Colorado § 24-51-313 - Termination of affiliation - employer assigned to local government division - requirements.
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§ 24-51-313. Termination of affiliation - employer assigned to local government division - requirements.
(1) Any political subdivision within the state of Colorado or any public agency created by such a political subdivision, or any approved facility school, that is an employer affiliated with the association pursuant to section 24-51-309 and that is assigned to the local government division may make application to the board to terminate the affiliation of the employer with the association. The application shall be made by submitting to the board an ordinance or resolution that has been adopted by the governing body of the employer and that has been approved by at least sixty-five percent of the employees of the employer who are members. Such employee members of the employer shall be notified in writing of the provisions of section 24-51-321 prior to a vote on an ordinance or resolution to terminate the affiliation of the employer with the association. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (1), any such employer that ceases operations or ceases to participate in the association for any reason shall be deemed to have terminated its affiliation with the association and must comply with the provisions of sections 24-51-315 to 24-51-319.
(2) All applications for termination of affiliation shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section, and, except as otherwise provided in this part 3, all applications meeting such requirements shall be approved by the board. Applications which do not meet the requirements of this section shall not be approved by the board. Upon approval of such application, the effective date of termination of affiliation shall not occur earlier than sixty days or later than ninety days after the date upon which such application is submitted to the board.
Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 965, § 1, effective April 28. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1941, § 12, effective January 1, 2006. L. 2018: (1) amended, (SB 18-200), ch. 370, p. 2238, § 6, effective June 4. L. 2026: (1) amended, (HB 26-1146), ch. 35, p. 150, § 3, effective August 12.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-200, see section 1 of chapter 370, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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