Title 8, Labor and Industry

The division may receive grants-in-aid from any agency of the United States and may cooperate and enter into agreements with any agency of the United States, any agency of any other state, and any other agency of this state or its political subdivisions, for the purpose of carryi…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Displaced Homemakers Act". Source: L. 80: Entire article RC&RE, p. 452, § 1, effective July 1.

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of labor and employment. (2) "Displaced homemaker" means an individual who: (a) Has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members for a substantial n…

(1) The executive director may establish multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers and is authorized to enter into contracts with and make grants to agencies or organizations, public or private, to establish, organize, and administer the various programs enumerated in…

(1) In selecting sites for the centers established under section 8-15.5-103, the executive director shall consider: (a) The location of any existing facilities for displaced homemakers and any existing services similar to those listed in section 8-15.5-103 which might be incorpor…

(1) The executive director, in cooperation with the administrator of each center, and in consultation with appropriate heads of executive agencies, shall prepare and furnish to the general assembly evaluations of the centers established under this article, including: (a) A thorou…

The executive director shall establish an advisory body to the department which shall consist of members who are representative of displaced homemakers, local service deliverers, appropriate state agencies, and the general public. The advisory body shall provide recommendations t…

The executive director shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the eligibility of persons for the job training and other programs of the multipurpose service center, the level of stipends for the job training programs described in section 8-15.5-103 (2)(b), a sliding fee…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the displaced homemakers fund. All fees collected pursuant to section 14-10-120.5, C.R.S., shall be deposited in said fund. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and, commencing Ju…

As used in this article 15.7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Apprentice" means an individual who is sixteen years of age or older, except when a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, and who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation under the…

(1) There is created in the department the state apprenticeship agency. The executive director shall appoint a director of the SAA. The SAA shall: (a) Serve as the primary point of contact with the United States department of labor's office of apprenticeship; (b) Accelerate new a…

(1) The director shall establish the committee for apprenticeship in the building and construction trades as a subcommittee of the SAC to advise the SAA on registered apprenticeship programs for the building and construction trades in the state. (2) (a) The CABCT consists of seve…

(1) The director shall establish the committee for apprenticeship in new and emerging industries as a subcommittee of the SAC to advise the SAA on apprenticeship programs that are not within the jurisdiction of the CABCT. (2) (a) The CANEI consists of fifteen members appointed as…

(1) (a) The director shall establish the state apprenticeship council to provide advice and guidance to the state apprenticeship agency on the operation of the state's apprenticeship system. (b) The SAC: (I) Is composed of persons familiar with apprenticeable occupations; (II) In…

(1) Within thirty days after the United States department of labor recognizes the SAA, the SAA shall accept applications for the registration of apprenticeship programs in conformity with federal regulations. (2) Each apprenticeship program that registers with the SAA shall adopt…

(1) The SAA shall conduct hearings for the purpose of resolving compliance issues or deregistration issues with a registered apprenticeship program in conformity with federal regulations. (2) The determination of the SAA is a final agency action that is subject to judicial review…

(1) The director may promulgate rules to implement this article 15.7, which rules must conform with federal regulations. The rules may include, but are not limited to, rules that address: (a) The eligibility requirements for apprenticeship programs to be registered by the SAA; (b…

(1) The state apprenticeship agency, in coordination with the career and technical education division of the Colorado community college system, shall align the high school career and technical education system and the registered apprenticeship system for programs and occupations …

As used in this part 3: (1) "Applicant" means a person that applies to receive a grant from the scale-up grant program. (2) "Scale-up grant fund" or "fund" means the scale-up grant fund created in section 8-15.7-305. (3) "Scale-up grant program" or "grant program" means the scale…

(1) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall establish the scale-up grant program to establish new registered apprenticeship programs or expand existing programs in Colorado. (2) The department shall: (a) Create an application process through which it selects grant reci…

(1) An applicant shall submit an application to the department in a form and manner established by the department that is designed to maximize participation. In the application, the applicant shall: (a) Provide a detailed proposal and operations plan for the growth or development…

On or before December 31, 2026, the department shall submit a report compiling the information collected pursuant to section 8-15.7-302 (2)(d) to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee, or their s…

(1) There is created in the state treasury the scale-up grant fund. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the department to implement the grant program and pay for the department's direct and indirect costs in administering the grant program. (2) On July 1, 2024, the stat…

This part 3 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027. Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1439), ch. 163, p. 778, § 4, effective May 10.

As used in this part 4: (1) "Applicant" means a person that applies to receive a grant from the qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant program. (2) "Qualified apprenticeship intermediary" has the same meaning as "qualified intermediary" as set forth in section 8-15.7-101 (11…

(1) On or before January 1, 2025, the department shall establish the qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant program to support entities that demonstrate expertise in connecting employers or apprenticeship program participants to registered apprenticeship programs or in conve…

(1) An applicant shall submit an application to the department in a form and manner established by the department that is designed to maximize participation. In the application, the applicant shall: (a) Describe how the grant will be used to expand or diversify registered apprent…

On or before December 31, 2026, the department shall submit a report compiling the information collected pursuant to section 8-15.7-402 (2)(d) to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee, or their s…

(1) There is created in the state treasury the qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department to implement the grant program and pay for the department's direct and indirect costs in administering the grant progr…

This part 4 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027. Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1439), ch. 163, p. 780, § 4, effective May 10.

(1) The general assembly hereby: (a) Finds and determines that: (I) Colorado's policymakers from all backgrounds face significant challenges in responding to the rapidly changing nature of work; (II) A changing global economy, rapidly emerging technology, demographic changes, new…

As used in this article 15.8, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department. (3) "OFW" means the office of future of work cr…

(1) There is created in the department the office of future of work, the head of which is the director of the office of future of work. (2) The OFW is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the departm…

(1) The OFW shall periodically make recommendations to the executive director to make adjustments to the scope and expected work product of the OFW, as necessary, to adjust to changing economic conditions. (2) At least once every calendar year beginning in 2023, the executive dir…

The general assembly may appropriate money from the general fund or from any other available source to the department for allocation to the OFW for the purposes specified in this article 15.8. The OFW may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Abandoned tank" means an underground or aboveground petroleum storage tank that the current tank owner or operator or current property owner did not install, has never operated or leased to another for operation…

(1) Each owner or operator of an underground or aboveground storage tank shall register such tank with the director of the division of oil and public safety within thirty days after the first day on which the tank is actually used to contain a regulated substance or, in the case …

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the petroleum storage tank fund, which is an enterprise fund. The fund consists of the following: (a) Registration and annual renewal fees collected from owners or operators of aboveground and underground storage tanks pursuant to…

(1) (a) There is created the petroleum storage tank committee, which consists of seven members who have technical expertise and knowledge in fields related to corrective actions taken to mitigate underground and aboveground storage tank releases. (b) The committee consists of: (I…

(1) Any records, reports, and information obtained from any person under the provisions of this article shall be available to the public; except that any records granted confidentiality by the director of the division of oil and public safety or a designee, or granted confidentia…

In addition to the remedies provided in this article, the director of the division of oil and public safety is authorized to apply to the district court, in the judicial district where the violation has occurred, for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from…

(1) A notice of violation may be issued by the director of the division of oil and public safety to any person who is believed to have violated any provision of this article, any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, or any warrant issued pursuant to section 8-20.5-208. The notice o…

(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that there is a significant backlog in the processing of claims being made against the petroleum storage tank fund. Claims for reimbursement for cleaning up petroleum contamination are not acted upon in a timely …

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the leakage of regulated substances from underground storage tanks constitutes a potential threat to the waters and the environment of the state of Colorado and presents a potential menace to the public health, safety, and welfa…

(1) The director of the division of oil and public safety shall promulgate and enforce rules that are no more stringent than the requirements contained in 42 U.S.C. sec. 6991 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, except as allowed by federal law, including the fede…

Duties imposed by this part 2 on the owner or the operator may be performed by either the owner or the operator. If neither the owner nor the operator performs the duties imposed by this part 2, both shall be considered in violation of this part 2. Source: L. 95: Entire article a…