COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY

EMERGENCY RULE CONCERNING
7 CCR 1101-7, Public School Construction Regulations

STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION AND ADOPTION

Pursuant to the State Administrative Procedure Act, Title 24, Article 4, C.R.S., as amended, I, Dick Piper, Director of the Division of Oil and Public Safety, am adopting this emergency rule on behalf of the Division of Oil and Public Safety.  I find the immediate adoption of this rule is imperatively necessary to comply with state or federal law or federal regulation.

Statutory Authority:

This Emergency regulation is promulgated under the authority of §§22-32-124, §§22-32-124.5, §§23-71-122, §§24-33.5-1202, §§24-75-402, §§8-1-151, §§8-1-107 C.R.S.

Purpose:

The purpose of this emergency regulation is to incorporate statutory changes related to HB-1027 that becomes effective on August 6, 2008 concerning building inspection requirements for educational institutions, including requirements related to the certification of third-party inspectors and the prequalification of building departments.  This emergency regulation also updates requirements related to the building permit application process, including application submittal requirements, plan review and permitting, including phased permitting and issuance of certificates of occupancy.  These emergency rules enable the Division of Oil and Public Safety to streamline the permit application review process and issue building permits. 

This emergency rule is adopted and shall be effective on this 24th day of July, 2008.

					
Dick Piper
Director
Division of Oil and Public Safety