{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-13.3-522","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 8-13.3-522","heading":"Local government employers' ability to decline participation in program - rules.","body":"(1) A local government may decline participation in the family and medical leave insurance program in the form and manner determined by the director by rule.\n\n(2) An employee of a local government that has declined participation in the program in accordance with this section may elect coverage as specified in section 8-13.3-514.\n\n(3) The director shall promulgate reasonable rules for the implementation of this section. At a minimum, the rules must include:\n\n(a) The process by which a local government may decline participation in the program;\n\n(b) The process by which a local government that has previously declined participation in the program may subsequently elect coverage in the program; and\n\n(c) The notice that a local government is required to provide its employees regarding whether the local government is participating in the program, the ability of the employees of a local government that has declined participation to elect coverage pursuant to section 8-13.3-514, and any other necessary requirements.","path":["Title 8 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY","Article 13.3 - Family and Medical Leave","Part 5 - PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-08.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"a257bc64913efd4cd64b17cf6946eb9220a36b256e85472d6f8c012651cd837a","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-13.3-521","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-8-13.3-523"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}