2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Human Services Code
Article 21 - Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
§ 26-21-107. Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing cash fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations - reimbursement

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing cash fund, and all moneys credited to the fund shall be used exclusively for the administration and discharge of this article. All moneys credited to the fund and any interest earned on the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year.

(2) The commission, subject to spending authority granted by the general assembly, is authorized to receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations from individuals, private organizations, foundations, or any governmental unit; except that no gift, grant, or donation may be accepted by the commission if it is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this article or any other law of this state.

(3) Commission members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties, including an allowance for mileage as provided in section 24-9-104 (2), C.R.S. The commission may establish a standardized per diem designed to cover the actual expenses of the members pursuant to this subsection (3).