SENATE BILL 22-014
BY SENATOR(S) Moreno, Fenberg, Priola, Bridges, Coleman, Coram,
Donovan, Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Kolker, Lee, Pettersen, Rankin,
Rodriguez, Simpson, Story, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger, Garcia;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McKean and McLachlan, Bernett, Bird,
Boesenecker, Caraveo, Carver, Cutter, Duran, Exum, Froelich, Gray,
Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Lindsay, Lontine, McCluskie, Ortiz, Ricks, Snyder,
Titone, Valdez A., Valdez D., Weissman, Young
.
C
ONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY
COUNCIL
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1303, amend
(2)(a)(III)(A) and (4); and add (4.5) as follows:
2-2-1303. Membership - selection - terms. (2) (a) Nonlegislative
council members shall be appointed as follows:
(III) (A) On or before May 31, 2014, and on or before May 31 each
year thereafter, AUGUST 31 OF EACH YEAR, the council members shall
approve subsequent appointments to the council. by a majority vote. A
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. youth who meets the criteria set forth in subsection (1) of this section may
apply to the council to be considered for participation in the council.
(4) The council shall elect two co-chairs and two vice-chairs at its
first meeting and annually thereafter. One of the co-chairs and one of the
vice-chairs shall be legislative members, to be elected at the first council
meeting after December 15. The other co-chair and the other vice-chair
shall be nonlegislative members, to be elected at the first meeting following
the annual May 31 appointment of new nonlegislative members. The
co-chairs and vice-chairs shall serve for terms of one year. A vacancy on the
council shall be filled through a vote of the members for the remainder of
the unexpired term. Vacancies of nonlegislative members on the council
shall be filled pursuant to the application process described in subparagraph
(III) of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(a)(III) of this section
for biennial appointments. Vacancies of legislative members shall be filled
by the appointing authority. Vacancies of nonlegislative members on the
council who are not designated as at-large members shall be filled by a
youth coming from the same senate district as the departing nonlegislative
member.
(4.5) T
HE COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT WRITTEN BYLAWS SETTING FORTH
A LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE FOR THE COUNCIL
. THE COUNCIL MAY AMEND ITS
BYLAWS AS IT DETERMINES IT IS NECESSARY
. THE COUNCIL MAY APPOINT
MEMBERS TO SERVE IN ANY LEADERSHIP ROLES DESCRIBED IN ITS BYLAWS
.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1304, amend
(2)(b), (2)(d), and (5) as follows:
2-2-1304. Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation
of organization to accept donations - authority to contract. (2) (b) The
council shall meet at least four times each year, with two meetings
occurring during the regular legislative session and two meetings occurring
after the regular legislative session has concluded. C
OUNCIL MEMBERS MAY
ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN COUNCIL MEETINGS REMOTELY
, BUT AT LEAST
TWO OF THE COUNCIL
'S MEETINGS EACH YEAR MUST BE HELD IN PERSON ,
WITH ALL ATTENDING MEMBERS AT THE SAME PHYSICAL LOCATION .
Additional meetings may be held at the discretion of the co-chairs of the
council LEADERSHIP, subject to available moneys MONEY.
(d) The council shall have HAS the authority to develop rules AND
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ACTIVITIES
.
(5) The council is authorized to contract with the designated
organization or other nonprofit or private entities for the implementation of
this part 13. Any contract entered into by the council shall
MUST be signed
by the legislative co-chair of the council CHAIR OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE
AND THE CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 2-2-1305 as
follows:
2-2-1305. Reporting requirements. On or before April 30, 2014,and on or before April 30 each year thereafter, the council shall make joint
reports to legislative committees of the senate and the house of
representatives as appropriate. THE COUNCIL SHALL REPORT TO THE REVIEW
COMMITTEE DURING EACH INTERIM THAT THE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS
.
The reports shall
REPORT MUST include, at a minimum, a summary of the
council's recommendations concerning key issues for youth, for the current
legislative session. INCLUDING ANY PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATION THE
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE THE REVIEW COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER
, and a
summary of the council's work during the previous legislative session andinterim PRIOR YEAR.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1305.5, amend (4)
as follows:
2-2-1305.5. Colorado youth advisory council review committee
- created. (4) The chair of the review committee is the legislative member
who is serving as a co-chair of the council pursuant to section 2-2-1303 (4).
The vice-chair of the review committee is the legislative member who is
serving as a vice-chair of the council pursuant to section 2-2-1303 (4). IN
ODD
-NUMBERED YEARS, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIR OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT
OF THE SENATE SHALL APPOINT THE VICE
-CHAIR. IN EVEN-NUMBERED YEARS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL APPOINT THE CHAIR AND THE SPEAKER
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHALL APPOINT THE VICE
-CHAIR. THE
APPOINTING AUTHORITIES SHALL MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS ON OR BEFORE
APRIL 30 OF EACH YEAR.
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-014 SECTION 5. 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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