Amendments for HB24-1439

House Journal, April 19
49 HB24-1439 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
50 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
51 recommendation:
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53 Amend printed bill, page 6, lines 23 and 24, strike "EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
54 IN SUBSECTION (5)(b)(III) OF THIS SECTION, THE" and substitute "THE".
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56 Page 9, line 12, after "SECTION;" add "AND".
1 Page 9, line 16, strike "SECTION; AND" and substitute "SECTION.".
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3 Page 9, strike lines 17 through 21.
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House Journal, April 30
21 HB24-1439 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
22 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
23 recommendation:
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25 Amend printed bill, page 6, line 25, strike "THIRTY" and substitute
26 "TWENTY-FIVE".
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28 Page 11, line 9, strike "BUT BEFORE" and substitute "AND PRIOR TO".
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30 Page 11, line 13, strike "2028." and substitute "2034.".
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32 Page 14, line 9, strike "CONTINUOUSLY" and substitute "ANNUALLY".
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34 Page 18, after line 13 insert:
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36 "SECTION 5. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal
37 year, $103,515 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment
38 for use by the office of future of work. This appropriation is from the
39 general fund and is based on an assumption that the office will require an
40 additional 0.8 FTE. To implement this act, the office may use this
41 appropriation for program costs.
42 (2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $1,333,333 is appropriated to
43 the department of labor and employment for use by the office of future
44 of work. Of this appropriation, $666,666 is from the scale-up grant fund
45 created in section 8-15.7-205 (1), C.R.S., and $666,667 is from the
46 qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant fund created in section 8-
47 15.7-305 (1), C.R.S, and is based on an assumption that the office will
48 require an additional 2.5 FTE. To implement this act, the office may use
49 this appropriation for program costs.".
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51 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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53 Page 1, line 102, strike "PROGRAMS." and substitute "PROGRAMS, AND,
54 IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.".
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House Journal, April 30
11 Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 30, 2024, and
12 placed in member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal,
13 April 30, 2024.
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15 Amendment No. 2, Finance Report, dated April 18, 2024, and placed in
16 member's bill file; Report also printed in House Journal, April 19, 2024.
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18 Amendment No. 3, by Representative Willford:
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20 Amend printed bill, page 3, line 12, strike "BARRIERS." and "BARRIERS,
21 ESPECIALLY SMALL BUSINESSES.".
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23 Page 4, after line 22 insert:
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25 "(i) "SMALL BUSINESS" MEANS A BUSINESS WITH FEWER THAN
26 FIFTY EMPLOYEES.".
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28 Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
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30 Page 5, line 17, after "PROGRAM" insert "IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE
31 SAA".
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33 Page 5, line 21, after "PROGRAM" insert "IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE
34 SAA".
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36 Page 10, line 15, after "(III)" and insert "(A)".
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38 Page 10, after line 18 insert:
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40 "(B) IN ESTABLISHING THE STANDARDS REQUIRED BY SECTION
41 (5)(c)(III)(A) OF THIS SECTION, THE SAA SHALL OBTAIN INPUT FROM
42 EMPLOYERS AND APPRENTICES ON ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM QUALITY FOR
43 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN NEW AND EMERGING
44 INDUSTRIES.
45 (C) QUALIFIED TAXPAYERS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED THE
46 INCOME TAX CREDIT AND SEEK TO CLAIM THE INCOME TAX CREDIT IN
47 FUTURE TAX YEARS SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THEY
48 HAVE SATISFIED THE STANDARDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION
49 (5)(c)(III)(A) OF THIS SECTION RELATED TO PROGRAM QUALITY IN THEIR
50 REAPPLICATION FOR THE INCOME TAX CREDIT.
51 (IV) THE SAA SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH TO SMALL BUSINESSES
52 TO ENSURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE TAX CREDIT AND PROVIDE
53 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MINIMIZE THE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN OF
54 SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR THE RESERVATION OF A TAX CREDIT.".
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1 Amendment No. 4, by Representative Willford:
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3 Amend printed bill, page 13, after line 11 insert:
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5 "(III) THE WAGES FOR APPRENTICES BENEFITING FROM THE GRANT
6 PROGRAM;".
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8 Renumber succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.
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10 Page 17, after line 17 insert:
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12 "(3) THE SAA SHALL POST A LIST OF THE TYPES OF ENTITIES
13 ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO THE GRANT PROGRAM ON THE SAA'S WEBSITE,
14 INCLUDING LABOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS,
15 MULTIEMPLOYER APPRENTICESHIP SPONSORS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16 ORGANIZATIONS, APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COMMITTEES, LOCAL
17 WORKFORCE BOARDS, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR BOARDS OF
18 COOPERATIVE SERVICES, INDUSTRY OR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, NONPROFIT
19 ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES.".
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21 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
22 Reading and Final Passage.
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Senate Journal, May 4
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that HB24-1439 be
amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations
with favorable recommendation.
Amend reengrossed bill, page 7, line 1, strike "TWENTY-FIVE" and substitute
"FIFTEEN".


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