(1)The council consists of forty-four members as follows:
(a)Four nonvoting legislative members, two of whom shall be members of
the house of representatives and two of whom shall be members of the senate; and
(b)Thirty-five voting members representing each senate district in the state,
one voting member representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, one voting member
representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and three nonvoting at-large members.
The three at-large members must be selected to help ensure diversity on the
council, with an express concern for adequate rural representation. Members
described in this subsection (1)(b) must meet the following qualifications at the time
of appointment:
(I)Be at least fourteen years of age but not older than nineteen years of age;
and
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(1) The council consists of forty-four members as follows:
(a) Four nonvoting legislative members, two of whom shall be members of
the house of representatives and two of whom shall be members of the senate; and
(b) Thirty-five voting members representing each senate district in the state,
one voting member representing the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, one voting member
representing the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and three nonvoting at-large members.
The three at-large members must be selected to help ensure diversity on the
council, with an express concern for adequate rural representation. Members
described in this subsection (1)(b) must meet the following qualifications at the time
of appointment:
(I) Be at least fourteen years of age but not older than nineteen years of age;
and
(II) Be enrolled in and attending a tribal or Colorado junior high, middle, or
high school, including an online or charter school or approved facility school as
defined in section 22-2-402; be participating in a nonpublic, home-based
educational program; be participating in a high school equivalency examination
program; or have obtained a high school diploma through successful completion of
a high school equivalency examination, as defined in section 22-33-102 (8.5).
(2) (a) Nonlegislative council members shall be appointed as follows:
(I) and (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.)
(III) (A) On or before August 31 of each year, the council members shall
approve subsequent appointments to the council. A youth who meets the criteria
set forth in subsection (1) of this section may apply to the council to be considered
for participation in the council.
(B) The council shall utilize an application process to facilitate council
appointments, including the content and availability of the application form,
additional selection criteria, and an application review process.
(IV) Every effort shall be made to create a council that represents the
diversity of the youth of the state.
(b) Legislative members of the council shall be appointed as follows:
(I) On or before December 15, 2014, and on or before December 15 every two
years thereafter, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives
shall each appoint one member from the house of representatives; and
(II) On or before December 15, 2014, and on or before December 15 every two
years thereafter, the president and minority leader of the senate shall each appoint
one member from the senate.
(3) Council members shall serve two-year terms and, if eligible, may be
selected for a subsequent two-year term. In all cases, every effort shall be made to
maintain or expand the diversity of the council.
(4) A vacancy on the council shall be filled through a vote of the members
for the remainder of the unexpired term. Vacancies of nonlegislative members on
the council shall be filled pursuant to the application process described in
subsection (2)(a)(III) of this section for biennial appointments. Vacancies of
legislative members shall be filled by the appointing authority. Vacancies of
nonlegislative members on the council who are not designated as at-large members
shall be filled by a youth coming from the same senate district as the departing
nonlegislative member.
(4.5) The council shall adopt written bylaws setting forth a leadership
structure for the council. The council may amend its bylaws as it determines it is
necessary. The council may appoint members to serve in any leadership roles
described in its bylaws.
(5) Subject to available appropriations, legislative members of the council
shall be compensated for attendance at meetings of the council in the same
manner as is provided in section 2-2-307 for legislative members attending
meetings during the legislative interim. All expenditures incurred by the council
shall be approved by the chair of the legislative council and paid for by vouchers
and warrants drawn as provided by law from moneys allocated to the legislative
council for legislative committees from appropriations made by the general
assembly or from the youth advisory council cash fund created in section 2-2-1306.