HOUSE BILL 25-1129
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Rydin and Garcia, Bacon, Brown, Caldwell,
Clifford, Duran, English, Froelich, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey,
Rutinel, Stewart R., Story, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Amabile and Ball, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum,
Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet, Snyder, Weissman, Winter F.,
Coleman.
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ONCERNING A PEER-TO-PEER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM
FOR OFFENDERS NEARING RELEASE FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-33-101, amend (5)
introductory portion, (5)(e), (5)(f), and (9); and add (5)(g) as follows:
17-33-101. Reentry planning and programs for adult parole -
grant program - rules - reports - definitions - repeal. (5) Subject to
appropriations, on and after July 1, 2014,
the department shall develop and
implement initiatives specifically designed to assist each offender's
transition from a correctional facility into the community. An initiative
developed and implemented pursuant to this subsection (5) may include, but
need not be limited to, the following components:
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. (e) Consolidation and expansion of emergency assistance contract
funding to effectively provide assistance to parolees in the community; and
(f) A program to provide medication-assisted therapies to eligible
offenders;
AND
(g) PEER SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
PROVIDED BY CREDENTIALED PEER SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS OR OTHER
RESEARCHED
-BASED PROGRAMS.
(9) For purposes of
AS USED IN this section, UNLESS THE CONTEXT
OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:
(a) "P
EER SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES "
MEANS SERVICES THAT FACILITATE ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
PEOPLE WHO SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES OF BEING DIAGNOSED WITH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.
(b) "Recidivism" means a return to prison in Colorado for either new
criminal activity or a technical violation of parole, probation, or
non-departmental community placement within three years of
AFTER
release.
SECTION 2. 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.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
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Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
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Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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