Sen. Rhonda Fields

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The bill changes the name of the crime computer crime to cybercrime. The bill makes soliciting, arranging, or offering to arrange a situation in which a minor may engage in prostitution, by means of using a computer, computer network, computer system, or any part thereof, a cybercrime. The bill makes stealing the information from a credit card magnetic strip or placing different information on a credit card magnetic strip without permission and with the intent to defraud a cybercrime. The bill makes changes to the penalty structure for cybercrime. The bill makes conforming amendments. The bill appropriates from the general fund to the department of corrections: For the 2019-20 state fiscal year, twenty-two thousand seventy-two dollars; For the 2020-21 state fiscal year, thirty-four thousand six hundred seventy-seven dollars; For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, thirty-nine thousand three hundred thirty-four dollars; and For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, thirty-nine thousand three hundred thirty-four dollars.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. In 2017, the general assembly enacted a provision requiring at the end of the 2016-17 fiscal year the state treasurer to transfer unexpended and unencumbered money appropriated for community corrections programs to a new fund to assist persons transitioning from the criminal or juvenile justice systems. The act repealed the provision in 2018. The bill eliminates the repeal of the provision so that the transfer occurs at the end of each state fiscal year. The bill appropriates $60,788 to the department of local affairs for affordable housing costs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

Current law creates an annual appropriation to provide lunches at no charge to children in state-subsidized early childhood education programs administered by public schools or in kindergarten through fifth grade who would otherwise have to pay for a reduced-price lunch. The bill extends the grade of eligibility to eighth grade in schools that elect to participate in the expanded program. The bill authorizes an annual appropriation, including a cap on the amount of the annual appropriation, to cover the expanded grades of eligible children. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill requires school districts, district charter schools, institute charter schools, and boards of cooperative services (local education providers) to notify parents of students enrolled in a local education provider of charges brought against an employee or former employee, if the employee was employed at any time within 12 months before an offense is charged, who has or had contact with students, if the charges are for one of the felony offenses that requires the denial, suspension, or revocation of a teacher license if the employee were a teacher. The bill specifies the students whose parents must receive notification and the information that a local education provider shall include in the parent notification. The local education provider shall notify parents by mail or electronic means within 2 school days after the employee has had or has waived a preliminary hearing, if available, on the charge unless the appropriate law enforcement agency requests a delay in notification. If notice is sent to parents, the local education provider shall also send notice within 2 school days to the same parents in the same manner regarding the disposition of the charges. Each local education provider shall monitor employee arrest information received from the Colorado bureau of investigation to determine whether charges are filed and the status of the preliminary hearing. The bill prohibits the state board of education from waiving the requirements of the bill relating to parent notification for school districts or for charter schools authorized by a school district or by the state charter school institute. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill directs the Colorado children's trust fund board to develop and administer a training program to prevent child sexual abuse (program) for early childhood providers and others who interact with young children. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

The bill creates the community crime victims grant program (grant program) in the department of public health and environment (department) to provide funding to eligible entities that provide support services to crime victims and other interventions that are intended to reduce repeat victimization. The department shall administer the grant program in accordance with policies developed by the executive director of the department. The grant program is repealed, effective September 1, 2023. Before such repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall perform a sunset review of the grant program. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

The bill requires the safe2tell program (program) to do the following: Provide training and support to all preschool, elementary, and secondary schools and school districts in Colorado regarding school safety related to the safe2tell program, including answering questions and discussing reports received by the program; Provide educational materials to all preschool, elementary, and secondary schools in Colorado aimed at preventing misuse of the program; Provide technical assistance and support to law enforcement officials and school officials when there is misuse of the program; and Analyze and follow up with law enforcement and schools to determine the outcome of a report made to the program, including actions taken on the report. The bill requires the safe2tell program to prepare a written report analyzing data from the previous year on or before each December 1, beginning in 2018. The report must include data from the preceding fiscal year concerning the following and any recommendations concerning the following: A summary of outcomes and actions taken on reports made to the program; The number of safe2tell reports by category, broken down by month; The total number of incidents of misuse of the program, broken down into categories; The number of reports received involving a single incident; The number of times safe2tell was used by a reporting party to make a threat against or otherwise harm another person; The number of times a reporting party was in crisis and was reporting to the program to obtain assistance and the time it took to identify the reporting party and respond; The effectiveness of the safe2tell dispatch center in the department of public safety; and Recommendations regarding how to improve the program based on the available data. The bill appropriates $164,920 from the marijuana tax cash fund and provides 1.6 FTE to the department of law to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More