NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/16/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1076
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hamner, Arndt, Esgar, Garnett, Ginal,
      Kraft-Tharp, Leonard, Mitsch Bush, Priola, Rosenthal, Van Winkle, Vigil,
      Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Tate, Baumgardner, Garcia, Heath, Holbert, Jahn,
      Jones, Kerr, Merrifield, Neville T., Scott, Todd, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning the status of a retired architect.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 12-25-314.5 as
      follows:
      
           12-25-314.5.  Retired architects - classification - fees. (1)  An
      architect who has been duly licensed and is over sixty-five years
      of age may apply to the board for classification as a retired
      architect. Retired architects shall not practice architecture
      and shall pay a fee established by the board to be listed with and
      retain retired architect status. A person classified as a retired
      architect may hold himself or herself out as a retired architect.
      
           (2)  A retired architect shall be reinstated to the status of
      an architect upon payment of the renewal fee established
      pursuant to section 24-34-105, C.R.S. The board shall not assess
      any additional fees.
      
           (3)   The board may require reexamination of a retired
      architect who has been retired for two or more years and is
      seeking reinstatement pursuant to subsection (2) of this section
      unless the board is satisfied with the retired architect's
      competence to practice, as required by section 24-34-102 (8) (d) (II),
      C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO