Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1143 Compare Versions

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1	1	Second Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-third General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5
6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 22-0781.01 Alana Rosen x2606
8	8	HOUSE BILL 22-1143
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES101
14	14	PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AUXILIARY SERVICES TO STATE102
15	15	AGENCIES.103
16	16	Bill Summary
17	17	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
18	18	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
19	19	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
20	20	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
21	21	http://leg.colorado.gov
22	22	.)
23	23	There is a state auxiliary services pilot program that arranges for
24	24	the provision of auxiliary services for state departments and agencies that
25	25	employ or serve individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind.
26	26	The bill requires the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing,
27	27	and deafblind (commission) to continue the operations of the state
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Bradfield, Herod, Michaelson Jenet, Van Beber
30	30	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
31	31	Ginal,
32	32	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
33	33	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
34	34	Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. auxiliary services program (program) indefinitely.
35	35	The commission is required to perform the following functions:
36	36	! Coordinate on a statewide basis the day-to-day scheduling
37	37	for auxiliary services;
38	38	! Create and manage efficient and consistent processes
39	39	through which an auxiliary services provider may submit
40	40	required documentation and receive payment for auxiliary
41	41	services provided;
42	42	! Create and manage a process for the intake and fulfillment
43	43	of requests by state departments and agencies for auxiliary
44	44	services;
45	45	! Resolve any issues that may arise with regard to auxiliary
46	46	services;
47	47	! Communicate with auxiliary services users, auxiliary
48	48	services providers, and appointing authorities; and
49	49	! Establish, monitor, and publish a list of CART providers
50	50	and qualified interpreters.
51	51	The bill requires the commission to convene an advisory council
52	52	to make recommendations concerning the provision of auxiliary services.
53	53	The bill requires the commission to include data on the functions
54	54	of the program in its annual report to the governor and the general
55	55	assembly.
56	56	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
57	57	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-21-106, add (5.5)2
58	58	as follows:3
59	59	26-21-106. Powers, functions, and duties of commission -4
60	60	auxiliary services program - community access program - report -5
61	61	definitions - rules. (5.5) (a) T
62	62	HE COMMISSION SHALL CONTINUE THE6
63	63	OPERATIONS OF THE STATE AUXILIARY SERVICES PROGRAM AS SET FORTH7
64	64	IN SUBSECTION (5) OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSION SHALL:8
65	65	(I) A
66	66	RRANGE FOR THE PROVISION OF AUXILIARY SERVICES FOR9
67	67	STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES , INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,10
68	68	THAT EMPLOY OR SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF , HARD OF HEARING,11
69	69	AND DEAFBLIND BY PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS :12
70	70	(A) C
71	71	OORDINATING ON A STATEWIDE BASIS THE DAY -TO-DAY13
72	72	HB22-1143-2- SCHEDULING FOR AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDED TO STATE DEPARTMENTS1
73	73	AND AGENCIES;2
74	74	(B) C
75	75	REATING AND MANAGING EFFICIENT AND CONSISTENT3
76	76	PROCESSES THROUGH WHICH AN AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDER MAY4
77	77	SUBMIT REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR5
78	78	AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDED;6
79	79	(C) C
80	80	REATING AND MANAGING A PROCESS FOR THE INTAKE AND7
81	81	FULFILLMENT OF REQUESTS BY STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FOR8
82	82	AUXILIARY SERVICES, INCLUDING THE IDENTIFICATION, COORDINATION,9
83	83	AND APPOINTMENT OF AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDERS , TO MEET THE10
84	84	NEEDS OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCEEDING , EVENT, OR11
85	85	CIRCUMSTANCE FOR WHICH A REQUEST IS MADE ;12
86	86	(D) R
87	87	ESOLVING ANY ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WITH REGARD TO13
88	88	AUXILIARY SERVICES IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FOR WHICH14
89	89	AUXILIARY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5.5);15
90	90	(E) C
91	91	OMMUNICATING WITH AUXILIARY SERVICES USERS ,16
92	92	AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDERS , AND APPOINTING AUTHORITIES , AS17
93	93	DEFINED IN SECTION 13-90-202 (1), IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR18
94	94	AGENCY FOR WHICH AUXILIARY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO19
95	95	THIS SUBSECTION (5.5);20
96	96	(F) E
97	97	STABLISHING, MONITORING, AND PUBLISHING A LIST OF CART21
98	98	PROVIDERS AND QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS , AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTIONS22
99	99	(4)(g)(II)(A)
100	100	AND (4)(g)(II)(B) OF THIS SECTION, ON THE COMMISSION'S23
101	101	PUBLIC WEBSITE; AND24
102	102	(G) G
103	103	ATHERING DATA ON THE FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED IN25
104	104	SUBSECTIONS (5.5)(a)(I)(A) TO (5.5)(a)(I)(F) OF THIS SECTION;26
105	105	(II) C
106	106	REATE AN ADVISORY COUNCIL AND APPOINT MEMBERS TO27
107	107	HB22-1143
108	108	-3- MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION CONCERNING THE1
109	109	PROVISION OF AUXILIARY SERVICES TO STATE DEPARTMENTS AND2
110	110	AGENCIES.3
111	111	(b) T
112	112	HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL PROMULGATE RULES FOR THE4
113	113	IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBSECTION (5.5) IN CONSULTATION WITH, OR5
114	114	AS PROPOSED BY, THE COMMISSION AND THE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING, AND6
115	115	DEAFBLIND COMMUNITY .7
116	116	(c) T
117	117	HE COMMISSION SHALL INCLUDE DATA GATHERED PURSUANT8
118	118	TO SUBSECTION (5.5)(a)(I)(G) OF THIS SECTION IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT9
119	119	REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1)(e) OF THIS SECTION.10
120	120	SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act11
121	121	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the12
122	122	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except13
123	123	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V14
124	124	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this15
125	125	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take16
126	126	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in17
127	127	November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the18
128	128	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.19
129	129	HB22-1143
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