SENATE BILL 23-014
BY SENATOR(S) Moreno, Buckner, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Fields,
Ginal, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Mullica, Priola, Winter F.;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lindsay, Amabile, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown,
deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, Duran, Froelich, Garcia, Hamrick, Jodeh, Kipp,
Lieder, Mabrey, Michaelson Jenet, Ricks, Sirota, Snyder, Story, Titone,
Vigil, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie.
C
ONCERNING ESTABLISHING THE DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION
PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 21 to article
20.5 of title 25 as follows:
PART 21
DISORDERED
EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM
25-20.5-2101. Legislative declaration. (1) T
HE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
:
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
________
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. (a) EATING DISORDERS ARE INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED AS A
LEADING CAUSE OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
;
(b) I
N 2015, COLORADO HAD THE FIFTH-HIGHEST RATE OF EATING
DISORDERS IN THE COUNTRY AMONG YOUTH
;
(c) P
EOPLE OF COLOR; LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER
INDIVIDUALS
; YOUTH; AND OLDER COLORADANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
SUFFER FROM DISORDERED EATING BUT LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE EATING
DISORDER TREATMENT
, CREATING A DISPROPORTIONATE GAP IN EATING
DISORDER PREVENTION AND CARE
; AND
(d) THERE IS LIMITED STATE-SPECIFIC RESEARCH ON DISORDERED
EATING AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
(2) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS , THEREFORE, THAT TO
UNDERSTAND DISORDERED EATING AND ITS IMPACTS ON
COLORADANS, THE
STATE MUST FOCUS ON DEVELOPING RESEARCH AND RESOURCES TO EDUCATE
COLORADANS ON THE SEVERITY OF DISORDERED EATING , PREVENT
DISORDERED EATING IN
COLORADO, AND SUPPORT COLORADANS WHO
DEVELOP DISORDERED EATING
. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
DISORDERED EATING HARMS AND INCREASES THE MORTALITY RATE OF
PEOPLE OF COLOR
; LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, OR TRANSGENDER
INDIVIDUALS
; YOUTH; AND OLDER COLORADANS.
25-20.5-2102. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 21, UNLESS THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:
(1) "D
ISORDERED EATING" MEANS A RANGE OF IRREGULAR EATING
DISORDERS THAT MAY WARRANT A DIAGNOSIS
.
(2) "D
ISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM " OR "PROGRAM"
MEANS THE DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION PROGRAM CREATED IN
SECTION
25-20.5-2103.
(3) "D
ISORDERED EATING PREVENTION RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM "
OR "GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS THE DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION
RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION
25-20.5-2105.
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 23-014 (4) "YOUTH" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LESS THAN TWENTY -FIVE
YEARS OF AGE
.
25-20.5-2103. Disordered eating prevention program - creation
- reports. (1) O
N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, THE DISORDERED EATING
PREVENTION PROGRAM IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE
PREVENTION SERVICES DIVISION
, ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 25-20.5-103.
(2) T
HE DIVISION SHALL:
(a) C
REATE AND MAINTAIN AN EXTERNAL -FACING RESOURCE THAT
IS UPDATED ANNUALLY AND INCLUDES KEY INFORMATION ABOUT
DISORDERED EATING
, INCLUDING RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION FACTORS .
T
HE EXTERNAL-FACING RESOURCE MUST BE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE , AND,
WHEN POSSIBLE, AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
(b) C
OLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION ,
CREATED IN SECTION 25-1.5-101 (1)(w), AND OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE
DIVISION TO ALIGN WORK FOCUSED ON DISORDERED EATING
, FACILITATE
PUBLIC OUTREACH
, AND INCREASE AWARENESS REGARDING DISORDERED
EATING PREVENTION WITH A FOCUS ON IMPACTED COMMUNITIES
, SUCH AS
YOUTH
, OLDER COLORADANS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND LESBIAN, GAY,
BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS ;
(c) P
ARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INFORM
TEACHERS
, ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS ON
DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION
; AND
(d) COORDINATE THE DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION RESEARCH
GRANT PROGRAM
.
(3) T
HE DIVISION MAY:
(a) C
ONTRACT WITH A THIRD-PARTY TO CONDUCT FOCUS GROUPS ,
INTERVIEW KEY INDIVIDUALS , CONDUCT SURVEYS , AND ESTABLISH A
COLLABORATIVE GROUP TO DISCUSS KEY ISSUES REGARDING DISORDERED
EATING PREVENTION
;
(b) P
ARTNER WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ,
CREATED IN SECTION 27-50-102; AND
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 23-014 (c) IDENTIFY DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION STRATEGIES ,
INCLUDING DISMANTLING DISCRIMINATION AND BIAS WITH REGARD TO
WEIGHT
.
(1) T
HE DIVISION MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS,
OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION
.
(2) N
OTWITHSTANDING SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 1, 2025, AND EVERY NOVEMBER 1 THEREAFTER, THE DIVISION
SHALL SUBMIT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE
SENATE AND THE PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
, OR ANY SUCCESSOR
COMMITTEES
, A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM
THE INFORMATION THE DIVISION RECEIVES REGARDING THE DISORDERED
EATING PREVENTION RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION
25-20.5-2105 (3)(b). THE DIVISION SHALL INCLUDE IN THE REPORT ANY
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IT HAS TO IMPROVE DISORDERED EATING
PREVENTION IN THE STATE
.
25-20.5-2104. Disordered eating prevention research grant
program - creation - process - reporting requirements - definitions -
repeal. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
REQUIRES
:
(a) "E
LIGIBLE APPLICANT" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL , NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
, OR FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH
ON DISORDERED EATING AND PREVENTION IN YOUTH
, ADULTS, AND OLDER
COLORADANS OR SERVES YOUTH , ADULTS, AND OLDER COLORADANS WHO
HAVE DISORDERED EATING TRAITS
.
(b) "G
RANT RECIPIENT" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT THAT THE
DIVISION SELECTS TO RECEIVE MONEY THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM
.
(2) (a) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE DIVISION THE DISORDERED EATING
PREVENTION RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM
. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT
PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE ROOT CAUSES OF DISORDERED EATING AND
EXAMINE THE RISK FACTORS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR DISORDERED
EATING IN YOUTH
, ADULTS, AND OLDER COLORADANS.
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 23-014 (b) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2024, THE DIVISION SHALL ADOPT
GUIDELINES FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM
. THE GUIDELINES MUST INCLUDE:
(I) A
PPLICATION PROCEDURES BY WHICH ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MAY
APPLY FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
;
(II) C
RITERIA TO USE IN SELECTING ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE
GRANT MONEY AND DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF GRANT MONEY TO BE
AWARDED TO EACH GRANT RECIPIENT
;
(III) P
ROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT
PROGRAM
, INCLUDING THE DATES THE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICE OF
DISORDERED EATING PREVENTION ANNOUNCE THE GRANT PROGRAM
, BEGIN
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
, ALLOW ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT
APPLICATIONS
, AND BEGIN DISTRIBUTING GRANT MONEY TO THE GRANTEES ;
AND
(IV) REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS .
(3) (a) E
ACH GRANT RECIPIENT SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO
THE DIVISION
. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCH
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GRANT MONEY
.
(b) T
HE DIVISION SHALL INCLUDE IN THE REPORT REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SECTION
25-20.5-2103 (4) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GRANT PROGRAM DURING THE
PRECEDING YEAR
:
(I) T
HE NUMBER OF GRANT RECIPIENTS THAT RECEIVED MONEY FROM
THE GRANT PROGRAM
;
(II) T
HE AMOUNT OF EACH GRANT AWARD TO EACH GRANT
RECIPIENT
;
(III) A
SUMMARY OF GRANT RECIPIENTS ' WRITTEN REPORTS
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(3)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
(4) T
HE DIVISION MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS,
OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION
.
PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 23-014 (5) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$26,679 is appropriated to the department of public health and environment
for use by the prevention services division. This appropriation is from the
general fund and is based on an assumption that the division will require an
additional 0.2 FTE. To implement this act, the division may use this
appropriation for the disordered eating prevention program related to family
and community health.
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 23-014 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
Steve Fenberg Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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