Sunset Process - House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies, as contained in the department's sunset review of home food service plans, by repealing the 'Sale of Meat Act', thereby eliminating the regulation of home food service plans by the department of agriculture.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Under current law, a 2-year institution of higher education may provide a concurrent enrollment program or course to local education providers that are located within the institution's college service area approved by the Colorado commission on higher education (commission). The bill requires the commission to establish a policy that allows a 2-year institution of higher education to provide a concurrent enrollment program or course to a local education provider that is not within its college service area if the designated 2-year institution of higher education chooses not to provide a concurrent enrollment program or course requested by the local education provider. The bill specifies how concurrent enrollment programs or courses provided by a 2-year institution outside of its service area will be funded and clarifies that the bill does not affect provisions in article 35 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes, relating to the tuition rate paid for concurrent enrollment programs or courses. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The bill establishes a juvenile-specific definition of 'competent to proceed' and 'incompetent to proceed' for juveniles involved in the juvenile justice system, as well as specific definitions for 'developmental disability', 'mental capacity', and 'mental disability' when used in this context. The bill clarifies the procedures for establishing incompetency, as well as for establishing the restoration of competency.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
The bill allows a person who legally possesses a handgun under state and federal law to carry a concealed handgun in Colorado. A person who carries a concealed handgun under the authority created in the bill has the same carrying rights and is subject to the same limitations that apply to a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed handgun under current law, including the prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun on the grounds of a public elementary, middle, junior high, or high school. The bill reduces an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes and makes nonsubstantive changes to provisions of statute that use terms like 'mental retardation' or 'mentally retarded' by replacing the terms with more appropriate 'intellectual and developmental disability' language.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill establishes the task force concerning youth who are experiencing homelessness (task force) to study and make recommendations on issues related to the issue of youth experiencing homelessness in Colorado. The membership of the task force is set forth, as well as reporting requirements and a repeal date. The bill makes conforming amendments to correct citations to an earlier relocation of the office of homeless youth services to the department of local affairs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill creates the Seabees license plate. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One fee is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to a fund that provides licensing services. $1,918 is appropriated to the division of motor vehicles from the license plate cash fund to implement the bill. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals section 27-60-102.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, which is a duplicate definitions section for general provisions related to behavioral health found in article 60 of title 27, Colorado Revised Statutes. Two separate, but substantively the same, definition sections were added by 2 separate bills in the 2017 legislative session. The bill leaves in place section 27-60-100.3, Colorado Revised Statutes, enacted by Senate Bill 17-242.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill modernizes outdated references in statute to 'county department(s) of social services', or similar terms, to 'county department(s) of human or social services'. Counties throughout the state have different ways of referring to the department in the county that does human or social services work, so it is necessary for statute to reflect that not all county departments go by one label.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill is a follow-up and clean-up to Senate Bill 17-242, which updated and modernized terminology in the Colorado Revised Statutes related to behavioral health, including mental health disorders, alcohol use disorders, and substance use disorders.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Committee on Legal Services. Current law directs the office of legislative legal services to study the organizational recodification of title 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which relates to professions and occupations. One recommendation of the study is to relocate laws located in title 24 that are administered by the department of revenue to a new title 44, which will consist solely of laws administered by the department of revenue that regulate a variety of activities. To implement this recommendation, section 1 of the bill creates title 44 and section 2 relocates laws related to the regulation of tobacco sales to minors from title 24 to the new title. Section 3 repeals the relocated laws from their current location. Sections 4 through 6 make conforming amendments necessitated by the relocation of the laws.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Joint Budget Committee. Since July 1, 2011, money in the educator licensure cash fund, which includes educator license fees, has been continuously appropriated to the state board of education and the department of education (department) for its expenses incurred in the administration of the 'Colorado Educator Licensing Act of 1991'. While the money is continuously appropriated, the department is required to report to legislative committees about its expenditures from the fund and about application processing time. Beginning with the next fiscal year, the general assembly is required to annually appropriate the money and the reporting requirement is repealed. The bill grants the department 3 more years of continuous appropriation authority, and it likewise extends the related reporting requirement. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
