HOUSE BILL 25-1173
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lukens and Johnson, Clifford, Duran,
Garcia Sander, Phillips, Ricks, Stewart K., McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Kolker, Bridges, Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet,
Rodriguez, Wallace, Coleman.
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ONCERNING EXPANDING THE ROLE OF AN ADVISORY BOARD TO SERVE THE
OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-33.5-1802
as follows:
24-33.5-1802. Definitions. As used in this part 18, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) "Advisory board" means the school safety resource center
advisory board created in the office in the department pursuant to section
24-33.5-1804.
(2) (1) "Center" means the school safety resource center created in
the office pursuant to section 24-33.5-1803.
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. (3) (2) "Director" means the director of the center.
(3.3) (3) "First responder" means an individual who responds in a
professional capacity to an emergency that occurs in a school building,
including, but not limited to, peace officers, firefighters, emergency medical
service providers, school administrators, and teachers.
(3.5)
(4) "Office" means the office of school safety created in
section 24-33.5-2702.
(4) (5) "School" means an institution at which instruction is
provided by instructors to students in one or more buildings on a campus.
"School" includes a school serving any of grades preschool through twelve
and an institution of higher education.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add with amended
and relocated provisions 24-33.5-2705 as follows:
24-33.5-2705. [Formerly 24-33.5-1804] Office of school safety
advisory board - created. (1) There is hereby
created in the office the
school safety resource center OFFICE OF SCHOOL SAFETY advisory board,
REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS THE "ADVISORY BOARD", to recommend
policies of the center OFFICE.
(2) (a) The advisory board shall consist CONSISTS of not less than
fourteen members, each of whom shall be IS appointed to a term of two
years as follows:
(I) One member shall MUST represent the department of education,
created pursuant to section 24-1-115, and be appointed by the commissioner
of education.
(II) One member shall
MUST be an individual with professional
expertise in behavioral health treatment who represents an elementary or
secondary school or a school district and be appointed by the commissioner
of education.
(III) One member shall
MUST be a school administrator and be
appointed by the commissioner in consultation with a statewide association
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(IV) One member shall MUST represent state universities and
colleges and be appointed by the executive director of the Colorado
commission on higher education appointed pursuant to section 24-1-114.
(V) One member shall
MUST represent community colleges and local
district colleges and be appointed by the state board for community colleges
and occupational education created pursuant to section 23-60-104. C.R.S.
(VI) One member shall MUST be a member of a parents' organization
and be appointed by the governor.
(VII) One member shall MUST be a district attorney and be
appointed by the governor.
(VIII) One member shall MUST represent the unit within the
department of human services, created pursuant to section 26-1-105, C.R.S.,
that administers behavioral health programs and services, including those
related to mental health and substance abuse, and be appointed by the
executive director of the department of human services. BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISHED IN SECTION
27-50-102 AND BE
APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
27-50-103.
(IX) One member shall
MUST represent the department of public
health and environment, created pursuant to section 25-1-102, C.R.S., and
be appointed by the executive director of the department of public health
and environment.
(X) One member shall
MUST represent the Colorado department of
law, created pursuant to section 24-1-113, and be appointed by the attorney
general.
(XI) One member shall
MUST represent the department and be
appointed by the executive director.
(XII) One member shall MUST be an individual with professional
expertise in school security and be appointed by the executive director.
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 25-1173 (XIII) One member shall MUST be a law enforcement professional
and be appointed by the executive director.
(XIV) One member must be a school resource officer, as defined in
section 22-32-109.1 (1), C.R.S., and be appointed by the executive director
in consultation with a statewide association representing school resource
officers.
(b) The appointing authority of each member of the advisory board
shall appoint the member on or before October 1, 2008, and reappoint the
member or appoint a new member no later than one month before the
expiration of the member's term.
(c) Additional advisory board members may be added to the
advisory board as necessary subject to:
(I) The approval of the executive director; and
(II) A majority vote of approval by the existing advisory board
members.
(3) If any member of the advisory board vacates his or her
THE
MEMBER
'S office during the term for which THE MEMBER WAS appointed to
the advisory board, the vacancy shall
MUST be filled by appointment by the
executive director for the unexpired term.
(4) The advisory board shall annually elect from its members a
chairperson and a secretary.
(5) The advisory board shall meet as determined necessary by the
director. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation
but shall be reimbursed by the department for necessary travel and other
expenses actually incurred in the performance of their
THE MEMBERS'
official duties.
(6) Repealed.
SECTION 3. Repeal of relocated provisions in this act. In
Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 24-33.5-1804.
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 25-1173 SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
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 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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