Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyThe committee is responsible for overseeing the Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Task Force and recommending bills to implement the proposals studied by the task force.
The committee reviews transportation, traffic, and motor vehicle legislation and may consult with experts in the fields of traffic regulation, the licensing of drivers, the registration and titling of motor vehicles, and highway construction and planning.
The committee studies wildfire prevention and mitigation.
The Pension Review Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Pension Review Commission, studies and makes recommendations regarding the Public Employees' Retirement Association.
The task force studies sales and use tax simplification between the state and local governments, including home rule municipalities, to identify opportunities and challenges within existing fiscal frameworks to adopt innovative revenue-neutral solutions that do not require constitutional amendments or voter approval.
The committee studies health care issues that affect Colorado residents throughout the state.
Legislative Oversight Committee for Colorado Jail Standards: Oversees the Jail Standards Commission and make recommend legislation during the 2024 session. Jail Standards Commission: Must recommend standards for the operation of jails. A report including its recommendations is to be presented to the oversight committee by November 15, 2023.
The study committee must review data and statistics on the scope of the substance use disorder problem in Colorado; compile an overview of the current resources available to Coloradoans; review the availability of medication-assisted treatment options and whether pharmacists can prescribe those medications; examine what other states and countries are doing to address substance use disorders; identify the gaps in prevention, intervention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery resources; and identify possible legislative options to address these gaps.
The commission studies and proposes legislation relating to funding of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in this state and benefit designs of such pension plans. The commission also studies and proposes legislation regarding the Public Employees' Retirement Association.
The Colorado Jail Standards Commission must recommend standards for the operation of jails. A report including its recommendations is to be presented to the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards by November 15, 2023.
The committee reviews the work of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council and recommends legislation regarding issues affecting Colorado youth.