Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 24-0323.01 Megan McCall x4215
HOUSE BILL 24-1245
House Committees Senate Committees
Business Affairs & Labor
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING REQUIREMENTS TH AT PROJECTS FOR BROADBAND101
DEPLOYMENT RECEIVING MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY THE102
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OLORADO BROADBAND OFFICE COMPLY WITH CERTAIN FAIR103
LABOR PRACTICES.104
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 Colorado broadband office (office) is authorized to seek or
apply for, accept, and expend money from the federal government for
broadband deployment. The bill requires that for federal money that the
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 2, 2024
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Story,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales,
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. office distributes, or for state money that it distributes as matching
funding for federal money, it must give substantial weight, but not less
than 25% weight, to fair labor practices by establishing evaluation metrics
for applicants. Additionally, for projects that receive an award of over
$500,000, workers involved in the projects must be paid prevailing wages
for the project to receive the award.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-106, amend2
(4) as follows:3
24-37.5-106. Chief information officer - duties and4
responsibilities. (4) The chief information officer may promulgate as5
rules pursuant to article 4 of this title 24, all of the policies, procedures,6
standards, specifications, guidelines, or criteria that are developed or7
approved pursuant to section 24-37.5-105 (4) and to establish8
accessibility standards for individuals with a disability pursuant to section9
24-85-103. THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SHALL PROMULGATE10
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 OF THIS TITLE 24 RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH11
THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-37.5-903 (6).12
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-903, add (6)13
and (7) as follows:14
24-37.5-903. Colorado broadband office - creation -15
responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations. (6) THE BROADBAND16
OFFICE, BY AND THROUGH THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER PURS UANT TO17
THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER'S AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION18
24-37.5-106 (4), SHALL PROMULGATE RULES , UNLESS PROHIBITED BY19
FEDERAL LAW, THAT ESTABLISH LABOR STANDARDS FOR GRANTEES AND20
SUBGRANTEES NO LATER THAN NINETY -ONE DAYS AFTER THE BROADBAND21
OFFICE RECEIVES APPROVAL OF ITS INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR FEDERAL22
1245-2- FUNDING UNDER THE BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT1
PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL "INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT2
AND JOBS ACT", PUB.L. 117-58, AND BEFORE, IN CONNECTION WITH3
RECEIPT OF SUCH FEDERAL FUNDING, APPROVING GRANTS TO INTERNET4
SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE RULES MUST, AT A MINIMUM, REQUIRE THAT5
GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES :6
(a) PAY THEIR WORKERS PREVAILING WAGE ;7
(b) UTILIZE APPRENTICESHIPS REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED8
STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY9
CREATED IN SECTION 8-15.7-102 FOR THE APPLICABLE WORKFORCE ;10
(c) EMPLOY A SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE ; AND11
(d) UTILIZE IN-HOUSE WORKFORCE TRAINING .12
(7) GRANTEES OF FUNDING ADMINISTERED OR DISTRIBUTED BY THE13
BROADBAND OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE TO THE BR OADBAND OFFICE14
BIANNUAL REPORTS THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE GRANTEE 'S15
WORKFORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION (7). THE16
BROADBAND OFFICE SHALL MAKE THE REPORTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON17
ITS WEBSITE. THE REPORTS MUST INCLUDE:18
(a) JOB TITLES AND SIZE OF A GRANTEE'S WORKFORCE, INCLUDING19
THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED20
TO CARRY OUT THE FUNDED WORK OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT ;21
(b) IF THE WORKFORCE IS DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE GRANTEE22
OR THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR IF WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BY23
A SUBCONTRACTED WORKFORCE ;24
(c) IDENTIFICATION OF ANY ENTITIES THAT THE GRANTEE25
SUBCONTRACTS WITH IN CARRYING OUT THE FUNDED WORK AND26
IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENTITY THAT IS FUNCTIONING AS THE LEGAL27
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-3- EMPLOYER OF THE WORKERS IN EACH JOB TITLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE1
PROJECT; AND2
(d) A DESCRIPTION OF WHETHER THE GRANTEE'S WORKFORCE IS3
SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S LAWS CONCERNING4
OVERTIME, BREAKS, PAID SICK TIME, MISCLASSIFICATION, AND PAID5
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND A DESCRIPTION OF ANY LEGAL ACTION6
THE GRANTEE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD7
CONCERNING ANY OF THESE LAWS .8
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,9
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate10
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for11
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state12
institutions.13
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