HOUSE BILL 22-1192
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Herod and McCluskie, Ransom, Bernett, Bird,
Boesenecker, Cutter, Esgar, Exum, Froelich, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Gray,
Hooton, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Ortiz,
Ricks, Sirota, Snyder, Soper, Tipper, Titone, Valdez A., Weissman,
Woodrow;
also SENATOR(S) Moreno, Hansen, Rankin, Bridges, Buckner, Fenberg,
Fields, Garcia, Ginal, Gonzales, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Pettersen, Story,
Winter, Zenzinger
.
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ONCERNING THE COLORADO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE 'S
DISPLACED WORKERS GRANT
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,
CODIFYING THE GRANT AND EXTENDING A RELATED EXISTING
APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 23-3.3-1008 as
follows:
23-3.3-1008. Displaced workers grant - repeal. (1) P
URSUANT TO
THE INITIATIVE
'S INTENDED PURPOSE STATED IN SECTION 23-3.3-1001 (1)(a)
AND AUTHORITY GRANTED IN SECTION 23-3.3-1004 (4)(a), THE INITIATIVE
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.
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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. MAY PROVIDE DISPLACED WORKERS GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUPPORTING
COLORADANS DISPLACED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHO
HAVE AN INCENTIVE TO RESKILL
, UPSKILL, OR COMPLETE
INDUSTRY
-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC
PROSPECTS FOR THEMSELVES OR THEIR COMMUNITIES
. THE INITIATIVE MUST
DISPERSE GRANT AWARDS TO GRANT RECIPIENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR
MORE FREQUENTLY
, AS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
'S DESIGNEE.
(2) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024.
SECTION 2. In Session Laws of Colorado 2021, section 2 of
chapter 318 (SB 21-232), amend (1) as follows:
Section 2. Appropriation. (1) (a) For the 2020-21 state fiscal year,
$15,000,000
$1,950,000 is appropriated to the department of higher
education for use by the Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative
advisory board. This appropriation is from the workers, employers, and
workforce centers cash fund created in section 24-75-231 (2)(a), C.R.S.,
and from
IS OF money the state received from the federal coronavirus state
fiscal recovery fund. The Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative
advisory board may use this appropriation for the Colorado opportunity
scholarship initiative's displaced workers grant. Any money appropriated in
this section not expended prior to July 1, 2021, is further appropriated to the
Colorado opportunity scholarship initiative advisory board for the 2021-22
state fiscal year for the same purpose.
(b) F
OR THE 2021-22 STATE FISCAL YEAR , $13,050,000 IS
APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR USE BY THE
COLORADO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD . THIS
APPROPRIATION IS FROM THE WORKERS
, EMPLOYERS, AND WORKFORCE
CENTERS CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION
24-75-231 (2)(a), C.R.S., AND IS
OF MONEY THE STATE RECEIVED FROM THE FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS STATE
FISCAL RECOVERY FUND
. THE ADVISORY BOARD MAY USE THIS
APPROPRIATION FOR THE
COLORADO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
INITIATIVE
'S DISPLACED WORKERS GRANT . ANY MONEY APPROPRIATED IN
THIS SECTION NOT EXPENDED PRIOR TO
JULY 1, 2022, IS FURTHER
APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR USE BY THE
ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE
2022-23 AND 2023-24 STATE FISCAL YEARS FOR
THE SAME PURPOSE
.
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1192 SECTION 3. 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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