(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.
(2) The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section 26-13-126, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.
(3) (a) The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section 26-13-126, C.R.S.
(b) The appropriate rule-making body of the department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(4) For purposes of this section, license means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department or any authorized agent of the department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. License may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1262, � 2, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.
8-1-153. Private employers - veterans' preference hiring policy - definitions. (1) As used in this section:
(a) Eligible individual means:
(I) A veteran with a disability who has a one hundred percent permanent and total disability rating if the date of hiring is within ten years after the veteran's date of discharge;
(II) A veteran, a veteran with a less than one hundred percent permanent and total disability rating, a member of the military reserves, or a member of the National Guard who received discharge document DD214 if the date of hiring is within five years after the date of discharge; or
(III) The spouse of a service member killed in the line of duty if the date of hiring is within five years after the date of the death of the service member.
(b) Private employer means a private, nonpublic person that employs one or more employees within the state.
(c) Veteran has the same meaning as set forth in section 8-14.3-202 (8).
(d) Veterans' preference hiring policy means a private employer's preference for hiring an eligible individual if the eligible individual is at least as qualified as the other applicants.
(e) Veteran with a disability means a veteran who has a compensable, service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States department of veterans affairs or the appropriate branch of the armed forces.
(2) A private employer may adopt and apply a veterans' preference hiring policy if:
(a) The private employer applies the veterans' preference hiring policy uniformly to all hiring decisions;
(b) The private employer requires a veteran to provide proof of service by furnishing a copy of the veteran's discharge document DD214;
(c) The private employer requires the spouse of a service member killed in the line of duty to furnish proof of marriage to the service member killed in the line of duty and a copy of the service member's discharge document DD214 and the death certificate; and
(d) The veterans' preference hiring policy is in writing, public, and implemented at least fourteen days before it is applied to any new job posting or new hiring decision.
(3) The adoption and application of a veterans' preference hiring policy by a private employer in accordance with this section creates a rebuttable presumption that such policy is not a discriminatory or unfair employment practice in violation of part 4 of article 34 of title 24.
(4) (a) On or before September 1, 2021, the Colorado office of economic development shall begin the development of production materials to educate and encourage employers to hire veterans.
(b) The general assembly shall appropriate twenty-five thousand dollars from the general fund to the Colorado office of economic development, created in section 24-48.5-101, for allocation to the Colorado office of film, television, and media, created in section 24-48.5-115, for the purposes of this subsection (4).
(5) A private employer may advertise for and actively recruit veterans to apply for employment with the private employer regardless of whether the private employer adopts a veterans' preference hiring policy.
Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1065), ch. 295, p. 1757, � 1, effective September 7.
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