Colorado 2022 Regular Session

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1+Second Regular Session
2+Seventy-third General Assembly
3+STATE OF COLORADO
4+REREVISED
5+This Version Includes All Amendments
6+Adopted in the Second House
7+LLS NO. 22-0999.01 Nicole Myers x4326
18 SENATE BILL 22-211
2-BY SENATOR(S) Fields and Hinrichsen, Buckner, Moreno, Pettersen,
3-Priola;
4-also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Valdez A., Amabile, Benavidez, Bernett,
5-Duran, Exum, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, McCormick, Sullivan,
6-Woodrow.
9+Senate Committees House Committees
10+Health & Human Services Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
11+Appropriations Appropriations
12+A BILL FOR AN ACT
713 C
8-ONCERNING THE REPURPOSING OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS INTO A
9-SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
10-HOMELESSNESS
11-, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
12-APPROPRIATION
13-.
14-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
15-SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-703, add (7.5)
16-as follows:
17-24-32-703. Definitions. As used in this part 7, unless the context
18-otherwise requires:
14+ONCERNING THE REPURPOSING OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS INTO A101
15+SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE102
16+EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS , AND, IN CONNECTION
17+103
18+THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .104
19+Bill Summary
20+(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
21+not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
22+passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
23+applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
24+http://leg.colorado.gov
25+.)
26+In 2001, the state began operating an academic model juvenile
27+facility on the parcel of real property formerly known as the Lowry
28+bombing range and currently referred to as the Ridge View campus. The
29+HOUSE
30+3rd Reading Unamended
31+May 10, 2022
32+HOUSE
33+2nd Reading Unamended
34+May 4, 2022
35+SENATE
36+3rd Reading Unamended
37+May 2, 2022
38+SENATE
39+Amended 2nd Reading
40+April 29, 2022
41+SENATE SPONSORSHIP
42+Fields and Hinrichsen, Buckner, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola
43+HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
44+Valdez A., Amabile, Benavidez, Bernett, Duran, Exum, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kipp,
45+Lindsay, McCormick, Sullivan, Woodrow
46+Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
47+Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
48+Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. juvenile facility, known as the Ridge View Youth Services Center,
49+operated for 20 years at the Ridge View campus until the state closed the
50+facility in 2021. The bill requires that the Ridge View campus be
51+repurposed and converted into the Ridge View Supportive Residential
52+Community to provide transitional housing, a continuum of behavioral
53+health service treatment, medical care, vocational training, and skill
54+development for its residents and the general public.
55+The department of human services (department) is required to
56+transfer ownership of all or part of the Ridge View campus to the
57+department of personnel for use by the division of housing (division) for
58+the purposes of repurposing the Ridge View campus. The division, in
59+collaboration with the behavioral health administration and the
60+department of human services, is required to develop a feasible master
61+plan for the redevelopment and operations of the Ridge View campus and
62+is required to enter into one or more contracts with private contractors to
63+establish the Ridge View Supportive Residential Community at the Ridge
64+View campus.
65+The Ridge View Supportive Residential Community is required to
66+provide the following services and programs:
67+! A transitional housing program for individual adults with
68+case management, care coordination, and vocational and
69+housing placement assistance;
70+! A continuum of behavioral health services and treatment,
71+informed by American Society of Addiction Medicine
72+standards, available to people coming from the transitional
73+housing program and to the general public; and
74+! A federally qualified health clinic at which people have
75+access to medical treatments that help facilitate recovery,
76+including medical and dental care and a continuum of
77+behavioral health services. The health clinic and all
78+behavioral health services and treatment are required to be
79+accessible to people receiving other treatment at the Ridge
80+View Supportive Residential Community, people residing
81+in the transitional housing, and the general public.
82+The bill specifies eligibility criteria for the programs and services
83+that will be offered at the Ridge View Supportive Residential Community
84+and specifies how individuals may be referred to the community.
85+For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the bill requires the general
86+assembly to appropriate money from the economic recovery and relief
87+cash fund to the division for the repurposing of the Ridge View campus
88+and authorizes the division to use up to 10% of the amount appropriated
89+for its administrative costs in connection with the repurposing of the
90+Ridge View campus. The bill requires the division to comply with
91+specified reporting requirements.
92+211
93+-2- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
94+SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-703, add (7.5)2
95+as follows:3
96+24-32-703. Definitions. As used in this part 7, unless the context4
97+otherwise requires:5
1998 (7.5) "R
20-IDGE VIEW CAMPUS" MEANS THE REAL PROPERTY FORMERLY
21-KNOWN AS THE
22-LOWRY BOMBING RANGE THAT WAS REDEVELOPED BY THE
23-STATE IN
24-2001 AND THAT HOUSED THE RIDGE VIEW YOUTH SERVICES
25-NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
26-officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
27-or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
28-history, or the Session Laws.
29-________
30-Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
31-through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
32-the act. CENTER UNTIL 2021.
33-SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-730 as
34-follows:
35-24-32-730. Ridge View Supportive Residential Community at
36-the Ridge View campus - report - legislative declaration. (1) Legislative
37-declaration. (a) T
38-HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY FINDS , DETERMINES, AND
39-DECLARES THAT
40-:
99+IDGE VIEW CAMPUS" MEANS THE REAL PROPERTY6
100+FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LOWRY BOMBING RANGE THAT WAS7
101+REDEVELOPED BY THE STATE IN 2001 AND THAT HOUSED THE RIDGE VIEW8
102+Y
103+OUTH SERVICES CENTER UNTIL 2021.9
104+SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-726 as10
105+follows:11
106+24-32-726. Ridge View Supportive Residential Community at12
107+the Ridge View campus - report - legislative declaration.13
108+(1) Legislative declaration. (a) T
109+HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HEREBY FINDS ,14
110+DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT:15
41111 (I) A
42-S THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
43-DEVELOPMENT STATED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE
44-"AMERICAN RESCUE
45-PLAN ACT OF 2021", THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED OUR
46-NATION
47-'S ALREADY SEVERE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS ;
112+S THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN16
113+DEVELOPMENT STATED AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE "AMERICAN RESCUE17
114+P
115+LAN ACT OF 2021", THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS EXACERBATED OUR18
116+NATION'S ALREADY SEVERE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS ;19
48117 (II) T
49-ODAY, ONE IN FIVE RENTERS IS BEHIND ON RENT AND JUST OVER
50-TEN MILLION HOME OWNERS ARE BEHIND ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS
51-;
118+ODAY, ONE IN FIVE RENTERS IS BEHIND ON RENT AND JUST20
119+OVER TEN MILLION HOME OWNERS ARE BEHIND ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ;21
52120 (III) P
53-EOPLE OF COLOR FACE EVEN GREATER HARDSHIPS AND ARE
54-MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DEFERRED OR MISSED PAYMENTS
55-, PUTTING THEM AT
56-A GREATER RISK OF EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE
57-;
121+EOPLE OF COLOR FACE EVEN GREATER HARDSHIPS AND ARE22
122+MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DEFERRED OR MISSED PAYMENTS , PUTTING THEM23
123+AT A GREATER RISK OF EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE ;24
58124 (IV) A
59-T THE SAME TIME, OUR NATION'S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS HAS
60-WORSENED DURING THE PANDEMIC
61-, AS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
62-HOMELESSNESS ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO
63-COVID-19 TRANSMISSION,
64-ILLNESS, AND SEVERITY DUE TO THEIR USE OF CONGREGATE SHELTERS AND
65-THEIR HIGH PREVALENCE OF UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS
66-;
125+T THE SAME TIME, OUR NATION'S HOMELESSNESS CRISIS HAS25
126+WORSENED DURING THE PANDEMIC , AS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING26
127+211-3- HOMELESSNESS ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO COVID-19 TRANSMISSION,1
128+ILLNESS, AND SEVERITY DUE TO THEIR USE OF CONGREGATE SHELTERS AND2
129+THEIR HIGH PREVALENCE OF UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS ;3
67130 (V) C
68-OLORADO IS NO EXCEPTION, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS
69-HIT LOW
70-- AND EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO
71-WERE ALREADY SEVERELY COST
72--BURDENED, INCREASING THEIR RISK OF
73-EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR INABILITY TO RESOLVE THEIR
74-HOMELESSNESS
75-;
131+OLORADO IS NO EXCEPTION, AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC4
132+HAS HIT LOW- AND EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES5
133+WHO WERE ALREADY SEVERELY COST -BURDENED, INCREASING THEIR RISK6
134+OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR INABILITY TO RESOLVE THEIR7
135+HOMELESSNESS;8
76136 (VI) I
77-N THE DENVER METRO AREA ALONE , SHELTERS SAW A
78-NINETY
79--NINE PERCENT INCREASE IN PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
80-FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM
81-JANUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2021; AND
82-(VII) THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO OVERDOSE AMONG PEOPLE
83-EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
84-DENVER
85-PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 22-211 INCREASED BY THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT FROM 2020 TO 2021.
137+N THE DENVER METRO AREA ALONE , SHELTERS SAW A9
138+NINETY-NINE PERCENT INCREASE IN PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS10
139+FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM JANUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2021; AND11
140+(VII) T
141+HE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO OVERDOSE AMONG PEOPLE12
142+EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER13
143+INCREASED BY THIRTY-FOUR PERCENT FROM 2020 TO 2021.14
86144 (b) T
87-HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :
145+HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :15
88146 (I) T
89-HE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS, THAT FORMERLY OPERATED AS THE
90-RIDGE VIEW YOUTH SERVICES CENTER, IS NO LONGER BEING USED AS OF
91-JULY 1, 2021, AND THE STATE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPURPOSE THE
92-CAMPUS TO ENSURE THAT IT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT
93-COLORADANS MOST IN
94-NEED
95-;
147+HE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS, THAT FORMERLY OPERATED AS THE16
148+R
149+IDGE VIEW YOUTH SERVICES CENTER, IS NO LONGER BEING USED AS OF17
150+J
151+ULY 1, 2021, AND THE STATE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPURPOSE THE18
152+CAMPUS TO ENSURE THAT IT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT COLORADANS MOST19
153+IN NEED;20
96154 (II) C
97-ONVERTING THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS INTO A
98-RECOVERY
99--ORIENTED COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL ADULTS WITHOUT
100-STABLE HOUSING WHO WISH TO FOCUS ON RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE
101-USE DISORDER WILL PROVIDE LOW
102--BARRIER ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE
103-CARE AND TREATMENTS AND WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO RECOVER AND HEAL IN
104-A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT
105-;
155+ONVERTING THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS INTO A21
156+RECOVERY-ORIENTED COMMUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL ADULTS WITHOUT22
157+STABLE HOUSING WHO WISH TO FOCUS ON RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE23
158+USE DISORDER WILL PROVIDE LOW-BARRIER ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE24
159+CARE AND TREATMENTS AND WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO RECOVER AND HEAL25
160+IN A SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENT ;26
106161 (III) T
107-HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AT
108-THE
109-RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS TO
110-PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT ACROSS A CONTINUUM OF SUBSTANCE
111-USE RECOVERY TREATMENTS AND PROGRAMMING
112-, AND THE GOAL WILL BE
113-TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS LEAVE THE
114-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL
115-COMMUNITY IN ACTIVE RECOVERY AND IMPROVED HEALTH SO THEY CAN
116-TRANSITION TO STABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
117--BASED SUPPORTS, AS
118-WELL AS EMPLOYMENT WHERE POSSIBLE
119-;
162+HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AT27
163+211
164+-4- THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE COMPONENTS TO1
165+PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT ACROSS A CONTINUUM OF SUBSTANCE2
166+USE RECOVERY TREATMENTS AND PROGRAMMING , AND THE GOAL WILL BE3
167+TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS LEAVE THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL4
168+C
169+OMMUNITY IN ACTIVE RECOVERY AND IMPROVED HEALTH SO THEY CAN5
170+TRANSITION TO STABLE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY -BASED SUPPORTS, AS6
171+WELL AS EMPLOYMENT WHERE POSSIBLE ;
172+7
120173 (IV) W
121174 HILE THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS WILL SERVE AN IMPORTANT
122-NEED AS A RECOVERY
123--ORIENTED COMMUNITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ,
124-THE STATE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS .
175+8
176+NEED AS A RECOVERY-ORIENTED COMMUNITY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ,9
177+THE STATE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS .10
125178 C
126-OLORADO REMAINS COMMI TTED TO ADDRESSING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
127-CRISIS THROUGH COLLABORATION ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE
128-THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED IN THE MOST
129-APPROPRIATE SETTING
130-.
131-(V) P
132-ROVIDING SUPPORT AND PROGRAMMING PURSUANT TO THIS
133-SECTION AT THE
134-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS AN
135-IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICE
136-.
179+OLORADO REMAINS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE BEHAVIORAL
180+11
181+HEALTH CRISIS THROUGH COLLABORATION ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT12
182+TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED IN THE13
183+MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING.14
184+(V) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND PROGRAMMING PURSUANT TO THIS15
185+SECTION AT THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS16
186+AN IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT SERVICE .17
137187 (2) Administration. (a) B
138-EGINNING JULY 1, 2022, THE RIDGE VIEW
139-CAMPUS IS DESIGNATED AS A SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR
140-PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-211 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE RIDGE
141-VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE RIDGE
142-VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL
143-HOUSING
144-, A CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND
145-TREATMENT
146-, MEDICAL CARE , VOCATIONAL TRAINING , AND SKILL
147-DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
148-. THE
149-DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF ALL OR
150-PART OF THE
151-RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL FOR
152-USE BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
153-. THE
154-DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MAY RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF ANY VACANT
155-PORTION OF THE
156-RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS THAT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE
157-PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION AND USE
158-, OR ALLOW ANOTHER STATE
159-AGENCY TO USE
160-, ANY SUCH PORTION OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS FOR ANY
161-OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE
162-.
188+EGINNING JULY 1, 2022, THE RIDGE18
189+V
190+IEW CAMPUS IS DESIGNATED AS A SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY19
191+FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE20
192+R
193+IDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF21
194+THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IS TO PROVIDE22
195+TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, A CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES23
196+AND TREATMENT, MEDICAL CARE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND SKILL24
197+DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC . THE25
198+DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SHALL TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF ALL26
199+OR PART OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL27
200+211
201+-5- FOR USE BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.1
202+T
203+HE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES MAY RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF ANY2
204+VACANT PORTION OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS THAT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR3
205+THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION AND USE, OR ALLOW ANOTHER4
206+STATE AGENCY TO USE, ANY SUCH PORTION OF THE RIDGE VIEW CAMPUS5
207+FOR ANY OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE .6
163208 (b) T
164-HE DIVISION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BEHAVIORAL
165-HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
166-, CREATED IN PART 2 OF ARTICLE 60 OF TITLE 27,
167-AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES , SHALL DEVELOP A FEASIBLE
168-MASTER PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE
169-RIDGE
170-VIEW CAMPUS INTO THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL
171-COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR START -UP AND ONGOING
172-OPERATIONAL COSTS
173-. THE DIVISION SHALL ENTER INTO ONE OR MORE
174-CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO ESTABLISH THE
175-COMMUNITY
176-. THE CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS SELECTED BY THE
177-DIVISION MUST BE EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING STATEWIDE INTEGRATED
178-HOUSING
179-, HEALTH CARE, RECOVERY TREATMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE
180-PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIEN CING HOMELESSNESS OR SIMILAR
181-POPULATIONS
182-.
209+HE DIVISION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BEHAVIORAL7
210+HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, CREATED IN PART 2 OF ARTICLE 60 OF TITLE 27,8
211+AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES , SHALL DEVELOP A FEASIBLE9
212+MASTER PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE RIDGE
213+10
214+V
215+IEW CAMPUS INTO THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL
216+11
217+C
218+OMMUNITY, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR START-UP AND ONGOING
219+12
220+OPERATIONAL COSTS. THE DIVISION SHALL ENTER INTO ONE OR MORE13
221+CONTRACTS WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO ESTABLISH THE14
222+COMMUNITY. THE CONTRACTOR OR CONTRACTORS SELECTED BY THE15
223+DIVISION MUST BE EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING STATEWIDE INTEGRATED16
224+HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, RECOVERY TREATMENT , AND SUPPORTIVE17
225+SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR18
226+SIMILAR POPULATIONS.19
183227 (c) T
184-HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL
185-PROVIDE FOOD AND ROOM AND BOARD TO EACH INDIVI DUAL WHILE RESIDING
186-AT THE COMMUNITY AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL
187-.
228+HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY20
229+SHALL PROVIDE FOOD AND ROOM AND BOARD TO EACH INDIVIDUAL WHILE21
230+RESIDING AT THE COMMUNITY AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL .22
188231 (d) T
189232 HE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES , IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
190-THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
191-HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING
192-, WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH
193-BED CAPACITY WILL BE CREATED ELSEWHERE IN A MANNER THAT MOST
194-APPROPRIATELY SERVES THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF
195-COLORADO'S
196-YOUTH
197-.
198-PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 22-211 (3) Transitional housing program. (a) T HE RIDGE VIEW
199-SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL
200-HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUAL ADULTS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS WITH CASE
201-MANAGEMENT
202-, CARE COORDINATION, AND VOCATIONAL AND HOUSING
203-PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE
204-. IN ALIGNMENT WITH BEST PRACTICES , THE
205-TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE CASE MANAGERS AND
206-PEER SUPPORTS AT AN AVERAGE RATIO OF ONE CASE MANAGER FOR EVERY
207-FIFTEEN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESIDENTS
208-.
233+23
234+THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF24
235+HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING , WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT25
236+YOUTH BED CAPACITY WILL BE CREATED ELSEWHERE IN A MANNER THAT26
237+MOST APPROPRIATELY SERVES THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF27
238+211
239+-6- COLORADO'S YOUTH.1
240+(3) Transitional housing program. (a) T
241+HE RIDGE VIEW2
242+S
243+UPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL3
244+HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUAL ADULTS FOR UP TO TWO YEARS WITH CASE4
245+MANAGEMENT, CARE COORDINATION, AND VOCATIONAL AND HOUSING5
246+PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE . IN ALIGNMENT WITH BEST PRACTICES , THE6
247+TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE CASE MANAGERS AND7
248+PEER SUPPORTS AT AN AVERAGE RATIO OF ONE CASE MANAGER FOR EVERY8
249+FIFTEEN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESIDENTS .9
209250 (b) T
210-HE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM SHALL :
251+HE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM SHALL :10
211252 (I) F
212-OCUS ON PERSON-CENTERED GOAL PLANNING AND CARE
213-COORDINATION
214-;
253+OCUS ON PERSON-CENTERED GOAL PLANNING AND CARE11
254+COORDINATION;12
215255 (II) C
216-ONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS IN
217-THEIR COMMUNITY OF CHOICE
218-;
256+ONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS IN13
257+THEIR COMMUNITY OF CHOICE;14
219258 (III) P
220-ROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE SUCH AS VOCATIONAL
221-EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT
222-; AND
223-(IV) CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO SAFETY-NET PROGRAMS FOR WHICH
224-THEY ARE ELIGIBLE
225-, SUCH AS SNAP, MEDICAID, SSI, SSDI, TANF, HOUSING
226-VOUCHER PROGRAMS
227-, AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS .
259+ROVIDE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE SUCH AS VOCATIONAL15
260+EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT ; AND16
261+(IV) C
262+ONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO SAFETY -NET PROGRAMS FOR17
263+WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, SUCH AS SNAP, MEDICAID, SSI, SSDI, TANF,18
264+HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAMS ,
265+ AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE19
266+BENEFITS.20
228267 (4) Substance use recovery treatment and services. T
229-HE RIDGE
230-VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE A CONTINUUM
231-OF CARE INFORMED BY
232-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
233-STANDARDS
234-, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE COMING FROM THE
235-TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC DEEMED TO
236-BE IN MEDICAL NEED OF THE CARE
237-.
238-(5) Federally qualified health center. T
239-HE RIDGE VIEW
240-SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE A FEDERALLY
241-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER
242-, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL "SOCIAL SECURITY
243-ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1395x (aa)(4), OR OTHER PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, AT
244-WHICH PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS THAT HELP
245-FACILITATE RECOVERY
246-, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AND A
247-CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
248-. THE HEALTH CENTER AND
249-ALL TREATMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CENTER SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE
250-TO PEOPLE IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO MEMBERS OF
251-PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 22-211 THE GENERAL PUBLIC DEEMED TO BE IN MEDICAL NEED OF THE TREATMENT .
268+HE RIDGE21
269+V
270+IEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE A22
271+CONTINUUM OF CARE INFORMED BY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION23
272+M
273+EDICINE STANDARDS, WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE COMING24
274+FROM THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO THE GENERAL25
275+PUBLIC DEEMED TO BE IN MEDICAL NEED OF THE CARE .26
276+(5) Federally qualified health center.
277+ THE RIDGE VIEW27
278+211
279+-7- SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL PROVIDE A FEDERALLY1
280+QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER , AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL "SOCIAL2
281+S
282+ECURITY ACT", 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1395x (aa)(4), OR OTHER PRIMARY CARE
283+3
284+CLINIC, AT WHICH PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENTS THAT4
285+HELP FACILITATE RECOVERY, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AND5
286+A CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES . THE HEALTH CENTER6
287+AND ALL TREATMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CENTER SHALL BE7
288+ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE IN THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND TO8
289+MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC DEEMED TO BE IN MEDICAL NEED OF9
290+THE TREATMENT.10
252291 (6) Eligibility. (a) T
253-O BE ELIGIBLE TO RESIDE IN AND RECEIVE
254-SERVICES AT THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
255-, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST
256-BE
257-:
292+O BE ELIGIBLE TO RESIDE IN AND RECEIVE11
293+SERVICES AT THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM , AN INDIVIDUAL MUST12
294+BE:13
258295 (I) E
259-XPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR BE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING
260-HOMELESSNESS
261-;
296+XPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR BE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING14
297+HOMELESSNESS;15
262298 (II) C
263-HOOSING TO FOCUS ON RECOVERY VOLUNTARILY ; AND
264-(III) IN A POSITION WHERE IT IS MEDICALLY SAFE FOR THE
265-INDIVIDUAL TO BE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
266-.
299+HOOSING TO FOCUS ON RECOVERY VOLUNTARILY ; AND16
300+(III) I
301+N A POSITION WHERE IT IS MEDICALLY SAFE FOR THE17
302+INDIVIDUAL TO BE IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING .18
267303 (b) T
268-HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL
269-PRIORITIZE ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS BASED ON NEED
270-, THE LENGTH OF TIME
271-THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
272-, WITH PRIORITY
273-FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESS FOR THE
274-LONGEST PERIOD
275-, AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL USES
276-PUBLIC SYSTEMS
277-, WITH PRIORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE MOST
278-FREQUENT USERS OF SUCH SYSTEMS
279-.
304+HE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY19
305+SHALL PRIORITIZE ACCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS BASED ON NEED , THE LENGTH20
306+OF TIME THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS , WITH21
307+PRIORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESS FOR22
308+THE LONGEST PERIOD, AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL23
309+USES PUBLIC SYSTEMS, WITH PRIORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE24
310+MOST FREQUENT USERS OF SUCH SYSTEMS .25
280311 (7) Referral coordination. T
281-HE ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATIONS
282-THAT ADMINISTER THE
283-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
284-SHALL WORK WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE TO SET UP A
285-REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR CLIENTS TO LIVE AT THE COMMUNITY
286-. THE REFERRAL
287-SYSTEM SHALL EMPHASIZE THE CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION
288-(6) OF
289-THIS SECTION
290-, COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE RIDGE
291-VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN
292-THE TRANSITION BACK TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AFTER RESIDING AT
293-THE
294-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
295-(8) Source of money for repurposing the Ridge View campus.
312+HE ORGANIZATION OR26
313+ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADMINISTER THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE27
314+211
315+-8- RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY SHALL WORK WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS ACROSS1
316+THE STATE TO SET UP A REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR CLIENTS TO LIVE AT THE2
317+COMMUNITY. THE REFERRAL SYSTEM SHALL EMPHASIZE THE CRITERIA3
318+SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION , COORDINATE4
319+TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE5
320+R
321+ESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN THE TRANSITION6
322+BACK TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AFTER RESIDING AT THE RIDGE VIEW7
323+S
324+UPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.8
325+(8) Source of money for repurposing the Ridge View campus.9
296326 (a) F
297-OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL
298-APPROPRIATE FORTY
299--FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC
300-RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION
301-24-75-228 (2)(a) TO
302-THE DIVISION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
303-. ANY MONEY
304-APPROPRIATED IN THE
305-2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR THAT IS NOT
306-ENCUMBERED OR EXPENDED AT THE END OF THAT STATE FISCAL YEAR
307-REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE DIVISION IN SUBSEQUENT
308-PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 22-211 STATE FISCAL YEARS WITHOUT FURTHER APPROPRIATION , SUBJECT TO THE
309-REQUIREMENTS FOR OBLIGATING AND EXPENDING MONEY RECEIVED UNDER
310-THE FEDERAL
311-"AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS
312-SPECIFIED IN SECTION
313-24-75-226 (4)(d).
327+OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL10
328+APPROPRIATE FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC11
329+RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION 24-75-228 (2)(a)12
330+TO THE DIVISION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION . ANY MONEY13
331+APPROPRIATED IN THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR THAT IS NOT14
332+ENCUMBERED OR EXPENDED AT THE END OF THAT STATE FISCAL YEAR15
333+REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE DIVISION IN SUBSEQUENT16
334+STATE FISCAL YEARS WITHOUT FURTHER APPROPRIATION , SUBJECT TO THE17
335+REQUIREMENTS FOR OBLIGATING AND EXPENDING MONEY RECEIVED18
336+UNDER THE FEDERAL "AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L.19
337+117-2,
338+ AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 24-75-226 (4)(d).20
314339 (b) T
315-HE DIVISION MAY USE UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT
316-APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR ITS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
317-ADMINISTERING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION
318-, INCLUDING THE
319-REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION
320- (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION.
340+HE DIVISION MAY USE UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT21
341+APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR ITS COSTS ASSOCIATED22
342+WITH ADMINISTERING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION , INCLUDING23
343+THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION.24
321344 (c) T
322345 HE DIVISION SHALL USE UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT
323-APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
324- (8)(a) OF THIS SECTION FOR ITS
325-COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSPORTATION
326-.
327-(9) Reporting requirement. (a) T
328-HE DIVISION SHALL COMPLY WITH
329-THE COMPLIANCE
330-, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM
331-EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE
332-PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE
333-WITH SECTION
334-24-75-226 (5).
346+25
347+APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (8)(a) OF THIS SECTION FOR ITS26
348+COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSPORTATION .27
349+211
350+-9- (9) Reporting requirement. (a) T HE DIVISION SHALL COMPLY1
351+WITH THE COMPLIANCE, REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM2
352+EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE3
353+PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE4
354+WITH SECTION 24-75-226 (5).5
335355 (b) I
336-N ADDITION TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN
337-SUBSECTION
338- (9)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION SHALL PREPARE AN
339-ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE
340-RIDGE VIEW
341-SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON THE
342-IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION
343-, THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMS
344-REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS
345-(3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS SECTION, THE NUMBER
346-OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED SERVICES AT THE
347-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE
348-RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, THE CONTRACTORS THAT THE DIVISION
349-SELECTED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE
350-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE
351-RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS
352-SECTION
353-, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE
354-DIVISION
355-. THE DIVISION SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE COMMITTEES OF
356-REFERENCE OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THAT
357-HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER LOCAL AFFAIRS
358-. IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION SHALL
359-UPDATE ITS COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AS A PART OF ITS PRESENTATION AT
360-A HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION
361-2-7-203 (2)(a) OF THE "STATE
362-MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE, RESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT
363-(SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT", REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS
364-SECTION AND THE OPERATION OF THE
365-RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL
366-COMMUNITY. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-136
367-PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 22-211 (11)(a)(I), THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS
368-SUBSECTION
369- (9)(b) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.
370-SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 19-2.5-1521.
371-SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
372-$45,000,000 is appropriated to the department of local affairs for use by the
373-division of housing. This appropriation is from the economic recovery and
374-relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 (2)(a), C.R.S., is of money the
375-state received from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund, and
376-is based on an assumption that the division will require an additional 2.3
377-FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for
378-ridge view campus. Any money appropriated in this section not expended
379-prior to July 1, 2023, is further appropriated to the division from July 1,
380-2023, through December 30, 2024, for the same purpose.
381-(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $44,557 is appropriated to the
382-department of human services for use by the behavioral health
383-administration. This appropriation is from the General Fund, and is based
384-on an assumption that the administration will require an additional 0.4 FTE.
385-To implement this act, the administration may use this appropriation for
386-program administration.
387-SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
388-PAGE 8-SENATE BILL 22-211 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
389-preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
390-____________________________ ____________________________
391-Steve Fenberg Alec Garnett
392-PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
393-THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
394-____________________________ ____________________________
395-Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
396-SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
397-THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
398- APPROVED________________________________________
399- (Date and Time)
400- _________________________________________
401- Jared S. Polis
402- GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
403-PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 22-211
356+N ADDITION TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN6
357+SUBSECTION (9)(a) OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION SHALL PREPARE AN7
358+ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE RIDGE VIEW8
359+S
360+UPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON THE9
361+IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION , THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMS10
362+REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (3), (4), AND (5) OF THIS SECTION, THE11
363+NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED SERVICES AT THE RIDGE VIEW12
364+S
365+UPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, THE CONTRACTORS THAT THE13
366+DIVISION SELECTED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE RIDGE VIEW14
367+S
368+UPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(b)15
369+OF THIS SECTION, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY16
370+THE DIVISION. THE DIVISION SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE17
371+COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF18
372+REPRESENTATIVES THAT HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER LOCAL AFFAIRS . IN19
373+ADDITION, THE DIVISION SHALL UPDATE ITS COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AS20
374+A PART OF ITS PRESENTATION AT A HEARING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION21
375+2-7-203 (2)(a)
376+OF THE "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE,22
377+R
378+ESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT",23
379+REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION AND THE OPERATION24
380+OF THE RIDGE VIEW SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.25
381+N
382+OTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I),26
383+THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION27
384+211
385+-10- (9)(b) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.1
386+SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 19-2.5-1521.2
387+SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal3
388+year, $45,000,000 is appropriated to the department of local affairs for4
389+use by the division of housing. This appropriation is from the economic5
390+recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 (2)(a), C.R.S.,6
391+is of money the state received from the federal coronavirus state fiscal7
392+recovery fund, and is based on an assumption that the division will8
393+require an additional 2.3 FTE. To implement this act, the division may9
394+use this appropriation for ridge view campus. Any money appropriated in10
395+this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is further appropriated to11
396+the division from July 1, 2023, through December 30, 2024, for the same12
397+purpose.13
398+(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $44,557 is appropriated to14
399+the department of human services for use by the behavioral health15
400+administration. This appropriation is from the General Fund, and is based16
401+on an assumption that the administration will require an additional 0.417
402+FTE. To implement this act, the administration may use this appropriation18
403+for program administration.19
404+SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,20
405+determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate21
406+preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.22
407+211
408+-11-