Colorado § 24-30-2402 - Pathways to public service program - creation - purpose - duties of the department.

§ 24-30-2402. Pathways to public service program - creation - purpose - duties of the department.

(1) The pathways to public service program is created in the department. The department shall administer the pathways to public service program using existing resources. Secondary schools and postsecondary institutions may elect, but are not required, to participate in the pathways to public service program.

(2) The purposes of the pathways to public service program are to:

(a) Demonstrate the value of a work-based government industry learning experience established through partnerships between state government and secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, and workforce centers that choose to participate in the program, by aligning skills-based hiring criteria with curricula and agency-defined work-based needs, and offering educational credit for work projects performed under the supervision of a qualified subject matter expert within Colorado state government;

(b) Encourage state governmental entities to work with secondary schools and postsecondary institutions to identify specific secondary and postsecondary courses and credentials that may qualify secondary and postsecondary students for specific entry-level public service roles that are performed by employees in the state personnel system;

(c) Encourage state governmental entities to work with Colorado career and technical education in the Colorado community college system to identify a pathway to state government employment with specific courses that may qualify program participants for certain public service roles that are performed by employees in the state personnel system;

(d) Create positive and affirmative connections that foster understanding and trust between Colorado residents and state agencies; and

(e) Reduce vacancies and improve retention in state government employment by establishing a reliable recruitment pool of candidates as well as a clear, accessible, and desirable career path in public service.

(3) In furtherance of the purposes of the pathways to public service program specified in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall:

(a) Work in partnership with the department of education, Colorado community college system, Colorado department of higher education, Colorado department of labor and employment, and Colorado workforce development council to facilitate alignment of statewide work-based learning strategies;

(b) Identify and develop targeted positions within state agencies as opportunities for the pathways to public service program, ensuring that graduates who meet curricular requirements established through formal interagency partnerships are prepared for public service roles that are performed by employees in the state personnel system;

(c) Adopt hiring policies that recognize work-based learning experiences as valid qualifications; and

(d) Collect data on individuals hired into state government positions through pathways identified and supported by the pathways to public service program, including demographic information, the educational or training pathway associated with the hire, and retention data. The department of higher education is not required to collect additional data related to this section. The department shall submit the data collected pursuant to this subsection (3)(d) to the Colorado workforce development council by June 30, 2027, and by June 30 each year thereafter to support inclusion in the Colorado talent pipeline report.

Source: L. 2026: Entire part added, (HB 26-1136), ch. 43, p. 200, § 2, effective August 12.

ARTICLE 31

Department of Law

PART 1

ATTORNEY GENERAL

24-31-101. Powers and duties of attorney general - services related to supporting outside counsel - rules - notice to the revisor of statutes - repeal.

24-31-102. Offices, boards, and divisions.

24-31-103. Chief deputy attorney general - powers.

24-31-103.5. Solicitor general - creation - powers.

24-31-104. Appointment of subordinate officers and employees. (Repealed)

24-31-104.5. Funding for insurance fraud investigations and prosecutions - creation of fund.

24-31-105. Criminal enforcement section. (Repealed)

24-31-106. Rights of crime victims - victims' services coordinator.

24-31-107. Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules.

24-31-108. Receipt of money - subject to appropriation - exception for custodial money - legal services cash fund - creation - definition.

24-31-108.5. Use of funds for unanticipated legal needs.

24-31-109. Attorney general to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions. (Repealed)

24-31-110. Department of law - investigate prescription insulin drug pricing - report - repeal. (Repealed)

24-31-111. Legal services to state agencies - definitions.

24-31-112. No limitations on common law authority.

24-31-113. Public integrity - patterns and practices.

24-31-114. No-knock and forced entry study group - repeal. (Repealed)

24-31-115. Housing unit - powers of attorney general or district attorney - subpoenas - document production - remedies - injunctive relief - penalties.

24-31-116. Online fentanyl trafficking - study - report - appropriation - repeal. (Repealed)

24-31-117. Hiring committee when attorney general to operate district attorney's office due to a vacancy.

24-31-118. Jail standard assessments - repeal.

24-31-119. Factually inaccurate data prevention campaign - repeal. (Repealed)

24-31-120. Policy regarding the protection of personal identifying information.

PART 2

SOLICITOR GENERAL

24-31-201 to

24-31-206. (Repealed)

PART 3

PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING

24-31-301. Definitions.

24-31-302. Creation of board - members.

24-31-303. Duties - powers of the P.O.S.T. board - instructors - definition - repeal.

24-31-304. Applicant for training - fingerprint-based criminal history record check.

24-31-305. Certification - issuance - renewal - revocation - rules - definition.

24-31-306. Qualifications for peace officers. (Repealed)

24-31-307. Enforcement.

24-31-308. Reciprocity - provisional certificate.

24-31-309. Profiling - officer identification - training - definition.

24-31-310. Resources for the training of peace officers - peace officers in rural jurisdictions - legislative declaration.

24-31-311. DNA evidence - collection - retention.

24-31-312. School resource officer training.

24-31-313. Training concerning abuse and exploitation of at-risk elders.

24-31-313.5. Training concerning abuse and exploitation of at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

24-31-314. Advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training.

24-31-315. Annual in-service training requirements.

24-31-316. Attorney general to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions.

24-31-317. Training requirements concerning peace officer interactions with persons with disabilities.

24-31-318. Administrative law judge appointment.

24-31-319. Training related to missing indigenous persons - development - missing persons alerts training.

24-31-320. Persons with deferred action for childhood arrivals status - rules - definition.

24-31-321. Peace officer conduct database - definition.

24-31-322. Authority to receive training or grants.

PART 4

ENFORCEMENT OF TOBACCO SETTLEMENT

24-31-401. Definitions.

24-31-402. Enforcement by attorney general.

24-31-403. Funding.

PART 5

PAYMENTS FOR KANSAS V. COLORADO LITIGATION

24-31-501 to

24-31-503. (Repealed)

PART 6

SAFE2TELL ACT

24-31-601. Short title.

24-31-602. Legislative declaration.

24-31-603. Definitions.

24-31-604. Administration of article.

24-31-605. Delegation of duties.

24-31-606. Safe2tell program - creation - duties.

24-31-607. In camera review - confidentiality of materials - criminal penalty.

24-31-608. Transfer of property.

24-31-609. License of intellectual property.

24-31-610. Safe2tell cash fund - creation.

24-31-611. Annual report.

PART 7

COLORADO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW BOARD

24-31-701. Definitions.

24-31-702. Colorado domestic violence fatality review board - creation - membership - purpose - duties.

24-31-703. Local and regional domestic violence fatality review teams - creation - membership - purpose - duties.

24-31-704. Access to records - confidentiality - public access - immunity.

24-31-705. Colorado domestic violence fatality review board contracts - grants - cash fund created. (Repealed)

24-31-706. Repeal of part.

PART 8

MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL

24-31-801. Definitions.

24-31-802. Medicaid fraud control unit - creation - duties.

24-31-803. Medicaid fraud reporting.

24-31-804. Medicaid fraud control unit - displayed information.

24-31-805. Medicaid fraud control unit authority and responsibilities.

24-31-806. Civil investigative demands and subpoenas.

24-31-807. Provider applications - false statements - penalties.

24-31-808. Medicaid fraud and waste - penalties - definition.

24-31-809. Unlawful remuneration - penalties.

24-31-810. Other remedies available.

24-31-811. Limitation of action - three years.

PART 9

LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY

24-31-901. Definitions.

24-31-902. Incident recordings - release - tampering - fine.

24-31-903. Division of criminal justice report.

24-31-904. Peace officer certification discipline - definition.

24-31-905. Prohibited law enforcement action in response to protests.

24-31-906. Retaliation against whistleblower officers prohibited - private right of action - exemptions - procedures - definitions.

24-31-907. Prohibited use of "excited delirium" - definition.

24-31-908. Required notification of child sexual abuse - definition.

PART 10

COMMISSION ON IMPROVING FIRST RESPONDER INTERACTIONS WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

24-31-1001 to

24-31-1007. (Repealed)

PART 11

FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT FOR COLORADO RESIDENTS

24-31-1101. Financial empowerment office - creation - director.

24-31-1102. Financial empowerment office - purpose - duties.

PART 12

COLORADO FALSE CLAIMS ACT

24-31-1201. Short title.

24-31-1202. Definitions.

24-31-1203. False claims - civil liability for certain acts - penalty - exception.

24-31-1204. Civil actions for false claims - claims for retaliation - definitions.

24-31-1205. False claims action procedures - limitation on action - standard of proof.

24-31-1206. Jurisdiction.

24-31-1207. False claims civil investigation demands.

24-31-1208. Rule-making.

24-31-1209. Use of recoveries - false claims recovery cash fund - creation.

24-31-1210. No limitations on common law authority - medicaid fraud control.

24-31-1211. False claims act report.

PART 13

ENFORCEMENT OF WORKER PROTECTION LAWS

24-31-1301. Definitions.

24-31-1302. Worker and employee protection unit - creation - duties.

24-31-1303. Worker misclassification - wage determinations - investigation and enforcement by the unit - coordination with department of labor and employment.

PART 14

COLORADO SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EVIDENCE REVIEW BOARD

24-31-1401. Colorado sexual assault response review board - creation - membership - duties - report - short title - definitions - repeal.

PART 1

ATTORNEY GENERAL