Colorado § 29-11.2-101 - Collection of demographic information - required categories - definition.

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§ 29-11.2-101. Collection of demographic information - required categories - definition.

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Form" means a document that collects population-level demographic data that is not individually identifiable; and

(b) "Local government" means:

(I) A county, city and county, municipality, school district, special district, or other political subdivision of the state;

(II) An agency, institution, authority, or authorized agent of such a county, city and county, municipality, school district, special district, or other political subdivision; and

(III) An authorized agent of any entity listed in subsection (1)(b)(I) or (1)(b)(II) of this section.

(2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b)(I) of this section, a form issued by a local government that requests that the individual completing the form disclose the individual's race or ethnicity must include, in addition to spaces for any other racial or ethnic categories required by the federal office of management and budget, a space to indicate if the individual's race or ethnicity is Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian.

(b) (I) A local government is exempt from the requirements of subsection (2)(a) of this section if:

(A) The demographic data collected in the form is reported by the local government to the federal government; and

(B) The federal government rejects or will reject the demographic data reported by a local government because it includes Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian as a primary demographic category.

(II) A local government exercising the exemption provided in subsection (2)(a) of this section shall include Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian as a demographic subcategory of the non-specific racial category on the form.

Source: L. 2025: Entire article added, (SB 25-050), ch. 181, p. 778, § 2, effective September 1, 2026.

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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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