7 Colo. Code Regs. § 1105-1-9.410
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 7 CCR 1105-1-9.410 - BLIND OPERATOR INDEBTEDNESS [Rev. eff. 7/1/08]Blind operators participating in the Business Enterprise Program must pay any and all Debt on time. A present or past Blind Operator's indebtedness to the Business Enterprise Program that becomes past due shall include any and all collection charges, attorney fees, court costs and all expenditures directly or indirectly incurred due to that Debt.
It is solely the responsibility of the Blind Operator to pay their Debt. If it becomes necessary for the Business Enterprise Program to become an intermediary to satisfy vendor Debt:
A. The State Licensing Agency will put the Blind Operator license on probation, suspension, or termination.B. The State will pay the Debt.C. The State will invoice the Blind Operator for the full amount of Debts paid to the Vendors.D. An administrative fee will be added to the invoice and the Debt will become the Blind Operator's Debt to the State, which will be managed as bad Debt in accordance with this §9.410 and § 9.407. These actions in this § 9.410 may also be initiated if any Blind Operator:
A. Acts independently of the State in order to assume responsibilities of the State, including but not limited to authorizations or requests which are the duty of a State Licensing Agency staff member as identified in these rules section 9.404.B. Vacates the Business Enterprise Location in an unsatisfactory manner, per these rules section 9.404. State agencies refer all Debt to State Collections, once the payment becomes 30 days past due and no payment arrangement is agreed upon, in accordance with CRS § 24-30 202.4. The State Licensing Agency may refer any bad Debt amount to collections in accordance with Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration, Office of the Executive Director, Accounts Receivable Collections Administrative Rule 1.37.
Impact of Bad Debt Owed to the Business Enterprise Program
If a Blind Operator is referred to collections for Bad Debt:
A. The State Licensing Agency has the right to remove the Blind Operator from any assigned/awarded Business Enterprise Location(s).B. Monies due to Blind Operator shall be offset against existing bad Debt, without the prior approval of the Blind Operator. This includes quarterly unassigned vending machine income disbursements in accordance with § 9.407.C. The Blind Operator is not eligible to bid on an available Business Enterprise Location.D. The Blind Operator is not eligible to run for Colorado Elected Committee membership. If they are already on the Colorado Elected Committee, it will be managed by policy or on a case by case basis if none exists.40 CR 04, February 25, 2017, effective 3/17/201741 CR 05, March 10, 2018, effective 3/30/201842 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/201942 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 9/30/201943 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 3/1/202045 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022