Joint Budget Committee. The bill requires the state auditor to retain a qualified, independent third-party consulting firm (firm) to evaluate: The centralization of the management of state agency information technology resources in the office of information technology (office) as a result of legislation adopted by the general assembly in 2008; Whether the executive branch of state government has a strategic plan in place to guide its process for evaluating, prioritizing, and selecting information technology projects that require new or ongoing appropriations of state money; The opportunities the state has to interface with the public through information technology; The office's working relationship with state agencies and institutions that were not included in the centralization of state agency information technology resources in the 2008 legislation but that rely on the office to provide certain information technology services or resources; and Consumer satisfaction among state agencies with the management of state agency information technology resources and access to state government via information technology resources. The firm is required to provide the joint budget committee with an update regarding its progress in June 2018 and submit a report to the legislative audit committee, the joint technology committee, the joint budget committee, and the office by December 2018. The report is required to include recommendations to the office for industry best practice standards, recommendations for areas in which the office could work with the general assembly to improve the management of information technology resources and services, recommended future options for the state to solicit feedback from state residents regarding the public's opportunities to interface with state government, and policy discussions directed toward the general assembly. After receiving the report from the consulting firm, the joint budget committee, the joint technology committee, the office of information technology, and any other relevant office or department shall meet to discuss the implementation of the recommendations made in the report. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing, with assistance from the department of human services' office of behavioral health, to prepare a written report for committees of the general assembly relating to residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment options under the medicaid program, the cost of treatment, and the potential impact on other state and county programs and services if residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment options were effective. The departments' report shall also include recommendations relating to the implementation of residential and inpatient substance use disorder treatment, better coordination of substance use disorder services among state agencies, and necessary changes to state law to implement treatment. The bill authorizes the department of health care policy and financing to access the prescription drug use monitoring program data to identify clients who may be at-risk of opioid overdose or who may benefit from increased care coordination. The bill makes an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill directs the department of human services (department) to work with counties and the Colorado work force development council to develop program and reporting requirements for an employment opportunities with wages program (employment program). The department shall seek input from community-based organizations and businesses when creating the employment program. The department is authorized and directed to contract with an independent entity to evaluate the employment program to annually assess its efficacy and effectiveness in meeting the objectives of the Colorado works program. A final evaluation report must be completed on or before October 1, 2020. The department is required to submit 3 annual reports to the joint budget committee and joint health and human services committee, beginning October 15, 2018. The employment program is repealed, effective September 1, 2021. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. The general assembly created the governor's office of marijuana coordination in 2014 to coordinate the executive branch response to the legalization of retail marijuana as directed by the governor. The bill repeals the office of marijuana coordination, effective July 1, 2017.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill establishes the center for research into substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support strategies at the university of Colorado health sciences center. The bill makes an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, the retail marijuana sales tax rate is scheduled to decrease on July 1, 2017, from 10% to 8%. The bill eliminates the reduction and keeps the tax rate at 10%.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. On July 1, 2017, the bill requires the state treasurer to transfer money from the general fund as follows: $2,272,727 million to the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund; $4,090,909 million to the species conservation trust fund; $2,452,193 million to the division of parks and outdoor recreation aquatic nuisance species fund; and $1,184,171 million to the division of wildlife aquatic nuisance species fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill creates the open educational resources council (council) in the department of higher education (department). The council includes persons appointed by the executive director of the department from public institutions of higher education, the executive director of the department, the commissioner of education, and the state librarian. The bill directs the department to contract with an entity to evaluate the existing use of open educational resources by public institutions of higher education. The council must facilitate the work of the contracting entity, and, taking into account the findings of the contracting entity, recommend initiatives to expand the use of open educational resources. The council must report the findings of the contracting entity and its recommended initiatives to the joint budget committee and the education committees of the general assembly by November 20, 2017. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill creates the technology advancement and emergency fund (fund) in the office of information technology (office). Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the office may expend money in the fund to cover one-time costs associated with emergency information technology expenditures, to address deferred maintenance of state agency information technology assets, and to provide additional services to address unforseen service demands. The bill specifies that if the office uses money in the fund to cover all or any portion of the cost of purchasing or refreshing an asset for a state agency, the asset becomes the property of the office. The office is required to submit an annual report to the joint budget committee and the joint technology committee, including specified information regarding expenditures from the fund. The bill directs the state treasurer to transfer $2 million to the fund on July 1, 2017, and on July 1, 2018. In addition, at the end of each fiscal year the state treasurer and the state controller shall transfer any unexpended or unencumbered appropriations that are the result of cost savings by the office to the newly created fund instead of the existing information technology revolving fund. The bill specifies that the fund is exempt from the limitation on uncommited reserves of a cash fund at the end of a fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Joint Budget Committee. The state historical society operates a state museum and a number of separate community museums throughout the state. Revenues generated by the community museums are currently deposited in the enterprise services cash fund, which is appropriated for the costs of carrying out the general activities of the historical society. The bill deposits revenues from the community museums in a new community museums cash fund which would be appropriated specifically for the activities of the community museums.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)