Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-10.5-314

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 27-10.5-314 - Former Teller institute property
(1) Except as described in subsection (2) of this section, as soon as each person who was receiving services on May 24, 2022, at the former Teller institute federal Indian boarding school property, now owned by the department and operated as a regional center, is transitioned to a residence other than a residence at the regional center, the department shall vacate the property and shall sell all or a portion of the property, or transfer all or a portion of the property, to a state institution of higher education, a local government, a state agency, or a federally recognized tribe in Colorado that is impacted by the operation of the Teller institute.
(2) The department shall not sell or transfer the property, or any portion of the property, until after the identification and mapping of any graves of Native American students buried at the federal Indian boarding school that was located on the property and until after the department, in consultation with tribal governments, develops a plan to acknowledge the abuse and victimization of students and families related to the operation of the federal Indian boarding school located on the property.

C.R.S. § 27-10.5-314

Added by 2022 Ch. 216,§3, eff. 5/24/2022.