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SENATE BILLS
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SB 002
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Medicaid Eligibility Foster Care
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Allows persons younger than 21 years
of age who were in the foster care system and who attained the age of 18 years or otherwise became emancipated to continue to be eligible for Medicaid.
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Support
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Passed House 3rd reading
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SB 011
Williams / Todd
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Early Childhood Commission
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Abolishes the early childhood and school readiness commission and creates the 'early childhood commission'.
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Support
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PI in Senate Approp
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SB 012
Williams / Solano
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Investigating Exempt Family Child Care Providers funded by CCAP
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Requires employees of exempt family care centers who receive CCAP funds to undergo a background check.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 015
Boyd / Benefield
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Child Support Recodification (not substantive)
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Reorganizes existing statute for purpose of clarity and ease of use.
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Low priority
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Signed by Governor
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SB 016
Tapia / Butcher
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Compulsory Attendance Age
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Changes the minimum compulsory attendance age for school age children from seven to six years old. |
Support - Priority Bill
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Signed by Governor
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SB 018
Sandoval / Stafford
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Relinquishment of Children Procedure
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Specifies that the juvenile court may terminate the parent-child legal relationship under certain circumstances in expedited relinquishment proceedings.
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Requires further research
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Signed by Governor
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SB 023
Hagerdorn /
McGihon
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Restrict Access to Tanning Beds Minor
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Prohibits the use of tanning beds by a minor unless it is prescribed by a doctor or the minor has a signed, notarized parental note. Parents accompanying minors can also show a drivers license and provide consent in person.
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Support - Priority Bill
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Lost on 3rd Reading in House
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SB 026
Bacon / Pommer
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Local Revenues for Full-day Kindergarten
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De-bruces local revenues for use of Full-day kindergarten.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 032
Kester / Massey
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Juvenile Court Proceedings
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Allows county departments of social services that have been granted custody of a child to continue to intervene in juvenile court proceedings upon request.
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KILLED
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PI'd in Senate Jud.
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SB 033
Brophy / Frangas
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Adoption of High-Risk Children
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Requires the state department of human services to make or continue to make payments in subsidization of adoption to adoptive parents if it is determined after the time the child is placed for adoption that the child is one with special needs requiring mental health treatment and that the special needs are not the result of
abuse or neglect inflicted by one of the adoptive parents subsequent to placement of the child.
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Requires further research
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LO in House on Concurrance
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SB 036
Keller / Stafford
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Coverage of mental health conditions by insurance companies
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Expands mandatory health coverage of mental disorders as defined by the 9th revision of international classification of diseases.
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Requires further research
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Laid Over on Second reading in Senate
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SB 041
Schwartz / Massey
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Public Schools Facilities Equity Act
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Creates the "Public Schools Facilities Equity Act" with an advisory committee to oversee policies. Requires the advisory committee to propose rules to the state board of education concerning uniform statewide minimum facility and safety standards required to qualify for state funding assistance for school districts in providing adequate facilities.
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Support
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Introduced in House and sent to Ed. comm
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SB 050
Renfroe
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School District Employee as Truancy Rep.
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States that representation of a school district in truancy proceedings does not constitute the practice of law. Allows a school district board of education, by resolution, to authorize one or more
employees of the school district to represent the school district in truancy proceedings.
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Low priority
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Signed by Governor
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SB 053
Tupa / Merrifield
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P-16 Councils Bill
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Creates a legislative council to oversee the creation of a seamless integrated education system from preschool through higher education.
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Support
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Passed Senate Ed - sent to approp.
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SB 056
S. Mitchell
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Paternity DNA Testing Child Support
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Allows for an order determining parentage to be modified or set aside in certain situations based on DNA test results. Requires the court to terminate child support obligations in certain situations if DNA test results establish that the obligor is not the child's biological parent.
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Requires further research
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PI'd in House Approp.
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SB 059
Sandoval /
Madden
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Start Smart Nutrition Program
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Eliminates breakfast payment for children who also qualify for the federal reduced price lunch program.
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Support - Priority
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Introduced in the House and assigned to House Ed comm.
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SB 060
Boyd / McGihon
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Emergency Contraception for Survivors
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Requires hospitals to adopt protocols to inform a survivor of a sexual assault of the availability of emergency contraception. Exempts a health care professional who objects on religious or moral grounds from the requirement to provide information concerning emergency contraception. Specifies that hospitals shall not be required to provide emergency contraception to a pregnant woman.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 061
Windels / Merrifield
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Charter School Institute
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Need more research
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Laid over in House on Concurrence
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SB 071
Schultheis /
Lundberg
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Increase Penalty Attacks for Pregnant Woman
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Makes killing a fetus in certain circumstances a class 1 felony.
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KILLED
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PI'd in Senate Jud
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SB 073
Romer / Garcia
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Requirement of English Language Competency to Graduate
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Requires each school district board of education and the state charter school institute board to adopt English language competency as a graduation requirement for high school students graduating during or after the spring semester of 2012.
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Requires more research
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PI'd in House Ed
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SB 077
Takis / Marcostica
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Driver Education Permit Training
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Replaces a requirement that driver's education courses include 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a requirement that a person who received their instruction permit for driver's education have such training before being issued a driver's license. Requires a person who is under 15½ years of age to complete driver's education, but not behind-the-wheel training, prior to obtaining a permit.
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Oppose - cost prohibitive
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Waiting for Governor's signature
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SB 080
Williams / May
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Cervical Cancer Prevention
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Requires a female student and her parent or guardian to be presented with information regarding the link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer and the availability of a vaccine.
Requires female students to present evidence of the receipt of the vaccine prior to attending school or the election of the parent or guardian for the student not to receive the vaccine.
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Support - Priority Bill
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PI'd in Senate Approp
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SB 097
Fitz-Gerald / Madden
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Tobacco Reallocation
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Requires tobacco litigation settlement moneys that are currently required to be credited to the general fund or the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund to be allocated, in lump sums at the beginning of each year.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 128
Penry / King
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Homeless Youth Shelters
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Repeals the restriction on using general fund moneys to implement the "Homeless Youth Act".
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 131
Penry / Witwer
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Math and Science Graduation Requirements
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Requires school districts to require all students to complete 4 years of math and 4 years of science for graduation. |
Support
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PI'd in House Ed
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SB 143
Renfoe / Lambert
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Abortion Ban
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Makes it a class 3 felony to perform an abortion except in cases where life of mother is at risk.
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KILLED
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PI'd in Senate Jud
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SB 148
Romer / Casso
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Fast College Fast Jobs Program
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Creates the fast college fast jobs pilot program to enable students to simultaneously complete the requirements for a high school diploma and an associate's degree or a career and technical
education certificate within 5 years.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 186
Sandoval /
Frangas
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Children's Basic Health Private Insurance
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Requires private insurance companies to accept CHP coverage as certifiable health coverage so that children are not excluded by certain coverage provisions under the pre-existing conditions clause.
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Support
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Signed by Governor
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SB 197
Massey, Morse / Frangas
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Safe-to-tell Hotline Schools
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Sets forth the duties and functions of the safe-2-tell program and telephone hotline to allow persons in schools a means to anonymously report dangerous, violent, or criminal activities.
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Requires more research
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Passed House 3rd reading
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SB 211
Hagedorn / McGihon
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Health Care for Children
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Establishes an advisory committee in the department of health care policy and financing to develop and oversee the implementation of a plan to provide health coverage for all low-income children in Colorado by the end of 2010. For the baby and kid care program under medicaid: Increases the percentage level of the federal poverty line for eligibility for persons at least 6 and under 19 years of
age to 133% effective July 1, 2008. For the children's basic health plan: Increases the percentage level of the federal poverty line
for eligibility to 300% effective July 1, 2009; etc.
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Passed Senate HHS, referred to approp.
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SB 230
McGihon / Keller
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Children's Mental Health Treatment Act
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Authorizes mental health agencies to coordinate mental health care and services for children from assessment to discharge. Clarifies the items that agencies must report to the department of human
services, including outcomes of treatment. Expands the rights of families by allowing for an appeal regarding the discharge of a child from a mental health program. Allows for the payment of room and
board costs associated with residential treatment for categorically eligible children.
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Introduced in House assigned to HHS comm.
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SB 235
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Self Sufficiency Standard
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Requires the state demographer, on or before January 1, 2008, and on or before January 1 each three years thereafter, either to develop or to
contract with a private vendor to develop an economic self-sufficiency standard for the purpose of providing an adequate measure of the economic well-being of Colorado families.
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Support - Priority Bill
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Introduced in House assigned to Local Gov. comm
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HOUSE BILLS
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HB 1001
Marshall / Fitz-Gerald
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Minimum Wage Implement Amendment 42
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Makes conforming amendments to state statutes in response to Amendment 42, the initiated constitutional amendment enacted by the people of Colorado at the 2006 general election.
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Low priority
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Signed by the Governor
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HB 1057
Stafford / Windels
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Juvenile Justice Family Advocates
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Creates demonstration programs for system of care family advocates for mental health juvenile justice populations that are implemented and monitored
by the division of mental health in the department of human services, with input, cooperation, and support services from the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, family advocacy coalitions, and the task force for the continuing examination of the treatment of persons with mental illness who are involved in the criminal and juvenile justice systems in Colorado.
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Requires more research
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House Jud refer to Approp
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HB 1058
Solano / Takis
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Juvenile Justice Procedures for Youth Who Suffer from Mental Health Problems
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In a juvenile delinquency proceeding, requires the court, prosecution, defense, guardian ad litem, probation officer, parent, or legal guardian to raise the issue of emotional disturbance if one of those parties has a reason to believe that the juvenile suffers from emotional disturbance. Directs the
court to order an assessment when the issue of emotional disturbance is raised, unless the court has sufficient information about the emotional disturbance.
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Requires more research
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Deemed Lost
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HB 1061
Todd / Shaffer
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Licensing Specialists for Child Care Facilities
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Requires at least one monitoring visit per year by child care facility inspectors to licensed child care facilities in the state.
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KILLED
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PI'd in House HHS
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HB 1062
Solano / Williams
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Early Childhood Councils
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Allows counties to apply for local early childhood council designation and receive funds to address local needs and conditions. Repeals the pilot program for community consolidated child care services. Incorporates existing pilot programs and early childhood councils or partnerships into a new and expanded integrated statewide system of early childhood councils.
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Support
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House Ed refer to Approp
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HB 1093
Carroll / Bacon
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Sexual Assaults in Penal Institutions
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Directs the department of corrections and the division of youth corrections in the department of human services to develop polices and procedures regarding sexual assaults in penal institutions.
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Support
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Laid Over House 2nd reading
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HB 1098
Frangas
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Post Secondary Transition Programs
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Creates the Colorado postsecondary transitions grant program and fund to address issues of retention and achievement with economically disadvantaged students and students from
traditionally underrepresented groups when they transition from high school to postsecondary studies.
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Support
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PI'd in House Approp
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HB 1118
Todd / Tupa
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High School Graduation Requirements
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Requires the state board of education to adopt guidelines for the establishment of minimum high school graduation requirements.
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Support
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Passed 3rd reading Senate
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HB 1129
Merrifield / Morse
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Juvenile Justice Restorative Justice Programs
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Encourages each local juvenile services planning committee to consider restorative justice programs when developing its resources plan. Creates the restorative justice coordinating council to provide assistance and education related to restorative justice programs. Directs the Tony Grampsas youth services board to consider applications from restorative justice programs and consider in the grant award process whether a grant program applicant includes restorative justice components.
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Requires more research
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Signed by Governor
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HB 1243
Todd / Williams
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Science and Math After-School Grant Program
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Establishes the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ("STEM") after-school education pilot grant program in the office of economic development.
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Support
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Waiting for Governor's signature
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HB 1244
Williams / Peniston
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Education Gifted Students
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Requires a school district, a board of cooperative services, and the state charter school institute to serve every gifted child. Requires administrative units to develop and implement a program
for the education of gifted children.
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Requires more research
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Passed House 3rd reading
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HB 1248
Benefield / Kester
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Drug and Alcohol After School Program
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Creates the Colorado student before-and-after-school project, within the Tony Grampsas youth services program, to provide funding for before-and-after-school programs primarily for youth enrolled in grades 6 through 8.
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Support - Priority Bill
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Passed Senate Ed, referred to Approp.
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HB 1255
McGihon / Gordon
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Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
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Allows a court in a child-custody proceeding to consider the probability that a party will abduct a child to another state or a foreign jurisdiction. Enables the court to issue an abduction prevention order with provisions the court determines necessary to protect the safety of the child after it finds evidence of a credible risk of abduction.
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Requires more research
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Passed Senate 3rd reading
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HB 1292
Todd / Windels
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Content Standards Human Sexuality
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Requires school districts, family resource centers, and teen pregnancy prevention programs that offer instruction regarding human sexuality to adopt science-based content standards for such instruction. Specifies the minimum requirements for a school district curriculum concerning human sexuality.
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Support - Priority Bill
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Waiting for Governor's Signature
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HB 1300
Todd
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Notification of Human Sexuality Instruction
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Eliminates the requirement that school officials receive prior written approval from a parent or guardian before his or her child may participate in a program discussing human sexuality. Requires school officials to provide parents or guardians written notification of the ability to excuse a student, without penalty, from that portion of a planned curriculum that concerns human sexuality.
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Support
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Lost on 3rd
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HB 1301
Buescher /
Williams
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Cervical Cancer Immunization
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Establishes the cervical cancer immunization program to immunize female minors and women against cervical cancer. Directs the department of public health and environment to investigate ways of making cervical cancer vaccines available. Authorizes the state board of health to adopt rules to assist the department in making the vaccines available.
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Support - Priority Bill
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Passed House 3rd reading
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HB 1320
Benefield / Bacon
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State Ed Data Tech System
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Enacts the "Data Reporting and Technology Act", and makes legislative findings concerning the intended goals of implementing a single statewide education data collection and management system.
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Support
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Passed Senate Ed. and referred to Approp.
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HB 1330
Madden / Veiga
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Second Parent Adoptions
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Allows a child to be adopted by a specified second adult parent upon the written and verified consent of a single parent if the child has no other legal parent. Allows the use of the same home study report in cases where the sole legal parent adopted the child within 6 months prior to the second adoption and the second adult parent was involved in that home
study report.
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Waiting for Governor's signature
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HB 1335
McGihon / Romer
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Supp Low-Income State Employee Benefits
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Reallocates tobacco litigation settlement moneys currently allocated pursuant to Senate Bill 07-097 to supplement the state contribution to the medical benefit plan premiums of all state employees
to supplement only the state contribution to the group medical benefit plan premiums of lower-income state employees who have at least one
dependent other than a spouse. Reallocates a portion of the settlement moneys currently allocated for short-term innovative health program grants to pay administrative costs related to the new supplements. Defines the class of lower-income state employees eligible for supplements and other terms. Specifies the supplement application process. Makes conforming amendments. Makes legislative findings and declarations.
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Passed House 3rd reading
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HB 1358
Carroll T. / Gordon
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Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
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Creates the Colorado criminal and juvenile justice commission. Creates a director position for the commission, to be appointed by the governor.
States that the mission of the commission is to enhance public safety, ensure justice, and protect the rights of victims through the cost-effective use of public resources.
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Passed House Jud. referred to approp.
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FEDERAL LEGISLATION
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Federal Youth Coordination Act (FYCA)
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Passed in October of 2006 and renamed the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act (H.R. 856/S.409) - Creates the Federal Youth Development Council to oversee and coordinate the existing federal resources that are funding youth programs across 12 federal agencies.
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Support
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The Council now needs funding from Congress to begin operations - Congress will need to provide funding in the FY 2008 budget.
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