HOUSE BILL 22-1052
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McLachlan and McKean, Amabile, Bacon,
Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Boesenecker, Cutter, Duran, Esgar, Exum,
Froelich, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay,
Lontine, McCluskie, McCormick, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Sirota,
Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Woodrow, Carver, Ortiz, Pelton, Ricks, Van
Winkle, Young;
also SENATOR(S) Priola and Moreno, Fenberg, Bridges, Buckner,
Donovan, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Lee,
Pettersen, Rodriguez, Smallwood, Sonnenberg, Story, Woodward,
Zenzinger.
C
ONCERNING PROMOTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES TO
SCHOOL
-AGE STUDENTS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING
AN APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 22-1-136 as
follows:
22-1-136. Student identification cards - information required.
E
ACH STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
________
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. MUST CONTAIN THE PHONE NUMBER , WEBSITE ADDRESS, AND TEXT TALK
NUMBER FOR
COLORADO CRISIS SERVICES , AS DEFINED IN SECTION
27-60-104, AND THE SAFE2TELL PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION 24-31-606.
T
HE PUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ALSO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING OTHER
AVAILABLE CRISIS SERVICES ON THE IDENTIFICATION CARD
. IF A PUBLIC
SCHOOL DOES NOT ISSUE STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARDS
, THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL SHALL DISPLAY THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
27-60-104
(10)
AT THE SCHOOL AND SEND INFORMATION RELATED TO COLORADO CRISIS
SERVICES TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL
YEAR
.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 27-60-104, add (10) as
follows:
27-60-104. Behavioral health crisis response system - crisis
service facilities - walk-in centers - mobile response units - report.
(10) (a) T
HE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY , IN AUGUST, NOTIFY
EACH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE STATE ABOUT SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM
,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOW TO ENGAGE WITH AND WHAT TO
EXPECT FROM THE SERVICES
, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PEER -TO-PEER
COUNSELING AS A PART OF THE OFFERED SERVICES
. THE STATE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM AWARENESS
AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO EACH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL IN
THE STATE
.
(b) T
HE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
, CREATED IN SECTION 24-1-115, IN IDENTIFYING
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN
COLORADO, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO IDENTIFYING SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION
.
SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
$267,065 is appropriated to the department of human services for use by the
behavioral health administration. This appropriation is from the general
fund. To implement this act, the administration may use this appropriation
as follows:
(a) $74,990 for program administration related to community
behavioral health administration, which amount is based on an assumption
that the administration will require an additional 0.9 FTE; and
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1052 (b) $192,075 for the behavioral health crisis response system public
information campaign.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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