HB 20-1005 Colorado House · 2020 Regular Session

Enhance Safe2tell

Summary
School Safety Committee. Under current law, the safe2tell program is required to provide awareness and educational materials to preschools. The bill repeals this requirement. The bill clarifies that safe2tell does not have to provide information about a call to law enforcement and school personnel if the call was forwarded to the statewide crisis response system. The bill directs the department of law to devise a process and develop standardized protocols so that any communication related to mental health or substance use received by safe2tell may be transferred to the statewide crisis response system. The bill requires the safe2tell program to: Develop training materials outlining appropriate responses to safe2tell tips to ensure standardized messaging; Devise a process so that all calls and texts are received initially by a crisis operator and then non-crisis calls and texts are routed appropriately; Align the process and procedures for tips received via all communication methods; and Conduct an annual advertising campaign regarding awareness, use, and misuse of safe2tell. The bill allows the attorney general to disclose to law enforcement personnel any materials or information obtained through the implementation or operation of the program if the attorney general reasonably deems such disclosure necessary for the prevention of imminent physical harm or serious bodily injury to one or more persons. The bill appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the department of law to implement the bill. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Last action May 27, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2020

How they voted

363
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 9, 2020
D Democratic26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican14
11 Yea 3 Nay
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Education Postpone Indefinitely
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
upper
Mar 9, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (36-3-1)
house
Mar 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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