SENATE BILL 23-302
BY SENATOR(S) Pelton B. and Hinrichsen, Baisley, Bridges, Cutter,
Danielson, Exum, Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis,
Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lundeen, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton R., Priola, Rich,
Rodriguez, Simpson, Smallwood, Sullivan, Van Winkle, Will, Winter F.;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ortiz and Hartsook, Armagost, Bacon, Bird,
Boesenecker, Brown, Catlin, Dickson, Duran, English, Frizell, Froelich,
Garcia, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hamrick, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder,
Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McLachlan,
Michaelson Jenet, Parenti, Ricks, Sharbini, Sirota, Snyder, Story, Taggart,
Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Weinberg, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie.
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ONCERNING CHANGES TO THE COLORADO VETERANS' SERVICE-TO-CAREER
PROGRAM
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-14.3-201.5, amend
(1) as follows:
8-14.3-201.5. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly
finds, determines, 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.
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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) the pilot program enacted in House Bill 16-1267, which created
the Colorado veterans' service-to-career pilot program that authorized
nonprofit agencies to partner with work force centers selected by the
department to provide veterans and other eligible participants with skills
training, internships, work placements, mentorship opportunities, career and
professional counseling, and support services, has been successful in
increasing the employment rates for veterans, veterans' spouses, and eligible
participants. and
(b) The services offered through the pilot program were designed to
enhance work force center services not available under the federal act.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-14.3-203, amend
(6)(c); and repeal (2)(b), (6)(b), and (6)(d); and add (3.5) as follows:
8-14.3-203. Colorado veterans' service-to-career program -
report. (2) (b) If an eligible participant is eligible for funding through the
act, this funding must be used first. If funding is not available or is limited
or if the use of funds is not allowable under the act, the eligible participant
may use program funding.
(3.5) WORK FORCE CENTER STAFF SHALL VET POTENTIAL PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS AND LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES
, INCLUDING
THE ACT
, TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES .
(6) (b) The department shall develop an evaluation methodology to
measure program outcomes and effectiveness prior to initiating the bid
process for awarding grants. To the extent feasible, the evaluation process
must enable a comparison between programs serving similar populations.
It is the intent of the general assembly that the department award the grants
no later than January 1, 2019. The grant period may be extended for one
year subject to money appropriated by the general assembly. The grant
award must include data tracking requirements that will be used to measure
outcomes and effectiveness.
(c) Any unspent money remaining in the department's fiscal year
2017-18 appropriation for administrative costs may be used for the purpose
of designing an evaluation methodology or contracting out the design. Any
unspent money for direct program services remaining as of June 30, 2018,
may be used by the programs in effect as of June 30, 2018, for the fiscal
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year rolls over to the next fiscal year to be spent in that year.
(d) In analyzing and reporting on the performance data described in
subsections (6)(a) and (6)(b) of this section, the department shall separately
account for data pertaining to significant barriers to employment.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 8-14.3-205 as
follows:
8-14.3-205. Repeal of part. This part 2 is repealed, effective
January 1, 2024 JULY 1, 2024.
SECTION 4. 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
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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)
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Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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