The act concerns provisions of a public school contract, which is defined in the act as an agreement between a public school contracting entity and a contractor where the principal purpose is to acquire supplies, services, or construction or to dispose of supplies for the direct benefit of or in support of a public school other than an agreement for the acquisition of certain types of professional services. For public school contracts executed on or after July 1, 2022, the act requires specified provisions to be included in a public school contract, states that a public school contract shall be deemed to include such provisions if they are inadvertently or otherwise omitted, and specifies that certain specified types of terms or conditions in a public school contract, including any provision that conflicts with Colorado law or rules or any provision required to be included in a public school contract, are void. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The act allows a Colorado resident who is a student enrolled in an institution of higher education outside the state of Colorado the right to postpone jury duty for not more than 12 months. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act makes the following nonsubstantive changes to title 43: Corrects the citation made in section 43-1-128 (5) from "the national environmental policy act" to "the federal 'National Environmental Policy Act of 1969', 42 U.S.C. sec. 4321 et seq."; Adds the word "vehicle" in section 43-4-605 (1)(i) between the words "motor" and "registration"; and Corrects a reference in section 43-4-1301 (2)(c) stating "subsections (7) and (8) of this section" to say "section 43-4-1303".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
A child welfare appeals workgroup was established in the state judicial department that made recommendations for changes in 2021. The act requires the child welfare appeals workgroup to monitor those changes, study changes to the child welfare appeals system, and submit reports in January 2023 and July 2024. The act requires the district court to make written orders within 35 days after a hearing. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law requires a county property tax assessor to send a notice of valuation of personal property to the operator of each wellsite, or if there is no operator, to the owner who has filed a statutorily required statement with the assessor. The act: States that oil and gas fractional interest owners are not entitled to separate valuation, notification, review, audit, protest, abatement, or appeal procedures by the assessor; and Designates the operator of each wellsite, or if there is no operator, the owner who filed the statement, as the representative of all fractional interest owners and as the exclusive point of contact for the assessor for all notification, review, audit, protest, abatement, and appeal procedures.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act authorizes the state review panel to recommend that a district public school be converted to a community school if the district public school fails to make substantial progress under its turnaround plan. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act requires the state department of human services (department) to promulgate additional rules relating to children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (children and youth) who are in out-of-home placements. The additional rules include access to the interdisciplinary appeals review panel (review panel) for the appeals process for children and youth who have been determined to be ineligible for the program of services (program) for children and youth who have been placed out of the home. The act allows for the addition of additional members to the review panel. To promote transparency and accountability, the act requires the department to submit a report on details of the program to the health and human services committee of the senate and the public and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees, and details the information required on the report. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The bill requires the state treasurer to transfer $723 million from the general fund to the state education fund for the 2022-23 budget year. The bill repeals the budget stabilization factor starting in the 2023-24 budget year, and for each budget year thereafter. The bill creates the Hope Scholarship Program (program) in the department of education (department). The purpose of the program is to meet the educational needs of every eligible student by assisting with certain education expenses. The bill requires: The department to contract with an entity that will administer the program (administering entity); The department to transfer to the administering entity an amount equal to 125% of the prior budget year's average state share of per pupil revenues for an eligible student who receives a scholarship; The department to prorate the amount transferred to the administering entity based on the amount of time remaining in the budget year, and deduct the amount transferred from the amount that the department distributes to the eligible student's school district of residence for the budget year in which an account is created, subject to limitations; The parent of an eligible student to apply to the administering entity for a scholarship; A parent of an eligible student to only spend scholarship money on defined eligible expenses; and The administering entity to oversee the program and perform an audit to ensure scholarship money is spent on defined eligible expenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill modifies the requirements for a state agency to make an emergency procurement when there exists a threat to public health, welfare, or safety under emergency conditions as follows: Current law authorizes a designee of the chief procurement officer or the procurement official to make an emergency procurement. The bill repeals the authorization of a designee to make an emergency procurement. Current law specifies that a state agency is required to make an emergency procurement with competition as is practicable under the circumstances. The bill requires a state agency to obtain at least 3 informal bids in executing an emergency procurement. For an emergency procurement that exceeds $150,000, a state agency is required to provide to the state controller a written determination of the basis for the emergency and for the selection of any vendor awarded a contract; and A state agency is required to provide to the state controller a written attestation that no conflict of interest exists between the vendor awarded the contract and the state agency awarding the contract or within that state agency and that the selection of the vendor and reason for the procurement were not unduly influenced by the person executing the procurement or any officer or employee of the executive branch of state government. The state controller is prohibited from approving a contract or invoice for an emergency procurement unless the state agency has obtained 3 bids, provided a written determination of the basis for the emergency and selection of the vendor when required, and provided an attestation that there is no conflict. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits a state agency, local government, and common interest community from limiting or prohibiting the use of natural gas, propane, solar photovoltaics, micro wind turbines, or small hydroelectric power for electricity generation, cooking, hot water, or space heating in residences, units, or businesses. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)