C.R.S. Section 2-2-1304
Duties

  • meetings
  • community outreach
  • designation of organization to accept donations
  • authority to contract

(1)

The council shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a)

To work with any existing and appropriate local and state youth groups to identify the concerns and needs of youth in Colorado and to advise and make oral and written recommendations to members of the general assembly on proposed or pending legislation;

(b)

To work with any existing and appropriate local and state youth groups to collect, analyze, and provide information on issues related to youth to the legislative committees, commissions, task forces, and state agencies and departments as appropriate;

(c)

To consult with any existing local-level youth advisory councils for input and potential solutions on issues related to youth; and

(d)

To set priorities and establish any committees that may be necessary to achieve the goals of the council.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Repealed.

(b)

The council shall meet at least four times each year, with two meetings occurring during the regular legislative session and two meetings occurring after the regular legislative session has concluded. Council members may attend and participate in council meetings remotely, but at least two of the council’s meetings each year must be held in person, with all attending members at the same physical location. Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of council leadership, subject to available money.

(c)

All meetings of the council shall be open to the public.

(d)

The council has the authority to develop rules and procedures to govern its activities.

(3)

The council shall utilize news outlets and publications, public awareness campaigns, and a website to develop and maintain regular communication concerning its activities with the youth of Colorado, the state of Colorado, and interested parties.

(4)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

On or before September 1, 2013, and every third September 1 thereafter through September 1, 2019, the council shall, in conjunction with the director of the legislative council, use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate one or more nonprofit organizations to provide staffing and operational assistance and to serve as the custodian of money donated to the council through the designated organization. The contractor selected following the 2019 request for proposal process shall, pursuant to one or more contracts, provide such staffing, operational, and custodian services through June 30, 2023. Thereafter, the council shall, in conjunction with the director of the legislative council, on or before April 30, 2023, and, except as otherwise provided in this subsection (4)(a), on or before every second April 15 thereafter, use a request for proposal process to contract with and designate one or more nonprofit organizations to provide such staffing, operational, and custodian services. The term of each contract entered into for a term commencing on or after July 1, 2023, is two state fiscal years; except that any such contract may be extended for one additional two-year term. If a contract is extended, the request for proposal for the next contract must be issued on or before the April 15 immediately preceding the expiration of the extension term. The designated organization shall not be the custodian of any money appropriated by the state and credited to the fund created in section 2-2-1306. The designated organization is authorized to expend any money it receives as is necessary for the operation of the council and may solicit and accept monetary and in-kind gifts, grants, and donations used to further the council’s duties and responsibilities. Any money donated or awarded to the designated organization for the benefit of the council is not subject to appropriation by the general assembly. Any money obtained by the council or the designated organization and not in the fund that is unexpended and unencumbered at the time the council is dissolved shall be distributed according to appropriate federal and state laws governing nonprofit organizations. If a different nonprofit or private organization is subsequently designated as the custodian of donated money in accordance with this paragraph (a), any money that is unexpended and unencumbered at the time of the change in designation shall be promptly transferred by the previously designated organization to the newly designated organization.

(b)

The designated organization, on behalf of the council, may provide or accept in-kind staff support from nonprofit agencies or private organizations, including itself, or may contract with outside entities for the purpose of providing staff support to assist the council in conducting its duties and responsibilities. Any staff support personnel provided by the designated organization or a nonprofit agency or private organization, either donated or engaged through a contract, shall not be considered employees of the council or the state.

(5)

The council is authorized to contract with the designated organization or other nonprofit or private entities for the implementation of this part 13. Any contract entered into by the council must be signed by the chair of the review committee and the chair of the legislative council.

(6)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Repealed.

(b)

On or before April 20, 2023, and on or before April 1 of each year thereafter, the council shall select five members to serve as nonvoting members of the review committee during the subsequent legislative interim.

(c)

The council shall notify the director of research of the legislative council of the appointments made pursuant to this subsection (6).

Source: Section 2-2-1304 — Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-02.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

2‑2‑301
Call of houses to order
2‑2‑302
Clerks to file certificates - roll - officers
2‑2‑303
Committee on credentials - permanent organization
2‑2‑303.5
Time for convening regular sessions - procedure for convening earlier
2‑2‑304
Members not to be questioned
2‑2‑305
Legislative employees - compensation
2‑2‑306
Appointment - qualifications - duties
2‑2‑307
Compensation of members - reimbursement of expenses
2‑2‑308
Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions
2‑2‑309
Method of payment
2‑2‑310
Senate and house journals published
2‑2‑311
Disposition of journals
2‑2‑312
Cost of publication
2‑2‑313
Witnesses - attendance before assembly
2‑2‑314
Violation - penalty
2‑2‑315
Member may administer oath
2‑2‑316
Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment
2‑2‑317
Expense, subsistence, and travel allowance - definition
2‑2‑318
Members to be reimbursed for expenses
2‑2‑319
Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage
2‑2‑320
Legislative department contracts - approval
2‑2‑321
Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof
2‑2‑322
Fiscal notes - repeal
2‑2‑322.3
Greenhouse gas emissions reports - definitions - repeal
2‑2‑322.5
Demographic notes - definitions
2‑2‑323
Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration
2‑2‑325
Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies
2‑2‑326
Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities - definition
2‑2‑327
Annual address to joint session by tribal governments
2‑2‑401
Legislative declaration
2‑2‑402
Chief security officers
2‑2‑403
Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly
2‑2‑404
Legislative rules
2‑2‑405
Injunctions
2‑2‑406
Contempt of either house
2‑2‑501
Number of members of general assembly - election from districts
2‑2‑502
Definitions
2‑2‑503
Designation of senatorial districts to elect in years ending in 2 and 4
2‑2‑504
Holdover senators keep office - vacancies
2‑2‑505
Maps of legislative districts
2‑2‑506
Precinct boundaries
2‑2‑507
Attachments and detachments
2‑2‑508
Changes in county and municipal boundaries
2‑2‑509
Published plan and records
2‑2‑511
Applicability
2‑2‑701
General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legislative intent - definition
2‑2‑702
General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - required to be assigned to the appropriations committee of the house of introduction
2‑2‑703
General assembly - bills which result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities - funding must be provided in the bill
2‑2‑801
Plain language requirement in state laws
2‑2‑802
People first language in state laws
2‑2‑803
Inclusion of tribal governments - definition
2‑2‑901
Population data for redistricting
2‑2‑902
Accurate census data - electronic record of prisoner home address - adjustment of census data - definitions
2‑2‑1201
Accountability clauses - post-enactment review of implementation of bills by legislative service agencies - definitions - repeal
2‑2‑1301
Short title
2‑2‑1301.5
Definitions
2‑2‑1302
Colorado youth advisory council - creation - purpose
2‑2‑1303
Membership - selection - terms
2‑2‑1304
Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract
2‑2‑1305
Reporting requirements
2‑2‑1305.5
Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee - created
2‑2‑1306
Youth advisory council cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations
2‑2‑1307
Repeal of part
2‑2‑1601
Legislative department cash fund - redistricting accounts - creation - definition
2‑2‑2101
Definitions
2‑2‑2102
Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - appointments - meetings
2‑2‑2103
Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - duties - report
2‑2‑2104
Repeal of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 2-2-1304’s source at colorado​.gov