Colorado 2022 2022 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB070 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/16/2022

                    SENATE BILL 22-070
BY SENATOR(S) Bridges, Buckner, Fields, Moreno, Zenzinger;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McLachlan and McCluskie, Bacon, Bernett,
Bird, Boesenecker, Duran, Exum, Froelich, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kipp,
Lindsay, Lontine, McCormick, Ricks, Titone, Young.
C
ONCERNING LICENSED PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
, 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, 22-9-103, amend the
introductory portion and (1.5) as follows:
22-9-103.  Definitions. As used in this article
 ARTICLE 9, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1.5)  "Licensed personnel" 
OR "LICENSED PERSON" means any
persons A PERSON WHO IS employed to instruct students, TO PROVIDE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE
EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
, or to administer, direct, or supervise
the instructional program in a school in the state 
AND who hold
 HOLDS 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.
________
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. valid license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of
this title TITLE 22.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 22-9-104 as
follows:
22-9-104.  State model licensed personnel performance
evaluation system - department - state board - powers and duties -
rules. (1)  The state board shall promulgate guidelines relating to the
planning, development, implementation, and assessment of a 
STATE MODEL
licensed personnel performance evaluation system that may be followed
ADOPTED by each school district and board of cooperative services within
the state. In promulgating said guidelines, the state board shall allow each
school district and board of cooperative services to involve and consult with
the licensed personnel and citizens of the school district or districts. Each
school district and board of cooperative services shall have
 HAS the
flexibility needed to develop a system of personnel performance evaluation
that is specifically designed to meet the individual needs of that school
district and
 OR board of cooperative services.
(1.5)  T
O ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE
SERVICES IN IMPLEMENTING THE STATE MODEL LICENSED PERSONNEL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND IN DEVELOPING AND
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL SYSTEMS OF PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
,
BY THE BEGINNING OF THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
(a)  C
REATE A MODIFIED RUBRIC SPECIFICALLY FOR MEASURING THE
PERFORMANCE OF A LICENSED PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED A RATING OF
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE FOR AT LEAST THREE CONSECUTIVE SCHOOL YEARS AND
PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR FOCUSING ON PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT IN EVALUATING LICENSED PERSONNEL WHO ARE
CONSISTENTLY RATED HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
;
(b)  W
ORK WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE
SERVICES TO CREATE AND MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RUBRICS FOR
MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE OF LICENSED PERSONNEL IN A LIMITED
NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL ROLES
;
(c)  P
ROVIDE EVALUATOR TRAINING AT NO COST TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT ALL
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 22-070 EVALUATORS HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO OBSERVE AND EVALUATE
LICENSED PERSONNEL WITH FIDELITY TO THE LICENSED PERSONNEL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED BY THE EVALUATOR
'S
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES
;
(d)  P
ROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR CONSIDERING A LICENSED PERSON 'S
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ACHIEVEMENTS
, SUCH AS ATTAINMENT OF
NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION OR FULFILLMENT OF DIFFERENTIATED
PROFESSIONAL ROLES
, AS PROOF THAT THE LICENSED PERSON MEETS ONE OR
MORE OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS
, IN LIEU OF SOME OR ALL OF THE
ELEMENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE ATTAINMENT OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS
;
AND
(e)  PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING BEST PRACTICES IN
METHODS OF CONDUCTING LICENSED PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS
, INCLUDING
INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR OBSERVATION
.
(2)  The state board shall:
(a)  Provide training and leadership and give technical assistance to
school districts and boards of cooperative services in the development of a
licensed personnel performance evaluation system;
(b)  Work and cooperate with the state's universities and colleges that
have teacher, principal, or administrator education programs to assure
ENSURE that principals and administrators having WHO HAVE evaluation
responsibilities will receive adequate education and training that meets the
requirements specified in section 22-9-108 and will enable them to make
thorough, credible, fair, and professional quality evaluations of all licensed
personnel whom those principals or administrators may be responsible for
evaluating;
(c)  Pursuant to section 22-9-105.5, work with the council to
Promulgate rules concerning the planning, development, implementation,
and assessment of a THE STATE MODEL LICENSED PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION
 system to evaluate the effectiveness of licensed personnel;
(d)  Repealed.
(e)  (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-163), ch. 293, p. 1532,
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-070 ยง 17, effective May 21, 2009.)
(f) (I)  On or before September 1, 2011, the state board, Pursuant to
the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., shall
promulgate rules with regard to the issues specified in section 22-9-105.5
(10) using the recommendations from the council. If the council fails to
make recommendations to the state board by March 1, 2011, with regard to
one or more of the issues specified in section 22-9-105.5 (10), the state
board, on or before September 1, 2011, shall promulgate rules concerning
any issues in section 22-9-105.5 (10) that the council did not address. In
promulgating rules pursuant to this paragraph (f), the state board shall
conform to the timeline set forth in section 22-9-105.5 SECTION 22-9-105.5
(3)(a) 
TO (3)(h).
(II)  On or before February 15, 2012, the general assembly shallreview the rules promulgated pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph
(f), in a bill that is separate from the annual rule review bill introduced
pursuant to section 24-4-103 (8)(d), C.R.S., and in accordance with the
criteria and procedures specified in section 24-4-103 (8)(a) and (8)(d),
C.R.S.; except that the general assembly reserves the right to repeal
individual rules in the rules promulgated by the state board. If one or more
rules are not approved by the general assembly pursuant to this
subparagraph (II), the state board shall promulgate emergency rules
pursuant to section 24-4-103 (6), C.R.S., on such issue or issues and
resubmit to the general assembly on or before May 1, 2012. The general
assembly shall review the emergency rules promulgated according to the
process outlined in this subparagraph (II).
(3)  FOR EVALUATIONS COMPLETED FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR THEREAFTER
, THE STATE BOARD SHALL
PROMULGATE RULES AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT
, UNDER THE STATE
MODEL LICENSED PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND A
LOCAL SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
:
(a)  T
HIRTY PERCENT OF A TEACHER'S OR PRINCIPAL'S EVALUATION IS
DETERMINED BY THE ACADEMIC GROWTH OF THE TEACHER
'S STUDENTS OR
THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE PRINCIPAL
'S SCHOOL, AS APPLICABLE, AND
THE REMAINDER IS BASED ON THE TEACHER
'S OR PRINCIPAL'S ATTAINMENT
OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS
;
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 22-070 (b)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (3)(c) OF THIS
SECTION
, OF THE THIRTY PERCENT OF A TEACHER 'S OR PRINCIPAL'S
EVALUATION THAT IS BASED ON STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH
, UP TO TEN
PERCENT MAY BE BASED ON MEASURES OF COLLECTIVE STUDENT ACADEMIC
GROWTH THAT ARE BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL STUDENTS
ENROLLED AT A PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL WITHIN THE SCHOOL IN WHICH
THE TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL IS EMPLOYED OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL
IS EMPLOYED
, BUT A TEACHER'S OR PRINCIPAL'S EVALUATION MUST NOT
INCLUDE MEASURES OF COLLECTIVE STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH THAT ARE
BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE
SCHOOL IN WHICH THE TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL IS EMPLOYED
; AND
(c)  THE EVALUATION OF A LICENSED PERSON WHO HAS BEEN
EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES FOR
ONE SCHOOL YEAR OR LESS MUST NOT INCLUDE DATA THAT WAS CREATED
PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE LICENSED PERSON COMMENCED
EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
SERVICES
.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-9-106, amend (1)
introductory portion, (1)(c) introductory portion, (1)(c)(II), (1)(d)
introductory portion, (1)(d)(V)(B), (1)(e)(II), (1)(f), (1.5)(a), (2.5)(b)(I), (3),
(4), and (7) introductory portion; repeal (3.5)(b)(III); and add (1)(e)(III)
and (1)(e)(IV) as follows:
22-9-106.  Local boards of education - duties - performance
evaluation system - compliance - rules - repeal. (1)  All school districts
and boards of cooperative services that employ licensed personnel as
defined in section 22-9-103 (1.5), shall adopt a written system to evaluate
the employment performance of school district and board of cooperative
services licensed personnel, including all teachers, principals, and
administrators, with the exception of licensed personnel employed by a
board of cooperative services for a period of six weeks or less. In
developing the licensed personnel performance evaluation system and any
amendments thereto, the local board and board of cooperative services shall
comply with the provisions of
 subsection (1.5) of this section and shall
consult with administrators, principals, and teachers employed within the
district or participating districts in a board of cooperative services, parents,
and the school district licensed personnel performance evaluation council
PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 22-070 or the board of cooperative services personnel performance evaluation
council created pursuant to section 22-9-107. The performance evaluation
system shall
 MUST address all of the performance standards established by
rule of the state board and adopted by the general assembly pursuant to
section 22-9-105.5, and shall
 MUST contain, but need not be limited to, the
following information:
(c)  The frequency and duration of the evaluations, which shall MUST
be on a regular basis and of such frequency and duration as to ensure the
collection of a sufficient amount of data from which reliable conclusions
and findings may be drawn. At a minimum, the performance evaluation
system shall
 MUST ensure that:
(II)  Nonprobationary teachers receive at least one observation each
ACADEMIC year and one evaluation that results in a written evaluation report
pursuant to subsection (3) of this section every three years; except that,
beginning with the 2012-13 academic year, nonprobationary teachers shall
receive a written evaluation report pursuant to subsection (3) of this section
each academic year according to the performance standards established by	rule of the state board and adopted by the general assembly pursuant to	section 22-9-105.5. Nonprobationary teachers shall
 MUST receive the
written evaluation report at least two weeks before the last class day of the
school year.
(d)  The purposes of the evaluation, which shall
 MUST include but
need not be limited to:
(V) (B)  Measuring the level of effectiveness of all licensed
personnel within the school district. This sub-subparagraph (B) shall take
effect at such time as the performance evaluation system based on quality
standards established pursuant to this section and the rules promulgated by
the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5 has completed the initial
phase of implementation and has been implemented statewide. The
commissioner shall provide notice of such implementation to the revisor of
statutes on or before July 1, 2014, and each July 1 thereafter until statewide
implementation occurs.
(e) (II)  The standards set by the local board for effective
performance for licensed personnel and the criteria to be used to determine
whether the performance of each licensed person meets such
 THE standards
PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 22-070 and other criteria for evaluation for each licensed personnel position
evaluated. One of the standards for measuring teacher effectiveness shall
MUST be directly related to classroom instruction and shall MUST require
that at least fifty THIRTY percent of the evaluation is determined by the
academic growth of the teacher's students. T
HE REMAINDER OF THE
EVALUATION MUST BE BASED ON ATTAINMENT OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS
.
The district accountability committee shall provide input and
recommendations concerning the assessment tools used to measure student
academic growth as it relates to teacher evaluations. The standards shall
MUST include multiple measures of student performance in conjunction with
student growth expectations. For the purposes of measuring effectiveness,
expectations of student academic growth shall
 MUST take into consideration
diverse factors, including but not limited to special education, student
mobility, and classrooms with a student population in which ninety-five
percent meet the definition of high-risk student as defined in section
22-7-604.5 (1.5). The performance evaluation system shall
 MUST also
ensure that the standards and criteria are available in writing to all licensed
personnel and are communicated and discussed by the person being
evaluated and the evaluator prior to and during the course of the evaluation.
This subparagraph (II) shall take effect at such time as the performance
evaluation system based on quality standards established pursuant to this
section and the rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section
22-9-105.5 has completed the initial phase of implementation and has been
implemented statewide. The commissioner shall provide notice of such
implementation to the revisor of statutes on or before July 1, 2014, and each
July 1 thereafter until statewide implementation occurs.
(III)  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (1)(e)(IV) OF
THIS SECTION
, FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS COMPLETED FOR THE
2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL YEARS THEREAFTER , OF THE THIRTY
PERCENT OF A TEACHER
'S EVALUATION THAT IS BASED ON STUDENT
ACADEMIC GROWTH
, UP TO TEN PERCENT MAY BE BASED ON MEASURES OF
COLLECTIVE STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH THAT ARE BASED ON THE
PERFORMANCE OF ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT A PARTICULAR GRADE LEVEL
WITHIN THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS EMPLOYED OR THE
PERFORMANCE OF ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE
TEACHER IS EMPLOYED
, BUT A TEACHER'S EVALUATION MUST NOT INCLUDE
MEASURES OF COLLECTIVE STUDENT ACADEMIC GROWTH THAT ARE BASED
ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN THE
SCHOOL IN WHICH THE TEACHER IS EMPLOYED
.
PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 22-070 (IV)  FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS COMPLETED FOR THE 2023-24
SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL YEARS THEREAFTER , THE EVALUATION OF A
LICENSED PERSON WHO HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR OR LESS MUST
NOT INCLUDE DATA THAT WAS CREATED PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE
LICENSED PERSON COMMENCED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES
.
(f)  The methods of evaluation, which shall
 MUST include, but shall
not be ARE NOT limited to, direct observations by the evaluator and a
process of systematic data-gathering. S
CHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF
COOPERATIVE SERVICES ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPERIMENT
, WITH THE
AGREEMENT OF THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION COUNCILS
, WITH INNOVATIVE METHODS OF OBSERVATION ,
WHICH MAY INCLUDE OBSERVATIONS BY MENTORS OR TEACHING COACHES ,
PEERS, DEPARTMENT LEADERS, AND VIDEO OR DIGITAL RECORDING; AND A
PEER ASSISTANCE AND REVIEW MODEL THAT ALLOWS LICENSED PERSONNEL
TO BE EVALUATED BY PEERS WHO ARE LICENSED IN THE SAME FIELD AS THE
LICENSED PERSON BEING EVALUATED AND
, IF FEASIBLE, HAVE MORE THAN
ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE
.
(1.5) (a)  A local board or board of cooperative services may adopt
the state model 
LICENSED PERSONNEL performance evaluation system
established by the rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section
22-9-105.5 or may develop its own local licensed personnel evaluation
system that complies with the requirements established pursuant to this
section and the rules promulgated by the state board. If a school district or
board of cooperative services develops its own local licensed personnel
evaluation system, the local board or board of cooperative services or any
interested party may submit to the department, or the department may solicit
and collect, data related to said personnel evaluation system for review by
the department.
(2.5) (b) (I)  The council shall actively participate with the local
board in developing written standards for evaluation that clearly specify
performance standards and the quality standards and the criteria to be used
to determine whether the performance of each licensed person meets such
standards pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (1)
 SUBSECTION (1)(e) of
this section. Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b),
this paragraph (b) takes effect at such time as the performance evaluation
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the rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to section 22-9-105.5 has
completed the initial phase of implementation and has been implemented
statewide. The commissioner shall provide notice of such implementation
to the revisor of statutes on or before July 1, 2014, and each July 1
thereafter until statewide implementation occurs.
(3) (a)  An evaluation report shall be issued upon the completion of
an evaluation made pursuant to this section and shall MUST:
(a) (I)  Be in writing;
(b) (II)  Contain a written improvement plan that shall be IS specific
as to what improvements, if any, are needed in the performance of the
licensed personnel and shall clearly set
 CLEARLY SETS forth
recommendations for improvements, including recommendations for
additional education and training during the teacher's or the principal's
LICENSED PERSON'S license renewal process;
(c) (III)  Be specific as to the strengths and weaknesses in the
performance of the individual being evaluated;
(d) (IV)  Specifically identify when a direct observation was made;
(e) (V)  Identify data sources;
(f) (VI)  Be discussed and be signed by the evaluator and the person
being evaluated, each to receive a copy of the report. The signature on the
report of any person shall not be construed to
 DOES NOT indicate agreement
with the information contained in the report. If the person being evaluated
disagrees with any of the conclusions or recommendations made in the
evaluation report, the person may attach any written explanation or other
relevant documentation that the person deems necessary.
(g)
 (VII)  Be reviewed by a supervisor of the evaluator, whose
signature shall MUST also appear on said report.
(b)  A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES SHALL
COMPLETE THE WRITTEN EVALUATIONS FOR ALL LICENSED PERSONNEL
EMPLOYED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES
PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 22-070 AND SHALL REPORT THE FINAL PERFORMANCE RATINGS FOR ALL LICENSED
PERSONNEL WHO WERE EVALUATED TO THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN
OCTOBER 15 OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR
WHICH THE EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED
.
(3.5) (b) (III)  This paragraph (b) shall take effect at such time as the
performance evaluation system based on quality standards established
pursuant to this section and the rules promulgated by the state board
pursuant to section 22-9-105.5 has completed the initial phase of
implementation and has been implemented statewide. The commissioner
shall provide notice of such implementation to the revisor of statutes on or
before July 1, 2014, and each July 1 thereafter until statewide
implementation occurs.
(4) (a)  Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (4), no
person shall SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL NOT be
responsible for the evaluation of licensed personnel unless the person has
a principal or administrator license issued pursuant to article 60.5 of this
title
 TITLE 22, or is a designee of a person with a principal or administrator
license, and has received education and training in evaluation skills
PROVIDED OR approved by the department of education
 that will enable him
or her THE PERSON to make fair, professional, and credible evaluations of
the personnel whom he or she THE PERSON is responsible for evaluating. No
person shall PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-9-104 (1.5), THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF
COOPERATIVE SERVICES TRAINING FOR PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
EVALUATING LICENSED PERSONNEL
. A PERSON SHALL NOT be issued a
principal or administrator license or have a principal or administrator
license renewed unless the state board determines that such
 THE person has
received education and training 
PROVIDED OR approved by the department.
of education.
(b)  A local board of education shall have the authority IS
AUTHORIZED
 to evaluate the performance of the superintendent of the
school district. The responsibility for conducting the performance
evaluation of the superintendent shall rest
 RESTS exclusively with the local
board of education.
(c)  E
ACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE SERVICES
IS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MULTIPLE PERSONS TO SERVE AS
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REQUEST AN ALTERNATIVE EVALUATOR
.
(7)  Every principal shall
 MUST be evaluated using multiple fair,
transparent, timely, rigorous, and valid methods. The recommendations
developed pursuant to this subsection (7) shall
 MUST require that at least
fifty THIRTY percent of the evaluation is determined by the academic growth
of the students enrolled in the principal's school,
 AND THE REMAINDER OF
THE EVALUATION IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPAL
'S ATTAINMENT OF THE
QUALITY STANDARDS
. For principals, the quality standards shall
 MUST
include, but need not be limited to:
SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1)  For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
$452,973 is appropriated to the department of education. This appropriation
is from the general fund. To implement this act, the department may use this
appropriation as follows:
(a)  $343,059 for educator effectiveness unit administration;
(b)  $90,200 for information technology services; and
(c)  $19,714 for legal services.
(2)  For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $19,714 is appropriated to the
department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received
from the department of education under subsection (1)(c) of this section and
is based on an assumption that the department of law will require an
additional 0.1 FTE. To implement this act, the department of law may use
this appropriation to provide legal services for the department of education.
SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
PAGE 11-SENATE BILL 22-070 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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