Under current law, it is criminal extortion to threaten to report another person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to give the person money or another item of value. The act adds to that version of criminal extortion a prohibition against threatening to report a person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act adds the terms "gender expression" and "gender identity" to statutes prohibiting discrimination against members of a protected class, including statutes prohibiting discriminatory practices in the following areas:Membership of the Colorado civil rights commission; Employment practices; Housing practices; Places of public accommodation; Publications that advertise places of public accommodation; Consumer credit transactions; Selection of patients by direct primary health care providers; Sales of cemetery plots; Membership in labor organizations; Colorado labor for public works projects; Issuance or renewal of automobile insurance policies; The provision of funeral services and crematory services; Eligibility for jury service; Issuance of licenses to practice law; The juvenile diversion program; Access to services for youth in foster care; Enrollment in a charter school, institute charter school, public school, or pilot school; Local school boards' written policies regarding employment, promotion, and dismissal; The assignment or transfer of a public school teacher; Leasing portions of the grounds of or improvements on the grounds of the Colorado state university - Pueblo and the Colorado school of mines; Enrollment or classification of students at private occupational schools; Training provided to peace officers concerning the prohibition against profiling; Criminal justice data collection; Employment in the state personnel system; The availability of services for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections; Membership of the health equity commission; The availability of family planning services; Requirements for managed care programs participating in the state medicaid program and the children's basic health plan; The treatment of and access to services by individuals in facilities providing substance use disorder treatment programs; Employment practices of county departments of human or social services involving the selection, retention, and promotion of employees; Practices of the Colorado housing and finance authority in making or committing to make a housing facility loan; The imposition of occupancy requirements on charitable property for which the owner is claiming an exemption from property taxes based on the charitable use of the property; Practices of transportation network companies in providing services to the public; and The determination of whether expenses paid at or to a club that has a policy to restrict membership are tax deductible.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates the outdoor recreation industry office in the office of economic development. The director of the outdoor recreation industry office is designated by and reports to the director of the office of economic development.The outdoor recreation industry office serves as a central coordinator of outdoor recreation industry matters.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act changes the names of the following colleges:Trinidad state junior college to Trinidad state college; and Otero junior college to Otero college.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act authorizes a school district board of education to establish a scholarship program for graduates of the school district. The scholarships must be paid from additional mill levy revenue that the school district is authorized to collect; gifts, grants, and donations; or both. A school district board of education that establishes a scholarship program is encouraged to prioritize low-income and first-generation students and limit the allowable uses of scholarship money.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act amends the definition of "telemedicine" in the "Colorado Medical Practice Act" to state that the term means the delivery of medical services through technologies that are used in a manner that is compliant with the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996", including information, electronic, and communication technologies, remote monitoring technologies, and store-and-forward transfers, to facilitate the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient while the patient is located at an originating site and the person who provides the service is located at a distant site. The act amends and preserves the existing statutory definition of "telemedicine" for purposes of the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
With certain exceptions, a local government is currently required to obtain voter approval and meet other requirements before providing internet access (advanced service) to the public. The act specifies that these requirements do not apply to a school district or board of cooperative services providing advanced service that enables students, teachers, and staff members of the district to access a school-owned and operated network to facilitate remote learning.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act makes it unlawful for a person to make available on the internet the personal information of a public health worker if the dissemination of the personal information poses an imminent and serious threat to the public health worker's safety or the safety of the public health worker's family. "Public health worker" is defined in the act to include contractors or employees of contractors of the department of public health and environment or of county or district public health agencies, who are engaged in public health duties, and members of county or district boards of health, other than elected county commissioners. A violation of this law is a class 1 misdemeanor.Further, a public health worker meeting certain requirements specified in statute may submit a written request to a state or local government official to remove personal information from public records that are available on the internet.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows a plaintiff to assert direct negligence claims against an employer or principal arising out of the same incident in which the employer or principal admits liability for the tortious actions of its employee or agent.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act removes the restriction on compensation for a president or vice-president of a school district board of education (board) and allows for the compensation of members of a board. The act also clarifies that any increase to compensation cannot occur during an officer's or member's term in office. The act also requires that a board set compensation rates for officers and members by written resolution in a public meeting. The act also allows members of a board to be reimbursed for necessary expenses in amounts approved by a majority vote of the board in a public meeting.The act also requires that any compensation provided to officers or members of a board is not higher than $150 per day for not more than 5 days per week. The act also provides that board members may only receive compensation for days when official board duties are performed. The act also allows a board to adjust compensation for inflation after January 1, 2022.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, the general fund reserve is equal to 2.86% of the amount appropriated for expenditure from the general fund for the fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22 and 7.25% of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year 2022-23 and each fiscal year thereafter. The act increases the percentage used to determine the general fund reserve as follows:13.4% for the fiscal year 2021-22; and 15% for the fiscal year 2022-23 and each fiscal year thereafter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, provides for the payment of expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. The grand total for the operating budget is set at $34,663,861,108 of which $9,390,465,968 is from the general funds portion of the appropriation; $2,541,061,637 is from the general fund exempt portion; $9,556,366,495 is from the cash funds portion; $2,190,040,788 is from the reappropriated funds portion; and $10,985,926,220 is from the federal funds portion.The grand total for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, for capital construction projects is $301,716,984 of which $217,395,025 is from the capital construction fund portion of the appropriation; $79,429,276 is from the cash funds portion; $1,800,000 is from the reappropriated funds portion; and $3,092,683 is from the federal funds portion.The grand total for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, for information technology projects is $65,935,383 of which $28,711,790 is from the capital construction fund portion of the appropriation; $29,977,393 is from the cash funds portion; and $7,246,200 is from the federal funds portion.The 2018 capital construction appropriations is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the departments of higher education and human services.The 2019 general appropriation is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the departments of education, health care policy and financing, and higher education.The 2020 general appropriation is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the departments of education, health care policy and financing, higher education, human services, local affairs, military and veterans affairs, public safety and treasury. The 2020 capital construction appropriations are amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriation to the department of personnel.An appropriation made in the 2019 general appropriation act is amended to correct the name of the cash fund from which money is appropriated for the children's basic health plan medical and dental costs.Appropriations made in House Bill 20-1385, concerning the increased money received due to the federal "Families First Coronavirus Response Act", is amended to reduce the amount appropriated to the department of higher education.An additional appropriation is made to the legislative department for use by the joint budget committee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
