Educator licensing - nonpublic school educator licensing programs. Under the act, nonpublic schools are permitted to operate induction programs for teachers, special services providers, principals, and administrators and alternative licensure programs for teachers and principals who do not hold professional licenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Implementation of emergency medical and trauma care systems implementation - state board of health - identification of criteria for county regional systems - repeal. The act repeals language: Requiring the department of public health and environment to implement a statewide emergency medical and trauma care system by July 1, 1997; and Requiring the state board of health to cooperate with the department of personnel in adopting certain criteria that counties must identify in their own regional systems.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Interstate agreement to elect president of the United States by national popular vote. The act makes law and enters into with all other states joining therein the agreement among the states to elect the president of the United States by national popular vote (agreement). Among other provisions, the agreement: Permits any state of the United States and the District of Columbia to become members of the agreement by enacting the agreement; Requires each member state to conduct a statewide popular election for president and vice president of the United States; Prior to the time set for the meeting and voting of presidential electors, requires the chief election official of each member state to determine the number of votes cast for each presidential slate in a statewide popular election and to designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the national popular vote winner; Requires the presidential elector certifying official of each member state to certify the appointment in that official's own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner. At least 6 days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the agreement requires each member state to make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and to communicate an official statement of the determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state. The agreement also requires the chief election official of each member state to treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state's final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by congress. Specifies that the agreement governs the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which the agreement is in effect on July 20 in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes; Permits a state's withdrawal from the agreement, except in limited circumstances; Specifies that the agreement will terminate if the electoral college is abolished; and Provides that the invalidity of any of the agreement's provisions do not affect the remaining provisions. The act specifies that when the agreement becomes effective, it supersedes any conflicting provisions of Colorado law. When the agreement becomes effective and governs the appointment of presidential electors, each presidential elector is required to vote for the presidential candidate and, by separate ballot, vice-presidential candidate nominated by the political party or political organization that nominated the presidential elector. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Colorado Cancer Drug Repository Act - repeal. The act repeals the "Colorado Cancer Drug Repository Act".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
School district board of education - specific powers - sale and conveyance of district property - use restrictions. A board of education of a school district may include a use restriction on the sale, conveyance, lease, or rental of any district property that restricts the property from being used as a public or nonpublic school for any grade from preschool through the 12th grade only after providing public notice of its intent to include such restriction and after discussing the issue in public at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board of education of the school district.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Income tax- military service - reacquisition of residency. Under current law, an individual in active duty military service whose home of record is Colorado and whose state of residence is a state other than Colorado is allowed to reacquire residency in Colorado and not pay Colorado state income tax on his or her military income. The act creates a presumption that the individual acquired residence in a state other than Colorado if the individual was stationed in another state and provides certain documentation to demonstrate that the other state was the individual's residence. If an individual is presumed to have acquired a state of residence other than Colorado, the presumption may only be overcome with a preponderance of specific evidence that clearly establishes that the individual did not intend to change his or her residence to a state other than Colorado. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Distribution of student loan repayment information - public service employees. The act requires the department of personnel to develop and annually facilitate the distribution of informational materials to state employees concerning federal student loan repayment programs and loan forgiveness programs for which state employees may be eligible. The department of personnel may use existing federal informational materials, if available. The informational materials may be distributed by e-mail or through a regular mailing or communication to state employees. The department of personnel shall update the materials at least annually and facilitate the distribution of any updated materials. In addition, the department of personnel shall distribute the informational materials to: The department of education, for distribution to school district, charter school, institute charter school, and boards of cooperative services employees; The department of higher education, for distribution to employees at state institutions of higher education; The secretary of state, for dissemination to nonprofit public service organizations, as defined in the act, with encouragement for these organizations to distribute the informational materials to their employees; and The division of local government in the department of local affairs, for distribution to cities, counties, cities and counties, special districts, and other local government entities, with encouragement for those entities to distribute the informational materials to their employees.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Under current law, a state-supported institution of higher education (institution) may offer a student a fixed-rate tuition contract. The bill requires each state-supported 4-year institution to offer a fixed-rate tuition contract for bachelor degree programs. Community colleges may offer a student a fixed-rate tuition contract. The fixed-rate tuition must be valid until the earlier of the student's completion of the degree program, the completion of 140 credit hours, or 5 years. All students admitted to the same class and enrolled in the same degree program must receive the same fixed rate. The bill includes provisions relating to the transferability of the fixed-rate contract among campuses of the same institution, as well as the student's transfer to a different institution. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More
Section 1 of the bill prohibits a candidate for county elected office from sending any mass communication within 60 days immediately prior to the date of any primary, general, or special election in which the name of the candidate is on the ballot. The bill defines "mass communication" to mean any form of communication containing substantially identical content that is broadcast, mailed, delivered, or distributed by a candidate for county elected office at public expense, whether all of the communication is sent at the same time or on separate occasions, to: 500 or more persons where the population of the county exceeds 50,000 permanent residents; or 150 or more persons where the population of the county is 50,000 permanent residents or less. The bill exempts certain forms of communication by a candidate for county elected office from the definition of "mass communication". The bill also contains additional restrictions applicable to such mass communication regardless of the date when the communication is broadcast, mailed, delivered, or distributed. The bill does not affect the ability of a candidate for county elected office to broadcast, print, mail, deliver, or distribute to the fullest extent provided by law any form of communication that is paid for by a candidate committee established in his or her own name. Section 2 prohibits any reference to the county clerk and recorder in any document included within a mail ballot packet from identifying the name of the particular individual serving as county clerk and recorder at the time of the election.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More
Supplemental appropriation - department of corrections. The 2018 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. The 2017 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. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Supplemental appropriation - department of health care policy and financing. The 2018 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing. The general fund, cash funds, and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the reappropriated funds portion is decreased, resulting in an overall increase for the department. The 2017 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of health care policy and financing. The cash funds and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased. Restrictions on funds for the department in the 2017-18 fiscal year for the payment of overexpenditures of line item appropriations are released in accordance with section 24-75-109 (4)(a). (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
The bill specifies that a motor vehicle does not fail an emissions inspection solely because a check engine light is illuminated on the motor vehicle's dashboard. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
