation - director - assistants. There is created a division in the department of local affairs to be known as the division of commerce and development. referred to in this part 3 as the "division". The executive director of the department shall appoint a director of the division. The director shall appoint assistants and clerical employees as necessary to effectively administer this part 3. The director, assistants, and employees are appointed pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The division and the office of the director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.
SECTION 145. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-801.5 as follows:
24-32-801.5. Definitions.As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Office" means the office of rural development created in section 24-32-802 (1).
SECTION 146. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-802, amend (1) as follows:
24-32-802. Office of rural development created - coordinator appointed. (1) There is created in the department of local affairs the office of rural development. referred to in this part 8 as the "office". The executive director of the department of local affairs, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, shall appoint the coordinator of rural development, which position is hereby created, who shall be the head of the office.
SECTION 147. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-400.3 as follows:
24-33.5-400.3. Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Bureau" means the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401 (1).
(2) "Director" means the director of the bureau.
SECTION 148. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-401, amend (1) as follows:
24-33.5-401. Colorado bureau of investigation. (1) There is hereby created as a division of the department of public safety the Colorado bureau of investigation. referred to in this part 4 as the "bureau".
SECTION 149. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-33.5-402 as follows:
24-33.5-402. Director - appointment. Subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint a director of the bureau. referred to in this part 4 as the "director".
SECTION 150. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-501.5 as follows:
24-33.5-501.5. Definitions.As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Director" means the director the division.
(2) "Division" means the division of criminal justice created in section 24-33.5-502 (1).
SECTION 151. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-502, amend (1) as follows:
24-33.5-502. Division of criminal justice - office of director - created. (1) There is hereby created as a division of the department of public safety the division of criminal justice. referred to in this part 5 as the "division". The executive director, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, shall appoint the director of the division, referred to in this part 5 as the "director", which office is hereby created.
SECTION 152. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1502, amend (1); and add (2)(a.5) and (2)(a.7) as follows:
24-33.5-1502. Definitions. (1) All terms used in this part 15 have the same meaning as defined under the federal "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986", 42 U.S.C. sec. 11001 et seq., Pub.L. 99-499, and regulations thereunder, referred to in this part 15 as the "federal act"act.
(2) As used in this part 15:
(a.5) "Federal act" means the federal "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986", 42 U.S.C. sec. 11001 et seq., and regulations thereunder.
(a.7) "Fund" means the SARA Title III fund created in section 24-33.5-1506 (1).
SECTION 153. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1506, amend (1) as follows:
24-33.5-1506. SARA Title III fund - creation - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the SARA Title III fund, also referred to in this part 15 as the "fund", which shall be administered by the director. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes of this part 15, including the disbursement of grants pursuant to section 24-33.5-1507.
SECTION 154. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-2501, add (4.2) as follows:
24-33.5-2501. Definitions. As used in this part 25, unless the context otherwise requires:
(4.2) "Public safety communications" means public safety telecommunications coordination within state government.
SECTION 155. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-2503, amend (1) as follows:
24-33.5-2503. Transfer of functions - continuity of existence - rules. (1) On July 1, 2023, the powers, duties, and functions of the office of information technology in connection with public safety telecommunications coordination within state government pursuant to the former part 5 of article 37.5 of this title 24 referred to in this part 25 as "public safety communications", are transferred to the department and allocated to the division pursuant to this section.
SECTION 156. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-34-600.3 as follows:
24-34-600.3. [Formerly 24-34-601 (1)] Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (a) "Place of public accommodation" means any place of business engaged in any sales to the public and any place offering services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to the public, including but not limited to:
(I) Any business offering wholesale or retail sales to the public;
(II) Any place to eat, drink, sleep, or rest, or any combination thereof;
(III) Any sporting or recreational area and facility;
(IV) Any public transportation facility;
(V) A barber shop, bathhouse, swimming pool, bath, steam or massage parlor, gymnasium, or other establishment conducted to serve the health, appearance, or physical condition of a person;
(VI) A campsite or trailer camp;
(VII) A dispensary, clinic, hospital, convalescent home, or other institution for the sick, ailing, aged, or infirm;
(VIII) A mortuary, undertaking parlor, or cemetery;
(IX) An educational institution; or
(X) Any public building, park, arena, theater, hall, auditorium, museum, library, exhibit, or public facility of any kind whether indoor or outdoor.
(b) "Place of public accommodation" does not include a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place that is principally used for religious purposes.
SECTION 157. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-802, amend (1)(b) as follows:
24-34-802. Violations - penalties - immunity - repeal. (1) (b) An individual with a disability, as defined in section 24-34-301, must not, by reason of the individual's disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of services, programs, or activities provided by a place of public accommodation, as defined in section 24-34-601 (1),24-34-600.3 (1); a public entity, as defined in section 24-34-301; or a state agency, as defined in section 24-37.5-102, or be subjected to discrimination by any such place of public accommodation, public entity, or state agency.
SECTION 158. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-36-100.3 as follows:
24-36-100.3. [Formerly 24-36-104 (1.5)] Definitions.(1.5) As used in this articlearticle 36, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Deposit" means the payment and reconciliation of moneys received by the treasury department or an authorized department, institution, or agency by means of cash, check, draft, or alternative forms of payment, as defined in section 24-19.5-101 (1).
(b) (2) "Withdrawal" means the disbursement and reconciliation of moneys received by the treasury department or an authorized department, institution, or agency by means of cash, check, draft, or alternative forms of payment, as defined in section 24-19.5-101 (1).
SECTION 159. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-38.8-101.5 as follows:
24-38.8-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 38.8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Office" means the office of climate preparedness created in the governor's office pursuant to section 24-38.8-102 (1).
(2) "Roadmap" means the statewide climate preparedness strategic plan and roadmap prepared by the office pursuant to section 24-38.8-103 (1).
SECTION 160. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.8-102, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
24-38.8-102. Office of climate preparedness - creation - powers and duties. (1) The office of climate preparedness referred to in this article 38.8 as the "office", is created in the governor's office. The office shall:
SECTION 161. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-38.8-103, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
24-38.8-103. Development of statewide climate preparedness roadmap. (1) No later than December 1, 2023, the office shall prepare and publish and, every three years thereafter, update a long-term, statewide climate preparedness strategic plan and roadmap. referred to in this article 38.8 as the "roadmap". The roadmap must integrate and include information from all existing state plans that address climate mitigation, adaptation, resiliency, and recovery, including new or updated plans completed after the initial publication of the roadmap. The roadmap must build upon this previous body of work, seek to align existing plans, and identify any gaps in policy, planning, or resources. The roadmap serves to update any outdated assumptions, demographic information, and statewide goals in existing plans with the most recent and available information. The roadmap must identify strategies for how the state will grow in population and continue to develop in a manner that:
SECTION 162. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-44-101.5 as follows:
24-44-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 44, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission of Indian affairs established in section 24-44-102.
SECTION 163. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-44-102 as follows:
24-44-102. Establishment of commission. There is hereby established in the office of the lieutenant governor the Colorado commission of Indian affairs. referred to in this article as the "commission".
SECTION 164. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-46-101.5 as follows:
24-46-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 46, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the Colorado economic development commission created in section 24-46-102 (1).
(2) "Fund" means the Colorado economic development fund created in section 24-46-105 (1)(a).
SECTION 165. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-46-102, amend (1) as follows:
24-46-102. Colorado economic development commission - creation - membership - subcommittee - definition. (1) There is created the Colorado economic development commission in the Colorado office of economic development. referred to in this article 46 as the "commission".
SECTION 166. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-46-105, amend (1)(a) as follows:
24-46-105. Colorado economic development fund - creation - report - repeal. (1) (a) There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Colorado economic development fund, referred to in this part 1 as the "fund", which shall be administered by the commission and which consists of all money that may be available to the commission. The commission may transfer to the fund any general fund money appropriated to the commission, and the commission may expend such money without further appropriation.
SECTION 167. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-46.3-100.3 as follows:
24-46.3-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 46.3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the department of labor and employment.
(2) "Federal act" means the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq.
(3) "State council" means the state work force development council created in section 24-46.3-101 (1).
SECTION 168. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-46.3-101, amend (1) as follows:
24-46.3-101. State work force development council - creation - membership - funding through gifts, grants, and donations. (1) There is created in the department of labor and employment, referred to in this article 46.3 as the "department", the state work force development council. referred to in this article 46.3 as the "state council". The state council is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The state council is established as a state work force development board in accordance with the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq., as amended, referred to in this article 46.3 as the "federal act"federal act.
SECTION 169. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-47.5-100.3 as follows:
24-47.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 47.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" means the Colorado energy research authority created in section 24-47.5-101 (2).
(2) "Collaboratory" means the Colorado energy research collaboratory described in section 24-47.5-102 (1.5).
SECTION 170. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-47.5-101, amend (2) as follows:
24-47.5-101. Colorado energy research authority - creation - legislative declaration. (2) There is hereby created the Colorado energy research authority, referred to in this article as the "authority", which is a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority is not an agency of state government, nor is it subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, except to the extent provided by this articlearticle 47.5.
SECTION 171. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-47.5-102, amend (1.5) as follows:
24-47.5-102. Colorado energy research authority - powers and duties. (1.5) The authority shall direct the allocation of state matching funds to the extent required to support one or more activities or proposals of the Colorado energy research collaboratory, which consists of the Colorado school of mines, Colorado state university, university of Colorado at Boulder, and the national renewable energy laboratory, and which is referred to in this article as the "collaboratory", for federal energy research funding and energy-related research funding from federal agencies and other public and private entities.
SECTION 172. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-48.5-300.3 as follows:
24-48.5-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Council" means the council on creative industries created in section 24-48.5-303 (1).
(2) "Division" means the creative industries division created in section 24-48.5-301 (1).
(3) [Formerly 24-48.5-301 (3)] As used in this part 3, "Infrastructure development" includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Installation and maintenance of temporary and permanent art in public spaces;
(b) Professional services related to the development of a creative district, including strategic plan development and architectural, engineering, and design services;
(c) Support of networking, resource, and professional development and branding and marketing skill development training; and
(d) Community engagement and coalition-building strategies.
SECTION 173. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-48.5-301, amend (1) as follows:
24-48.5-301. Creative industries division - creative industries cash fund - creation. (1) There is hereby created within the Colorado office of economic development the creative industries division. which shall be referred to in this part 3 as the "division". The director of the division shall be the person who is appointed director of the council on creative industries by the director of the Colorado office of economic development. The division shall be comprised of the council on creative industries and the art in public places program, and the director of the division shall oversee such council and program.
SECTION 174. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-48.5-303, amend (1) as follows:
24-48.5-303. Council on creative industries - establishment of council - members - term of office - chair - compensation. (1) There is hereby established within the division a council on creative industries. referred to in this part 3 as the "council". The council shall consist of eleven members, including the chair, to be appointed by the governor. The members of the council shall be broadly representative of the major fields of the arts and humanities and related creative industries and shall be appointed from among private citizens who are widely known for their competence and experience in connection with the arts and humanities and related creative industries, as well as their knowledge of community and state interests. In making these appointments, the governor shall seek and consider those recommended for membership by persons or organizations involved in civic, educational, business, labor, professional, cultural, ethnic, and performing and creative arts fields, as well as those with knowledge of community and state interests. At least one such person from each area designated shall be a member of the council, the membership to include both men and women.
SECTION 175. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-49.5-101.5 as follows:
24-49.5-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 49.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Office" means the minority business office created in section 24-49.5-102.
SECTION 176. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-49.5-102 as follows:
24-49.5-102. Creation of the minority business office - director. There is hereby created the minority business office within the office of the governor. referred to in this article as the "office". The office shall be in the charge of a director who shall be appointed by the governor. The director and employees of the office shall not be subject to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
SECTION 177. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-49.9-100.3 as follows:
24-49.9-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 49.9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" means the Colorado channel authority created in section 24-49.9-101 (2).
(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority referred to in section 24-49.9-101 (3)(a).
SECTION 178. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-49.9-101, amend (2) and (3)(a) as follows:
24-49.9-101. Colorado channel authority - creation - legislative declaration. (2) There is hereby created the Colorado channel authority, referred to in this article as the "authority", which shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state. The authority shall not be an agency of state government, nor shall it be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state, except to the extent provided by this articlearticle 49.9.
(3) (a) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of directors. also referred to in this article as the "board".
SECTION 179. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-50-101.5 as follows:
24-50-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 50, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state personnel board created in section 24-50-103 (1).
SECTION 180. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-103, amend (1) as follows:
24-50-103. State personnel board. (1) The state personnel board referred to in this article as the "board", is created pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of article XII of the state constitution. The board consists of five members to be selected in the manner provided in the state constitution and this section.
SECTION 181. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-51-1500.3 as follows:
24-51-1500.3. Definitions.As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 24-51-1502 (2)(a)] For purposes of this part 15, "Eligible employee" means, effective July 1, 2009, and effective January 1, 2019, for local government division employees and state division employees who are employed only in a classified position in the state personnel system by a state college or university, any employee who commences employment with an employer and who, if not commencing employment in a state elected official's position, has not been a member of the association's defined benefit plan or the association's defined contribution plan or an active participant of the state defined contribution plan established pursuant to part 2 of article 52 of this title 24, as said part existed prior to its repeal in 2009, during the twelve months prior to the date that he or she commenced employment. "Eligible employee" includes a retiree of the association who is serving in a state elected official's position but does not include any other retiree of the association or a retiree of the association who has suspended benefits.
(2) [Formerly 24-51-1501 (4)] For purposes of this part 15, "Employer" means the state, the general assembly, the office of a district attorney in a judicial district, any state department that employs an eligible employee, any community college governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. Effective January 1, 2019, "Employer" also includes any employer in the local government division and, to the extent that they employ classified employees in the state personnel system, any state college or university as defined in section 24-54.5-102 (7); any institution under the control of the board of regents of the university of Colorado; or an institution governed pursuant to part 5 of article 21 of title 23. Prior to January 1, 2019, "employer" shall not include any state college or university as defined in section 24-54.5-102 (7), any institution under the control of the board of regents of the university of Colorado, or an institution governed pursuant to part 5 of article 21 of title 23.
SECTION 182. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-51-1502, amend (1) as follows:
24-51-1502. New eligible employees - election - definitions. (1) Any eligible employee pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section shall elect, within sixty days of commencing employment, either to become a member of the association's defined benefit plan or the association's defined contribution plan. If an employee does not make such election within the sixty-day period, the employee shall become a member of the association's defined benefit plan. The employer is solely responsible for ensuring that an eligible employee pursuant to this section is given the opportunity to elect to become either a member of the defined benefit plan or the defined contribution plan.
SECTION 183. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-51-415 as follows:
24-51-415. Defined contribution supplement. Beginning January 1, 2021, and every year thereafter, employer contribution rates will be adjusted to include a defined contribution supplement, which will be calculated separately for the state and local government divisions, as applicable. The defined contribution supplement for each division will be the employer contribution amount paid to defined contribution plan participant accounts that would have otherwise gone to the defined benefit trusts to pay down the unfunded liability, plus any defined benefit investment earnings thereon, expressed as a percentage of salary on which employer contributions have been made. The employer contribution amounts in the sum shall only include contributions made on behalf of eligible employees, as defined in section 24-51-150224-51-1500.3, who commence employment on or after January 1, 2019.
SECTION 184. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-51-1600.3 as follows:
24-51-1600.3. Definitions.As used in this part 16, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Trust fund" means a deferred compensation plan trust fund as described in section 24-51-1601 (2).
SECTION 185. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-51-1601, amend (2) as follows:
24-51-1601. Deferred compensation plan and trust fund. (2) The board shall establish, as set forth in section 24-51-208 (1)(j), a deferred compensation plan trust fund referred to in this part 16 as the "trust fund", to hold the assets of the deferred compensation plan.
SECTION 186. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-54-100.3 as follows:
24-54-100.3. [Formerly 24-54-101 (2.7)] Definitions.(2.7) For purposes ofAs used in this article 54, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "County" means a county or a city and county, including any entity formed by such county or city and county.
(a.5) (2) "Current employee" means any person currently performing service that constitutes employment for any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state. "Current employee" does not include former employees of any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state who left employment through retirement, resignation, separation, termination, or otherwise. "Current employee" also does not include beneficiaries of either current employees or former employees.
(b) (3) "Defined benefit plan or system" means any retirement plan or system that is not a defined contribution plan or system.
(c) (4) "Defined contribution plan or system" means a retirement plan or system that provides for an individual account for each participant and the benefits of which are based solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account and that includes any income, expenses, gains, losses, or forfeitures of accounts of other participants that may be allocated to the participant's account.
(d) (5) "Municipality" means a city or a town and any entity formed by such city or town.
(d.5) (6) "Peace officer" means a certified peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101 and includes any guards employed by a county sheriff pursuant to section 17-26-122.
(e) (7) "Political subdivision" means any district, special district, improvement district, authority, council of governments, governmental entity formed by an intergovernmental agreement, or any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public corporation organized pursuant to law.
SECTION 187. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-68-102, add with amended and relocated provisions (1.3) as follows:
24-68-102. Definitions. As used in this article 68, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.3) [Formerly 24-68-106 (1)] As used in this article, the term "Development" includes redevelopment.
SECTION 188. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-76-100.3 as follows:
24-76-100.3. [Formerly 24-76-101 (2)] Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 76, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Block grant moneys" means moneys received for use in a broad functional area as provided by federal law, and concerning which the state has discretion as to the specific programs to be funded, or as to the level at which such programs will be funded, or as to eligibility requirements or other criteria for identifying the beneficiaries of programs, or as to the transfer of moneys to another block grant, or as to two or more such matters. "Block grant moneys" includes all such moneys in the state treasury, even if they will be passed through to local governments, private nonprofit agencies, or other entities for expenditure.
SECTION 189. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-80-200.3 as follows:
24-80-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the state historical society appointed pursuant to section 24-80-201.5 (2).
(2) "Directors council" means the directors council of the state historical society that may be established by the board pursuant to section 24-80-201.7 (1).
SECTION 190. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-80-201.5, amend (1) as follows:
24-80-201.5. State historical society - board - appointment - powers and duties. (1) Effective October 1, 2018, the board of directors of the state historical society referred to in this part 2 as the "board" or "board of directors", consists of thirteen members appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
SECTION 191. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-80-201.7, amend (1) as follows:
24-80-201.7. Directors council - creation - election - duties. (1) The board may establish a directors council of the state historical society. referred to in this part 2 as the "directors council". If established, the directors council shall provide advice, counsel, and expertise to the board of directors concerning the state historical society's operations and accomplishing its mission and objectives. Members of the directors council are elected by the members of the state historical society pursuant to nomination procedures adopted by the board.
SECTION 192. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 24-80-400.3 as follows:
24-80-400.3. Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 24-80-401 (2)] As used in this part 4, "Historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources" includes, in addition to the specific site or deposit, rights-of-way access on state-owned land from a maintained public road for the exploration, protection, preservation, interpretation, and enhancement of the site or deposit proper.
(2) "Society" means the state historical society of Colorado.
SECTION 193. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-80-402 as follows:
24-80-402. Administration of part 4. In addition to any other powers and duties conferred by law, the state historical society of Colorado, referred to in this part 4 as the "society",society shall administer the provisions of this part 4, and the duties and powers of the state archaeologist described in this part 4 shall be exercised under the direction of its board of directors.
SECTION 194. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-82-400.3 as follows:
24-82-400.3. Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "State agency" means the Colorado state agency for surplus property established in section 24-82-402.
SECTION 195. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-82-402 as follows:
24-82-402. Director - staff. The Colorado state agency for surplus property referred to in this part 4 as the "state agency", is a section of the division of correctional industries. The state agency consists of a director, who is the executive officer of the state agency, and the deputies, assistants, and employees as in the opinion of the director and the governor are necessary to carry out the provisions of this part 4. The director is the director of the division of correctional industries. All deputies, assistants, and employees are appointed by the director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and receive such compensation and reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as other employees of the state government are paid. All employees of the state agency on July 1, 1987, remain employees of the agency without the need for further appointment due to the transfer of the state agency from the department of personnel. The employees of the state agency must not exceed ten employees. The state agency is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
SECTION 196. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-83-101.5 as follows:
24-83-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 83, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Contract" means the contract described in section 24-83-102 (2).
SECTION 197. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-83-102, amend (2) as follows:
24-83-102. State assistance for payment of obligations. (2) A contract referred to in this article as the "contract", to accomplish the provisions of this articlearticle 83 was required to be and was negotiated between the city and county of Denver and the state of Colorado, acting through the department of personnel. The contract was required to contain as a minimum the requirements of this articlearticle 83 which relate to the mutual obligations of the city and county of Denver and of the state, and the provisions of this articlearticle 83 which relate to the obligations that continue after the completion of the state's payment obligations shall continue to be contained in a contract between the city and county of Denver and the state.
SECTION 198. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-1-100.3 as follows:
25-1-100.3. Definitions.As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state board of health created in section 25-1-103 (1)(a).
(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102 (1).
SECTION 199. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-102, amend (1) as follows:
25-1-102. Department created - executive director - divisions. (1) There is hereby created a department of public health and environment. referred to in this part 1 and article 1.5 of this title as the "department". The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department, of public health and environment, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109. C.R.S. The executive director shall administer the department, subject to the authority of the state board of health, the air quality control commission, the state water quality control commission, and the solid and hazardous waste commission.
SECTION 200. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-103, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
25-1-103. State board of health created - membership. (1) (a) There is created the state board of health. referred to in this part 1 as the "board". The board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board consists of the following members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate:
SECTION 201. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-1.5-100.3 as follows:
25-1.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 1.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102 (1).
SECTION 202. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-502, add (2.3) as follows:
25-1-502. Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(2.3) "County or district board" means a county or district board of health appointed pursuant to section 25-1-508.
SECTION 203. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-508, amend (1) as follows:
25-1-508. County or district boards of public health - public health directors. (1) Within ninety days after the adoption of a resolution to establish and maintain a county public health agency or to participate in a district public health agency, the respective board of county commissioners shall proceed to organize the agency by the appointment of a county or district board of health. referred to in this part 5 as a "county or district board".
SECTION 204. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 25-1-800.3 as follows:
25-1-800.3. [Formerly 25-1-801 (5)] Definitions.(5) As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "HIPAA-compliant" means in compliance with the "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-191, as amended.
(b) (2) "Personal representative" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR 164.502.
(c) (I) (3) (a) "Reasonable fees" means an amount not to exceed:
(A) (I) Eighteen dollars and fifty-three cents for the first ten pages, eighty-five cents per page for the next thirty pages, and fifty-seven cents per page for each additional page; except that, if the medical records are stored on microfilm, one dollar and fifty cents per page;
(B) (II) For radiographic studies, actual reproduction costs for each copy of a radiograph;
(C) (III) If the authorized person requests certification of the medical records, a fee of ten dollars;
(D) (IV) Actual postage and electronic media costs, if applicable; and
(E) (V) Applicable taxes.
(II) (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 8:
(A) (I) If a patient record is requested by a third-party entity that is performing duties under the "Laura Hershey Disability Support Act", part 2 of article 88 of title 8, the third party may obtain one free copy of the record for the application process or for an appeal or reapplication when required by the disability benefit administrator;
(B) (II) If maximum rates have already been established by statute or rule for a state or local government entity, those rates prevail over the rates set forth in this part 8; and
(C) (III) This part 8 does not apply to coroners requesting medical records pursuant to section 30-10-606. C.R.S.
SECTION 205. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend with amended and relocated provisions 25-1.5-201 as follows:
25-1.5-201. Definitions - rules. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 25-1.5-202 (1)] The phrase "Minimum general sanitary standards", as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h), means the minimum standards reasonably consistent with assuring adequate protection of the public health, and, in the case of minimum general sanitary standards as to the quality of water supplied to the public, the same shall be established by rule and regulation and shall be appropriate to promote and protect the public health from endangerment presented by carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, pathogenic, or toxic contaminants or substances. Such standards shall be based on the best available endangerment assessment evidence and the best available treatment technology or methodology. The word "standards" as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h) means standards reasonably designed to promote and protect the public health.
(1) (2) "Public water systems" means systems for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least fifteen service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five individuals. The term includes systems that are owned or operated by private, nonprofit entities, as well as:
(a) Any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system; and
(b) Any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system.
(3) [Similar to 25-1.5-202 (1)] "Standards", as used in this part 2 and section 25-1-109 (1)(h), means standards reasonably designed to promote and protect the public health.
(2) (4) "Supplier of water" means any person who owns or operates a public water system.
SECTION 206. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1.5-208, amend (1)(a) as follows:
25-1.5-208. Grant program for public water systems and domestic wastewater treatment works - small communities water and wastewater grant fund - rules. (1) The department has, in addition to all other powers and duties imposed upon it by law, the powers and duties provided in this section as follows:
(a) To assist suppliers of water that serve a population of not more than five thousand people with meeting their responsibilities with respect to protection of public health, the department, in the name of the state and to the extent that state funds are appropriated therefor, may enter into contracts with both governmental agencies and not-for-profit public water systems, as defined in section 25-1.5-201 (1)(2), or with counties representing unincorporated areas that serve a population of not more than five thousand people, to grant moneys for the planning, design, and construction of public water systems.
SECTION 207. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 34-60-132, amend (1)(t) as follows:
34-60-132. Disclosure of chemicals used in downhole oil and gas operations - chemical disclosure lists - community notification - reports - definitions - rules. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(t) "Public water systems" has the meaning set forth in section 25-1.5-201 (1)(2).
SECTION 208. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-2-102, add (4.3) as follows:
25-2-102. Definitions. As used in this article 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(4.3) "State registrar" means the office of state registrar of vital statistics created in section 25-2-103 (1).
SECTION 209. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-2-103, amend (1) as follows:
25-2-103. Centralized registration system for all vital statistics - office of the state registrar of vital statistics created - appointment of registrar - rules. (1) In order to provide for the maintenance of a centralized registry of the vital statistics of this state, the office of state registrar of vital statistics referred to in this article 2 as the "state registrar", is created in the division of administration in the department of public health and environment. The state registrar is appointed by the state board of health and has such staff and clerical help as is reasonably required in the performance of the state registrar's duties. The state registrar and the staff and clerical help of the state registrar are subject to the state constitution and state personnel system laws. The office of the state registrar is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
SECTION 210. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-103, add (4.7) as follows:
25-3.5-103. Definitions. As used in this article 3.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(4.7) "Council" means the state emergency medical and trauma services advisory council created in section 25-3.5-104 (1)(a).
SECTION 211. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-104, amend (1)(a) as follows:
25-3.5-104. Emergency medical and trauma services advisory council - creation - duties. (1) (a) There is hereby created, in the department of public health and environment, a state emergency medical and trauma services advisory council, referred to in this article as the "council", to be composed of thirty-two members, of whom twenty-five shall be appointed by the governor no later than January 1, 2001, and at least one of whom shall be from each of the regional emergency medical and trauma advisory council planning areas established in section 25-3.5-70425-3.5-704 (2)(c). The other seven members shall be ex officio, nonvoting members. Not more than thirteen of the appointed members of the council shall be members of the same political party. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The membership of the council shall reflect, as equally as possible, representation of urban and rural members.
SECTION 212. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-803, add (4.5) as follows:
25-3.5-803. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(4.5) "Review committee" means the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program review committee created in section 25-3.5-804 (5)(a).
SECTION 213. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-804, amend (5)(a) as follows:
25-3.5-804. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation programs - review committee - grants - reimbursement for expenses. (5) (a) There is hereby created in the division the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program review committee. referred to in this part 8 as the "review committee". The review committee is established in the division. The review committee is responsible for ensuring that program priorities are established consistent with the Colorado tobacco prevention and control strategic plan, overseeing program strategies and activities, and ensuring that the program grants are in compliance with section 25-3.5-805.
SECTION 214. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-5-1102, add (2.3) as follows:
25-5-1102. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(2.3) "Fund" means the lead hazard reduction cash fund established pursuant to section 25-5-1106 (2).
SECTION 215. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-5-1106, amend (2) as follows:
25-5-1106. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations - lead hazard reduction cash fund. (2) There is hereby established in the state treasury the lead hazard reduction cash fund. referred to in this part 11 as the "fund". The fund shall consist of any fees, gifts, grants, and donations received from any person or entity. Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and may not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
SECTION 216. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-15-300.3 as follows:
25-15-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Affected local government" means every county, city and county, or municipality in which land subject to an environmental covenant or restrictive notice is located.
SECTION 217. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-15-324, amend (1) as follows:
25-15-324. Coordination with affected local governments. (1) For purposes of this part 3, "affected local government" means every county, city and county, or municipality in which land subject to an environmental covenant or restrictive notice is located. The department shall provide each affected local government with a copy of every environmental covenant and restrictive notice within such local government's jurisdiction and shall also provide a copy of any documents modifying or terminating such environmental covenant or restrictive notice.
SECTION 218. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-15-322, amend (5) as follows:
25-15-322. Enforcement - remedies. (5) An affected local government as defined in section 25-15-324, may file suit in district court to enjoin actual or threatened violations of any environmental covenant or restrictive notice that applies to land within its jurisdiction.
SECTION 219. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-20.5-502, amend (1); and add (1.5) as follows:
25-20.5-502. Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of title 22"Grant program" means the school-based health center grant program created in section 25-20.5-503 (1).
(1.5) "Local education provider" means a school district, a charter school authorized by a school district pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, a charter school authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, or a board of cooperative services created and operating pursuant to article 5 of title 22.
SECTION 220. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-20.5-503, amend (1) as follows:
25-20.5-503. School-based health center grant program - creation - funding - grants. (1) There is hereby created, in the prevention services division of the department of public health and environment, the school-based health center grant program referred to in this part 5 as the "grant program", for the purpose of assisting the establishment, expansion, and ongoing operations of school-based health centers in Colorado. The grant program shall be funded by moneys annually appropriated by the general assembly specifically for said program.
SECTION 221. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-20.5-800.3 as follows:
25-20.5-800.3. Definitions.As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Grant program" means the community crime victims grant program created in section 25-20.5-801 (1).
SECTION 222. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-20.5-801, amend (1) as follows:
25-20.5-801. Community crime victims grant program - created - cash fund. (1) Subject to available appropriations, on and after July 1, 2018, the department shall develop and implement the community crime victims grant program referred to in this part 8 as the "grant program", to provide funding to eligible entities that provide support services to crime victims, as defined in section 24-4.1-302 (5), and a victim's immediate family, as defined in section 24-4.1-302 (6), and other interventions that are intended to reduce repeat victimization. The department shall administer the grant program in accordance with policies developed by the executive director of the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
SECTION 223. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25.5-1-601.5 as follows:
25.5-1-601.5. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the commission on family medicine created in section 25.5-1-602 (1).
SECTION 224. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-1-602, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
25.5-1-602. Commission created - composition - terms of office. (1) There is created, in the department of health care policy and financing, the commission on family medicine. referred to in this part 6 as the "commission". The commission consists of the following members:
SECTION 225. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25.5-10-100.3 as follows:
25.5-10-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Office" means the office of community living created in section 25.5-10-101 (1).
SECTION 226. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-10-101, amend (1) as follows:
25.5-10-101. Office of community living - creation - transfer of duties and functions - rules - legislative declaration. (1) There is created in the state department the office of community living. referred to in this article 10 as the "office". The office is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The head of the office is the director of community living appointed by the executive director in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The director of community living reports directly to the executive director.
SECTION 227. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26-11-100.3 as follows:
26-11-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the Colorado commission on the aging created in section 26-11-101 (1)(a).
SECTION 228. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-11-101, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
26-11-101. Commission on the aging - created - definition. (1) (a) There is created in the state department the Colorado commission on the aging referred to in this article 11 as the "commission", for the purpose of coordinating and guiding the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging, developed pursuant to section 24-32-3406, as that section existed prior to June 30, 2022, and other strategies the commission may identify that support older Coloradans. The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The commission shall consist of nineteen members who must be appointed as follows:
SECTION 229. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26.5-1-301.5 as follows:
26.5-1-301.5. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the early childhood leadership commission created in section 26.5-1-302 (1).
SECTION 230. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-1-302, amend (1) as follows:
26.5-1-302. Early childhood leadership commission - created - mission - funding - reimbursement for expenses. (1) There is created in the department the early childhood leadership commission. referred to in this part 3 as the "commission". The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of early childhood. The purpose of the commission is to ensure and advance a comprehensive service delivery system for pregnant women and children from birth to eight years of age using data to improve decision-making, alignment, and coordination among federally funded and state-funded services and programs for pregnant women and young children and their families. At a minimum, the comprehensive service delivery system for pregnant women and children and their families must include services in the areas of prenatal health, child health, child mental health, early care and education, and family support and parent education.
SECTION 231. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26.5-4-301.5 as follows:
26.5-4-301.5. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Pilot program" means the online kindergarten readiness pilot program created in section 26.5-4-302 (1).
SECTION 232. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-4-302, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
26.5-4-302. Online kindergarten readiness pilot program - created - survey - provider selection - funding. (1) There is created in the department the online kindergarten readiness pilot program referred to in this part 3 as the "pilot program", to provide funding for a voluntary, online kindergarten readiness program that serves children in the year before eligibility for kindergarten enrollment. The purposes of the pilot program are to:
SECTION 233. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26.5-5-100.3 as follows:
26.5-5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Colorado shines system" means the Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system created in section 26.5-5-101 (1).
SECTION 234. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-5-101, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
26.5-5-101. Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system - created. (1) The Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system referred to in this part 1 as the "Colorado shines system", is created in the department to measure the level of preparedness of and quality of services provided by an early childhood education program to prepare children to enter elementary school. The Colorado shines system must:
SECTION 235. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-2-202, add (4) as follows:
26.5-2-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(4) "Fund" means the early childhood cash fund created in section 26.5-2-209 (1).
SECTION 236. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-2-209, amend (1) as follows:
26.5-2-209. Early childhood cash fund - creation. (1) There is created in the state treasury the early childhood cash fund referred to in this part 2 as the "fund", that consists of such money as may be appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 2.
SECTION 237. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 27-10.5-901.5 as follows:
27-10.5-901.5. Definitions.As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Program" means the state employment program for persons with developmental disabilities created in section 27-10.5-902 (1).
SECTION 238. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-10.5-902, amend (1) as follows:
27-10.5-902. State employment program for persons with developmental disabilities - creation - rules. (1) There is hereby created within the department the state employment program for persons with developmental disabilities. referred to in this part 9 as the "program". The department shall design and implement the program to coordinate the hiring of interested persons with developmental disabilities into appropriate and meaningful state employment opportunities. The goal of the program is to identify for persons with developmental disabilities permanent and stable employment opportunities that are integrated within and appropriately meet the service goals of state agencies. The department of human services shall collaborate with the department of personnel in designing the program.
SECTION 239. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 27-50-700.3 as follows:
27-50-700.3. Definitions.As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Advisory council" means the behavioral health administration advisory council created in section 27-50-701 (1).
SECTION 240. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-50-701, amend (1) as follows:
27-50-701. Behavioral health administration advisory council - creation - duties - report. (1) There is created in the behavioral health administration the behavioral health administration advisory council referred to in this part 7 as the "advisory council", for the purpose of making recommendations to the commissioner and the state board of human services to improve the behavioral health system for children, youth, and adults throughout Colorado.
SECTION 241. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 27-94-101.5 as follows:
27-94-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 94, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Center" means the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan established pursuant to section 27-94-102 (1).
SECTION 242. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-94-102, amend (1) as follows:
27-94-102. Establishment of mental health center. (1) There is hereby established at the site of Fort Logan, Denver county, Colorado, a mental health center to be known as the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan. referred to in this article as the "center". The center shall be under the general supervision and control of the department of human services.
SECTION 243. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 28-3-1501.5 as follows:
28-3-1501.5. Definitions.As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fund" means the military family relief fund created in section 28-3-1502 (1).
SECTION 244. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 28-3-1502, amend (1) as follows:
28-3-1502. Military family relief fund - creation. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the military family relief fund. referred to in this part 15 as the "fund". The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, and donations to the fund, which the adjutant general is authorized to accept, and any voluntary contributions made to the fund pursuant to part 30 of article 22 of title 39. C.R.S.
SECTION 245. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 28-3-1601.5 as follows:
28-3-1601.5. Definitions.As used in this part 16, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Guard facilities" means National Guard facilities as described in section 28-3-1602 (1)(a).
SECTION 246. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 28-3-1602, amend (1)(a) as follows:
28-3-1602. Establishment of National Guard facilities - rules. (1) (a) If rights to the property described in section 28-3-1603 are transferred to the department, the general assembly hereby authorizes the establishment and maintenance of National Guard facilities referred to in this part 16 as the "guard facilities", located adjacent to the western slope military veterans' cemetery. The guard facilities shall be for the purpose of providing an area for National Guard training and maintenance as determined to be necessary by the department. The adjutant general shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary to establish and maintain the guard facilities in compliance with applicable state and federal statutes and rules. The department is directed to prepare, develop, construct, and maintain such guard facilities at the site described in section 28-3-1603. The department may enter into contracts or agreements with any person or public or private entity to prepare, develop, construct, operate, and maintain the guard facilities. The department is hereby authorized to provide for surveys, engineering studies, conceptual and architectural plans, environmental impact studies, construction work, facilities master plans, and joint use agreements in cooperation with the department of human services and the state board of land commissioners.
SECTION 247. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 28-3-1703, add (1.5) as follows:
28-3-1703. Definitions. As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.5) "Fund" means the youth challenge corps program fund created in section 28-3-1704 (5)(b).
SECTION 248. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 28-3-1704, amend (5)(b) as follows:
28-3-1704. Youth challenge corps program - authority - youth challenge corps program fund - creation. (5) (b) All private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the youth challenge corps program fund, which fund is hereby created. and referred to in this part 17 as the "fund". The moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation and administration of this part 17. All investment earnings derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any moneys not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.
SECTION 249. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 29-1-400.3 as follows:
29-1-400.3. [Formerly 29-1-403 (2)] Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Local agency", as used in this part 4, means county, city, or city and county. "Legislative body" as used in this part 4, means a board of county commissioners in the case of a county or city and county and a city council or a board of trustees in the case of a city or town.
(2) "Local agency" means a county, city, or city and county.
SECTION 250. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 30-10-400.3 as follows:
30-10-400.3. Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Document" includes electronic filings.
(2) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(3) [Formerly 30-10-421 (6)(b)] "Electronic filing system" means the document management system used by the clerk and recorder to comply with the statutory requirements set forth in this part 4 for:
(I) (a) Electronic documents received for recording or filing in his or her office; and
(II) (b) Paper documents received for recording or filing in the clerk and recorder's office that are converted from paper, microfilm, or microfiche into an electronic format.
SECTION 251. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 30-10-405.5 as follows:
30-10-405.5. Electronic filings. The county clerk and recorder may accept by electronic filing deeds and all other documents authorized by law to be recorded in his or her office. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires, "electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. To the extent the provisions of this part 4 differ from the requirements of the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act", 15 U.S.C. sec. 7001 et seq., the provisions of this part 4 are intended to modify, limit, or supercede the requirements of such act, as provided for in section 7002 (a) of such act.
SECTION 252. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-406, amend (1) as follows:
30-10-406. County clerk and recorder - duties - filing requirements. (1) The county clerk shall be ex officio recorder of deeds and shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the documents received for recording or filing in his or her office. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires, "document" includes electronic filings. During the hours the office is open for business, the clerk and recorder shall also record or cause to be recorded in print, or in a plain and distinct handwriting, or electronically, in suitable books or electronic records to be provided and kept in the clerk and recorder's office, all documents authorized by law to be recorded in his or her office and shall perform all other duties required by law.
SECTION 253. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 30-10-600.3 as follows:
30-10-600.3. Definitions.As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "C.C.S.T. board" means the Colorado coroners standards and training board created in section 30-10-601.6 (1).
SECTION 254. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-601.6, amend (1) as follows:
30-10-601.6. Coroners standards and training board. (1) There is hereby created in the department of public health and environment the Colorado coroners standards and training board. referred to in this part 6 as the "C.C.S.T. board".
SECTION 255. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 30-10-700.3 as follows:
30-10-700.3. [Formerly 30-10-711 (5)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Order" means all orders and authorizations issued by thea board of county commissioners for the payment of claims against the county. "Order" includes any warrant issued by thea board of county commissioners and any written authorization issued by the board of county commissioners directing the treasurer to make payment of claims against the county by electronic transfer.
SECTION 256. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 30-15-100.3 as follows:
30-15-100.3. [Formerly 30-15-101 (3)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) (a) "Pet animal" means and includes any animal owned or kept by a person for companionship or protection or for sale to others for such purposes.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (3)(1), "pet animal" does not include wildlife, livestock used for any purpose or which is estray as defined in section 35-44-101, C.R.S., or animals which are owned or bought and sold through the efforts of those that are licensed, inspected, or both by the United States department of agriculture, the Colorado department of agriculture, or both; however, nothing in this subsection (3)(1) shall be construed to exempt such animals from county control regulations.
SECTION 257. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 30-26-300.3 as follows:
30-26-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Registered qualified elector" means an individual who is legally qualified to register to vote in this state and in the county wherein the individual's vote is offered and who has complied with the registration provisions of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992".
SECTION 258. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-26-301, amend (2)(c) as follows:
30-26-301. Creation of debt for buildings and roads - election - definitions. (2) (c) The board of county commissioners of any county shall submit to the registered qualified electors of the county the question of contracting a bonded indebtedness for any one or more of the purposes authorized by law. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires, "registered qualified elector" means a person who is legally qualified to register to vote in this state and in the county wherein his vote is offered and who has complied with the registration provisions of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992".
SECTION 259. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 31-15-700.3 as follows:
31-15-700.3. Definitions.As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 31-15-716 (2)] For the purposes of this section, "landfill-generated methane"Landfill gas" means those gases resulting from the biological decomposition of landfilled solid wastes, including methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and traces of other gases. and shall be referred to in this part 7 as "landfill gas".
SECTION 260. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 31-15-1100.3 as follows:
31-15-1100.3. [Formerly 31-15-1101 (4)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Home owner" "landlord", "mobile home", "mobile home lot", and "mobile home park" havehas the same meaning as they are definedset forth in section 38-12-201.538-12-201.5 (2).
(2) "Landlord" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-201.5 (3).
(3) "Mobile home" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-201.5 (5).
(4) "Mobile home lot" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-201.5 (6.5).
(5) "Mobile home park" has the meaning set forth in section 38-12-201.5 (6).
SECTION 261. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 31-23-201 as follows:
31-23-201. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Commission" means the municipal planning commission described in section 31-23-203 (1).
(1) (2) "Mayor" means the chief executive of the municipality, whether the official designation of his office is mayor, city manager, or otherwise; except that with respect to municipalities operating under the statutory city manager form of government, the term means the city manager.
(2) (3) "Subdivision" means any parcel of land which is to be used for condominiums, apartments, or any other multiple-dwellings units, unless such land was previously subdivided and the filing accompanying such subdivision complied with municipal regulations applicable to subdivisions of substantially the same density, or the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development. It"Subdivision" includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing or to the land or territory subdivided.
SECTION 262. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-23-203, amend (1) introductory portion as follows:
31-23-203. Personnel of the commission. (1) The municipal planning commission referred to in this part 2 as the "commission", shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven members; except that a home rule city or town shall not be limited in the size of its commission. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the membership and terms of members shall be as follows:
SECTION 263. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 31-25-200.3 as follows:
31-25-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Interests in land" means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights.
SECTION 264. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-25-201, amend (2) as follows:
31-25-201. Cities may establish parks - recreational facilities - conservation easements. (2) "Interests in land", as used in this part 2, means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights. Every such interest in land held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, when recorded, shall run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the city holding such interest and may be protected and enforced by such city in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding at law or in equity.
SECTION 265. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 31-25-300.3 as follows:
31-25-300.3. Definitions.As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Interests in land" means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights.
SECTION 266. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-25-301, amend (2) as follows:
31-25-301. Town may establish parks - recreation facilities - conservation easements. (2) "Interest in land", as used in this part 3, means all rights and interests in land less than the full fee interest, including but not limited to future interests, easements, covenants, and contractual rights. Every such interest in land held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, when recorded, shall run with the land to which it pertains for the benefit of the town holding such interest and may be protected and enforced by such town in any court of general jurisdiction by any proceeding at law or in equity.
SECTION 267. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 31-25-901.5 as follows:
31-25-901.5. Definitions.As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Authority" means a municipal energy finance authority formed pursuant to this part 9.
(2) "Board" means the board of an authority.
(3) "Governing body" means the governing board of any municipality.
(4) "Unconventional gases" means gases that are predominantly methane, not obtained from ordinary, porous sands; and that generally are said to be in tight sands and shales where permeability is low, in coal beds where pressure is low, and in geopressured sediments, or gas from all sources other than sandstone or limestone with permeability less than one millidarcy. "Unconventional gases" also includes gases that are predominantly methane obtained from or in connection with wastewater treatment operations.
SECTION 268. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 31-25-902 as follows:
31-25-902. Duties of authority - development and financing of unconventional gas supplies.(1) An authority formed pursuant to this part 9 referred to in this part 9 as the "authority", shall be known as a municipal energy finance authority. ItsThe authority's duties shall include the financing of municipal operations for the exploration, development, and production of unconventional gas as defined in this section, for the purposes specified in section 31-25-901.
(2) For the purposes of this part 9, "unconventional gases" means gases which are predominantly methane, not obtained from ordinary, porous sands; and which generally are said to be in tight sands and shales where permeability is low, in coal beds where pressure is low, and in geopressured sediments, or gas from all sources other than sandstone or limestone with permeability less than one millidarcy. "Unconventional gases" also includes gases which are predominantly methane obtained from or in connection with wastewater treatment operations.
SECTION 269. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 31-25-903 as follows:
31-25-903. Formation of authority by municipality. The governing board of anybody of a municipality referred to in this part 9 as the "governing body", may create and establish a municipal energy financean authority by the passage of an ordinance therefor. The authority shall have all the powers provided in this part 9 that are authorized by the ordinance, or any amendment thereto, authorizing such authority. When established, the authority shall be a body corporate and capable of being a party to suits, proceedings, and contracts, the same as municipalities in this state. Any such authority may be dissolved by ordinance of the governing body if there are no outstanding bonds or other obligations of the authority or if adequate provision for the payment of such bonds or obligations has been provided.
SECTION 270. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-25-904, amend (1) as follows:
31-25-904. Board - membership - term of office. (1) The affairs of the authority shall be under the direct supervision and control of a board which is referred to in this part 9 as the "board", consisting of five members appointed by the governing body.
SECTION 271. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-30.5-102, amend the introductory portion; and add with amended and relocated provisions (5) as follows:
31-30.5-102. Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 30.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(5) [Formerly 31-30.5-103 (3)] All members"Old hire member" means a member meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section,section 31-30.5-103 (1) who areis not otherwise excluded from an old hire pension plan coverage under subsection (2) of this section, shall be referred to in this article and article 31 of this title as "old hire members"section 31-30.5-103 (2).
SECTION 272. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-31-102, add (5.5) as follows:
31-31-102. Definitions. As used in this article 31, unless the context otherwise requires:
(5.5) "Old hire member" has the meaning set forth in section 31-30.5-102 (5).
SECTION 273. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 31-31.5-100.3 as follows:
31-31.5-100.3. [Formerly 31-31.5-101 (5)] Definitions. As used in this article 31.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Actuarially sound" means a police officers' or firefighters' pension fund determined by the board to be receiving or scheduled to receive employer and member contributions in each fiscal year equal to the annual contributions actuarially determined to be necessary to pay the annual current service cost of pension benefits attributable to active employees and to pay the annual contribution necessary to amortize any unfunded accrued liability over a period not to exceed forty years. The actuarial cost method to be utilized shall be the entry age-normal cost method. The date from which unfunded liabilities shall be amortized shall be determined pursuant to part 3 of article 30.5 of this title 31.
(b) (2) "Association" means the fire and police pension association created in section 31-31-201 (1).
(c) (3) "Board" means the board of directors established as the governing body of the fire and police pension association as provided in section 31-31-201 (2).
(d) (4) "Employer" means any municipality in this state offering police or fire protection service employing one or more members and any special district, fire authority, or county improvement district in this state offering fire protection service employing one or more members.
(e) (5) "Lifetime benefit components" means the defined benefit component, the social security component, and the hybrid component, as described in this article 31.5, collectively.
(f) (6) "Member" means an active employee who is a full-time salaried employee of a municipality, fire protection district, fire authority, or county improvement district normally serving at least one thousand six hundred hours in any calendar year and whose duties are directly involved with the provision of police or fire protection, as certified by the member's employer. The term does not include clerical or other personnel whose services are auxiliary to police protection, or any volunteer firefighter, as such term is defined in section 31-30-1102 (9). For the purpose of participation in the defined benefit component of the statewide retirement plan pursuant to this article 31.5, or the statewide money purchase plan pursuant to part 5 of article 31 of this title 31, but not for the purpose of participation in the statewide death and disability plan pursuant to part 8 of article 31 of this title 31, the term may include clerical or other personnel employed by a fire protection district, fire authority, or county improvement district, whose services are auxiliary to fire protection. For the purpose of eligibility for disability or survivor benefits, "member" includes any employee on an authorized leave of absence.
(g) (7) "Money purchase plan" or "money purchase pension plan" means a retirement plan under which:
(I) (a) The employer has a fixed obligation to make an annual contribution to the plan;
(II) (b) An individual account for each member is provided; and
(III) (c) The member's benefits are based solely on the amount contributed to the member's account and any income, expenses, gains, and losses allocated to the member's account.
(h) (8) "Predecessor plans" means the statewide defined benefit plan formerly governed by part 4 of article 31 of this title 31, the statewide hybrid plan formerly governed by part 11 of article 31 of this title 31, and the social security supplemental plan formerly governed by part 7 of article 31 of this title 31.
(i) (9) "Retired member" means any member who is retired, disabled, or eligible for a benefit as provided in section 31-31.5-401.
SECTION 274. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-31.5-601, amend (1)(a) as follows:
31-31.5-601. Modification of plan by the board. (1) Subject to the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this article 31.5, the board may modify the statewide retirement plan as follows:
(a) To modify the multiplier, retirement age, or service requirements for pension benefits set forth in part 4 of this article 31.5 with respect to the members of the defined benefit components if the modification does not require an increase in the employer and member contribution rates established pursuant to part 3 of this article 31.5 and if the board determines that the modification will maintain or enhance the actuarial soundness, as specified in section 31-31.5-101 (5)(a)31-31.5-100.3 (1); and
SECTION 275. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 31-35-500.3 as follows:
31-35-500.3. Definitions.As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means a board of commissioners created pursuant to section 31-35-501 (1).
SECTION 276. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-35-501, amend (1) as follows:
31-35-501. Creation of board. (1) The governing body of any city or town, organized under a special act or home rule charter or under the general laws of the state, has the power to create, by ordinance, a nonpolitical local legislative body designated as a board of commissioners referred to in this part 5 as the "board", to have complete charge and control of the sewerage facilities or water facilities or joint water and sewer system of such city or town, as designated in such ordinance, in which board are vested all powers, rights, privileges, and duties vested in the city or town creating the board and pertaining to the type of facilities or system designated in such ordinance.
SECTION 277. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 32-1-900.3 as follows:
32-1-900.3. [Formerly 32-1-903 (5)] Definitions.(5) As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the eligible electors of a special district designated pursuant to section 32-1-909 (4)(a) to represent the signers of a recall petition.
(a) (2) "Location" means the physical, telephonic, electronic, other virtual place, or combination of such means where a meeting can be attended.
(b) (3) "Meeting" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-6-402 (1)(b).
SECTION 278. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-1-909, amend (3) and (4)(a) as follows:
32-1-909. Recall petition - designated election official - approval as to form. (3) The designated election official shall approve or disapprove a petition as to form by the close of the third business day following his or her appointment as the designated election official. On the day that the petition is approved or disapproved as to form, the designated election official shall mail or transmit electronically written notice of the approval or disapproval to the committee, as defined in subsection (4)(a) of this section, the board of directors of the special district, and the director sought to be recalled. If the designated election official disapproves the petition as to form, the designated election official shall identify in the written notice the portion or portions of the petition that are not sufficient and the reasons they are not sufficient.
(4) Each petition must:
(a) Designate by name and address at least three, but not more than five, eligible electors of the special district referred to in this part 9 as the "committee", who represent the signers thereof in all matters affecting the petition;
SECTION 279. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-1-910, amend (3)(b), (3)(d)(II), (3)(d)(IV), (3)(e), and (3)(f) as follows:
32-1-910. Petition in sections - signing - affidavit - review - tampering with petition. (3) (b) The designated election official shall issue a written determination that a recall petition is sufficient or not sufficient by the close of the fifth business day after such petition is filed, unless a protest has been filed pursuant to subsection (3)(d) of this section prior to that date. On the day the designated official issues such written determination, he or she shall mail or transmit electronically a copy of the determination to the director sought to be recalled, the board of directors of the special district, and the committee. as defined in section 32-1-909 (4)(a). The designated election official shall make a copy of the petition available to the director sought to be recalled.
(d) (II) Upon receiving a protest of a recall petition, the designated election official shall promptly mail a copy of the protest, together with a notice fixing a time for hearing the protest on a date not less than five nor more than ten business days after such notice is mailed, to the director sought to be recalled, the committee, as defined in section 32-1-909 (4)(a), and the board of directors of the special district.
(IV) The designated election official shall serve as the hearing officer. All testimony in the hearing must be given under oath. The hearing officer has the power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses. The hearing must be summary and not subject to delay and must be concluded within forty days after the petition is filed. No later than five business days after the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall issue a written determination of whether the petition is sufficient or not sufficient. If the hearing officer determines that a petition is not sufficient, the hearing officer shall identify those portions of the petition that are not sufficient and the reasons for the insufficiency. The designated election official shall certify the result of the hearing to the committee, as defined in section 32-1-909 (4)(a), the director sought to be recalled, and the board of directors of the special district.
(e) If the designated election official determines that a petition is not sufficient, a majority of the committee as defined in section 32-1-909 (4)(a) may withdraw the petition and amend it and refile it; except that a petition withdrawn and refiled in accordance with this subsection (3)(e) shall not be withdrawn and refiled again. The committee may amend the petition by adding any required information relating to the signers or by attaching proper circulator affidavits. To be considered, the amended petition must be refiled with the designated election official in the same manner as the original petition within fifteen days after the designated election official issues the determination that the petition is insufficient. The designated election official shall issue a written determination that an amended and refiled petition is sufficient or not sufficient within five business days after the petition is refiled. An eligible elector may file a protest of an amended and refiled petition. A protest of an amended and refiled petition is subject to the provisions of subsection (3)(d) of this section; except that the protest must be filed within five business days of the date on which the amended petition was refiled.
(f) A determination that a recall petition is sufficient or not sufficient is subject to review by the court as defined in section 32-1-103 (2) upon the written request of the director sought to be recalled, the director's representative, or a majority of the committee; as defined in section 32-1-909 (4)(a); except that the statement of the grounds on which the recall is sought provided pursuant to section 32-1-909 (4)(c) is not subject to such review. A request for judicial review must be filed within five business days after the designated election official issues the determination.
SECTION 280. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 33-5-101.5 as follows:
33-5-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Applicant" means an agency of the state.
SECTION 281. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 33-5-102 as follows:
33-5-102. Projects affecting streams - submission of plans. No agency of the state, referred to in this article as an "applicant",applicant shall obstruct, damage, diminish, destroy, change, modify, or vary the natural existing shape and form of any stream or its banks or tributaries by any type of construction without first notifying the commission of such planned construction. Such notice shall be on forms furnished by the commission and shall be submitted not less than ninety days prior to the date of the commencement of planned construction. The notice shall include detailed plans and specifications of so much of the project as may or will affect, as set forth in this section, any stream.
SECTION 282. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 35-3-103 as follows:
35-3-103. Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the department of agriculture.
(1) (2) "Other states of the United States" includes Puerto Rico.
(2) (3) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, business trust, joint stock company, association, syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, and any other unincorporated association or group.
SECTION 283. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-3-104, amend (1) as follows:
35-3-104. Designation of state agency. (1) The department of agriculture, referred to in this article as the "department", is designated and authorized as the state agency to carry out the policy and purposes of this articlearticle 3 and to formulate and administer state plans pursuant to the terms of this articlearticle 3.
SECTION 284. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 35-7-101.5 as follows:
35-7-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Federal agency" means the federal agency in charge of rodent control matters.
SECTION 285. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 35-7-102 as follows:
35-7-102. Agreement with the federal government. To the end that the situation may be speedily remedied, it is the duty of the department of agriculture, referred to in this part 1 as the "department", to enter into written agreements on behalf of the state with the federal agency in charge of rodent control matters, referred to in this article as the "federal agency", such agreements to define such procedure, in accordance with the provisions of this part 1, as they deem advisable and proper for the purpose of cooperating with the federal agency in the control and eradication within this state of the rodent pests mentioned in section 35-7-101.
SECTION 286. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-42-103, add (3.5) as follows:
35-42-103. Definitions. As used in this article 42, unless the context otherwise requires:
(3.5) "Bureau" means the state bureau of animal protection created in section 35-42-105.
SECTION 287. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 35-42-105 as follows:
35-42-105. State bureau of animal protection - creation. There is created in the department of agriculture the state bureau of animal protection. referred to in this article 42 as the "bureau". The bureau is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
SECTION 288. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-61-101, add (6.5) as follows:
35-61-101. Definitions. As used in this article 61, unless the context otherwise requires:
(6.5) "Fund" means the industrial hemp registration program cash fund created in section 35-61-106 (1).
SECTION 289. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-61-106, amend (1) as follows:
35-61-106. Industrial hemp registration program cash fund - industrial hemp research grant fund - fees. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the industrial hemp registration program cash fund. referred to in this article as the "fund". The fund consists of fees collected by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and any general fund moneys 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 articlearticle 61.
SECTION 290. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 35-70-102.8 as follows:
35-70-102.8. Definitions.As used in this article 70, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 35-70-104 (4)(a)(I)] A "Qualified voter" or "qualified elector" as referred to in this article, means any registered voter or corporation owning land within the proposed or existing district, as shown by the records in the office of the appropriate county clerk and recorder, and any heir or devisee of such land of a deceased landowner.
(2) "State board" means the state conservation board created in section 35-70-103 (1)(a).
(3) "Supervisors" means the board of supervisors of the governing body of a district.
SECTION 291. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-70-103, amend (1)(a) introductory portion as follows:
35-70-103. State conservation board - composition - powers. (1) (a) There is created in the department of agriculture the state conservation board, referred to in this article 70 as the "state board", which consists of nine members. The state board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. One member of the state board must be a qualified elector of the state appointed by the governor from the state at large. The remaining eight positions on the state board shall be filled by elections held within the areas described in this section. The boards of supervisors of local conservation districts within each such area shall elect the number of members specified in this subsection (1). An election must be held between November 1 and December 31 of the year preceding the commencement of a new term for each position. A candidate must be or have been an elected supervisor of a local conservation district. The number of members to be elected and the areas from which they are to be elected are as follows:
SECTION 292. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-70-104, amend (4)(a)(II)(A) as follows:
35-70-104. Petition for organization of district - qualified electors. (4) (a) (II) (A) A landowner who is a qualified voter or qualified elector as defined in this paragraph (a) may authorize a family member who is a registered voter and a renter or manager of the land to vote in an election on behalf of such landowner.
SECTION 293. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 35-70-107, amend (1)(a)(I) as follows:
35-70-107. Board of supervisors - election - term. (1) (a) (I) The governing body of the district shall consist of a board of supervisors, referred to in this article as "supervisors", who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district at an election conducted as provided in section 35-70-105. Each board shall consist of not less than five and not more than eleven supervisors, which number shall be specified in the bylaws of the district.
SECTION 294. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 36-7-100.3 as follows:
36-7-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means the state board of land commissioners.
SECTION 295. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 36-7-103, amend (1) as follows:
36-7-103. Disposition of timber on state lands. (1) The state board of land commissioners referred to in this article as the "board", is authorized to sell and otherwise dispose of timber on state lands; to secure the maximum possible amount therefrom, based upon cruised and appraised quantities thereon, location, accessibility, and market conditions; to issue permits of authority for timber cuttings; and to require cash deposits in advance to apply on such timber-cutting permits. In cases in which the appraised value of timber involved in any proposed sale exceeds five thousand dollars, competitive bids shall be received by the board, after call for such bids has been advertised over a thirty-day period in three issues of a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the timber is located.
SECTION 296. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-4-100.3 as follows:
37-4-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Appraisers" or "board of appraisers" means the three court-appointed commissioners whose duties are described in section 37-4-101.
SECTION 297. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 37-4-101 as follows:
37-4-101. Appointment of appraisal commissioners. At the time of making its order organizing the district or at any time thereafter, the court shall appoint three commissioners, referred to in this article as appraisers or the board of appraisers, whose duties shall be to appraise the lands or other property within and without the district to be acquired for rights-of-way, reservoirs, and other works of the district and to appraise all benefits and damages accruing to all land within or without the district by reason of the execution of the official plan. Said appraisers shall be freeholders residing within the state of Colorado, who may or may not own lands within said district. Each of the appraisers, before taking up his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge his duties as such appraiser and that he will make a true report of such work done by him. The appraisers at their first meeting shall elect one of their own number chairman, and the secretary of the board of directors or his deputy shall be ex officio secretary of said board of appraisers during their continuance in office. A majority of the appraisers shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of the majority in any matter within their duties is sufficient for its determination. The court, by order, may remove any appraiser at any time and shall fill all vacancies inon the board of appraisers or may appoint a new board, as occasion may require, which new board, if appointed, shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers of the board of appraisers of the district.
SECTION 298. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 37-42-100.3 as follows:
37-42-100.3. [Formerly 37-42-114 (1)] Definitions.As used in this article 42, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Landowner" as used in this article 42, means an owner in fee of lands within the boundaries of any irrigation district organized or proposed to be organized, whether a resident or nonresident of the district, who or that is a citizen of, or an entity or arrangement created or organized within, the United States.
SECTION 299. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend with relocated provisions 37-48-101.3 as follows:
37-48-101.3. Definitions. As used in this article 48, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board of appraisers" or "appraisers" means the three court-appointed appraisers described in section 37-48-136.
(1) (2) "District" means the Rio Grande water conservation district. The district is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado.
(3) [Formerly 37-48-108 (4)] As used in this article, a "Plan of water management" means a cooperative plan for the utilization of water and water diversion, storage, and use facilities in any lawful manner, so as to assure the protection of existing water rights and promote the optimum and sustainable beneficial use of the water resources available for use within the district or a subdistrict and may include development and implementation of plans of augmentation and exchanges of water and groundwater management plans under section 37-92-501 (4)(c).
(2) (4) "Subdistrict" or "subdivision" embraces and includes the kind or character of special improvement districts created under the provisions of this articlearticle 48, including subdistricts organized under the name and style of "Water Users' Association No. .... of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District" and "Special Improvement District No. .... of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District". A subdistrict or subdivision is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state of Colorado.
SECTION 300. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 37-48-136 as follows:
37-48-136. Appointment of appraisers. If the plan of financing set forth in the petition and order creating the subdistrict utilizes special improvement bonds, paid by special assessments upon the property benefited within the subdistrict, as a means of financing the execution of the official plan, then, at the time of making its order organizing the district or at any time thereafter, the court shall appoint a board of three appraisers referred to in this article as the "board of appraisers" or the "appraisers", whose duty it shall be to appraise the lands or other property within and without the district to be acquired for rights-of-way, reservoirs, and other works of the district and to appraise all benefits and damages accruing to all land within or without the district by reason of the execution of the official plan. Each of the appraisers, before taking up his duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath that he will faithfully and impartially discharge his duties as such appraiser and that he will make a true report of such work done by him. The appraisers at their first meeting shall elect one of their own number chairman, and minutes of their meetings shall be maintained. A majority of the appraisers shall constitute a quorum, and a concurrence of the majority in any matter within their duties shall be sufficient for its determination. The court, by order, may remove any appraiser at any time and shall fill all vacancies inon the board of appraisers or may appoint a new board, as occasion may require, which new board, if appointed, shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers of the board of appraisers of the district.
SECTION 301. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 37-96-102.5 as follows:
37-96-102.5. Definitions.[Formerly 37-96-103 (1) introductory portion]For purposes of this articleAs used in this article 96, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 37-96-103 (1)(a)(II)] "Public entity" means any governmental or quasi-governmental agency of the state, as well as any political subdivision of the state if that political subdivision receives financing from the state for a public project or facility. as defined in this subsection (1).
(2) (a) [Formerly 37-96-103 (1)(a)(I)] "Public project or facility" means any new construction or renovation financed wholly or in part by the state, including, but not limited to, any road or highway construction project and facility connected therewith, any public building or facility constructed or renovated by a public entity, and any project, building, or facility constructed or renovated by a public entity with funding from the Colorado lottery.
(b) [Formerly 37-96-103 (1)(b)] "Public project or facility" does not include any public project or facility which disturbs less than two hundred square feet of ground space or any project or facility which is not irrigated; except that any public project or facility which is subsequently irrigated shall comply with this articlearticle 96.
(3) [Formerly 37-96-103 (1)(c)] "Renovation" includes external improvements to the project or facility that affect at least thirty-five percent of the covered landscaped area.
SECTION 302. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 37-98-101.5 as follows:
37-98-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 98, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Committee" means the water resources and agriculture review committee created in section 37-98-102 (1)(a)(I).
SECTION 303. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 37-98-102, amend (1)(a)(I) as follows:
37-98-102. Water resources and agriculture review committee - creation. (1) (a) (I) For the purposes of contributing to and monitoring the conservation, use, development, and financing of the water resources of Colorado for the general welfare of its inhabitants; identifying, monitoring, and addressing Colorado agriculture issues; and reviewing and proposing water resources and agriculture legislation, there is hereby created the water resources and agriculture review committee. referred to in this article 98 as the "committee". The committee shall meet at the call of the chair at least four times during each calendar year to review and to propose water resources and agriculture legislation and related matters. In connection with such review, and at the discretion of the chair, the committee may take field trips during the calendar year in connection with its mandate and shall consult with experts in the field of water conservation, quality, use, finance, and development and the field of agriculture. The department of natural resources, the state engineer, the department of agriculture, and the attorney general, together with the members and staff of the Colorado water conservation board, the Colorado water resources and power development authority, the water quality control commission, the department of public health and environment, and the great outdoors Colorado program, shall cooperate with the committee and with any persons assisting the committee in pursuing its responsibilities pursuant to this section. Further, the committee may utilize the legislative council staff to assist its members in researching any matters.
SECTION 304. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 38-6-200.3 as follows:
38-6-200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Municipality" means a town, city, city and county, or municipal corporation that has the power of condemnation.
SECTION 305. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 38-6-201 as follows:
38-6-201. Condemnation of water rights by municipalities. This part 2 shall apply to any water right which is to be condemned by a town, city, city and county, or municipal corporation having the powers of condemnation, referred to in this part 2 as a "municipality"municipality.
SECTION 306. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 38-7-100.3 as follows:
38-7-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Motion for vesting" means a motion described in section 38-7-101 (1) that includes the information required by section 38-7-101 (2).
SECTION 307. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-7-101, amend (2) introductory portion as follows:
38-7-101. Motion for vesting - contents. (2) The motion described in subsection (1) of this section, referred to in this article as The motion for vesting shall set forth:
SECTION 308. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 38-7.5-100.3 as follows:
38-7.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 7.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Motion for vesting" means a motion described in section 38-7.5-101 (1) that includes the information required by section 38-7.5-101 (2).
SECTION 309. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-7.5-101, amend (2) introductory portion as follows:
38-7.5-101. Motion for vesting - contents. (2) The motion described in subsection (1) of this section, referred to in this article 7.5 as The motion for vesting must set forth:
SECTION 310. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 38-12-1400.3 as follows:
38-12-1400.3. [Formerly 38-12-1401 (1)] Definitions.(1) As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) (1) "Purchase payment" means any kind of payment that is credited to the purchaser toward the purchase price of a mobile home, regardless of how the payment is denominated.
(b) (2) "Rent-to-own contract" means any rent-to-own, lease-to-own, purchase option, or other agreement in which the purchaser of a mobile home agrees to or receives the option to purchase the mobile home over a period mutually agreed upon with the seller of the mobile home.
SECTION 311. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 38-22-100.3 as follows:
38-22-100.3. [Formerly 38-22-101 (6)] Definitions.For purposes ofAs used in this article,article 22, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Person" means a natural person, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity; except that it shall not include a labor organization as defined in section 24-34-401 (6). C.R.S.
SECTION 312. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 38-31-100.3 as follows:
38-31-100.3. [Formerly 38-31-102 (2)] Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) a "Certificate of death or certified copy thereof" means a certificate of death as construed in section 25-2-110 (10) C.R.S., that meets the requirements set forth in section 38-35-112 to be admitted as evidence or a copy of such a certificate of death certified by the public office that issued it.
SECTION 313. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 39-13-101.5 as follows:
39-13-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 13, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Documentary fee" means the fee imposed pursuant to section 39-13-102 (1).
SECTION 314. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-13-102, amend (1) as follows:
39-13-102. Documentary fee imposed - amount - to whom payable. (1) There is imposed and shall be paid, by every person offering for recording in the office of the county clerk and recorder any deed or instrument in writing wherein or whereby title to real property situated in this state is granted or conveyed, a documentary fee referred to in this article as "documentary fee", measured by the consideration paid or to be paid for such grant or conveyance, which documentary fee shall be in addition to any other fee fixed by law for the recording of such deed or instrument in writing.
SECTION 315. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 39-22-600.3 as follows:
39-22-600.3. [Formerly 39-22-603.5 (1)] Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Frivolous return" means a return filed by any person that purports to be a return of the tax imposed by this articlearticle 22 but that:
(a) Does not contain information on which the substantial correctness of the return may be judged; or
(b) Contains information that on its face indicates that the return is substantially incorrect; and
(c) The conduct described in either paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (1)subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) of this section is due to either:
(I) A position that is frivolous; or
(II) A desire, which appears on the purported return, to delay or impede the administration of state income tax laws.
SECTION 316. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-24-102 as follows:
39-24-102. Definitions. As used in this articlearticle 24, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Board" means a board of arbitrators formed pursuant to section 39-24-105.
(1) (2) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia.
SECTION 317. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-24-105 as follows:
39-24-105. Arbitration agreement - board of arbitrators. When the executive director of the department of revenue claims that a decedent was domiciled in this state at the time of his death and the taxing authorities of another state make a like claim on behalf of their state, the said executive director may make a written agreement with the other taxing authorities and with the executor or administrator of such decedent to submit the controversy to the decision of a board. consisting of one or any uneven number of arbitrators, referred to in this article as the "board". The executor or administrator of such decedent is authorized to make the agreement. The parties to the agreement shall select the arbitrator or arbitrators.
SECTION 318. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 39-26-801.5 as follows:
39-26-801.5. Definitions.As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Task force" means the sales and use tax simplification task force created in section 39-26-802 (1)(a)(I).
SECTION 319. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-26-802, amend (1)(a)(I) as follows:
39-26-802. Sales and use tax simplification task force - creation - definitions - repeal. (1) (a) (I) Notwithstanding section 2-3-303.3, there is created the sales and use tax simplification task force. referred to in this part 8 as the "task force". The task force shall meet as necessary during any legislative session or any interim between legislative sessions to study the necessary components of a simplified sales and use tax system and a simplified local lodging tax system for both the state and local governments, including home rule municipalities and counties.
SECTION 320. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 39-26-900.3 as follows:
39-26-900.3. [Formerly 39-26-901 (3)] Definitions. As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Excess state revenues" means the total amount of the state revenues for the state fiscal year in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending imposed by section 20 (7)(a) of article X of the state constitution that voters statewide have not authorized the state to retain and spend and that the state is required to refund under section 20 (7)(d) of article X of the state constitution, including any adjustment for amounts specified in section 24-77-103.7 or 24-77-103.8.
SECTION 321. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 39-28.8-500.3 as follows:
39-28.8-500.3. Definitions.As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fund" means the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1).
SECTION 322. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-28.8-501, amend (1) as follows:
39-28.8-501. Marijuana tax cash fund - creation - distribution - legislative declaration - repeal. (1) The marijuana tax cash fund referred to in this part 5 as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any applicable retail marijuana sales tax transferred pursuant to section 39-28.8-203 (1)(b) on or after July 1, 2014, and any revenues transferred to the fund from any sales tax imposed pursuant to section 39-26-106 on the retail sale of products under article 10 of title 44.
SECTION 323. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 40-3.2-101.5 as follows:
40-3.2-101.5. [Formerly 40-3.2-102 (2)] Definitions.As used in this article 3.2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) For the purposes of this article, "Air quality improvement costs" means the incremental life-cycle costs including capital, operating, maintenance, fuel, and financing costs incurred or to be incurred by a public utility at electric generating facilities located in Colorado. To account for the timing differences between various costs and revenue recovery, life-cycle costs shall be calculated using net present value analysis.
SECTION 324. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended and relocated provisions 40-3.5-100.3 as follows:
40-3.5-100.3. Definitions.As used in this article 3.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) [Formerly 40-3.5-101 (4)] For the purposes of this article, "Municipal utility" means a municipal natural gas or electric utility.
SECTION 325. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-3-101.5 as follows:
42-3-101.5. Definitions.As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Registration number" means the distinct registration number assigned to the owner of a vehicle and the vehicle pursuant to section 42-3-113 (1)(a).
SECTION 326. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-113, amend (1)(a) as follows:
42-3-113. Records of application and registration - disability of a driver - rules - definitions. (1) The department shall file each application received and, when satisfied that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle, shall register the vehicle and its owner as follows:
(a) The owner and vehicle are assigned a distinct registration number. referred to in this article as the "registration number". Each registration number assigned to a vehicle and its owner is designated "urban" if the owner resides within the limits of a city or incorporated town. Each registration number assigned to a vehicle and its owner is designated "rural" if the owner resides outside the limits of a city or incorporated town. The authorized agent of each county shall certify to the department as soon as possible after the end of the calendar year, but not later than May 1 of the following year, the total number of vehicles classified as "urban" and the total number of vehicles classified as "rural".
SECTION 327. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 43-4-400.3 as follows:
43-4-400.3. Definitions.As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fund" means the law enforcement assistance fund for the prevention of drunken driving and the enforcement of laws pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs created in section 43-4-401.
SECTION 328. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 43-4-401 as follows:
43-4-401. Fund created. The law enforcement assistance fund for the prevention of drunken driving and the enforcement of laws pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs referred to in this part 4 as the "fund", is hereby created in the office of the state treasurer.
SECTION 329. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-803, add (26.2) as follows:
43-4-803. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(26.2) "Transportation special fund" means the statewide transportation enterprise special revenue fund created in section 43-4-806 (3)(a).
SECTION 330. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-806, amend (3)(a) as follows:
43-4-806. High-performance transportation enterprise - creation - enterprise status - board - funds - powers and duties - user fees - limitations - reporting requirements - violations on the peak period shoulder lanes - legislative declaration - definitions. (3) (a) The statewide transportation enterprise special revenue fund referred to in this part 8 as the "transportation special fund", is created in the state treasury. All revenue received by the transportation enterprise, including all revenue from both user fees collected from users of a particular surface transportation infrastructure project and congestion impact fees, collected pursuant to subsections (2)(c)(I) and (7.6) of this section, must be deposited into the transportation special fund. The transportation enterprise board may establish separate accounts within the transportation special fund as needed in connection with any specific surface transportation infrastructure project. The transportation enterprise also may deposit or permit others to deposit other money into the transportation special fund, but in no event may revenue from any tax otherwise available for general purposes be deposited into the transportation special fund. The state treasurer, after consulting with the transportation enterprise board, shall invest any money in the transportation special fund, including any surplus or reserves, but excluding any proceeds from the sale of bonds or earnings on such proceeds invested pursuant to section 43-4-807 (2), that are not needed for immediate use. Such money may be invested in the types of investments authorized in sections 24-36-109, 24-36-112, and 24-36-113.
SECTION 331. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-10-102, add (7.2) as follows:
43-10-102. Definitions. As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(7.2) "Fund" means the aviation fund created in section 43-10-109 (1).
SECTION 332. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-10-109, amend (1) as follows:
43-10-109. Aviation fund created. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the aviation fund, referred to in this article 10 as the "fund", which consists of all revenues credited thereto pursuant to section 39-27-112 (2)(b) and all revenues credited thereto in accordance with subsection (2) of this section within the total revenues prescribed by the general assembly pursuant to section 43-1-112.5. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund must be credited to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund must remain therein and must not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund, except as directed by the general assembly acting by bill and subject to section 18 of article X of the Colorado constitution.
SECTION 333. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 44-10-1200.3 as follows:
44-10-1200.3. Definitions.As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Approved training program" means a responsible medical or retail marijuana vendor server and seller training program described in section 44-10-1201 (1).
SECTION 334. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-1201, amend (1) as follows:
44-10-1201. Responsible vendor program - standards - designation. (1) A person who wants to offer a responsible medical or retail marijuana vendor server and seller training program must submit an application to the state licensing authority for approval. which program is referred to in this part 12 as an "approved training program". The state licensing authority, in consultation with the department of public health and environment, shall approve the submitted program if the submitted program meets the minimum criteria described in subsection (2) of this section. The department of public health and environment shall review each submitted program and shall provide the state licensing authority with the department's analysis of whether the portions of the program related to the department's oversight meet the minimum criteria described in this section.
SECTION 335. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-30-103, add with amended and relocated provisions (7.5) as follows:
44-30-103. Definitions. As used in this article 30, unless the context otherwise requires:
(7.5) [Formerly 44-30-821 (2)] For purposes of this article 30, "Cheating" means to alter the selection of criteria that determine:
(a) The result of a game; or
(b) The amount or frequency of payment in a game.
SECTION 336. Repeal of relocated provisions in this act. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 1-5-601 (2); 1-6-101 (1) and (7)(b); 1-7-1002 (1) as it exists until March 1, 2026; 1-7-1002 (1) as it will become effective March 1, 2026; 2-2-701 (4); 2-3-210 (2); 7-80-713 (2); 7-117-101 (1); 7-137-101 (1)(a); 8-17-101 (2); 8-73-106 (1)(a); 10-3-603; 10-4-110.6; 10-16-213 (1); 11-48-103; 13-17-102 (9); 21-2-103 (1.5)(c); 23-3.3-901 (2); 23-70-105.5 (1); 24-4.1-201 (1.3) and (1.5)(a); 24-34-601 (1); 24-36-104 (1.5); 24-48.5-301 (3); 24-51-1501 (4); 24-51-1502 (2)(a); 24-54-101 (2.7); 24-68-106 (1); 24-76-101 (2); 24-80-401 (2); 25-1-801 (5); 25-1.5-202 (1); 29-1-403 (2); 30-10-421 (6)(b); 30-10-711 (5); 30-15-101 (3); 31-15-716 (2); 31-15-1101 (4); 31-30.5-103 (3); 31-31.5-101 (5); 32-1-903 (5); 35-70-104 (4)(a)(I); 37-42-114 (1); 37-48-108 (4); 37-96-103 (1); 38-12-1401 (1); 38-22-101 (6); 38-31-102 (2); 39-22-603.5 (1); 39-26-901 (3); 40-3.2-102 (2); 40-3.5-101 (4); and 44-30-821 (2).
SECTION 337. Act subject to petition - effective date. Section 1-7-1001.3, as enacted in section 8 of this act, takes effect March 1, 2026, and the remainder of this act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate
Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate
Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado