If an accredited local organization for civil defense fails to comply with the rules of the division of homeland security and emergency management in any material degree, the division of homeland security and emergency management may revoke the certification, and upon the act of revocation the local organization for civil defense shall lose its accredited […]
Not less often than once each ninety days, the treasurer of the state of Colorado, upon the written request of the adjusting agent, shall transfer to the account designated by the adjusting agent, from the sum appropriated by the general assembly for the payment of claims that may arise under this part 8, such sum […]
Any county sheriff, the director of any local government, any local emergency planning committee, or any state agency may develop and enter into a memorandum of understanding with one or more volunteer organizations, including but not limited to the Colorado mounted rangers, to assist the county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state […]
Any volunteer who is associated with a qualified volunteer organization pursuant to this section may be eligible to receive the protections and benefits specified in this part 8 and in article 10 of this title. The executive director of the department or the executive director’s designee shall create and maintain a list of volunteer organizations […]
A volunteer shall be allowed to receive the benefits and protections specified in this part 8 and pursuant to article 10 of this title if the volunteer is determined to be a qualified volunteer pursuant to this section. A volunteer shall be deemed a qualified volunteer if: The volunteer is a member of a volunteer […]
Any qualified volunteer who is an officer or employee of the state or of any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or other public agency of the state and who is called into service by a volunteer organization is entitled to a leave of absence from the qualified volunteer’s employment for the time when the qualified volunteer […]
Any qualified volunteer who is employed by a private employer and who is called into service by a volunteer organization for a disaster is entitled to a leave of absence from the qualified volunteer’s employment, other than employment of a temporary nature, for the time when the qualified volunteer is serving. The leave allowed for […]
The office of emergency management shall create procedures for the administration of this part 8. The procedures shall include: A process for a county sheriff, local government, local emergency planning committee, or state agency to nominate a volunteer organization to be included on the qualified volunteer organization list pursuant to section 24-33.5-823; and A process […]
Nothing in this part 8 amends, suspends, supercedes, or otherwise modifies the protections provided to volunteer firefighters pursuant to section 31-30-1131, C.R.S. Nothing in this part 8 affects any preexisting intergovernmental agreement regarding emergency management or any other issue. Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1099, § 10, […]
