Sunset Process - Senate Education Committee. The Colorado health service corps advisory council reviews applications and makes recommendations for participation in the Colorado health service corps program (program). The program awards educational loan repayment for medical professionals who agree to provide primary health services in federally designated health professional shortage areas in Colorado. The bill continues the Colorado health service corps advisory council indefinitely. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
With regard to students enrolled in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, the bill prohibits a school district, board of cooperative services, charter school, or public preschool program (enrolling entity) from expelling a student, except as specifically required by federal law, and allows the enrolling entity to impose an out-of-school suspension on the student only under specified circumstances for 3 school days. Under additional specified circumstances, the enrolling entity may extend the out-of-school suspension to a total of 5 school days. Each school district and charter school must ensure that its school discipline code reflects the requirements specified in the bill. The state board of education cannot waive the provisions concerning expulsion and suspension of young students for school districts or charter schools. The bill specifies that school districts are required to adopt prevention and early intervention strategies to reduce the need for early childhood and early elementary grade suspensions and expulsions. The bill expands the expelled and at-risk student services grant program to include services for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary grade students and their families. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws. Colorado has adopted the 'Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act', which allows the use of foreign unsworn declarations.. The bill expands the uniform law to include domestic unsworn declarations as contemplated by the 'Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act' and clarifies that the act applies only to the use of unsworn declarations in state courts.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill amends the definition of a pathways in technology early college (p-tech) high school to include a p-tech program that operates within a host school. In addition, in applying school accreditation requirements and reporting graduation rates, a p-tech student is counted as a high school graduate in the year in which the student completes the local education provider's or host school's minimum high school graduation requirements. A p-tech school or the host school shall notify the department of education prior to a p-tech student's twelfth-grade year if the student will be enrolled in the p-tech school for grades 13 or 14. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Current law exempts amateur beer brewers and winemakers from licensing. Current law also authorizes amateur beer brewers to enter their brews in organized events, such as contests, tastings, or judgings at licensed premises. The bill expands this authorization for events to winemakers who qualify for the amateur exemption. The wine portions are limited to 6 ounces and cannot be sold to the general public. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill requires the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies to promulgate rules for applicants for cosmetologist or barber licensure to furnish proof of training, not to exceed 50 credits or 1,500 contact hours. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill allows a state-supported institution of higher education to charge in-state tuition to an athlete residing anywhere in Colorado and training in an elite level program in Colorado approved by the United States Olympic committee and the governing body of an Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American, or Parapan American sport. The bill removes the requirement in current law that athletes must be residing in Colorado Springs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill ensures that women are fully and accurately informed about their personal medical conditions regarding their pregnancies and health care options. Current medical procedures already use ultrasound technology to provide information regarding the gestational age of a child in utero. The bill ensures that a woman has the opportunity to see or forego seeing her ultrasound. The bill gives the woman a choice between an abdominal or vaginal ultrasound. The bill allows a woman the opportunity to find a provider of ultrasound technology that will provide the service free of charge. The bill requires that a woman be given full and accurate information regarding her abortion. The bill describes the information that the physician performing the abortion provides to the woman, and gives the woman an opportunity to sign or refuse to sign a receipt of information. The bill requires the abortion provider to provide certain information to the woman at least 24 hours prior to performing an abortion. The bill creates a civil right of action for noncompliance with the requirements, making a physician's noncompliance with the requirements unprofessional conduct and making a violation of the requirements a crime. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Legislative Audit Committee. Current law requires the division of correctional industries in the department of corrections to establish programs that are responsible for vehicle maintenance, physical plant and facility maintenance, and food and laundry services for each of the state's correctional facilities. The bill removes this requirement.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Current law requires employers to release requested information to the division of labor standards and statistics (division) in the department of labor and employment and allows the division to have access to employers' premises and all books, records, and payrolls of employers. Current law also prohibits the release of any of this information obtained by the division if the release of the information might reveal a trade secret. The bill clarifies that information obtained by the division that relates to a finding by the division of a violation of wage laws is not confidential and shall be released to the public or for use in a court proceeding, unless the director of the division makes a determination that the information includes specific information that is a trade secret. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Capital Development Committee. In the case of appropriations for capital construction, not including information technology projects, the bill requires the general assembly to include an annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment line item payable from the cash fund that is the funding source for the capital construction appropriation in the operating section of the annual general appropriation act for each state agency. The bill also clarifies that one appropriation may be for the acquisition, repair, improvement, replacement, renovation, or construction of more than one capital asset. The bill clarifies that 'cash fund' does not include the money allocated to the division of parks and wildlife from lottery proceeds as specified in section 3 of article XXVII of the state constitution. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
House Bill 16-1309 requires a judge to inform a defendant of certain rights at the defendant's first appearance in prosecutions in municipal courts. The bill excludes cases involving traffic infractions or violations for which the penalty is only a fine and for which jail is not a possibility. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
