HOUSE BILL 24-1360
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Ortiz and Clifford, Bacon, deGruy Kennedy,
Hernandez, Herod, Joseph, Mabrey, Martinez, McLachlan, Rutinel,
Velasco, Willford, Epps, Amabile, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Daugherty,
Duran, English, Garcia, Hamrick, Jodeh, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens,
Marshall, Marvin, Mauro, Parenti, Ricks, Sirota, Story, Titone, Valdez,
Weissman, Woodrow, Young, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Rodriguez, Bridges, Coleman, Exum, Ginal, Gonzales,
Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica,
Priola, Roberts, Sullivan, Winter F., Fenberg.
C
ONCERNING MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF COLORADANS
WITH DISABILITIES INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES
, AND, IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
, CREATING THE COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
, MOVING
THE
COLORADO DISABILITY FUNDING COMMITTEE AND ITS FUNCTIONS
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO THE
COLORADO
DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE
, AND MAKING AND REDUCING AN
APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly
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. finds and declares that:
(a) Approximately twenty percent of Coloradans live with one or
more disabilities;
(b) The poverty rate of Coloradans with disabilities is approximately
twice that of Coloradans without disabilities;
(c) Students with disabilities in Colorado drop out of high school at
twice the rate as their peers without disabilities and have a college
graduation rate that is half that of students without disabilities;
(d) The employment rate of Coloradans with disabilities is
approximately forty percent that of Coloradans without disabilities;
(e) Two-thirds of Colorado's unhoused population have one or more
disabilities;
(f) Individuals with disabilities are often subject to discrimination
in the areas of telecommunication, public services, public accommodations
operated by private entities, and employment;
(g) The federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42
U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended; the federal "Rehabilitation Act of
1973", 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq., as amended; and the "Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act", 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., as amended,
establish principles and guidelines regarding individuals with disabilities;
(h) Colorado's disability and aging populations are growing as a
proportion of the total population; and
(i) Colorado is committed to:
(I) Protecting the civil rights of individuals with disabilities;
(II) Creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities to thrive;
and
(III) Ensuring individuals with disabilities have adequate:
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (A) Health care, including community-based long-term services and
supports;
(B) Affordable and accessible housing integrated into communities
statewide;
(C) Transportation;
(D) Employment supports, including benefits counseling;
(E) Education, from early intervention through higher education;
(F) Emergency and disaster planning and preparedness; and
(G) Recreational opportunities; and (IV) Ensuring that individuals with disabilities have a voice in
governing.
(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds that it is in the best interest
of the state of Colorado to strive to achieve equality of opportunity,
education, health, independent living, mobility, and economic
self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities and that the creation of the
Colorado disability opportunity office is vital to achieving these goals.
(3) It is in the best interest of the state to transfer the Colorado
disability funding committee (committee) to the Colorado disability
opportunity office (office), which is created in this act, given the alignment
of the purpose of the committee and the intent of the office, to ensure there
is a focus on opportunities for Coloradans with disabilities in the grant and
contract work done by the committee. It is the intent of the general assembly
for the office to advise the committee on disability issues, to help state
agencies coordinate their efforts concerning disability issues, and to not
supplant the work or responsibilities or statutory authority of state agencies.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended
and relocated provisions article 88 to title 8 as follows:
ARTICLE 88
Support of Coloradans with Disabilities
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COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE
8-88-101. [Formerly 24-30-2202] Definitions. As used in this part
22, unless the context otherwise requires ARTICLE 88:
(1) "CDOO"
MEANS THE COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE CREATED IN SECTION
8-88-102.
(1)
(2) "Committee" means the Colorado disability funding
committee created in section 24-30-2203 8-88-202.
(2) (3) "Contract entity" means the AN entity the committee contracts
with
PURSUANT TO SECTION 8-88-206 (5) to implement sections 24-30-2206to 24-30-2210 SECTION 8-88-206.
(4) "D
EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT CREATED IN SECTION
24-1-121.
(5) "D
ISABILITY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
24-34-301 (7).
(3)
(6) "Disability benefits" means THE FOLLOWING SERVICES
PROVIDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
:
(a) Cash payments from social security disability insurance under
Title II of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 401 et seq., as
amended;
(b) Cash payments made by the federal government to persons who
are aged, blind, or disabled under Title XVI of the federal "Social Security
Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 401 et seq., as amended; and
(c) AID TO THE NEEDY DISABLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 26-2-119;
(d) M
EDICAL CARE, INCLUDING long-term care under the "Colorado
Medical Assistance Act", articles 4 to 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.
AND THE HOME
CARE ALLOWANCE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION
26-2-122.3;
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (e) TAX FILING ASSISTANCE;
(f) R
EBATES FOR PROPERTY TAX, RENT, AND HEAT;
(g) E
ARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND STATE TAX CREDITS
APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
; AND
(h) ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL BENEFITS THAT IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE
.
(7) "F
ULL SOCIETAL INTEGRATION" MEANS INCLUSIVE LIVING IN THE
COMMUNITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL
'S CHOOSING, WITH OPTIONS TO WORK, LIVE,
RECREATE, LEARN, TRAVEL, AND RECEIVE SERVICES.
(4)
(8) "Fund" means the disability support fund created in section
24-30-2205.5 8-88-205.
(5) (9) "Nonprofit entity" means an entity incorporated under the
"Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act", articles 121 to 137 of title
7, C.R.S.,
or a tax-exempt entity under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c)(3) of the
federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986".
(6) (10) "Recipient" means a person who receives disability benefits.
or long-term care services.
(7) (11) "Registration number" means the unique combination of
letters and numbers assigned to a vehicle by the department
OF REVENUE
under section 42-3-201 C.R.S.,
and required to be displayed on the A license
plate by section 42-3-202. C.R.S.
(8) (12) "Vehicle" means a vehicle required to be registered
pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 42. C.R.S.
8-88-102. Colorado disability opportunity office - creation -
duties - legislative intent. (1) (a) (I) T
HERE IS CREATED IN THE
DEPARTMENT THE
COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE , THE HEAD
OF WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY
OFFICE
. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT , IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
, SHALL APPOINT THE DIRECTOR OF THE
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(II) T
HE CDOO IS A TYPE 1 ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
24-1-105, AND EXERCISES ITS POWERS AND PERFORMS ITS DUTIES AND
FUNCTIONS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT
.
(III) T
HE DIRECTOR OF THE CDOO HAS REGULAR ACCESS TO THE
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND SHALL COLLABORATE WITH STATE AGENCIES
.
(b) T
HE DIRECTOR OF THE CDOO SHALL STAFF THE CDOO IN ORDER
TO EFFECTIVELY MEET THE GOALS AND INTENTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS
ARTICLE
88 AND TO MEET THE FUTURE NEEDS OF COLORADO'S DISABILITY
COMMUNITY
. IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT THE CDOO'S
PURPOSE
, IT IS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S INTENT THAT LIVED EXPERIENCE
AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY BE CONSIDERED WHEN HIRING
DECISIONS ARE MADE FOR THE
CDOO STAFF. THE CDOO SHALL SERVE AS
A RESOURCE FOR STATE AGENCIES
, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
, AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF DISABILITY
ISSUES IN
COLORADO.
(2) T
O ENSURE THE CDOO'S DISABILITY INTEGRATION GOALS ARE
MET
, THE CDOO SHALL:
(a) C
ONVENE AND COORDINATE A DISABILITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT
, THE
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES
, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING , THE
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS
, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ,
THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD , THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION , THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
, THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS ,
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY , THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ,
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT , AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL TO
:
(I) D
ISCUSS AND MAKE RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE CDOO ON
CROSS
-AGENCY EFFORTS, INCLUDING REPORTS FROM AGENCIES, IMPACTING
COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES;
(II) U
NDERSTAND THE ISSUES IMPACTING STATE AGENCIES ' ABILITY
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(III) OBTAIN THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES ON HOW TO ADDRESS AGENCY ISSUES
;
(b) C
OORDINATE WITH THE DISABILITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP
, MAINTAIN, AND MAKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON
THE
CDOO WEBSITE A COLLECTION OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES AND LINKS TO THE AGENCIES OR OTHER
BODIES THAT ADMINISTER THOSE RESOURCES
;
(c) C
OLLABORATE WITH STATE AGENCIES AND THE STATEWIDE
EQUITY OFFICE CREATED IN SECTION
24-50-146 TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN
AN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EQUITY PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SHARED DASHBOARDS THAT MEAS URE PERFORMANCE AGAINST SHARED
GOALS WITHIN THOSE PLANS THAT ACHIEVE THE SHARED GOALS AND VISION
OF THE
CDOO;
(d) C
OLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE DISABILITY
COMMUNITY
, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS THAT ADVISE ON DISABILITY ISSUES
; EXCEPT THAT THE CDOO
SHALL NOT COLLABORATE WITH ANY BOARD OR COMMISSION THAT
EXERCISES QUASI
-JUDICIAL AUTHORITY IN RELATION TO DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
, INCLUDING ANY STATE AGENCY THAT
CONDUCTS
, AND ANY STATE AGENCY PERSONNEL WHO CONDUCT ,
INVESTIGATIVE OR OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO A BOARD 'S OR
COMMISSION
'S QUASI-JUDICIAL AUTHORITY IN RELATION TO DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
. THE COLLABORATION MUST BE ON A
RECURRING BASIS TO ALLOW THE
CDOO AND THE DISABILITY TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES
COLORADANS WITH
DISABILITIES WANT PRIORITIZED AND THEIR RECOMME NDATIONS ON HOW TO
ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES
.
(e) C
OLLABORATE WITH THE STATE OFFICE ON AGING IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND ADVOCATES FOR THE AGING
POPULATION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDRESSING AGING AND
DISABILITY INTERSECTING ISSUES TO ENSURE COORDINATION WITH THE
DISABILITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
;
(f) C
ONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN RELE VANT REPORTS AND
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(I) T
HE TASK FORCE ON THE RIGHTS OF COLORADANS WITH
DISABILITIES
, CREATED IN SECTION 24-34-1003;
(II) T
HE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LIVING ADVISORY GROUP ,
CREATED IN THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY LIVING PURSUANT TO THE
GOVERNOR
'S EXECUTIVE ORDER D 2012-027;
(III) T
HE COLORADO COMMUNITY LIVING PLAN ;
(IV) T
HE REPORT ISSUED BY THE EMPLOYMENT FIRST ADVISORY
PARTNERSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
8-84-303 (7); AND
(V) THE STRATEGIC ACTION PLANNING GROUP ON AGING FINAL
REPORT
; AND
(g) ACT AS LEAD COORDINATOR ON MULTIAGENCY REPORTS AND
PLANS FOCUSED ON
COLORADANS WITH DISABILITIES BY COORDINATING
WITH ALL RELEVANT AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
.
(3) T
HE CDOO SHALL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR AND STATE AGENCIES ON MATTERS RELATED TO
COLORADANS
WITH DISABILITIES
, TO:
(a) I
MPLEMENT A STATEWIDE STRATEGY TO FACILITATE FULL
SOCIETAL INTEGRATION BY INVESTING IN THE SUCCESS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES IN
COLORADO;
(b) F
OSTER ENHANCED INCLUSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
;
(c) E
NSURE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO SERVICES
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
;
(d) E
LIMINATE BARRIERS TO PROSPERITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
; AND
(e) COORDINATE WITH AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
GOVERNOR AND STATE AGENCIES ON WAYS TO IMPROVE POLICIES
,
PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 PROGRAMS, AND OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT FULL SOCIETAL INTEGRATION OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE STATE
.
(4) A
S FUNDING ALLOWS, THE CDOO SHALL PROMOTE FULL
SOCIETAL INTEGRATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
, WITH THE GOAL
OF IMPLEMENTING DISABILITY SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY
-BASED
INITIATIVES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WHICH INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN ACCESS FORMAL AND INFORMAL
SUPPORT TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH
, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, AND FULL
SOCIETAL INTEGRATION
. THE PROMOTION MUST INCLUDE :
(a) I
MPLEMENTING STUDIES, SYMPOSIA, AND RESEARCH AND THE
REVIEW OF FACTUAL REPORTS IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE
AGENCIES TO GATHER INSIGHT AND TO FORMULATE AND PRESENT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND STATE AGENCIES RELATED TO
ISSUES OF CONCERN AND IMPORTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
IN
COLORADO;
(b) A
NALYZING ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN ORDER TO
MAKE POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR
AND STATE AGENCIES
;
(c) C
REATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES , SUCH AS:
(I) W
ORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT , SKILLS RECOGNITION, AND BARRIER
REDUCTION
;
(II) I
NITIATIVES THAT INCREASE ECONOMIC STABILITY ; AND
(III) ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINMENT ;
(d) C
ONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO LOCAL , STATE,
AND FEDERAL RESOURCES , AND TO OTHER RESOURCES AS THEY ARE
AVAILABLE OR RELEVANT
, TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS; AND
(e) EDUCATING AND REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE STATE BY :
(I) P
ROMOTING AND CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS AND
CONTRIBUTIONS OF
COLORADO'S DISABILITY COMMUNITY; AND
PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (II) ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE IN ORDER TO
FOSTER INCLUSIVITY AND INTEGRATION BY BUILDING AWARENESS
,
PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING , AND INCREASING SOCIAL BRIDGING
OPPORTUNITIES
.
(5) O
N OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2025, AND ON OR BEFORE
NOVEMBER 1 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO
DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE
, OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE, SHALL
SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR
. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE A REVIEW
AND SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITY OF
, INFORMATION ON, AND DATA ON THE
PROGRAMS THAT THE
CDOO ADMINISTERED DURING THE PRIOR STATE
FISCAL YEAR
.
8-88-103. Appropriation - gifts, grants, and donations. T
HE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE MONEY FROM THE FUND OR FROM
ANY OTHER AVAILABLE SOURCE TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR USE BY THE
CDOO FOR THE PURPOSES SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE 88. THE CDOO MAY
SEEK
, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE
OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE
88.
PART 2
DISABILITY SUPPORT
8-88-201. [Formerly 24-30-2201] Short title. The short title of this
part 22
PART 2 is the "Laura Hershey Disability Support Act".
8-88-202. [Formerly 24-30-2203] Colorado disability funding
committee. (1) (a) O
N AND AFTER JULY 1, 2024, THE RIGHTS, POWERS,
DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS REGARDING the Colorado disability funding
committee is hereby created within
VESTED IN the department of personnel
PRIOR TO SAID DATE ARE TRANSFERRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
PERSONNEL TO THE
COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
.
(b) (I) O
N AND AFTER JULY 1, 2024, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED,
WHENEVER ANY PROVISION OF LAW REFERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
PERSONNEL IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED
TO THE
CDOO, SUCH LAW MUST BE CONSTRUED AS REFERRING TO THE
CDOO.
PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (II) AS OF JULY 1, 2024, ALL RULES AND ORDERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL ADOPTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE POWERS
,
DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO THE CDOO CONTINUE TO BE
EFFECTIVE UNTIL REVISED
, AMENDED, REPEALED, OR NULLIFIED PURSUANT
TO LAW
.
(III) A
S OF JULY 1, 2024, WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT OF
PERSONNEL IS REFERRED TO OR DESIGNATED BY ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER
DOCUMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED
TO THE
CDOO, SUCH REFERENCE OR DESIGNATION IS DEEMED TO APPLY TO
THE
CDOO. ALL CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PERSONNEL PRIOR TO
JULY 1, 2024, IN CONNECTION WITH THE DUTIES AND
FUNCTIONS ARE HEREBY VALIDATED
, WITH THE CDOO SUCCEEDING TO ALL
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS
. AS OF JULY 1, 2024,
ANY CASH FUNDS , CUSTODIAL FUNDS , TRUSTS, GRANTS, AND
APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS FROM PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEARS OPEN TO
SATISFY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED UNDER SUCH CONTRACTS ARE
TRANSFERRED AND APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOCATION
TO THE
CDOO FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH OBLIGATIONS .
(c) The committee consists of thirteen members appointed by the
governor, the majority of whom are persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities,
persons INDIVIDUALS with immediate family members who are persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities, or persons INDIVIDUALS who are caregivers
to a family member who is a person AN INDIVIDUAL with disabilities A
DISABILITY
. In making the appointments, the governor shall ensure that the
committee has members with experience in or knowledge of:
(I) Business and business management;
(II) Nonprofit entities and managing nonprofit entities;
(III) Advocacy for persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities;
(IV) The practice of medicine,
WITH EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
; and
(V) The practice of law, with experience working with persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities.
PAGE 11-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (2) Members of the committee serve three-year terms; except that
the terms shall be staggered so that no more than five members' terms
expire in the same year. The governor shall not appoint a member for more
than two consecutive terms.
(3) An act of the committee is void unless a majority of the
appointed members has voted in favor of the act.
(4) The committee shall implement this part 22
PART 2 using the
fund.
(5) The committee is authorized to seek and accept
GIFTS, grants, or
donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 22
PART 2; except that the committee shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation
that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this part 22 PART 2 or
part 13 of article 75 of this title TITLE 24 regarding the status of GIFTS,
grants, and donations made to state agencies.
(6) The committee has the following duties and powers:
(a) To sue and be sued and otherwise assert or defend the
committee's legal interests;
(b) To prepare and sign contracts;
(c) To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or
incidental to, or implied from, the specific powers granted in this part 22
PART 2;
(d) To fix the time and place at which meetings may be held;
(e) To adopt and use a seal and to alter the same at its pleasure;
(f) To authorize an auctioneer or other seller of a registration
number to retain a reasonable commission as determined by the committee;
(g) (f) To make business decisions to implement this part 22 PART
2;
(h) (g) To create incentives for holders to turn in currently issued
PAGE 12-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 registration numbers if any actual costs are reimbursed to the state from the
sale;
(i) (h) To authorize and sell license plates made of alternative
materials if approved by the department of revenue; and
(j) (i) To sell the right to use additional license plate options, such
as historically issued backgrounds, for a fee if the option is approved by the
department of revenue and the Colorado state patrol.
(7) (a) The committee may obtain
CONTRACT FOR the services of
professional advisors or contract with employees to handle the conduct of
all meetings OR carry out its administrative functions for meetings and
committee business. or handle the committee's auctions.
(b) The department of personnel may hire employees to handle the
administrative aspects of supporting the committee. resulting from the
committee being within the department of personnel.
(8) The attorney general is the legal counsel for the committee.
(9) Committee members do not receive compensation for
performing official duties of the committee but may receive a per diem or
reimbursement for travel and other reasonable and necessary expenses for
performing official duties of the committee. The per diem or reimbursement
is paid from the fund.
(10) The department of public safety may prohibit any action of the
committee or its agents that concerns the sale of license plates or
registration numbers if the decision would affect the policy of the state of
Colorado as it relates to the use or display of license plates or registration
numbers.
8-88-203. [Formerly 24-30-2204] Program to assist individuals
to obtain disability benefits. (1) When adequate funding is available,
The
committee shall invite nonprofit entities,
COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN
SERVICES
, AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES to submit a
proposal for a program PROPOSALS FOR PROGRAMS to aid persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities in accessing disability benefits. To qualify the
FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION, A nonprofit
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(a) B
E governed by a board: that:(a) (I) THAT is composed of persons with a demonstrated
commitment to improving the lives of recipients with disabilities;
(b) (II) Contains THAT INCLUDES members who understand a range
of disabilities; and
(c) (III) Contains A majority of THE members who OF WHICH are
persons INDIVIDUALS with disabilities, persons INDIVIDUALS with immediate
family members who are persons INDIVIDUALS with disabilities, or persons
INDIVIDUALS who are caregivers to a family member who is a person AN
INDIVIDUAL
with disabilities
A DISABILITY; or
(I) and (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
(III) (b) Has HAVE a contract with an organization that meets the
above criteria IN SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION to assume the
disability perspective
APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE .
(1.5) T
O QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER SUBSECTION (2) OF
THIS SECTION
, A COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OR A COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF
SUBSECTION
(1)(b) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) (a) (I) The committee shall review the proposed programs and
shall award a contract to one or more entities that best meet the
requirements of this section in accordance with the "Procurement Code",
articles 101 to 112 of this title 24 OR GRANT TO ONE OR MORE OF THE
ENTITIES THAT BEST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION
.
(II) The term of each contract
OR GRANT is up to three years. The
committee shall include evaluation criteria in the contract with metrics that
must be met at least once a year to continue funding.
(III) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)
(b) The committee shall not award a contract OR GRANT unless the
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(I) A system for evaluating whether a person AN INDIVIDUAL with
a disability is reasonably able to navigate the application process to obtain
disability benefits, health care, and employment;
(II) A system for prioritizing the need of applicants based upon the
evaluations;
(III) A plan for assisting persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities in
navigating the processes of obtaining and retaining disability benefits,
health care, and employment;
(IV) A plan for establishment of
ESTABLISHING working
relationships with state agencies, county departments of human or social
services, health-care providers, the United States social security
administration, and the business community;
(V) A policy of preferential hiring of persons
INDIVIDUALS with
disabilities;
(VI) Reasonable standards for accounting control of expenditures;
and
(VII) Metrics to evaluate the program's quality and
cost-effectiveness.
(VIII) Repealed.
(c) The committee shall not discriminate against a contracting entity
for AN APPLICANT BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S advocacy concerning persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities.
(d) To the greatest extent possible, the committee shall ensure,
through one or more contracts
OR GRANTS pursuant to this section, that
persons
INDIVIDUALS with disabilities are served statewide.
(3) The AN entity awarded a contract OR GRANT under this section
shall make quarterly reports of expenditures to the committee. The
committee shall include in the contract
OR GRANT a method and format for
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8-88-204. [Formerly 24-30-2204.5] Program to investigate, fund,
and pilot projects or programs to benefit individuals with disabilities.
(1) W
HEN ADEQUATE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE , the committee shall accept
and review proposals to fund projects or programs, or both, that study or
pilot new and innovative ideas that will lead to an improved quality of life
or increased independence for persons INDIVIDUALS with disabilities.
Proposals may be accepted throughout the year, and grants or loans may be
made by the committee at its regular meetings. The fund created in section
24-30-2205.5 shall be IS the sole source to fund OF MONEY FOR any grants
or loans made pursuant to this section.
(2) To be eligible for funding pursuant to this section, a project or
program must:
(a) Demonstrate a capability to be self-sustaining or otherwise be
able to develop long-term independent funding;
AND
(b) (I) Have a governing body, A board, or ownership that is
composed of persons
INDIVIDUALS with a demonstrated commitment to
improving the lives of persons INDIVIDUALS with disabilities, the majority
of whom are persons INDIVIDUALS with disabilities, persons INDIVIDUALS
with immediate family members who are persons INDIVIDUALS with
disabilities, or persons INDIVIDUALS who are caregivers to a family member
who is a person AN INDIVIDUAL with disabilities; and A DISABILITY;
(II) F
OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT MEET THE GOVERNANCE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION
(2)(b)(II) OF THIS SECTION, HAVE A GRANT
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE
, THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OVERSIGHT OF THE GRANT AND IS COMPRISED OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE
LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
, INDIVIDUALS WITH IMMEDIATE FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO ARE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
, OR INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE CAREGIVERS TO A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A
DISABILITY
; OR
(c)
(III) In the case of a sole proprietorship, have an owner who is
a person with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of persons
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(A) Is a person AN INDIVIDUAL with a disability, a person AN
INDIVIDUAL
with an immediate family member who is a person
AN
INDIVIDUAL
with a disability, or a person
AN INDIVIDUAL who is a caregiver
to a family member who is a person AN INDIVIDUAL with a disability; AND
(B) HAS DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
.
8-88-205. [Formerly 24-30-2205.5] Disability support fund.
(1) There is hereby
created in the state treasury the disability support fund,
which shall consist CONSISTS of money transferred to the fund in
accordance with section 25.5-5-308 (8); C.R.S., MONEY from the sale of
registration numbers under this part 22, PART 2; any money that may be
appropriated
OR TRANSFERRED to the fund by the general assembly; and any
gifts, grants, or donations received by the department of personnel
for the
purpose of implementing this part 22 PART 2.
(2) The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the
general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the
implementation of this part 22
PART 2. Any money in the fund not expended
for the purpose of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as
provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and
deposit of money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Any unexpended
and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year
must remain in the fund for use as provided in this part 22
PART 2 and MUST
not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund. If this section is repealed, prior to its repeal, all unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund must be transferred to the general fund.
(3) Any money used to implement additional license plate options
shall not be transferred to the department of revenue. The committee or
contract entity shall transfer the money directly to the division of
correctional industries.
(4) The committee shall evaluate the cost of implementing section
24-30-2204 at least once annually and, if it is financially feasible to
implement that section, shall implement section 24-30-2204 before
implementing section 24-30-2204.5.
PAGE 17-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 8-88-206. Sale of registration numbers for license plates - license
to buy and sell - market for - royalty payment - administration -
third-party contracting entity. (1) (a) [Formerly 24-30-2206 (1)] The
state or a person may sell, and the state or a person may purchase, the
exclusive right to use a registration number selected by the committee under
section 24-30-2208
SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION for the purpose of
registering a vehicle under article 3 of title 42. C.R.S.
(b) [Formerly 24-30-2206 (2)] The right to use a registration
number is a license, the use of which is subject to compliance with this part
22 PART 2. The duration of the license is determined by the committee.
(2) (a) [Formerly 24-30-2208 (1)] The committee shall raise money
by selling to a buyer the right to use valuable letter and number
combinations for a registration number. The committee shall auction
registration numbers that are likely to be worth substantially more than the
average value of a registration number.
(b) (I) [Formerly 24-30-2208 (2)(a)] The committee shall study the
market and determine which registration numbers are the most valuable,
including both the types of plates currently issued and any type of plate that
has been historically issued TO DETERMINE WHICH REGISTRATION NUMBERS
ARE THE MOST VALUABLE
. Based on the study, the committee shall select
the most valuable registration numbers and request the department of
revenue to verify whether plates with the registration numbers are currently
issued. The committee and the department of revenue shall enter into an
agreement establishing a process for requesting registration numbers, that
specifies INCLUDING SPECIFYING the frequency of these requests.
(II) [Formerly 24-30-2208 (2)(b)] Upon receiving the committee's
request, the department of revenue shall verify whether the plates are
currently issued. For purposes of this subsection (2)(b), and subsection
(2)(c) of this section, a plate that expires due to the operation of section
42-3-115 (5)(a) is considered currently issued until
THE EXPIRATION OF the
right of the owner of the motor vehicle to which the expired plate was
affixed to apply to use the registration number of the expired plate when
registering another motor vehicle. expires.
If the plate is not currently
issued, the department
OF REVENUE shall reserve the registration number
until the committee notifies the department
OF REVENUE to release the
registration number.
PAGE 18-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (III) THE COMMITTEE SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR
DETERMINING VALUE OF ALL CONFIGURATIONS OF REGISTRATION NUMBERS
RESERVED BY THE COMMITTEE
. THE PRICING AND MANNER OF SALE MUST
FOLLOW THE ESTABLISHED PROCESS
.
(IV) [Formerly 24-30-2208 (2)(c)] If a registration number is not
currently issued, the committee may sell the right to use the registration
number in a manner calculated to bring the highest price; except that the
department of revenue may deny the sale or use of a registration number
that is offensive or inappropriate.
(3) (a) [Formerly 24-30-2209 (1)] The committee shall raise money
REVENUE by creating a market, which may include an online site, for THE
RESALE OF LICENSE PLATE CONFIGURATIONS OF
registration numbers using
methods that are commercially reasonable, account for expenditures, and
ensure the collection of the state's approval and transfer royalty.
(b) [Formerly 24-30-2209 (2)] The royalty for the state's approval
and transfer of the right to use a registration number is twenty-five percent
of the sale price of the transfer. At the time of sale, the purchaser shall pay
the royalty to the committee. This payment is in addition to and not in lieu
of the normal registration fees, sales or use taxes, or specific ownership tax.
(c) [Formerly 24-30-2209 (3)] A person shall not sell a registration
number, and the department of revenue shall not assign a registration
number, as a result of the right to use the number being sold to a vehicle
unless the registration number was sold using the market created by the
committee.
(4) (a) [Formerly 24-30-2210 (1)] The committee shall notify the
department of revenue when the right to use a registration number has been
sold and the committee has collected the state's sale proceeds or approval
and transfer royalty. Upon receiving the notice, the department of revenue
shall create a record in Colorado DRIVES, created in section 42-1-211,
containing the name of the buyer; the vehicle identification number, if
applicable; and the corresponding registration number.
(b) [Formerly 24-30-2210 (2)] If the registration number consists of
a combination of letters and numbers that is not within the normal format
of
A license plate currently produced for the department of revenue, the
PAGE 19-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 department of revenue shall issue the plates as personalized plates under
section 42-3-211; C.R.S.; except that, notwithstanding section 42-3-211,
C.R.S., the committee may sell, and the buyer or any subsequent buyer may
use:
(I) A registration number or letter of one position; or
(II) Any symbol on the standard American keyboard or approved by
the committee.
(c) [Formerly 24-30-2210 (3)] The committee shall transfer the
money collected under this part 22
PART 2 to the state treasurer, who shall
credit the money to the fund. created in section 24-30-2205.5.
(d) [Formerly 24-30-2210 (4)] The committee may contract with
one or more public or private entities to implement this part 22 PART 2.
(e) [Formerly 24-30-2210 (5)] Any money REVENUE received by the
committee from the sale of registration numbers shall be deposited in the
fund.
8-88-207. [Formerly 24-30-2212] Sunset review - repeal of part.
This part 22
PART 2 is repealed, effective September 1, 2026 SEPTEMBER 1,
2029. Before the repeal, this part 22 PART 2 is scheduled for review in
accordance with section 24-34-104.
SECTION 3. Repeal of relocated and nonrelocated provisions
in this act. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal part 22 of article 30 of title
24; except that 24-30-2211 is not relocated.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal
(27)(a)(XVIII); and add (30)(a)(IX) as follows:
24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies and
functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative
declaration - repeal. (27) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,
are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2026:
(XVIII) The assistance program for disability benefits under part 22
of article 30 of this title 24.
PAGE 20-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (30) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both, are scheduled
for repeal on September 1, 2029:
(IX) T
HE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS UNDER
ARTICLE
88 OF TITLE 8.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-1-121, add (3)(n)
as follows:
24-1-121. Department of labor and employment - creation.
(3) The department of labor and employment consists of the following
divisions and programs:
(n) T
HE COLORADO DISABILITY OPPORTUNITY OFFICE , OR "CDOO",
CREATED IN SECTION 8-88-102, THE HEAD OF WHICH IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE
CDOO. THE CDOO IS A TYPE 1 ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-1-105,
AND EXERCISES ITS POWERS AND PERFORMS ITS DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS
UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
.
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-402, amend
(5)(yy) as follows:
24-75-402. Cash funds - limit on uncommitted reserves -
reduction in the amount of fees - exclusions - definitions.
(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the
following cash funds are excluded from the limitations specified in this
section:
(yy) The disability support fund created in section 24-30-2205.5 (1)
8-8-205 (1);
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-801, amend
(5)(c)(II)(A) as follows:
25-1-801. Patient records in custody of health-care facility -
definitions. (5) As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise
requires:
(c) (II) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 8:
PAGE 21-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (A) If a patient record is requested by a third-party entity that is
performing duties under the "Laura Hershey Disability Support Act", part
22 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S. PART 2 OF ARTICLE 88 OF TITLE 8, the third
party may obtain one free copy of the record for the application process or
for an appeal or reapplication when required by the disability benefit
administrator;
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-5-308, amend
(8)(b.5) as follows:
25.5-5-308. Breast and cervical cancer prevention and treatment
program - creation - legislative declaration - definitions - funds - repeal.
(8) (b.5) Until section 24-30-2204.5
8-88-205 is repealed, the state
treasurer shall transfer any interest or income earned on moneys MONEY in
the fund to the disability support fund created in section 24-30-2205.5
8-88-205.
SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-2-119.7.
SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-22-535, amend (1)
as follows:
39-22-535. Credit for purchase of uniquely valuable motor
vehicle registration numbers. (1) For tax years commencing on or after
January 1, 2013, a person who buys the right to use a registration number
under section 24-30-2206
8-88-206 is allowed a credit against the income
taxes imposed by this article 22 for twenty percent of the purchase price of
the right to use the registration number that is paid to the Colorado
disability funding committee created in section 24-30-2203
8-88-202.
SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-227, amend (1)
introductory portion as follows:
42-1-227. Disabled parking education program. (1) Subject to
the availability of money appropriated to the department of personnel
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT , pursuant to section 42-1-226,
the Colorado disability funding committee, created in section 24-30-2203
8-88-202:
SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-115, amend
PAGE 22-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (5)(b)(II) as follows:
42-3-115. Registration upon transfer - rules - definitions.
(5) (b) Subsection (5)(a) of this section does not apply to the transfer or
assignment of an owner's title or interest in Class B, Class C, and Class D
personal property that has number plates:
(II) That have a valuable registration number that has been reserved
for use under the "Laura Hershey Disability Support Act", part 22 of article
30 of title 24 PART 2 OF ARTICLE 88 OF TITLE 8.
SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-206.5, amend
(1); and add (7) as follows:
42-3-206.5. Issuance of plates in a retired style authorized -
additional fee - rules. (1) (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, or when the
department is able to issue license plates pursuant to section 24-30-2203
(6)(j) 8-88-202 (6)(i), whichever is earlier, the department shall issue
license plates in previously retired styles for motorcycles, passenger cars,
trucks, or noncommercial or recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed
sixteen thousand pounds empty weight that had:
(a)
(I) White letters and numbers on a background of green
mountains and a white sky;
(II) White letters and numbers on a background of black with a
white border;
(III) White letters and numbers on a background of blue with a
white border; or
(IV) White letters and numbers on a background of red with a white
border.
(b) The amount of the taxes and fees for license plates in the
previously retired style is the same as the amount of the taxes and fees
specified for regular motor vehicle plates plus an annual fee of twenty-five
dollars, which shall be credited to the disability support fund created in
section 24-30-2205.5
8-88-205.
PAGE 23-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 (7) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2027, IF AN APPLICANT FOR A RETIRED
LICENSE PLATE THAT WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
DEMONSTRATES A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT AFFECTS THE APPLICANT
'S
MOBILITY UNDER THE STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
42-3-204 (1)(a),
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE THE PREVIOUSLY RETIRED LICENSE PLATE TO
THE APPLICANT WITH AN IDENTIFYING FIGURE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
42-3-204 (1)(e) TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS AUTHORIZED TO
TRANSPORT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO USE RESERVED PARKING
PURSUANT TO SECTION
42-4-1208.
SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-211, amend
(3)(a) as follows:
42-3-211. Issuance of personalized plates authorized.
(3) (a) Personalized license plates must be the same color and design as
regular motor vehicle license plates, must consist of any combination of
numbers or letters not exceeding seven positions and not less than two
positions except as otherwise provided in section 24-30-2210, C.R.S.
8-88-206 (4), and must not conflict with existing passenger, commercial,
trailer, motorcycle, or other special license plates series; except that
personalized license plates bearing the words "street rod" shall be of a
design determined by the executive director of the department, which
design shall be different from those used by the state for regular motor
vehicle license plates.
SECTION 15. Appropriation. For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
$5,538,925 is appropriated to the department of labor and employment for
use by the executive director's office. This appropriation is from the
disability support fund created in section 24-30-2205.5 (1), C.R.S., and is
based on an assumption that the office will require an additional 6.0 FTE.
To implement this act, the office may use this appropriation for the
Colorado disability opportunity office.
SECTION 16. Appropriation - adjustments to 2024 long bill.
(1) To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general
appropriation act for the 2024-25 state fiscal year to the department of
personnel for use by the executive director's office are adjusted as follows:
(a) The cash funds appropriation from the disability support fund
created in section 24-30-2205.5 (1), C.R.S., for personal services related to
PAGE 24-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 department administration is decreased by $128,584, and the related FTE
is decreased by 2.0 FTE;
(b) The cash funds appropriation from the disability support fund
created in section 24-30-2205.5 (1), C.R.S., for the disability funding
committee is decreased by $5,975,976; and
(c) The cash funds appropriation from the disabled parking
education and enforcement fund created in section 42-1-226, C.R.S., for the
disability funding committee is decreased by $100,000.
SECTION 17. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2024.
SECTION 18. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
PAGE 25-HOUSE BILL 24-1360 preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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