Colo. Rev. Stat. § 28-5-104

Current through 11/5/2024 election

Section 28-5-104 - [See note] State veterans benefits - effect of individual unemployability status

For the purpose of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit offered by the state, a veteran who has individual unemployability status, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs, shall be treated equivalently to a veteran who has a service-connected disability that has been rated as one hundred percent permanent disability by the United States department of veterans affairs.

C.R.S. § 28-5-104

Added by 2023 Ch. 131,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2025 only if a constitutional amendment to section 3.5 (1.5) of article X of the state constitution that modifies the definition of "disabled veteran" by changing the term to "veteran with a disability" and including a veteran who has individual unemployability status as determined by the U.S. department of veterans affairs is approved by the people at the next general election and becomes law.

Section 11(3) of chapter 131 (HB 23-1052), Session Laws of Colorado 2023, provides that the act adding this section takes effect only if a constitutional amendment to section 3.5 (1.5) of article X of the state constitution that modifies the definition of "disabled veteran" is approved at the general election to be held in November 2024, and, in such case, applies to property tax years commencing on and after January 1, 2025.

2023 Ch. 131, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).

For the legislative declaration in HB 23-1052, see section 1 of chapter 131, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.