Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 22-0684.01 Jerry Barry x4341
SENATE BILL 22-001
Senate Committees House Committees
Local Government
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS UTILIZING101
DESIGN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES .102
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
.)
The bill creates the crime prevention through safer streets grant
program (grant program) in the department of public safety (DPS). The
bill requires DPS to issue requests for proposals to local governmental
agencies for the agencies to identify areas where crime is prevalent. After
identifying such areas, local governmental agencies can apply to DPS for
grants for improvements designed to create safer streets.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Buckner and Garcia,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
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. The bill directs DPS to establish policies and procedures for the
grant program. It also creates an advisory committee to review grant
requests and make recommendations to the executive director of DPS.
The executive director reviews responses to the requests for proposals
and grants and determines which local governmental agencies will
receive money and the amount of each grant.
The bill appropriates $10.3 million to DPS for the grant program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-117 as2
follows:3
24-33.5-117. Crime prevention through safer streets grant4
program - created - committee - reports - repeal. (1) T
HERE IS5
CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER6
STREETS GRANT PROGRAM, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "GRANT7
PROGRAM". THE GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL8
GOVERNMENTS TO EVALUATE AND DESIGN SAFER STREETS AND9
NEIGHBORHOOD MODELS THAT DISCOURAGE CRIME , REVITALIZE10
COMMUNITY IMAGE, AND ESTABLISH PLACE-SPECIFIC CRIME PREVENTION11
STRATEGIES THAT ACCOUNT FOR GEOGRAPHIC , CULTURAL, ECONOMIC,12
AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TARGET AREAS . THE DEPARTMENT13
SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION .14
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL FIRST ISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO LOCAL15
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR THE AGENCY TO OBTAIN AN ANALYSIS TO16
IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT . SUBJECT TO17
AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL18
ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING RESPONSIVE19
PROPOSALS. AFTER AREAS WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT ARE20
IDENTIFIED, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES MAY SUBMIT A GRANT21
APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRANT TO PAY FOR22
SB22-001-2- IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO CREATE SAFER STREETS . SUCH1
IMPROVEMENTS MAY INCLUDE :2
(a) B
ETTER LIGHTING;3
(b) I
MPROVED TRASH COLLECTION ;4
(c) A
CCESS CONTROL;5
(d) T
ERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT ; AND6
(e) I
MPROVED SPACE MANAGEMENT .7
(2) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES :8
(a) F
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO SUBMIT RESPONSES9
TO THE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS ; AND10
(b) R
ELATED TO HOW MONEY IS DISBURSED TO AGENCIES .11
(3) P
RIOR TO SUBMITTING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE12
DEPARTMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO13
SOLICIT FEEDBACK AND CONSULT WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ,14
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ;15
HOMEOWNERS ' ASSOCIATIONS ; REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD16
ORGANIZATIONS; AND EXPERTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN , INCLUDING17
URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROFESSIONALS AND18
ARCHITECTS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN .19
(4) T
HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL:20
(a) R
EVIEW RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO IDENTIFY21
AREAS WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT , SELECT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL22
AGENCIES TO RECEIVE MONEY TO IDENTIFY SUCH AREAS , AND DETERMINE23
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR EACH AGENCY ;24
(b) A
PPOINT MEMBERS OF THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER25
STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION26
(5)
OF THIS SECTION; AND27
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-3- (c) AFTER REVIEWING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE1
COMMITTEE, SELECT GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR SAFER STREETS , AND2
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT .3
(5) (a) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CRIME4
PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE , REFERRED5
TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "COMMITTEE". THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR6
SHALL APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE , WHICH MUST INCLUDE7
STATE AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS , INCLUDING:8
(I) L
AW ENFORCEMENT MEMBERS ;9
(II) E
XPERTS IN SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION ;10
(III) P
ERSONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING COMMUNITY11
INTERESTS;12
(IV) A
N EXPERT WITH A BACKGROUND IN URBAN OR13
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ; AND14
(V) A
N ARCHITECT WITH EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN .15
(b) M
EMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION16
AND WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES .17
(c) T
HE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS18
FOR SAFER STREETS AND MAKE RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE19
DIRECTOR FOR WHICH GRANTS TO APPROVE AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH20
GRANT.21
(6) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TEN MILLION22
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FROM THE23
GENERAL FUND FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM .24
(7) O
N OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2023, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL25
AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT SHALL PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT TO THE26
DEPARTMENT DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT MONEY WAS UTILIZED AND27
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-4- WHAT MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE IMPACTS THE USE OF THE GRANT1
MONEY HAD ON REDUCING CRIME . ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, THE2
DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A SUMMARY OF THE REPORTS TO THE3
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE ,4
OR TO ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .5
(8) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2023.6
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,7
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate8
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.9
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