Legislative Status Report

2008 Regular Session

This page last updated May 8, 2008

The Bell Policy Center and Bell Action Network do not explicitly support or oppose the following bills unless indicated. The Bell provides these summaries as a service to the public.

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The regular session of the 66th General Assembly will start on Jan. 9, 2008, and must close no later than May 7, 2008.

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TABOR, Ref C and state finance • Immigration

Gateway 1: A Healthy Birth • Gateway 2: A Safe and Stimulating Childhood

Gateway 3: Building a Solid Base for Literacy • Gateway 4: Establishing a Healthy Lifestyle in Childhood and Adolescence

Gateway 5: Leaving High School with a Diploma and the Skills to Succeed

Gateway 6: Access to Education and Training for Adults • Gateway 7: A Healthy Adult Life

Gateway 8: Earning a Decent Living and Building Wealth • Gateway 9: A Financially Secure and Healthy Retirement

The Health of Democracy

TABOR, Ref C, state finance and regulatory issues

Bill No. & sponsors	Bill title, summary & state fiscal impact	Bill status
SB 11 S: Morse, Boyd H: Massey, Green	Uncompensated trauma care to persons injured in motor vehicle accidents in Colorado: Establishes program in the Department of Public Health and Environment to reimburse emergency and trauma-care providers for uncompensated care provided to patients injured in a motor-vehicle accident. Allows reimbursements for uncompensated trauma care to licensed ambulances, licensed air ambulances, trauma physicians and trauma centers. Establishes the program fund in the state treasury, consisting of moneys credited to the program fund from a $16 fee on motor vehicle registrations and moneys recovered from responsible parties for the payment of trauma care that was reimbursed by the program fund. Mandates all automobile insurance policies issued, delivered or renewed in the state to contain emergency medical care coverage with benefits of at least $15,000. SFI: For FY 2008-09, Cash Fund impact only.	1/9/2008 Introduced 05/06/2008 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass 05/06/2008 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
SB 22 S: Sandoval H: Ferrandino	Overexpenditures in the Children's Basic Health Plan: Authorizes expenditures of the Department of Health Care and Policy Financing for the Children's Basic Health Plan to exceed the amount appropriated if there is money available in reversions from the department, the health-care expansion fund or the children's basic health plan. SFI: None	1/9/2008 Introduced 04/14/2008 Governor Action - Signed
SB 137 S: Renfroe H: Gardner, C.	Money saved from school district mill levy: For the 2008-09 budget year, and each budget year thereafter until a court has entered a final judgment in Mesa County Board of County Commissioners v. Colorado Department of Education, directs the state treasurer to transfer to the School District Reimbursement Account (created by the bill) an amount equal to the savings that result to the state from the mill levy stabilization plan enacted through the School Finance Act of 2007. If the court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, requires the General Assembly to appropriate the money in the account to the Department of Education to be distributed to school districts to assist the districts in paying taxpayer refunds. If the court rules in favor of the department, requires the General Assembly to transfer the moneys in the account to the state education fund for use by the state. SFI: not yet identified	2/1/2008 Introduced Assigned to Finance, 2/1 Postponed indefinitely, 2/14
SB 162 (Just added!) S: Boyd H: Reisberg	Interest on fiduciarily held real estate accounts: creates the Fiduciary Earnings for Affordable Housing Foundation, a Colorado nonprofit corporation, for generating a statewide source of revenue to support the creation and maintenance of safe and affordable housing alternatives for low- and moderate-income residents. SFI: State, local and statutory public entity fiscal impact	02/14/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services 03/05/2008 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
SB 210 S: Shaffer H: Scanlan	Colorado Child Care Assistance program provider reimbursement rates: requires that reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) be increased to 75 percent of each county's market rate. SFI: The bill's fiscal impact is estimated at $12,030,302 in FY 2013-14. Of the total amount, $10,851,333 is presumed to be General Fund and $1,178,969 is county funds.	03/18/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/05/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
SB 213 (Just added!) H: May, M. S: McElhany	Authorizes the Colorado Tolling Enterprise to designate part or all of Interstate 70 between Floyd Hill and the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial tunnel as a toll road. The tolls are limited to a maximum of $5.00 per vehicle and two-thirds of the revenue generated is to be used to expand the highway to alleviate congestion and the rest used for administration, operation and repairs. Residents of Gilpin, Clear Creek and Summit counties and businesses with vehicles registered in those counties would be exempted from the tolls. The CTE is encouraged to seek waivers from the federal government to prevent the loss of federal funding. SFI: $4,832,487 ’08-09; $3,716,861 ’09-10.	3/24/2008 Introduced to Senate 04/24/2008 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over to 05/26/2008
SB 216 (Just added!) S: Morse H: White	County contribution for the cost of placement of children in residential child care facilities: Bill recommended by the Joint Budget Committee, the bill limits the county share to 10 percent of the cost of placement for children in residential child health care facilities for FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10. After FY 2009-10, the county share reverts to 20 percent. SFI: General Fund expenditures will increase by $8,001,927 in FY 2008-09 and FY 2009-10 with a corresponding decrease in county contributions.	03/26/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/02/2008 House Third Reading Passed
SB 222 (Just added!) H:None S:McElhany	Concerning an increase in the percentage of the moneys transferred from the sales and use tax holding fund to the highway users tax fund and credited to the state highway fund that must be expended for transit purposes or tansit-related capital improvements. Directs that on or after July 1, 2009 at least 20 percent of the sales tax revenues transferred to the highway users tax fund under SB 97 1, be expended for transit purposes or for transit-related capital improvements up from 10 percent required under current law. SFI: $0	4/9/2008 Introduced to Senate 04/15/2008 Senate Committee on Transportation Postpone Indefinitely
SB 230 S:Morse B:Buescher	Hosptials Medicaid units of government: allows governmental hospitals to levy a sales tax throughout their specified taxing area, if approved by voters. Taxing areas are defined. The revenue collected from a new sales tax may not be used to replace state funding for the hospital. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the collection, administration, and enforcement of any new tax in the same manner as that for the current state sales tax. SFI: $7,000 in FY 2008-09	04/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/05/2008 House Third Reading Passed
SB 244 S:Tapia H: Rice and McFadyen	Transportation Infrastructure Preservation Act: Imposes an additional $6 per day fee on daily vehicle rental fees; a transportation infrastructure preservation fee equal to the difference between the amount of the current ownership tax imposed on a vehicle and $75; and, a bridge safety trust fund fee equal to $25 on up to two vehicles registered to the same owner. Vehicles on which the ownership taxes total less than $75 during 2008 are exempted from the transportation preservation fee. Some farm and other vehicles are exempted from the bridge safety trust fund fee. These fees would be suspended in any year beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 if the legislature reduces the amount of General Fund transfers to transportation under current law. It also directs how much and to what purposes revenues in both funds can be used. Directs the Department of Transportation to prominently display on its web site an interact map showing the location of every structurally deficient bridge in the state.	04/24/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans & Military Affairs 05/02/2008 Senate Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
HB 1009 H: Massey, Casso and Green S: Morse, Boyd, Shaffer	Emergency medical care coverage in connection with an automobile insurance policy issued in Colorado: Requires an automobile insurance policy to contain emergency medical care coverage of at least $15,000 to cover the costs of all necessary and accident-related emergency medical care to a person injured in a motor vehicle accident. Establishes a presumption that the minimum amount of emergency medical care coverage required by law is included in an automobile insurance policy if the insurer fails to include any emergency medical care coverage in the policy. SFI: None	1/9/2008 Introduced 04/21/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Committee Vote - Final Action Failed
HB 1013 H: Sonnenberg S: none	School-related sales-tax exemption: Creates a sales-tax exemption for a sale related to a school made by specified persons or entities. SFI: Reduction in General Fund revenues of at least $175,000 for FY 2008-09 and $210,000 for FY 2009-10	1/9/2008 Introduced 05/05/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1032 H: Massey, Green, Riesberg S: Morse, Boyd	Change in payments to pharmacies for certain drugs under Medicaid: Directs the Department of Health Care and Policy Financing to change reimbursement rate, review the impact and calculate the anticipated reduction in the reimbursement rate to be paid to pharmacies due to the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. SFI: Expected General Fund expenditure in FY 2008-09 is $1,625,000	1/9/2008 Introduced 05/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1043 H: Butcher S: Sandoval	Codification of the Consumer Insurance Council: Codifies the existing Consumer Insurance Council within the Division of Insurance to operate as an advisory body to the commissioner of insurance concerning matters of interest to the public. SFI: None	1/9/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 3/24
HB 1062 H: Green, Casso, Massey, Riesberg, Swalm S: Boyd, Morse, Shaffer	Expansion of the prescription drug information and technical assistance program: Allows the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to expand the Prescription Drug Information and Technical Assistance Program in Medicaid to other programs administered by the department. SFI: No General Fund expenditures in FY 2008-09	1/9/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 3/31
HB 1063 H : Primavera, Kerr, J., Marshall, Mitchell V. S: Isgar, Spence, Takis, Taylor	Capitated payments to Medicaid Mental Health Care Providers: Specifies that a managed-care organization that provides community mental health services to Medicaid recipients is not subject to the usual rate-calculation requirements for Medicaid-managed health-care organizations. A proposal from such a managed-care organization must be certified as actuarially sound. SFI: No amount stated but potential increase in General Fund	1/9/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 4/3
HB 1081 H: Lundberg S: none	Property-tax credits to support education: Creates three property-tax credits: a credit for tuition payments to an independent or parochial school or other educational expenses for a student who previously attended a public school; a credit for contributions to a school tuition organization; and a credit for tuition payments to an independent or parochial school or other educational expenses that do not require a student to have previously attended a public school. SFI: General Fund appropriation of $10.7 million for FY 2008-09 and $17.4 million in FY 2009-10	1/10/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, 1/30
HB 1101 H: Gardner, B, Gardner C. S: Renfroe, Spence	Increased funding for services for persons with developmental disabilities for the purpose of reducing waiting lists: Creates the developmental disabilities services cash fund. Directs the general assembly to make annual appropriations from the fund to the Department of Human Services for program costs for adult comprehensive services, adult supported-living services, and family support services for persons with developmental disabilities. SFI: $8,640,000 General Fund in FY 2008-09 and $9,020,000 in FY 2009-10.	1/10/2008 Introduced 05/02/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1131 H: McGihon S: Hagedorn	Procedures required for changes in control of insurers: Requires the commissioner of insurance to conduct an independent investigation to determine the impact on competition resulting from a proposed merger of insurers, followed by a public report. Specifies that the commissioner shall approve any merger or acquisition of control only after making certain findings.	1/15/2008 Introduced 04/25/2008 Governor Action - Signed
HB 1143 H: Butcher, Benefield, Carroll M., Curry, Fischer, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gallegos, Green, Hodge, Kefalas, Labuda, Madden, McFadyen, McKinley, Merrifield, Primavera, Soper, Weissmann S: Tochtrop	Prohibit use of credit scores in insurance underwriting: Prohibits an insurer from using credit scoring for the acceptance, denial, renewal or rating of a potential insured for insurance underwriting purposes in connection with property and casualty insurance. SFI: None	1/15/2008 Introduced Lost with amendments after second reading, 1/29
HB 1167 H: Frangas S: none	Specialized legal protections for certain members of vulnerable population groups: Requires an insurer to issue a Medicare-supplement policy to an eligible person as defined by rule of the commissioner of insurance. Requires the executive director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to appoint a working group to study health-care issues for vulnerable populations. Directs the Department of Human Services to conduct developmental assessments for children under age 5 who receive child welfare services for more than 60 consecutive days.	1/16/2008 Introduced 05/02/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1199 H: Ferrandino, Casso, Gagliardi, Kerr, A. S: Williams	Updating the tuberculosis statutes to reflect current public health practice: Updates the statutes governing the treatment and control of tuberculosis to reflect current medical practices, including eliminating references to quarantine, emphasizing that control methods are targeted at persons who are infected or suspected of being infected with tuberculosis and reflecting that the tuberculosis program is carried out primarily through control efforts and treatment rather than an active program of hospitalization. Specifies when medical records may be inspected and by what authorized persons.	1/22/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 4/7
HB 1228 H: Green S: None	Unfair business practices in sale of insurance: Authorizes the commissioner of insurance to collect restitution from insurance producers and insurance companies for wrongful acts. Requires an insurer to be financially responsible for the unfair business practices of an insurance producer authorized to sell a product or plan of the insurer, if the insurer knew or should have known about the unfair business practices. SFI: None	1/30/2008 Introduced 04/21/2008 Governor Action - Signed
HB 1256 H: Garcia, Benefield, Borodkin, Carroll M., Curry, Frangas, Jahn, May M., Solano, Soper, Stafford, Todd, Weissmann S: Sandoval, Tupa	Prohibit cash fund use for general purposes: Allows moneys derived from a state charge and credited to a cash fund to be transferred to the general fund only for a purpose for which transfers to the general fund were statutorily authorized at the time the charge was credited to the cash fund or to defray the indirect administrative costs associated with a specific program, purpose or service for which the state imposed the charge.	1/31/2008 Introduced 04/23/2008 House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
HB 1271 H: Sonnenberg S: Kopp	Sales tax holiday for school supplies: During two four-day periods in August of each year, allows a vendor to elect not to collect and remit sales tax on school supplies, clothing not exceeding $100 per item, computers and peripherals for personal use not exceeding $1,000, and musical instruments, sheet music and related items not exceeding $1,000 per purchase. SFI: not yet identified	1/31/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, 2/20
HB 1309 H: Mitchell, V., Ferrandino S: Isgar	Sunset review CoverColorado assessments: Continuation of the assessments imposed upon health insurance carriers to fund the CoverColorado program and eliminating the sunset of the assessment and creating a task force to develop long-term care funding plan for the program. SFI: This bill is assessed at no state fiscal impact but will have a fiscal impact for CoverColorado.	2/01/2008 Introduced 05/01/2008 Governor Action - Signed
HB 1311 H: Swalm S: Johnson	Small group limited health benefit plan Beginning January 1, 2009, small employer health insurance carriers are required to offer a limited benefit plan. Only employers who have not offered employer-sponsored health coverage in the prior 12 months may select the limited benefit plan. SFI: State cash funds $45,125 in FY 2008-09 and $67,983 in FY 2009-10	02/01/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor; 02/28/2008 House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Postpone Indefinitely
HB 1327 H: Gardner S: Mitchell, S.	Access to affordable health insurance products for Colorado residents through the elimination of certain Colorado restrictions that increase the costs of health insurance products for consumers: This bill allows Colorado residents to purchase health insurance from companies that are not licensed in Colorado but whose insurance products are lawfully sold in other states. The insurance companies will be subject to regulation by the Commissioner of Insurance with regards to the current statutory requirements for prompt payment of claims and rules for denial of benefits. SFI: Diverts $42,592 from the General Fund in FY 2008-09 and $40,865 in FY 2009-10.	2/04/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, 3/10
HB 1340 H: Kefalas, Levy S: Boyd	Establishment of a housing investment fund and increasing the document fee on real estate transactions subject to voter approval to fund affordable housing: Creates the Colorado Housing Investment Fund in the state treasury. Makes the administrator of the fund the state division of housing. Specifies the sources of money to be transferred to the fund. Authorizes money to be paid from the fund in the form of grants and loans. Specifies requirements pertaining to the awarding of grants and loans. Specifies that money paid out in grants or that are loaned from the fund shall be used to support the creation and maintenance of affordable housing statewide.	2/18/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, House committee on Finance, 4/2
HB 1385 (Just added!) H:Primavera S:Schwartz	Increased health insurance transparency as amended by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee: requires the Insurance Commissioner to implement and maintain a consumer guide to health benefits coverage on the Division of Insurance website. The website must include information on each carrier, a link to the division's complaint form and index of complaints, and other information the commissioner determines to be useful to consumers. In addition, health care insurance producers and agents must disclose expected commission amounts to consumers. SFI:$8,774 in FY 2008-09	04/02/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations 05/05/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1389 (Just added!) H:Carroll, M S:Sandoval	Fair and accountable insurance rates as amended by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee (FAIR bill): creates the Fair Accountable Insurance Rates Act for health insurance rates that take effect on or after January 1, 2009. Insurance companies are required to report the number of lives insured in the prior year, and file complete and detailed descriptions of their rating and renewal underwriting practices with the Commissioner of Insurance. Rate filings that include rate increases, must be filed with the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the proposed use of the rates. If the commissioner does not approve or disapprove the rates filed within a 60-day period, the insurance company may use the rates on the condition that the commissioner may disapprove the rates later. SFI: Cash Funds $328,885 in FY 2007-08; $219,767 in FY 2008-09	04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations 05/05/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments
HB 1390 (Just added!) H:McGihon S:Isgar	CoverColorado long-term funding: establishes a new funding structure for the CoverColorado program beginning January 1, 2009 SFI: statutory public fiscal impact	04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations 04/30/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1393 (Just added!) H:Stephens, Pommer S:Morse, Mitchell, S.	Consumer health care transparency act: requires the Commissioner of Insurance to work with the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) to include information about charges for the 25 most common inpatient procedures in the hospital report card. In addition, health insurance carriers must submit certain information to the Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Insurance, including a list of the average reimbursement rates for the 25 most common inpatient procedures and producer compensation schedules. The commissioner may post this information on the division's website. SFI: $14,705 cash funds in FY 2008-09	04/11/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations 05/05/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1407 (Just added!) H:Romanoff S:Gordon	Penalty unreasonable conduct insurers: the rerevised bill prohibits the unreasonable delay or denial of payment of a claim for benefits owed by an insurance company, and provides remedies for claimants, including a new cause of action SFI: Statutory public fiscal impact	04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor + Appropriations; 05/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1409 (Just added!) H:Pommer S:Johnson	Medicaid third party recoveries: authorizes the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to take all reasonable measures to determine the legal liability of third parties to pay for services provided to Medicaid clients and to pursue claims against liable parties. SFI: reduced approprations to Health Care and Policy Financing	04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1410 (Just added!) H:Kerr S: Tochtrop	Preventative coveral colorectal cancer: mandates most health insurance plans to cover screening tests for colorectal cancer with cost sharing limited to 10 percent of the cost of screening SFI: no state funds	04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor 05/06/2008 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
HB 1411 (Just added!) H:Marshall S:Sandoval	Colorado health care anti-kickback act creates the Colorado Health Care Anti-Kickback Act: makes it a deceptive trade practice for an insurance company to provide incentives to healthcare providers to deny, reduce, or delay medically necessary and appropriate procedures to patients SFI: none	04/22/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor 05/05/2008 Senate Second Reading Lost with Amendments

Immigration

Bill No. & sponsors	Bill title, summary & state fiscal impact	Bill status
HB 1039 H: Summers S: Renfroe	Voter photo identification in elections: Specifies that the identification used for election-related purposes shall contain a photograph of the eligible elector. SFI: $13,591 in FY 2008-2009; $0 in FY 2009-2010	Introduced 1/9/2008 Postponed indefinitley, 2/7
HB 1177 H: McNulty S: McElhany	Identification document voting citizenship: Requires a person applying to register to vote to provide proof of citizenship with a passport, birth certificate, naturalization documentation, number of applicant’s certificate of naturalization or any document or method of proof established by federal immigration law. Directs the county clerk and recorder to not register anyone who applies until the person provides proof of citizenship. Provides exemptions to proof of citizenship for moving within the county and changes to registration records established before a certain date, and for individuals that are absent uniformed services electors or overseas electors applying to register by federal post-card application. SFI: $0 in FY 2008-2009, $0 in FY 2009-2010	1/27/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, 2/7
HB 1326 H: Lambert S: Schultheis	Verify lawful presence public benefits: Prohibits the appropriation of state money to a person to provide public benefits unless the person can demonstrate compliance with the requirement to verify lawful presence in the United States. SFI: not yet identified	2/4/2008 Introduced Postponed indefinitely, 2/21

Gateway 1. A Healthy Birth

Bill No. & sponsors	Bill title, summary & state fiscal impact	Bill status
SB 3 S: Boyd, Morse, Shaffer H: Riesberg, Green	Family planning pilot program: Directs that the percentage of the federal poverty level used to determine eligibility for the family planning pilot program be established in the request for a federal waiver. SFI: None	1/9/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 3/13
SB 22 S: Sandoval H: Ferrandino	Overexpenditures in the Children's Basic Health Plan: See state finance and Gateway 4	See State Finance and Gateway 4
HB 1005 H: Frangas S: Boyd	Collaborative management of multi-agency services provided to children and families: Requires a memorandum of understanding for the coordination of services for children and families to identify anticipated reinvestment savings as a result of the collaborative system of management of multi-agency services program. SFI: None	1/9/2008 Introduced 04/30/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
HB 1276 H: Kerr S: Gibbs	Workplace accommodations for nursing mothers: Establishes the Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers Act, which requires an employer to provide reasonable paid or unpaid break time for an employee who is a nursing mother to express milk up to 2 years after the child’s birth. SFI: None	1/31/2008 Introduced Signed by the Governor, 4/7

Gateway 2. A Safe and Stimulating Early Childhood

Bill No. & sponsors	Bill title, summary & state fiscal impact	Bill status
HB 1049 H: Benefield, Buescher, Massey, McNulty S: Groff, Penry, Romer, Shaffer, Spence, Windels	Years for which a taxpayer may claim the income taxcredit for child-care facilities: Extends the income tax years for which a taxpayer may claim a credit for making a monetary contribution to promote child care in the state to income tax years commencing before January 1, 2020. SFI: No General Fund expenditures in FY 2008-09	1/9/2008 Introduced 04/25/2008 Senate Second Reading Laid Over
HB 1265 (Just added!) H: Todd S: Shaffer	Eligibility child care assistance program: permits counties to increase the income eligibility level for the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program from 225% of the federal poverty level to 85% of the state median income SFI: Local conditional impact	01/31/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services 04/14/2008 Governor Action - Signed
HB 1366 (Just added!) H:Pommer, Buescher, White S:Keller, Morse, Johnson	Recodification of early intervention services (reengrossed): recodifies statutes related to early intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. SFI: none	03/17/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services 04/23/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed
HB 1391 (Just added!) H:Romanoff, Buescher S:Keller, Morse, Boyd	Mental health services child abuse pilot the reengrossed bill: creates the Child Welfare and Mental Health Services Pilot Program to be established in at least three counties. By July 1, 2008, the Department of Human Services must issue a request for proposals for the selection of a contractor to develop and implement the program to provide mental health screenings and evaluations and mental health services for any child ages 4 through 10 who is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect, and to his or her siblings. Children receiving services through the pilot may continue to receive services after their tenth birthday. SFI: $1.977 million in FY 2008-09 and $3.472 million in FY 2009-10	04/04/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/06/2008 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments
HB 1404 (Just added!) H:Stafford S:Keller	Study and review child welfare system this reengrossed bill: requires the Department of Human Services to make periodic reports to the House and Senate Health and Human Services Committees and the Joint Budget Committee regarding findings and recommendations of the Child Welfare Action Committee, created by executive order B 006 08. The first report is due January 31, 2009. SFI: $350,000 General Fund in FY 2008-09	04/21/2008 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/06/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

Gateway 3. Building a Solid Base for Literacy

Bill No. & sponsors	Bill title, summary & state fiscal impact	Bill status
SB 1 S: Morse H: Stephens	School safety resource center: Creates in the Department of Public Safety the school-safety resource center to assist schools in preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and crisis situations. Creates the school-safety resource center advisory board. Requires the executive director of the department to report to the Education and Judiciary committees of the House of Representatives and Senate concerning the value of the services provided by the center to schools.	1/9/2008 Introduced 04/30/2008 House Third Reading Passed
SB 65 S: Spence H: none	Teacher-performance incentive grant: Establishes the teacher-performance incentive grant program. Provides that school districts, charter schools and institute charter schools may create a teacher-performance incentive plan and apply to the Department of Education for a teacher-performance incentive grant. Instructs the state Board of Education to award grants to applicants. Establishes the teacher performance incentive grant fund. SFI: Not yet identified	1/15/2008 Introduced 05/01/2008 House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
SB 130 S: Groff and Spence H: Witwer, Carroll, T.	Innovation Schools Act of 2008: Allows a public school or group of public schools to submit to its school district board of education an innovation plan to allow the school or schools to implement innovations including but not limited to delivery of educational services, personnel administration and decision-making and budgeting. Requires the local board to review each submitted plan and approve the school as an innovation school or the group of schools as an innovation school zone or to reject the plan. Specifies the minimum contents of a plan. Encourages schools, groups of schools and local boards to consider innovations in specified areas and to seek public and private funding to offset the costs of developing and implementing the plans. SFI: not yet identified	1/31/2008 Introduced 05/05/2008 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
SB 212 S: Romer and Penry H: Witwer and Scanlan	Preschool to Postsecondary Ed Alignment: Reforms P-20 education by refocusing education standards and assessments on the development of skills and competencies needed by students for success in postsecondary education and careers, and encouraging local school districts to create multiple curricula through which students can achieve the standards. SFI: $399,934 General Fund in FY2008-09 and $451,824 General Fund in FY 2009-10. School district fiscal impacts will not be known until the standards and assessments are developed and adopted. Read the testimony given by the Bell's Frank Waterous to the Senate Education committee	3/24/2008 Introduced in Senate 05/06/2008 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
SB 215 S:Schwartz H:Reisberg	OIT Broadband Telecom Map: Directs the Chief Information Officer of the Office of Information Technology, in consultation with the Public Utilities Commission and the Governor's Innovation Council, to identify broadband telecommunications service areas and information service areas within Colorado and to develop a map of such areas, with the goal of using the map to help plan the deployment of broadband service to unserved areas of the state. Uses the map as the basis for an inventory of existing and potential service areas and makes a report available to the General Assembly containing this information. SFI: $21,000 of Broadband Inventory Fund in FY2008-09 and $6,500 of Broadband Inventory Fund in FY2009-10	03/24/2008 Introduced In Senate 04/28/2008 House Third Reading Passed
SB 230 S: Morse H: Buescher	Authority of certain hospital care providers as units of government under Medicaid: Authorizes specified governmental hospital care providers, subject to voter approval, to levy and collect a sales tax within certain geographic areas. Establishes a definition of "state university teaching hospital". SFI not available	04/16/2008 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health and Human Services + Appropriations 05/05/2008 House Third Reading Passed
HB 1021 H: Peniston S: none	Early kindergarten gifted children: Amends the definition of "gifted children" to include children as young as 4 years old. Requires the Department of Education to establish criteria and a process to determine whether early access to kindergarten or first grade is appropriate for a “gifted” child who is 4 years old. Allows a school district to count and receive funding for 4-year-olds enrolled in kindergarten or the first grade. SFI: General Fund appropriation of $252,799 in FY 2008-09 and $534,428 in FY 2009-10	1/9/2008 Introduced 05/05/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1152 H: Gardner, B. S: Mitchell, S.	Guarantee tuition contract higher ed: Requires a state-supported institution of higher education to offer to enter into a fixed-rate contract with an incoming freshman student. Specifies that the contract shall fix the student's rate of tuition at the amount charged at the time of enrollment in the institution if the student remains enrolled full-time; completes a 2-year degree program within 2 years, a 4-year degree program within 4 years, or a teaching program within 5 years; and maintains at least a 2.0 grade-point average each semester. Revokes the fixed-rate contract permanently if the student does not meet one or more of the specified requirements. SFI: Not yet identified	1/15/2008 Introduced Postponed Indefinitely, 2/7
HB 1255 H: Gardner, C. S: none	Teacher loan forgiveness program: Expands the definition of "rural school district" to allow more teachers who teach in rural areas to qualify for the teacher loan forgiveness pilot program. Specifies that the General Assembly may appropriate General Fund money to fund the program. Removes the provisions that limit the program to repaying only CollegeInvest loans. Increases the dollar amount that all teachers under the program can seek in loan forgiveness. Extends the repeal date of the program. SFI: Not yet identified Bell's Opportunity Note, Feb. 21, 2008	1/30/2008 Introduced 05/02/2008 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
HB 1317 H: Looper, Gallegos S:Tapia	Interstate Compact Ed Military Children: Creates an interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Directs the governor to enter into a compact on educational opportunity for military children with other states to remove barriers to educational success that are imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents.