Sen. Dominick Moreno

The bill requires a residential landlord: To provide each tenant with a copy of a written rental agreement signed by the parties; Upon receiving any payment made in person by a tenant with cash or a money order, to contemporaneously provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid and the date of payment; and Upon receiving any payment with cash or money order that is not delivered in person by a tenant and if requested by a tenant, to provide the tenant with a receipt indicating the amount the tenant paid, the recipient, and the date of payment. This requirement does not apply if there is already an existing procedure that provides a tenant with a record of the payment received that indicates the amount the tenant paid, the recipient, and the date of payment. The landlord may provide the tenant with an electronic copy of the agreement or the receipt, unless the tenant requests a paper copy. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, the retail marijuana sales tax rate is scheduled to decrease on July 1, 2017, from 10% to 8%. The bill eliminates the reduction and keeps the tax rate at 10%.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill eliminates the requirement for a medical certificate for persons who drive for transportation network companies. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill mandates funding instruction in public schools of history and civil government of the United States and Colorado, including but not limited to the history, culture, and contributions of American Indians, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Current law requires school districts to convene community forums to discuss the content standards in history and civil government at least once every 10 years. The bill requires the forums to be held at least every 2 years. The history, culture, and civil government in education commission is established to make recommendations to the state board of education when the state board performs the scheduled review of education standards in 2018 so those standards and programs accurately reflect the history, culture, and civil government of the United States and Colorado, including the contributions and influence of American Indians, Hispanic Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Colorado's law concerning bias-motivated crimes prohibits the intimidation or harassment of another person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. However, Colorado's harassment statute makes harassment a class 1 misdemeanor if the offender commits harassment with the intent to intimidate or harass another person because of that person's actual or perceived race, color, religion, ancestry, or national origin. The bill adds physical or mental disability and sexual orientation to the categories described in the harassment statute to make the statute consistent with Colorado's law concerning bias-motivated crimes. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill creates the family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) program in the division of family and medical leave insurance (division) in the department of labor and employment (department) to provide partial wage-replacement benefits to an eligible individual who takes leave from work to care for a new child or a family member with a serious health condition or who is unable to work due to the individual's own serious health condition. Each employee in the state will pay a premium determined by the director of the division by rule, which premium is based on a percentage of the employee's yearly wages and must not exceed .99%. The premiums are deposited into the family and medical leave insurance fund from which family and medical leave benefits are paid to eligible individuals. The director may also impose a solvency surcharge by rule if determined necessary to ensure the soundness of the fund. The division is established as an enterprise, and premiums paid into the fund are not considered state revenues for purposes of the taxpayer's bill of rights (TABOR). (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Joint Budget Committee. The bill authorizes the department of revenue to establish a renewal application fee for each liquor license issued by the state.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill requires the contractor for any public project that does not receive any federal moneys to use apprentices registered with an apprenticeship program for at least 25% of the workforce in an apprenticeable occupation that is hired to work on the public project (apprenticeship requirements). For purposes of the bill, a public project is a project under the supervision of any state agency, including the department of transportation, that is likely to cost $500,000 or more in any fiscal year. The apprenticeship program must be registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship. A government agency may consider a bid or proposal for a public project that does not receive any federal moneys only if the bid or proposal indicates that at least 25% of the project workforce that is in an apprenticeable occupation and that is hired by the contractor to work on the public project will be apprentices registered with an apprenticeship program. Upon completion of a public project, the contractor is required to submit an affidavit to the government agency stating that the contractor has satisfied the apprenticeship requirements or made a good faith effort to comply with the apprenticeship requirements. If the contractor complied with the requirements, the affidavit must include the names of the registered apprentices, identify the specific apprenticeship programs with which the apprentices are registered, and specify the total number of people in the workforce for the public project who are in apprenticeable occupations. If the contractor was unable to comply with the apprenticeship requirements, the affidavit must include documentation of the contractor's good faith efforts to comply and the reason why compliance was not possible. If the contractor fails to submit the affidavit or if the state agency finds that the affidavit does not reflect the contractor's compliance or good faith effort to comply with the apprenticeship requirements, the agency may retain any unallocated portion of the amount of the contract price that the agency is authorized to withhold until the contract is completed as liquidated damages. A contractor that is awarded a contract by a state agency shall require, through private contract, that any subcontractor used to fulfill the terms of the contract complies with the apprenticeship requirements. The contractor may require, through private contract, that a subcontractor provide necessary information to allow the contractor to comply with the affidavit requirements. The bill specifies that the apprenticeship requirements do not supersede existing statutory requirements for licensed apprenticeable occupations. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Statutory Revision Committee. Pursuant to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), Colorado Revised Statutes, any report that is required to be made to the general assembly by an executive agency or the judicial branch on a periodic basis expires on the day after the third anniversary of the date on which the first report was due unless the general assembly, acting by bill, continues the requirement. The bill addresses reporting requirements of the department of transportation. Sections 1 and 2 and 4 through 9 of the bill repeal a report that was scheduled to repeal according to section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I). Currently there is no repeal date listed in the organic statute. Section 3 of the bill adds a repeal date in the organic statute that coincides with the scheduled repeal date specified in section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I).(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)