House Bill 25-1181 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning the Colorado rangers law enforcement shared

• Page 1, Line 102reserve.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve, commonly known as the Colorado rangers (CLER), is a statewide law enforcement agency that has been established as a political subdivision of the state through the execution of an intergovernmental agreement for the public purpose of promoting the safety, security, and general welfare of all Coloradans by establishing a peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) certified statewide shared peace officer reserve force.

Sections 1 through 4 of the bill update laws relating to civil defense workers and peace officers to clarify the status of the CLER as a governmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement rather than as a volunteer organization, as it was prior to 2018, the requirement that a Colorado ranger be a P.O.S.T. board certified peace officer, and the scope of a Colorado ranger's authority.

Section 5:

• Authorizes the board of the CLER to establish policies to allow compensation to be paid to a Colorado ranger if the Colorado ranger:
• Is deployed as a peace officer to a jurisdiction for an extended period, as defined or described in the policies; or
• Is deployed as a peace officer outside the state as authorized by a specified interstate compact for any length of time; and
• Authorizes the CLER to accept gifts, grants, and donations.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-102 as follows:

• Page 2, Line 316-2.5-102.  Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification

• Page 2, Line 4required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards

• Page 2, Line 5imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace

• Page 2, Line 6officers standards and training board, referred to in this article article

• Page 2, Line 72.5 as the "P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff;

• Page 2, Line 8an undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town

• Page 2, Line 9marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy

• Page 2, Line 10sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police

• Page 2, Line 11officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado

• Page 2, Line 12wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado

• Page 2, Line 13police administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental

• Page 2, Line 14health institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a

• Page 3, Line 1community parole officer; a public transit officer; a municipal court

• Page 3, Line 2marshal; and the department of corrections inspector general; and a Colorado ranger.

• Page 3, Line 3SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-153 as follows:

• Page 3, Line 416-2.5-153.  Colorado rangers.A Colorado ranger is a peace

• Page 3, Line 5officer defined as a reserve police officer in section 16-2.5-110

• Page 3, Line 6whose duties are limited pursuant to section 24-33.5-802 and who must be certified by the P.O.S.T. board.

• Page 3, Line 7SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-802, add (3.3) and (3.5) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 824-33.5-802.  Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 3, Line 9(3.3)  "Colorado ranger" means a peace officer acting

• Page 3, Line 10under the authority of an agency requesting assistance from

• Page 3, Line 11the Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve through

• Page 3, Line 12an intergovernmental agreement or mutual aid agreement or as otherwise granted by law.

• Page 3, Line 13(3.5)  "Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve"

• Page 3, Line 14means the statewide shared reserve law enforcement agency

• Page 3, Line 15that is a political subdivision of the state through the execution

• Page 3, Line 16of an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to section 29-1-203.

• Page 3, Line 17SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-822, amend (6) as follows:

• Page 3, Line 1824-33.5-822.  County sheriff - local government - local

• Page 3, Line 19emergency planning committee - memorandum of understanding

• Page 4, Line 1with volunteer organizations. (6)  The executive director of the

• Page 4, Line 2department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-103, the director

• Page 4, Line 3of the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401,

• Page 4, Line 4the executive director of the department of corrections created in section

• Page 4, Line 524-1-128.5, the division of emergency management created by part 21 of

• Page 4, Line 6this article article 33.5, the division of homeland security created in

• Page 4, Line 7section 24-33.5-1603, and a county sheriff, police chief, town marshal, or

• Page 4, Line 8any other law enforcement organization certified pursuant to the

• Page 4, Line 9provisions of article 2.5 of title 16, C.R.S., who that enters into a

• Page 4, Line 10memorandum of understanding pursuant to this section an

• Page 4, Line 11intergovernmental agreement or mutual aid agreement with the

• Page 4, Line 12Colorado mounted rangers law enforcement shared reserve or a

• Page 4, Line 13member of the Colorado mounted rangers ranger is solely responsible

• Page 4, Line 14for, and in direct control of, the performance of any Colorado mounted

• Page 4, Line 15ranger ranger, including incurring any and all liabilities for misconduct

• Page 4, Line 16of the Colorado ranger, and is responsible for addressing any

• Page 4, Line 17misconduct as if the Colorado mounted ranger ranger was a full-time employee of the organization.

• Page 4, Line 18SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-822.5 as follows:

• Page 4, Line 1924-33.5-822.5.  Colorado rangers law enforcement shared

• Page 4, Line 20reserve - additional authority of board to authorize compensation  for

• Page 4, Line 21extended or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and

• Page 4, Line 22donations authorized - sunrise application required - definition -

• Page 4, Line 23repeal. (1)  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise

• Page 4, Line 24requires, "board" means the board of the Colorado rangers law

• Page 4, Line 25enforcement shared reserve as collectively appointed pursuant

• Page 5, Line 1to, and by the mayors of the municipalities and commissioners of

• Page 5, Line 2any counties that are parties to, the intergovernmental

• Page 5, Line 3agreement that governs the Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve.

• Page 5, Line 4(2) (a)  The board may establish policies to allow

• Page 5, Line 5compensation to be paid to a Colorado ranger if the Colorado ranger:

• Page 5, Line 6(I)  Is deployed for an extended period, as defined or

• Page 5, Line 7described in the policies, as a peace officer for a member

• Page 5, Line 8jurisdiction pursuant to the intergovernmental agreement or

• Page 5, Line 9for a nonmember jurisdiction pursuant to a mutual aid agreement; or

• Page 5, Line 10(II)  Is deployed as a peace officer outside the state as

• Page 5, Line 11authorized by the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact", part 29 of article 60 of this title 24.

• Page 5, Line 12(b)  Compensation paid to a Colorado ranger pursuant to

• Page 5, Line 13board policies adopted as authorized by subsection (2)(a) of this

• Page 5, Line 14section may be paid to the Colorado ranger either directly by

• Page 5, Line 15the board or by a member jurisdiction or a nonmember

• Page 5, Line 16jurisdiction under the terms of the intergovernmental

• Page 5, Line 17agreement, a mutual aid agreement, or a memorandum of understanding, as applicable.

• Page 5, Line 18(3)  The Colorado rangers law enforcement shared

• Page 5, Line 19reserve may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations

• Page 5, Line 20from private or public sources for any of its purposes authorized

• Page 5, Line 21by law, intergovernmental agreement, or a mutual aid

• Page 5, Line 22agreement.

• Page 6, Line 1(4) (a)  The board shall submit a sunrise application

• Page 6, Line 2pursuant to section 16-2.5-201 by July 1, 2025, to determine if any change in peace officer status is necessary.

• Page 6, Line 3(b)  This subsection (4) is repealed, effective January 1, 2026.

• Page 6, Line 4SECTION 6.  Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

• Page 6, Line 5determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

• Page 6, Line 6preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

• Page 6, Line 7the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.