Colorado 2024 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1245 Compare Versions

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 24-0323.01 Megan McCall x4215
8	8		HOUSE BILL 24-1245
9	9		House Committees Senate Committees
10	10		Business Affairs & Labor
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING REQUIREMENTS TH AT PROJECTS FOR BROADBAND101
15	15		DEPLOYMENT RECEIVING MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY THE102
16	16		C
17	17		OLORADO BROADBAND OFFICE COMPLY WITH CERTAIN FAIR103
18	18		LABOR PRACTICES.104
19	19		Bill Summary
20	20		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
21	21		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
22	22		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
23	23		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
24	24		http://leg.colorado.gov
25	25		.)
26	26		The Colorado broadband office (office) is authorized to seek or
27	27		apply for, accept, and expend money from the federal government for
28	28		broadband deployment. The bill requires that for federal money that the
29	29		HOUSE
30		-	Amended 3rd Reading
31		-	May 3, 2024
32		-	HOUSE
33		-	Amended 3rd Reading
34		-	May 3, 2024
35		-	HOUSE
36	30		Amended 2nd Reading
37	31		May 2, 2024
38	32		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
39		-	Story and Garcia, Daugherty, deGruy Kennedy, Duran, English, Epps, Hamrick,
40		-	Hernandez, Herod, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, Marvin, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Velasco,
41		-	Vigil, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow, Young
	33	+	Story,
42	34		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
43	35		Gonzales,
44	36		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
45	37		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
46	38		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. office distributes, or for state money that it distributes as matching
47	39		funding for federal money, it must give substantial weight, but not less
48	40		than 25% weight, to fair labor practices by establishing evaluation metrics
49	41		for applicants. Additionally, for projects that receive an award of over
50	42		$500,000, workers involved in the projects must be paid prevailing wages
51	43		for the project to receive the award.
52	44		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
53	45		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-106, amend2
54	46		(4) as follows:3
55	47		24-37.5-106. Chief information officer - duties and4
56	48		responsibilities. (4) The chief information officer may promulgate as5
57	49		rules pursuant to article 4 of this title 24, all of the policies, procedures,6
58	50		standards, specifications, guidelines, or criteria that are developed or7
59	51		approved pursuant to section 24-37.5-105 (4) and to establish8
60	52		accessibility standards for individuals with a disability pursuant to section9
61	53		24-85-103. THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SHALL PROMULGATE10
62	54		PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 OF THIS TITLE 24 RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH11
63	55		THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 24-37.5-903 (6).12
64	56		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-903, add (6)13
65		-	as follows:14
	57	+	and (7) as follows:14
66	58		24-37.5-903. Colorado broadband office - creation -15
67	59		responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations. (6) THE BROADBAND16
68	60		OFFICE, BY AND THROUGH THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER PURS UANT TO17
69	61		THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER'S AUTHORITY SET FORTH IN SECTION18
70	62		24-37.5-106 (4), SHALL PROMULGATE RULES , UNLESS PROHIBITED BY19
71	63		FEDERAL LAW, THAT ESTABLISH LABOR STANDARDS FOR GRANTEES AND20
72	64		SUBGRANTEES NO LATER THAN NINETY -ONE DAYS AFTER THE BROADBAND21
73	65		OFFICE RECEIVES APPROVAL OF ITS INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR FEDERAL22
74	66		1245-2- FUNDING UNDER THE BROADBAND EQUITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT1
75	67		PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL "INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT2
76	68		AND JOBS ACT", PUB.L. 117-58, AND BEFORE, IN CONNECTION WITH3
77	69		RECEIPT OF SUCH FEDERAL FUNDING, APPROVING GRANTS TO INTERNET4
78	70		SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE RULES MUST, AT A MINIMUM, REQUIRE THAT5
79	71		GRANTEES AND SUBGRANTEES :6
80	72		(a) PAY THEIR WORKERS PREVAILING WAGE ;7
81	73		(b) UTILIZE APPRENTICESHIPS REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED8
82	74		STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY9
83	75		CREATED IN SECTION 8-15.7-102 FOR THE APPLICABLE WORKFORCE ;10
84	76		(c) EMPLOY A SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE ; AND11
85	77		(d) UTILIZE IN-HOUSE WORKFORCE TRAINING .12
86		-	13
87		-	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,14
88		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate15
89		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for16
90		-	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state17
91		-	institutions.18
	78	+	(7) GRANTEES OF FUNDING ADMINISTERED OR DISTRIBUTED BY THE13
	79	+	BROADBAND OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE TO THE BR OADBAND OFFICE14
	80	+	BIANNUAL REPORTS THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ON THE GRANTEE 'S15
	81	+	WORKFORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION (7). THE16
	82	+	BROADBAND OFFICE SHALL MAKE THE REPORTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON17
	83	+	ITS WEBSITE. THE REPORTS MUST INCLUDE:18
	84	+	(a) JOB TITLES AND SIZE OF A GRANTEE'S WORKFORCE, INCLUDING19
	85	+	THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED20
	86	+	TO CARRY OUT THE FUNDED WORK OVER THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT ;21
	87	+	(b) IF THE WORKFORCE IS DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE GRANTEE22
	88	+	OR THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER OR IF WORK WILL BE PERFORMED BY23
	89	+	A SUBCONTRACTED WORKFORCE ;24
	90	+	(c) IDENTIFICATION OF ANY ENTITIES THAT THE GRANTEE25
	91	+	SUBCONTRACTS WITH IN CARRYING OUT THE FUNDED WORK AND26
	92	+	IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENTITY THAT IS FUNCTIONING AS THE LEGAL27
92	93		1245
93		-	-3-
	94	+	-3- EMPLOYER OF THE WORKERS IN EACH JOB TITLE ASSOCIATED WITH THE1
	95	+	PROJECT; AND2
	96	+	(d) A DESCRIPTION OF WHETHER THE GRANTEE'S WORKFORCE IS3
	97	+	SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE'S LAWS CONCERNING4
	98	+	OVERTIME, BREAKS, PAID SICK TIME, MISCLASSIFICATION, AND PAID5
	99	+	FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND A DESCRIPTION OF ANY LEGAL ACTION6
	100	+	THE GRANTEE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD7
	101	+	CONCERNING ANY OF THESE LAWS .8
	102	+	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,9
	103	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate10
	104	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for11
	105	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state12
	106	+	institutions.13
	107	+	1245
	108	+	-4-