State Bill Colorado

Senate Journal, January 25
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-030 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 5, strike lines 14 and 15 and substitute: 

"__________ PAYMENTS OF $ __________ EACH". 

Page 8, line 19, strike "(3)" and substitute "(3); and add (4)". 

Page 8, line 21, strike "properties." and substitute "properties - 
definition." and strike "fifteen" and substitute "fifteen FOURTEEN". 

Page 8, line 26, strike "PRESENTED TO THE OCCUPANT OF". 

Page 8, line 27, strike "THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OR". 

Page 9, line 1, strike "possible NOTICE IS GIVEN" and substitute 
"possible,". 

Page 9, line 2, strike "THROUGH POSTING,". 

Page 9, strike lines 5 through 7 and substitute "gate or similar 
impediment. IF A PERSON AT THE RESIDENCE IS IMPEDING POSTING AT THE 
RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF THE ATTEMPTED POSTING, THE NOTICE MAY BE 
HANDED TO THAT PERSON TO SATISFY THIS POSTING REQUIREMENT. THE 
NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION (3) IS SUFFICIENT IF IT COMPLIES 
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS IN A CIVIL ACTION REQUIRED BY 
COURT RULE.
(4)  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY" MEANS 
ANY REAL PROPERTY UPON WHICH A DWELLING, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 
5-1-301 (18), C.R.S., IS CONSTRUCTED AND OCCUPIED.". 

Page 14, line 17, strike "(1) and". 

Page 14, strike lines 18 through 26 and substitute: 

"38-38-111.  Treatment of excess proceeds. (3)  UNLESS THE 
PROPERTY IS SOLD BY THE SHERIFF AND ALL THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE 
ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT, any unclaimed excess 
proceeds shall be transferred by the". 

Senate Journal, February 13
SB12-030 by Senator(s) Jahn; also Representative(s) Liston--Concerning administrative matters 
related to a foreclosure sale. 

A majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, Senator Jahn was 
given permission to offer a third reading amendment. 

Third Reading Amendment No. 1(L.003), by Senators Jahn and Neville.


Amend engrossed bill, page 2, after line 1 insert: 

"SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 38-13-108.2 
as follows: 
38-13-108.2.  Property held by courts and public agencies. 
(1)  EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION, intangible 
property held for the owner by a court, state or other government, 
governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, or public 
authority which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year 
after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned. 
(2)  UNCLAIMED EXCESS PROCEEDS FROM A PROPERTY SOLD 
FOLLOWING THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST OR OTHER LIEN THAT 
ARE TRANSFERRED TO A COUNTY TREASURER WHICH REMAIN UNCLAIMED 
FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SALE ARE PRESUMED ABANDONED.". 

Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. 

Page 14, strike lines 21 through 27. 

Strike page 15. 

Page 16, strike lines 1 through 6 and substitute: 

"SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-38-111, amend 
(3); and add (2.5) and (5) as follows: 
38-38-111.  Treatment of excess proceeds - definition. 
(2.5) (a)  A PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT 
ON THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S WEB SITE:
NOTICE TO AN OWNER IN FORECLOSURE: IF 
YOUR PROPERTY GOES TO FORECLOSURE AUCTION SALE AND 
IS PURCHASED FOR MORE THAN THE TOTAL OWED TO THE 
LENDER AND TO ALL OTHER LIEN HOLDERS, PLEASE 
CONTACT THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE'S OFFICE AFTER THE SALE 
BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE FUNDS DUE TO YOU.
(b)  IN ORDER TO PAY THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS REQUIRED 
PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION, A PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL 
SEND A NOTICE TO THE OWNER. IF THE AMOUNT OF EXCESS PROCEEDS IS 
GREATER THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS, THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL MAKE 
REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY THE OWNER'S CURRENT ADDRESS. THE 
PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL MAIL THE OWNER A NOTICE REGARDING THE 
EXCESS PROCEEDS TO THE BEST AVAILABLE ADDRESS            AT LEAST TWO 
WEEKS PRIOR TO THE TIME THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE TRANSFERS THE 
UNCLAIMED EXCESS PROCEEDS TO THE COUNTY TREASURER PURSUANT TO 
PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION, BUT NO LATER THAN 
THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF ALL REDEMPTION PERIODS AS 
PROVIDED IN SECTION 38-38-302. 
(3) (a)  UNLESS THE PROPERTY IS SOLD BY THE SHERIFF AND ALL 
THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE 
COURT, any unclaimed excess proceeds shall be transferred by the officer 
to the county treasurer within ninety FORTY-FIVE calendar days after the 
expiration of all redemption periods as provided in section 38-38-302 and 
held in escrow for five years from the date of sale. The county 
TREASURER shall be answerable for the funds without interest at any time 
within the five-year period to such persons as shall be legally entitled to 
the funds. Any interest earned on the escrowed funds shall be paid to the 
county at least annually. Any funds UNCLAIMED EXCESS PROCEEDS THAT 
ARE LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THAT ARE not claimed within 
five years from the date of sale shall be paid by the county treasurer to the 
general fund of the county. After the lapse of five years from the date of 
sale, no claim therefor having been made and established by any person 
entitled thereto, said SUCH moneys PAID TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE 
COUNTY shall become the property of the county. and UNCLAIMED EXCESS 
PROCEEDS THAT ARE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS 
AND THAT ARE NOT CLAIMED WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE 
SALE SHALL BE PRESUMED TO BE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF 
THE "UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT". AFTER THE UNCLAIMED EXCESS 
PROCEEDS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE 
WITH SUCH ACT OR TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY, the county 
treasurer and officer shall be discharged from any further liability or 
responsibility for the moneys. except that, 
(b)  If the moneys UNCLAIMED EXCESS PROCEEDS exceed five 
hundred dollars and have not been claimed by any person entitled thereto 
within sixty calendar days from the expiration of all redemption periods 
as provided by section 38-38-302, the county treasurer SHALL:
(I)  MAKE DILIGENT INQUIRY TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT 
ADDRESS OF THE OWNER;
(II)  PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (b), MAIL TO THE OWNER A 
NOTICE REGARDING THE UNCLAIMED EXCESS PROCEEDS AT THE BEST 
AVAILABLE ADDRESS FOR THE OWNER;
(III)  Within ninety calendar days from the expiration of all 
redemption periods, shall commence publication of a notice for four 
weeks, which means publication once each week for five successive 
weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county where the 
subject property is located. The notice shall contain the name of the 
record owner, as of the recording of the notice of election and demand or 
lis pendens, the owner's address as given in the recorded instrument 
evidencing the owner's interest, and the legal description and street 
address, if any, of the property sold at the sale and shall state that excess 
proceeds were realized from the sale and that, unless the funds are 
claimed by the record owner as of the recording of the notice of election 
and demand or lis pendens or other person entitled thereto within five 
years from the date of sale, the funds shall become the property of the 
county in the manner provided in this subsection (3) BE TRANSFERRED TO 
THE STATE TREASURER AS PART OF THE "UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT". 
The county treasurer shall also mail a copy of the notice to the record 
owner as of the recording of the notice of election and demand or lis 
pendens at the BEST AVAILABLE address. provided in the recorded 
instrument evidencing his or her interest and at the property address. 
(d)  The fees and costs of publication and mailing REQUIRED 
PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (3) shall be paid from the moneys 
escrowed by the county treasurer. 
(5)  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE 
REQUIRES, "OWNER" MEANS THE RECORD OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AS OF 
THE RECORDING OF THE NOTICE OF ELECTION AND DEMAND OR LIS 
PENDENS.". 


The amendment was passed on the following roll call vote: 


House Journal, March 6
54 SB12-030 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
55 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
56 recommendation:
1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, strike lines 2 through 5 and substitute:
2 
3 "(2)  ANY OVERBID, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 38-38-100.3, C.R.S.,
4 THAT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS AND THAT
5 REMAINS UNCLAIMED FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SALE IS
6 PRESUMED ABANDONED.".
7 
8 Page 3, after line 20 insert:
9 
10 "SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-38-100.3, add
11 (17.3) as follows:
12 
13 38-38-100.3. Definitions. As used in articles 37 to 39 of this title,
14 unless the context otherwise requires:
15 
16 (17.3)  "OVERBID" MEANS THE AMOUNT A PROPERTY IS SOLD FOR
17 AT A FORECLOSURE SALE THAT IS IN EXCESS OF THE WRITTEN OR AMENDED
18 BID AMOUNT EXECUTED BY THE HOLDER OF THE EVIDENCE OF DEBT
19 SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST OR OTHER LIEN BEING FORECLOSED.".
20 
21 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
22 
23 Page 3, line 21, after "38-38-101," insert "amend (10); and".
24 
25 Page 4, after line 7 insert:
26 
27 "(10)  Deposit. The public trustee may require a deposit of up to
28 six hundred fifty dollars or the amount of the fee permitted pursuant to
29 section 38-37-104 (1) (b) (I), whichever is greater, at the time the notice
30 of election and demand is filed, to be applied against the fees and costs
31 of the public trustee. The public trustee may allow the attorney for the
32 holder of the evidence of debt to establish one or more accounts with the
33 public trustee, which the public trustee may use to pay the fees and costs
34 of the public trustee in any foreclosure filed by the holder or the attorney
35 for the holder, or through which the public trustee may transmit refunds
36 or cures, excess proceeds OVERBIDS, or redemption proceeds.".
37 
38 Page 15, line 8, before "(3);" insert "(1), (2), and".
39 
40 Page 15, strike lines 9 through 11 and substitute: 
41 
42 "38-38-111. Treatment of an overbid - definition. (1)  If, at a
43 sale, the property is sold for an amount in excess of the written or
44 amended bid amount executed by the holder of the evidence of debt
45 secured by the deed of trust or other lien being foreclosed, such excess
46 proceeds AN OVERBID shall be first applied to any deficiency as indicated
47 in the holder's bid, and then paid to the officer PUBLIC TRUSTEE to be held
48 in escrow until the end of all redemption periods as provided in section
49 38-38-302.
50 
51 (2)  Upon the expiration of all redemption periods provided in
52 section 38-38-302, any remaining excess proceeds OVERBID shall be paid
53 in order of recording priority to junior lienors, determined as of the
54 recording date of the notice of election and demand or lis pendens
55 according to the records, who have duly filed a notice of intent to redeem
56 and whose liens have not been redeemed pursuant to section 38-38-302,
1 in each case up to the unpaid amount of each such lienor's lien plus fees
2 and costs. A lienor holding a lien that is not entitled to redeem by virtue
3 of being recorded after the notice of election and demand, a lienor that
4 has not timely filed a notice of intent to redeem pursuant to section
5 38-38-302, or a lienor who accepts less than a full redemption pursuant
6 to section 38-38-302 (4) (c) shall not have any claim to any portion of the
7 excess proceeds OVERBID. After payment to all lienors and the holder
8 entitled to receive excess proceeds A PORTION OF THE OVERBID pursuant
9 to this section, any remaining excess proceeds OVERBID shall be paid to
10 the owner. of the property as of the date and time of the recording of the
11 notice of election and demand or lis pendens.
12 
13 (2.5) (a)  IF A PUBLIC TRUSTEE MAINTAINS A WEB SITE FOR HIS OR
14 HER OFFICE, THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
15 STATEMENT ON SUCH WEB SITE:".
16 
17 Page 15, line 20, strike "EXCESS PROCEEDS IS" and substitute "REMAINING
18 OVERBID IS EQUAL TO OR".
19 
20 Page 15, strike lines 24 through 27 and substitute "REMAINING OVERBID
21 TO THE BEST AVAILABLE ADDRESS NO LATER THAN".
22 
23 Page 16, strike lines 5 through 8 and substitute "COURT, any unclaimed
24 excess proceeds REMAINING OVERBID shall be transferred by the officer
25 to the county treasurer within ninety calendar days after the expiration of
26 all redemption periods as provided in section 38-38-302 and held BY THE
27 PUBLIC TRUSTEE in escrow for five years from the date of sale. The
28 county".
29 
30 Page 16, line 9, strike "TREASURER" and substitute "PUBLIC TRUSTEE".
31 
32 Page 16, line 12, strike "EXCESS PROCEEDS" and substitute "REMAINING
33 OVERBIDS". 
34 
35 Page 16, line 14, strike "by the county treasurer" and substitute "by the
36 county treasurer".
37 
38 Page 16, strike lines 15 through 17 and substitute "general fund of the
39 county, After the lapse of five years from the date of sale, no claim
40 therefor having been made and established by any person entitled thereto,
41 said AND SUCH moneys PAID TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE".
42 
43 Page 16, line 18, strike "and UNCLAIMED EXCESS" and substitute "and the
44 county treasurer and officer UNCLAIMED".
45 
46 Page 16, line 19, strike "PROCEEDS" and substitute "REMAINING
47 OVERBIDS".
48 
49 Page 16, strike lines 22 through 26 and substitute:
50 
51 "THE "UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT" AND TRANSFERRED TO THE
52 ADMINISTRATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH ACT. AFTER THE UNCLAIMED
53 REMAINING OVERBIDS ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OR TO
54 THE GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY, THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE shall be
55 discharged from any further liability or responsibility for the moneys.
56 except that,".
1 Page 16, line 27, strike "EXCESS PROCEEDS" and substitute "REMAINING
2 OVERBIDS".
3 
4 Page 17, strike lines 3 through 10 and substitute "as provided by section
5 38-38-302, the county treasurer PUBLIC TRUSTEE SHALL, within ninety
6 calendar days from the expiration of all".
7 
8 Page 17, line 18, strike "excess" and substitute "excess".
9 
10 Page 17, line 19, strike "proceeds were" and substitute "proceeds were AN
11 OVERBID WAS".
12 
13 Page 17, line 25, strike "county treasurer" and substitute "county treasurer
14 PUBLIC TRUSTEE".
15 
16 Page 18, line 4, strike "county treasurer." and substitute "county treasurer
17 PUBLIC TRUSTEE.".
18 
19 
House Journal, March 16
18 Amendment No. 1, Local Government Report, dated March 5, 2012, and
19 placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal,
20 March 6, pages 566-569.
21 
22 Amendment No. 2, by Representative(s) Liston.
23 
24 Amend the Local Government Committee Report, dated March 5, 2012,
25 page 2, line 18, strike "officer PUBLIC TRUSTEE" and substitute "officer".
26 
27 Page 3 of the report, strike lines 5 through 11 and substitute "Page 16 of
28 the bill, strike lines 5 through 9 and substitute "COURT, any unclaimed
29 excess proceeds REMAINING OVERBID FROM A FORECLOSURE SALE HELD
30 PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2012, shall be transferred by the officer to the
31 county treasurer within ninety calendar days after the expiration of all
32 redemption periods as provided in section 38-38-302 and held in escrow,
33 for five years from the date of sale AND ANY UNCLAIMED REMAINING
34 OVERBID FROM A FORECLOSURE SALE HELD ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1,
35 2012, SHALL BE HELD BY THE OFFICER IN ESCROW. IN EITHER CASE, THE
36 REMAINING OVERBID SHALL BE HELD FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
37 THE SALE. The county TREASURER OR OFFICER, WHOMEVER HOLDS THE
38 REMAINING OVERBID IN ESCROW, shall be answerable for the funds
39 without interest at any time".".
40 
41 Page 3 of the report, strike lines 20 and 21 and substitute "Page 16 of the
42 bill, line 18, strike "EXCESS".".
43 
44 Page 3 of the report, line 24, strike "26" and substitute "24".
45 
46 Page 3 of the report, strike lines 28 through 30 and substitute "THE
47 GENERAL FUND OF THE COUNTY, the county".".
48 
49 Page 4 of the report, strike line 4 and substitute "38-38-302, the county
50 treasurer OR OFFICER SHALL, within ninety".
51 
52 Page 4 of the report, after line 5 insert:
53 
54 "Page 17 of the bill, line 14, after "located." insert "THE COUNTY
55 TREASURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NOTICE OF AN OVERBID FROM A
56 FORECLOSURE SALE HELD PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2012, AND THE OFFICER
1 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NOTICE OF AN OVERBID FROM A FORECLOSURE
2 SALE HELD ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2012.".".
3 
4 Page 4 of the report, strike lines 9 and 10 and substitute "Page 17 of the
5 bill, line 25, after "treasurer" insert "OR OFFICER, WHOMEVER HOLDS THE
6 REMAINING OVERBID IN ESCROW,".".
7 
8 Page 4 of the report, strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute:
9 
10 "Page 18 of the bill, line 4, strike "treasurer." and substitute "treasurer OR
11 OFFICER, WHOMEVER HOLDS THE REMAINING OVERBID IN ESCROW.".
12 
13 Page 20 of the bill, line 26, strike "The" and substitute "Excluding the
14 provisions of sections 1, 3, and 10 of this act and section 38-38-101 (10),
15 Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended in section 4 of this act, the".".
16 
17 As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third
18 Reading and Final Passage.
19 

SB12-046

Discipline In Public Schools

Comment:

Calendar Notification:

NOT ON CALENDAR

Summary:

Legislative Task Force to Study School Discipline. The bill amends the statutory grounds for suspension or expulsion of a student to increase the discretion of school administrators and school district boards of education (local boards). The only circumstances under which expulsion remains mandatory are those that involve a student who is determined to have brought a firearm to school or possessed a firearm at school. The bill defines the terms "suspension", "in-school suspension", "out-of-school suspension", and "expulsion". The bill relocates, with substantive amendments, certain statutory provisions concerning school conduct and discipline codes (codes) and safe school reporting requirements. Each code shall include criteria distinguishing minor code violations from behavior that will result in the referral of an offending student to a law enforcement agency. Each code shall include a specific policy concerning the prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence. Each public school of a school district shall require each student enrolled in the public school to be familiar with the provisions of the code. In creating and enforcing a code, each local board shall:
* Ensure that the code is designed to protect students from harm, provide opportunities for students to learn from their mistakes, foster a positive learning community, keep students in school, and implement a graduated set of age-appropriate responses to misconduct that are fair and proportionate in relation to each student's individual conduct;
* To the extent practicable, limit the use of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions to incidents that involve conduct that poses a serious and credible threat to the safety of pupils and staff; and
* To the extent practicable, use prevention, intervention, restorative justice, peer mediation, counseling, and other approaches to address student misconduct. In creating a code, each local board shall solicit and consider input from the school district accountability committee of the school district and a local or statewide law enforcement agency. To the extent practicable, each local board shall assist teachers and other school employees, as may be appropriate, in obtaining training in conflict resolution in and out of the classroom, disciplinary alternatives, and restorative justice for the purpose of preventing violations of the school district's code. If a student is suspended from school, the suspending authority shall provide an opportunity for the student to make up school work during the period of suspension for full academic credit. The report of code violations that is required of each school principal as part of the safe school reporting requirements shall specifically identify each violation that resulted in referral to a law enforcement agency. On and after October 1, 2012, the peace officer standards and training (P.O.S.T.) board shall create and provide a training curriculum to prepare peace officers to serve as school resource officers. In creating the training curriculum, the P.O.S.T. board shall solicit and, to the extent practicable, implement the suggestions of relevant stakeholders. On and after October 1, 2013, neither a school administrator nor a local board shall accept the assignment of a peace officer acting in his or her official capacity as school resource officer in a public school unless the peace officer has successfully completed the school resource officer training program.

Status:

01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Education Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/01/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/24/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/26/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
04/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed
05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
05/02/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
05/08/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily

Amendments:

Senate Journal, March 2
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-046 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on  Appropriations with
favorable recommendation.

Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and 
substitute: 

"SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1)  The general assembly 
hereby declares that: 
(a)  The use of inflexible "zero-tolerance" policies as a means of 
addressing disciplinary problems in schools has resulted in unnecessary 
expulsions, out-of-school suspensions, and referrals to law enforcement 
agencies; 
(b)  Involvement of students in the criminal or juvenile justice 
systems should be avoided when addressing minor misbehavior that is 
typical for a student based on his or her developmental stage; 
(c)  State laws must allow school administrators and local boards 
of education to use their discretion to determine the appropriate 
disciplinary response to each incident of student misconduct; 
(d)  Each school district of the state is encouraged, in creating and 
enforcing a school conduct and discipline code, to protect students and 
staff from harm, provide opportunities for students to learn from their 
mistakes, foster a positive learning community, keep students in school, 
and show mindful consideration of negative impacts that can occur as a 
result of involvement with the criminal justice system; 
(e)  School discipline policies and practices must apply equally to 
all students regardless of their economic status, race, gender, ethnicity, 
religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability; and 
(f)  Each school district of the state is encouraged to include in its 
school conduct and discipline code a specific policy that: 
(I)  States which violations of the code require a referral to law 
enforcement due to the serious nature of the violation or as a result of a 
state or federal reporting law; 
(II)  States which violations of the code may result in a referral to 
law enforcement, subject to the discretion of a school administration or 
a local board of education; and 
(III)  States factors that the school district will consider when 
making a determination as to whether to refer a student to law 
enforcement, which factors, at a minimum, include: 
(A)  The age of a student; 
(B)  The disciplinary history of a student, 
(C)  Whether a student has a disability; 
(D)  The seriousness of a violation; 
(E)  Whether a violation threatened the safety of any student or 
staff member; and 
(F)  Whether a lesser intervention would properly address a 
violation. 
(2)  Now, therefore, the general assembly determines and declares 
that: 
(a)  To ensure that the best interests of Colorado schools are being 
served, in accordance with section 2-2-1201, Colorado Revised Statutes 
(C.R.S.), the legislative service agencies of the general assembly shall 
conduct a post-enactment review of this act and report their conclusions 
to the education committees of the house of representatives and senate, 
or any successor committees, and to the persons described in section 
2-2-1201 (3), C.R.S.; 
(b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-2-1201 (3), 
C.R.S., the legislative service agencies of the general assembly shall 
complete the post-enactment review of this act four years after this act 
becomes law; 
(c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-2-1201 (2) (a), 
C.R.S., the review shall not make the determinations described in said 
section 2-2-1201 (2) (a), C.R.S., but shall include any information 
reported to the division of criminal justice by school resource officers and 
other law enforcement officers pursuant to section 22-32-145, C.R.S., as 
described in section 3 of this act; and by district attorneys pursuant to 
section 20-1-113, C.R.S., as described in section 10 of this act; and 
(d)  The members of the education committees of the house of 
representatives and senate, or any successor committees, are encouraged 
to consider whether to: 
(I)  Continue to require school resource officers and other law 
enforcement officers and district attorneys to report such information to 
the division of criminal justice; or 
(II)  Enact legislation to repeal such reporting requirements. 
SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-32-109.1, amend 
(1), (2) introductory portion, (2) (a), and (2) (b); and add (1.5) as follows: 
22-32-109.1.  Board of education - specific powers and duties 
- safe school plan - conduct and discipline code - safe school reporting 
requirements. (1)  Definitions. Each school district board of education 
shall adopt a mission statement for the school district, which statement 
shall include making safety a priority in each public school of the school 
district. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE 
REQUIRES:
(a)  "ACTION TAKEN" MEANS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF DISCIPLINE,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF 
DISCIPLINE
(I)  IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION;
(II)  OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION 
(III)  CLASSROOM REMOVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH BOARD POLICY;
(IV)  EXPULSION 
(V)  REFERRAL TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; OR 
(VI)  ANY OTHER FORM OF DISCIPLINE, WHICH SHALL BE 
OFFICIALLY IDENTIFIED AS PART OF A BOARD POLICY;
(b)  "BULLYING" MEANS ANY WRITTEN OR VERBAL EXPRESSION, OR 
PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC ACT OR GESTURE, OR A PATTERN THEREOF, THAT 
IS INTENDED TO COERCE, INTIMIDATE, OR CAUSE ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
OR EMOTIONAL HARM TO ANY STUDENT. BULLYING IS PROHIBITED 
AGAINST ANY STUDENT FOR ANY REASON, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
ANY SUCH BEHAVIOR THAT IS DIRECTED TOWARD A STUDENT ON THE BASIS 
OF HIS OR HER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OR AGAINST WHOM FEDERAL AND 
STATE LAWS PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION UPON ANY OF THE BASES 
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 22-32-109 (1) (ll) (I). THIS DEFINITION IS NOT 
INTENDED TO INFRINGE UPON ANY RIGHT GUARANTEED TO ANY PERSON BY 
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OR TO 
PREVENT THE EXPRESSION OF ANY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, OR 
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS.
(c)  "DANGEROUS WEAPON" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH 
IN SECTION 22-33-102 (4). 
(d)  "FULL-TIME TEACHER" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS LICENSED 
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 60.5 OF THIS TITLE, OR IS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT 
TO SECTION 22-60.5-111 TO TEACH, AND IS PRIMARILY ENGAGED IN 
TEACHING DURING A MAJORITY OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTES PER 
SCHOOL DAY.
(e)  "HABITUALLY DISRUPTIVE STUDENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING 
AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 22-33-106 (1) (c.5). 
(f) (I)  "REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT" MEANS A 
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, OR 
OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE AND A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, WHICH 
COMMUNICATION:
(A)  IS INITIATED BY THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, OR 
OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE; AND 
(B)  CONCERNS BEHAVIOR BY A STUDENT THAT THE SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE BELIEVES MAY 
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE SCHOOL CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE CODE 
OR A CRIMINAL OR DELINQUENT OFFENSE AND FOR WHICH THE SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE  REQUESTS AN 
INVESTIGATION OR OTHER INVOLVEMENT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCY.
(II)  "REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
(A)  CONTACT WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT IS MADE 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION, PREVENTION, OR INTERVENTION 
REGARDING A STUDENT'S BEHAVIOR; OR 
(B)  ROUTINE OR INCIDENTAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A 
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, TEACHER, OR OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEE AND A 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
(g)  "RESTORATIVE JUSTICE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET 
FORTH IN SECTION 22-32-144 (3). 
(h)  "SCHOOL VEHICLE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET 
FORTH IN SECTION 42-1-102 (88.5), C.R.S. 
(1.5)  Mission statement. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF 
EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT, WHICH STATEMENT SHALL INCLUDE MAKING SAFETY FOR ALL 
STUDENTS AND STAFF A PRIORITY IN EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT.
(2)  Safe school plan. In order to provide a learning environment 
that is safe, conducive to the learning process, and free from unnecessary 
disruption, following consultation with the school district accountability 
committee and school accountability committees, parents, teachers, 
administrators, students, student councils where available, and, where 
appropriate, the community at large, each school district board of 
education shall adopt and implement a safe school plan, or review and 
revise, if AS necessary IN RESPONSE TO ANY RELEVANT DATA COLLECTED 
BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, any existing plans or policies already in effect. 
which IN ADDITION TO THE AFOREMENTIONED PARTIES, EACH SCHOOL 
DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING ITS 
SAFE SCHOOL PLAN, MAY CONSULT WITH VICTIMS ADVOCACY 
ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE PLAN, AT A MINIMUM, shall include but not 
be limited to, the following: 
(a)  Conduct and discipline code. (I)  A concisely written conduct 
and discipline code that shall be enforced uniformly, fairly, and 
consistently for all students. Copies of the code shall be provided to each 
student upon enrollment at the elementary, middle, and high school levels 
and shall be posted or kept on file at each public school in the school 
district. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL TAKE REASONABLE MEASURES TO 
ENSURE THAT EACH STUDENT OF EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT IS FAMILIAR WITH THE CODE. The code shall include, but shall 
NEED not be limited to: 
(I) (A)  General policies on student conduct, safety, and welfare; 
(II) (B)  General policies and procedures for dealing with students 
who cause a disruption in the classroom, on school grounds, in A school 
vehicles as defined in section 42-1-102 (88.5), C.R.S., VEHICLE, or at A 
school activities ACTIVITY or sanctioned events EVENT, including a 
specific policy allowing a teacher to remove a disruptive student from his 
or her classroom. and, THE POLICY SHALL STATE THAT, upon the third 
such removal from a teacher's class, to THE TEACHER MAY remove the 
disruptive student from such THE teacher's class for the remainder of the 
term of the class; EXCEPT THAT A DISRUPTIVE STUDENT SHALL NOT BE 
REMOVED FROM A TEACHER'S CLASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM OF 
THE CLASS UNLESS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL OR HIS OR 
HER DESIGNEE HAS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A BEHAVIOR PLAN FOR 
THE STUDENT. A BEHAVIOR PLAN MAY BE DEVELOPED AFTER THE FIRST 
SUCH REMOVAL FROM CLASS AND SHALL BE DEVELOPED AFTER THE 
SECOND REMOVAL FROM CLASS. The general policies and procedures shall 
include a due process procedure, which at a minimum shall require that, 
as soon as possible after a removal, the teacher or the school principal 
shall contact the parent or legal guardian of the student to request his or 
her attendance at a student-teacher conference regarding the removal. A 
behavior plan may be developed after the first such removal from class, 
and shall be developed after the second such removal from class. Any 
policy or procedure adopted shall comply with applicable federal and 
state laws, including but not limited to laws regarding students with 
disabilities. 
(III) (C)  Provisions for the initiation of suspension or expulsion 
proceedings for students who qualify as habitually disruptive by causing 
a disruption in the classroom, on school grounds, in school vehicles, or 
at school activities or sanctioned events for a third time during a single 
school year or calendar year STUDENTS;
(IV) (D)  Policies and procedures for the use of acts of reasonable 
and appropriate physical intervention or force in dealing with disruptive 
students; except that no board shall adopt a discipline code that includes 
provisions that are in conflict with the definition of child abuse in section 
18-6-401 (1), C.R.S., and section 19-1-103 (1), C.R.S.; 
(V) (E)  General policies and procedures for determining the 
circumstances under and the manner in which disciplinary actions, 
including suspension and expulsion, shall be imposed in accordance with 
the provisions of sections 22-33-105 and 22-33-106; 
(VI) (F)  A specific policy concerning gang-related activities in the 
school, on school grounds, in school vehicles, or AND at school activities 
or sanctioned events; 
(VII) (G)  Written prohibition, consistent with section 22-33-106, 
of students from bringing OR POSSESSING dangerous weapons, drugs, or 
other controlled substances to school, on school grounds, in A school 
vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school activities ACTIVITY or sanctioned events 
EVENT and from using drugs OR other controlled substances or tobacco 
products on school grounds, in A school vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school 
activities ACTIVITY or sanctioned events EVENT;
(H)  WRITTEN PROHIBITION OF STUDENTS FROM USING OR 
POSSESSING TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL 
VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT;
(VIII) (I)  A written policy concerning searches on school grounds, 
including SEARCHES OF student lockers; 
(IX) (J)  A dress code policy that encourages school pride and 
unity, promotes uniformity of dress, and defines and prohibits students 
from wearing apparel that is deemed disruptive to the classroom 
environment or to the maintenance of a safe and orderly school. The dress 
code policy may require students to wear a school uniform or may 
establish minimum standards of dress; and 
(X) (A) (K)  On and after August 8, 2001, a specific policy 
concerning bullying prevention and education. Each school district is 
encouraged to ensure that its policy, at a minimum, incorporates the 
biennial administration of surveys of students' impressions of the severity 
of bullying in their schools, as described in section 22-93-104 (1) (c); 
character building; and the designation of a team of persons at each 
school of the school district who advise the school administration 
concerning the severity and frequency of bullying incidents that occur in 
the school, which team may include, but need not be limited to, law 
enforcement officials, social workers, prosecutors, health professionals, 
mental health professionals, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, counselors, 
teachers, administrators, parents, and students. Each school district's 
policy shall set forth appropriate disciplinary consequences for students 
who bully other students and for any person who takes any retaliatory 
action against a student who reports in good faith an incident of bullying, 
which consequences shall comply with all applicable state and federal 
laws. 
(B)  For purposes of this subparagraph (X), "bullying" means any 
written or verbal expression, or physical or electronic act or gesture, or a 
pattern thereof, that is intended to coerce, intimidate, or cause any 
physical, mental, or emotional harm to any student. Bullying is prohibited 
against any student for any reason, including but not limited to any such 
behavior that is directed toward a student on the basis of his or her 
academic performance or against whom federal and state laws prohibit 
discrimination upon any of the bases described in section 22-32-109 (1) 
(ll) (I). This definition is not intended to infringe upon any right 
guaranteed to any person by the first amendment to the United States 
constitution or to prevent the expression of any religious, political, or 
philosophical views. 
(II)  IN CREATING AND ENFORCING A SCHOOL CONDUCT AND 
DISCIPLINE CODE PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH 
(a), EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION, ON AND AFTER 
AUGUST 1, 2013, SHALL:
(A)  IMPOSE PROPORTIONATE DISCIPLINARY INTERVENTIONS AND 
CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IN-SCHOOL 
SUSPENSIONS, IN RESPONSE TO STUDENT MISCONDUCT, WHICH 
INTERVENTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES ARE DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE 
NUMBER OF EXPULSIONS, OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS, AND REFERRALS 
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, EXCEPT FOR SUCH REFERRALS TO LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AS ARE REQUIRED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW;
(B)  INCLUDE PLANS FOR THE APPROPRIATE USE OF PREVENTION,
INTERVENTION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, PEER MEDIATION, COUNSELING, OR 
OTHER APPROACHES TO ADDRESS STUDENT MISCONDUCT, WHICH 
APPROACHES ARE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE STUDENT EXPOSURE TO THE 
CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE PLANS SHALL STATE THAT 
A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOT ORDER A VICTIM'S PARTICIPATION 
IN A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE OR PEER MEDIATION IF THE ALLEGED 
VICTIM OF AN OFFENDING STUDENT'S MISCONDUCT ALLEGES THAT THE 
MISCONDUCT CONSTITUTES UNLAWFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, AS DEFINED IN 
SECTION 16-22-102 (9), C.R.S.; A CRIME IN WHICH THE UNDERLYING 
FACTUAL BASIS INVOLVES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 
18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S.; STALKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-3-602, 
C.R.S.; OR VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 
18-6-803.5, C.R.S.; AND 
(C)  ENSURE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE COMPLIES 
WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF 
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 22-20-103 (5). 
(b)  Safe school reporting requirements. A policy whereby the 
principal of each public school in a school district shall submit annually, 
in a manner and by a date specified by rule of the state board, a written 
report to the board of education of such school district concerning the 
learning environment in the school during that school year. The board of 
education of the school district annually shall compile the reports from 
every school in the district and shall submit the compiled report to the 
department of education in a format specified by rule of the state board. 
The compiled report shall be made available to the general public. Such 
report shall include, but need not be limited to, the following specific 
information for the preceding school year: 
(I)  The total enrollment for the school; 
(II)  The average daily attendance rate at the school; 
(III)  Dropout rates for grades seven through twelve, if such grades 
are taught at the school; and 
(IV)  The number of conduct and discipline code violations, each 
of which violations shall be reported only in the most serious category 
that is applicable to that violation, including but not limited to specific 
information on IDENTIFYING the number of, and the action taken with 
respect to, each of the following types of violations: 
(A)  Carrying, bringing, using, or Possessing a dangerous weapon 
on school grounds, in A school vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school activities 
ACTIVITY or sanctioned events EVENT without the authorization of the 
school or the school district; 
(B)  Use or possession of alcohol on school grounds, in A school 
vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school activities ACTIVITY or sanctioned events 
EVENT; 
(C)  Use, possession, or sale of a drug or controlled substance on 
school grounds, in A school vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school activities 
ACTIVITY or sanctioned events EVENT;
(D)  Use or possession of A tobacco products PRODUCT on school 
grounds, in A school vehicles VEHICLE, or at A school activities ACTIVITY 
or sanctioned events EVENT 
(E)  Being willfully disobedient or openly and persistently defiant 
or repeatedly interfering with the school's ability to provide educational 
opportunities to, and a safe environment for, other students; 
(F)  Commission of an act on school grounds, IN A SCHOOL 
VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT that, if 
committed by an adult, would be considered first degree assault, as 
described in section 18-3-202, C.R.S., second degree assault, as described 
in section 18-3-203, C.R.S., or vehicular assault, as described in section 
18-3-205, C.R.S.; 
(G)  Behavior on school property GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE,
OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT that is detrimental to 
the welfare or safety of other students or of school personnel, including 
but not limited to incidents of bullying as described by subparagraph (X) 
of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), and other behavior that creates a 
threat of physical harm to the student or to other students; 
(H)  Willful destruction or defacement of school property; 
(I)  Commission of an act on school grounds, IN A SCHOOL 
VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT that, if 
committed by an adult, would be considered third degree assault, as 
described in section 18-3-204, C.R.S., or disorderly conduct, as described 
in section 18-9-106 (1) (d), C.R.S., but not disorderly conduct involving 
firearms or other deadly weapons, as described in section 18-9-106 (1) (e) 
and (1) (f), C.R.S.; 
(J)  Commission of an act on school grounds IN A SCHOOL 
VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT that, if 
committed by an adult, would be considered robbery; and 
(K)  Other violations of the code of conduct and discipline that 
resulted in documentation of the conduct in a student's record; 
(V)  For purposes of subparagraph (IV) of this paragraph (b), 
"action taken" means the specific type of discipline, including but not 
limited to the following categories of discipline: 
(A)  In-school suspension; 
(B)  Out-of-school suspension; 
(C)  Classroom removal in accordance with board policy; 
(D)  Expulsion; 
(E)  Referral to a law enforcement agency; or 
(F)  Any other form of discipline, which shall be officially 
identified as part of a board policy; 
(VI)  The conduct and discipline code violations required to be 
reported pursuant to subparagraph (IV) of this paragraph (b) shall 
specifically identify each conduct and discipline code violation by a 
student with a disability and each action taken with respect to each 
violation by a student with a disability; 
(VII)  The average class size for each public elementary school, 
middle school or junior high school, and senior high school in the state 
calculated as the total number of students enrolled in the school divided 
by the number of full-time teachers in the school; For purposes of this 
subparagraph (VII), "full-time teacher" means a person who is licensed 
pursuant to article 60.5 of this title or is authorized pursuant to section 
22-60.5-111 to teach, and is primarily engaged in teaching during a 
substantial majority of the instructional minutes per school day. AND 
(VIII)  On and after August 8, 2001, The school's policy 
concerning bullying prevention and education, including information 
related to the development and implementation of any bullying prevention 
programs. 
SECTION 3.   In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-32-145 as 
follows: 
22-32-145.  School use of on-site peace officers as school 
resource officers - notifications of arrests and notices issued - 
reporting requirements. (1)  IF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR OTHER 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY ON 
SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR 
SANCTIONED EVENT ARRESTS A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL, THE OFFICER 
SHALL NOTIFY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE OF 
THE ARREST WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE ARREST.
(2)  IF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICER ACTING IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS,
IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT 
ISSUES A SUMMONS, TICKET, OR OTHER NOTICE REQUIRING THE 
APPEARANCE OF A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL IN COURT OR AT A POLICE 
STATION FOR INVESTIGATION RELATING TO AN OFFENSE ALLEGEDLY 
COMMITTED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL 
ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT, THE OFFICER SHALL NOTIFY THE 
PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE OF THE ISSUANCE OF 
THE SUMMONS, TICKET, OR OTHER NOTICE WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE 
ISSUANCE OF THE SUMMONS, TICKET, OR OTHER NOTICE.
(3)  A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SHALL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE 
PROVISIONS OF THE CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE CODE OF THE SCHOOL TO 
WHICH HE OR SHE IS ASSIGNED.
(4)  COMMENCING AUGUST 1, 2013, AND CONTINUING EACH 
AUGUST 1 THEREAFTER, EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EMPLOYING 
OR CONTRACTING WITH ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS ACTING 
OR HAS ACTED IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN 
A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT 
SHALL REPORT TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE CREATED IN SECTION 
24-33.5-502, C.R.S., IN AGGREGATE FORM WITHOUT PERSONAL 
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, DATA ABOUT THE CASES HANDLED BY THE 
AGENCY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL 
ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT. EACH SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, AT 
A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PRECEDING 
TWELVE MONTHS:
(a)  THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS INVESTIGATED BY THE OFFICER FOR 
DELINQUENT OFFENSES, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS 
INVESTIGATED FOR EACH TYPE OF DELINQUENT OFFENSE FOR WHICH THE 
OFFICER INVESTIGATED AT LEAST ONE STUDENT;
(b)  THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARRESTED BY THE OFFICER,
INCLUDING THE OFFENSE FOR WHICH EACH SUCH ARREST WAS MADE;
(c)  THE NUMBER OF SUMMONSES OR TICKETS ISSUED BY THE 
OFFICER TO STUDENTS; AND 
(d)  THE AGE, GENDER, SCHOOL, AND RACE OR ETHNICITY OF EACH 
STUDENT WHOM THE OFFICER ARRESTED OR TO WHOM THE OFFICER ISSUED 
A SUMMONS, TICKET, OR OTHER NOTICE REQUIRING THE APPEARANCE OF 
THE STUDENT IN COURT OR AT A POLICE STATION FOR INVESTIGATION 
RELATING TO AN OFFENSE ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS,
IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT.
(5)  UPON THE REQUEST OF A LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE 
DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL 
BOARD THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION 
THAT RELATES TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE LOCAL BOARD.
SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 22-33-102 as 
follows: 
22-33-102.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context 
otherwise requires: 
(1)  "Academic year" means that portion of the school year during 
which the public schools are in regular session, beginning about the first 
week in September and ending about the first week in June of the next 
year, or that portion of the school year which constitutes the minimum 
period during which a pupil must be enrolled. 
(2)  "Adult" means a person who has reached the age of 
twenty-one years. 
(3)  "Board of education" means the school board, board of 
directors, and board of education of a school district. 
(4)  "DANGEROUS WEAPON" MEANS:
(a)  A FIREARM, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 18-1-901 (3) (h), C.R.S.; 
(b)  ANY PELLET GUN, BB GUN, OR OTHER DEVICE, WHETHER 
OPERATIONAL OR NOT, DESIGNED TO PROPEL PROJECTILES BY SPRING 
ACTION OR COMPRESSED AIR;
(c)  A FIXED-BLADE KNIFE WITH A BLADE THAT EXCEEDS THREE 
INCHES IN LENGTH
(d)  A SPRING-LOADED KNIFE OR A POCKET KNIFE WITH A BLADE 
EXCEEDING THREE AND ONE-HALF INCHES IN LENGTH; OR 
(e)  ANY OBJECT, DEVICE, INSTRUMENT, MATERIAL, OR SUBSTANCE,
WHETHER ANIMATE OR INANIMATE, THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE 
USED TO INFLICT DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
(5)  "DELINQUENT ACT" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN 
SECTION 19-1-103 (36), C.R.S. 
(4) (6)  "Executive officer" means the superintendent of schools or 
that THE head administrative officer designated by the A board of 
education to execute its policy decisions. 
(4.5) (7)  "General educational development tests" or "GED" 
means the battery of tests given at an authorized testing center, which 
tests are designed and published by the GED testing service of the 
American council on education to measure the major outcomes and 
concepts generally associated with four years of high school education. 
Each GED testing center must have a current contract with the American 
council on education and be authorized by the commissioner of education. 
(8)  "HABITUALLY DISRUPTIVE STUDENT" HAS THE SAME MEANING 
AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 22-33-106 (1) (c.5). 
(4.7) (9)  "Informal hearing" means an opportunity for a child to 
explain his or her position regarding a disruption in the classroom or an 
incident constituting THAT OCCURRED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL 
VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT AND THAT 
CONSTITUTED grounds for discipline. 
(5) (10)  "Parent" means the mother or father of a child or any 
other person having custody of a child. 
(11)  "SCHOOL VEHICLE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN 
SECTION 42-1-102 (88.5), C.R.S. 
(6) (12)  "State board" means the state board of education. 
SECTION 5.   In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-33-105, amend 
(2) (c),(3) (d) (III), and (6) as follows: 
22-33-105.  Suspension, expulsion, and denial of admission. 
(2)  In addition to the powers provided in section 22-32-110, the board of 
education of each district may: 
(c)  Deny admission to, or expel for any period not extending 
beyond one year, any child whom the board of education, in accordance 
with the limitations imposed by this article, shall determine does not 
qualify for admission to, or continued attendance at, the public schools of 
the district. A board of education may delegate such powers to its 
executive officer or to a designee who shall serve as a hearing officer. If 
the hearing is conducted by a designee acting as a hearing officer, the 
hearing officer shall forward findings of fact and recommendations to the 
executive officer at the conclusion of the hearing. The executive officer 
shall render a written opinion within five days after a hearing conducted 
by the executive officer or by a hearing officer. The executive officer 
shall report on each case acted upon at the next meeting of the board of 
education, briefly describing the circumstances and the reasons for the 
executive officer's action. When delegated, an appeal may be taken from 
IF THE HEARING CONCERNS THE POTENTIAL EXPULSION OR DENIAL OF 
ADMISSION OF A CHILD WHO COMMITTED AN ALLEGED CRIMINAL OFFENSE 
AGAINST A PERSON, AS DESCRIBED BY ANY PROVISION OF ARTICLE 3 OF 
TITLE 18, C.R.S., THEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR HEARING OFFICER 
CONDUCTING THE HEARING SHALL ENSURE THAT THE PERSON AGAINST 
WHOM THE ALLEGED OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO 
SUBMIT A WRITTEN VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE CONSIDERATION 
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR HEARING OFFICER PRIOR TO THE 
HEARING. A CHILD WHO IS DENIED ADMISSION OR EXPELLED AS AN 
OUTCOME OF THE HEARING SHALL HAVE TEN DAYS AFTER THE DENIAL OF 
ADMISSION OR EXPULSION TO APPEAL the decision of the executive officer 
to the board of education, AFTER WHICH TIME THE DECISION TO GRANT OR 
DENY THE APPEAL SHALL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF 
EDUCATION. The appeal shall consist of a review of the facts that were 
presented and that were determined at the hearing conducted by the 
executive officer or by a designee acting as a hearing officer, arguments 
relating to the decision, and questions of clarification from the board of 
education. No board of education shall deny admission to, or expel, any 
child without a hearing, if one is requested by the parent, guardian, or 
legal custodian of the child, at which evidence may be presented in the 
child's behalf. If the child is denied admission or expelled, the child shall 
be entitled to a review of the decision of the board of education in 
accordance with section 22-33-108. 
(3) (d)  The suspending authority shall: 
(III)  Provide an opportunity for a pupil to make up school work 
during the period of suspension FOR FULL OR PARTIAL ACADEMIC CREDIT 
TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. The intent of this provision is to provide an 
opportunity for the pupil to reintegrate into the educational program of 
the district AND TO HELP PREVENT THE PUPIL FROM DROPPING OUT OF 
SCHOOL BECAUSE OF AN INABILITY TO REINTEGRATE INTO THE 
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM following the period of suspension. which The 
school district should take THIS INTENT into consideration when 
determining the amount of credit a student will receive for this makeup 
work. 
(6)  When a pupil is expelled by a school district, for the remainder 
of the school year, the PUPIL'S parent, guardian, or legal custodian is 
responsible for seeing that the compulsory school attendance statute is 
complied with PUPIL COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE 
during the period of expulsion. from such school district. 
SECTION 6.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-33-106, amend 
(1) introductory portion, (1) (c.5) (I), (1) (c.5) (II), (1) (c.5) (III), (1) (d), 
(2) introductory portion, (3) introductory portion, (4) (a), and (4) (b) (I); 
and add (1) (g) and (1.5) as follows: 
22-33-106.  Grounds for suspension, expulsion, and denial of 
admission. (1)  The following shall MAY be grounds for suspension or 
expulsion of a child from a public school during a school year: 
(c.5) (I)  Declaration as an A habitually disruptive student. pursuant 
to the provisions of this paragraph (c.5). 
(II)  For purposes of this paragraph (c.5), "habitually disruptive 
student" means a child who has been suspended pursuant to paragraph 
(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection (1) three times during the course of 
the school year for causing CAUSED a material and substantial disruption 
in the classroom, on school grounds, on IN a school vehicle, as defined in 
section 42-1-102 (88.5), C.R.S., or at A school activities ACTIVITY or 
events because of behavior that was initiated, willful, and overt on the 
part of the child SANCTIONED EVENT THREE OR MORE TIMES DURING THE 
COURSE OF A SCHOOL YEAR. Any student who is enrolled in a public 
school may be subject to being declared an A habitually disruptive 
student. 
(III)  The student and the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian 
shall have been notified in writing of each suspension DISRUPTION 
counted toward declaring the student as habitually disruptive pursuant to 
this paragraph (c.5) and the student and parent, legal guardian, or legal 
custodian shall have been notified in writing and by telephone or other 
means at the home or the place of employment of the parent or legal 
guardian of the definition of "habitually disruptive student". 
(d) (I)  Serious violations in a school building or in or on school 
property, which suspension or expulsion shall be mandatory; except that 
expulsion shall be mandatory for the following violations: Carrying, 
bringing, using, or possessing a dangerous weapon without the 
authorization of the school or the school district; the sale of a drug or 
controlled substance as defined in section 12-22-303, C.R.S.; or the 
commission of an act which if committed by an adult would be robbery 
pursuant to part 3 of article 4 of title 18, C.R.S., or assault pursuant to 
part 2 of article 3 of title 18, C.R.S., other than the commission of an act 
that would be third degree assault under section 18-3-204, C.R.S., if 
committed by an adult. 
(II)  As used in this paragraph (d), "dangerous weapon" means: 
(A)  A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded; 
(B)  Any pellet or BB gun or other device, whether operational or 
not, designed to propel projectiles by spring action or compressed air; 
(C)  A fixed blade knife with a blade that measures longer than 
three inches in length or a spring loaded knife or a pocket knife with a 
blade longer than three and one-half inches; or 
(D)  Any object, device, instrument, material, or substance, 
whether animate or inanimate, used or intended to be used to inflict death 
or serious bodily injury. 
(III)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this 
paragraph (d), carrying, bringing, or possessing a dangerous weapon 
without the authorization of the school or the school district shall not 
require mandatory expulsion if, when the student discovers that he or she 
has carried, brought, or is in possession of a dangerous weapon, the 
student notifies a teacher, administrator, or other authorized person in the 
school district as soon as possible and delivers the dangerous weapon to 
the teacher, administrator, or other authorized person. Nothing in this 
subparagraph (III) shall be construed as prohibiting a school district from 
expelling a student under the circumstances specified in this subparagraph 
(III) if such expulsion would be in accordance with the school district's 
discipline code. COMMITTING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES ON 
SCHOOL GROUNDS, IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR 
SANCTIONED EVENT:
(I)  POSSESSION OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON WITHOUT THE 
AUTHORIZATION OF THE SCHOOL OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT;
(II)  THE USE, POSSESSION, OR SALE OF A DRUG OR CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 12-22-303, C.R.S.; OR 
(III)  THE COMMISSION OF AN ACT THAT, IF COMMITTED BY AN 
ADULT, WOULD BE ROBBERY PURSUANT TO PART 3 OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 
18, C.R.S., OR ASSAULT PURSUANT TO PART 2 OF ARTICLE 3 OF TITLE 18, 
C.R.S., OTHER THAN THE COMMISSION OF AN ACT THAT WOULD BE THIRD 
DEGREE ASSAULT UNDER SECTION 18-3-204, C.R.S., IF COMMITTED BY AN 
ADULT. 
(g)  PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-12-105 (3), MAKING A FALSE 
ACCUSATION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF AN 
EDUCATIONAL ENTITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OR SCHOOL 
DISTRICT OFFICIALS OR PERSONNEL.
(1.5)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 20 U.S.C. SEC. 7151, A STUDENT 
WHO IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BROUGHT A FIREARM TO A SCHOOL, OR TO 
HAVE POSSESSED A FIREARM AT A SCHOOL, SHALL BE EXPELLED FOR A 
PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR; EXCEPT THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE STUDENT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY MODIFY THIS REQUIREMENT FOR 
A STUDENT ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS IF SUCH MODIFICATION IS IN 
WRITING 
(2)  Subject to the district's responsibilities under article 20 of this 
title, the following shall MAY be grounds for expulsion from or denial of 
admission to a public school, or diversion to an appropriate alternate 
program: 
(3)  The following shall MAY constitute additional grounds for 
denial of admission to a public school: 
(4) (a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (4), 
a school district shall prohibit any student who is expelled from a public 
school of the school district pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 
(1) of this section OR PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1.5) OF THIS SECTION 
from enrolling or reenrolling in the same school in which the victim of 
the offense or member of a victim's immediate family is enrolled or 
employed. If the school district has no actual knowledge of the name of 
the victim of the offense for which the student was expelled, the 
provisions of this subsection (4) shall be implemented only upon request 
of the victim or a member of the victim's immediate family. 
(b)  In any school district that has only one school in which the 
expelled student can enroll, the school district shall either: 
(I)  Prohibit the student expelled from the school district pursuant 
to paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (1) of this section OR PURSUANT TO 
SUBSECTION (1.5) OF THIS SECTION from enrolling or reenrolling in the 
same school in which the victim of the offense or member of a victim's 
immediate family is enrolled or employed; or 
SECTION 7.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-302, amend 
(1) (e); and add (1) (f) as follows: 
22-11-302.  School district accountability committees - powers 
and duties. (1)  Each school district accountability committee shall have 
the following powers and duties: 
(e)  TO CONSIDER INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM the school 
accountability committee for the principal's OF EACH school shall provide 
input and recommendations to the district accountability committee and 
the district administration concerning the principal's evaluation OF THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FACILITATE THE EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE 
OF THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 9 OF THIS 
TITLE; AND 
(f)  TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD CONCERNING 
THE CREATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ITS SCHOOL CONDUCT AND 
DISCIPLINE CODE.
SECTION 8.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-11-503, amend 
(3) (c) as follows: 
22-11-503.  Performance reports - contents - rules. (3)  In 
addition to any information specified by rule of the state board, each 
school performance report shall include the following information 
concerning the operations and environment of the public school that is the 
subject of the report: 
(c)  As described in state board rule, the occurrence of each of the 
following types of incidents DESCRIBED IN SECTION 22-32-109.1 (2) (b) 
(IV), expressed as a number and as a percentage of the total occurrences 
of all of the incidents; 
(I)  Substance abuse - drugs; 
(II)  Substance abuse - alcohol; 
(III)  Substance abuse - tobacco; 
(IV)  Felony assaults; 
(V)  Fights; 
(VI)  Possession of dangerous weapons; and 
(VII)  Other violations of the code of conduct at the public school; 
SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-37-103, amend 
(3) as follows: 
22-37-103.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context 
otherwise requires: 
(3)  "In-school suspension" means a suspension pursuant to section 
22-33-105 in PERIOD OF TIME DURING which, PURSUANT TO SECTION 
22-33-105, the student is suspended PROHIBITED from participation 
PARTICIPATING in regular school activities but remains in the school 
environment and receives continuous CONTINUES TO RECEIVE educational 
instruction, supervision, and discipline. 
SECTION 10.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 20-1-113 as 
follows: 
20-1-113. Reporting of criminal proceedings involving public 
school students. (1)  ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2013, AND ON OR BEFORE 
EACH AUGUST 1 THEREAFTER, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF EACH JUDICIAL 
DISTRICT, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL REPORT TO THE DIVISION OF 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CREATED IN SECTION 24-33.5-502, C.R.S., THE 
FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT OFFENSES ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN 
COMMITTED BY A STUDENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED ON SCHOOL GROUNDS,
IN A SCHOOL VEHICLE, OR AT A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR SANCTIONED EVENT 
WITHIN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT DURING THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS:
(a)  THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES FILED IN COURT, INCLUDING THE 
TOTAL NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF SUCH OFFENSES;
(b)  THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES THAT WERE REFERRED TO THE 
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND WERE NOT 
FILED IN COURT, INCLUDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF SUCH 
OFFENSES;
(c)  THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES FOR WHICH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY 
REFERRED AN OFFENDER TO A JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM OR OTHER 
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EACH TYPE 
OF SUCH OFFENSES; AND 
(d)  THE AGE, GENDER, SCHOOL, AND RACE OR ETHNICITY OF EACH 
STUDENT THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY PROSECUTED, DECLINED TO 
PROSECUTE, OR REFERRED TO A JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM OR OTHER 
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
SECTION 11.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-303, amend 
(1) (i); and add (1) (j) as follows: 
24-31-303.  Duties - powers of the P.O.S.T. board. (1)  The 
P.O.S.T. board has the following duties: 
(i)  To promulgate rules and regulations that establish the criteria 
that shall be applied in determining whether to recommend peace officer 
status for a group or specific position as provided in section 16-2.5-201 
(4), C.R.S.; AND 
(j)  TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR TRAINING OF SCHOOL RESOURCE 
OFFICERS, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 24-31-312. 
SECTION 12.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-31-312 as 
follows: 
24-31-312.  School resource officer training. (1)  ON OR BEFORE 
JANUARY 1, 2014, THE P.O.S.T. BOARD SHALL PROVIDE A TRAINING 
CURRICULUM TO PREPARE PEACE OFFICERS TO SERVE IN AN OFFICIAL 
CAPACITY AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS PURSUANT 
TO SECTION 22-32-145, C.R.S. IN PROVIDING THE TRAINING CURRICULUM,
THE P.O.S.T. BOARD MAY UTILIZE PART OR ALL OF ANY EXISTING 
TRAINING CURRICULUM PROVIDED BY ONE OR MORE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE 
ENTITIES THAT TRAIN SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
(2)  IN PROVIDING THE TRAINING CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN 
SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, THE P.O.S.T. BOARD SHALL SOLICIT 
AND, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, IMPLEMENT THE SUGGESTIONS OF 
RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES.
(3) (a)  IN ASSIGNING PEACE OFFICERS TO SERVE AS SCHOOL 
RESOURCE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-32-145, C.R.S., EACH LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT SUCH PEACE 
OFFICERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE SCHOOL RESOURCE 
OFFICER TRAINING CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS 
SECTION, OR WILL COMPLETE SAID TRAINING WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER 
BEGINNING THE ASSIGNMENT 
(b)  ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2015, EACH COUNTY SHERIFF AND 
EACH MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE STATE SHALL 
EMPLOY AT LEAST ONE PEACE OFFICER WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY 
COMPLETED THE TRAINING CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF 
THIS SECTION.
(4)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 22-32-145, C.R.S., THE 
TRAINING CURRICULUM PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS 
SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A MEANS OF RECOGNIZING AND IDENTIFYING 
PEACE OFFICERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE TRAINING 
CURRICULUM
(5)  IN PROVIDING THE TRAINING CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN 
SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, THE P.O.S.T. BOARD MAY INCLUDE 
PROVISIONS TO ALLOW FOR THE AWARDING OF CREDIT TO A PEACE OFFICER 
WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER 
CERTIFICATION CURRICULUM OFFERED BY ONE OR MORE PUBLIC OR 
PRIVATE ENTITIES, WHICH ENTITIES SHALL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE P.O.S.T. 
BOARD. 
(6)  THE P.O.S.T. BOARD MAY CHARGE A FEE TO EACH PEACE 
OFFICER WHO ENROLLS IN THE TRAINING CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN 
SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION. THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE SHALL NOT 
EXCEED THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS INCURRED BY THE P.O.S.T. 
BOARD IN PROVIDING THE CURRICULUM.
SECTION 13.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-503, 
amend (1) (y) and (1) (z); and add (1) (aa) as follows: 
24-33.5-503.  Duties of division. (1)  The division has the 
following duties: 
(y)  To develop, in cooperation with the department of corrections 
and the state board of parole, a parole board action form; and 
(z)  To provide training on the Colorado risk assessment scale and 
the administrative release guideline instrument as required by section 
17-22.5-404 (2) (c), C.R.S.; AND 
(aa)  TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE DIVISION BY 
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-32-145, C.R.S., AND BY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 20-1-113, C.R.S., AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION 
TO THE COLORADO COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE 
CREATED IN SECTION 16-11.3-102, C.R.S., AND TO ANY MEMBER OF THE 
PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY 
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REGARDING ANY STUDENT.
SECTION 14.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-2-117, amend 
(1.5) as follows: 
22-2-117.  Additional power - state board - waiver of 
requirements - rules. (1.5)  Notwithstanding any provision of this 
section or any other provision of law, the state board shall not waive 
requirements contained in article 11 of this title or sections 22-7-409, 
22-32-105, 22-32-109 (1) (bb) (I) and (2), 22-32-109.1 (2) (a), and 
22-33-104 (4) SECTIONS 22-7-409, 22-32-105, 22-32-109 (1) (bb) (I) AND 
(2), 22-32-109.1 (2) (a), 22-32-145, AND 22-33-104 (4). 
SECTION 15.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-116, 
amend (2) as follows: 
22-30.5-116.  Charter schools - school bullying policies 
required. (2)  For the purposes of this section, "bullying" shall have the 
same meaning as set forth in section 22-32-109.1 (2) (a) (X) (B) SECTION 
22-32-109.1 (1) (b). 
SECTION 16.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-502, 
amend (2.5) as follows: 
22-30.5-502.  Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the 
context otherwise requires: 
(2.5)  "Bullying" shall have the same meaning as set forth in 
section 22-32-109.1 (2) (a) (X) (B) SECTION 22-32-109.1 (1) (b). 
SECTION 17.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-204, amend 
(2.3) (a) as follows: 
18-1.3-204.  Conditions of probation. (2.3) (a)  When granting 
probation, the court may, as a condition of probation, require any 
defendant who is less than eighteen years of age at the time of sentencing 
to attend school or an educational program or to work toward the 
attainment of a high school diploma or a GED, as that term is defined in 
section 22-33-102 (4.5) (7), C.R.S.; except that the court shall not require 
any such juvenile to attend a school from which he or she has been 
expelled without the prior approval of that school's local board of 
education. 
SECTION 18.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 19-2-207 as 
follows: 
19-2-207.  Juvenile parole board - authority. The board shall 
have the authority to grant, deny, defer, suspend, revoke, or specify or 
modify the conditions of any parole for any juvenile committed to the 
department of human services under section 19-2-601 or 19-2-907 in such 
a manner as is in the best interests of the juvenile and the public. In 
addition to any other conditions, the board may require, as a condition of 
parole, any adjudicated juvenile to attend school or an educational 
program or to work toward the attainment of a high school diploma or a 
GED, as that term is defined in section 22-33-102 (4.5) (7), C.R.S.; 
except that the board shall not require any such juvenile to attend a school 
from which he or she has been expelled without the prior approval of that 
school's local board of education. The board shall promulgate rules that 
establish criteria under which its parole decisions are made. The board 
shall have the duties and responsibilities specified in part 10 of this 
article. 
SECTION 19.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2-1002, amend 
(1) (a), (3) (b) (I), and (9) (c) (I) as follows: 
19-2-1002.  Juvenile parole. (1)  Juvenile parole board - 
hearing panels authority. (a)  The juvenile parole board, referred to in 
this part 10 as the "board", established pursuant to section 19-2-206 is 
authorized to grant, deny, defer, suspend, revoke, or specify or modify the 
conditions of any parole for any juvenile committed to the department of 
human services as provided in sections 19-2-601 and 19-2-907. In 
addition to any other conditions, the board may require, as a condition of 
parole, any adjudicated juvenile to attend school or an educational 
program or to work toward the attainment of a high school diploma or a 
GED, as that term is defined in section 22-33-102 (4.5) (7), C.R.S.; 
except that the board shall not require any such juvenile to attend a school 
from which he or she has been expelled without the prior approval of that 
school's local board of education. The board may modify any of its 
decisions, or those of the hearing panel, except an order of discharge. 
(3) (b) (I)  In addition to any other conditions, the hearing panel 
may require, as a condition of parole, any adjudicated juvenile to attend 
school or an educational program or to work toward the attainment of a 
high school diploma or a GED, as that term is defined in section 
22-33-102 (4.5) (7), C.R.S.; except that the hearing panel shall not require 
any such juvenile to attend a school from which he or she has been 
expelled without the prior approval of that school's local board of 
education. 
(9)  Parole discharge. (c)  The board may discharge a juvenile 
from parole before completion of the mandatory six-month parole period 
when the board finds that the juvenile meets, at a minimum, all of the 
following conditions of special achievement: 
(I)  Graduation from a public or accredited nonpublic high school 
or completion of a GED, as that term is defined in section 22-33-102 (4.5) 
(7), C.R.S.; 
SECTION 20.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25-9-106.5 
as follows: 
25-9-106.5.  Education and experience - substitution allowed. 
Water and wastewater facility operator applicants must have a high 
school diploma or have successfully completed the GED as defined in 
section 22-33-102 (4.5) (7), C.R.S.; except that experience or relevant 
training may be substituted for the high school diploma or GED. 
Education, training as established under section 25-9-104 (2), and 
cross-experience may be substituted for experience requirements for 
certification as a water facility operator, as a water distribution system 
operator, as a domestic wastewater facility operator, as a wastewater 
collection system operator, as an industrial wastewater treatment facility 
operator, or as a multiple facility operator; except that at least fifty 
percent of any experience requirement shall be met by actual on-site 
operating experience in a water facility or a wastewater facility, as the 
case may be. For the lowest classification of operator in each category, 
the board may establish rules allowing complete substitution of education 
for experience for any applicant who passes the applicable examination. 
For purposes of this section, "cross-experience" means that experience as 
a wastewater treatment facility operator may be substituted for experience 
requirements for certification as water treatment facility operator and vice 
versa. 
SECTION 21.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-33-203, amend 
(2) (b) and (3) as follows: 
22-33-203.  Educational alternatives for expelled students. 
(2) (b)  The educational services provided pursuant to this section are 
designed to provide a second chance for the student to succeed in 
achieving an education. While receiving educational services, a student 
may be suspended or expelled pursuant to the CONDUCT AND discipline 
code of the school district providing the educational services and the 
provisions of part 1 of this article. Except as required by federal law, the 
expelling school district is not required to provide educational services to 
any student who is suspended or expelled while receiving educational 
services pursuant to this section until the period of the suspension or 
expulsion is completed. 
(3)  If a student is expelled for the remainder of the school year 
and the student is not receiving educational services pursuant to this 
section, the school district shall contact the expelled student's parent or 
guardian at least once every sixty days until the beginning of the next 
school year to determine whether the student is receiving educational 
services from some other source; except that the school district need not 
contact a student's parent or guardian after the student is enrolled in 
another school district or in an independent or parochial school or if the 
student is committed to the department of human services or is sentenced 
pursuant to article 2 of title 19, C.R.S. 
SECTION 22.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-30.5-505, 
amend (9) as follows: 
22-30.5-505.  State charter school institute - institute board - 
appointment - powers and duties - rules. (9)  The institute shall ensure 
that each institute charter school addresses the expulsion, suspension, and 
education of expelled or suspended students in a manner consistent with 
the intents and purposes of sections 22-33-106 and 22-33-203 SECTIONS 
22-33-105, 22-33-106, AND 22-33-203. 
SECTION 23.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-38-103, amend 
(2) as follows: 
22-38-103.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context 
otherwise requires: 
(2)  "Expelled student" means a student who is in the sixth, 
seventh, eighth, or ninth grade, who is under seventeen years of age, and 
who has been expelled from school pursuant to section 22-33-105. for a 
period in excess of thirty days. 
SECTION 24.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-93-101, amend 
(1) as follows: 
22-93-101.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context 
otherwise requires: 
(1)  "Bullying" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 
22-32-109.1 (2) (a) (X) (B) SECTION 22-32-109.1 (1) (b). 
SECTION 25.   In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1201, add (8) 
as follows: 
2-2-1201.  Accountability clauses - post-enactment review of 
implementation of bills by legislative service agencies - definitions - 
repeal. (8) (a)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS 
SECTION, IN CONDUCTING THE POST-ENACTMENT REVIEW OF SENATE BILL 
12-046, ENACTED IN 2012, THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES SHALL 
NOT BE SUBJECT TO:
(I)  THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION; OR 
(II) THE REQUIREMENT IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION THAT 
THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES COMPLETE THE POST-ENACTMENT 
REVIEW NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE 
TWO-YEAR OR FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, AS APPLICABLE, OF THE 
ENACTMENT OF SENATE BILL 12-046. 
(b)  IN CONDUCTING THE POST-ENACTMENT REVIEW OF SENATE 
BILL 12-046, THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES SHALL SUBMIT TO THE 
MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, ANY 
INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE BY 
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-32-145, C.R.S., AND BY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 20-1-113, C.R.S. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE 
ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO:
(I)  CONTINUE TO REQUIRE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND 
OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO 
REPORT SUCH INFORMATION TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; OR 
(II)  INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REPEAL SUCH REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.
(c)  THE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES SHALL COMPLETE THE 
POST-ENACTMENT REVIEW OF SENATE BILL 12-046 NO LATER THAN ONE 
HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
ENACTMENT OF THE BILL 
(d)  THIS SUBSECTION (8) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 
2016. 
SECTION 26.  Accountability. Four years after this act becomes 
law and in accordance with section 2-2-1201, Colorado Revised Statutes, 
the legislative service agencies of the Colorado General Assembly shall 
conduct a post-enactment review of the implementation of this act 
utilizing the information contained in the legislative declaration set forth 
in section 1 of this act, and report their conclusions to the education 
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate, or any successor 
committees. 
SECTION 27.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act 
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the 
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 
7, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a 
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the 
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act 
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect 
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in 
November 2012 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the 
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.". 

Page 1, line 101, strike "SCHOOLS." and substitute "SCHOOLS, AND IN 
CONNECTION THEREWITH, REQUIRING A POST-ENACTMENT REVIEW OF 
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT.". 


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Senate Journal, April 24
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-046 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation.

Amend the Senate Education Committee Report, dated March 1, 2012, 
page 8, line 7, strike "AND". 

Page 8, line 10, strike "22-20-103 (5)." and substitute "22-20-103 (5); 
AND". 

Page 8, after line 10 insert: 
"(D)  ENSURE THAT, IN IMPLEMENTING THE CODE, EACH SCHOOL OF 
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOWS DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT OF 
CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE UPON VICTIMS OF SUCH VIOLATIONS, IN 
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE IX OF THE UNITED STATES 
CODE AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.". 

Page 11, strike lines 27 through 30. 

Page 13, strike lines 18 through 25. 

Page 13, line 26, strike "HEARING.". 

Page 18, line 13, after "C.R.S.," insert "IN AGGREGATE FORM WITHOUT 
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION,". 

Page 19, strike lines 4 through 14 and substitute "JANUARY 1, 2014, THE 
POST BOARD SHALL IDENTIFY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TRAINING 
CURRICULUM TO PREPARE PEACE OFFICERS.
(2)  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE TRAINING CURRICULUM 
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION SHALL INCORPORATE THE 
SUGGESTIONS OF RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVOCATES.". 

Page 20, strike line 13 and substitute "LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES". 

Page 20, line 15, strike "INFORMATION" and substitute "INFORMATION, AS 
SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION, TO ANY MEMBER OF THE". 

Page 20, strike lines 16 and 17. 

Page 20, line 19, after "STUDENT." add "IF THE DIVISION PROVIDES THE 
INFORMATION TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST PURSUANT TO 
THIS PARAGRAPH (aa), THE DIVISION MAY CHARGE A FEE TO THE PERSON,
WHICH FEE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS 
INCURRED BY THE DIVISION IN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION.". 

Page 24, after line 32 insert: 

"SECTION 26.  No appropriation. The general assembly has 
determined that this act can be implemented within existing 
appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys 
is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.". 

Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. 


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SB12-001	Contracting Preferences For Employing Coloradans
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	On and after July 1, 2012, if a state agency (agency) or governmental body (body) issues an invitation for bids or a request for proposals for a construction contract for a public project (construction contract) or for a services contract that is, in either case, worth more than $1 million, the agency or body must grant a 3% preference to the bidder or offeror (contractor) if the contractor certifies that at least 90% of the employees who will perform the requirements of the contract are Colorado residents. With respect to a construction contract, an agency or body must also grant a contractor who receives the 3% preference: * An additional 1% preference if the contractor certifies that it offers health care and retirement benefits to the employees who will perform the contract requirements; and * An additional 1% preference if the contractor certifies that the employees who will perform the contract requirements have access to a federally qualified apprenticeship training program. With respect to a services contract, an agency or body must also grant a contractor who receives the 3% preference an additional 2% preference if the contractor certifies that it offers health care benefits and retirement benefits to the employees who will perform the requirements of the contract. An agency or body may not allow any of the preferences to a noncompliant contractor, and the contractor may not use the preference to satisfy a minimum requirement of a contract. A contractor that seeks a preference for a bid or offer must certify its eligibility for the preference to the agency or body that issued the invitation for bids or request for proposals. The agency or body may rely on the certification but may also require the contractor to submit substantiating documentation or other information needed to verify the contractor's eligibility for the preference. The executive director of the department of personnel must promulgate rules for the administration of each preference, including processes for a contractor to certify and an agency or body to verify the contractor's eligibility for the preference.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 03/09/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/13/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2012 03/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/10/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/11/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 04/25/2012 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 15 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-001 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 5, after line 26 insert: "(6) IF THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER DETERMINES THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION WILL CAUSE DENIAL OF FEDERAL MONEYS OR PRECLUDE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS FEDERAL MONEYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE OR WILL OTHERWISE BE INCONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW, THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PREVENT DENIAL OF THE MONEYS OR TO ELIMINATE THE INCONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW.". Page 6, strike lines 15 through 17. Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly. Page 7, line 22, after "RESIDENTS;" add "AND". Page 7, line 25, strike "ONE" and substitute "TWO". Page 8, strike line 2 and substitute "CONTRACT.". Page 8, strike lines 3 through 8. Page 9, after line 1 insert: "(6) IF THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER DETERMINES THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION WILL CAUSE DENIAL OF FEDERAL MONEYS OR PRECLUDE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS FEDERAL MONEYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE OR WILL OTHERWISE BE INCONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW, THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PREVENT DENIAL OF THE MONEYS OR TO ELIMINATE THE INCONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW.". Page 12, after line 7 insert: "(7) IF THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER DETERMINES THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION WILL CAUSE DENIAL OF FEDERAL MONEYS OR PRECLUDE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS FEDERAL MONEYS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE OR WILL OTHERWISE BE INCONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW, THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUSPENDED, BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PREVENT DENIAL OF THE MONEYS OR TO ELIMINATE THE INCONSISTENCY WITH FEDERAL LAW.". Local Government Senate Journal, March 9 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-001 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 12, before line 8 insert: "SECTION 8. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of personnel, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, the sum of $62,767 and 0.9 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for allocation to the state purchasing office in the division of accounts and control – controller for the promulgation of procurement rules related to the implementation of this act.". Renumber succeeding section accordingly. Page 1, line 104, strike "CONTRACT." and substitute "CONTRACT, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.". Appro- priations

SB12-002	Civil Unions
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates the "Colorado Civil Union Act" (Act) to authorize any 2 unmarried adults, regardless of gender, to enter into a civil union. Parties wanting to enter into a civil union apply to a county clerk and recorder for a civil union license. Certain persons may certify a civil union. After the civil union is certified, the officiant files the civil union certificate with the county clerk and recorder. A priest, minister, rabbi, or other official of a religious institution or denomination or an Indian nation or tribe is not required to certify a civil union in violation of his or her right to free exercise of religion. The criteria for a valid civil union are set forth in the bill. The executive director of the department of public health and environment and the state registrar of vital statistics shall issue forms necessary to implement the Act. Each county clerk and recorder submits records of registered civil unions to the office of vital statistics. A county clerk and recorder collects a fee for a civil union license, which fee is credited to the vital statistics records cash fund. The state registrar of vital statistics is authorized to set and collect an additional fee for verification of civil unions, which fee is credited to the vital statistics records cash fund. A county clerk and recorder collects a $20 fee to be credited to the Colorado domestic abuse program fund. The legal benefits, protections, and responsibilities that are granted under the law to spouses apply in like manner to parties to a civil union, including the following: * Responsibility for financial support of a party to a civil union; * Rights and abilities concerning transfer of real or personal property to a party in a civil union; * The ability to file a claim based on wrongful death, emotional distress, loss of consortium, dramshop, or other laws, whether common law or statutory, related to or dependent upon spousal status; * Prohibitions against discrimination based upon spousal status; * The ability to inherit real and personal property from a party in a civil union under the probate code; * Priority for appointment as a conservator, guardian, or personal representative; * Survivor benefits under and inclusion in workers' compensation laws; * The ability to adopt a child of a party to a civil union; * The ability to insure a party to a civil union under group benefit plans for state employees; * The ability to designate a party in a civil union as a beneficiary under the state public employees retirement system; * Survivor benefits under local government firefighter and police pensions; * Protections and coverage under domestic abuse and domestic violence laws; * Rights and protections under victims' compensation laws and victims and witness protection laws; * Laws, policies, or procedures relating to emergency and nonemergency medical care and treatment and hospital visitation; * Rights to visit a party in a civil union in a correctional facility, jail, or private contract prison or in a facility providing mental health treatment; * The ability to file a complaint about the care or treatment of a party in a civil union in a nursing home; * Rights relating to declarations concerning the administration, withholding, or withdrawing of medical treatment, proxy decision-makers and surrogate decision-makers, CPR directives, or directives concerning medical orders for scope of treatment forms with respect to a party to a civil union; * Rights concerning the disposition of the last remains of a party to a civil union; * The right to make decisions regarding anatomical gifts; * Eligibility for family leave benefits; * Eligibility for public assistance benefits; * A privilege from providing compelled testimony against a party in a civil union and evidentiary privileges for parties to a civil union; * The right to apply for emergency or involuntary commitment of a party to a civil union; * The right to claim a homestead exemption; * The ability to protect exempt property from attachment, execution, or garnishment; * Dependent coverage under life insurance; and * Dependent coverage under health insurance policies; except that this provision is effective for plans issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2013. The same processes that are provided in law for dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a marriage apply to dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of a civil union. Any person who enters into a civil union in Colorado consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colorado for the purpose of any action relating to a civil union even if one or both parties cease to reside in the state. The courts are directed to follow the laws of Colorado in a matter filed in Colorado that is seeking a dissolution, legal separation, or invalidity of a civil union that was entered into in another state. The courts are authorized to collect docket fees for the dissolution of a civil union, legal separation of a civil union, and declaration of invalidity of a civil union. The Act shall not be construed to create a marriage between the parties to a civil union or alter the public policy of this state that recognizes only the union of one man and one woman as a marriage. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Act shall not be interpreted to require a child placement agency to place a child for adoption with parties to a civil union. The Act includes a reciprocity and principle of comity section that states that a relationship between persons of the same sex that does not comply with section 31 of article II of the state constitution that is legally entered into in another jurisdiction is deemed in Colorado to be a civil union and that, under principles of comity, a civil union, domestic partnership, or a substantially similar legal relationship that is legally created in another jurisdiction is deemed to be a civil union for purposes of Colorado law. A severability clause is included in the Act. The executive director of the department of revenue is authorized to appoint a study commission to investigate and report on what changes in the law could be made to ensure equitable tax treatment and to allow parties to a civil union to file a joint state tax return without violating the federal tax laws. Until a statutory change is enacted to authorize the filing of a joint state tax return by parties to a civil union, the Act shall not be construed to permit the filing of a joint income tax return by the parties to a civil union. A custodian of records is prohibited from allowing a person, other than the person in interest or an immediate family member of the person in interest, to inspect the application for a civil union license of any person; except that a district court may order the custodian to permit inspection of the license application for a civil union upon a showing of good cause. A person who has entered into a designated beneficiary agreement under Colorado's designated beneficiary statute is precluded from entering into a civil union with a different person. If both parties to a designated beneficiary agreement are eligible to enter into a valid civil union and subsequently enter into a civil union, the civil union certificate constitutes a superseding legal document that supersedes and invalidates the prior designated beneficiary agreement. The bill makes other conforming amendments. The bill takes effect October 1, 2012; except that the provision relating to the inclusion of a partner in a civil union as a dependent on a health insurance policy takes effect January 1, 2013.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Finance + Appropriations 02/15/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance 02/16/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/17/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/19/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/20/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/25/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Finance 05/04/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/08/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 16 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-002 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Finance with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 17, line 4, strike "ADJUSTED GROSS" and substitute "TAXABLE". Senate Journal, April 25 SB12-002 by Senator(s) Steadman, Guzman; --Concerning authorization of civil unions. Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, February 16, page 187 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 2, Appropriations Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, April 17, pages 760-761 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 3(L.007), by Senator Steadman Amend printed bill, page 34, line 6, after "(A)" insert "and (3) (a) (XIX) (B)". Page 34, line 17, strike "14-15-109," and substitute "14-15-110,". Page 34, after line 26, insert: "(B) Any record of an application for a marriage license submitted pursuant to section 14-2-106, C.R.S., AND ANY RECORD OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CIVIL UNION LICENSE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-15-110, C.R.S., shall be made available for public inspection fifty years after the date that record was created.". Amendment No. 4(L.009), by Senator Steadman. Amend printed bill, page 7, strike lines 21 through 26 and substitute: "14-15-106. Rights, benefits, protections, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and other incidents of parties to a civil union. (1) A PARTY TO A CIVIL UNION HAS THE RIGHTS, BENEFITS, PROTECTIONS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OTHER INCIDENTS UNDER LAW AS ARE GRANTED TO OR IMPOSED UPON SPOUSES, WHETHER THOSE RIGHTS, BENEFITS, PROTECTIONS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OTHER INCIDENTS DERIVE FROM STATUTE, ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT RULE, POLICY, COMMON LAW, OR ANY OTHER SOURCE OF LAW.". Page 8, line 1, after ""FAMILY"," insert ""HEIR",". Page 8, line 2, after "KIN"," insert ""SPOUSE",". Page 8, strike lines 12 through 15 and substitute "MAINTENANCE, AND AWARD OF ATTORNEY FEES, APPLIES TO CIVIL UNIONS. (5) RIGHTS, BENEFITS, PROTECTIONS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OTHER INCIDENTS UNDER LAW AS ARE GRANTED TO OR IMPOSED UPON SPOUSES, THAT APPLY IN LIKE MANNER TO PARTIES TO A CIVIL UNION UNDER THIS SECTION, INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:". Page 8, line 16, strike "TENURE, DESCENT AND". Page 8, line 17, strike "DISTRIBUTION, INTESTATE SUCCESSION, WAIVER OF WILL,". Page 8, line 18, after "OF" insert "OR PRESUMPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO". Page 8, line 19, strike "PROPERTY, INCLUDING" and substitute "PROPERTY;". Page 8, strike lines 20 and 21. Page 9, strike lines 2 through 4 and substitute: "(d) TITLE 15, C.R.S., INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MATTERS CONCERNING DECEDENTS' ESTATES, WILLS, TRUSTS, INTESTATE SUCCESSION, NONPROBATE TRANSFERS, WARDS, PROTECTED PERSONS, AND PRIORITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS A CONSERVATOR, GUARDIAN, OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE;". Page 11, line 8, strike "SURVIVING". Amendment No. 5(L.011), by Senator Steadman. Amend printed bill, page 11, line 12, after "(w)" insert "(I)". Page 11, line 13, strike "AND". Page 11, after line 13 insert: "(II) THIS PARAGRAPH (w) IS EFFECTIVE FOR PLANS ISSUED, DELIVERED, OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2013.". Page 16, line 15, strike "PERSONS OF THE SAME SEX" and substitute "TWO PERSONS". Page 16, line 20 after "RELATIONSHIP" insert "BETWEEN TWO PERSONS". Page 18, line 3 after the period add "THE STUDY COMMISSION THAT MAY BE CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 2-3-303.3, C.R.S.". Page 33, line 23 strike "ADOPTION." and substitute "ADOPTION AND SHALL BE CONSIDERED A STEPPARENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER A CHILD IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-5-203 (1).". Amendment No. 6(L.013), by Senator Steadman. Amend printed bill, page 12, strike line 1 and substitute: "14-15-107. Modification of civil union terms through an agreement. (1) PARTIES TO A". Page 12, strike lines 4 through 6 and substitute "PART 3 OF ARTICLE 2 OF THIS TITLE. (2) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE PROVISIONS OF PART 3 OF ARTICLE 2 OF THIS TITLE DO NOT INVALIDATE OR AFFECT AN OTHERWISE VALID DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OR CIVIL CONTRACT BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT MARRIED TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUALS SET FORTH AN AGREEMENT ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING MATTERS SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT MAY BE ADDRESSED BY A CONTRACT UNDER PART 3 OF ARTICLE 2 OF THIS TITLE IF THE AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT WAS MADE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE OR, IF MADE ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, THE AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT IS NOT MADE IN CONTEMPLATION OF ENTERING INTO A CIVIL UNION UNDER THIS ARTICLE.". Page 25, strike line 21 and substitute "ACTION FOR LEGAL SEPARATION OF THE CIVIL UNION, DISSOLUTION OF THE CIVIL UNION, OR FOR DECLARATION OF INVALIDITY OF THE CIVIL UNION.". Amendment No. 7(L.015), by Senator Steadman. Amend printed bill, page 16, line 24, strike "commission - report". Page 16, line 25, strike "returns - repeal." and substitute "returns." and strike "(a)". Page 17, strike lines 6 through 27 and substitute "TAX RETURN.". Page 18, strike lines 1 through 4. Amend the Steadman floor amendment (SB002_L.011), page 1, strike lines 9 through 11. Amendment No. 8(L.017), by Senator Steadman. Amend printed bill, page 11, after line 18 insert: "(y) (I) OTHER INSURANCE POLICIES THAT PROVIDE JOINT COVERAGE RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY (II) THIS PARAGRAPH (y) IS EFFECTIVE FOR PLANS ISSUED, DELIVERED, OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2013.". Amendment No. 9(L.014), by Senator Mitchell. Amend printed bill, page 18, line 9, strike "(1)". Page 18, strike lines 14 through 18 and substitute: "14-15-118. Child placement agencies - conscience clause. (1) TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY FEDERAL LAW, A PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM, ASSIST, COUNSEL, RECOMMEND, CONSENT TO, REFER, OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY PLACEMENT OF A CHILD FOR FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION WHEN THE PROPOSED PLACEMENT OF A CHILD WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE ENTERED INTO A CIVIL UNION WOULD VIOLATE THE AGENCY'S WRITTEN RELIGIOUS OR MORAL CONVICTIONS OR POLICES. (2) THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL NOT DENY AN APPLICATION FOR AN INITIAL LICENSE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE OR REVOKE THE LICENSE OF A PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY BECAUSE OF THE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY'S OBJECTION TO PERFORMING, ASSISTING, COUNSELING, RECOMMENDING, CONSENTING TO, REFERRING OR PARTICIPATING IN A PLACEMENT WITH PARTNERS TO A CIVIL UNION BECAUSE THAT VIOLATES THE AGENCY'S WRITTEN RELIGIOUS OR MORAL CONVICTIONS OR POLICIES. (3) THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL NOT DENY A PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY ANY GRANT, CONTRACT, OR PARTICIPATION IN A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THE AGENCY'S OBJECTION TO PERFORMING, ASSISTING, COUNSELING, RECOMMENDING, CONSENTING TO, REFERRING, OR PARTICIPATING IN A PLACEMENT WITH PARTNERS TO A CIVIL UNION BECAUSE THAT VIOLATES THE AGENCY'S WRITTEN RELIGIOUS OR MORAL CONVICTIONS OR POLICIES. (4) THE REFUSAL OF A PRIVATE CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY TO PERFORM, ASSIST, COUNSEL, RECOMMEND, CONSENT TO, REFER, OR PARTICIPATE IN A PLACEMENT WITH PARTNERS TO A CIVIL UNION BECAUSE THAT VIOLATES THE AGENCY'S WRITTEN RELIGIOUS OR MORAL CONVICTIONS OR POLICIES SHALL NOT FORM THE BASIS OF ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.". Renumber succeeding C.R.S. section accordingly. House Journal, May 8 9 SB12-002 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 10 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 11 recommendation: 12 13 Amend reengrossed bill, page 19, after line 12, insert: 14 15 "14-15-119. Protections for religious organizations. A 16 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION OPERATED FOR CHARITABLE OR 17 EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHICH IS SUPERVISED OR CONTROLLED BY OR IN 18 CONNECTION WITH A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, OR AN INDIVIDUAL 19 EMPLOYED BY SUCH AN ORGANIZATION, WHILE ACTING IN THE SCOPE OF 20 THAT EMPLOYMENT, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR 21 ACCOMMODATIONS OR CHANGE ITS PRACTICES AS A RESULT OF THE 22 PASSAGE OF THIS ARTICLE IF SUCH ACTIONS WOULD CAUSE SUCH 23 ORGANIZATION TO VIOLATE THE AGENCY'S WRITTEN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR 24 RELIGIOUS POLICIES OR WOULD CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL TO VIOLATE HIS OR 25 HER SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.". 26 27 Renumber succeeding C.R.S. section accordingly. 28 29 Page 22, after line 26 insert: 30 31 "SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 12-43-230 as 32 follows: 33 12-43-230. Conscience protection clause. A PSYCHOLOGIST, 34 SOCIAL WORKER, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, LICENSED 35 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, OR ADDICTION 36 COUNSELOR LICENSED, REGISTERED, OR CERTIFIED UNDER THIS ARTICLE 37 SHALL RETAIN PERSONAL FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE REGARDING WHETHER 38 TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR COUNSELING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL RELATING TO 39 ENTERING INTO A CIVIL UNION OR RELATING TO PROBLEMS BETWEEN THE 40 TWO PARTIES TO A CIVIL UNION, CONSISTENT WITH HIS OR HER RELIGIOUS 41 BELIEFS OR MORAL CONVICTIONS. A REFUSAL TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR 42 COUNSELING SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY 43 ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.". 44 45 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. 46 47

SB12-003	Permissible Use Of Credit Information By Employers
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates the "Employment Opportunity Act", which specifies the purposes for which consumer credit information (i.e., consumer credit reports and credit scores) can be used by an employer or potential employer (jointly referred to as "employer"). Specifically, the bill: * Prohibits an employer's use of consumer credit information for employment purposes if the information is unrelated to the job; * Requires an employer to disclose to an employee or applicant for employment (jointly, "employee") when the employer uses the employee's consumer credit information to take adverse action against him or her and the particular credit information upon which the employer relied; * Authorizes an employee aggrieved by a violation of the above provisions to bring suit for an injunction, damages, or both; and * Requires the department of labor and employment to enforce the laws related to employer use of consumer credit information.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 02/13/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/16/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/20/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/21/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments 02/22/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government 03/19/2012 House Committee on Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 14 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-003 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 4, line 27, strike "HAS ACCESS TO MONEY". Page 5, strike line 1 and substitute "IS WITH A BANK OR IS OTHERWISE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR OR IF THE PERSON'S CONSUMER CREDIT INFORMATION IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY A DEFENSE OR SECURITY CONTRACT, INCLUDING CONTRACTS WITH THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.". Senate Journal, February 20 SB12-003 by Senator(s) Carroll; also Representative(s) Fischer--Concerning the use of consumer credit information by employers. Senator Renfroe moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following amendment to SB 12-003 did pass. Amend printed bill, page 5, after line 26 insert: "(7) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE UPON THE DATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT NOTIFIES THE REVISOR OF STATUTES THAT UNEMPLOYMENT IN THIS STATE HAS FALLEN BELOW SIX PERCENT.". Less than a majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the amendment to the report of the Committee of the Whole was lost on the following roll call vote: Senate Journal, February 21 SB12-003 by Senator(s) Carroll; also Representative(s) Fischer--Concerning the use of consumer credit information by employers. Persuant to Senate Rule 9 (b), Senator Harvey moved for the previous question by asking 'Shall the main question be now put?'. The motion was lost on the following roll call vote:

SB12-004	Preference For US Materials In Public Contracts
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Any state agency (agency) that issues an invitation for bids or a request for proposals on or after July 1, 2012, for the purchase of materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment for which an appropriation or expenditure of moneys is reasonably expected to exceed $1 million in the aggregate is required to provide to a bidder or offeror (contractor) that responds to the invitation for bids or request for proposals a preference in an amount equal to 1% of the bid price, which is to be subtracted from the bid of each contractor that certifies that it has undertaken best efforts to ensure that such materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment are manufactured in the United States. The preference allowed pursuant to the bill may not be awarded to a contractor that fails to meet the requirements of the bill, and the preference may not be used to satisfy any applicable minimum requirements of the contract. The preference is only allowed if: * The materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment that are manufactured in the United States are equal in quality to any such items that are manufactured outside the United States; * The materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment that are manufactured in the United States are able to be manufactured in sufficient quantities to satisfy the requirements of the invitation for bids or request for proposals; and * The cost of the materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment that are manufactured in the United States does not exceed the cost of such items manufactured outside the United States by more than 5%. Any contractor that seeks allowance of a preference made available under the bill must certify to the agency that issued the invitation for bids or request for proposals that the contractor is eligible for the preference. The agency may rely on certification provided by the contractor but may also require the contractor to submit additional information to verify the contractor's eligibility for the preference. The agency is responsible for verifying that the contractor has satisfied all applicable requirements and is, therefore, eligible for the preference. The bill requires the executive director of the department of personnel or the executive director's designee to promulgate rules for the administration of the preference, including a process for a contractor to certify that it satisfies all requirements necessary for allowance of the preference and for an agency to verify that the contractor satisfies such requirements. The bill specifies that nothing in its terms is intended to contravene any existing treaty, law, agreement, or rule of the United States. No preference shall be granted under the bill if the preference would contravene any treaty, law, agreement, or rule of the United States.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 03/23/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/27/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/16/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/17/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 04/26/2012 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee Vote - Final Action Failed 05/10/2012 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 15 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-004 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 3, line 19, strike "ONE MILLION" and substitute "TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND". Page 4, line 4, strike "ONE MILLION" and substitute "TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND". Page 5, line 4, strike "FIVE" and substitute "FIFTEEN". Senate Journal, March 23 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-004 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 6, after line 11 insert: "SECTION 3. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of personnel, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, the sum of $198,830 and 2.7 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for allocation to the state purchasing office in the division of accounts and control – contoller, for promulgation and management of rules and to support certification of vendor elegibility related to the implementation of this act.". Renumber succeeding section accordingly. Page 1, line 103, strike "STATES." and substitute "STATES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".

SB12-005	Ofc Econ Dev Business Retention & Expansion Prog
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	In order to retain and grow existing businesses in the state, the bill directs the Colorado office of economic development (office) to develop and administer the Colorado business retention and expansion program under the office's statewide economic development plan. The bill describes the office's specific duties under the program, including the requirement that the office annually report on the program to the general assembly.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Appropriations 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/03/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/05/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/09/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/27/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
Amendments:	Senate Journal, January 31 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-005 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 7, after "businesses," insert "including nonprofit businesses,". Page 4, after line 6 insert: "(b) "BUSINESS" MEANS ANY CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PARTNERSHIP, SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, TRUST, OR FOUNDATION, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY CARRYING ON A BUSINESS, WHETHER OR NOT OPERATED FOR PROFIT.". Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly. Page 5, line 27, strike the second "AND". Page 6, line 4, strike "LEVEL." and substitute "LEVEL; AND". Page 6, after line 4 insert: "(e) TO IDENTIFY OBSTACLES AND IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION WITHIN THE RULES CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY STATE AGENCIES AND TO COORDINATE EFFORTS TO REMOVE OR MODIFY THOSE OBSTACLES AND IMPEDIMENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE COLORADO'S BUSINESS CLIMATE.". Senate Journal, April 3 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-005 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 3, line 15, strike "instruct and". Page 4, line 18, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY". Page 4, strike line 21 and substitute "(3) IF THE OFFICE DEVELOPS A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE MAY:". Page 4, line 22, strike "TO DEVELOP" and substitute "DEVELOP". Page 5, line 22, strike "TO SERVE" and substitute "SERVE". Page 5, line 25, strike "TO SUPPORT" and substitute "SUPPORT". Page 6, line 1, strike "TO DEVELOP" and substitute "DEVELOP". Page 6, line 5, strike "THE OFFICE" and substitute "IF THE OFFICE DEVELOPS A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE". Page 6, line 12, strike "THE PROGRAM" and substitute "A BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, IF ANY,". Page 6, after line 13 insert: "SECTION 3. No appropriation. The general assembly intends and determines that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out this act.". Renumber succeeding section accordingly. Appro- priations

SB12-006	Efficiencies In State Regulatory System
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill requires the committee on legal services to appoint a task force (COLS task force) to review the state's regulatory system and make recommendations related to whether: * The current system creates a regulatory advantage to one segment of an industry at the expense of another; * The existing availability of cost-benefit analysis needs strengthening in order to produce meaningful measures of adverse impacts on consumers and private industry; * The enforcement practices of the current system, if any, create perverse incentives for unreasonably punitive fines and penalties on private parties; * Economic conditions merit a downsizing of the regulatory body with resulting reduction of financial compliance costs; * A particular regulated industry is regulated in an outmoded form of regulation that is no longer advisable; * Currently regulated industries are regulated by other means; * Continued regulation of the regulated industry is justified; * The current system regulates fewer businesses than it did in a previous state fiscal year; and * Compliance costs could be reduced or eliminated at no risk to the public welfare or environment and at no risk of creating or protecting a monopoly. The COLS task force must report to the committee on legal services by January 1, 2013, and the committee on legal services must then recommend to the general assembly such legislation regarding the findings and recommendations of the COLS task force as may be necessary. The bill also addresses the circumstances under which staff assistance will be available for the COLS task force.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Finance 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor and Technology + Finance + Appropriations 02/01/2012 Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology Refer Unamended to Finance 02/09/2012 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 03/09/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:

SB12-007	Group Special License Plate Procedure
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Section 1 of the bill repeals the requirement that a person, group, or association submit to the department of revenue (department) a proposal for a group special license plate and certify that at least three thousand of the special license plates are to be issued within one year after the authorization of the plates, and requires a nonprofit organization requesting a group special license plate to obtain the department's written notification that the group has complied with the requirements for a group special license plate before seeking legislative action to authorize the new license plate. Section 1 also allows group special license plates and alumni association plates that have not reached the minimum number of plates issued to be made available until the inventory of those plates is exhausted. Section 2 of the bill repeals the requirement that an applicant for a Denver firefighters' special license plate or an Elks special license plate provide evidence to the department of their membership in such organization. Sections 3 and 4 make conforming amendments.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation 01/24/2012 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/27/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/06/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation 03/08/2012 House Committee on Transportation Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 03/12/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 03/13/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 03/15/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/19/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 03/27/2012:42 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/30/2012:14 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 04/02/2012 Sent to the Governor 04/06/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	House Journal, March 9 54 SB12-007 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 55 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 56 recommendation: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "repeal (2);". 2 3 Page 2, strike lines 5 through 13. 4 House Journal, March 12 21 Amendment No. 1, by Representative(s) Hamner. 22 23 Strike the Transportation Committee Report, dated March 8, 2012, and 24 substitute: 25 26 "Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "(5) and (6)" and substitute 27 "(5), (6), and (7)". 28 29 Page 3, before line 3, insert: 30 31 "(6) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL VERIFY THAT THE NONPROFIT 32 ORGANIZATION PROPOSING A GROUP SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE HAS 33 COLLECTED THE SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND PERSONS 34 COMMITTED TO PURCHASING THE PROPOSED LICENSE PLATE.". 35 36 Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly.". 37 38 As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third 39 Reading and Final Passage. 40 41 On motion of Representative Waller, the following bills on the Special 42 Orders Calendar were laid over until March 13, retaining place on 43 Calendar: HB12-1267, 1059.

SB12-008	Postpone Repeal Denver Basin Aquifers
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Water Resources Review Committee. Law that is currently in effect: * Requires wells that pump from the Dawson aquifer to replace actual out-of-priority depletions; and * Specifies that the replacement obligation for all Denver basin aquifers continues after pumping stops to compensate for depletions. This law is scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2012. The new law that will automatically become effective on July 1, 2012, would require: * Wells that pump from the Dawson aquifer to replace actual stream depletions to the extent necessary to prevent any injurious effect on other water rights based on actual aquifer conditions; and * Replacement after pumping ceases for all Denver basin aquifers only if required to compensate for injurious depletions. There is currently no modeling tool available to calculate depletions according to actual aquifer conditions. Accordingly, the bill postpones the repeal of the current law until July 1, 2015.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 01/19/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/25/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/06/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 02/13/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 02/16/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/17/2012 House Second Reading Passed 02/20/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/01/2012:42 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/01/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/01/2012:05 AM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/08/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:

SB12-009	Consolidate Div Water Resources Funds
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Water Resources Review Committee. The bill consolidates several funds administered by the division of water resources into a newly created water resources cash fund. Section 1 of the bill creates the water resources cash fund and consolidates into a single section the laws governing the fund's allowable uses. Section 2 repeals the water data bank cash fund, division of water resources publication cash fund, and division of water resources ground water management cash fund. Section 3 repeals the ground water publication fund, section 4 repeals the gravel pit lakes augmentation fund, and section 5 repeals the well enforcement cash fund. Sections 6 through 11 make conforming amendments.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 01/26/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/01/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 02/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources 02/27/2012 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Finance 03/21/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/20/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 04/23/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 04/24/2012 House Third Reading Passed 04/30/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 05/09/2012:51 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/16/2012:41 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/16/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/24/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	House Journal, April 20 1 SB12-009 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 2 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 3 recommendation: 4 5 Amend reengrossed bill, page 12, after line 6, insert: 6 "SECTION 12. Appropriation - adjustments in 2012 long bill. 7 (1) For the implementation of this act, appropriations made in the 8 annual general appropriation act to the department of natural resources 9 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, are adjusted as follows: 10 (a) The cash funds appropriation for the division of water 11 resources is reduced by $716,434. Of this amount, $597,810 is from the 12 division of water resources ground water management cash fund created 13 in section 37-80-111.5 (1) (d), Colorado Revised Statutes, $44,400 is 13714 from the gravel pit lakes augmentation fund created in section 37-90- 15 (11) (f), Colorado Revised Statutes, $1,489 is from the well enforcement 16 cash fund created in section 37-90-111.5 (5) (b), Colorado Revised 17 Statutes, and $72,735 is from various sources of cash funds. 18 (b) The cash funds appropriation for the division of water 19 resources is increased by $716,434. Said sum is from the water resources 20 cash fund created in section 37-80-111.7 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes.". 21 22 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. 23 24 Page 1, line 102, strike "RESOURCES." and substitute "RESOURCES, AND, 25 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AND REDUCING 26 APPROPRIATIONS." 27 28

SB12-010	CBI Gifts Grants Donations Fund
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-10 Department of public safety - Colorado bureau of investigation - authority to use grants and donations. The department of public safety is authorized to use gifts, grants, and donations to fund the activities of the Colorado bureau of investigation. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2012 EFFECTIVE August 8, 2012 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/02/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 02/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 03/20/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/20/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/24/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 House Third Reading Passed 04/30/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider 04/30/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 04/30/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass 05/11/2012:32 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/16/2012:00 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/16/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/24/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	House Journal, April 24 50 Amendment No. 1, by Representative(s) Levy. 51 52 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 4, strike "gifts, grants," and 53 substitute "grants". 54 55 Page 2, line 6, strike "GIFTS, GRANTS," and substitute "GRANTS". 56 1 Page 2, line 8, strike "GIFT, GRANT," and substitute "GRANT". 2 3 Page 2, line 11, strike "GIFTS,". 4 5 Page 2, line 12, strike "GRANTS," and substitute "GRANTS". 6 7 Page 2, line 13, strike "GIFTS, GRANTS," and substitute "GRANTS". 8 9 Page 3, line 3, strike "7," and substitute "8,". 10 11 Page 1, line 102, strike "GIFTS, GRANTS," and substitute "GRANTS". 12 13 As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third 14 Reading and Final Passage. 15

SB12-011	Child Abuse Differential Response Program
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-11 Dependency and neglect - child abuse or neglect - differential response pilot program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk. The act eliminates the 5-county limit on the number of counties that may participate in the differential response pilot program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk (pilot program) and allows the executive director of the state department of human services to select participating counties. The state board of human services will promulgate rules to define and implement differential response and for the administration of the pilot program. APPROVED by Governor March 24, 2012 EFFECTIVE March 24, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 01/18/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/23/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/17/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/20/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/23/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Environment 03/08/2012 House Committee on Health and Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 03/12/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed 03/13/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 03/15/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/21/2012:03 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/21/2012:11 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/22/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/24/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 17 SB12-011 by Senator(s) Spence; also Representative(s) Summers--Concerning the differential response pilot program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk. Amendment No. 1(L.001), by Senator Spence. Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute "county departments".". Amendment No. 2(L.002), by Senator Newell. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "(a)" and substitute "(a), (6),". Page 2, after line 18 insert: "(6) The state board may SHALL promulgate rules TO DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE AND for the administration of the pilot program.". As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

SB12-012	DOR Audits Auto Emission Test Centers
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Legislative Audit Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the legislative audit committee regarding the department of revenue's audits of facilities that conduct automobile emission inspections. Specifically, federal environmental protection agency rules require such inspections at least twice per year while current state law generally requires them every 90 days; the bill conforms state law with federal law. Current law requires the department to conduct performance audits on each test lane at enhanced inspection centers and equipment audits on each lane at all types of inspection centers; the bill requires such audits to be conducted at least twice per year on each lane at the facilities. Finally, the bill authorizes the department to conduct risk-based audits for stations and facilities employing inspectors or mechanics suspected of violating rules.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation + Appropriations 01/24/2012 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Appropriations 02/03/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/10/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/16/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation 03/15/2012 House Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Finance 03/29/2012 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations 04/20/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/23/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed 04/24/2012 House Third Reading Passed 05/02/2012:42 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/03/2012:36 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/04/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/09/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 8 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-012 be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. Amend printed bill, page 3, after line 27, insert: "SECTION 2. No appropriation. The general assembly has determined that this act can be implemented within existing appropriations, and therefore no separate appropriation of state moneys is necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.". Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

SB12-013	Low-speed Electric Vehicles
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Transportation Legislation Review Committee. The bill allows operation of low-speed electric vehicles on roadways at speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation 01/31/2012 Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/02/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/03/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/06/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/07/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 02/08/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/13/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation 03/29/2012 House Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 04/03/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/05/2012 House Second Reading Passed 04/09/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/17/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/18/2012 House Third Reading Passed 04/23/2012:59 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 04/24/2012:58 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 04/25/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/03/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 1 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-013 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, after "(1)" insert "(a)". Page 2, line 5, strike "thirty-five FORTY" and substitute "thirty-five". Page 2, line 7, strike "thirty-five FORTY" and substitute "thirty-five". Page 2, line 9, strike "thirty-five FORTY" and substitute "thirty-five". Page 2, after line 9 insert: "(b) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (1), A LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAY BE OPERATED ON A STATE HIGHWAY THAT HAS A SPEED LIMIT EQUAL TO FORTY MILES PER HOUR OR CROSS A ROADWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT EQUAL TO FORTY MILES PER HOUR TO CROSS AT-GRADE, IF: (I) SUCH ROADWAY'S LANE WIDTH IS ELEVEN FEET OR GREATER; (II) SUCH ROADWAY PROVIDES TWO OR MORE LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION; AND (III) THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES, IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, UPON THE BASIS OF A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, SURVEY, APPROPRIATE DESIGN STANDARDS, OR PROJECTED VOLUMES, THAT THE OPERATION OF A LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY POSES NO SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY RISK OR HAZARD TO MOTORISTS, BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, OR OTHER PERSONS. (c) THE DEPARTMENT MAY WAIVE THE NECESSITY OF A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION OR SURVEY PURSUANT TO SECTION 42-4-1102 OR MAY CONDUCT A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION OR SURVEY TO DETERMINE WHERE LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN BE DRIVEN SAFELY ON STATE HIGHWAYS OR PORTIONS THEREOF. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT THIS TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION OR SURVEY USING EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS.". Page 2, before line 10 insert: "SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-111, amend (1) (bb) (II) as follows: 42-4-111. Powers of local authorities. (1) This article shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, except those streets and highways that are parts of the state highway system that are subject to section 43-2-135, C.R.S., from: (bb) Authorizing and regulating the operation of golf cars on roadways by resolution or ordinance of the governing body, if the authorization or regulation is consistent with this title and does not authorize: (II) Operation of a golf car by a person under fourteen SIXTEEN years of age; or". Renumber succeeding section accordingly.

SB12-014	Tie FCPA Reporting Schedule Date Primary Election
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-14 Campaign finance - disclosure - primary elections. In conformity with the 2011 change of the primary election date from August to the last Tuesday in June, the schedule under the "Fair Campaign Practices Act" for making campaign finance disclosures in connection with the primary election is changed to the first Monday in May and on specified Mondays thereafter until the primary election. APPROVED by Governor January 30, 2012 EFFECTIVE January 30, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/23/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed 01/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 01/25/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 01/26/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 01/27/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed 01/30/2012 House Third Reading Passed 01/30/2012:49 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 01/30/2012:10 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 01/30/2012 Sent to the Governor 01/30/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:

SB12-015	Creating Optional Category Of Higher Ed Tuition
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Unless the governing board of an institution of higher education (institution) adopts a policy stating that it will not offer standard-rate tuition, the bill requires an institution of higher education to classify a student, other than certain foreign students or trainees defined in federal law, as a standard-rate student for tuition purposes so long as the student: * Attended a public or private high school in Colorado for 3 or more years immediately preceding the date the student graduated from a Colorado high school or earned a general educational development certificate (certificate) in Colorado; and * Is admitted to an institution in Colorado within 12 months after graduating from high school or earning a certificate. The bill provides a one-year exception to the eligibility requirements for a student who meets all of the eligibility requirements but was not admitted to an institution within 12 months after graduating from high school or earning a certificate. The exception is repealed after one year. A student applying for the tuition classification who does not have documentation of lawful immigration or nationality status shall submit an affidavit to the institution stating that he or she is requesting documentation of, has applied for, or will be applying for, lawful status as soon as he or she is eligible. The information contained in the affidavit is confidential and is a protected education record of the student. A student classified as a standard-rate student is not eligible for a college opportunity fund stipend or for any state-funded, need-based financial aid. Eligibility for the tuition classification is not based upon residency. A student classified as a standard-rate student for tuition purposes shall not be counted as a resident, and the tuition classification shall not be deemed to establish residency or domicile for any purpose. A student paying standard-rate tuition shall pay the student's share of in-state tuition plus an amount equal to the college opportunity fund stipend awarded to in-state students. Verification of lawful presence in the United States is not required for persons applying for the tuition classification.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education 01/26/2012 Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/31/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/10/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/20/2012 02/20/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2012 02/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/05/2012 03/05/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2012 03/12/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/12/2012 03/12/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/19/2012 03/19/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2012 03/23/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2012 04/02/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/09/2012 04/09/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/12/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Appropriations 04/23/2012 House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance 04/25/2012 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, January 27 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-015 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 5, before line 5 insert: "SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-1-104, add (1.5) as follows: 23-1-104. Financing the system of postsecondary education - report - repeal. (1.5) FOR FISCAL YEARS 2012-13 THROUGH 2015-16, CASH FUNDS RECEIVED BY AN INSTITUTION AS STANDARD-RATE TUITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-7-112 SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR INCLUDED IN THE SINGLE LINE ITEM APPROPRIATION TO EACH GOVERNING BOARD PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION. THE INSTITUTION SHALL REPORT STANDARD-RATE TUITION, CLASSIFIED AS SUCH PURSUANT TO SECTION 23-7-112, IN THE SAME MANNER THAT THE INSTITUTION REPORTS ALL OTHER TUITION RECEIPTS.". Renumber succeeding sections accordingly. Senate Journal, February 10 SB12-015 by Senator(s) Giron and Johnston, Guzman, Steadman; also Representative(s) Duran-- Concerning creating an optional category of tuition at state institutions of higher education. Amendment No. 1, Education Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, January 27, page 51 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 2(L.009), by Senator King K. Amend printed bill, page 5, after line 4, insert: "(8) EACH INSTITUTION THAT OFFERS THE STANDARD-RATE TUITION CLASSIFICATION SHALL REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION THE STUDENT NUMBER FOR EACH STUDENT WHO RECEIVES THE STANDARD-RATE TUITION CLASSIFICATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SHALL SPECIFY WHETHER THE STUDENT HAS FILED AN AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. EACH INSTITUTION SHALL ANNUALLY UPDATE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (8).". As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. Senate Journal, February 10 SB12-015 by Senator(s) Giron and Johnston, Guzman, Steadman; also Representative(s) Duran-- Concerning creating an optional category of tuition at state institutions of higher education. Senator Renfroe moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to show that the following Renfroe floor amendment, (L.011) to SB 12-015, did pass. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 5, after "(1)" insert "(a)". Page 3, line 2, strike "(a)" and substitute "(I)". Page 3, line 7, strike "(b)" and substitute "(II)". Page 3, after line 10 insert: "(b) NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (1), AN INSTITUTION SHALL CLASSIFY A STUDENT AS A STANDARD-RATE STUDENT FOR TUITION PURPOSES IF THE STUDENT IS IN THE UNITED STATES ON A VALID FOREIGN STUDENT VISA OR IS A RESIDENT OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITES STATES AND IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.". Less than a majority of all members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the amendment to the report of the Committee of the Whole was lost on the following roll call vote:

SB12-016	Local Gov Option To Change PERA Contribution Rates
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The employer and member contribution rates for the public employees' retirement association (PERA) are specified in statute. For the calendar year beginning January 1, 2013, the bill allows employers in the local government division of PERA only to decrease the employer contribution rate and increase the member contribution rate by an amount to be determined by the employer, so long as: * The total of the employer and member contribution rates is not less than the total of the employer and member contribution rates currently required to be delivered to PERA on behalf of each employee of an employer; and * The increase in the member contribution to PERA and the corresponding decrease in the employer contribution is not greater than 2.5%. Any change to the employer and member contribution rates to PERA is required to occur through a vote of the governing body of the employer at an official meeting of the governing body. Any employer that votes to alter the employer and member contribution rates to PERA is required to provide annual notice to PERA regarding the percentage of the employer and member contributions.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:

SB12-017	Prohibit Water Quality Standards Regs Nutrients
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill prohibits the water quality control commission from adopting numeric criteria for a water control standard or control regulation regarding nitrogen or phosphorus.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 02/08/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:

SB12-018	Alternative Medicaid Program For Elderly
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates a voluntary alternative medical assistance program (program) for the medicaid-eligible elderly. An eligible participant agrees to receive an amount equal to 70% of the medical assistance benefits that he or she would have received if the participant were enrolled in the state's traditional medicaid program in exchange for 2 features currently not allowed under the traditional medicaid program: * The participant can choose any provider; and * The state waives the right to pursue all estate recovery methods from the participant's family after the participant dies. The participant's physician assesses the level of care the participant needs. The department of health care policy and financing (department) then determines the expected costs to provide that level of care if the participant were enrolled in and were receiving services under the traditional medicaid program and allocates 70% of that amount annually to reimburse providers for the participant's care. The department issues a debit card to the participant that is funded monthly with one-twelfth of the annual amount so allocated to the participant, which the participant uses to pay for medical services while enrolled in the alternative program. The eligible participant purchases long-term care services, assisted living services, home- and community-based services, home health services, prescribed drugs, or any health or dental care service at rates set by the provider, and the participant agrees to provide all additional resources needed for his or her care beyond the 70% medicaid benefit amount provided through the program. The participant is responsible for researching and selecting the services. Each year, the department conducts a redetermination of the participant's eligibility for services and the participant's physician reassesses the level of care that the participant needs. The department must seek a federal waiver for the program.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 01/25/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 02/02/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:

SB12-019	The Colorado On-time Budget Act Of 2012
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill suspends all compensation, reimbursement, or other payments of any kind to a member of the general assembly if the general assembly fails to present to the governor both the annual general appropriation act and the annual school finance act. If applicable, the pay is suspended as of the first day of the interim until such time the general assembly presents both such bills to the governor or December 1 of the same year, whichever is earlier.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 03/07/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations 05/09/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, March 8 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-019 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 3, after line 10 insert: "SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 2-3-208 as follows: 2-3-208. Colorado on-time budget advisory committee - definitions - repeal. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (a) "ADVISORY COMMITTEE" MEANS THE COLORADO ON-TIME BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION. (b) "CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS" MEANS THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT, THE ANNUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE ACT, OR SIMILAR BILLS FROM OTHER STATES. (c) "STATE BUDGET PROCESS" MEANS THE MANNER IN WHICH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR OTHER STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS OR OTHER SIMILAR BILLS. (2) THERE IS HEREBY CREATED THE COLORADO ON-TIME BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS AND MEASURES TO ENSURE THE TIMELY PASSAGE OF CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS. (3) (a) THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF TWELVE MEMBERS APPOINTED NO LATER THAN JUNE 1, 2012, FOR A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2013, AS FOLLOWS: (I) FOUR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TWO OF WHOM ARE APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND TWO OF WHOM ARE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; (II) FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, TWO OF WHOM ARE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND TWO OF WHOM ARE APPOINTED BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE; AND (III) FOUR PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS. (b) THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED TO MEET AT LEAST SIX TIMES IN ORDER TO UNDERTAKE ITS DUTIES. (4) THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL: (a) REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE BUDGET PROCESS; (b) ANALYZE THE STATE BUDGET PROCESS IN OTHER STATES; (c) ANALYZE METHODS FROM OTHER STATES TO ENSURE THE TIMELY PASSAGE OF CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS, INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS TO MEMBERS OF A STATE LEGISLATURE; (d) CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO THE CURRENT STATE BUDGET PROCESS; (e) CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES TO ENSURE THE TIMELY PASSAGE OF CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS; AND (f) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE BEST STATE BUDGET PROCESS AND METHODS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY PASSAGE OF CRITICAL BUDGET BILLS. (5) (a) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2013, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL PREPARE A REPORT REGARDING ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISTRIBUTE THE REPORT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. NO LATER THAT JANUARY 15, 2013, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL PRESENT THE REPORT TO THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES. (b) (I) PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE REPORT, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL PRESENT ITS PROPOSED FINDINGS AT AT LEAST THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED FINDINGS. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WHEN FINALIZING THE REPORT. (II) THE MEETINGS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (b) ARE IN ADDITION TO THE MEETINGS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (b) OF SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION. (6) NONLEGISLATIVE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL NECESSARY AND ACTUAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. (7) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF AND THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE LEGAL SERVICES MAY PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (8) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013. PRIOR TO THE REPEAL OF THIS SECTION, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 2-3-1203 (3), C.R.S. SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, add (3) (z) (VIII) as follows: 2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees. (3) The following dates are the dates for which the statutory authorization for the designated advisory committees is scheduled for repeal: (z) July 1, 2013: (VIII) THE COLORADO ON-TIME BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED IN SECTION 2-3-208 (2), C.R.S.". Renumber succeeding section accordingly. State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

SB12-020	Immunity For Reporters Of Overdoses
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-20 Justifications and exemptions from criminal responsibility - immunity for persons who suffer or report in good faith an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event. A person is immune from criminal prosecution for any of the following offenses if the person reports in good faith an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event (overdose event) to a law enforcement officer, to the 911 system, or to a medical provider; the person remains at the scene of the overdose event until a law enforcement officer or an emergency medical responder arrives, or the person remains at the facilities of the medical provider until a law enforcement officer arrives; the person identifies himself or herself to, and cooperates with, the law enforcement officer, emergency medical responder, or medical provider; and the offense arises from the same course of events from which the overdose event arose: Class 6 felony and misdemeanor unlawful possession of a controlled substance; Unlawful use of a controlled substance; Unlawful possession of 12 ounces or less of marijuana or 3 ounces or less of marijuana concentrate; Open and public display, consumption, or use of less than 2 ounces of marijuana; Transferring or dispensing 2 ounces or less of marijuana from one person to another for no consideration; Unlawful use or possession of synthetic cannabinoids or salvia divinorum; Possession of drug paraphernalia; and Illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol by an underage person. APPROVED by Governor May 29, 2012 EFFECTIVE May 29, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 02/01/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/07/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/13/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/14/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/16/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 03/01/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 03/06/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/09/2012 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/12/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/14/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee 05/03/2012 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments 05/08/2012 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass 05/09/2012 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass 05/14/2012:23 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/16/2012:12 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/16/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/29/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 13 SB12-020 by Senator(s) Aguilar, Steadman; also Representative(s) Summers--Concerning immunity from certain criminal offenses when a person reports in good faith an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event. Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, February 2, page 79 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 2(L.006), by Senator Aguilar. Amend the Senate Judiciary Committee Report, dated February 1, 2012, page 1, strike lines 3 through 6 and substitute: "Page 4, strike lines 17 through 21. Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly. Page 5, strike lines 10 through 15. Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly. Page 6, strike lines 23 through 27. Page 7, strike lines 1 through 8. Renumber succeeding bill sections accordingly.". As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. House Journal, March 2 23 SB12-020 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 24 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 25 recommendation: 26 27 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, strike lines 3 and 4 and substitute: 28 29 "intends to encourage: 30 31 (I) Persons who otherwise would be reluctant to report such an 32 event due to a fear of criminal prosecution to do so without delay; and 33 34 (II) Persons who abuse alcohol or drugs to seek treatment and 35 assistance as necessary to obtain a safer, healthier lifestyle.". 36 37 House Journal, March 9 44 Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Report, dated March 1, 2012, and placed in 45 member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, March 2, 46 page 538. 47 48 Amendment No. 2, by Representative(s) Summers. 49 50 Amend reengrossed bill, page 4, line 6, strike "18-18-403.5 (1); EXCEPT 51 THAT THE IMMUNITY" and substitute "18-18-403.5 (1), IF THE OFFENSE IS 52 PENALIZED AS A MISDEMEANOR;". 53 54 Page 4, strike lines 7 through 14. 55 1 Amendment No. 3, by Representative(s) Summers. 2 3 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 9, strike "AND ONE OR TWO OTHER 4 PERSONS". 5 6 Page 3, strike lines 11 through 25 and substitute "OF THIS SECTION IF: 7 8 (a) THE PERSON REPORTS IN GOOD FAITH AN EMERGENCY DRUG OR 9119 ALCOHOL OVERDOSE EVENT TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, TO THE 10 SYSTEM, OR TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER; 11 12 (b) THE PERSON REMAINS AT THE SCENE OF THE EVENT UNTIL A 13 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER 14 ARRIVES, OR THE PERSON REMAINS AT THE FACILITIES OF THE MEDICAL 15 PROVIDER UNTIL A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ARRIVES; 16 17 (c) THE PERSON IDENTIFIES HIMSELF OR HERSELF TO, AND 18 COOPERATES WITH, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, EMERGENCY 19 MEDICAL RESPONDER, OR MEDICAL PROVIDER; AND 20 21 (d) THE OFFENSE ARISES FROM THE SAME COURSE OF EVENTS FROM 22 WHICH THE EMERGENCY DRUG OR ALCOHOL OVERDOSE EVENT AROSE.". 23 24 Amendment No. 4, by Representative(s) Summers. 25 26 Amend reengrossed bill, page 7, strike line 11 and substitute "(2) (a), 27 (4.5) introductory portion, (4.5) (a), (4.5) (b), and (4.5) (d) as follows:". 28 29 Page 7, after line 20, insert: 30 31 "(4.5) An underage person and one or two other persons shall be 32 immune from criminal prosecution under this section if they establish HE 33 OR SHE ESTABLISHES the following: 34 35 (a) One of The underage persons PERSON called 911 and reported 36 IN GOOD FAITH that another underage person was in need of medical 37 assistance due to alcohol consumption; 38 39 (b) The underage person who called 911 and, if applicable, one or 40 two other persons acting in concert with the underage person who called 41 911 provided each of their names HIS OR HER NAME to the 911 operator; 42 43 (d) The underage person and, if applicable, one or two other 44 persons acting in concert with the underage person who made the 911 call 45 remained on the scene with the underage person in need of medical 46 assistance until assistance arrived and cooperated with medical assistance 47 and OR law enforcement personnel on the scene. 48 49 SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-47-901, amend 50 (1.5) introductory portion, (1.5) (a), (1.5) (b), and (1.5) (d) as follows: 51 52 12-47-901. Unlawful acts - exceptions. (1.5) An underage 53 person and one or two other persons shall be immune from criminal 54 prosecution under paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of this section if 55 they establish HE OR SHE ESTABLISHES the following: 56 1 (a) One of The underage persons PERSON called 911 and reported 2 that another underage person was in need of medical assistance due to 3 alcohol consumption; 4 5 (b) The underage person who called 911 and, if applicable, one or 6 two other persons acting in concert with the underage person who called 7 911 provided each of their names HIS OR HER NAME to the 911 operator; 8 9 (d) The underage person and, if applicable, one or two other 10 persons acting in concert with the underage person who made the 911 call 11 remained on the scene with the underage person in need of medical 12 assistance until assistance arrived and cooperated with medical assistance 13 and OR law enforcement personnel on the scene.". 14 15 Renumber succeeding section accordingly. 16 17 Amendment No. 5, by Representative(s) Summers. 18 19 Amend reengrossed bill, page 5, after line 10, insert: 20 21 "(4) IF A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A 22 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 18-18-403.5 (2) (a) 23 OR (2) (b), AND, DURING THE SAME COURSE OF EVENTS FROM WHICH THE 24 OFFENSE ARISES, THE PERSON SATISFIED ALL OF THE CONDITIONS 25 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL 26 CONSIDER SUCH FACT AS A MITIGATING FACTOR IN SENTENCING THE 27 PERSON FOR SAID OFFENSE.". 28 29 Renumber succeeding subsection accordingly. 30 31 As amended, ordered revised and placed on the Calendar for Third 32 Reading and Final Passage. 33

SB12-021	Financial Literacy Program For County Residents
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates a pilot program administered by the division of local government (division) of the department of local affairs to distribute grants to counties to teach financial literacy classes to county residents (pilot program). A county may apply to the division to participate in the pilot program. The county determines the appropriate county agency or nonprofit organization to administer the pilot program in the county. A county may apply with a community partner, such as a nonprofit organization. The county must indicate the role of any community partner in its application. The director of the division will select no more than 4 counties to participate in the pilot program. The Colorado state university cooperative extension service (CSU extension service) will design the curriculum for the financial literacy classes used in the pilot program based upon curriculum the CSU extension service has already developed. The pilot program will test the efficacy of two teaching methods: CSU extension service staff teaches the financial literacy classes to county residents directly, or CSU extension service trains the trainers (county staff or volunteers) to teach the financial literacy classes. The division may seek gifts, grants, and donations to support the pilot program, which shall be credited to the financial literacy pilot program fund (fund). The division must report to the legislative council staff when it has received adequate funding through gifts, grants, or donations. Subject to available appropriations from the fund, the division will award grants to each of the counties selected to participate in the pilot program to cover a portion of the costs of administering the pilot program. Nothing in the bill precludes a county or a community partner from providing additional funds to support the pilot program. The division, in consultation with the CSU extension service, will set fees that participants pay for the financial literacy classes based on a sliding scale and may include a waiver of fees for hardship reasons. The division, in consultation with the CSU extension service, will also set a fee that counties pay for the costs of classes to teach participants and to train trainers. The fees paid by participants and by counties will be credited to the fund. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the division to make grants and to the CSU extension service to teach classes. The CSU extension service will collect data from participants and from counties. The CSU extension service will contract with an outside evaluation specialist to evaluate the pilot program and submit a report and recommendations to the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees, on or before February 1, 2015. The evaluator will measure whether recipients have become more self-sufficient or financially knowledgeable because of the financial literacy classes and will evaluate the credit scores self-reported by the participants at the beginning of the instruction and one year after instruction. The statutes authorizing the pilot program are repealed, effective July 1, 2016.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 02/24/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/28/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/05/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs 03/22/2012 House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 15 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-021 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and substitute the following: "SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 34 to article 32 of title 24 as follows: PART 34 FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM 24-32-3401. Financial literacy pilot program - legislative declaration. (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILOT PROGRAM TO MANAGE THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLASSES ON FINANCIAL LITERACY. THE GOALS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM ARE TO: (a) PROVIDE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCES SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN OBTAIN PERSONAL FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT THEY CAN EMPLOY AT VARIOUS LIFE STAGES AND FOR PARTICULAR LIFE EVENTS TO MAKE INFORMED FINANCIAL DECISIONS; (b) DECREASE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE STATE WHO ARE EVICTED, LOSE THEIR HOMES DUE TO FORECLOSURE, OR LOSE THEIR TRANSPORTATION DUE TO REPOSSESSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE (c) DECREASE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE STATE WHO RELY ON COLORADO WORKS OR OTHER FORMS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; AND (d) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE STATE WHO ARE FINANCIALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT. 24-32-3402. Definitions. AS USED IN THIS PART 34, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (1) "COMMUNITY PARTNER" MEANS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH A COUNTY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS OR FINANCIAL RESOURCES OR BOTH TO ASSIST A COUNTY IN OPERATING A FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY. (2) "CSU EXTENSION SERVICE" MEANS THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE AS PROVIDED FOR IN PART 7 OF ARTICLE 31 OF TITLE 23, C.R.S. (3) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS CREATED IN SECTION 24-1-125. (4) "FINANCIAL LITERACY" MEANS KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONAL FINANCES THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE A PERSON TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, MANAGE PERSONAL DEBT, SAVE TO MEET HIS OR HER FINANCIAL GOALS, UNDERSTAND CONSUMER CREDIT AND FINANCE, KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING INFORMATION AND ASKING QUESTIONS BEFORE ENTERING INTO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND UNDERSTAND AND SELECT FROM AMONG SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENT OPTIONS. (5) "PILOT PROGRAM" MEANS THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 24-32-3404. (6) "PARTICIPANT" MEANS A PERSON WHO ATTENDS FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES OFFERED IN HIS OR HER COUNTY OF RESIDENCE BY A COUNTY SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM. 24-32-3403. Department of local affairs - oversight and administration. AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 24-32-3404, THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS SHALL OVERSEE AND ADMINISTER THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM AND SHALL AWARD GRANTS TO COUNTIES SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. 24-32-3404. Financial literacy pilot program - fund - notice of funding through gifts, grants, and donations. (1) THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE SHALL DESIGN A FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF TWO TEACHING METHODS OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES TO PARTICIPANTS, USING THE CURRICULUM DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION, AS FOLLOWS: (a) UNDER ONE METHOD, THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE TEACHES THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES TO PARTICIPANTS; AND (b) UNDER THE OTHER METHOD, THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE TRAINS STAFF FROM A COUNTY OR VOLUNTEERS FROM A COMMUNITY PARTNER WORKING WITH A COUNTY TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES TO PARTICIPANTS. IN THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH (b), THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE EMPHASIZES HOW TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AND SENSITIVELY WITH LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. THE TRAINING MAY ALSO INCLUDE HOW TO DELIVER FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION TO AN INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT OR TO GROUPS IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. (2) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2012, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND ANNOUNCE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. IN DEVELOPING THE CRITERIA FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT THAT PARTICIPATION BY PARTICIPANTS IS VOLUNTARY. BASED ON THE CRITERIA FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM AND THE STRENGTH OF THE APPLICATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT NO MORE THAN FOUR COUNTIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. ONE OF THE COUNTIES SHALL HAVE A POPULATION OF LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, ONE OF THE COUNTIES SHALL HAVE A POPULATION OF MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND BUT LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND, AND TWO OF THE COUNTIES SHALL HAVE A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL COMMENCE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2013, AND END ON DECEMBER 31, 2015. (3) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE, SHALL ESTABLISH FEES FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES. THE FEES PAID BY PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE REASONABLE AND ESTABLISHED ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON INCOME OR ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING THE WAIVER OF FEES BASED ON HARDSHIP. ANY FEES PAID BY PARTICIPANTS SHALL BE PAID TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHALL TRANSMIT THE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER TO BE CREDITED TO THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT AND CSU EXTENSION SERVICE SHALL ALSO SET A FEE THAT THE COUNTIES SHALL PAY TO COVER THE DIRECT COSTS TO THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE OF TEACHING CLASSES TO PARTICIPANTS AND OF TRAINING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES. THE COUNTY SHALL PAY THOSE FEES TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHALL TRANSMIT THE FEES TO THE STATE TREASURER TO BE CREDITED TO THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION. (4) (a) ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2012, A COUNTY MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. THE APPLYING COUNTY DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY AGENCY TO ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM IN THAT COUNTY, WHICH AGENCY MAY INCLUDE THE COUNTY LIBRARY, THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ANOTHER COUNTY AGENCY, OR A COMMUNITY PARTNER. EACH APPLICATION SHALL SPECIFY, AT A MINIMUM: (I) WHICH OF THE TWO TEACHING METHODS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE COUNTY INTENDS TO USE; (II) HOW THE COUNTY WOULD NOTIFY ITS RESIDENTS OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES, INCLUDING RADIO AND NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESS RELEASES, POSTERS, AND BROCHURES (III) THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THE COUNTY EXPECTS TO SERVE; (IV) THE AGENCY THAT WILL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTY AND WHETHER THE COUNTY IS PARTNERING WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER; (V) WHETHER THE COUNTY WOULD PROVIDE COUNTY FUNDS FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM, AND, IF SO, THE PROJECTED AMOUNT; (VI) THE PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND (VII) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE OR THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS NECESSARY TO THE APPLICATION. (b) THE COUNTY MAY APPLY WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER. IF THE COUNTY APPLIES WITH A COMMUNITY PARTNER, THE COUNTY SHALL INDICATE THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNER AND WHETHER THE COMMUNITY PARTNER IS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE COSTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IN THAT COUNTY (5) (a) THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE SHALL DESIGN THE CURRICULUM FOR THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES BASED UPON CURRICULUM THE SERVICE HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED THAT EMPHASIZES THE FIVE CORE COMPETENCIES THAT HELP CONSUMERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES: EARNING, SPENDING, SAVING AND INVESTING, BORROWING, AND PROTECTING AGAINST RISK. THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE WILL DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THE CLASSES AND HOW TO MEASURE THE PARTICIPANTS' IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF THE INSTRUCTION TO THEIR LIVES. THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE SHALL ALSO DESIGN THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM TO TEACH A PARTICIPANT, AT A MINIMUM, TO: (I) ASSESS HIS OR HER EARNING CAPABILITIES AND INCOME INCLUDING INCREASED EARNING POTENTIAL; (II) ASSESS HIS OR HER CURRENT SPENDING PRACTICES OR ASSESS THE SPENDING PRACTICES OF HIS OR HER HOUSEHOLD (III) DEVELOP A BUDGET, INCLUDING HOW TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME CAN BE SPENT ON RENT OR HOUSING, GROCERIES, CHILD CARE, TRANSPORTATION, INCIDENTALS, OR OTHER ITEMS; (IV) FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY AND TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH TO SAVE; (V) UNDERSTAND CONSUMER CREDIT AND FINANCE, INCLUDING HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND OBTAIN A CONSUMER CREDIT REPORT, HOW TO AVOID PITFALLS AND RISKS FROM DIFFERENT FINANCIAL CREDIT PRODUCTS, AND WHERE TO OBTAIN HELP AND INFORMATION ON CONSUMER CREDIT AND FINANCE (VI) MANAGE PERSONAL DEBT AND EVALUATE CREDIT OPTIONS; AND (VII) UNDERSTAND AND EVALUATE PERSONAL INVESTMENT OPTIONS. (b) THE CLASS INSTRUCTOR SHALL PREPARE A REPORT AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE, INCLUDING THE NAME OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTY, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, AND AN EVALUATION TOOL COMPLETED BY EACH PARTICIPANT INDICATING THE PARTICIPANT'S KNOWLEDGE OF HIS OR HER CREDIT SCORE AND THAT THE PARTICIPANT PREPARED A WRITTEN FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF THE PARTICIPANT AND NOT SHARED WITH THE EVALUATOR. (6) (a) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO SEEK AND ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF AWARDING GRANTS TO COUNTIES SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; EXCEPT THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY NOT ACCEPT A GIFT, GRANT, OR DONATION THAT IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS THAT ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THIS PART 34 OR ANY OTHER LAW OF THE STATE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC MONEYS RECEIVED THROUGH GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS TO THE STATE TREASURER, WHO SHALL CREDIT THE SAME TO THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM FUND, WHICH FUND IS HEREBY CREATED AND REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "FUND". THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS RECEIVED FROM GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS, FEES COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEND FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION, FEES PAID BY COUNTIES FOR TRAINING CLASSES AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION, AND ANY MONEYS THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THE MONEYS IN THE FUND ARE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE GRANTS AND TO THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE FOR THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTING THIS PART 34. (b) THE STATE TREASURER MAY INVEST ANY MONEYS IN THE FUND NOT EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PART 34 AS PROVIDED BY LAW. THE STATE TREASURER SHALL CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE INVESTMENT AND DEPOSIT OF MONEYS IN THE FUND TO THE FUND. ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEYS REMAINING IN THE FUND AT THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR REMAIN IN THE FUND AND SHALL NOT BE CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND OR ANOTHER FUND. THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ALL UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEYS REMAINING IN THE FUND AS OF JUNE 30, 2016, TO THE GENERAL FUND. (c) (I) IN SEEKING OR ACCEPTING A GIFT, GRANT, OR DONATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF WHEN THE DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED ADEQUATE FUNDING THROUGH GIFTS GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM AND SHALL INCLUDE IN THE NOTIFICATION THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SECTION 24-75-1303 (3). (II) THIS PARAGRAPH (c) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016. (7) (a) SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (8) OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL AWARD A GRANT TO EACH OF THE COUNTIES SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO COVER THE COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THE PILOT PROGRAM IN A SELECTED COUNTY. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PRECLUDES A COUNTY OR A COMMUNITY PARTNER FROM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PILOT PROGRAM. (b) AS A CONDITION OF ACCEPTING A GRANT, EACH COUNTY SHALL AGREE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY SURVEYS FROM AND SUBMIT ANY DATA OR EVALUATIONS REQUESTED BY THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE (8) (a) THE CSU EXTENSION SERVICE SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE EVALUATION SPECIALIST TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. THE EVALUATION SPECIALIST SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2015. (b) THE REPORT SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS SUBSECTION (8) SHALL INCLUDE: (I) THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PILOT PROGRAM; (II) THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN AND COMPLETED FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES; (III) EVALUATION MEASURES SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO KNOW THEIR ACTUAL CREDIT SCORES, THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP BUDGETS AND FINANCIAL PLANS, WHETHER PARTICIPANTS HAVE BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT OR FINANCIALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN THE FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES, AND WHETHER THE GOALS STATED IN SECTION 24-32-3401 WERE MET; (IV) A COMPARISON OF THE TWO TEACHING METHODS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION AND A CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER ONE METHOD WAS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE OTHER; AND (V) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING. 24-32-3405. Repeal of part. THIS PART 34 IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTING BY BILL. SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-31-704, add (5) as follows: 23-31-704. Organization - cooperative relationships - repeal. (5) (a) THE SERVICE SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS AND WITH ANY PARTICIPATING COUNTIES TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM CREATED IN PART 34 OF ARTICLE 32 OF TITLE 24, C.R.S., AND TO CARRY OUT DUTIES ASSIGNED TO THE SERVICE IN SECTION 24-32-3404, C.R.S. (b) THIS SUBSECTION (5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016, UNLESS PART 34 OF ARTICLE 32 OF TITLE 24, C.R.S., IS EXTENDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACTING BY BILL. SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.". Senate Journal, February 24 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-021 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend the Local Government Committee Report, dated February 14, 2012, page 7, after line 19 insert: "SECTION 3. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the financial literacy pilot program cash fund created in section 24-32-3404 (6) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, the sum of $68,433 and 1.8 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the implementation of this act. Of said sum, $25,933 and 0.3 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the department of local affairs for allocation to the division of local government, and $42,500 and 1.5 FTE, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the department of higher education for allocation to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system.". Renumber succeeding section accordingly. Page 7 of the committee report, after line 22, insert: "Page 1 of the printed bill, line 102, strike "COUNTIES." and substitute "COUNTIES, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".

SB12-022	Maintain Child Care Assistance Working Families
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Under the current law, when a person receiving child care assistance under the Colorado child care assistance program (CCCAP) is ineligible due to exceeding the income eligibility level adopted by the county department of social services, the county department is strongly encouraged to continue providing child care assistance for 6 months and to work with the person to provide a gradual transition off of the child care assistance. This bill eliminates that permissive 6-month option when a person's income exceeds the county-adopted eligibility level and requires that the county continue to provide child care assistance to the person for a period of 2 years while the person pays a series of incremental increases in the portion of the parental share of the child care. The bill requires the state board of human services to adopt rules establishing a formula for the scheduled increases in the parental share based on income and on the cost of child care with the goal of the parent becoming more self-sufficient, maintaining stable employment, and taking on more of the cost of child care over the 2-year period. A family that receives child care assistance during the extended 2-year period is required to report any income changes during the 2-year period and is subject to a redetermination of eligibility after the first 12 months.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 02/09/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/14/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/28/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/29/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/05/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Environment 03/20/2012 House Committee on Health and Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 03/22/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/23/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/26/2012 House Second Reading Passed 03/27/2012 House Third Reading Passed 04/02/2012:01 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 04/09/2012:24 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 04/09/2012 Sent to the Governor 04/13/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 10 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-022 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and substitute the following: "SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26-2-808 as follows: 26-2-808. Pilot program to continue child care assistance with modifications - legislative declaration - county participation - report - repeal. (1) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION IS TO CREATE A PILOT PROGRAM TO STUDY WHETHER A NEW APPROACH TO THE COLORADO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CAN MITIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCE, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "CLIFF EFFECT", THAT SOMETIMES OCCURS WHEN WORKING PARENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COLORADO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECEIVE A MINOR INCREASE IN THEIR INCOME THAT MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE AND THE INCREASE IN WAGES IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER THE COSTS FOR CHILD CARE WITHOUT THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT THIS PHENOMENON OFTEN CREATES DISINCENTIVES FOR FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ALSO ENCOURAGES COUNTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM TO CREATE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO FIND ADDITIONAL INNOVATIVE WAYS TO CONTINUE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR WORKING PARENTS AS AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO FAMILIES AND FOR CONTINUITY OF QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION FOR THE CHILD. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT ALLOWING WORKING PARENTS TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN THIS SECTION WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO: (a) CHILDREN WHO ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE IN A STABLE DAY CARE ENVIRONMENT; (b) WORKING PARENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND ADVANCE IN THEIR JOBS AND BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT; AND (c) EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE A WORK FORCE THAT IS MORE STABLE BECAUSE THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE CONSISTENT CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS AND HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO STAY WITH AND ADVANCE IN THE SAME EMPLOYMENT. (2) BEGINNING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO DEVELOP AND OVERSEE A PILOT PROGRAM IN WHICH THE COLORADO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS OUTLINED IN SECTION 26-2-805 IS MODIFIED TO MITIGATE THE CLIFF EFFECT FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING AND RECEIVING CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "PILOT PROGRAM". COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES MAY APPLY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE MAY SELECT UP TO TEN COUNTIES THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. IN SELECTING THE COUNTIES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE SHALL SEEK DIVERSITY IN THE SIZE OF POPULATION, REGIONAL LOCATION, AND DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION. (3) SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, A COUNTY THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO TWO YEARS FOR ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN RECEIVING CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FROM THE COUNTY AND WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS THE COUNTY-ADOPTED INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMIT FOR THE COUNTY'S CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE COUNTY SHALL REQUIRE A PARENT WHO IS RECEIVING EXTENDED CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE TO PAY A SERIES OF INCREMENTAL INCREASES IN THE PORTION OF THE PARENTAL SHARE OF THE CHILD CARE COSTS ON A SCHEDULED BASIS BASED UPON A FORMULA ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY; EXCEPT THAT ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT BE PROVIDED IF SAID INCOME EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES SET BY FEDERAL LAW FOR A FAMILY OF THE SAME SIZE. THE COUNTY SHALL WORK WITH THE PERSON TO PROVIDE A GRADUAL TRANSITION OFF OF THE CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. EACH COUNTY DEPARTMENT SHALL SET ITS OWN PARENTAL FEE SCHEDULE AND MAY CONSULT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT ON SETTING THE PARENTAL FEE SCHEDULE. (4) A FAMILY THAT IS RECEIVING CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL REPORT INCOME CHANGES TO THE COUNTY DURING THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD AND IS SUBJECT TO A REDETERMINATION BY THE COUNTY AFTER THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS. (5) AS PART OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, A COUNTY IS ENCOURAGED TO CREATE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO SUPPLEMENT ITS CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS TO HELP PARENTS CONTINUE TO PAY FOR CHILD CARE, INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE COLORADO CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION 39-22-121, C.R.S., TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL MONEYS TO PROVIDE A STIPEND TO ASSIST THE FAMILY THROUGH THE TIME PERIOD AFTER THE FAMILY'S INCOME MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE OR AT RISK OF BEING INELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE. (6) A COUNTY MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2012, AND THROUGH JULY 1, 2016. A COUNTY SHALL OPERATE THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS. A COUNTY MAY APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014. EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTY SHALL COLLECT DATA ON THE PILOT PROGRAM AND SHALL WORK WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO EVALUATE AND REPORT ON THE PILOT PROGRAM USING MEASURABLE OUTCOMES. (7) THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPILE THE DATA SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTIES PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION AND SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE PILOT PROGRAM WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE HOUSE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND TO THE SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES. THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT ITS REPORT ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2015. (8) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016. SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.".

SB12-023	Improve Eligible Persons Access To PACE Program
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill removes organizations providing a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) from licensure by the department of public health and environment as home care agencies. The bill requires the department of health care policy and financing (department) staff, the single entry point system staff, county department staff, and PACE program staff to fully inform an eligible person, prior to enrolling the person in an accountable care organization or collaborative, a managed care organization, or other risk-bearing entity that serves medicaid or medicaid-eligible beneficiaries, about the benefits available through the PACE program in the area where the eligible person resides and that PACE enrollment is an option for the eligible person. The medical services board (board) is required to adopt rules regarding these requirements. The term "eligible person", for purposes of the PACE program, is amended to include dually eligible persons. A "dually eligible person" is defined as a person who is eligible for assistance or benefits under both medicaid and medicare. The bill also defines "accountable care organization or collaborative" and "regional care collaborative organization". An eligible person who is enrolled in an accountable care organization or collaborative, a managed care organization, or other risk-bearing entity may elect to withdraw from or terminate such enrollment and enroll in and receive services from a PACE program. The board's rules shall define how such election is made. The department shall provide quarterly to each PACE provider a list of all eligible persons residing in the area served by such PACE provider who have not elected to participate in the PACE program.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 02/02/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 02/29/2012 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole 03/05/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 03/05/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/06/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/09/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Environment 03/15/2012 House Committee on Health and Environment Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 03/20/2012 House Second Reading Passed 03/21/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/28/2012:15 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/30/2012:00 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 04/02/2012 Sent to the Governor 04/12/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, March 1 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-023 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and substitute: "SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-412, amend (6) and (7); and add (6.5) as follows: 25.5-5-412. Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly - legislative declaration - services - eligibility - rules. (6) The state department, in cooperation with the single entry point agencies established in section 25.5-6-106, shall develop and implement a coordinated plan to provide education about PACE program site operations under this section. The state board shall adopt rules: (a) To ensure that case managers and any other appropriate state department staff discuss the option and potential benefits of participating in the PACE program with all eligible long-term care clients. These rules shall require additional and on-going training of the single entry point agency case managers in counties where a PACE program is operating. This training shall be provided by a federally approved PACE provider. In addition, each single entry point agency may designate case managers who have knowledge about the PACE program; AND (b) TO ALLOW PACE PROVIDERS TO CONTRACT WITH AN ENROLLMENT BROKER TO INCLUDE THE PACE PROGRAM IN ITS MARKETING MATERIALS TO ELIGIBLE LONG-TERM CLIENTS. (6.5) AN ELIGIBLE PERSON WHO IS ENROLLED IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION, AN ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PART 4 OF ARTICLE 5 OF THIS TITLE, OR OTHER RISK-BEARING ENTITY MAY ELECT TO WITHDRAW FROM OR TERMINATE SUCH ENROLLMENT AND ENROLL IN AND RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGH A PACE PROGRAM. THE STATE BOARD'S RULES SHALL DEFINE HOW SUCH ELECTION IS MADE. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN ELIGIBLE PERSON'S ELECTION SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ELIGIBLE PERSON'S DATE OF ELECTION. (7) For purposes of this section: (a) "DUALLY ELIGIBLE PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE OR BENEFITS UNDER BOTH MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. (b) "Eligible person" means a frail elderly individual who voluntarily enrolls in the PACE program and whose gross income does not exceed three hundred percent of the current federal supplemental security income benefit level, whose resources do not exceed the limit established by the state department of human services for individuals receiving a mandatory minimum state supplementation of SSI benefits pursuant to section 26-2-204, C.R.S., or in the case of a person who is married, do not exceed the amount authorized in section 25.5-6-101, and for whom a physician licensed pursuant to article 36 of title 12, C.R.S., certifies that such a program provides an appropriate alternative to institutionalized care. "ELIGIBLE PERSON" MAY ALSO INCLUDE A DUALLY ELIGIBLE PERSON. (c) The term "Frail elderly" means an individual who meets functional eligibility requirements, as established by the state department, for nursing home care and who is fifty-five years of age or older. SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-106, amend (2) (b) (IV); and add (2) (c) (IX.5) as follows: 25.5-6-106. Single entry point system - authorization - phases for implementation - services provided. (2) Single entry point agencies - service programs - functions. (b) The agency may serve private paying clients on a fee-for-service basis and shall serve clients of publicly funded long-term care programs, including, but not limited to, the following: (IV) Long-term home health care, INCLUDING SERVICES PROVIDED BY A PACE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING A PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.5-5-412. (c) The major functions of a single entry point shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (IX.5) INFORMING ELIGIBLE PERSONS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY PROVIDED BY A PACE ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.5-4-412 AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENROLLMENT IN A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION, AN ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PART 4 OF ARTICLE 5 OF THIS TITLE, OR OTHER RISK-BEARING ENTITY. SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.". Page 1, strike lines 104 through 108 and substitute "PROGRAM AND ADDRESSING HOW THE PACE PROGRAM WORKS WITH INTEGRATIVE INITIATIVES INVOLVING THE MEDICAID POPULATION IN COLORADO.".

SB12-024	Residential Nonprofit Corp Refunds Open Meetings
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-24 Nonprofit corporations - residential nonprofits - refund of entrance fees - payments due after termination of residential membership - meetings - notice requirements. The act relieves a residential nonprofit corporation of its current obligations to: Refund the entrance fee of a residential member within 90 days after the member's resignation, termination, expulsion, or suspension from the corporation; and Hold a member or his or her heirs harmless from liability for any periodic payments due more than 30 days after the member's termination due to death or another reason beyond the member's control. Meetings of a committee of the board of directors that is not authorized to take final action on the board's behalf are not subject to open meeting and published agenda requirements, but residential members are entitled to regular notice of meetings and a general description of the subject matter via postings at a designated location or on a web site. APPROVED by Governor March 22, 2012 EFFECTIVE March 22, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/24/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/27/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Reconsidered 02/06/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 02/28/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 03/02/2012 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/05/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 03/12/2012:01 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/14/2012:38 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/14/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/22/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	House Journal, February 29 27 SB12-024 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 28 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 29 recommendation: 30 31 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 10, after "(a) (I)" insert "(A)". 32 33 Page 3, line 11, strike "directors," and substitute "directors OR EXECUTIVE 34 COMMITTEE,". 35 36 Page 3, line 17, after "examination" insert "IN ADVANCE" and after the 37 period add: 38 39 "IF THERE IS NO FORMAL AGENDA, RESIDENTIAL MEMBERS OR THEIR 40 REPRESENTATIVES ARE NONETHELESS ENTITLED TO A GENERAL 41 DESCRIPTION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING AND THE SUBJECT MATTER 42 THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED. 43 44 (B) THE BOARD SHALL INFORM ALL MEMBERS, AT LEAST 45 ANNUALLY, OF THE METHOD BY WHICH MEETING AGENDAS AND OTHER 46 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUB-SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS 47 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) WILL BE PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE PHYSICAL 48 LOCATION OF PLACES WHERE AGENDAS AND MEETING NOTICES MAY BE 49 POSTED OR THE WEB ADDRESS WHERE ON-LINE POSTINGS MAY BE MADE. 50 THE BOARD SHALL GIVE AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS' ADVANCE NOTICE OF ANY 51 CHANGE IN THE MANNER OR MEANS BY WHICH MEETING INFORMATION 52 WILL BE PROVIDED.". 53 54

SB12-025	Concealed Handgun Carry With No Permit
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates exceptions to the offenses of carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon on school, college, or university grounds if the person legally possesses a handgun under the laws of Colorado and of the United States. A person who carries a concealed handgun under one of the exceptions has the same carrying rights and is subject to the same limitations that apply to a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 01/23/2012 Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Amendments:

SB12-026	Agency Rules With State Mandates On A Local Gov
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-26 State agency - promulgation of rules - state mandate - compliance with existing law - feedback from local governments. Currently, a state agency (agency) is prohibited from promulgating a rule that requires a local government to undertake a specific activity or to provide a specific service that satisfies minimum state standards (state mandate) unless the state provides additional moneys to reimburse the local government for the additional costs. The act includes this requirement in the "State Administrative Procedure Act". For each proposed rule that includes a state mandate, an agency is required to provide information to the director of the office of state planning and budgeting (director) relating to the rule and consultations with elected officials and other representatives of local governments. The agency is prohibited from conducting a public hearing on the proposed rule unless it receives a written notice from the director that the information complies with the law. The agency must include the information and the director's notice in the agency rule-making record and provide copies of them to the executive committee of the legislative council. An agency is also required to develop a process to actively solicit the input of elected officials and other representatives of local governments into the development of proposed rules affecting a local government. The act permits an agency to adopt a temporary or emergency rule without complying with these new requirements, but compliance is required in order for the rule to become permanent. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2012 EFFECTIVE August 8, 2012 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government + Appropriations 01/31/2012 Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/17/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 04/19/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government 04/23/2012 House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/27/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 05/01/2012 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments 05/02/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 05/08/2012 House Third Reading Passed 05/09/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 05/14/2012:37 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 05/16/2012:26 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 05/16/2012 Sent to the Governor 05/24/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 1 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-026 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 12, strike "UNLESS:" and substitute "UNLESS THE AGENCY COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 29-1-304.5, C.R.S.". Page 2, strike line 13. Page 3, strike lines 1 through 8. Page 3, line 9, strike "FOR" and substitute "BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2014, FOR". Page 3, strike line 10. Page 3, line 11, strike "THE SECRETARY OF STATE," and substitute "MANDATE,". Page 3, strike line 27. Page 4, line 1, strike "RECEIVES THE INFORMATION." and substitute "AGENCY.". Page 4, line 8, strike "AS". Page 4, line 9, strike "SOON AS PRACTICABLE" and substitute "NO LATER THAN JANUARY 1, 2014,". Page 4, after line 13 insert: "(f) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE ANY MONEYS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBSECTION (2.7) TO OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND BUDGETING IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-14.". Page 5, line 26, strike "7," and substitute "8,". Trans- portation House Journal, April 24 1 SB12-026 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 2 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable 3 recommendation: 4 5 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, line 6, strike "THE AGENCY'S 6 CONSULTATION" and substitute "ANY CONSULTATIONS THAT THE AGENCY 7 HAD". 8 9 Page 3, line 7, after "WITH" insert "ELECTED OFFICIALS OR OTHER". 10 11 Page 3, line 9, strike "THE CONCERNS OF THE" and substitute "ANY 12 CONCERNS OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OR OTHER". 13 14 Page 3, line 12, after "BY" insert "AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR OTHER 15 REPRESENTATIVE OF". 16 17

SB12-027	Committee Of Reference Review Of Rules
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	The bill creates an additional rule review process for rules adopted on or after November 1, 2011, that are determined by the staff of the committee on legal services (the office of legislative legal services) to be related to legislation enacted during any legislative session, regular or special, commencing on or after January 1, 2011. The rules are to be reviewed by a committee of reference of the general assembly. The legislative council staff determines what committee of reference appears to be the most appropriate based on the principal departments assigned to each committee of reference as specified in legislative rule. The committees of reference must review all assigned rules no later than the 45th day of the legislative session. Each committee of reference may establish its own procedures for the review, but the bill sets forth minimum requirements for at least one public meeting. The bill allows the committees of reference to disapprove a rule for any reason, but provides the committees of reference some minimum considerations. The bill requires that the committees of reference recommend to the general assembly a bill regarding the committee's determinations related to the expiration or postponement of the expiration of rules assigned to and reviewed by the committee of reference. The bill also requires the posting of a completed cost-benefit analysis on the official web sites of the agencies completing the cost-benefit analysis and the official web site of the department of regulatory agencies.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 02/01/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only 02/14/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Economic and Business Development 05/03/2012 House Committee on Economic and Business Development Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 05/08/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
Amendments:	Senate Journal, February 15 After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB12-027 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation. Amend printed bill, page 2, line 3, strike "portion, (8) (d), and (11) (a);" and substitute "portion". Page 3, strike lines 15 through 27. Strike page 4. Page 5, strike lines 1 through 22. Page 5, line 23, strike "(e) (I)" and substitute "(8) (e)". Page 6, strike lines 2 through 27 and substitute "ON LEGAL SERVICES SHALL NOTIFY IN WRITING THE PRIME SPONSORS AND COSPONSORS OF THE ENACTED LEGISLATION AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THAT ENACTED LEGISLATION THAT A RULE HAS BEEN ADOPTED AS A RESULT OF THE LEGISLATION.". Strike page 7. Page 8, strike lines 1 through 14. Page 1, line 101, strike "AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW" and substitute "NOTICE TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY". Page 1, strike line 103 and substitute "AS A RESULT OF AN ENACTED LEGISLATIVE MEASURE.". Senate Journal, April 24 SB12-027 by Senator(s) Scheffel; --Concerning notice to certain members of the general assembly of rules promulgated pursuant to the "State Administrative Procedure Act" as a result of an enacted legislative measure. Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, February 15, page 164 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 2(L.005), by Senator Scheffel Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated February 14, 2012, page 1, line 8, strike "WRITING THE" and substitute "WRITING ANY SITTING". Page 1, line 9, before "MEMBERS" insert "CURRENT". As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

SB12-028	Aggravated Juvenile Offenders
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	When a juvenile is adjudicated a delinquent for either murder in the first or second degree and adjudicated an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may sentence the juvenile consecutively or concurrently for all adjudicated offenses arising from the petition. Under current law, an aggravated juvenile offender whose custody is transferred to the department of corrections is subject to the adult parole provisions. The bill sets the period of parole for an aggravated juvenile offender who was adjudicated a delinquent for first degree murder at 20 years after the completion of his or her sentence. Under current law, when an aggravated juvenile offender who is under the jurisdiction of the department of human services reaches 20 years and 6 months of age, the court conducts a hearing to determine the offender's further placement. The bill requires the court to order a psychological evaluation before the hearing to determine if the juvenile is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary + Appropriations 01/30/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations 04/10/2012 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole 04/12/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 04/24/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments 04/25/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily 04/26/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 05/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 05/03/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations 05/04/2012 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 05/08/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily
Amendments:	Senate Journal, April 24 SB12-028 by Senator(s) Grantham; --Concerning aggravated juvenile offenders adjudicated for murder. Amendment No. 1, Judiciary Committee Amendment. (Printed in Senate Journal, January 31, pages 59-60 and placed in members' bill files.) Amendment No. 2(L.008), by Senator Grantham. Amend the Judiciary Committee Report, dated January 30, 2012, page 1, line 2, after "(D)" insert "and (10)". Page 1 of committee report, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute: "Page 3 of the bill, line 7, strike "BY A STATE-EMPLOYED" insert "AND RISK ASSESSMENT BY A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" Page 3 of the bill, strike line 8.". Page 2 of the committee report, strikes line 1 and 2 and substitute "Page 3 of the bill, strike line 10 and substitute "OR HERSELF OR TO OTHERS. THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL". Page 3 of the bill, line 11, strike "THREE COPIES" and substitute "A COPY". Page 3 of the bill, line 12, strike "CLERK OF THE", and strike "IT" and substitute "IT, THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, AND COUNSEL FOR THE JUVENILE". Page 3 of the bill, line 13, strike "THE CLERK SHALL FURNISH A COPY". Page 3 of the bill, strike lines 14 and 15.". Page 2 of the committee report, line 6, strike "YOUTH" and substitute "YOUTHFUL OFFENDER SYSTEM,". Page 2 of the committee report, line 7, strike "OFFENDER SERVICE PROGRAM,". Page 2 of the committee report, strike line 14. Page 2 of the committee report, line 15, strike "MENTAL HEALTH" and substitute "EVALUATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT,". Page 2 of the committee report, strike line 16. Page 2 of the committee report, after line 22, insert: "Page 3 of the bill, after line 25, insert: "(10) "MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR IS EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND IS: (a) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND EXPERTISE IN PSYCHIATRY; OR (b) A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST.".". As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.

SB12-029	Enactment Of 2011 CRS
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	Committee on Legal Services. This bill enacts the softbound volumes of Colorado Revised Statutes 2011 as the positive and statutory law of the state of Colorado and establishes the effective date of said publication. SE N A T E 3r d R ead i ng U n am en d e d J a nua r y 31, 2012 SE N A T E 2 nd R ead i ng U n am en d e d J a nua r y 30, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary 01/24/2012 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 01/27/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 01/30/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 01/31/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 02/06/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary 02/28/2012 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole 03/02/2012 House Second Reading Passed 03/05/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/07/2012:30 AM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/09/2012:06 AM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 03/12/2012 Sent to the Governor 03/19/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:

SB12-031	Federal Mineral Lease Districts
Comment:
Calendar Notification:	NOT ON CALENDAR
Summary:	S.B. 12-31 County powers - authority to create federal mineral lease districts - changes to district's and district board of director's powers - allow for further autonomy of the district. The laws regarding the formation of a federal mineral lease district, including changes to the district's and district board of director's powers, are changed to allow the district to be more autonomous from the county creating the district. A federal mineral lease district is an independent body politic, separate and distinct from the county that creates it. Powers of the district and the board of directors are further enumerated. Methods for dissolving a district are established and the membership and terms of the board of directors are clarified. The district may reserve all or a portion of the federal mineral lease funding for use in subsequent years in order to maximize the usefulness of the direct or indirect distribution of funding for the areas socially or economically impacted by the development, processing, or energy conversion of fuels and minerals leased under a federal act. APPROVED by Governor April 6, 2012 EFFECTIVE April 6, 2012
Status:	01/11/2012 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy 02/02/2012 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole 02/08/2012 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily 02/09/2012 Senate Second Reading Passed 02/13/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/20/2012 02/20/2012 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2012 02/27/2012 Senate Third Reading Passed 03/01/2012 Introduced In House - Assigned to Local Government 03/14/2012 House Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole 03/19/2012 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily 03/20/2012 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments 03/21/2012 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily 03/22/2012 House Third Reading Passed 03/26/2012 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass 03/28/2012:43 PM 04:10 Signed by the President of the Senate 03/30/2012:33 PM 04:20 Signed by the Speaker of the House 04/02/2012 Sent to the Governor 04/06/2012 Governor Action - Signed
Amendments:	House Journal, March 15 47 SB12-031 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to 48 the Committee of the Whole with favorable 49 recommendation: 50 51 Amend reengrossed bill, page 8, line 7, after "appointment" insert "or 52 election". 53 54 Page 8, line 8, strike "Immediately" and substitute "(I) EXCEPT AS 55 PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH (a), immediately". 56 1 Page 8, after line 11 insert: 2 3 "(II) IF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDS THAT THE 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE ELECTED RATHER 5 THAN APPOINTED, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL OUTLINE 6 THE METHOD OF SUCH AN ELECTION BY DULY ADOPTING BY MAJORITY 7 VOTE A RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT. THE ELECTION PROCEDURES SHALL 8 COMPLY WITH THE ELECTION REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN ARTICLES 1 TO 9 13 OF TITLE 1, C.R.S.". 10 11 Page 8, line 27, strike "APPOINTMENTS MADE TO" and substitute 12 "MEMBERS OF". 13 14 Page 9, line 1, strike "BE" and substitute "SERVE" and after "STAGGERED" 15 insert "TERMS". 16 17 Page 9, line 3, strike "APPOINTMENTS" and substitute "TERMS". 18 19 Page 9, line 18, after "APPOINTED" insert "OR ELECTED". 20 21 Page 9, line 19, strike "APPOINTED." and substitute "APPOINTED OR 22 ELECTED.". 23 24