Property tax and rent assistance grant - heat assistance grant - expansion - increase. A low-income senior or individual with a disability is currently eligible for 2 types of annual state assistance grants administered by the department of revenue related to his or her property: A grant for their property taxes or rent paid, with the latter being deemed a tax-equivalent payment (property tax and rent assistance grant), and a grant for heat or fuel expenses (heat assistance grant). Together these are commonly known as the "PTC" rebate. The act expands the property tax and rent assistance grant by repealing the requirement that rent must be paid to a landlord that pays property tax. For both types of grants allowed under the PTC rebate program, the act increases the: Maximum grant amounts; Phase-out amounts, which are the income levels at which a person's maximum grant begins to decrease; and Flat grant amounts, which are the minimum grant amounts assuming that the actual expenses exceed them. All of these amounts will also continue to be adjusted for inflation in the future. Obsolete provisions relating to grants claimed for past years are repealed and other provisions relating to grants prior to 2019 are repealed after they become obsolete in the future. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
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Child care expenses - income tax credit - individuals with low income - extension. For income tax years prior to January 1, 2021, a resident individual who has a federal adjusted gross income of $25,000 or less may claim a refundable state income tax credit for child care expenses for the care of a dependent who is less than 13 years old. The act extends the tax credit for 8 years.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Emergency medical service providers - peer health assistance program - authorized providers - administering entity - appropriation. The act creates a peer health assistance program (program) for emergency medical service providers who do not have access to a peer health assistance program. The program is funded through fees collected from each applicant upon initial or renewal of a certification as an emergency medical service provider. The department of public health and environment (department) is required to select one or more peer health assistance programs as designated providers. To be selected as a provider, the program must: Provide for the education of emergency medical service providers with respect to the recognition and prevention of physical, emotional, and psychological problems and provide for intervention when necessary or under circumstances that may be established by rules promulgated by the department; Offer assistance to an emergency medical service provider in identifying physical, emotional, or psychological problems; Evaluate the extent of physical, emotional, or psychological problems and refer the emergency medical service provider for appropriate treatment; Monitor the status of an emergency medical service provider who has been referred for treatment; Provide counseling and support for the emergency medical service provider and for the family of any emergency medical service provider referred for treatment; Agree to receive referrals from the department; and Agree to make services available to all certified emergency medical service providers. The department is authorized to select a nonprofit private foundation that is dedicated to support medical charitable purposes to administer the program. $57,242 is appropriated to the department to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
The bill establishes the ninth grade success grant program (grant program) to provide money for school districts, boards of cooperative services (local education providers), and charter schools to implement a ninth grade success program to assist ninth-grade students in developing the skills they need to graduate from high school and be successful postgraduation. The grant program is funded by annual appropriations, which may include appropriations from the marijuana tax cash fund. The department of education (department) may also accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the grant program. The bill specifies the minimum application requirements for a local education provider or charter school that chooses to apply for a grant. The department shall administer the grant program by reviewing applications and making recommendations to the state board of education (state board), which will award the grants. In making recommendations and awarding grants, the department and the state board shall prioritize those applying local education providers and charter schools that have 4-year high school graduation rates that rank in the bottom 20% of the 4-year high school graduation rates statewide. The bill includes additional criteria that the department and the state board must consider. A local education provider or charter school that receives a grant must provide matching money or in-kind contributions in amounts set by the state board, not to exceed specified percentages. Each local education provider and charter school that receives a grant must use the money to implement a ninth grade success program that meets the requirements specified in the bill. Each grant recipient must report information concerning its ninth grade success program, including evaluation data for several specified outcome measures. The department must submit a report concerning the implementation of the grant program to the state board and to the education committees of the general assembly. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Emergency management - homeland security and all-hazards senior advisory committee - emergency planning subcommittee - continuation under sunset law. The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report on the emergency planning subcommittee by continuing the subcommittee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
School employees - background checks - fingerprinting. Under current law, school employees are required to undergo a fingerprint-based background check. In most statutes, the fingerprints can be taken by a qualified law enforcement agency, an authorized employee of the school or school district, or a third party approved by the Colorado bureau of investigation, but a few statutes do not authorize fingerprints to be taken by an authorized school or school district employee. The act adds that authorization to those statutes. The act requires a law enforcement agency that has fingerprinting equipment that meets federal bureau of investigation image quality standards to take the fingerprints of an applicant if an approved third-party vendor is not operating within 20 miles of a school district, charter school, or nonpublic school in the agency's jurisdiction. The act states that a school or school district employee can use any fingerprinting equipment that meets the federal bureau of investigation image quality standards.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) Read More
Sunset Process - Senate Business, Labor, and Technology Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies to sunset the standing efficiency accountability committee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) Read More
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The bill extends the end date to be eligible for a veteran of the Vietnam war specialty license plate from January 27, 1973, to July 1, 1975. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill requires the public utilities commission (commission) to annually publish a 'state of 911' report. The report must address the commission's activities related to 911 service, the current statewide architecture and operations related to 911 service, 911 network reliability and resiliency, any identified gaps or vulnerabilities in 911 service, national trends and activities, funding, and the implementation of next generation 911. The commission is required to consult with public safety answering points, local 911 governing bodies, and statewide organizations representing public safety agencies in creating the report. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More