Section 24-21-631 - Board - duties(1) In addition to any other duties set forth in this part 6, the board shall: (a) Conduct a continuous study of charitable gaming throughout the state for the purpose of improving charitable gaming and ascertaining any defects in this part 6 or in the rules promulgated pursuant to this part 6; and(b) Commencing on and after January 1, 2025, at the discretion of the board, submit a report to the general assembly containing recommendations for changes to this part 6, which report shall be submitted on or before October 31, 2025, and on or before October 31 of each year thereafter.(2) The licensing authority is encouraged to collaborate with the board on proposals developed by the board concerning subjects including but not limited to: (a) The types of charitable gaming activities to be conducted, the existing rules and potential new rules for those activities, and the number of occasions per year upon which a licensee may hold, operate, or conduct a game of bingo or lotto;(b) The types of charitable gaming activities to be conducted in the future based upon a continuing review of the available state-of-the-art equipment in Colorado and other states and the policies and procedures approved and implemented by other states for the conduct of charitable gaming activities, provided that no new type of charitable gaming activity is recommended by the board for approval for licensing or play, or approved by the licensing authority for licensing or play, that does not comport with the limitations of section 2 (3) of article XVIII of the state constitution concerning the conduct only of the specific game of chance commonly known as bingo or lotto or the specific game of chance commonly known as raffles; and(c) An annual review of at least ten percent of all charitable gaming rules and a complete review of all charitable gaming rules every five years.(3) The board shall offer advice to the licensing authority upon subjects including but not limited to: (a) The requirements, qualifications, and grounds for the issuance of all types of permanent and temporary licenses required for the conduct of charitable gaming;(b) The requirements, qualifications, and grounds for the revocation, suspension, and summary suspension of all licenses required for the conduct of charitable gaming;(c) Activities that constitute fraud, cheating, or illegal activities;(d) The granting of licenses with special conditions or for limited periods, or both;(e) The establishment of a schedule of reasonable fines to be assessed for violations of this part 6 or any rule adopted pursuant to this part 6;(f) The amount of fees for licenses issued by the licensing authority and for the performance of administrative services pursuant to this part 6;(g) The establishment of criteria under which a person may serve as a games manager;(h) The content and conduct of classes or training seminars to benefit bingo-raffle charitable licensees, officers, and volunteers to better account for funds collected from games of chance;(i) Standardized rules, procedures, and policies to clarify and simplify the auditing of licensees' records; and(j) The conditions for a licensee's plan for disposal of any equipment and the distribution of any remaining net proceeds upon termination of a bingo-raffle license for the licensee's failure to timely or sufficiently renew such license.Amended by 2024 Ch. 420,§ 10, eff. 6/5/2024.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 12-9-202 and amended by 2017 Ch. 233, § 2, eff. 5/23/2017.L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-232), ch. 233, p. 943, § 2, effective May 23.This section is similar to former § 12-9-202 as it existed prior to 2017.