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Colorado Private Employer Veterans’ Hiring Preference

Colorado private employers may adopt a public, written and uniformly applied veteran hiring preference for equally qualified applicants. Generally the qualifying discharge or line-of-duty spouse death must be within five years; the window is ten years for a veteran with 100% permanent-and-total disability. Employers must implement the policy at least 14 days before using it. This is optional private hiring, not state-employment preference.

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An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.

The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.

Program overview

Administering agency
Colorado General Assembly
Source verification
official document text
Rating relationship
No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the administering agency.
P&T requirement
P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
TDIU treatment
Manual verification required.
Temporary-rating treatment
Manual verification required.
Residency requirement
This record does not automatically screen by state of residence. School, employment, property, service-entry, or other jurisdiction requirements may still apply; confirm with the agency.

Why this result appeared

No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.

Manual requirements

  • The linked official source confirms that this program or service exists, but the app has not converted every requirement into automatic eligibility logic.
  • Confirm current residency, service, discharge, disability, dependent or survivor status, deadlines, benefit amount, and required documents with the administering agency.

Suggested application steps

  1. Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
  2. Contact the administering agency if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
  3. Apply only through the administering agency’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.

Documents to consider

  • Military discharge or service record, when requested
  • Proof of residence or other jurisdiction connection, when requested
  • VA decision or benefit summary letter, when disability status is part of the program
  • Dependent, survivor, vehicle, property, education, or income records relevant to the program

Limits and caveats

  • This is an official-source program record, not an agency eligibility decision.
  • Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
  • The program description was checked against text from the linked official page or document.

Application, timing, and local administration

Application requirement
The administering agency may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
Filing deadline
Confirm with the administering agency
Renewal
Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
Benefit value or formula
Varies under the official program rule
Local warning
Local administration may vary; manual verification may be required
Source language
en
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Official sources

Source record and freshness

C.R.S. 8-1-153 — private employer veterans’ preference

Colorado General Assembly · Reviewed 2026-09-18

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Colorado Military and Veterans Benefits

U.S. Department of the Army · Reviewed 2026-08-29

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Data version 2026.09.18 · Record version effective 2026-08-29 · Next review due 2026-12-27

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