| 44 | 41 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 45 | 42 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 46 | 43 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. control in the department of public safety, as specified in the bill. |
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| 47 | 44 | | The specified rules will expire as scheduled in the "State |
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| 48 | 45 | | Administrative Procedure Act" on May 15, 2025, on the grounds that the |
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| 49 | 46 | | rules conflict with statute. |
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| 50 | 47 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 51 | 48 | | SECTION 1. Extension of rules scheduled for expiration May2 |
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| 52 | 49 | | 15, 2025 - exceptions. (1) Except as indicated, the expiration of all rules3 |
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| 53 | 50 | | of agencies in the following principal departments, which rules were4 |
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| 54 | 51 | | adopted or amended on or after November 1, 2023, and before November5 |
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| 55 | 52 | | 1, 2024, and that are therefore scheduled for expiration May 15, 2025, is6 |
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| 56 | 53 | | postponed:7 |
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| 57 | 54 | | (a) Department of agriculture;8 |
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| 58 | 55 | | (b) Department of corrections;9 |
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| 59 | 56 | | (c) Department of early childhood;10 |
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| 60 | 57 | | (d) Department of education; except that the following rules of the11 |
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| 61 | 58 | | state board of education concerning rules for the administration of the12 |
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| 62 | 59 | | public school finance act of 1994 (1 CCR 301-39) are not extended:13 |
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| 63 | 60 | | (I) Rule 3.04, which states in part "The applicable 11-day count14 |
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| 64 | 61 | | period is defined as ...";15 |
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| 65 | 62 | | (II) Rule 5.04, which states in part "Pupils that first establish16 |
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| 66 | 63 | | attendance after the applicable count date but within the applicable17 |
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| 67 | 64 | | 11-day count period ... for funding at the sending district"; and18 |
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| 68 | 65 | | (III) Rule 5.12(6), which states in part "If a pupil transfers from19 |
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| 69 | 66 | | one Colorado public school district to another, after the pupil enrollment20 |
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| 70 | 67 | | count date but within the 11-day count period ...";21 |
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| 71 | 68 | | (e) Department of health care policy and financing;22 |
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| 72 | 69 | | (f) Department of higher education;23 |
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| 73 | 70 | | 125-2- (g) Department of human services;1 |
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| 74 | 71 | | (h) Department of labor and employment; except that the2 |
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| 75 | 72 | | following rule of the division of labor standards and statistics concerning3 |
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| 76 | 73 | | protections for public workers act (PROPWA) rules (7 CCR 1103-17) is4 |
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| 77 | 74 | | not extended: Rule 1.3, which states in part "Incorporation by Reference.5 |
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| 78 | 75 | | The Protections for ...";6 |
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| 79 | 76 | | (i) Department of law;7 |
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| 80 | 77 | | (j) Department of local affairs;8 |
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| 81 | 78 | | (k) Department of military and veterans affairs;9 |
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| 82 | 79 | | (l) Department of natural resources;10 |
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| 83 | 80 | | (m) Department of personnel;11 |
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| 84 | 81 | | (n) Department of public health and environment;12 |
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| 85 | 82 | | (o) Department of public safety; except that the following rule of13 |
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| 86 | 83 | | the division of fire prevention and control concerning rules for Colorado14 |
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| 87 | 84 | | wildfire resilient homes grant program (8 CCR 1507-37) is not extended:15 |
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| 88 | 85 | | Rule 2.1's definition of "homeowner", which states in part "'Homeowner'16 |
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| 89 | 86 | | means a person who owns property ... wildfires";17 |
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| 90 | 87 | | (p) Department of regulatory agencies; except that the following18 |
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| 91 | 88 | | rule of the state board of nursing concerning nursing rules and regulations19 |
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| 92 | 89 | | (3 CCR 716-1) is not extended: Rule 1.28 K. 1., which states in part "A20 |
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| 93 | 90 | | Certified Midwife scope of practice is set ...";21 |
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| 94 | 91 | | (q) Department of revenue;22 |
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| 95 | 92 | | (r) Department of state;23 |
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| 96 | 93 | | (s) Department of transportation; and24 |
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| 97 | 94 | | (t) Department of the treasury.25 |
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| 98 | 95 | | (2) The expiration of all rules of the public employees' retirement26 |
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| 99 | 96 | | association, which rules were adopted or amended on or after November27 |
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| 100 | 97 | | 125 |
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| 101 | 98 | | -3- 1, 2023, and before November 1, 2024, and which are therefore scheduled1 |
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| 102 | 99 | | for expiration May 15, 2025, is postponed.2 |
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| 103 | 100 | | (3) The expiration of all rules of the board of equalization, which3 |
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| 104 | 101 | | rules were adopted or amended on or after November 1, 2023, and before4 |
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| 105 | 102 | | November 1, 2024, and which are therefore scheduled for expiration May5 |
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| 106 | 103 | | 15, 2025, is postponed.6 |
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| 107 | 104 | | (4) The recommendations of the committee on legal services as7 |
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| 108 | 105 | | reflected in this act apply to the specified rules in the form in which the8 |
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| 109 | 106 | | rules were considered and acted upon by the committee. Any amendments9 |
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| 110 | 107 | | or other changes in the specified rules that became effective before10 |
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| 111 | 108 | | November 1, 2024, that comply with the recommendations of the11 |
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| 112 | 109 | | committee on legal services are not affected by this act. Any subsequent12 |
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| 113 | 110 | | amendments or other changes in the specified rules that became effective13 |
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| 114 | 111 | | on or after November 1, 2024, are not affected by this act.14 |
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| 115 | 112 | | SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,15 |
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| 116 | 113 | | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate16 |
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| 117 | 114 | | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for17 |
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| 118 | 115 | | the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state18 |
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| 119 | 116 | | institutions.19 |
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