First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 23-0647.01 Josh Schultz x5486
HOUSE BILL 23-1074
House Committees Senate Committees
Business Affairs & Labor
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS TO101
OTHER INDUSTRIES.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill requires the office of future of work (office) to contract
with a third party to study workforce transitions in Colorado's economy.
The workforce transitions study (study) must:
! Evaluate the skill transferability of workers in the oil and
gas industry and in occupations in Colorado that are facing
the most disruption due to automation;
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Dickson and Amabile,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Explore training availability, skills needed, and transition
strategies; and
! Provide recommendations for programs and policies to
prepare the workforce for these transitions.
On or before December 1, 2024, the office is required to submit a
report of the study's research and findings to the governor and to the
business, labor, and technology committee of the senate and the business
affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 7 to article2
83 of title 8 as follows: 3
PART 74
WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS STUDY5
8-83-701. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 7, UNLESS THE6
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :7
(1) "E
MERGING INDUSTRIES" MEANS INDUSTRIES THAT ARE IN THE8
EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET SHARE BUT ARE GROWING9
IN ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND JOB CREATION .10
(2) "O
FFICE" MEANS THE COLORADO OFFICE OF FUTURE OF WORK11
CREATED IN SECTION 8-77-110.12
(3) "S
TUDY" MEANS THE WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS STUDY13
REQUIRED BY SECTION 8-83-702 (1).14
8-83-702. Workforce transitions study - report. (1) O
N OR15
BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2023, THE OFFICE SHALL CONTRACT WITH AN16
INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO CONDUCT A STUDY THAT EXPLORES17
WORKFORCE TRANSITIONS IN COLORADO'S ECONOMY FOR WORKERS IN THE18
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND WORKERS AFFECTED BY INDUSTRY19
DISRUPTION DUE TO AUTOMATION .20
(2) T
HE OFFICE SHALL ADMINISTER A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS21
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CREDENTIALS, AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE, TO BID ON PERFORMING2
THE STUDY.3
(3) I
N PERFORMING THE STUDY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL:4
(a) R
EGARDING OIL AND GAS WORKERS :5
(I) E
VALUATE THE TRANSFERABLE AND NONTRANSFERABLE SKILLS6
OF WORKERS IN OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION JOBS ;7
(II) I
DENTIFY EMERGING INDUSTRIES RELATED TO OIL AND GAS8
EXTRACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADJACENT ENERGY AND9
CARBON MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES SUCH AS HYDROGEN FUELS ,10
ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS , AND CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION,11
AND SEQUESTRATION, AND EVALUATE JOB TRANSFERABILITY TO THESE12
EMERGING INDUSTRIES;13
(III) I
N PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE ,14
CREATED IN SECTION 24-38.5-101 (1), IDENTIFY POTENTIAL WORKFORCE15
NEEDS IN THE SHORT AND MEDIUM TERM IN EMERGING INDUSTRIES ;16
(IV) E
XPLORE SKILL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS , TRAINING17
AVAILABILITY, AND TRANSITION STRATEGIES FOR WORKERS AND18
EMPLOYERS SHIFTING FROM OIL AND GAS JOBS TO EMERGING INDUSTRIES19
IN THE REGION, INCLUDING CONSULTATION WITH OTHER WESTERN STATES20
FOR PURPOSES OF LEARNING ABOUT THEIR WORKFORCE TRANSITION IDEAS21
AND STRATEGIES; AND22
(V) D
EVELOP POLICY AND INCENTIVE PROPOSALS FOR PROGRAMS23
TO TRANSITION WORKERS TO EMERGING INDUSTRIES IN COLORADO AND24
THE SURROUNDING REGION , INCLUDING ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL FUNDING25
OPPORTUNITIES; AND26
(b) R
EGARDING INDUSTRY DISRUPTION DUE TO AUTOMATION :27
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EXISTING WORK AND CREATING NEW WORK ;2
(II) E
VALUATE WHICH OCCUPATIONS IN COLORADO ARE FACING3
THE MOST DISRUPTION DUE TO AUTOMATION ;4
(III) I
DENTIFY SKILL TRANSFERABILITY TO EMERGING INDUSTRIES5
AND INDUSTRIES EXPERIENCING GROWTH FOR OCCUPATIONS THAT ARE6
DISPLACED DUE TO AUTOMATION AND DEVELOP TRANSITION STRATEGIES7
FOR THESE WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS ;8
(IV) I
DENTIFY THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR EMERGING AND GROWING9
INDUSTRIES AND EXPLORE THE AVAILABILITY OF SKILLS TRAINING FOR10
WORKERS TRANSITIONING TO THESE INDUSTRIES ; AND11
(V) P
ROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING , PROGRAMS, AND12
POLICIES NEEDED TO PREPARE EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS FOR THESE13
TRANSITIONS.14
(4) O
N OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2024, THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT15
A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE BUSINESS , LABOR, AND16
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND THE BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND17
LABOR COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES , OR THEIR18
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES . THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE THE STUDY 'S19
RESEARCH, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH20
SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.21
8-83-703. Repeal of part. T
HIS PART 7 IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE22
S
EPTEMBER 1, 2025.23
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 8-77-110 as24
follows:25
8-77-110. Office of future of work - study - report. (1) The26
office of future
OF work in the department of labor and employment,27
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executive order, study unemployment assistance as part of its study on the2
modernization of worker benefits and protections.3
(2) On or before January 15, 2021, the office of future
OF work4
shall submit an initial report as directed by executive order B 2019 0095
to the governor and to the business, labor, and technology committee of6
the senate and the business affairs and labor committee of the house of7
representatives, or their successor committees.8
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-83-601, amend (7)9
as follows:10
8-83-601. Definitions. As used in this part 6:11
(7) "Office" means the office of future
OF work described in12
section 8-77-110.13
SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the15
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except16
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V17
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this18
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take19
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in20
November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the21
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.22
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