The act allows a person who is nominated as a candidate for an elected office other than the office of United States senator or representative in congress who is also nominated as a candidate for lieutenant governor to run for both offices. If the person wins the election for both offices, the person must accept the office of lieutenant governor and resign from the other elected office within 7 days of the final certification of the results of both elections. The vacancy created by the resignation is filled in accordance with existing law on vacancies for that office.A candidate who is nominated for lieutenant governor and for another elected office is required to affirmatively close any candidate committee registered in the person's name for the other office before accepting the nomination for lieutenant governor. The person is prohibited from receiving contributions and making expenditures in support of the person's election to the other office.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Executive Committee of the Legislative Council. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay in the ability of the United States Census Bureau (Census Bureau) to deliver to the state the population and demographic data necessary to redraw election districts. The Census Bureau has indicated that the final census data will not be available for at least 6 months after the deadline contemplated in federal law. Under the current definition of "necessary census data" contained in state law, this delay prevents the independent congressional redistricting commission and the independent legislative redistricting commission (commissions) from completing their work by the deadlines in the constitution. An extended delay in finalizing the commissions' redistricting plans will make it impossible to complete all of the steps in the 2022 election procedures in time for the general election. For the commissions convened in 2021 only, the bill amends the definition of "necessary census data" to allow the preliminary and staff plans to be developed using the data on the total population by state that will be released by the Census Bureau on April 30, 2021, and other population and demographic data from federal or state sources that are approved by the commissions. Once final census data is released by the Census Bureau, the nonpartisan staff of the commission must complete adjustments for incarcerated populations required by current law within 5 days. All as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 days after the data is released. Nonpartisan staff are required to use the final data as adjusted to prepare all staff plans presented to the commissions or submitted to the Colorado supreme court after that date must use the final data as adjusted. A plan approved by the Colorado supreme court must be based on the final data as adjusted. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Upon a conviction for theft by failing to return property within 72 hours after the agreed-upon time of return in any lease or hire agreement, a court is required to consider, as part of any restitution ordered, lost revenue resulting from the defendant's failure to timely return the rental property.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act continues the "Athletic Trainer Practice Act" (practice act) and the licensing of athletic trainers by the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies for 10 years, until 2031. The act also makes the following substantive changes to the practice act:Allows athletic trainers to practice only under the supervision of a licensed physician or physician assistant; Broadens the range of available disciplinary measures to include letters of admonition, confidential letters of concern, and probationary periods; Imposes a 2-year waiting period before an athletic trainer whose license has been revoked or who has surrendered a license in lieu of disciplinary proceedings may reapply for a license; and Updates the grounds for discipline based on alcohol or drug use to conform to current standards and terminology.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act eliminates duplicate fire or radon inspections for a child care center that provides child care exclusively to school-age children on the property of a school district, charter school, or institute charter school if a satisfactory inspection was completed within the preceding 12 months.The act requires an annual inspection of playground facilities on the property where a child care center operates and prohibits a duplicate inspection if a satisfactory inspection was completed within the preceding 12 months.The act permits the possession and self-administration of medication for asthma, a food allergy, or anaphylaxis if certain requirements are satisfied and if:The child is a school-age child enrolled in a child care center that provides child care exclusively to school-age children on the property of a school, district, charter school, or institute charter school; or The child is enrolled in a large child care center. The act provides for staffing flexibility during emergency circumstances, so long as certain requirements are satisfied.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, a retail marijuana store licensee may have a marijuana delivery permit associated with its store license. The bill requires the store to be open at least 5 days a week and at least 5 hours a day to have a delivery permit. The bill limits delivery sales to only retail marijuana, retail marijuana products, or branded merchandise that is available for sale from the retail marijuana store and requires the prices to be the same as the in-store price. The bill prohibits an online platform from holding pre-paid accounts for a licensed retail marijuana store. The bill waives the licensing fee for a transporter applicant who is a social equity licensee. The bill prohibits a medical or retail marijuana business operator from engaging in the delivery of regulated marijuana. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Under current law, school districts must permit primary caregivers to possess and administer cannabis-based medicine on school grounds, and school principals are given the discretion to permit the storage, possession, and administration of cannabis-based medicine on school grounds by school personnel. The act removes the discretion from the school principals and requires school boards to implement policies allowing for the storage, possession, and administration of cannabis-based medicine by school personnel. The act allows school personnel to volunteer to possess, administer, or assist in administration of cannabis-based medicine and protects those who do from retaliation. But, school personnel are not required to administer medical marijuana and cannot be retaliated against for refusing. The volunteer or school personnel who administers the medical marijuana must do so pursuant to the instructions or plan for administration from one of the student's recommending physicians, including the dosing, timing, and delivery route instructions. The act imposes a duty on school principals to create a written treatment plan for the administration of cannabis-based medicine and on school boards to adopt policies regarding actual administration.The act provides disciplinary protection to nurses, anyone licensed pursuant to title 12, and school personnel who administer cannabis-based medicine to students at school. The act provides civil and criminal immunity to school personnel who act in good faith in administering cannabis-based medicine to students at school. The act requires schools to treat cannabis-based medicine recommendations like prescriptions. The act does not apply to a private or nonpublic school, and it does not apply a public school located on federal land if the federal government prohibits administration of medical marijuana at a school located on federal land.The act appropriates $15,419 to the department of education from the general fund to purchase legal services from the attorney general.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows counties, municipalities, and special districts to exempt up to 100% of business personal property from the levy and collection of property taxation for the 2021 property tax year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law states that a common paymaster is not a single employing unit for purposes of considering the services performed by another employing unit subject to a single or common payroll. The act creates an exception for an employee leasing company or other employing entity that is owned by one or more persons who have a medical or retail marijuana license and who own at least 50% of an entity that shares the employee leasing company's or other employing entity's services. The employee leasing company or other employing entity is not considered a common paymaster for the purposes of the "Colorado Employment Security Act".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)