NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/27/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1169
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Dore and Garcia, Exum, Fields, Landgraf,
      Navarro, Rankin, Ginal, Pettersen, Schafer, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Tochtrop, Guzman, Nicholson, Steadman.
      
      
      Concerning the repeal of the volunteer firefighter advisory
           committee.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, repeal
      (3) (aa) (III) as follows:
      
           2-3-1203.  Sunset review of advisory committees. (3) The
      following dates are the dates for which the statutory authorization for the
      designated advisory committees is scheduled for repeal:
      
           (aa)  July 1, 2014:
      
           (III)  The volunteer firefighter advisory committee, created in
      section 31-30-1112 (6), C.R.S.;
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-30-1112, amend
      (3) (a) and (4) (a); and repeal (6) as follows:
      
           31-30-1112.  State contributions - intent. (3) (a)  The department
      of local affairs shall work with the municipalities and the districts and the
      advisory committee established in subsection (6) of this section to develop
      a procedure by which municipalities and districts apply to receive state
      assistance moneys distributed pursuant to this section. Such The
      application procedure shall must ensure that the department can verify the
      amount of money to which each municipality and district is entitled before
      the department transfers funds to the municipalities and districts each year.
      
           (4) (a)  The department of local affairs after consultation with the
      advisory committee established in subsection (6) of this section, may
      impose a nonrefundable application fee in an amount to be determined by
      the department on any municipality or district that applies to the department
      for state assistance moneys distributed pursuant to this section. The
      application fee may be on a sliding scale based on the amount of state
      assistance moneys distributed to each fund pursuant to this section in the
      previous year.
      
           (6) (a)  There is hereby established a volunteer firefighter advisory
      committee. The department of local affairs shall consult with the committee
      in the performance of its duties in connection with the distribution of state
      contribution moneys to municipal and district volunteer firefighter pension
      funds pursuant to this section and to the accidental death and disability
      insurance policy for volunteer firefighters pursuant to section 31-30-1134.
      The members of the advisory committee shall not receive compensation or
      reimbursement from the state or the department for expenses incurred in the
      performance of their duties. The committee shall consist of five members
      that the executive director of the department shall appoint as follows: three
      members shall be members of a board, one member shall be an active
      volunteer firefighter, and one member shall be a representative of a
      municipality or district that has volunteer firefighters.
      
           (b)  This subsection (6) is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. Prior to
      the repeal of this subsection (6), the advisory committee shall be reviewed
      as provided for in section 2-3-1203, C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 3.  Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2014.
      
           SECTION 4.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                        Morgan Carroll
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO