Various deadlines related to ballot access requirements for candidates are extended in 2020 due to public health concerns. Parties may amend their bylaws as needed during 2020 to allow remote participation in assemblies and conventions and to fill vacancies. Delegates to assemblies may participate remotely if allowed by the party, and parties may reduce or waive any quorum requirements to allow assemblies to proceed. Members of vacancy committees may participate in meetings remotely if allowed by the party, and parties may determine whether to allow proxies at vacancy committee meetings. The ability of the state chair to fill a vacancy is extended to situations in which the vacancy occurs because the designation was not filled by the assembly or the vacancy committee. If a party has restrictions in its rules or bylaws concerning the timing of notice requirements for meetings of the state central committee or other meetings, the timing requirements may be waived so long as at least 3 days notice is given. If a designated election official is not able to receive candidate petitions due to public health concerns, the official may extend the deadline to file the petitions or designate an alternate filing location, or both. Signatures gathered after the original deadline are not valid. The modifications are repealed effective December 31, 2020. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act corrects the reimbursement rate specified in law that a health insurance carrier is required to reimburse an out-of-network health care provider who provides either emergency services to a covered person or covered nonemergency services to a covered person at an in-network facility so that the law accurately states the reimbursement rate as the greater of: 110% of the carrier's median in-network rate of reimbursement; or The sixtieth percentile of the in-network rate of reimbursement for the same service in the same geographic area for the prior year based on claims from the all-payer health claims database.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows a vintner's restaurant licensee (licensee) to apply to the state licensing authority in the department of revenue for approval to manufacture vinous liquors on alternating proprietor licensed premises, which is a distinct and definite area that is owned by or in possession of the licensee and within which the licensee is authorized to manufacture and store vinous liquors. A licensee that is authorized to manufacture on alternating proprietor licensed premises is not permitted to conduct retail sales of vinous liquors on the alternating proprietor licensed premises. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act recodifies statutory provisions governing the department of law (department), especially by replacing outmoded language with updated terms and usage. The act repeals outmoded language regarding internal divisions within the department, specifies the powers and duties of the attorney general, enumerates internal divisions of the department, updates the statutory provision authorizing the appointment of the chief deputy attorney general, and addresses the appointment and qualifications of the solicitor general. The act updates statutory provisions governing the victims' services coordinator. It updates statutory provisions governing money received by the attorney general. It also specifies that any money received by the attorney general belonging to the state or received by the attorney general in his or her official capacity must be paid as soon as practicable to the department of the treasury. Moreover, generally, the attorney general has such legal duties in regard to the activities of the state and its various departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, and agencies as are imposed by law. The act specifies requirements pertaining to the legal services the attorney general provides to state agencies and clarifies that nothing in the act is to be construed as affecting, limiting, or supplanting the common law authority of the attorney general or the department. The act specifies requirements governing the provision of identification cards to retired peace officers. The act addresses legal representation of the state auditor and specifies that the duty of providing legal representation or otherwise rendering legal services to the state auditor in connection with the auditor's performance of his or her functions and duties is shared between the office of legislative legal services and the attorney general. The act also repeals existing outmoded sections of law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law specifies that an appropriation of water cannot be based on speculation. Speculation may be evidenced by either of the following: The applicant for an appropriation of water does not have either a legally vested interest or a reasonable expectation of procuring such an interest in the lands or facilities to be served by the appropriation, unless the appropriator is a governmental agency or an agent in fact for the persons proposed to be benefitted by the appropriation; or The applicant does not have a specific plan and intent to divert, store, or otherwise capture, possess, and control a specific quantity of water for specific beneficial uses. The act requires the executive director of the department of natural resources to convene a work group to explore ways to strengthen current anti-speculation law and to report to the water resources review committee by August 15, 2021, regarding any recommended changes. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Currently, Colorado residents who display a disabled veteran's license plate are allowed free entrance to any state park or recreation area, not including campgrounds, on any day of the year that such park or area is open. The act allows a Colorado resident to acquire a free transferable annual state parks pass by presenting the same documents required for a Colorado disabled veteran's license plate at a regional office or the central office of the division of parks and wildlife, or at any other locations the division determines. Thus, Colorado residents who are veterans with disabilities will be able to obtain free access to state parks without acquiring a Colorado disabled veteran's license plate. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act repeals language requiring each health facility license issued by the department of public health and environment to include the signature of the president of the state board of health, the attestation of the secretary of the state board, and the state board's seal. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law exempts from the definition of a "real estate appraisal" certain analyses prepared by an officer, director, or regularly salaried employee of a financial institution or its affiliate when the analyses are used for internal purposes only. Federal law also exempts such analyses when they are prepared by an agent of a financial institution or its affiliate. The act adds these agents to the list of people who can make these exempt analyses. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates the trusted interoperability platform advisory committee to develop a strategic plan to implement a trusted interoperability platform that securely exchanges information between criminal and juvenile justice systems and community health agencies. The act requires the committee to submit an initial strategic plan to the chief information officer no later than May 1, 2021, and a final strategic plan to specified committees of the general assembly no later than September 1, 2021. The act repeals the committee on October 1, 2021. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The general assembly recognizes that the actual funded pupil count and the actual at-risk pupil count for the 2019-20 budget year are higher than anticipated when the appropriation amount was established during the 2019 legislative session, resulting in an increase in total program for the 2019-20 budget year. In addition, specific ownership tax revenue was less than anticipated, but local property tax revenue was more than anticipated, resulting in a net increase in the local share of total program funding. The increase in the local share of total program funding offsets a portion of the increase in total program. The act declares the general assembly's intent to maintain the budget stabilization factor at the dollar amount of the original appropriation. In addition, the total program amount set forth in statute was increased to reflect new provisions concerning funding for full-day kindergarten. The act increases appropriations for the state share of total program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law authorizes the board of directors of a conservancy district (board) to participate in the development of parks and recreational facilities within the district. The act permits a board to consider such participation a current expense of the district. The act also authorizes a board to participate in artistic and beautification projects that improve the aesthetic appearance of waterways within the district and to consider such participation a current expense of the district. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act requires the state treasurer to transfer $7,466,648 from the general fund to the information technology capital account within the capital construction fund on April 1, 2020. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
