The bill establishes an expanded retailer's license, under which a person licensed under the 'Colorado Beer Code' could sell both fermented malt beverages, also referred to as '3.2% beer', and malt liquors, also referred to as 'full-strength beer', at retail for consumption off the licensed premises. Persons licensed before January 1, 2019, under the 'Colorado Beer Code' to sell 3.2% beer at retail for consumption off premises are permitted to convert the license to an expanded retailer's license if the licensee: Notifies the state and local licensing authorities between July 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018, of the intent to convert the license; and Has not and will not expand its floor space or refrigerated cooler space dedicated to the sale of beer and has not and will not increase the number of stock keeping units, or SKUs, attributable to beer products it offers for sale. If a current off-premises licensee fails to meet the requirements to convert its retailer's license to an expanded retailer's license, the licensee must apply for a new expanded retailer's license in order to sell both types of beer products. A new expanded retailer's license is subject to review by the local licensing authority to determine whether issuance of the license will result in an undue concentration of the same class of license and will require the use of additional law enforcement resources. Additionally, a new expanded retailer's license may not be issued for a premises that is located within 1,500 feet of another retail liquor business or, in a city with a population of 10,000 or fewer, within 3,000 feet of anther retail liquor business. A person holding an expanded retailer's license is prohibited from selling single-serve containers of malt liquors, can sell beer only between 8 a.m. and 12 midnight, cannot permit employees under 21 years of age to sell or otherwise handle beer offered for sale on the premises, and must check the identification of its customers to ensure they are at least 21 years of age. Additionally, the bill eliminates licenses that authorize the sale of 3.2% beer for consumption either on or off the licensed premises and requires current licensees to apply to convert the license to one of the other retailer licenses authorized under the 'Colorado Beer Code'. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
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Current state park law excludes seaplanes from the definition of a 'vessel', and applicable park rules essentially prohibit seaplanes from landing in or taking off from state park water bodies. The bill: Directs the division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources to: Establish proposed procedures for the mandatory inspection and decontamination of seaplanes landing on water bodies in the state for the purposes of aquatic nuisance species prevention and containment and report on the procedures to the general assembly by September 1, 2019; and Establish a stakeholder process to evaluate seaplane access to 2 lakes located at state parks identified by the division and report the results of the stakeholder process to the general assembly by September 1, 2019; and Specifies that the prohibition on the landing of seaplanes in state parks does not apply in the event of an emergency, including for seaplanes engaged in firefighting operations.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Sunset Process - House Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its sunset review and report on the 'Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act' (act) by: Extending the act for 5 years; and Authorizing custom meat processors licensed under the act to sell poultry to retail food establishments.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill extends the advanced placement incentives pilot program (pilot program) for 3 years to 2021. The bill requires the department of education to report the number of students in the pilot program who enrolled in advanced placement courses during the prior school year and to collect disaggregated data from the advanced placement exam vendor to capture the performance of students who are participating in the pilot program on the end-of-course advanced placement exams. The bill requires the department of education to report to certain committees of the general assembly the information specified in the bill, including data relating to the number and amount of financial incentives distributed to each participating school district. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill authorizes the creation of early childhood development service districts (districts) to provide services for children from birth through 8 years of age. Early childhood development services are defined to include early care and educational, health, mental health, and developmental services, including prevention and intervention. Districts are authorized to seek voter approval to levy property taxes and sales taxes in the district to generate revenues to provide early childhood development services. The district must be organized pursuant to the 'Special District Act' as modified by the bill. Under the bill, all eligible electors in the proposed district, rather than only property owners, are able to vote on the organization of the district and related ballot issues. The service plan for a proposed district is not required to be submitted to the planning commission for each county in which the special district is proposed to be located, and instead is submitted directly to the board of county commissioners (board) for such counties. In addition, the bill directs that the board shall not accept or act upon the request of a person owning property in the proposed service area to have his or her property excluded from the special district. The court conducting a hearing for the petition is also directed to not accept or act upon such a petition to exclude property from the district. The districts are governed by the 'Special District Act'; except that they are not subject to provisions concerning the inclusion or exclusion of property, procedures for the levy and collection of taxes, the certification and notice of special district taxes for general obligation indebtedness, property tax reduction agreements, and public improvement contracts. A district is authorized to contract with or work with another district or other provider of early childhood development services to provide services throughout the district. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill modifies and repeals selected provisions of recent legislation (S.B. 13-252) in the following areas: S.B. 13-252's increase in the renewable portfolio standard for cooperative electric associations serving 100,000 or more meters, which for 2020 had been increased from 10% to 20%, returns to 10%; S.B. 13-252's expansion of the definition of 'eligible energy resources' is curtailed by eliminating synthetic gas produced by pyrolysis of municipal waste, but the inclusion of coal mine methane is retained, subject to a determination by the public utilities commission that the coal mine methane is greenhouse gas neutral, and large and preexisting hydroelectric generation facilities are added; A multiplier in the formula for calculation of renewable energy credits used to accelerate the construction of new solar generation, which expired in 2015 under S.B. 13-252, is reinstated; The maximum permissible retail rate impact of compliance with the standards, which S.B. 13-252 increased from 1% to 2% for cooperative electric associations, returns to 1%; S.B. 13-252's additional carve-outs for distributed generation are eliminated; and Reporting requirements and portfolio standards for cooperative electric associations that sell electricity wholesale (qualifying wholesale utilities) are eliminated.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More
The department of human services currently leases portions of the Grand Junction regional center campus to third-party behavioral health providers. The bill authorizes the department to continue such leases until June 30, 2020, and each party to such lease may terminate the lease early provided that the terminating party provide the other party with 90 days notice before vacating the property or requiring the property to be vacated. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Sunset Process - House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the sunset review and report on the environmental management system permit program by allowing the program to repeal.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Current law requires each license plate to be at the approximate center of a motor vehicle and at least 12 inches from the ground. The bill repeals this requirement for the front license plate and replaces it with a requirement that the front license plate be mounted horizontally on the front in the location designated by the manufacturer. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
The bill authorizes the executive director of the department of local affairs (executive director) or the executive director's designee to coordinate the provision of nonmonetary resources to assist with job retention or creation in a rural community experiencing a significant economic event, such as a plant closure or layoffs, including industry-wide layoffs, that has a significant, quantifiable impact on jobs within that community. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More