SENATE BILL 22-001
BY SENATOR(S) Buckner and Hinrichsen, Bridges, Coleman, Danielson,
Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Lee, Moreno,
Pettersen, Story, Winter, Zenzinger, Fenberg;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ricks and Tipper, Bird, Boesenecker, Duran,
Exum, Hooton, Jodeh, Lindsay, Lontine, McCluskie, Michaelson Jenet,
Ortiz, Titone, Weissman, Garnett.
C
ONCERNING CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS UTILIZING
DESIGN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
, AND, IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-117 as
follows:
24-33.5-117. Crime prevention through safer streets grant
program - created - committee - reports - repeal. (1) T
HERE IS CREATED
IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS
GRANT PROGRAM
, REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "GRANT PROGRAM".
T
HE GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO EVALUATE AND DESIGN SAFER STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOOD MODELS
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. THAT DISCOURAGE CRIME, REVITALIZE COMMUNITY IMAGE, AND ESTABLISH
PLACE
-SPECIFIC CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES THAT ACCOUNT FOR
GEOGRAPHIC
, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
TARGET AREAS
. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
. SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE
DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES
INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING RESPONSIVE PROPOSALS
. AFTER AREAS WHERE
CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT ARE IDENTIFIED
, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES MAY SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A
GRANT TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE
OF CRIME AND CREATE SAFER STREETS
. A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
MAY PARTNER WITH A COMMUNITY
-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO
SUBMIT A JOINT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A GRANT TO PAY FOR
IMPROVEMENTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME AND
CREATE SAFER STREETS
. SUCH IMPROVEMENTS MAY INCLUDE :
(a) B
ETTER LIGHTING;
(b) I
MPROVED TRASH COLLECTION ;
(c) A
CCESS CONTROL;
(d) T
ERRITORIAL REINFORCEMENT ; AND
(e) IMPROVED SPACE MANAGEMENT .
(2) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES :
(a) F
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO SUBMIT RESPONSES TO
THE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND GRANT APPLICATIONS TO GUIDE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS
;
(b) E
NSURING THAT MONEY FROM THE GRANT AWARD IS NOT USED
FOR
:
(I) H
IRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL
OR PEACE OFFICERS
;
(II) F
ACIAL RECOGNITION PURPOSES; OR
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 22-001 (III) SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE NETWORKS OF
SENSORS TO DETECT GUNSHOTS
, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A
"SHOTSPOTTER" PROGRAM;
(c) E
NSURING THAT MONEY FROM THE GRANT AWARD ENHANCES
COMMUNITY SAFETY BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF URBAN AREAS
; AND
(d) RELATED TO HOW MONEY IS DISBURSED TO AGENCIES .
(3) A
LL GRANT APPLICATIONS MUST ADDRESS :
(a) T
HE TARGET AREA AND CRIME CHALLENGE THE APPLICANT HOPES
TO ADDRESS
;
(b) D
ATA REGARDING THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN THE TARGET
AREA
, DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME , AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ;
(c) T
HE SPECIFIC PROJECTS THE GRANT WOULD FUND ;
(d) M
EASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE GOALS TO DECREASE THE
INCIDENCE OF CRIME
, DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME ;
(e) D
ETAILS ON HOW THE APPLICANT HAS COLLABORATED WITH
COMMUNITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING THE IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE FUNDED UNDER THE APPLICATION
; AND
(f) DETAILS ON HOW THE PLAN WOULD PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT
OF HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARM TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
.
(4) P
RIOR TO SUBMITTING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE
DEPARTMENT
, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL SOLICIT FEEDBACK
AND CONSULT WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS
; HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS;
REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD OR GANIZATIONS ; AND EXPERTS IN
ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
, INCLUDING URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING PROFESSIONALS AND ARCHITECTS WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
.
(5) T
HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL:
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-001 (a) REVIEW RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO IDENTIFY
AREAS AROUND THE STATE WHERE CRIME IS MORE PREVALENT
, SELECT
LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO RECEIVE MONEY TO IDENTIFY SUCH
AREAS
, AND DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR EACH AGENCY ;
(b) D
EVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE GUIDELINES THAT APPLICANTS MUST
USE TO DEMONSTRATE
:
(I) S
UFFICIENT CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
RELEVANT IMPACTED COMMUNITY WHERE A PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE
;
(II) S
UFFICIENT INDICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE
PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION
; AND
(III) A SUFFICIENT PLAN TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF
HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARMS TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
.
(c) A
PPOINT MEMBERS OF THE CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER
STREETS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURS UANT TO SUBSECTION
(6)
OF THIS SECTION; AND
(d) SELECT GRANT RECIPIENTS FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM AND
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT AFTER REVIEWING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND DETERMINING THAT EACH
SELECTED APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED
:
(I) S
UFFICIENT CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
RELEVANT IMPACTED COMMUNITY WHERE A PROJECT WOULD TAKE PLACE
;
(II) S
UFFICIENT INDICATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE
PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION
; AND
(III) A SUFFICIENT PLAN TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF
HOMELESS POPULATIONS AND HARMS TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND
OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
.
(6) (a) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT THE CRIME
PREVENTION THROUGH SAFER STREETS ADVISORY COMMI TTEE
, REFERRED TO
IN THIS SECTION AS THE
"COMMITTEE". THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 22-001 FOLLOWING ELEVEN PERSONS , WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
:
(I) T
WO MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ;
(II) T
WO ELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS , ONE FROM AN URBAN
COMMUNITY AND ONE FROM A RURAL COMMUNITY
;
(III) A
N EXPERT IN SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION ;
(IV) T
HREE PERSONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING
COMMUNITY INTERESTS
;
(V) A
N EXPERT WITH A BACKGROUND IN URBAN OR
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
;
(VI) A
N ARCHITECT WITH EXPERIENCE IN CRIME PREVENTION
THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
; AND
(VII) AN EXPERT IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSIVITY IN THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY FIELD
.
(b) M
EMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION
AND WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES
.
(c) T
HE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR
SAFER STREETS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR WHICH GRANTS TO APPROVE AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH
GRANT
. IN MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS , THE COMMITTEE SHALL
CONSIDER THE APPLICANT
'S:
(I) P
LAN TO PREVENT:
(A) T
HE DISPLACEMENT OF HOMELESS POPULATIONS ; AND
(B) HARM TO COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS
; AND
(II) MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE GOALS TO DECREASE THE
INCIDENCE OF CRIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
(3)(d) OF THIS
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(7) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TEN MILLION
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FISCAL YEAR
2022-23 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM
.
(8) O
N OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2024, EACH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT SHALL PROVIDE A FINAL REPORT TO THE
DEPARTMENT DESCRIBING HOW THE GRANT MONEY WAS UTILIZED AND WHAT
MEASURABLE OR OBSERVABLE IMPACT S THE USE OF THE GRANT MONEY HAD
ON REDUCING CRIME DISAGGREGATED BY THE TYPE OF CRIME AND
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
. ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2023, THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A SUMMARY OF THE REPORTS TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE
, OR TO ANY
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES
.
(9) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2023.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
$10,300,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by
the division of criminal justice. This appropriation is from the general fund
and is based on an assumption that the department will require an additional
2.0 FTE. To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation
for DCJ administrative services.
PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 22-001 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.
____________________________ ____________________________
Steve Fenberg Alec Garnett
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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