Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB055 Compare Versions

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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REREVISED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the Second House
	4	+	REVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the Second House
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0213.01 Jennifer Berman x3286
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-055
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Health & Human Services Energy & Environment
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING MEASURES TO INVOLV E YOUTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL101
15	15		JUSTICE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN102
16	16		APPROPRIATION.103
17	17		Bill Summary
18	18		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
19	19		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
20	20		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
21	21		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
22	22		http://leg.colorado.gov/
23	23		.)
24	24		Representative Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory
25	25		Council Review Committee. The environmental justice advisory board
26	26		in the department of public health and environment (advisory board)
27	27		advises the environmental justice ombudsperson, develops
28	28		recommendations related to adverse environmental effects on
29	29		HOUSE
30		-	3rd Reading Unamended
31		-	April 17, 2025
32		-	HOUSE
33	30		Amended 2nd Reading
34	31		April 16, 2025
35	32		SENATE
36	33		3rd Reading Unamended
37	34		February 5, 2025
38	35		SENATE
39	36		2nd Reading Unamended
40	37		February 4, 2025
41	38		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
42	39		Winter F. and Marchman, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J.,
43		-	~~Jaquez Lewis,~~ Jodeh, Kolker, Michaelson Jenet, Sullivan, Weissman
	40	+	Jodeh, Kolker, Michaelson Jenet, Sullivan, Weissman
44	41		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
45		-	Joseph and Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Carter, Clifford, Froelich, Jackson, Lieder,
46		-	Lindsay, Mabrey, McCluskie, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Story, Valdez, Velasco,
47		-	Willford
	42	+	Joseph and Bacon,
48	43		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
49	44		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
50	45		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. disproportionately impacted communities, and supports the
51	46		implementation of a grant program to finance environmental mitigation
52	47		projects. Section 1 of the bill replaces one voting member of the advisory
53	48		board with a youth voting member who is between 14 and 21 years of age
54	49		and adds one youth nonvoting member to the advisory board.
55	50		Section 2 requires the Colorado energy office (office), on or
56	51		before December 31, 2025, to develop and post on its website best
57	52		practices for the adoption and financing of clean energy resources in
58	53		schools. The office is required to periodically update the best practices
59	54		and post the updates on its website.
60	55		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
61	56		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-1-134, amend2
62	57		(2)(b), (2)(c) introductory portion, (2)(c)(I), (2)(c)(III), and (2)(d)(I); and3
63	58		add (2)(c)(III.5), (2)(d)(III), and (2)(d.5) as follows:4
64	59		25-1-134. Environmental justice - ombudsperson - advisory5
65	60		board - grant program - definitions - repeal. (2) Environmental6
66	61		justice advisory board. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this7
67	62		subsection (2), the members of the advisory board are appointed by the8
68	63		governor. The governor shall make the initial appointments as soon as
69	64		9
70	65		practicable, but no later than four months after July 2, 2021. An10
71	66		appointing authority may remove a member of the advisory board for11
72	67		malfeasance in office, failure to regularly attend meetings, or any cause12
73	68		that renders the member unable or unfit to discharge the member's duties.13
74	69		(c) The advisory board consists of the following twelve FOURTEEN14
75	70		members who, to the extent practicable, must reside in different15
76	71		geographic areas of the state, reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the16
77	72		state, and have experience with a range of environmental issues, including17
78	73		air pollution, water contamination, and public health impacts:18
79	74		(I) (A) Four FIVE voting members appointed by the governor, who19
80	75		must be or have been residents of a disproportionately impacted20
81	76		055-2- community, ONE OF WHOM IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS OF1
82	77		AGE OR OLDER BUT LESS THAN TWENTY -TWO YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME2
83	78		OF APPOINTMENT.3
84	79		(B) E
85	80		XCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2)(c)(I)(C) OF THIS4
86	81		SECTION, THE YOUTH VOTING MEMBER DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION5
87	82		(2)(c)(I)
88	83		IS FIRST APPOINTED AS A NONVOTING MEMBER PURSUANT TO6
89	84		SUBSECTION (2)(c)(III.5) OF THIS SECTION AND, AFTER SERVING ONE YEAR7
90	85		OF THE MEMBER'S TERM, BECOMES A VOTING MEMBER PURSUANT TO THIS8
91	86		SUBSECTION (2)(c)(I) AND SUBSECTION (2)(d)(III) OF THIS SECTION FOR9
92	87		THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMBER 'S TERM.10
93	88		(C) O
94	89		N OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15, 2025, THE GOVERNOR SHALL11
95	90		APPOINT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT12
96	91		LESS THAN TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT TO13
97	92		SERVE A SINGLE ONE-YEAR TERM AS A YOUTH VOTING MEMBER OF THE14
98	93		ADVISORY BOARD. THEREAFTER, THIS YOUTH VOTING MEMBER'S SEAT ON15
99	94		THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL BE FILLED PURSUANT TO THE PROCESS16
100	95		DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(c)(I)(B) OF THIS SECTION. THIS SUBSECTION17
101	96		(2)(c)(I)(C)
102	97		IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.18
103	98		(III) The executive director of the department, or the executive19
104	99		director's designee, as a nonvoting member; and
105	100		20
106	101		(III.5) A
107	102		N INDIVIDUAL WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER21
108	103		BUT LESS THAN TWENTY -TWO YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF22
109	104		APPOINTMENT, AS A YOUTH NONVOTING MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE23
110	105		GOVERNOR; AND24
111	106		(d) (I) Except as provided in subsection (2)(d)(II)
112	107		SUBSECTIONS25
113	108		(2)(d)(II)
114	109		AND (2)(d)(III) of this section, each member's term of26
115	110		appointment is four years. Voting members may serve no more than two27
116	111		055
117	112		-3- terms; EXCEPT THAT A YOUTH VOTING MEMBER WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS1
118	113		OF AGE OR OLDER BUT LESS THAN TWENTY -TWO YEARS OF AGE AT THE2
119	114		TIME OF APPOINTMENT MAY SERVE ONLY A SINGLE TERM . The governor3
120	115		shall fill any vacancies on the advisory board, including for the remainder4
121	116		of any unexpired term. A member appointed to fill a vacancy may serve5
122	117		the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is6
123	118		being filled, and this remainder counts as one term for that appointee.7
124	119		(III) A
125	120		YOUTH MEMBER WHO IS FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER8
126	121		BUT LESS THAN TWENTY -TWO YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF9
127	122		APPOINTMENT AND WHO IS APPOINTED AS A YOUTH NONVOTING MEMBER10
128	123		PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(c)(III.5) OF THIS SECTION SERVES A SINGLE11
129	124		TWO-YEAR TERM. AFTER SERVING ONE YEAR OF THE MEMBER'S TWO-YEAR12
130	125		TERM, THE MEMBER BECOMES A YOUTH VOTING MEMBER PURSUANT TO13
131	126		SUBSECTION (2)(c)(I)(B) OF THIS SECTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE14
132	127		MEMBER'S TERM.15
133	128		(d.5) (I) T
134	129		HE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT16
135	130		OF THE YOUTH NONVOTING MEMBER APPOINTED PURSUANT TO17
136	131		SUBSECTION (2)(c)(III.5) OF THIS SECTION ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 15,18
137	132		2025.19
138	133		(II) T
139	134		HIS SUBSECTION (2)(d.5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,20
140	135		2026.21
141	136		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-38.5-123 as22
142	137		follows:23
143	138		24-38.5-123. Best practices for clean energy resources in24
144	139		schools - creation - updates - publication. (1) O
145	140		N OR BEFORE25
146	141		D
147	142		ECEMBER 31, 2025, THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP26
148	143		AND POST ON ITS WEBSITE BEST PRACTICES FOR ADOPTING AND FINANCING27
149	144		055
150	145		-4- CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES IN SCHOOLS . THE BEST PRACTICES MUST1
151	146		INCLUDE:2
152	147		(a) A
153	148		DESCRIPTION OF CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES AND THEIR3
154	149		COSTS AND BENEFITS;4
155	150		(b) F
156	151		OR EACH CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE DESCRIBED IN5
157	152		SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION, A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PROVIDERS6
158	153		OF THE CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCE IN THE STATE ;7
159	154		(c) A
160	155		NY GRANTS, LOANS, AND OTHER FINANCING SOURCES8
161	156		AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS TO HELP FINANCE THE USE OF CLEAN ENERGY9
162	157		RESOURCES IN SCHOOLS; AND10
163	158		(d) R
164	159		ESOURCES THAT STUDENTS MAY USE IN DEVELOPING11
165	160		PROPOSALS FOR THE ADOPTION AND FINANCING OF CLEAN ENERGY12
166	161		RESOURCES IN THEIR SCHOOLS.13
167	162		(2) T
168	163		HE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW14
169	164		AND UPDATE THE BEST PRACTICES AND POST ANY UPDATES MADE TO THE15
170	165		BEST PRACTICES ON ITS WEBSITE.16
171	166		SECTION 3. Appropriation. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year,17
172	167		$5,042 is appropriated to the department of public health and18
173	168		environment. This appropriation is from the community impact cash fund19
174	169		created in section 25-7-129 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the20
175	170		department may use this appropriation for environmental justice program21
176	171		costs.22
177	172		SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. Section 323
178	173		of this act takes effect only if Senate Bill 25-265 becomes law, and the24
179	174		remainder of this act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the25
180	175		expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general26
181	176		assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section27
182	177		055
183	178		-5- 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item,1
184	179		section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section,2
185	180		or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general3
186	181		election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect4
187	182		on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.5
188	183		055
189	184		-6-