In 2013, the general assembly enacted SB13-030, which required, in part, that the office of legislative legal services provide written notice of rules adopted as a result of specific legislation enacted on or after January 1, 2013, to:The prime sponsors of the legislation if still serving in the general assembly; The cosponsors of the legislation if still serving in the general assembly; and The applicable committees of reference in the senate and house of representatives for the legislation. The act removes the requirement to notify cosponsors of the legislation and limits the notification period to up to 8 years after the legislation was enacted.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
In general, current law provides that a felony conviction or other offense involving moral turpitude does not, in and of itself, prevent a person from applying for or obtaining public employment. The bill extends this to persons applying to positions within the wildland fire management section in the department of public safety. The bill requires the division of fire prevention and control (division) to develop materials to increase awareness of wildland fire career opportunities for persons who acquired experience in wildland fire services through the inmate disaster relief program (program). The bill states that the division is encouraged to hire persons who acquired experience in the program for positions performing wildland fire services. The bill requires the division to develop and implement a peer mentor program for persons hired who acquired experience in wildland fire services through the program so those persons may develop and sustain professional skills. The bill requires the wildfire matters review committee to review and permits the committee to propose legislation or other policy changes relating to maximizing the utilization of wildland fire services through the inmate disaster relief program and creating wildland fire career opportunities for persons who acquire experience in wildland fire services through the inmate disaster relief program. (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.)
The act defines and exempts a financial organization loyalty card from the property that is subject to the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act". The act also repeals the presumption of abandonment in the act that took effect on July 1, 2020, for demand, savings, or time deposits with a financial organization, and replaces it by reenacting the similar version that was in effect prior to July 1, 2020, which has the same 5-year period for property to be presumed abandoned but has different owner activities that rebut the presumption of abandonment. The act also delays the time that a financial organization is required to deliver this property to the administrator if a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result from the delivery of the property. With respect to the administrator's reporting of information about an apparent owner, the act:Repeals the requirement that the administrator's record of persons, which includes the apparent owner's name and last-known address, be available for inspection; and Repeals the administrator's authority to identify the physical address of an apparent owner in published notices and on the website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
A board of county commissioners is authorized to require the registration of businesses in the unincorporated portions of the county.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current provisions of the Open Meetings Law (OML), if elected officials use electronic mail to discuss pending legislation or other public business among themselves, the electronic mail constitutes a meeting that is subject to the OML's requirements. The act substitutes the word "exchange" for the word "use" in describing the type of electronic mail communication that triggers the application of the OML.The act also clarifies existing statutory provisions to specify that electronic mail communication between elected officials that does not relate to the merits or substance of pending legislation or other public business is not a meeting for OML purposes. Under the act, the type of electronic communication that also does not constitute a meeting for OML purposes includes electronic communication regarding scheduling and availability as well as electronic communication that is sent by an elected official for the purpose of forwarding information, responding to an inquiry from an individual who is not a member of the state or local public body, or posing a question for later discussion by the public body. The act defines the term "merits or substance" to mean any discussion, debate, or exchange of ideas, either generally or specifically, related to the essence of any public policy proposition, specific proposal, or any other matter being considered by the governing entity.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, when a property owner appeals the valuation of property set by a county board of equalization, the valuation may not be increased on appeal. The act removes this restriction.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act designates March 30 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day", a commemorative state holiday, and allows for appropriate observance by the public and in all public schools in tribute to the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act enacts the softbound volumes of the Colorado Revised Statutes 2020, the 2020 Colorado Special Supplement of Voter Approved Changes, and the 2020 Colorado Special Session Supplement as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado and establishes the effective date of said publication.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act clarifies that if a small employer has been issued a health benefit plan subject to small group insurance laws and rules, and then following the issuance date subsequently employs more than 100 employees, the small group insurance laws and rules continue to apply to the plan as long as the employer renews the current health benefit plan. If the employer opts to renew its current plan, the act requires an insurance carrier to offer the employer the same small group health benefit plan or, if the same plan is no longer available, a similar plan that the carrier offers to other small employers.The act requires an insurance carrier to notify the employer that the small group insurance laws and rules will no longer apply if the employer fails to renew the current plan or elects to enroll in a different health benefit plan.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of corrections. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased and the cash funds, reapproprated funds and federal funds portions are decreased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows the executive director of the department of revenue to disclose information relevant to an assessment of a gasoline distributor for the failure to make the required sworn statement and pay the tax for any calendar month or for a gasoline distributor filing an incorrect or fraudulent statement or return for any calendar month. The executive director may only disclose this information to taxpayers with cases involving common or related issues of fact or law. Taxpayers are limited in the use and disclosure of this information.The act also requires, upon written request by a local government official, a gasoline distributor to disclose certain records to local government officials related to an alleged violation of the administration of the gasoline and special fuels tax.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act directs the state treasurer to transfer $30,800,000 from the general fund to the Colorado firefighting air corps fund to support the following purposes:The purchase by the division of fire prevention and control (division) in the department of public safety of a fire hawk helicopter (helicopter) configured for wildfire mitigation; and The leasing by the division of a type 1 helicopter or other available and appropriate aviation resource configured for wildfire mitigation in advance of the 2021 wildfire season and for the operational costs associated with the leased and purchased aviation resources. In addition to any other purpose for the use of money in the wildfire emergency preparedness fund (WEPF), the act permits the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety to use money in the WEPF to provide wildfire suppression assistance to county sheriffs, municipal fire departments, or fire protection districts throughout the state at no cost to such entities pursuant to annual guidelines published by the division in the wildfire preparedness plan.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
