§ 26-11-100.1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Older Coloradans’ Act”. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 974, § 1, effective May 29.

§ 26-11-100.2. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that older Coloradans constitute a fundamental resource of this state. Often, their competence, experience, and wisdom are underutilized, and a means must be found to use their abilities more effectively for the benefit of all Coloradans. The number of persons in this state sixty years of age or […]

§ 26-11-101. Commission on the Aging Created

There is hereby created in the state department the Colorado commission on the aging, referred to in this article as the “commission”, which shall consist of seventeen members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. Two members shall be appointed from each congressional district of the state, one of whom shall be […]

§ 26-11-102. Organization of Commission

The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The vice-chairman shall act as chairman in the absence or disability of the chairman. The commission shall meet on call of the chairman but not less than once every three months. A majority of the members […]

§ 26-11-103. Compensation – Expenses

Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, C.R.S., the members of the commission shall not receive compensation for their services, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties. Source: L. 73: RC&RE, p. 1207, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-7-3. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB […]

§ 26-11-104. Director – Staff

Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint the director of the commission and such clerical and professional staff as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The director of the commission shall be the chief administrative officer for the commission and shall […]

§ 26-11-105. Duties of Commission

The commission, through its director, shall carry out the following purposes: Conduct, and encourage other organizations to conduct, studies of the problems of the state’s older people; Assist governmental and private agencies to coordinate their efforts on behalf of the aging and aged in order that such efforts be effective and that duplication and waste […]

§ 26-11-106. Gifts – Grants

The state department, acting for and on behalf of the state, may receive and accept title to any grant or gift from any source, including the federal government, and all grants, grants-in-aid, and gifts shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be continuously available to the state department to carry out the purposes […]