C.R.S.
Section 24-30-2203
Colorado disability funding committee
(1)
The Colorado disability funding committee is hereby created within the department of personnel. The committee consists of thirteen members appointed by the governor, the majority of whom are persons with disabilities, persons with immediate family members who are persons with disabilities, or persons who are care-givers to a family member who is a person with disabilities. In making the appointments, the governor shall ensure that the committee has members with experience in or knowledge of business and business management; nonprofit entities and managing nonprofit entities; advocacy for persons with disabilities; the practice of medicine; and the practice of law with experience working with persons with disabilities.(2)
Members of the committee serve three-year terms; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than five members’ terms expire in the same year. The governor shall not appoint a member for more than two consecutive terms.(3)
An act of the committee is void unless a majority of the appointed members has voted in favor of the act.(4)
The committee shall implement this part 22 using the fund.(5)
The committee is authorized to seek and accept grants or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 22; except that the committee shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this part 22 or part 13 of article 75 of this title regarding the status of grants and donations made to state agencies.(6)
The committee has the following duties and powers:(a)
To sue and be sued and otherwise assert or defend the committee’s legal interests;(b)
To prepare and sign contracts;(c)
To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to, or implied from, the specific powers granted in this part 22;(d)
To fix the time and place at which meetings may be held;(e)
To adopt and use a seal and to alter the same at its pleasure;(f)
To authorize an auctioneer or other seller of a registration number to retain a reasonable commission as determined by the committee;(g)
To make business decisions to implement this part 22;(h)
To create incentives for holders to turn in currently issued registration numbers if any actual costs are reimbursed to the state from the sale;(i)
To authorize and sell license plates made of alternative materials if approved by the department of revenue; and(j)
To sell the right to use additional license plate options, such as historically issued backgrounds, for a fee if the option is approved by the department of revenue and the Colorado state patrol.(7)
Intentionally left blank —Ed.(a)
The committee may obtain the services of professional advisors or contract with employees to handle the conduct of all meetings, carry out its administrative functions for meetings and committee business, or handle the committee’s auctions.(b)
The department of personnel may hire employees to handle the administrative aspects of supporting the committee resulting from the committee being within the department of personnel.(8)
The attorney general is the legal counsel for the committee.(9)
Committee members do not receive compensation for performing official duties of the committee but may receive a per diem or reimbursement for travel and other reasonable and necessary expenses for performing official duties of the committee. The per diem or reimbursement is paid from the fund.(10)
The department of public safety may prohibit any action of the committee or its agents that concerns the sale of license plates or registration numbers if the decision would affect the policy of the state of Colorado as it relates to the use or display of license plates or registration numbers.
Source:
Section 24-30-2203 — Colorado disability funding committee, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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