{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-201","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-46.3-201","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the hospitality industry:\n\n(a) Plays a vital role in Colorado's economy;\n\n(b) Is diverse, with employers throughout the state;\n\n(c) Employs more than two hundred forty thousand people in Colorado;\n\n(d) Produces more than ten billion dollars in annual sales in Colorado;\n\n(e) Creates sales that generate more than six hundred million dollars in state and local taxes annually; and\n\n(f) Is an essential element of Colorado's economy.\n\n(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that developing a hospitality career secondary education grant program for Colorado citizens will:\n\n(a) Increase the number of Colorado citizens accessing postsecondary education;\n\n(b) Increase the number of Colorado citizens completing degrees and other credentials;\n\n(c) Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level;\n\n(d) Increase entry into employment and increase wages over time; and\n\n(e) Create better transitions in educational programs for students in the hospitality career pathway from high school to college.","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 46.3 - Work Force Development","Part 2 - HOSPITALITY CAREER SECONDARY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-24.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"7d36e75893e48f30a48ace8ec3641eeb96b358f3d2586e72a922575ea00d8ddc","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-107","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}