Colorado § 31-31-904 Statewide health-care defined benefit plan - definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-31-904 — Statewide health-care defined benefit plan - definitions

Colorado § 31-31-904

Title 31Government

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-31-904 (2026).

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(1)The board may develop, maintain, and amend a statewide health-care defined benefit plan, including a plan document, that complies with the qualification requirements specified under the internal revenue code, as applicable to governmental plans. The purpose of such plan shall be to provide a defined benefit to assist in paying for the costs of health care for each retired eligible member.

(2)The board may conduct an election of all eligible members for the purpose of determining whether the eligible members want to participate in the statewide health-care defined benefit plan created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If sixty-five percent of all eligible members vote in favor of participating in the plan, all eligible members shall be required to participate in su

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(1) The
board may develop, maintain, and amend a statewide health-care defined benefit
plan, including a plan document, that complies with the qualification requirements
specified under the internal revenue code, as applicable to governmental plans. The
purpose of such plan shall be to provide a defined benefit to assist in paying for the
costs of health care for each retired eligible member.

(2) The board may conduct an election of all eligible members for the
purpose of determining whether the eligible members want to participate in the
statewide health-care defined benefit plan created pursuant to subsection (1) of
this section. If sixty-five percent of all eligible members vote in favor of
participating in the plan, all eligible members shall be required to participate in
such plan, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) The board shall certify the results of the election held pursuant to
subsection (2) of this section, including the vote total for the eligible members of
each employer. The board shall mail a copy of the certification to each employer
within ten days after the certification. If less than a majority of an employer's
eligible members vote in favor of participating in the statewide health-care defined
benefit plan, the employer, on behalf of its eligible members, may elect not to
participate in the plan. Such election by the employer must be made within ninety
days after the certification of the election results by the board.

(4) Contributions to the statewide health-care defined benefit plan shall be
the responsibility of the eligible members, unless an eligible member's employer
elects to pay all or a portion of his or her contribution. All of the contributions shall
be credited to the defined benefit system trust fund.

(5) The board shall administer the statewide health-care defined benefit plan
on an actuarially sound basis. Neither the state nor any employer shall be liable for
any unfunded accrued liability of the plan.

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

(a) Eligible member means each member who participates in a statewide
retirement plan administered by the board pursuant to this title.

(b) Internal revenue code shall have the same meaning as provided in
section 31-31-204 (3).