§ 23-31-1010. Veterinary Education Loan Repayment Fund – Creation – Gifts, Grants, and Donations
The veterinary education loan repayment fund, referred to in this part 10 as the “fund”, is hereby created in the state treasury. On September 1, 2017, the state treasurer shall transfer one hundred forty thousand dollars from the general fund to the fund. The fund also consists of money credited to it pursuant to subsection […]
§ 23-31-1101. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: In September 2009, the federal centers for disease control and prevention reported that no state in the country was meeting national goals for the amount of fruits and vegetables that Americans should be eating. As a result, the centers for disease control and prevention identified, as a […]
§ 23-31-1102. Colorado Food Systems Advisory Council – Created – Membership – Terms – Vacancies
There is hereby established within Colorado state university the Colorado food systems advisory council, referred to in this part 11 as the “council”. The council is created as an advisory committee to provide recommendations regarding increasing healthy food access for all Colorado residents, creating economic opportunities for Colorado agricultural producers and food-related businesses, and strengthening […]
§ 23-31-1103. Council – Purpose and Duties
The purposes of the council include: Growing local, regional, and statewide food economies within which producers have access to new markets and low-income populations have access to fresh, affordable, and healthy foods. The council will collaborate and coordinate with agricultural producers, relevant state and federal educational institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and consumers to connect state and […]
§ 23-31-1104. Subcommittees of the Council
The council may create subcommittees, as the council deems necessary, to carry out the work of the council. If created, the subcommittees must include representatives of the council and may include persons appointed by the chair and the vice-chair of the council who are not members of the council. The council may engage in any […]
§ 23-31-1105. Fund – Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, or Donations
For the purposes of carrying out the duties of the council, the council is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations, including in-kind donations, from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 11; except that the council may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions […]
§ 23-31-1106. Reports – Recommendations
Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), no later than January 31, 2021, and January 31 every other year thereafter, the council shall report the information specified in section 23-31-1103 (1)(d) to the house rural affairs and agriculture committee and the senate agriculture and natural resources committee, or their successor committees. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added with […]
§ 23-31-1001. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds and determines that: More than one-third of rural communities in Colorado have at most one livestock-oriented veterinarian, thus leaving the owners of hundreds of thousands of livestock with little or no access to veterinary medicine; Food security and safety are directly linked to animal health; Colorado plays a key role in […]
§ 23-31-1107. Repeal of Part
This part 11 is repealed, effective September 1, 2023. Before the repeal, this part 11 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 2-3-1203. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 19-1202), ch. 403, p. 3573, § 1, effective May 31. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 24-37.3-107 as it […]
§ 23-31-1002. Definitions
As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: “Council” means the state veterinary education loan repayment council created in section 23-31-1003. “Licensed veterinarian” has the same meaning as set forth in section 12-315-104 (11). “Program” means the state veterinary education loan repayment program created in section 23-31-1004. “Rural” means: A county with […]