Code of Colorado Regulations
1100 - Department of Labor and Employment
1101 - Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Includes 1103 Series)
7 CCR 1103-17 - PROTECTIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKERS ACT (PROPWA) RULES
1 - Statement of Purpose and Authority

1.1 Authority and relation to other orders. The general purpose of these Protections for Public Workers Act ("PROPWA") Rules is to exercise the authority of the Director, through the Division, to administer and enforce the provisions of the Protections for Public Workers Act, Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) Title 29, Article 33 (2023), C.R.S. § 29-33-101 et seq. These Rules are intended to be consistent with the rulemaking requirements of the State Administrative Procedure Act, C.R.S. § 24-4-103.

1.2 The Director of the Division has authority to enforce, interpret, apply, and administer the provisions of C.R.S. Title 29, Article 33 and these Rules.

1.3 Incorporation by Reference. The Protections for Public Workers Act ("PROPWA"), C.R.S. § 29-33-101 et seq., is hereby incorporated by reference into these Rules. Such incorporation excludes later amendments to or editions of the statutes. These statutes are available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, Division of Labor Standards & Statistics, 633 17th Street, Denver CO 80202. Copies may be obtained from the Division at a reasonable charge. Electronic access is available from the website of the Colorado Secretary of State. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-103 (12.5)(b), the agency shall provide certified copies of the statutes incorporated at cost upon request or shall provide the requestor with information on how to obtain a certified copy of the material incorporated by reference from the agency originally issuing the statutes. All Division rules are available to the public at www.coloradolaborlaw.gov. Where these Rules have provisions different from or contrary to any incorporated or referenced material, the provisions of these Rules govern so long as they are consistent with Colorado statutory and constitutional provisions. Where these Rules reference another rule, the reference shall be deemed to include all subparts of the referenced rule.

1.4 Separability. These Rules are intended to remain in effect to the maximum extent possible. If any part (including any section, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or number) is held invalid, (A) the remainder of the Rule remains valid, and (B) if the provision is held not wholly invalid, but merely in need of narrowing, the provision should be retained in narrowed form.