(1) (a) There is hereby created and established within the department of military and veterans affairs the Colorado division of civil air patrol. The mission of the division shall be to provide support for and facilitate the operation of the civil air patrol, Colorado wing, which shall be under the command and control of the duly appointed commanding officer of such wing. On and after July 1, 2004, the head of the division shall be appointed by the adjutant general acting on behalf of the governor and in consultation with the duly appointed commanding officer of the civil air patrol, Colorado wing. Warrants shall be drawn against appropriations made for the division upon vouchers issued and signed by the head of the division.
(b) All active officers in the civil air patrol, Colorado wing, including the duly appointed commanding officer of the civil air patrol, Colorado wing, shall be eligible to be appointed as the head of the Colorado division of civil air patrol by the adjutant general.
Repealed.
Publications of the division circulated in quantity outside the executive branch, to bepaid for in whole or in part out of state-appropriated funds, shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S.
Members of the civil air patrol, Colorado wing, shall be eligible for benefits underthe "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado". Premiums for such coverage shall be included in annual appropriations by the general assembly.
Source: L. 45: p. 253, §§ 1-3. CSA: C. 17, § 34. CRS 53: § 5-2-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 5-2-1.
L. 64: p. 122, § 20. L. 68: p. 136, § 169. L. 78: (4) added, p. 279, § 5, effective May 5. L. 83: (2) and (3) amended, p. 840, § 62, effective July 1. L. 90: (4) amended, p. 571, § 58, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) repealed, p. 1272, § 205, effective August 7. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 360, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1882, § 1, effective June 4.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 121, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
(2) For the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", see articles 40 to 47 of title 8.