Colorado § 29-1-1502 - Definitions.

§ 29-1-1502. Definitions.

As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Historically underutilized business" means a business that is at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled, in both the management and day-to-day business decisions, by one or more individuals who are:

(a) United States citizens or permanent residents; and

(b) One or more of the following:

(I) Members of a racial or ethnic minority group;

(II) Non-Hispanic Caucasian women;

(III) Persons with physical or mental disabilities;

(IV) Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; or

(V) Veterans.

(2) "Local government" means any county, city and county, city, town, or special district, including any county, city and county, city, or town that has adopted a home rule charter, and any school district organized and existing pursuant to article 20 of title 22, but not including a local college district.

(3) "Persons with physical or mental disabilities" means persons who:

(a) Have impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities;

(b) Are regarded generally by the community as having a disability; and

(c) Whose disabilities substantially limit their ability to engage in competitive business.

(4) "Procurement" means all types of local government purchasing by contract for construction, professional services, goods, or other services.

(5) "Program" means a historically underutilized business preference program for local government procurement.

(6) "Racial or ethnic minority group" means:

(a) African American persons, meaning individuals having origins in any of the black racial groups;

(b) Hispanic American persons, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;

(c) Asian American persons, including persons whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, the United States territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Mariana Islands; or persons whose origins are from subcontinent Asia, including persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, or Nepal; or

(d) Native American persons, including persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Hawaiians of Polynesian descent.

(7) "Veterans" means persons who actively served in the United States armed forces and who were discharged or released under conditions other than bad conduct or dishonorable, in accordance with U.S.C. title 38, as amended. "Veterans" includes persons serving or who served in the National Guard or as reservists.

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1168), ch. 216, p. 1141, § 1, effective June 7.