{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-602","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 24-46.3-602","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part 6 and part 7 of this article 46.3, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"American Rescue Plan Act of 2021\" or \"ARPA\" means the federal \"American Rescue Plan Act of 2021\", Pub.L. 117-2, as the act may be subsequently amended.\n\n(2) \"Department\" means the department of labor and employment.\n\n(3) \"Incumbent worker\" means a worker who is currently employed and expects to remain employed by the same employer during and after participation in a training program or training opportunity.\n\n(4) \"Industry-recognized credential\" means an \"industry certification\", which has the same meaning set forth in section 23-5-145.8, and a \"nondegree credential\", which has the same meaning set forth in section 23-5-145.8, that satisfy the requirements developed pursuant to section 23-5-145.6 (2) and are identified in the most recent annual Colorado talent pipeline report prepared pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3).\n\n(5) \"Next-skilling\" means activities to develop future-ready skills necessary for employment in the twenty-first century and includes the focus areas of human skills, digital skills, business skills, growth mind-set, and a lifelong learning mind-set.\n\n(6) \"Program\" means the investments in reskilling, upskilling, and next-skilling workers program created in section 24-46.3-603.\n\n(7) (a) \"Reskilling\" means activities to:\n\n(I) Support unemployed and underemployed individuals who need or want to change industries in order to return to full-time work or who need or want to obtain more appropriate work based on their skills; and\n\n(II) Help unemployed and underemployed individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.\n\n(b) \"Reskilling\" may include technical training for new positions and new careers and entrepreneurial training for individuals who wish to pursue self-employment and business ownership.\n\n(8) \"Short-term training\" means a training program that is not more than thirteen months in duration.\n\n(9) \"State council\" means the state work force development council created pursuant to section 24-46.3-101.\n\n(10) \"Substantial unemployment\" means an unemployment rate that is higher than four percent for the state, as a whole, or for a work force development area.\n\n(11) \"Upskilling\" means activities to increase the skill levels of an incumbent worker so the worker is able to retain employment and advance within a company.\n\n(12) \"Work force development area\" has the same meaning as set forth in section 8-83-203 (22).","path":["Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE","Article 46.3 - Work Force Development","Part 6 - INVESTMENTS IN RESKILLING, UPSKILLING, AND NEXT-SKILLING WORKERS"],"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":"f0883627e0131153b086a82316519ead51c3aff50dc915ed344c2bb892c627f5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-601","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-24-46.3-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}