Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 22-0684.01 Jerry Barry x4341
SENATE BILL 22-001
Senate Committees House Committees
Local Government Judiciary
Appropriations Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS UTILIZING101
DESIGN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES , AND, IN CONNECTION
102
THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .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
.)
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
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 27, 2022
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 25, 2022
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 24, 2022
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Buckner and Hinrichsen, Bridges, Coleman, Danielson, Fenberg, Fields, Ginal,
Gonzales, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Story, Winter, Zenzinger
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Ricks and Tipper,
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. grants for improvements designed to create safer streets.
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
AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TARGET AREAS . SUBJECT TO15
AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL16
ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING RESPONSIVE17
PROPOSALS. AFTER AREAS WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT ARE18
IDENTIFIED, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES MAY SUBMIT A GRANT19
APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRANT TO PAY FOR20
IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME AND21
001-2- CREATE SAFER STREETS. A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY MAY PARTNER1
WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO SUBMIT A JOINT2
APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRANT TO PAY FOR3
IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME AND4
CREATE SAFER STREETS. SUCH IMPROVEMENTS MAY INCLUDE :5
(a) B
ETTER LIGHTING;6
(b) I
MPROVED TRASH COLLECTION ;7
(c) A
CCESS CONTROL;8
(d) T
ERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT ; AND9
(e) I
MPROVED SPACE MANAGEMENT .10
(2) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES :11
(a) F
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO SUBMIT RESPONSES12
TO THE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND GRANT
APPLICATIONS TO GUIDE13
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS;14
15
(b) E
NSURING THAT MONEY FROM THE GRANT AWARD IS NOT USED
16
FOR:17
(I) H
IRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CODE ENFORCEMENT
18
PERSONNEL OR PEACE OFFICERS;19
(II) F
ACIAL RECOGNITION PURPOSES; OR
20
(III) S
URVEILLANCE PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE NETWORKS OF
21
SENSORS TO DETECT GUNSHOTS , COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A22
"S
HOTSPOTTER" PROGRAM;
23
(c) E
NSURING THAT MONEY FROM THE GRANT AWARD ENHANCES
24
COMMUNITY SAFETY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF URBAN AREAS ; AND25
(d) RELATED TO HOW MONEY IS DISBURSED TO AGENCIES .26
(3) A
LL GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST ADDRESS :
27
001
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HOPES TO ADDRESS;2
(b) DATA REGARDING THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN THE TARGET3
AREA, DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME, AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA;4
(c) THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THE GRANT WOULD FUND ;5
(d) MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE GOALS TO DECREASE THE6
INCIDENCE OF CRIME, DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME ;7
(e) DETAILS ON HOW THE APPLICANT HAS COLLABORATED WITH8
COMMUNITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING THE IMPROVEMENTS9
TO BE FUNDED UNDER THE APPLICATION ; AND10
(f) DETAILS ON HOW THE PLAN WOULD PREVENT THE11
DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARM TO COMMUNITIES12
OF COLOR AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS .13
(4) PRIOR TO SUBMITTING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE14
DEPARTMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL SOLICIT FEEDBACK15
AND CONSULT WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES , INCLUDING BUT NOT16
LIMITED TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ; HOMEOWNERS'17
ASSOCIATIONS; REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ; AND18
EXPERTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN , INCLUDING URBAN AND19
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROFESSIONALS AND ARCHITECTS WITH20
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN .21
(5) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL:22
(a) R
EVIEW RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO IDENTIFY23
AREAS AROUND THE STATE
WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT , SELECT24
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO RECEIVE MONEY TO IDENTIFY SUCH25
AREAS, AND DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR EACH AGENCY ;26
(b) DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE GUIDELINES THAT APPLICANTS MUST27
001
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(I) SUFFICIENT CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE2
RELEVANT IMPACTED COMMUNITY WHERE A PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE ;3
(II) SUFFICIENT INDICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE4
PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION ; AND5
(III) A SUFFICIENT PLAN TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF6
HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARMS TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND7
OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS .8
(c) APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER9
STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION10
(6) OF THIS SECTION; AND11
(d) SELECT GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM AND12
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT AFTER REVIEWING THE13
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND DETERMINING THAT EACH14
SELECTED APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED :15
(I) SUFFICIENT CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE16
RELEVANT IMPACTED COMMUNITY WHERE A PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE ;17
(II) SUFFICIENT INDICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE18
PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION ; AND19
(III) A SUFFICIENT PLAN TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF20
HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARMS TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND21
OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS .22
(6) (a) THERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CRIME23
PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE , REFERRED24
TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "COMMITTEE". THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF25
THE FOLLOWING ELEVEN PERSONS , WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE26
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:27
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(II) T
WO ELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS , ONE FROM AN URBAN
2
COMMUNITY AND ONE FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY ;3
(III) A
N EXPERT IN SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION ;
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(IV) T
HREE PERSONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING
5
COMMUNITY INTERESTS;6
(V) A
N EXPERT WITH A BACKGROUND IN URBAN OR
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ;8
(VI) A
N ARCHITECT WITH EXPERIENCE IN
CRIME PREVENTION9
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN ; AND10
(VII) A
N EXPERT IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE
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LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY FIELD .12
(b) M
EMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SERVE WIT HOUT COMPENSATION13
AND WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES .14
(c) T
HE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS15
FOR SAFER STREETS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE16
DIRECTOR FOR WHICH GRANTS TO APPROVE AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH17
GRANT. IN MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS , THE COMMITTEE SHALL
18
CONSIDER THE APPLICANT'S:19
(I) PLAN TO PREVENT:20
(A) THE DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS POPULATIONS ; AND21
(B) HARM TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND VULNERABLE22
POPULATIONS; AND23
(II) MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE GOALS TO DECREASE THE24
INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (3)(d) OF THIS25
SECTION.26
(7) THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TEN MILLION27
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GENERAL FUND FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM .2
(8) ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2024, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL3
AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT SHALL PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT TO THE4
DEPARTMENT DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT MONEY WAS UTILIZED AND5
WHAT MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE IMPACTS THE USE OF THE GRANT6
MONEY HAD ON REDUCING CRIME DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME7
AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, THE8
DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A SUMMARY OF THE REPORTS TO THE9
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE ,10
OR TO ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .11
(9) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2023.12
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,13
$10,300,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by14
the division of criminal justice. This appropriation is from the general15
fund and is based on an assumption that the department will require an16
additional 2.0 FTE. To implement this act, the department may use this17
appropriation for DCJ administrative services.18
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,19
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate20
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.21
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