Colorado § 31-30.5-103 Applicability

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-30.5-103 — Applicability

Colorado § 31-30.5-103

Title 31Government

Art.Fire - Police - Old Hire Pension Plans

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-30.5-103 (2026).

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(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every employer in this state shall provide the applicable pension benefits of the old hire police or fire pension plan established by this article for members hired on or before April 7, 1978.

(b)In addition to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), every employer in this state shall provide the applicable pension benefits of the old hire police or fire pension plan established by this article for members hired on or after April 8, 1978, but before January 1, 1980, if:

(I)The member has prior service as a firefighter or police officer in the state of Colorado;

(II)The current employer approved coverage under its old hire pension plan or any other local plan;

(III)The member contributed to the old hire pension fund

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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of
this section, every employer in this state shall provide the applicable pension
benefits of the old hire police or fire pension plan established by this article for
members hired on or before April 7, 1978.

(b) In addition to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), every employer in this
state shall provide the applicable pension benefits of the old hire police or fire
pension plan established by this article for members hired on or after April 8, 1978,
but before January 1, 1980, if:

(I) The member has prior service as a firefighter or police officer in the state
of Colorado;

(II) The current employer approved coverage under its old hire pension plan
or any other local plan;

(III) The member contributed to the old hire pension fund of the current
employer the amount of money that the member would have paid if all the
member's prior service had been as an employee of the current employer, such
makeup contribution to have been paid over a three-year period; and

(IV) The member requested such coverage, in writing, on or before December
31, 1981.

(2) The following members, otherwise eligible to participate in an old hire
pension plan pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be exempt from
participation:

(a) Members covered under an exempt pension plan established by part 8 of
this article;

(b) Members who, pursuant to the affiliation of their old hire pension plan
with the fire and police pension association as provided by section 31-31-701, elect
to become covered under the provisions of the defined benefit component of the
statewide retirement plan, established by article 31.5 of this title; and

(c) Members covered under the federal Social Security Act, unless their
employer also provides supplemental retirement benefits under an old hire pension
plan.

(3) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 857, � 1, effective May 23. L. 2014: (2)(b) amended, (SB 14-031), ch. 52, p. 247, � 8, effective March 20. L. 2024: (2)(b) amended, (HB 24-1042), ch. 15, p. 36, � 2, effective March 6. L. 2025: (3) repealed, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2109, � 336, effective August 6.