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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 25-0002.01 Jason Gelender x4330
1	8		HOUSE BILL 25-1181
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Clifford and Pugliese, Bacon, Duran, Hamrick,
3		-	Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Ricks, McCluskie;
4		-	also SENATOR(S) Weissman and Lundeen, Ball, Frizell, Jodeh,
5		-	Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Mullica, Pelton B., Roberts.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Judiciary Judiciary
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
6	12		C
7		-	ONCERNING THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED
8		-	RESERVE
9		-	.
10		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
11		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-102 as
12		-	follows:
13		-	16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification
14		-	required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed
15		-	by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace officers
16		-	standards and training board, referred to in this article
17		-	ARTICLE 2.5 as the
18		-	"P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff; an
19		-	undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town
20		-	marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy
21		-	sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police
22		-	officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado
23		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
24		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
25		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
26		-	history, or the Session Laws.
27		-	________
28		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
29		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
30		-	the act. wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado police
31		-	administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental health
32		-	institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a community
33		-	parole officer; a public transit officer; a municipal court marshal; and
34		-	the
35		-	department of corrections inspector general;
36		-	AND A COLORADO RANGER.
37		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-153 as
38		-	follows:
	13	+	ONCERNING THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED101
	14	+	RESERVE.102
	15	+	Bill Summary
	16	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	17	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	18	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	19	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	20	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	21	+	.)
	22	+	The Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve, commonly
	23	+	known as the Colorado rangers (CLER), is a statewide law enforcement
	24	+	agency that has been established as a political subdivision of the state
	25	+	through the execution of an intergovernmental agreement for the public
	26	+	purpose of promoting the safety, security, and general welfare of all
	27	+	Coloradans by establishing a peace officers standards and training board
	28	+	SENATE
	29	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	30	+	March 18, 2025
	31	+	SENATE
	32	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	33	+	March 17, 2025
	34	+	HOUSE
	35	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	36	+	March 4, 2025
	37	+	HOUSE
	38	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	39	+	March 3, 2025
	40	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	41	+	Clifford and Pugliese, Bacon, Duran, Hamrick, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, McCluskie,
	42	+	Ricks
	43	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	44	+	Weissman and Lundeen, Ball, Frizell, Jodeh, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Mullica, Pelton B.,
	45	+	Roberts
	46	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	47	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	48	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. (P.O.S.T. board) certified statewide shared peace officer reserve force.
	49	+	Sections 1 through 4 of the bill update laws relating to civil
	50	+	defense workers and peace officers to clarify the status of the CLER as
	51	+	a governmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement rather than
	52	+	as a volunteer organization, as it was prior to 2018, the requirement that
	53	+	a Colorado ranger be a P.O.S.T. board certified peace officer, and the
	54	+	scope of a Colorado ranger's authority.
	55	+	Section 5:
	56	+	! Authorizes the board of the CLER to establish policies to
	57	+	allow compensation to be paid to a Colorado ranger if the
	58	+	Colorado ranger:
	59	+	! Is deployed as a peace officer to a jurisdiction for an
	60	+	extended period, as defined or described in the
	61	+	policies; or
	62	+	! Is deployed as a peace officer outside the state as
	63	+	authorized by a specified interstate compact for any
	64	+	length of time; and
	65	+	! Authorizes the CLER to accept gifts, grants, and donations.
	66	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	67	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-1022
	68	+	as follows:3
	69	+	16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification4
	70	+	required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards5
	71	+	imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace6
	72	+	officers standards and training board, referred to in this article
	73	+	ARTICLE7
	74	+	2.5 as the "P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff;8
	75	+	an undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town9
	76	+	marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy10
	77	+	sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police11
	78	+	officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado12
	79	+	wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado13
	80	+	police administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental14
	81	+	health institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a15
	82	+	1181-2- community parole officer; a public transit officer; a municipal court1
	83	+	marshal; and the department of corrections inspector general; AND A2
	84	+	C
	85	+	OLORADO RANGER.3
	86	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-153 as4
	87	+	follows:5
39	88		16-2.5-153. Colorado rangers. A
40		-	COLORADO RANGER IS A PEACE
41		-	OFFICER DEFINED AS A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER IN SECTION
42		-	16-2.5-110
43		-	WHOSE DUTIES ARE LIMITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-802 AND WHO
44		-	MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE
45		-	P.O.S.T. BOARD.
46		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-802, add (3.3)
47		-	and (3.5) as follows:
48		-	24-33.5-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context
49		-	otherwise requires:
	89	+	COLORADO RANGER IS A PEACE6
	90	+	OFFICER DEFINED AS A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER IN SECTION 16-2.5-1107
	91	+	WHOSE DUTIES ARE LIMITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-802 AND WHO8
	92	+	MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE P.O.S.T. BOARD.9
	93	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-802, add10
	94	+	(3.3) and (3.5) as follows:11
	95	+	24-33.5-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the12
	96	+	context otherwise requires:13
50	97		(3.3) "C
51		-	OLORADO RANGER" MEANS A PEACE OFFICER ACTING UNDER
52		-	THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE
53		-	COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE THROUGH AN
54		-	INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT OR AS
55		-	OTHERWISE GRANTED BY LAW
56		-	.
	98	+	OLORADO RANGER" MEANS A PEACE OFFICER ACTING14
	99	+	UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM15
	100	+	THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE THR OUGH16
	101	+	AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT OR AS17
	102	+	OTHERWISE GRANTED BY LAW .18
57	103		(3.5) "C
58		-	OLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE "
59		-	MEANS THE STATEWIDE SHARED RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT
60		-	IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF AN
61		-	INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
62		-	29-1-203.
63		-	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-822, amend
64		-	(6) as follows:
65		-	24-33.5-822. County sheriff - local government - local emergency
66		-	planning committee - memorandum of understanding with volunteer
67		-	organizations. (6) The executive director of the department of public
68		-	safety created in section 24-33.5-103, the director of the Colorado bureau
69		-	of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401, the executive director of the
70		-	department of corrections created in section 24-1-128.5, the division of
71		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 25-1181 emergency management created by part 21 of this article ARTICLE 33.5, the
72		-	division of homeland security created in section 24-33.5-1603, and a county
73		-	sheriff, police chief, town marshal, or any other law enforcement
74		-	organization certified pursuant to the provisions of article 2.5 of title 16,
75		-	C.R.S., who
76		-	THAT enters into a memorandum of understanding pursuant to
77		-	this section AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID
78		-	AGREEMENT
79		-	with the Colorado mounted
80		-	rangers LAW ENFORCEMENT
81		-	SHARED RESERVE
82		-	or a member of the
83		-	Colorado mounted rangers RANGER
84		-	is solely responsible for, and in direct control of, the performance of any
85		-	Colorado mounted ranger RANGER, including incurring any and all liabilities
86		-	for misconduct
87		-	OF THE COLORADO RANGER , and is responsible for
88		-	addressing any misconduct as if the Colorado mounted ranger
89		-	RANGER was
90		-	a full-time employee of the organization.
91		-	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-822.5 as
92		-	follows:
93		-	24-33.5-822.5. Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve
94		-	- additional authority of board to authorize compensation for extended
95		-	or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations
96		-	authorized - sunrise application required - definition - repeal. (1) A
97		-	S
98		-	USED IN THIS SECTION
99		-	, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES ,
100		-	"
101		-	BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW
102		-	ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE AS COLLECTIVELY APPOINTED PURSUANT
103		-	TO
104		-	, AND BY THE MAYORS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMISSIONERS OF
105		-	ANY COUNTIES THAT ARE PARTIES TO
106		-	, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
107		-	AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS THE
108		-	COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT
109		-	SHARED RESERVE
110		-	.
	104	+	OLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE "19
	105	+	MEANS THE STATEWIDE SHARED RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY20
	106	+	THAT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EXECUTION21
	107	+	OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION22
	108	+	29-1-203.23
	109	+	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-822, amend24
	110	+	(6) as follows:25
	111	+	24-33.5-822. County sheriff - local government - local26
	112	+	emergency planning committee - memorandum of understanding27
	113	+	1181
	114	+	-3- with volunteer organizations. (6) The executive director of the1
	115	+	department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-103, the director2
	116	+	of the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401,3
	117	+	the executive director of the department of corrections created in section4
	118	+	24-1-128.5, the division of emergency management created by part 21 of5
	119	+	this article ARTICLE 33.5, the division of homeland security created in6
	120	+	section 24-33.5-1603, and a county sheriff, police chief, town marshal, or7
	121	+	any other law enforcement organization certified pursuant to the8
	122	+	provisions of article 2.5 of title 16, C.R.S., who THAT enters into a9
	123	+	memorandum of understanding pursuant to this section AN10
	124	+	INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT with the11
	125	+	Colorado mounted rangers LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE or a12
	126	+	member of the Colorado mounted rangers RANGER is solely responsible13
	127	+	for, and in direct control of, the performance of any Colorado mounted14
	128	+	ranger RANGER, including incurring any and all liabilities for misconduct15
	129	+	OF THE COLORADO RANGER , and is responsible for addressing any16
	130	+	misconduct as if the Colorado mounted ranger RANGER was a full-time17
	131	+	employee of the organization.18
	132	+	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-822.519
	133	+	as follows:20
	134	+	24-33.5-822.5. Colorado rangers law enforcement shared21
	135	+	reserve - additional authority of board to authorize compensation for22
	136	+	extended or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and23
	137	+	donations authorized - sunrise application required - definition -24
	138	+	repeal. (1) A
	139	+	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE25
	140	+	REQUIRES, "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW26
	141	+	ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE AS COLLECTIVELY APPOINTED PURSUANT27
	142	+	1181
	143	+	-4- TO, AND BY THE MAYORS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMISSIONERS OF1
	144	+	ANY COUNTIES THAT ARE PARTIES TO , THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL2
	145	+	AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT3
	146	+	SHARED RESERVE.4
111	147		(2) (a) T
112		-	HE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ALLOW
113		-	COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO A
114		-	COLORADO RANGER IF THE COLORADO
115		-	RANGER
116		-	:
	148	+	HE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ALLOW5
	149	+	COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER IF THE COLORADO6
	150	+	RANGER:7
117	151		(I) I
118		-	S DEPLOYED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD , AS DEFINED OR
119		-	DESCRIBED IN THE POLICIES
120		-	~~, AS A PEACE OFFICER FOR A MEMBER~~
121		-	JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO ~~THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR FOR~~
122		-	~~A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT~~
123		-	~~; OR~~
124		-	~~(II) IS~~ DEPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER OUTSIDE THE STATE AS
125		-	AUTHORIZED BY THE
126		-	~~"EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT",~~
127		-	~~PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 25-1181~~ PART 29 OF ARTICLE 60 OF THIS TITLE 24.
	152	+	S DEPLOYED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD , AS DEFINED OR8
	153	+	DESCRIBED IN THE POLICIES, AS A PEACE OFFICER FOR A MEMBER9
	154	+	JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR10
	155	+	FOR A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO A MUTUAL AID11
	156	+	AGREEMENT; OR12
	157	+	(II) I
	158	+	S DEPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER OUTSIDE THE STATE AS13
	159	+	AUTHORIZED BY THE "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE14
	160	+	C
	161	+	OMPACT", PART 29 OF ARTICLE 60 OF THIS TITLE 24.15
128	162		(b) C
129		-	OMPENSATION PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER PURS UANT TO
130		-	BOARD POLICIES ADOPTED AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION
131		-	(2)(a) OF THIS
132		-	SECTION MAY BE PAID TO THE
133		-	COLORADO RANGER EITHER DIRECTLY BY THE
134		-	BOARD OR BY A MEMBER JURISDICTION OR A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION
135		-	UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
136		-	, A MUTUAL
137		-	AID AGREEMENT
138		-	, OR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING , AS APPLICABLE.
	163	+	OMPENSATION PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER PURSUANT TO16
	164	+	BOARD POLICIES ADOPTED AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS17
	165	+	SECTION MAY BE PAID TO THE COLORADO RANGER EITHER DIRECTLY BY18
	166	+	THE BOARD OR BY A MEMBER JURISDICTION OR A NONMEMBER19
	167	+	JURISDICTION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INTER GOVERNMENTAL20
	168	+	AGREEMENT, A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT , OR A MEMORANDUM OF21
	169	+	UNDERSTANDING, AS APPLICABLE.22
139	170		(3) T
140		-	HE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE
141		-	MAY SEEK
142		-	, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM
143		-	PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY
144		-	LAW
145		-	, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT , OR A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT .
146		-	(4) (a) T
147		-	HE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A SUNRISE APPLICATION PURSUANT
148		-	TO SECTION
149		-	16-2.5-201 BY JULY 1, 2025, TO DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGE IN
150		-	PEACE OFFICER STATUS IS NECESSARY
151		-	.
	171	+	HE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED23
	172	+	RESERVE MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS24
	173	+	FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES AUTHORIZED25
	174	+	BY LAW, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT , OR A MUTUAL AID26
	175	+	AGREEMENT.27
	176	+	1181
	177	+	-5- (4) (a) THE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A SUNRISE APPLICATION1
	178	+	PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-2.5-201 BY JULY 1, 2025, TO DETERMINE IF ANY2
	179	+	CHANGE IN PEACE OFFICER STATUS IS NECESSARY .3
152	180		(b) T
153		-	HIS SUBSECTION (4) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.
154		-	SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
155		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
156		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
157		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 25-1181 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
158		-	institutions.
159		-	____________________________ ____________________________
160		-	Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
161		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
162		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
163		-	____________________________ ____________________________
164		-	Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik
165		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
166		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
167		-	APPROVED________________________________________
168		-	(Date and Time)
169		-	_________________________________________
170		-	Jared S. Polis
171		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
172		-	PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 25-1181
	181	+	HIS SUBSECTION (4) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,4
	182	+	2026.5
	183	+	SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,6
	184	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate7
	185	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for8
	186	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state9
	187	+	institutions.10
	188	+	1181
	189	+	-6-