(1) For the purpose of assisting rural communities with job retention and creation, the executive director shall coordinate the provision of available state nonmonetary resources and assistance to rural communities impacted by a significant economic event or an anticipated event that has been announced. Any staff support needed for the coordination of nonmonetary resources and assistance must be provided within the department's staffing structure as it existed on August 8, 2018, without additional fulltime equivalent employees (FTE).
(2) (a) If a rural community has experienced a significant economic event or anticipates an event that has been announced, a person may apply to the executive director on behalf of the rural community for the provision and coordination of available state nonmonetary resources and other nonmonetary assistance. The executive director shall determine the form and manner of application for nonmonetary resources and assistance and shall publish application instructions and any necessary forms on the department's website.
(b) If a person applying on behalf of a rural community has sufficiently demonstrated to the executive director's satisfaction that the rural community qualifies for assistance under this section, the executive director shall coordinate the resources and assistance with the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121, the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101, and the regional manager of the region covering the rural community for the department of local affairs created in section 24-1-125. The executive director and the executive directors of the department of labor and employment and the Colorado office of economic development shall each determine whether such assistance requires any staffing support. If practicable within the agencies' existing resources, the executive director may coordinate nonmonetary resources and assistance from all relevant state agencies to the rural community, including the following types of assistance:
Capacity-building resources and services such as job training and other workforcedevelopment;
Technical assistance; and(III) Other nonmonetary resources.
(3) The executive director may promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this section.
Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-005), ch. 53, p. 497, § 1, effective August 8.