Amendments for HB23-1074
House Journal, February 3
51 HB23-1074 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
52 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
53 recommendation:
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1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 9, strike "DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET
2 SHARE" and substitute "POTENTIAL MARKET SHARE IN COLORADO".
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4 Page 3, line 7, strike "JOBS;" and substitute "JOBS, IDENTIFY KEY
5 POPULATIONS OF THE WORKFORCE WHOSE JOBS MAY NOT EASILY
6 TRANSITION TO NEW INDUSTRIES OR NEW TYPES OF WORK, AND MAKE
7 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE OFFICE ON NEXT STEPS TO DEVELOP
8 WORKFORCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST THESE WORKERS;".
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10 Page 3 strike lines 8 through 13 and substitute:
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12 "(II) IDENTIFY EXISTING AND EMERGING INDUSTRIES RELATED TO
13 OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION AND THE UTILITY SECTOR, AND EVALUATE JOB
14 TRANSFERABILITY TO AND RETRAINING FOR THESE EXISTING AND
15 EMERGING INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING ADJACENT ENERGY AND CARBON
16 MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES SUCH AS HYDROGEN FUELS; ENHANCED
17 GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND
18 SEQUESTRATION; CONSTRUCTION; WELL-PLUGGING AND REMEDIATION;
19 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR ELECTRIC LINEWORKERS AND
20 CONTRACTORS FOCUSED ON BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION AND ENERGY
21 EFFICIENCY PROJECTS, AND IDENTIFY WAYS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO
22 OBTAINING APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND LICENSES;".
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24 Page 3, line 16, strike "INDUSTRIES;" and substitute "INDUSTRIES AND
124 25 RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 40-2-
26 (1)(a)(VII), AND ASSESS EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, TAKING HISTORICAL DATA
27 INTO ACCOUNT;".
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29 Page 3, strike lines 23 through 26 and substitute:
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31 "(V) DEVELOP POLICY AND INCENTIVE PROPOSALS FOR PROGRAMS
32 TO TRANSITION WORKERS TO EXISTING AND EMERGING INDUSTRIES IN
33 COLORADO AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, MAXIMIZING TRANSITION OF
34 WORKERS TO JOBS IN THE SAME COMMUNITIES, AND INCLUDING ANALYSES
35 OF FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES; AND".
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37 Amend printed bill, page 4, line 11, strike "AND".
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39 Page 4, line 14, strike "TRANSITIONS." and substitute "TRANSITIONS;
40 (VI) CONSULT WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS IMPACTED
41 INDUSTRIES IN COLORADO TO DISCUSS THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE AND
42 WORKFORCE STRATEGIES AND THEIR LONG-TERM OUTLOOK ON THE
43 INDUSTRY AND THE STATE;
44 (VII) CONSULT WITH RELEVANT EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
45 ACROSS IMPACTED INDUSTRIES IN COLORADO, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
46 MAY BE INDIRECTLY IMPACTED;
47 (VIII) CONSULT WITH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE
48 INDIRECTLY IMPACTED BY A WORKFORCE TRANSITION TO EMERGING
49 INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ENERGY SECTOR
50 CONSTRUCTION, GAS DISTRIBUTION, NATURAL GAS UTILITIES,
51 EXPLORATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING, AND WHOLESALE OR RETAIL
52 SUPPLY; AND
53 (c) REGARDING FUNDING FOR WORKFORCE TRANSITION AND
54 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
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1 (I) EVALUATE AND ANALYZE FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES
2 AVAILABLE TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE
3 PRIVATE SECTOR FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY
4 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
5 (II) EVALUATE AND ANALYZE CURRENT STATE AND LOCAL
6 GOVERNMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, RESILIENCY, AND RECOVERY
7 INFRASTRUCTURE;
8 (III) TRACK CURRENT FEDERAL FUNDING SECURED FOR
9 WORKFORCE TRANSITION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIES
10 AFFECTED BY WORKFORCE TRANSITION AND IDENTIFY FUNDING GAPS; AND
11 (IV) RECOMMEND POLICIES THAT PROMOTE INTERAGENCY
12 COLLABORATION TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF GOVERNMENT
13 AGENCIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO SECURE AVAILABLE FEDERAL
14 FUNDING, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF CREATING POSITIONS FOR STAFF
15 WHO WILL SERVE AS A LIAISON WITH EXISTING STATE GOVERNMENT
16 OFFICES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR THE
17 PURPOSES OF GRANT WRITING AND OTHER SUPPORT.".
18 Amend printed bill, page 4, line 15, after "(4)" insert "(a)".
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20 Page 4, after line 21 insert:
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22 "(b) THE REPORT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION (4) MUST
23 INCLUDE, BUT SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED TO:
24 (I) CONSIDERATION AND COMPARISON OF WAGES AND SALARIES
25 IN BOTH EXISTING INDUSTRIES AND EMERGING INDUSTRIES, AND AN
26 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL GAPS THAT MAY EXIST; AND
27 (II) DISAGGREGATED DATA THAT MAPS THE IMPACT OF
28 WORKFORCE TRANSITION AND MAPS THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF
29 POTENTIAL JOBS IN EXISTING OR EMERGING INDUSTRIES.
30 (c) THE OFFICE SHALL ISSUE AN UPDATE ON THE KEY FINDINGS OF
31 THE STUDY TO THE BUSINESS, LABOR, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE OF
32 THE SENATE AND THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND LABOR COMMITTEE OF THE
33 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, BY
34 AUGUST 1, 2024.".
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Senate Journal, April 14
Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 12, strike "8-77-110." and substitute
"8-15.8-103.".
Page 7, strike lines 2 through 18.
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.