23-81-102. Recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program - report - definition.

Statute text

(1) Subject to available appropriations, the board shall administer the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program to increase the number of available qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators.

(2) The board shall allocate grants, pursuant to section 23-18-308 (1)(k), to institutions that deliver a wildland fire prevention and mitigation degree or certificate program or course. The institutions may use the money to:

(a) Provide the compensation and benefits necessary to attract and retain qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators; and

(b) Train persons to become qualified wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators.

(3) (a) For the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 state fiscal years, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department for allocation by the board for use in accordance with subsection (2) of this section two hundred fifty thousand dollars from the general fund in each state fiscal year, of which one percent may be used for administration of the program. Any amount of the appropriation that is unencumbered or unexpended at the end of either the 2023-24 state fiscal year or the 2024-25 state fiscal year:

(I) Does not revert to the general fund or any other fund;

(II) May be used by the board in the subsequent state fiscal year without further appropriation; and

(III) Must not be used for any other purpose other than the purposes set forth in this section.

(b) In addition to the appropriation in this section, the board may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from private or public sources for the program.

(4) On or before January 1, 2024, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter in which the committee meets, the department shall provide a summarized report regarding the program to the committee. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirement in this subsection (4) continues indefinitely.

History

Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-005), ch. 172, p. 848, 6, effective May 12.

TITLE 24
Government - State

Annotations

Cross references: For elections, see title 1; for peace officers and firefighters, see article 5 of title 29; for state engineer, see article 80 of title 37; for state chemist, see part 4 of article 1 of title 25; for offenses against government, see article 8 of title 18; for the "Uniform Records Retention Act", see article 17 of title 6.

 

ADMINISTRATION

 

Art. 1. Administrative Organization Act of 1968, 24-1-101 to 24-1-138.

Art. 1.5. State Administrative Organization Board, 24-1.5-101 and 24-1.5-102.

Art. 1.7. Restructuring the Health and Human Services Delivery System, 24-1.7-101 to 24-1.7-103.

Art. 1.9. Collaborative Management of Multi-agency Services Provided to Children and Families, 24-1.9-101 to 24-1.9-105.

Art. 2. Organization of Administrative Departments, 24-2-101 to 24-2-108.

Art. 3. Agencies as Parties in Actions, 24-3-101 to 24-3-103.

Art. 3.5. Meetings of Boards and Commissions, 24-3.5-101.

Art. 3.7. Statutory Requirements for Creation of Boards and Commissions, 24-3.7-101 to 24-3.7-102.

Art. 4. Rule-making and Licensing Procedures by State Agencies, 24-4-101 to 24-4-204.

Art. 4.1. Crime Victim Compensation and Victim and Witness Rights, 24-4.1-100.1 to 24-4.1-502.

Art. 4.2. Assistance to Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes and Aid to Law Enforcement Act, 24-4.2-101 to 24-4.2-111.

Art. 5. Public Employment - Eligibility, 24-5-101 and 24-5-102.

Art. 6. Colorado Sunshine Law, 24-6-101 to 24-6-502.

Art. 7. State Security Officers, 24-7-100.2 to 24-7-106.

Art. 7.5. Colorado Higher Education Police Officers, 24-7.5-101 to 24-7.5-106.

Art. 8. Governor-elect - Transition to New Administration, 24-8-101 to 24-8-105.

Art. 9. Compensation of State Officers, 24-9-101 to 24-9-105.

Art. 9.5. Recall of State Officers (Repealed).

Art. 10. Governmental Immunity, 24-10-101 to 24-10-120.

Art. 11. Holidays, 24-11-101 to 24-11-116.

Art. 12. Oaths and Affirmations, 24-12-101 to 24-12-108.

Art. 13. Official Bonds, 24-13-101 to 24-13-126.

Art. 14. Liability - State and County Employees, 24-14-101 to 24-14-105.

Art. 15. Seals, 24-15-101.

Art. 15.5. Flag of the United States, 24-15.5-101.

Art. 16. Public Works Fiscal Responsibility Accounting Act of 1981, 24-16-101 to 24-16-108.

Art. 17. State Department Financial Responsibility and Accountability, 24-17-101 to 24-17-205.

Art. 18. Standards of Conduct, 24-18-101 to 24-18-309.

Art. 18.3. Social Media Civility, 24-18.3-101.

Art. 18.5. Independent Ethics Commission, 24-18.5-101.

Art. 19. Payment of Postemployment Compensation to Government-supported Employees, 24-19-101 to 24-19-109.

Art. 19.5. Alternative Forms of Payment to the State, 24-19.5-101 to 24-19.5-105.

Art. 19.7. Recovery of Federal Reimbursement for Costs Associated with Illegal Immigration, 24-19.7-101 and 24-19.7-102.

Art. 19.8. Directive to the Attorney General to Demand Federal Enforcement of Existing Federal Immigration Laws, 24-19.8-101.

Art. 19.9. Restrictions on Travel-related Expenditures by Public Entities, 24-19.9-101 to 24-19.9-103.

 

STATE OFFICERS

 

Art. 20. Governor, 24-20-101 to 24-20-503.

Art. 21. Secretary of State - Department of State, 24-21-101 to 24-21-632.

Art. 22. State Treasurer, 24-22-101 to 24-22-118.

Art. 25. Colorado Interagency Working Group on School Safety, 24-25-101 to 24-25-105.

 

PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS

 

Art. 30. Department of Personnel - State Administrative Support Services, 24-30-101 to 24-30-2213.

Art. 31. Department of Law, 24-31-101 to 24-31-1303.

Art. 32. Department of Local Affairs, 24-32-101 to 24-32-3605.

Art. 33. Department of Natural Resources, 24-33-101 to 24-33-304.

Art. 33.5. Public Safety, 24-33.5-101 to 24-33.5-2703.

Art. 34. Department of Regulatory Agencies, 24-34-101 to 24-34-1008.

Art. 35. Department of Revenue, 24-35-101 to 24-35-608.

Art. 36. Department of the Treasury, 24-36-101 to 24-36-306.

 

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

 

Art. 37. Office of State Planning and Budgeting, 24-37-101 to 24-37-404.

Art. 37.3. Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council (Repealed).

Art. 37.5. Office of Information Technology, 24-37.5-101 to 24-37.5-904.

Art. 37.7. Statewide Internet Portal Authority, 24-37.7-101 to 24-37.7-114.

Art. 38. Government Efficiency, 24-38-101 to 24-38-205.

Art. 38.3. Office of Marijuana Coordination (Repealed).

Art. 38.5. Governor's Energy Office, 24-38.5-101 to 24-38.5-507.

Art. 38.7. Colorado Clean Energy Finance Program, 24-38.7-101 to 24-38.7-203 (Repealed).

Art. 38.8. Statewide Climate Preparedness Roadmap, 24-38.8-101 to 24-38.8-103.

Art. 38.9. Green Jobs Colorado Training Program (Repealed).

 

OTHER AGENCIES

 

Art. 40. Population Policy and the Population Advisory Council (Repealed).

Art. 40.5. Colorado Cost Containment Commission (Repealed).

Art. 41. Coordinator of Environmental Problems (Repealed).

Art. 42. Office of Transportation Safety, 24-42-101 to 24-42-105.

Art. 43. Railroad Authority Act (Repealed).

Art. 44. Commission of Indian Affairs, 24-44-101 to 24-44-108.

Art. 44.3. Colorado Student Leaders Institute Pilot Program (Repealed).

Art. 44.5. Early Childhood Council Advisory Team (Repealed).

Art. 44.7. Early Childhood Leadership Commission (Repealed).

Art. 45. Colorado Promotion Association (Repealed).

Art. 45.5. Colorado Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities (Repealed).

Art. 46. Economic Development, 24-46-101 to 24-46-310.

Art. 46.1. Economic Development Central Information System, 24-46.1-101.

Art. 46.3. Work Force Development, 24-46.3-101 to 24-46.3-707.

Art. 46.5. Colorado Business Incentive Fund, 24-46.5-101 to 24-46.5-103.

Art. 46.6. Intrastate Air Service within the State of Colorado, 24-46.6-101 to 24-46.6-103.

Art. 47. Colorado International Trade Office, 24-47-101 to 24-47-103.

Art. 47.5. Colorado Energy Research Authority, 24-47.5-101 to 24-47.5-103.

Art. 48. Colorado Office of Space Advocacy (Repealed).

Art. 48.5. Office of Economic Development, 24-48.5-101 to 24-48.5-506.

Art. 48.6. Microenterprise Development Act (Repealed).

Art. 48.8. State Council on the Arts (Repealed).

Art. 49. Colorado Economic Development Advisory Board (Repealed).

Art. 49.5. Minority Business Office, 24-49.5-101 to 24-49.5-106.

Art. 49.7. Colorado Tourism Office, 24-49.7-101 to 24-49.7-110.

Art. 49.9. Colorado Channel Authority, 24-49.9-101 and 24-49.9-102.

Articles 50 - 116

 

STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES

 

Art. 50. State Personnel System - Department of Personnel, 24-50-101 to 24-50-1204.

Art. 50.3. State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel, 24-50.3-101 to 24-50.3-204.

Art. 50.5. State Employee Protection, 24-50.5-101 to 24-50.5-108.

 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

 

Art. 51. Public Employees' Retirement Association, 24-51-101 to 24-51-1748.

Art. 51.1. Pension Review Commission, 24-51.1-101.

Art. 52. Deferred Compensation Plan (Repealed).

Art. 52.5. Retirement Health Savings Trust, 24-52.5-101 and 24-52.5-102.

Art. 53. Public Employees' Social Security, 24-53-101 to 24-53-111.

Art. 54. County, Municipal, and Political Subdivision Officers' and Employees' Retirement Systems, 24-54-101 to 24-54-117.

Art. 54.3. Colorado Secure Savings Program Act, 24-54.3-101 to 24-54.3-111.

Art. 54.5. Educational Employees' Optional Retirement Plan, 24-54.5-101 to 24-54.5-107.

Art. 54.6. Student Employees' Retirement Plan, 24-54.6-101 to 24-54.6-106.

Art. 54.7. Public Officials and Employees Defined Contribution Plans (Repealed).

Art. 54.8. Divestment by Public Pension Plans, 24-54.8-101 to 24-54.8-204.

 

FEDERAL PROGRAMS - HOUSING - RELOCATION

 

Art. 55. Cooperation with Federal Government, 24-55-101 to 24-55-103.

Art. 56. Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies, 24-56-101 to 24-56-121.

 

INTERSTATE COMPACTS AND AGREEMENTS

 

Art. 60. Interstate Compacts and Agreements, 24-60-101 to 24-60-4404.

Art. 61. Taxation Compact Between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, La Plata County, and the State of Colorado, 24-61-101 to 24-61-202.

Art. 62. Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the State of Colorado Concerning Air Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, 24-62-101 and 24-62-102.

 

PLANNING - STATE

 

Art. 65. Colorado Land Use Act (Repealed).

Art. 65.1. Areas and Activities of State Interest, 24-65.1-101 to 24-65.1-502.

Art. 65.5. Notification of Surface Development, 24-65.5-101 to 24-65.5-105.

Art. 66. Planning Aid to Local Governments (Repealed).

Art. 67. Planned Unit Development Act of 1972, 24-67-101 to 24-67-108.

Art. 68. Vested Property Rights, 24-68-101 to 24-68-106.

 

PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES AND PUBLIC PRINTING

 

Art. 70. Publication of Legal Notices and Public Printing, 24-70-101 to 24-70-230.

 

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

 

Art. 71. Electronic Signatures, 24-71-101.

Art. 71.1. Government Electronic Transactions (Repealed).

Art. 71.3. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, 24-71.3-101 to 24-71.3-121.

Art. 71.5. Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, 24-71.5-101 to 24-71.5-112.

Art. 71.7. Electronic Filing of Government Documents, 24-71.7- 101.

 

PUBLIC (OPEN) RECORDS

 

Art. 72. Public Records, 24-72-100.1 to 24-72-710.

Art. 72.1. Secure and Verifiable Identity Documents, 24-72.1-101 to 24-72.1-107.

Art. 72.3. Prohibiting Inclusion of Social Security Number, 24-72.3-101 and 24-72.3-102.

Art. 72.4. Revenue and Expenditure Web-based System, 24-72.4-101 to 24-72.4-106.

 

GOVERNMENTAL ACCESS TO NEWS INFORMATION

 

Art. 72.5. Governmental Access to News Information, 24-72.5-101 to 24-72.5-106.

 

SECURITY BREACHES AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Art. 73. Security Breaches and Personal Information, 24-73-101 to 24-73-103.

Art. 74. Protection of Personal Identifying Information, 24-74-101 to 24-74-108.

 

STATE FUNDS

 

Art. 75. State Funds, 24-75-101 to 24-75-1401.

 

FEDERAL FUNDS

 

Art. 76. Federal Funds, 24-76-101 to 24-76-104.

 

RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC BENEFITS

 

Art. 76.5. Restrictions on Public Benefits, 24-76.5-101 to 24-76.5-104.

 

PRIORITIZING STATE ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL IMMIGRATION LAW

 

Art. 76.6. Prioritizing State Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law, 24-76.6-101 to 24-76.6-103.

Art. 76.7. Prohibit State and Local Government Involvement in Immigration Detention, 24-76.7-101 to 24-76.7-103.

 

STATE FISCAL POLICIES RELATING TO SECTION 20
OF ARTICLE X OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION

 

Art. 77. State Fiscal Policies Relating to Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution, 24-77-101 to 24-77-204.

 

FEDERAL MANDATES

 

Art. 78. Federal Mandates Act (Repealed).

 

INTERNET REGULATION

 

Art. 79. Limitations on Sources of Revenue, 24-79-101 and 24-79-102.

 

STATE DELINQUENCY CHARGES

 

Art. 79.5. Delinquency Charges Imposed by the State, 24-79.5-101 and 24-79.5-102.

 

STATE HISTORY, ARCHIVES, AND EMBLEMS

 

Art. 80. State History, Archives, and Emblems, 24-80-101 to 24-80-1402.

Art. 80.1. Register of Historic Places, 24-80.1-101 to 24-80.1-109.

 

ALLOCATION FOR ART

 

Art. 80.5. Allocation for Art (Repealed).

 

STATE PROPERTY

 

Art. 82. State Property, 24-82-101 to 24-82-1303.

Art. 82.5. Tobacco Litigation Settlement Financing Corporation (Repealed).

 

STATE ASSISTANCE - DENVER CONVENTION CENTER

 

Art. 83. State Assistance - Denver Convention Center, 24-83-101 to 24-83-106.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOR BLIND

 

Art. 85. Information Technology Access for Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, 24-85-101 to 24-85-104.

 

LIBRARIES

 

Art. 90. Libraries, 24-90-101 to 24-90-606.

 

CONSTRUCTION

 

Art. 91. Construction Contracts with Public Entities, 24-91-101 to 24-91-110.

Art. 92. Construction Bidding for Public Projects, 24-92-101 to 24-92-307.

Art. 93. Construction Contracts, 24-93-101 to 24-93-110.

Art. 94. Public-private Partnerships for State Public Entities, 24-94- 101 to 24-94-106.

 

PROCUREMENT CODE

 

Art. 101. Procurement Code - General Provisions, 24-101-101 to 24-101-501.

Art. 102. Procurement Organization, 24-102-101 to 24-102-502.

Art. 103. Source Selection and Contract Formation, 24-103-101 to 24-103-1105.

Art. 103.5. Contract Performance, 24-103.5-101 (Repealed).

Art. 104. Specifications, 24-104-101 to 24-104-208.

Art. 105. Construction Contracts, 24-105-101 to 24-105-302.

Art. 106. Modification and Termination of Contracts, 24-106-101 to 24-106-109.

Art. 107. Cost Principles, 24-107-101 (Repealed).

Art. 108. Supply Management (Repealed).

Art. 109. Remedies, 24-109-101 to 24-109-505.

Art. 110. Intergovernmental Relations, 24-110-101 to 24-110-301.

Art. 111. Preferences in Awarding Contracts - Federal Assistance Requirements, 24-111-101 to 24-111-103.

Art. 112. Effective Date - Applicability, 24-112-101.

 

GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE ENTERPRISE

 

Art. 113. State Government Competition with Private Enterprise, 24-113-101 to 24-113-105.

Art. 114. Private Enterprise Employee Protection, 24-114-101 to 24-114-103.

 

FINANCING OF CRITICAL STATE NEEDS

 

Art. 115. Financing of Critical State Needs, 24-115-101 to 24-115-118.

Art. 116. Prohibition on Government Resources for Out-of-state Investigation into Legally Protected Health-care Activity, 24-116-101 to 24-116-102.

ADMINISTRATION

ARTICLE 1
ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1968

 

Section

24-1-101. Legislative declaration.

24-1-102. Short title.

24-1-103. Head of department defined.

24-1-104. Policy-making authority and administrative powers of governor - delegation. (Repealed)

24-1-104.1. State education standards review - review committees convened by department of education - youth participation - definition.

24-1-105. Types of entities defined - creation of new entities - transfers of existing entites.

24-1-106. Agencies not enumerated - continuation.

24-1-107. Internal organization of department - allocation and reallocation of powers, duties, and functions - limitations.

24-1-107.5. Nonprofit entities created or supported by state agencies and state-level authorities - requirements - legislative declaration.

24-1-108. Appointment of officers and employees - repeal.

24-1-109. Office of the governor.

24-1-110. Principal departments.

24-1-111. Department of state - creation.

24-1-112. Department of the treasury - creation.

24-1-113. Department of law - creation.

24-1-114. Department of higher education - creation.

24-1-115. Department of education - creation.

24-1-116. Department of administration - creation. (Repealed)

24-1-117. Department of revenue - creation.

24-1-118. Department of institutions - creation. (Repealed)

24-1-119. Department of public health and environment - creation.

24-1-119.5. Department of health care policy and financing - creation.

24-1-120. Department of human services - creation.

24-1-120.5. Department of early childhood - creation.

24-1-121. Department of labor and employment - creation.

24-1-122. Department of regulatory agencies - creation.

24-1-123. Department of agriculture - creation.

24-1-124. Department of natural resources - creation - divisions.

24-1-125. Department of local affairs - creation.

24-1-126. State department of highways - creation. (Repealed)

24-1-127. Department of military and veterans affairs - creation.

24-1-128. Department of personnel - creation.

24-1-128.1. Office of state planning and budgeting - creation. (Repealed)

24-1-128.5. Department of corrections - creation.

24-1-128.6. Department of public safety - creation.

24-1-128.7. Department of transportation - creation.

24-1-129. Effect of transfer of powers, duties, and functions. (Repealed)

24-1-130. Actions, suits, or proceedings not to abate by reorganization - maintenance by or against successors.

24-1-131. Rules, regulations, and orders adopted prior to article - continuation.

24-1-132. Transfer of officers and employees.

24-1-133. Transfer of property and records.

24-1-134. Subsequent powers and functions - assignment.

24-1-135. Effect of congressional redistricting on boards and commissions - definition.

24-1-135.1. Effect of congressional redistricting related to 2000 federal decennial census - definition. (Repealed)

24-1-135.5. Boards and commissions - definitions.

24-1-136. "Information Coordination Act" - policy - functions of the heads of principal departments.

24-1-136.5. Long-range planning for capital construction, controlled maintenance, capital renewal - policy - heads of principal departments.

24-1-137. Effect of decrease in length of terms of office for certain state boards, commissions, authorities, and agencies. (Repealed)

24-1-138. Mandatory donation of services prohibited.