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11 Second Regular Session
22 Seventy-third General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 22-0532.01 Michael Dohr x4347
88 SENATE BILL 22-089
99 Senate Committees House Committees
1010 Judiciary
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT .101
1414 Bill Summary
1515 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
1616 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
1717 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
1818 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
1919 http://leg.colorado.gov
2020 .)
2121 Under current law, there is a single sex offender management
2222 board that sets standards for sex offender treatment and approves sex
2323 offender treatment providers (treatment providers), among other things.
2424 The bill creates 2 boards, one for adult sex offenders and one for juvenile
2525 sex offenders.
2626 Under current law, a sex offender is given the choice of 2
2727 treatment providers. The bill allows a sex offender access to the list of all
2828 treatment providers to choose from, with some restrictions.
2929 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
3030 Gardner,
3131 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3232 (None),
3333 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
3434 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
3535 Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. The bill gives prosecutors discretion to permit a sex offender
3636 evaluation to be dispensed with if it is only triggered by sexual offense
3737 history.
3838 The bill directs the department of corrections (department) to
3939 identify all inmates who are required to undergo sex-offense treatment,
4040 are eligible to receive sex-offense treatment, and have not been provided
4141 with the opportunity to undergo sex-offense treatment while incarcerated.
4242 The department shall provide this data to the adult sex offender
4343 management board prior to August 31, 2022. The division of parole in the
4444 department and the adult sex offender management board shall meet and
4545 develop solutions to address the needs of treatment for offenders
4646 incarcerated in the department. The adult sex offender management board
4747 shall present findings to the division of criminal justice in the department
4848 of public safety prior to January 1, 2023.
4949 The bill requires the boards to create a joint application review
5050 subcommittee to serve each board for the application and review process
5151 of treatment providers, evaluators, and polygraph examiners. The bill
5252 requires the boards to maintain a record of any denial or removal from the
5353 list of approved treatment providers or other sanctions due to a provider's
5454 criminal history.
5555 The bill requires the adult sex offender management board to
5656 conduct a reoffense research project to collect and analyze data related to
5757 rearrest and reconviction rates for sex offenders.
5858 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
5959 SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-11-102, amend2
6060 (1)(a)(VI) introductory portion, (1)(a)(VI)(A), (1)(b)(I) introductory3
6161 portion, (1)(b)(II); and add (1)(b)(I)(D) as follows:4
6262 16-11-102. Presentence or probation investigation.5
6363 (1) (a) (VI) The report described in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a)
6464 6
6565 SUBSECTION (1)(a)(I) OF THIS SECTION need not include the statement7
6666 described in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a) SUBSECTION (1)(a)(II)8
6767 OF THIS SECTION if:9
6868 (A) The defendant is a sex offender for whom the
6969 ADULT sex10
7070 offender management board has established separate and distinct release11
7171 guidelines pursuant to section 18-1.3-1009; C.R.S.;
7272 12
7373 SB22-089-2- (b) (I) Each presentence report prepared regarding a sex offender,1
7474 as defined in section 16-11.7-102 (2), with respect to any offense2
7575 committed on or after January 1, 1996, shall MUST contain the results of3
7676 an evaluation and identification conducted pursuant to article 11.7 of this4
7777 title TITLE 16; except that:5
7878 (D) I
7979 F THE DEFENDANT IS DESI GNATED A SEX OFFENDER FOR6
8080 PURPOSES OF REQUIRING AN EVALUATION BECAUSE OF THE DEFENDANT 'S7
8181 PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SEXUAL OFFENSE , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION8
8282 16-11.7-102 (2)(a)(II),
8383 AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WAIVED THE9
8484 EVALUATION REQUIREMENT , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-11.7-104 (1),10
8585 AN EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11.7 OF THIS11
8686 TITLE 16 IS NOT REQUIRED BUT MAY BE ORDERED BY THE COURT .12
8787 (II) In addition, the presentence report shall
8888 MUST include, when13
8989 appropriate as provided in section 18-3-414.5, C.R.S., the results of the14
9090 risk assessment screening instrument developed pursuant to section15
9191 16-11.7-103 (4)(d). Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of16
9292 this section, a presentence report shall MUST be prepared for each person17
9393 convicted as a sex offender, and the court may not dispense with the18
9494 presentence evaluation, risk assessment, and report unless an evaluation19
9595 and risk assessment has been completed within the last two years and20
9696 there has been no material change that would affect the evaluation and21
9797 risk assessment in the past two years,
9898 OR IF THE DESIGNATION OF SEX22
9999 OFFENDER IS DUE TO THE DEFENDANT 'S PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SEXUAL23
100100 OFFENSE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 16-11.7-102 (2)(a)(II), AND THE24
101101 DISTRICT ATTORNEY WAIVED THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN EVALUATION AND25
102102 IDENTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11.7 OF THIS TITLE 16.26
103103 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-11.7-102, amend27
104104 SB22-089
105105 -3- (4); and repeal (1.3) as follows:1
106106 16-11.7-102. Definitions. As used in this article 11.7, unless the2
107107 context otherwise requires:3
108108 (1.3) "Board" means the sex offender management board created4
109109 in section 16-11.7-103.5
110110 (4) "Treatment" means therapy, monitoring, and supervision of6
111111 any sex offender which THAT conforms to the standards created by the7
112112 ADULT SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT board pursuant to section8
113113 16-11.7-103
114114 OR THE JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD9
115115 PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-11.7-103.5.10
116116 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-11.7-103, amend11
117117 (1), (3), (4) introductory portion, (4)(b)(II), (4)(e)(I), (4)(h)(II), (6)(a), and12
118118 (6)(b); repeal (4)(i), (4)(j), and (4)(k); and add (4)(m) as follows:13
119119 16-11.7-103. Adult sex offender management board - creation14
120120 - duties - repeal. (1) There is hereby
121121 created in the department of public15
122122 safety a AN ADULT sex offender management board, REFERRED TO IN THIS16
123123 SECTION AS THE "BOARD", that consists of twenty-five FIFTEEN members.17
124124 The membership of the board must reflect, to the extent possible,18
125125 representation of
126126 PERSONS FROM urban and rural areas of the state;19
127127 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; PERSONS OF DIVERSE RACIAL , ETHNIC,20
128128 GENDER, LINGUISTIC, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS ; and a balance of
129129 21
130130 PERSONS WITH expertise in adult and juvenile issues relating to persons22
131131 who commit sex offenses ISSUES RELATED TO SEX OFFENSES COMMITTED23
132132 BY ADULTS. The membership of the board consists of the following24
133133 persons, who are appointed as follows:25
134134 (a) The chief justice of the supreme court shall appoint three TWO26
135135 members as follows:27
136136 SB22-089
137137 -4- (I) One member who represents the judicial department; AND1
138138 (II) One member who is a district court judge; and2
139139 (III) One member who is a juvenile court judge or juvenile court3
140140 magistrate;4
141141 (b) The executive director of the department of corrections shall5
142142 appoint one member who represents the department of corrections;6
143143 (c) The executive director of the department of human services7
144144 shall appoint three members as follows:8
145145 (I) One member who represents the department of human services9
146146 and who has recognizable expertise in child welfare and case10
147147 management;11
148148 (II) One member who represents the division of youth services in12
149149 the department of human services; and13
150150 (III) One member who is a provider of out-of-home placement14
151151 services with recognizable expertise in providing services to juveniles15
152152 who have committed sexual offenses;16
153153 (d) The executive director of the department of public safety shall17
154154 appoint sixteen ELEVEN members as follows:18
155155 (I) One member who represents the division of criminal justice in19
156156 the department of public safety;20
157157 (II) Two THREE members who are licensed mental health21
158158 professionals with recognizable expertise in the treatment of adult sex22
159159 offenders
160160 AND WHO HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALS APPROVED BY THE BOARD23
161161 PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-11.7-106 (2)(b);24
162162 (III) Two members who are licensed mental health professionals
163163 25
164164 with recognizable expertise in the treatment of juveniles who have26
165165 committed sexual offenses;27
166166 SB22-089
167167 -5- (IV) One member who is a member of a community corrections1
168168 board;2
169169 (V) One member who is a public defender with recognizable3
170170 expertise related to sexual offenses;4
171171 (VI) One member who represents law enforcement with5
172172 recognizable expertise in addressing sexual offenses and victimization;6
173173 (VII) Three members who are recognized experts in the field of7
174174 sexual abuse and who can represent sexual abuse victims and victims'8
175175 rights organizations;
176176 AND9
177177 (VIII) One member who is a clinical polygraph examiner
178178 WHO10
179179 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-11.7-10611
180180 (2)(b);12
181181 (IX) One member who is a private criminal defense attorney with
182182 13
183183 recognizable expertise related to sexual offenses;14
184184 (X) One member who is a county director of human or social15
185185 services, appointed after consultation with a statewide group representing16
186186 counties; and17
187187 (XI) Two members who are county commissioners or members of18
188188 the governing council for a jurisdiction that is a contiguous city and19
189189 county, one of whom shall represent an urban or suburban county and one20
190190 of whom shall represent a rural county, appointed after consultation with21
191191 a statewide group representing counties;22
192192 (e) The executive director of the Colorado district attorneys'23
193193 council shall appoint one member who represents the interests of24
194194 prosecuting attorneys and who has recognizable expertise in prosecuting25
195195 sexual offenses. and26
196196 (f) The commissioner of education shall appoint one member who27
197197 SB22-089
198198 -6- has experience with juveniles who have committed sexual offenses and1
199199 who are in the public school system.2
200200 (3) Members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the3
201201 appointing authority for terms of four years. except that the member4
202202 appointed pursuant to subparagraph (IX) of paragraph (d) of subsection5
203203 (1) of this section prior to July 1, 2011, shall serve the term of years in6
204204 effect at the time of his or her appointment. The appointing authority may7
205205 reappoint a member for an additional term or terms. Members of the8
206206 board shall serve without compensation.9
207207 (4) Duties of the board. The board shall carry out HAS the10
208208 following duties:11
209209 (b) Guidelines and standards for treatment of adult offenders.12
210210 (II) To revise the guidelines and standards developed pursuant to this13
211211 paragraph (b), the board shall establish a committee to make14
212212 recommendations to the board. At least eighty percent of the members of15
213213 the committee must be approved treatment providers THE REVISION OF16
214214 THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b)17
215215 MUST BE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE VOTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN18
216216 THE BYLAWS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD . IN ADDITION, THE BOARD SHALL19
217217 ESTABLISH ANY NECESSARY COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ,20
218218 PUBLIC DISCUSSION, AND PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION TO THE BOARD21
219219 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS . IN22
220220 ADDITION TO THE NECESSARY COMMI TTEES , THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH:23
221221 (A)
222222 A BEST PRACTICES COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE24
223223 BOARD ON CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR TREATMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS .25
224224 A
225225 T LEAST EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BEST PRACTICES26
226226 COMMITTEE MUST BE APPROVED TREATMENT PROVIDERS .27
227227 SB22-089
228228 -7- (B) A VICTIM ADVOCACY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE1
229229 REPRESENTATION OF VICTIM EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE GUI DANCE TO THE2
230230 BOARD ON VICTIM -CENTERED PRACTICES FOR THE EVALUATION ,3
231231 IDENTIFICATION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND MONITORING OF SEX4
232232 OFFENDERS. THE VICTIM ADVOCACY CO MMITTEE MAY BE A JOINT5
233233 COMMITTEE UTILIZED BY BOTH THE BOARD AND THE JUVENILE SEX6
234234 OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD CREATED IN SECTION 16-11.7-103.5.7
235235 (e) Evaluation of policies and procedures - report. (I) The8
236236 board shall research, either through direct evaluation or through a review9
237237 of relevant research articles and sex offender treatment empirical data,10
238238 and analyze, through a comprehensive review of evidence-based11
239239 practices, the effectiveness of the evaluation, identification, and treatment12
240240 policies and procedures for adult sex offenders developed pursuant to this13
241241 article ARTICLE 11.7. This research shall MUST specifically include, but14
242242 need not be limited to, reviewing and researching reoffense and factors15
243243 that contribute to reoffense for sex offenders as defined in this article16
244244 ARTICLE 11.7, the effective use of cognitive behavioral therapy to prevent17
245245 reoffense, the use of polygraphs in treatment, and the containment model18
246246 for adult sex offender management and treatment and its effective19
247247 application. The board shall revise the guidelines and standards for20
248248 evaluation, identification, and treatment, as appropriate, based upon the21
249249 results of the board's research and analysis. T
250250 HE REVISION OF THE22
251251 GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS MUST BE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE23
252252 VOTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD .24
253253 The board shall also develop and prescribe a system to implement the25
254254 guidelines and standards developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
255255 26
256256 subsection (4) SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS SECTION.27
257257 SB22-089
258258 -8- (h) Data collection from treatment providers. (II) The board1
259259 shall develop a data collection plan, including associated costs, in2
260260 consultation with the research and evaluation professionals on the board3
261261 and within the department of public safety. The board shall report on the4
262262 data collection plan to the judiciary committees of the general assembly,5
263263 or any successor committees, as part of its annual report presented6
264264 pursuant to section 16-11.7-109 (2) in January 2017. By July 1, 2017, the7
265265 board shall revise the guidelines and standards for approved providers8
266266 developed pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (j) of this subsection (4)9
267267 SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS SECTION to require evaluators, treatment10
268268 providers, and polygraph examiners to collect data pursuant to the data11
269269 collection plan. If the board determines that it will be unable to complete12
270270 the revision of the guidelines and standards by July 1, 2017, the board13
271271 shall report to the judiciary committees of the general assembly, or any14
272272 successor committees, a projected completion date as part of its annual15
273273 report presented pursuant to section 16-11.7-109 (2) in January 2017.16
274274 (i) Standards for identification and evaluation of juvenile17
275275 offenders. The board shall develop, prescribe, and revise, as appropriate,18
276276 a standard procedure to evaluate and identify juveniles who have19
277277 committed sexual offenses, including juveniles with developmental20
278278 disabilities. The procedure shall provide for an evaluation and21
279279 identification of the juvenile offender and recommend behavior22
280280 management, monitoring, treatment, and compliance and shall23
281281 incorporate the concepts of the risk-need-responsivity or another24
282282 evidence-based correctional model based upon the knowledge that all25
283283 unlawful sexual behavior poses a risk to the community and that certain26
284284 juveniles may have the capacity to change their behavior with appropriate27
285285 SB22-089
286286 -9- intervention and treatment. The board shall develop and implement1
287287 methods of intervention for juveniles who have committed sexual2
288288 offenses, which methods have as a priority the physical and psychological3
289289 safety of victims and potential victims and that are appropriate to the4
290290 needs of the particular juvenile offender, so long as there is no reduction5
291291 in the safety of victims and potential victims.6
292292 (j) (I) Guidelines and standards for treatment of juvenile7
293293 offenders. The board shall develop, implement, and revise, as8
294294 appropriate, guidelines and standards to treat juveniles who have9
295295 committed sexual offenses, including juveniles with intellectual and10
296296 developmental disabilities, incorporating in the guidelines and standards11
297297 the concepts of the risk-need-responsivity or another evidence-based12
298298 correctional model, which guidelines and standards may be used for13
299299 juvenile offenders who are placed on probation, committed to the14
300300 department of human services, placed on parole, or placed in out-of-home15
301301 placement. Programs implemented pursuant to the guidelines and16
302302 standards developed pursuant to this subsection (4)(j) must be as flexible17
303303 as possible so that the programs may be accessed by each juvenile18
304304 offender to prevent him or her from harming victims and potential19
305305 victims. Programs must provide a continuing monitoring process and a20
306306 continuum of treatment options available to a juvenile offender as he or21
307307 she proceeds through the juvenile justice system. Treatment options may22
308308 include, but need not be limited to, group counseling, individual23
309309 counseling, family counseling, outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment,24
310310 shared living arrangements, and treatment in a therapeutic community.25
311311 Programs implemented pursuant to the guidelines and standards26
312312 developed pursuant to this subsection (4)(j) must be, to the extent27
313313 SB22-089
314314 -10- possible, accessible to all juveniles who have committed sexual offenses1
315315 and who are in the juvenile justice system, including juveniles with2
316316 behavioral, mental health, or co-occurring disorders.3
317317 (II) To revise the guidelines and standards developed pursuant to4
318318 this paragraph (j), the board shall establish a committee to make5
319319 recommendations to the board. At least eighty percent of the members of6
320320 the committee must be approved treatment providers.7
321321 (k) Evaluation of policies and procedures for juvenile8
322322 offenders. The board shall research and analyze the effectiveness of the9
323323 evaluation, identification, and treatment procedures developed pursuant10
324324 to this article for juveniles who have committed sexual offenses. The11
325325 board shall revise the guidelines and standards for evaluation,12
326326 identification, and treatment, as appropriate, based upon the results of the13
327327 board's research and analysis. The board shall also develop and prescribe14
328328 a system to implement the guidelines and standards developed pursuant15
329329 to paragraph (j) of this subsection (4).16
330330 (m) B
331331 EGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH17
332332 A REOFFENSE RESEARCH PROJECT IN ORDER TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE SEX18
333333 OFFENSE CONVICTIONS, AS "SEX OFFENSE" IS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE19
334334 11.7,
335335 AND TRACK CORRELATING REARREST AND RECONVICTION RATES OF20
336336 ANY FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR NON -TRAFFIC OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A21
337337 SEX OFFENDER, AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE 11.7, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF22
338338 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES . THE BOARD SHALL23
339339 WORK IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY , THE24
340340 C
341341 OLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION , THE DEPARTMENT OF25
342342 CORRECTIONS, AND THE STATE BOARD OF PAROLE TO COMPLETE THE26
343343 RESEARCH AND COMPILE A REPORT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT TO THE27
344344 SB22-089
345345 -11- GENERAL ASSEMBLY REQUIRED BY SECTION 16-11.7-109 (2), BEGINNING1
346346 WITH THE JANUARY 2025 REPORT.2
347347 (6) Repeal. (a) This section is repealed, effective September 1,3
348348 2023 SEPTEMBER 1, 2026. Before the repeal, this section is scheduled for4
349349 review in accordance with section 24-34-104.5
350350 (b) Prior to said BEFORE THE repeal, the ADULT sex offender6
351351 management board appointed pursuant to this section shall be reviewed7
352352 as provided for in section 24-34-104. C.R.S.8
353353 SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-11.7-103.59
354354 as follows:10
355355 16-11.7-103.5. Juvenile sex offender management board -11
356356 creation - duties - repeal. (1) T
357357 HERE IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF12
358358 PUBLIC SAFETY A JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD ,13
359359 REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "JUVENILE BOARD", THAT CONSISTS14
360360 OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT , WHILE15
361361 HOLDING PARAMOUNT THE PUBLIC SAFETY , THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM16
362362 TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE JUVENILE , THE17
363363 VICTIM, AND THE COMMUNITY IN PROVIDING APPROPRIATE TREATMENT TO18
364364 REDUCE THE RATE OF RECIDIVISM IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND19
365365 TO ASSIST THE JUVENILE IN BECOMING A PRODUCTIVE MEMBER OF20
366366 SOCIETY. THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL REFLECT THE SAME21
367367 CONSIDERATIONS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUVENILE BOARD MUST22
368368 REFLECT, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS FROM23
369369 URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE ; PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES;24
370370 PERSONS OF DIVERSE RACIAL , ETHNIC, GENDER, LINGUISTIC, AND25
371371 CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS ; AND PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN JUVENILE26
372372 ISSUES RELATING TO JUVENILES WHO COMMIT SEX OFFENSES . THE27
373373 SB22-089
374374 -12- MEMBERSHIP OF THE JUVENILE BOARD CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING1
375375 PERSONS, APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:2
376376 (a) T
377377 HE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL APPOINT3
378378 TWO MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS :4
379379 (I) O
380380 NE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ;5
381381 AND6
382382 (II) O
383383 NE MEMBER WHO IS A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE OR JUVENILE7
384384 COURT MAGISTRATE;8
385385 (b) T
386386 HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN9
387387 SERVICES SHALL APPOINT THREE MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS :10
388388 (I) O
389389 NE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN11
390390 SERVICES AND WHO HAS RECOGNIZABLE EXPERTISE IN CHILD WELFARE12
391391 AND CASE MANAGEMENT ;13
392392 (II) O
393393 NE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE DIVISION OF YOUTH14
394394 SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ; AND15
395395 (III) O
396396 NE MEMBER WHO IS A PROVIDER OF OUT -OF-HOME16
397397 PLACEMENT SERVICES WITH RECOGNIZABLE EXPERTISE IN PROVIDING17
398398 SERVICES TO JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES ;18
399399 (c) T
400400 HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC19
401401 SAFETY SHALL APPOINT SIX MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS :20
402402 (I) T
403403 WO MEMBERS WHO ARE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH21
404404 PROFESSIONALS WITH RECOGNIZABLE EXPERTISE IN THE TREATMENT OF22
405405 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES ;23
406406 (II) O
407407 NE MEMBER WHO IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER WITH24
408408 RECOGNIZABLE EXPERTISE RELATED TO JUVENILE SEX OFFENSES ;25
409409 (III) O
410410 NE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAS26
411411 WORKED AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN27
412412 SB22-089
413413 -13- ADDRESSING SEX OFFENSES AND VICTIMIZATION ; AND1
414414 (IV) T
415415 WO MEMBERS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD2
416416 OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND WHO CAN REPRESENT SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS AND3
417417 VICTIMS' RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS;4
418418 (d) T
419419 HE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO DISTRICT5
420420 ATTORNEYS' COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT ONE MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS THE6
421421 INTERESTS OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS AND WHO HAS RECOGNIZABLE7
422422 EXPERTISE IN PROSECUTING JUVENILE SEX OFFENSES ; AND8
423423 (e) T
424424 HE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL APPOINT ONE9
425425 MEMBER WHO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED10
426426 SEXUAL OFFENSES AND WHO ARE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM .11
427427 (2) T
428428 HE MEMBERS OF THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL ELECT12
429429 PRESIDING OFFICERS FOR THE JUVENILE BOARD , INCLUDING A CHAIR AND13
430430 VICE-CHAIR, FROM AMONG THE JUVENILE BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED14
431431 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION. THE PRESIDING OFFICERS'15
432432 TERMS ARE FOR TWO YEARS. JUVENILE BOARD MEMBERS MAY RE -ELECT16
433433 A PRESIDING OFFICER.17
434434 (3) A
435435 JUVENILE BOARD MEMBER SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE18
436436 APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS . THE APPOINTING19
437437 AUTHORITY MAY REAPPOINT A MEMBER FOR AN ADDITIONAL TERM OR20
438438 TERMS. MEMBERS OF THE JUVENILE BOARD SERVE WITHOUT21
439439 COMPENSATION. WHEN THERE IS A VACANCY ON THE JUVENILE BOARD ,22
440440 THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY SHALL APPOINT A PERSON TO SERVE THE23
441441 REMAINDER OF THE TERM FOR THAT JUVENILE BOARD POSITION .24
442442 (4) Duties of the board. T
443443 HE JUVENILE BOARD HAS THE25
444444 FOLLOWING DUTIES:26
445445 (a) Standards for identification and evaluation of juvenile27
446446 SB22-089
447447 -14- offenders. T HE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP , PRESCRIBE, AND1
448448 REVISE, AS APPROPRIATE, A STANDARD PROCEDURE TO EVALUATE AND2
449449 IDENTIFY JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES ,3
450450 INCLUDING JUVENILES WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL4
451451 DISABILITIES, AND JUVENILES WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN DISTRICT5
452452 COURT PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-2.5-801 OR 19-2.5-802 IF THE JUVENILE6
453453 IS SENTENCED AND UNDERGOING SUPERVISION PRIOR TO REACHING7
454454 TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. THE PROCEDURE MUST PROVIDE FOR AN8
455455 EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THE JUVENILE OFFENDER AND9
456456 RECOMMEND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT , MONITORING, TREATMENT, AND10
457457 COMPLIANCE AND MUST INCORPORATE THE CONCEPTS OF THE11
458458 RISK-NEED-RESPONSIVITY OR ANOTHER EVIDENCE -BASED CORRECTIONAL12
459459 MODEL BASED UPON THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALL UNLAWFUL SEXUAL13
460460 BEHAVIOR POSES A RISK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT CERTAIN14
461461 JUVENILES MAY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR WITH15
462462 APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT . THE JUVENILE BOARD16
463463 SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT METHODS OF INTERVENTION FOR17
464464 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES . THE PRIORITY FOR18
465465 THE INTERVENTION METHODS IS THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL19
466466 SAFETY OF VICTIMS AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND THAT THE20
467467 INTERVENTION METHODS ARE APPROPRIATE TO THE NEEDS OF THE21
468468 PARTICULAR JUVENILE OFFENDER, SO LONG AS THERE IS NO REDUCTION IN22
469469 THE SAFETY OF VICTIMS AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS .23
470470 (b) (I) Guidelines and standards for treatment of juvenile24
471471 offenders. T
472472 HE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL DEVELOP , IMPLEMENT, AND25
473473 REVISE, AS APPROPRIATE, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS TO TREAT26
474474 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES , INCLUDING27
475475 SB22-089
476476 -15- JUVENILES WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ,1
477477 INCORPORATING IN THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS THE CONCEPTS OF2
478478 THE RISK-NEED-RESPONSIVITY OR ANOTHER EVIDENCE -BASED3
479479 CORRECTIONAL MODEL. THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS MAY BE USED4
480480 FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS WHO ARE PLACED ON PROBATION , COMMITTED5
481481 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES , PLACED ON PAROLE, OR6
482482 PLACED IN OUT -OF-HOME PLACEMENT . TREATMENT PROGRAMS7
483483 IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS8
484484 DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b) MUST BE AS FLEXIBLE9
485485 AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS MAY BE ACCESSED BY10
486486 EACH JUVENILE OFFENDER TO PREVENT THE OFFENDER FROM HARMING11
487487 VICTIMS AND POTENTIAL VICTIMS. TREATMENT PROGRAMS MUST PROVIDE12
488488 A CONTINUING MONITORING PROCESS AND A CONTINUUM OF TREATMENT13
489489 OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO A JUVENILE OFFENDER AS THE OFFENDER14
490490 PROCEEDS THROUGH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM . TREATMENT OPTIONS15
491491 MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO , GROUP COUNSELING,16
492492 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING , FAMILY COUNSELING, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT,17
493493 INPATIENT TREATMENT, SHARED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, AND TREATMENT18
494494 IN A THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY . TREATMENT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED19
495495 PURSUANT TO THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS DEVELOPED PURS UANT TO20
496496 THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b) MUST BE, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, ACCESSIBLE21
497497 TO ALL JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES AND WHO22
498498 ARE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM , INCLUDING JUVENILES WITH23
499499 BEHAVIORAL, MENTAL HEALTH, OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS.24
500500 (II) T
501501 HE REVISION OF THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS PURSUANT25
502502 TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b) MUST BE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE VOTING26
503503 PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS ADOPTED BY THE JUVENILE27
504504 SB22-089
505505 -16- BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH ANY1
506506 NECESSARY COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH , PUBLIC DISCUSSION,2
507507 AND PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION TO THE JUVENILE BOARD FOR THE3
508508 PURPOSE OF REVISING THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS . IN ADDITION TO4
509509 THE NECESSARY COMMITTEES , THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH:5
510510 (A)
511511 A BEST PRACTICES COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE6
512512 JUVENILE BOARD ON CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR TREATMENT OF SEX7
513513 OFFENDERS. AT LEAST EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BEST8
514514 PRACTICES COMMITTEE MUST BE APPROVED TREATMENT PROVIDERS .9
515515 (B)
516516 A VICTIM ADVOCACY COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE10
517517 REPRESENTATION OF VICTIM EXPERIENCES AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE11
518518 JUVENILE BOARD ON VICTIM-CENTERED PRACTICES FOR THE EVALUATION ,12
519519 IDENTIFICATION, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND MONITORING OF SEX13
520520 OFFENDERS. THE VICTIM ADVOCACY COMMI TTEE MAY BE A JOINT14
521521 COMMITTEE UTILIZED BY BOTH THE JUVENILE BOARD AND THE ADULT SEX15
522522 OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD CREATED IN SECTION 16-11.7-103.16
523523 (c) Evaluation of policies and procedures for juvenile17
524524 offenders. T
525525 HE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL RESEARCH AND ANALYZE THE18
526526 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EVALUATION , IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT19
527527 PROCEDURES DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 11.7 FOR JUVENILES20
528528 WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES . THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL21
529529 REVISE THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION ,22
530530 IDENTIFICATION, AND TREATMENT, AS APPROPRIATE, BASED UPON THE23
531531 RESULTS OF THE JUVENILE BOARD 'S RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS . THE24
532532 REVISION OF THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS MUST BE ADOPTED25
533533 PURSUANT TO THE VOTING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE BYLAWS26
534534 ADOPTED BY THE JUVENILE BOARD . THE JUVENILE BOARD SHALL ALSO27
535535 SB22-089
536536 -17- DEVELOP AND PRESCRIBE A SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT THE GUIDELINES AND1
537537 STANDARDS DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS2
538538 SECTION.3
539539 (d) Educational materials. T
540540 HE JUVENILE BOARD , IN4
541541 COLLABORATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES , VICTIM ADVOCACY5
542542 ORGANIZATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT6
543543 OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SHALL DEVELOP AND REVISE, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR USE7
544544 BY SCHOOLS, THE STATEMENT IDENTIFIED IN SECTION 22-1-124 AND8
545545 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT9
546546 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES , SAFETY CONCERNS10
547547 RELATED TO SUCH OFFENDERS , AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS . THE11
548548 JUVENILE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE THE STATEMENT AND MATERIALS TO THE12
549549 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL13
550550 MAKE THE STATEMENT AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS IN THE14
551551 STATE.15
552552 (5) Immunity. T
553553 HE JUVENILE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD16
554554 MEMBERS ARE IMMUNE FROM ANY LIABILITY , WHETHER CIVIL OR17
555555 CRIMINAL, FOR THE GOOD-FAITH PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE18
556556 JUVENILE BOARD.19
557557 (6) Repeal. (a) T
558558 HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER20
559559 1,
560560 2026.21
561561 (b) B
562562 EFORE THE REPEAL , THE JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER22
563563 MANAGEMENT BOARD APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS23
564564 SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-34-104.24
565565 SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-11.7-104, amend25
566566 (1) as follows:26
567567 16-11.7-104. Sex offenders - evaluation and identification27
568568 SB22-089
569569 -18- required. (1) On and after January 1, 1994, each convicted adult sex1
570570 offender and
571571 EACH juvenile who has committed a sexual offense who is2
572572 to be considered for probation shall be
573573 IS required, as a part of the3
574574 presentence or probation investigation required pursuant to section4
575575 16-11-102, to submit to an evaluation for treatment, an evaluation for5
576576 risk, procedures required for monitoring of behavior to protect victims6
577577 and potential victims, and an identification developed pursuant to section7
578578 16-11.7-103 (4)
579579 FOR ADULT SEX OFFENDERS AND 16-11.7-103.5 (4) FOR8
580580 JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SE XUAL OFFENSES ; EXCEPT THAT, IN9
581581 THE EVENT THE DEFENDANT IS DESIGNATED A SEX OFFENDER FOR10
582582 PURPOSES OF REQUIRING AN EVALUATION BECAUSE OF THE DEFENDANT 'S11
583583 PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SEXUAL OFFENSE , AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION12
584584 16-11.7-102 (2)(a)(II),
585585 THE COURT MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR13
586586 THE EVALUATION WITH CONSENT OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY .14
587587 SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-11.7-105, amend15
588588 (2); and add (1.5) and (3) as follows:16
589589 16-11.7-105. Sentencing of sex offenders - treatment based17
590590 upon evaluation and identification required. (1.5) T
591591 HE DEPARTMENT18
592592 OF CORRECTIONS SHALL IDENTIFY ALL INMATES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO19
593593 UNDERGO SEX-OFFENSE TREATMENT , ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE20
594594 SEX-OFFENSE TREATMENT, AND HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE21
595595 OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERGO TREATMENT WHILE INCARCERATED . THE22
596596 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THIS DATA TO THE ADULT23
597597 SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD ESTABLISHED IN SECTION24
598598 16-11.7-103
599599 PRIOR TO AUGUST 31, 2022. THE DIVISION OF PAROLE IN THE25
600600 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND THE ADULT SEX OFFENDER26
601601 MANAGEMENT BOARD SHALL MEET AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS27
602602 SB22-089
603603 -19- THE NEEDS OF TREATMENT FOR OFFENDERS INCARCERATED IN THE1
604604 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS . THE ADULT SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT2
605605 BOARD SHALL PRESENT FINDINGS TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE3
606606 IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2023.4
607607 (2) For
608608 ADULT SEX offenders who begin community supervision5
609609 on or after August 10, 2016
610610 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION (2),6
611611 AS AMENDED, the supervising agency of each adult sex offender and7
612612 juvenile who has committed a sexual offense shall provide the offender8
613613 with a choice of two appropriate treatment provider agencies staffed by9
614614 approved providers unless the supervising agency documents in the file10
615615 that, based upon the nature of the program offered, the needs of the11
616616 offender, or the proximity of the appropriate treatment provider agency,12
617617 fewer than two such agencies can meet the specific needs of the offender,13
618618 ensure the safety of the public, and provide the supervising agency with14
619619 reasonable access to the treatment provider agency and the offender15
620620 during the course of treatment ACCESS TO A LIST OF TREATMENT16
621621 PROVIDERS, APPROVED PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-11.7-106, WHO HAVE17
622622 THE EXPERTISE TO WORK WITH THE SPECIFIC RISKS AND NEEDS OF THAT18
623623 PARTICULAR OFFENDER. FOR AN OFFENDER WHO IS A PERSON WITH AN19
624624 INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY , AS DEFINED IN SECTION20
625625 25.5-10-202,
626626 THE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL REFER THAT OFFENDER TO21
627627 A PROVIDER APPROVED BY THE ADULT SEX OFFENDER M ANAGEMENT22
628628 BOARD TO WORK WITH THAT POPULATION . WHEN MAKING A LIST OF23
629629 REFERRALS, THE SUPERVISING AGENCY WILL CONSIDER INDIVIDUAL RISKS24
630630 AND TREATMENT NEEDS OF THE PARTICULAR OFFENDER AND TAILOR25
631631 REFERRALS TO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS . Once selected, the treatment26
632632 provider agency may not be changed by the offender without the approval27
633633 SB22-089
634634 -20- of the community supervision team, the multidisciplinary team, or the1
635635 court.2
636636 (3) T
637637 HE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION DO3
638638 NOT APPLY TO THE DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES BASED ON THE NATURE4
639639 OF THE PROGRAM, THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE JUVENILES SERVED , AND5
640640 THE PLACEMENTS AND APPROVED TREATMENT PROVIDERS AVAILABLE TO6
641641 WORK WITH JUVENILES FROM THE DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES . THE7
642642 DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SHALL ASSIGN JUVENILES WHO HAVE8
643643 COMMITTED A SEXUAL OFFENSE TO A TREATMENT PROVIDER BASED ON9
644644 THE INDIVIDUAL RISKS AND NEEDS OF THE JUVENILE AND HAVE10
645645 PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR A JUVENILE OR FAMILY TO REQUEST11
646646 A CHANGE IN TREATMENT PROVIDERS BASED ON RESPONSIVITY FACTORS .12
647647 T
648648 HE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM FOR THE JUVENILE SHALL REVIEW ALL13
649649 REQUESTS FOR CHANGES IN TREATMENT PROVIDERS AND APPROVE14
650650 REQUESTS IF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM DETERMINES THE JUVENILE 'S15
651651 RISKS, NEEDS, AND RESPONSIVITY FACTORS CAN BE BETTER SERVED BY AN16
652652 ALTERNATE TREATMENT PROVIDER .17
653653 SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-11.7-10618
654654 as follows:19
655655 16-11.7-106. Sex offender evaluation, treatment, and20
656656 polygraph services - contracts with providers - placement on21
657657 provider list - joint application review subcommittee - grievances -22
658658 fund created. (1) (a) The department of corrections, the judicial23
659659 department, the division of criminal justice in the department of public24
660660 safety, or the department of human services shall not employ or contract25
661661 with, and shall not allow an adult sex offender or a juvenile who has26
662662 committed a sexual offense to employ or contract with, an individual or27
663663 SB22-089
664664 -21- entity to provide sex-offender-specific evaluation, treatment, or polygraph1
665665 services pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7 unless the2
666666 sex-offender-specific evaluation, treatment, or polygraph services to be3
667667 provided by the individual or entity conform with the guidelines and4
668668 standards developed pursuant to section 16-11.7-103
669669 OR 16-11.7-103.55
670670 and the name of the individual providing services is on the list created6
671671 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
672672 SUBSECTION (2)(b) of this7
673673 section of persons who may provide sex-offender-specific services.8
674674 (b) T
675675 O THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES9
676676 PROVIDING SEX-OFFENDER-SPECIFIC EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND10
677677 POLYGRAPH SERVICES SHOULD ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE DIVERSE11
678678 CLIENTS FOR WHOM THEY PROVIDE SERVICES . THE LIST CREATED12
679679 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION MUST INCLUDE, TO THE13
680680 EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND PERSONS OF14
681681 DIVERSE RACIAL, ETHNIC, GENDER, LINGUISTIC, AND CULTURAL15
682682 BACKGROUNDS.16
683683 (2) (a) The board
684684 ADULT AND JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER17
685685 MANAGEMENT BOARDS , REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "BOARDS",18
686686 shall develop an application and review process for treatment providers,19
687687 evaluators, and polygraph examiners who provide services pursuant to20
688688 this article ARTICLE 11.7 to adult sex offenders and to juveniles who have21
689689 committed sexual offenses. The application and review process shall22
690690 MUST allow providers to demonstrate that they are in compliance with the23
691691 standards adopted pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7. THE BOARDS24
692692 SHALL CREATE A JOINT APPLICATION REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE TO SERVE25
693693 EACH BOARD FOR THE APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS OF TREATMENT26
694694 PROVIDERS, EVALUATORS, AND POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS WHO PROVIDE27
695695 SB22-089
696696 -22- SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 11.7 TO ADULT SEX OFFENDERS AND1
697697 TO JUVENILES WHO HAVE COMMITTED SEXUAL OFFENSES . AN APPLICANT2
698698 SEEKING APPROVAL TO PROVIDE SERVICES PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE3
699699 11.7
700700 MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR4
701701 APPROVAL AND SHOULD INDICATE WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING5
702702 APPROVAL FOR SERVICES REGARDING JUVENILES , ADULTS, OR BOTH. The6
703703 application and review process shall consist
704704 CONSISTS of the following7
705705 three parts:8
706706 (I) The board BOARDS shall develop separate application and9
707707 review processes for standards that apply to the criminal justice10
708708 component, such as criminal history record checks, for evaluators,11
709709 individual treatment providers, and polygraph examiners. Applications for12
710710 the criminal justice components, including fingerprints, shall be submitted13
711711 to the board BOARDS. The board BOARDS shall forward the fingerprints to14
712712 the Colorado bureau of investigation for use in conducting a state15
713713 criminal history record check and for transmittal to the federal bureau of16
714714 investigation for a national criminal history record check. The board17
715715 BOARDS may use information obtained from the state and national18
716716 criminal history record checks to determine an applicant's eligibility for19
717717 placement on the approved provider list. The board shall be BOARDS ARE20
718718 responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this subparagraph21
719719 (I) THIS SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I). THE BOARDS SHALL MAINTAIN A RECORD22
720720 OF ANY DENIAL OR REMOVAL FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED TREATMENT23
721721 PROVIDERS OR OTHER SANCTIONS DUE TO A TREATMENT PROVIDER 'S24
722722 CRIMINAL HISTORY.25
723723 (II) The board BOARDS shall develop an application and review26
724724 process for the verification of the qualifications and credentials of27
725725 SB22-089
726726 -23- evaluators, treatment providers, and polygraph examiners.1
727727 (III) The board BOARDS shall require a person who applies for2
728728 placement, including a person who applies for continued placement, on3
729729 the list of persons who may provide sex-offender-specific evaluation,4
730730 treatment, and polygraph services pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7 to5
731731 submit to a current background investigation that goes beyond the scope6
732732 of the criminal history record check described in subparagraph (I) of this7
733733 paragraph (a) SUBSECTION (2)(a)(I) OF THIS SECTION. In conducting the8
734734 current background investigation required by this subparagraph (III)9
735735 SUBSECTION (2)(a)(III), the board BOARDS shall obtain reference and10
736736 criminal history information and recommendations that may be relevant11
737737 to the applicant's fitness to provide sex-offender-specific evaluation,12
738738 treatment, and polygraph services pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7.13
739739 (b) After the process developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this14
740740 subsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION is established and15
741741 providers have met all the criteria of the application and review process,16
742742 the board BOARDS may approve the provider. The board BOARDS and the17
743743 department of regulatory agencies shall jointly publish, at least annually,18
744744 a list of approved providers. The board BOARDS shall forward the list to19
745745 the office of the state court administrator, the department of public safety,20
746746 the department of human services, and the department of corrections. The21
747747 board BOARDS shall update and forward the list of approved providers as22
748748 necessary.23
749749 (3) The board BOARDS shall use the information obtained from the24
750750 state and national criminal history record checks and the current25
751751 background investigation in determining whether to place or continue the26
752752 placement of a person on the approved provider list.27
753753 SB22-089
754754 -24- (4) The board BOARDS may determine the requirements for an1
755755 evaluator's, treatment provider's, or polygraph examiner's name to be2
756756 placed on the approved provider list after his or her name has been3
757757 removed from the list for any reason.4
758758 (5) The board BOARDS shall develop a renewal process for the5
759759 continued placement of a person on the approved provider list published6
760760 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(b) of this7
761761 section.8
762762 (6) The board BOARDS may assess a fee to an applicant for9
763763 placement on the approved provider list. The fee shall not exceed one10
764764 hundred twenty-five dollars per application to cover the costs of11
765765 conducting a current background investigation required by subsection (2)12
766766 of this section. All moneys MONEY collected pursuant to this subsection13
767767 (6) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to14
768768 the sex offender treatment provider fund, which fund is hereby created15
769769 and referred to in this subsection (6) as the "fund". The moneys MONEY16
770770 in the fund shall be IS subject to annual appropriation by the general17
771771 assembly to the division of criminal justice in the department of public18
772772 safety for the direct and indirect costs associated with the current19
773773 background investigation required by subsection (2) of this section. Any20
774774 moneys MONEY in the fund not expended for the purpose of subsection21
775775 (2) of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by22
776776 law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of23
777777 moneys MONEY in the fund shall be IS credited to the fund. Any24
778778 unexpended and unencumbered moneys MONEY remaining in the fund at25
779779 the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited26
780780 or transferred to the general fund or another fund.27
781781 SB22-089
782782 -25- (7) (a) The board BOARDS shall notify the department of1
783783 regulatory agencies of the receipt of any complaints or grievances against2
784784 an individual who provides sex-offender-specific treatment or evaluation3
785785 services pursuant to this article 11.7 and advise the department of any4
786786 disciplinary action taken pursuant to subsection (7)(b) of this section. The5
787787 department of regulatory agencies or the appropriate board, pursuant to6
788788 article 245 of title 12 and referred to in this subsection (7) as the "DORA7
789789 board", shall notify the board BOARDS of the receipt of any complaint or8
790790 grievance against a provider who provides sex-offender-specific9
791791 treatment or evaluation services pursuant to this article 11.7, if the10
792792 complaint or grievance was not referred by the board BOARDS, and advise11
793793 the board BOARDS of any disciplinary action taken against the individual12
794794 pursuant to any professional licensing act.13
795795 (b) The board BOARDS shall review and investigate all complaints14
796796 and grievances concerning compliance with its standards against15
797797 individuals who provide sex-offender-specific treatment, evaluation, or16
798798 polygraph services pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7. Notwithstanding17
799799 any action taken by the department of regulatory agencies or the DORA18
800800 board, the board BOARDS may take appropriate disciplinary action, as19
801801 permitted by law, against an individual who provides20
802802 sex-offender-specific treatment, evaluation, or polygraph services21
803803 pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7. The disciplinary action may include,22
804804 but need not be limited to, the removal of the individual's name from the23
805805 list of persons who may provide sex offender evaluation, treatment, or24
806806 polygraph services pursuant to this article ARTICLE 11.7.25
807807 (c) (I) Nothing in this subsection (7) limits the rights or26
808808 responsibilities of the department of regulatory agencies or the DORA27
809809 SB22-089
810810 -26- board with respect to the investigation and resolution of complaints1
811811 pursuant to article 245 of title 12.2
812812 (II) Nothing in this subsection (7) limits the rights or3
813813 responsibilities of the board BOARDS with respect to the addition or4
814814 removal of an individual's name from the list of persons who may provide5
815815 sex offender evaluation, treatment, or polygraph services pursuant to this6
816816 article ARTICLE 11.7.7
817817 SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-11.7-1098
818818 as follows:9
819819 16-11.7-109. Reporting requirements - legislative declaration.10
820820 (1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that:11
821821 (I) As a body, The board is ADULT SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT12
822822 BOARD AND JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD , REFERRED TO13
823823 IN THIS SECTION AS "BOARDS", ARE one of Colorado's most important14
824824 resources on FOR the treatment and management of adult sex offenders15
825825 and juveniles who have committed sexual offenses;16
826826 (II) The board's BOARDS' research and analysis of treatment17
827827 standards and programs, as well as empirical evidence collected and18
828828 compiled by the board BOARDS with respect to the treatment outcomes of19
829829 adult sex offenders and juveniles who have committed sexual offenses,20
830830 is vital to inform the decisions of policymakers.21
831831 (b) The general assembly therefore finds that it is appropriate for22
832832 the board BOARDS to report to the general assembly on an annual basis23
833833 concerning the status of the treatment and management of adult sex24
834834 offenders and juveniles who have committed sexual offenses in Colorado.25
835835 (2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before26
836836 January 31, 2012, and on or before January 31 each year thereafter, the27
837837 SB22-089
838838 -27- board BOARDS shall prepare and present to the judiciary committees of the1
839839 senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a2
840840 written report concerning best practices for the treatment and3
841841 management of adult sex offenders and juveniles who have committed4
842842 sexual offenses, including any evidence-based analysis of treatment5
843843 standards and programs as well as information concerning any new6
844844 federal legislation relating to the treatment and management of adult sex7
845845 offenders and juveniles who have committed sexual offenses. The report8
846846 may include the board's BOARDS' recommendations for legislation to carry9
847847 out the purpose and duties of the board BOARDS to protect the community.10
848848 SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-13-902, amend11
849849 (2) as follows:12
850850 16-13-902. Definitions. As used in this part 9, unless the context13
851851 otherwise requires:14
852852 (2) "Management board" means the
853853 ADULT sex offender15
854854 management board created in section 16-11.7-103.16
855855 SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-22-103, amend17
856856 (5)(a) introductory portion and (5)(a)(IV) as follows:18
857857 16-22-103. Sex offender registration - required - applicability19
858858 - exception. (5) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this article 22 to20
859859 the contrary, if, pursuant to a motion filed by a person described in this21
860860 subsection (5) or on its own motion, a court determines
861861 THAT THE22
862862 REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION WOULD BE23
863863 UNFAIRLY PUNITIVE AND that exempting the person from the registration24
864864 requirement would not pose a significant risk to the community, the court,25
865865 upon consideration of the totality of the circumstances, may exempt the26
866866 person from the registration requirements imposed pursuant to this27
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869869 (IV) The person has received an A SEX OFFENDER evaluation that2
870870 conforms with the standards developed pursuant to section 16-11.7-1033
871871 (4)(i) SECTION 16-11.7-103.5 (4)(b) from an evaluator who meets the4
872872 standards established by the
873873 JUVENILE sex offender management board,5
874874 and the evaluator recommends exempting the person from the registration6
875875 requirements based upon the best interests of that person and the7
876876 community; and8
877877 SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal9
878878 (24)(a)(XIII); and add (27)(a)(XX) and (27)(a)(XXI) as follows:10
879879 24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies11
880880 and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative12
881881 declaration - repeal. (24) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,13
882882 are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2023:14
883883 (XIII) The sex offender management board created in section
884884 15
885885 16-11.7-103.16
886886 (27) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled17
887887 for repeal on September 1, 2026:18
888888 (XX) T
889889 HE ADULT SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD CREATED19
890890 IN SECTION 16-11.7-103.20
891891 (XXI) T
892892 HE JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD21
893893 CREATED IN SECTION 16-11.7-103.5.22
894894 SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 16-22-112, amend23
895895 (3.5) as follows:24
896896 16-22-112. Release of information - law enforcement agencies.25
897897 (3.5) To assist members of the public in protecting themselves from26
898898 persons who commit offenses involving unlawful sexual behavior, a local27
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900900 -29- law enforcement agency that chooses to post sex offender registration1
901901 information on its website shall either post educational information2
902902 concerning protection from sex offenders on its website or provide a link3
903903 to the educational information included on the CBI website maintained4
904904 pursuant to section 16-22-111. A local law enforcement agency that posts5
905905 the educational information shall work with the
906906 ADULT sex offender6
907907 management board created pursuant to
908908 IN section 16-11.7-103, THE7
909909 JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT BOARD CREATED IN SECTION8
910910 16-11.7-103.5, and sexual assault victims' advocacy groups in preparing9
911911 the educational information.10
912912 SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-2-201, amend11
913913 (5.7)(b) as follows:12
914914 17-2-201. State board of parole - duties - definitions. (5.7) If,13
915915 as a condition of parole, an offender is required to undergo counseling or14
916916 treatment, unless the parole board determines that treatment at another15
917917 facility or with another person is warranted, the treatment or counseling16
918918 must be at a facility or with a person:17
919919 (b) Certified or approved by the
920920 ADULT sex offender management18
921921 board, established in section 16-11.7-103, C.R.S.,
922922 if the offender is a sex19
923923 offender;20
924924 SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-22.5-404,21
925925 amend (4)(c)(II) as follows:22
926926 17-22.5-404. Parole guidelines - definition. (4) (c) (II) The23
927927 administrative release guideline instrument shall MUST not be used in24
928928 considering those inmates classified as sex offenders with indeterminate25
929929 sentences for whom the
930930 ADULT sex offender management board, pursuant
931931 26
932932 to section 18-1.3-1009, C.R.S. ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 16-11.7-103, has27
933933 SB22-089
934934 -30- established separate and distinct release guidelines. The ADULT sex1
935935 offender management board, in collaboration with the department of2
936936 corrections, the judicial department, the division of criminal justice in the3
937937 department of public safety, and the state board of parole shall develop4
938938 a specific sex offender release guideline instrument for use by the state5
939939 board of parole for those inmates classified as sex offenders with6
940940 determinate sentences.7
941941 SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-27.1-101,8
942942 amend (5)(a)(II) as follows:9
943943 17-27.1-101. Nongovernmental facilities for offenders -10
944944 registration - notifications - penalties - definitions. (5) A private11
945945 treatment program in Colorado shall not admit or accept a supervised or12
946946 unsupervised person into the program unless the program:13
947947 (a) Is registered with the compact administrator, and, if the person14
948948 is a supervised person, the private treatment program is:15
949949 (II) Certified or approved by the
950950 ADULT sex offender management16
951951 board, established in section 16-11.7-103, C.R.S.,
952952 if the program provides17
953953 sex offender treatment;18
954954 SECTION 16. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-101, amend19
955955 (6) as follows:20
956956 18-1.3-101. Pretrial diversion. (6) In a jurisdiction that receives21
957957 state moneys MONEY for the creation or operation of diversion programs22
958958 pursuant to this section, an individual accused of a sex offense, as defined23
959959 in section 18-1.3-1003 (5), is not eligible for pretrial diversion unless24
960960 charges have been filed and, after the individual has had an opportunity25
961961 to consult with counsel, the individual has completed a26
962962 sex-offense-specific evaluation, which includes the use of a27
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965965 evaluator approved by the
966966 ADULT sex offender management board, as2
967967 required by section 16-11.7-103 (4). C.R.S.
968968 The district attorney may3
969969 agree to place the individual in the diversion program established by the4
970970 district attorney pursuant to this section if he or she THE DISTRICT5
971971 ATTORNEY finds that, based on the results of that evaluation and the other6
972972 factors in subsection (3) of this section, the individual is appropriate for7
973973 the program. Notwithstanding that a successfully completed diversion8
974974 agreement does not constitute a history of sex offenses for purposes of9
975975 sections 16-11.7-102 (2)(a)(II) and 16-22-103 (2)(d), C.R.S., the10
976976 information constituting the crimes charged and facts alleged shall MUST11
977977 be available for use by a court, district attorney, any law enforcement12
978978 agency, or agency of the state judicial department, if otherwise permitted13
979979 by law, in any subsequent criminal investigation, prosecution, risk or14
980980 needs assessment evaluation, sentencing hearing, or during a probation15
981981 or parole supervision period.16
982982 SECTION 17. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-204, amend17
983983 (2)(c)(II) as follows:18
984984 18-1.3-204. Conditions of probation - interstate compact19
985985 probation transfer cash fund - creation. (2) (c) If the court orders20
986986 counseling or treatment as a condition of probation, unless the court21
987987 makes a specific finding that treatment in another facility or with another22
988988 person is warranted, the court shall order that the treatment or counseling23
989989 be at a facility or with a person:24
990990 (II) Certified or approved, by the
991991 ADULT sex offender management25
992992 board, established in section 16-11.7-103, C.R.S.,
993993 if the offender is a sex26
994994 offender;27
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996996 -32- SECTION 18. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-407, amend1
997997 (4.3) as follows:2
998998 18-1.3-407. Sentences - youthful offenders - legislative3
999999 declaration - powers and duties of district court - authorization for4
10001000 youthful offender system - powers and duties of department of5
10011001 corrections - definitions. (4.3) The youthful offender system shall6
10021002 provide sex offender treatment services for an offender who is sentenced7
10031003 to the youthful offender system and who has a history of committing a sex8
10041004 offense as defined in section 16-11.7-102 (3) C.R.S., or who has a history9
10051005 of committing any other offense, the underlying factual basis of which10
10061006 includes a sex offense. Prior to July 1, 2002, the sex offender treatment11
10071007 services provided pursuant to this subsection (4.3) shall MUST comply12
10081008 with any existing national standards for juvenile sex offender treatment.13
10091009 On and after July 1, 2002, the sex offender treatment services provided14
10101010 pursuant to this subsection (4.3) shall MUST comply with the sex offender15
10111011 treatment standards adopted by the
10121012 JUVENILE sex offender management16
10131013 board pursuant to section 16-11.7-103, C.R.S.
10141014 SECTION 16-11.7-103.5.17
10151015 SECTION 19. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-1003,18
10161016 amend (2) as follows:19
10171017 18-1.3-1003. Definitions. As used in this part 10, unless the20
10181018 context otherwise requires:21
10191019 (2) "Management board" means the
10201020 ADULT sex offender22
10211021 management board created in section 16-11.7-103. C.R.S.
10221022 23
10231023 SECTION 20. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-3-414.5, amend24
10241024 (1)(a)(IV) as follows:25
10251025 18-3-414.5. Sexually violent predators - assessment - annual26
10261026 report - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context27
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10281028 -33- otherwise requires:1
10291029 (a) "Sexually violent predator" means an offender:2
10301030 (IV) Who, based upon the results of a risk assessment screening3
10311031 instrument developed by the division of criminal justice in consultation4
10321032 with and approved by the
10331033 ADULT sex offender management board5
10341034 established pursuant to section 16-11.7-103 (1), C.R.S.,
10351035 is likely to6
10361036 subsequently commit one or more of the offenses specified in7
10371037 subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a) SUBSECTION (1)(a)(II) OF THIS8
10381038 SECTION under the circumstances described in subparagraph (III) of this9
10391039 paragraph (a) SUBSECTION (1)(a)(III) OF THIS SECTION.10
10401040 SECTION 21. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-503,11
10411041 amend (1)(o) as follows:12
10421042 24-33.5-503. Duties of division. (1) The division has the13
10431043 following duties:14
10441044 (o) To develop, in consultation with the sex offender management15
10451045 board,
10461046 AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SENATE BILL16
10471047 22-____,
10481048 ENACTED IN 2022, and the judicial branch by January 1, 1999,17
10491049 the risk assessment screening instrument that will be provided to the18
10501050 sentencing courts to determine the likelihood that a sex offender would19
10511051 commit one or more of the offenses specified in section 18-3-414.520
10521052 (1)(a)(II), C.R.S.,
10531053 under the circumstances described in section21
10541054 18-3-414.5 (1)(a)(III); C.R.S.;22
10551055 SECTION 22. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act23
10561056 takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the24
10571057 ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except25
10581058 that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V26
10591059 of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this27
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10611061 -34- act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take1
10621062 effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in2
10631063 November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the3
10641064 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.4
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