Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0781.01 Alana Rosen x2606
HOUSE BILL 22-1143
House Committees Senate Committees
Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES101
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AUXILIARY SERVICES TO STATE102
AGENCIES.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
There is a state auxiliary services pilot program that arranges for
the provision of auxiliary services for state departments and agencies that
employ or serve individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind.
The bill requires the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing,
and deafblind (commission) to continue the operations of the state
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bradfield, Herod, Michaelson Jenet, Van Beber
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Ginal,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. auxiliary services program (program) indefinitely.
The commission is required to perform the following functions:
! Coordinate on a statewide basis the day-to-day scheduling
for auxiliary services;
! Create and manage efficient and consistent processes
through which an auxiliary services provider may submit
required documentation and receive payment for auxiliary
services provided;
! Create and manage a process for the intake and fulfillment
of requests by state departments and agencies for auxiliary
services;
! Resolve any issues that may arise with regard to auxiliary
services;
! Communicate with auxiliary services users, auxiliary
services providers, and appointing authorities; and
! Establish, monitor, and publish a list of CART providers
and qualified interpreters.
The bill requires the commission to convene an advisory council
to make recommendations concerning the provision of auxiliary services.
The bill requires the commission to include data on the functions
of the program in its annual report to the governor and the general
assembly.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-21-106, add (5.5)2
as follows:3
26-21-106. Powers, functions, and duties of commission -4
auxiliary services program - community access program - report -5
definitions - rules. (5.5) (a) T
HE COMMISSION SHALL CONTINUE THE6
OPERATIONS OF THE STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES PROGRAM AS SET FORTH7
IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL:8
(I) A
RRANGE FOR THE PROVISION OF AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR9
STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES , INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,10
THAT EMPLOY OR SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF , HARD OF HEARING,11
AND DEAFBLIND BY PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS :12
(A) C
OORDINATING ON A STATEWIDE BASIS THE DAY -TO-DAY13
HB22-1143-2- SCHEDULING FOR AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDED TO STATE DEPARTMENTS1
AND AGENCIES;2
(B) C
REATING AND MANAGING EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT3
PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH AN AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDER MAY4
SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR5
AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDED;6
(C) C
REATING AND MANAGING A PROCESS FOR THE INTAKE AND7
FULFILLMENT OF REQUESTS BY STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FOR8
AUXILIARY SERVICES, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION, COORDINATION,9
AND APPOINTMENT OF AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDERS , TO MEET THE10
NEEDS OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCEEDING , EVENT, OR11
CIRCUMSTANCE FOR WHICH A REQUEST IS MADE ;12
(D) R
ESOLVING ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WITH REGARD TO13
AUXILIARY SERVICES IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FOR WHICH14
AUXILIARY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5.5);15
(E) C
OMMUNICATING WITH AUXILIARY SERVICES USERS ,16
AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDERS , AND APPOINTING AUTHORITIES , AS17
DEFINED IN SECTION 13-90-202 (1), IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR18
AGENCY FOR WHICH AUXILIARY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO19
THIS SUBSECTION (5.5);20
(F) E
STABLISHING, MONITORING, AND PUBLISHING A LIST OF CART21
PROVIDERS AND QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS , AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTIONS22
(4)(g)(II)(A)
AND (4)(g)(II)(B) OF THIS SECTION, ON THE COMMISSION'S23
PUBLIC WEBSITE; AND24
(G) G
ATHERING DATA ON THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN25
SUBSECTIONS (5.5)(a)(I)(A) TO (5.5)(a)(I)(F) OF THIS SECTION;26
(II) C
REATE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL AND APPOINT MEMBERS TO27
HB22-1143
-3- MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION CONCERNING THE1
PROVISION OF AUXILIARY SERVICES TO STATE DEPARTMENTS AND2
AGENCIES.3
(b) T
HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE4
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBSECTION (5.5) IN CONSULTATION WITH, OR5
AS PROPOSED BY, THE COMMISSION AND THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND6
DEAFBLIND COMMUNITY .7
(c) T
HE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE DATA GATHERED PURSUANT8
TO SUBSECTION (5.5)(a)(I)(G) OF THIS SECTION IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT9
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1)(e) OF THIS SECTION.10
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act11
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the12
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except13
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V14
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this15
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take16
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in17
November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the18
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.19
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