The act establishes Juneteenth, which is the nineteenth day of June, as a state legal holiday. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The length of the bill summary for this bill requires it to be published on a separate page here: https://leg.colorado.gov/hb22-1295-bill-summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act permits community colleges to offer a bachelor of science degree in nursing to students who have or are pursuing a practical nursing certificate. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act specifies that a hearing aid provider may prescribe, select, and fit hearing instruments and assistive devices in person or through the use of telehealth. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, a child is neglected or dependent if the child's environment is injurious to the child's health or welfare. The act clarifies that a child is not neglected when allowed to participate in certain independent activities that a reasonable and prudent parent, guardian, or legal custodian would consider safe given the child's maturity, condition, and abilities. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act repeals a section of the "State Administrative Procedure Act" to remove obsolete or redundant provisions relating to the process for reviewing executive agency rules. The act also amends provisions in statute concerning executive agency rules to reflect current drafting practices relating to, among other practices, the use of gender-neutral language in statute. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act changes the effective date for the department of early childhood (department) from July 1, 2022, to March 1, 2022. The act transfers $3,500,000 from the general fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund, effective April 1, 2022. For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $3,500,000 from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to the department for data system capital construction costs and $326,413 from the general fund to the department for use by the executive director's office. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
