Under current law, there is a tuition assistance program (program) for students enrolled in career and technical education certificate programs at certain state institutions. The commission on higher education establishes policies and procedures for the program. The bill requires the policies and procedures to give some preference to students enrolled in building and construction trade certificate programs. The bill also requires the general assembly to annually appropriate $650,000 for the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill specifies that, commencing January 1, 2023, a retail food establishment or third-party food delivery service (service) may provide a customer with single-use food serviceware or a single-use condiment that accompanies food ordered for delivery or carryout only if the customer requests single-use food serviceware or a single-use condiment or confirms that the customer wants single-use food serviceware or a single-use condiment when offered, with limited exceptions.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires the division of administration in the department of public health and environment to analyze data published by the United States environmental protection agency. The purpose of this analysis is to identify geographical areas in which hazardous air pollutants have the greatest negative effects on human health and then to propose a rule to the air quality control commission to address these areas. The commission will consider the rule at a hearing. The division will also create and publish a map showing areas where hazardous air pollutants have the greatest potential for causing chronic human health effects. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill entitles a first-party claimant in a property and casualty insurance claim to reimbursement for the reasonable costs incurred to substantiate the claim if the claim was denied, in whole or in part, by the insurer and the first-party claimant then obtains a payment for a claim that was wholly denied or a payment in excess of any initial payment for a claim that was partially denied.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires that, to file a nuisance suit against an agricultural operation, a plaintiff must occupy land that is within 2,640 feet of the operation. Punitive damages are not allowed unless the agricultural operation has violated certain environmental laws against pollution, the nuisance arises from the violation, and the action is brought within one year after the operation is held to have committed the violation. Under current law, the prevailing party may be awarded court costs and attorney fees in a nuisance action against an agricultural operation. The bill changes this to award court costs and attorney fees only to a prevailing agricultural operation. The bill also requires the state of Colorado, a county, a municipality, or a city and county to pay the owner or operator of an agricultural operation reasonable compensation, as determined by a court, for the loss of agricultural use if: The government brings a nuisance action against the agricultural operation that results in the court enjoining the agricultural operation from continuing agricultural production on the land; and The agricultural operation has been using the land for agricultural production for 10 years or longer.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits the unit owners' association of a common interest community from increasing by more than 10% in any 12-month period the amount of any fee that is charged on a regular and ongoing basis for the use, rental, or operation of one or more common elements unless a majority of the unit owners of the common interest community approve the fee increase. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits every public employee and every employee organization from directly or indirectly inducing, instigating, encouraging, authorizing, ratifying, or participating in picketing, a strike, work stoppage, or work slowdown (prohibited action) against any public employer and prohibits a public employer from consenting to or condoning a prohibited action. In the event of a prohibited action by a public employee or the imminent threat of a prohibited action, the bill authorizes a public employer to seek an injunction from the district court. If the court finds that a prohibited action has occurred or unless enjoined will occur, the bill directs the court to enjoin the continuance or the commencement of the prohibited action. The bill also specifies that the court will hold a public employee or an employee organization that fails to comply with the injunction in contempt of court and specifies the punishments for public employees or employee organizations found to be in contempt of court. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Section 1 of the bill states that if the state or a local government that is not already using automated vehicle identification systems (systems) wishes to begin using such systems, it must submit the matter to the voters of the state or the local government, as applicable, as a ballot question at a general election. A governmental entity or its agent or a toll road or toll highway operator may use a system to assess tolls and charges and issue citations for violations relating to high-occupancy vehicle and high-occupancy toll lanes, to assess tolls and civil penalties for toll roads and highways, and to assess tolls and civil penalties for public highways. On and after November 9, 2022, the state or a local government that generates revenue through the use of systems shall use the revenue for traffic safety or transportation-related projects. Section 2 makes necessary conforming amendments and states that a driver against whom a penalty is assessed as a result of the use of a system may satisfy the penalty by paying the full amount of it to any of certain nonprofit agencies and providing proof of such payment to the entity that imposed the penalty.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill creates in the department of education (department) the Colorado school resource officer grant program (grant program) to provide grants to public school districts, boards of cooperative services, charter schools, and institute charter schools to provide financial assistance to hire more school resource officers. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the bill requires the general assembly to appropriate $5 million to the department to award grants through the grant program. The department may use not more than 2% of the appropriation for costs to implement and administer the grant program. The grant program repeals on July 1, 2024. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires the department of transportation (CDOT) to contract with a private sector expert to review the dispute review board stage of the process used to resolve contractual disputes between CDOT and contractors and complete a report making recommendations for best practices and improvements to CDOT by December 15, 2022. CDOT and the contractor must then present the report as part of CDOT's "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" presentation to its legislative oversight committees. CDOT is also required to convene a committee of a contractor, CDOT, and legislative members to oversee the work of the expert.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires the proposed budget allocation plan (plan) for money subject to the department of transportation's (department) jurisdiction to include the following for the department's headquarters and each engineering region designated by the department: Personnel costs including salaries and benefits; Facilities costs including utilities, maintenance, and any other expenses associated with facilities; and Any other expenses. The bill also requires the plan to include the following for any project involving the maintenance of the state highway and transportation systems: Personnel costs including salaries and benefits; Facilities costs including utilities, maintenance, and any other expenses associated with facilities; and Any other expenses. Finally, the bill prohibits the department, beginning July 1, 2023, from using an indirect or construction engineering rate for the expenses listed in its plan. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires that paper used for paper ballots have certain fraud countermeasures and that paper ballot records be provided by vendors that have one or more specified accreditations in any primary, general, coordinated statewide, or statewide recall election. The bill also requires the general assembly to annually appropriate money from the general fund to the department of state as necessary for the department of state to pay county clerk and recorders for the costs related to complying with the requirements of the bill. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
