Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the bill require applicants for manufacturers', suppliers', and agents' licenses to disclose to the secretary of state (licensing authority) whether those applicants or any of their owners, officers, directors, members, or partners have had gaming licenses suspended or revoked in any other jurisdiction.Sections 6 and 7 authorize the licensing authority to approve additional types of equipment that players may use, including certain electronic devices that reveal the winning or nonwinning status of tickets in pull tab games, and clarifies that these devices are not defined as slot machines or other prohibited devices. Section 1 amends existing definitions accordingly, and section 2 removes a prohibition on the charging of license fees for the equipment by the licensing authority. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
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The bill allows a temporary deduction from state net taxable sales for qualifying retailers in the alcoholic beverages drinking places industry, the restaurant and other eating places industry, and the mobile food services industry in the state in order to allow such qualified retailers to retain the resulting sales tax collected as assistance for lost revenue as a result of the economic disruptions due to the presence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Colorado. (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.)
The bill recreates, with amendments, the "Occupational Therapy Practice Act" (Act), which repealed September 1, 2020. Specifically, the bill: Recreates and extends the Act for 9 years, until 2030; Modifies the legislative declaration and definitions related to the scope of practice of occupational therapy; Designates "occupational therapy consultant", "M.O.T.", "M.O.T./L.", "occupational therapy assistant", "O.T.A.", and "C.O.T.A." as protected titles and clarifies that individuals who legally practice temporarily as occupational therapists in Colorado may use the protected titles; Reorders and amends certain provisions concerning examinations and applications for licensure by occupational therapists and OTAs; Adds certain prohibited behaviors as grounds for discipline; and Removes obsolete language.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill establishes an income tax credit for the 2020 and 2021 income tax years for any taxpayer who: Has one or more qualified children whose school suspended in-person learning for at least 4 cumulative weeks during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic (suspension of in-person learning); and Incurred costs as a result of the suspension of in-person learning . The amount of the credit allowed is either the amount of the costs incurred by the taxpayer as a result of the suspension of in-person learning or $1,000 for any income tax year, whichever is less; except that the maximum amount of the credit that a taxpayer may claim in the 2020 and 2021 income tax years combined shall not exceed $1,000 per qualified child and shall not exceed $3,000 total per taxpayer. A taxpayer is required to claim the credit for the income tax year in which the costs were incurred due to the suspension of in-person learning. The bill also creates an income tax credit for the 2020 and 2021 income tax years for any taxpayer who: Has one or more qualified children who experienced the suspension of in-person learning or whose daycare center was unable to provide in-person care for the qualified child for at least 4 cumulative weeks during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Had to provide care for the qualified child due to the suspension of in-person learning or the inability of the daycare center to provide care; and As a result of providing such care for the taxpayer's qualified child, was unable to work and experienced a loss of income. The amount of the credit allowed is either the amount of income the taxpayer lost as a result of not being able to work due to the suspension of in-person learning or the inability of the qualified child's daycare center to provide care or $3,000 for any income tax year, whichever is less; except that the total amount of the credit claimed in the 2020 and 2021 income tax years combined shall not exceed $3,000. A taxpayer must claim the credit for the income tax year in which the taxpayer lost income . A taxpayer who claims either income tax credit is required to retain certain information to provide to the department of revenue upon request by the department. A taxpayer who claims one credit created in the bill is ineligible to claim the other credit created in the bill. Both credits may be carried forward for 3 years but may not be refunded. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The act allows a licensed brew pub to sell to the public in sealed containers for off-premises consumption malt liquors that are manufactured at a separate licensed brew pub under the same ownership as the brew pub at which the retail sale occurs. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Under current law, the safe2tell program is required to provide awareness and educational materials to preschools. The act removes this requirement. The act clarifies that safe2tell does not have to provide information about a call to law enforcement and school personnel if the call was forwarded to the statewide behavioral crisis response system. The act requires the safe2tell program to develop training materials outlining appropriate responses to safe2tell tips to ensure standardized messaging. The act directs the department of law to devise a process and develop standardized protocols so that any communication related to mental health or substance use received by safe2tell may be transferred to the statewide behavioral crisis response system. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows a homeowner in a community organized under the "Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act" to operate a licensed family child care home, as defined in state laws governing child care facilities, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the community's governing documents. The community's regulations concerning architectural control, parking, landscaping, noise, and other matters continue to apply, but the community must make reasonable accommodations for any requirements pertaining to fences under the state's family child care home licensing laws. The owner or operator of the child care home may also be required to carry additional liability insurance. The act does not apply to a community qualified as housing for older persons under federal law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates the Colorado interagency working group on school safety. The working group consists of 14 voting members. The mission of the working group is to enhance school safety through the cost-effective use of public resources. The working group shall: Study and implement recommendations of the state auditor's report regarding school safety released in September 2019; Consider program organization and recommend reorganization if necessary; Identify shared metrics to examine program effectiveness; Facilitate interagency coordination and communication; Increase transparency and accessibility of state grants and resources, particularly for school districts without a grant writer, which includes improving outreach and may include developing common grant applications; Facilitate and address data sharing, including allowable data sharing at the local level, when appropriate and allowable under state and federal law; and Address school safety program challenges in a coordinated way. The working group may contract with a consultant to optimize the alignment and effectiveness of the school safety efforts in Colorado and identify evidence-based best practices. The general assembly may appropriate money to the working group for a consultant, and the working group can accept gifts, grants, and donations. The working group only meets if the department of public safety identifies sufficient funding to cover the costs associated with the working group. The act repeals the working group on September 1, 2022, but the department of regulatory agencies shall review the working group prior to its repeal. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
To improve the clarity and certainty of the statutes, the act amends, repeals, and reconstructs various statutory provisions of law that are obsolete, imperfect, or inoperative. The specific reasons for each amendment or repeal are set forth in the appendix to the act. The amendments made by the act are not intended to change the meaning or intent of the statutes, as amended. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act: Continues the sales and use tax simplification task force for 6 years; Specifies that the task force will not meet during the 2020 interim; Includes a process for selecting a chair and vice-chair of the task force; Modifies the task force's duties; Requires the joint technology committee to seek regular updates from the office of information technology (OIT) and the department of revenue (DOR) regarding the development of the electronic sales and use tax simplification (SUTS) system, to monitor and encourage participation by businesses and home rule municipalities in the SUTS system, and to seek regular updates from OIT and DOR regarding the purchase and development of a geographic information system (GIS) database; and Removes the requirement that the task force undergo an evaluation by the department of regulatory agencies prior to the task force's repeal.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)