Sen. Dominick Moreno

Currently, several statutes require a person to donate to a nonprofit organization to qualify for a special license plate. The fee is sometimes set in statute, and sometimes the fee is limited by statute. The bill authorizes the organization to increase by $10 the minimum donation for the issuance of the plate. Beginning July 1, 2019, this amount may be adjusted annually for inflation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. Section 1 of the bill contains a legislative declaration. Section 2 repeals an obsolete provision regarding personal surety bonds for executive agency personnel. Sections 3 through 5 repeal obsolete requirements that a person providing a personal surety bond to a county officer be a property owner in the county and, if requested, provide a statement of assets. Section 6 authorizes a public entity to purchase insurance in lieu of a public official personal surety bond and states the requirements for the insurance. Sections 7 through 9 remove obsolete personal surety bond requirements for certain municipal officials.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill directs that reporting requirements for programs established in the department of human services that have not received funding in several years be placed on hold until such time as the program receives funding.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

A state employee (employee) is eligible for benefits through the 'State Employee Group Benefits Act' (act) if the employee works or is on paid leave one or more regularly scheduled full workdays in a month. When an employee dies, the benefits provided to the employee and any dependents of the employee through the act end at the end of the month in which the employee died. The bill specifies that dependents of an employee who dies in a work-related death are automatically qualified for the continuation of dental or medical benefits through the act for 12 months from the end of the month in which the work-related death occurred, so long as the dependents had dental or medical benefits pursuant to the act at the time of the employee's work-related death. The dental or medical benefits allowed to dependents shall be the same coverage that the dependents were enrolled in at the time of the employee's work-related death. The state agency that employs an employee at the time of his or her work-related death is required to pay the cost of providing dental or medical benefits on behalf of the employee's dependents for the 12-month period. The director of the department of personnel or the director's designee may promulgate rules necessary to implement the dental or medical benefit coverage continuation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Current law declares that it is in the public interest to '[f]oster the responsible, balanced development, production, and utilization of the natural resources of oil and gas in the state of Colorado in a manner consistent with protection of public health, safety, and welfare, including protection of the environment and wildlife resources'. The Colorado court of appeals, in Martinez v. Colo. Oil & Gas Conservation Comm'n , 2017 COA 37, has construed this language to mean that oil and gas development is not balanced with the protection of public health, safety, and welfare, including protection of the environment and wildlife resources. Rather, that development must occur in a manner consistent with such protection. The bill codifies the result reached in Martinez .(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill allows a person who was convicted of misdemeanor menacing or third degree assault, if the conviction did not involve domestic violence, to petition a court to have that conviction sealed. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More

Joint Budget Committee. The bill authorizes the broadband deployment board to apply for federal funding of broadband deployment and allocate any federal money received to broadband deployment projects approved by the board. The bill also directs the board to petition the federal communications commission (FCC) for a waiver from the FCC's rules prohibiting a state entity from applying for federal money earmarked for broadband deployment through the FCC's connect America fund phase II auction to allow the board to apply for the federal auction money.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Under current law, a defendant may petition a court to have a municipal offense or petty offense sealed if the person was not charged or convicted of another crime within 3 years after the discharge of the municipal or petty offense. The bill allows sealing of a municipal offense that did not involve domestic violence or a petty offense if the person had a single nonfelony conviction that did not involve domestic violence, unlawful sexual behavior, or child abuse during that 3-year period and no other convictions for 10 years after the subsequent offense. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Joint Budget Committee. The bill implements conflict-free case management for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are enrolled in home- and community-based services under Colorado's medicaid program. The definition of conflict-free case management is included in the bill and reflects the policy that case management services are provided to a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities who is enrolled in home- and community-based services by an agency that is not also providing the same person services and supports unless a federal exemption is approved. The bill defines and creates case management agencies that will provide case management services, and contains provisions for the department of health care policy and financing's (department) oversight of case management agencies. The state medical services board (state board) shall promulgate rules upon the enactment of the bill for the certification and decertification of case management agencies, as well as rules that ensure that a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities enrolled in home- and community-based services has access to case management services and that there is a process for a person to select the case management agency of his or her choice. A case management agency shall develop an individualized plan for these persons. Designated community-centered boards shall continue to develop individualized plans for a child with disabilities from birth to age 2 and for persons eligible for other programs. The bill makes conforming amendments in existing statutes to add references to case management agencies, where relevant. The bill contains time frames for the implementation of conflict-free case management in Colorado. Initially, the department shall determine the options for community-centered boards to become compliant with conflict-free case management when serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are enrolled in home- and community-based services. Conflicted community-centered boards are required to develop a business continuity plan to transition to providing either case management services or services and supports to these persons. The bill includes a date by which all persons receiving home- and community-based services will be served through a system of conflict-free case management. The bill authorizes the department to seek a federal exemption from conflict-free case management in geographic areas within the state where the only willing and qualified entity to provide case management services is also the only willing and qualified entity to provide home- and community-based services in that geographic area. The bill contains procedures and time frames for rural community-centered boards, as defined in the bill, to request that the department seek the federal exemption. The bill includes provisions relating to the denial of a federal exemption and requires state board rules for when a federal exemption is pending and for when there are multiple agencies operating in the same geographic area. The bill authorizes and prioritizes the use of money in the intellectual and developmental disabilities services cash fund (cash fund) for systems changes related to the implementation of conflict-free case management and repeals the cash fund in 2022. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Joint Budget Committee. The bill clarifies that the authorized purposes for which the marijuana tax cash fund may be used include behavioral services. The bill also repeals the offender mental health services fund, which no longer has a revenue source, and directs the remaining money in the fund to be transferred to the general fund. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)