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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Human Services Legislation

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Children & Domestic Matters

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Human Services

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

09/13/2023

The General Assembly addressed a number of bills related to human services and various children and domestic matters, including the establishment and preservation of “family time” and improving services offered to children and youth.

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Final/Annual Reports

2013 Water Resources Review Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado's water resources.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2013

Subjects:

General Assembly

Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Final/Annual Reports

2013 Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force Final Report

Pursuant to Section 2-2-1404, Colorado Revised Statutes. The primary purpose of this task force is to assess current state policies and practices that promote economic opportunity and poverty reduction and, by 2019, reduce by at least 50 percent the number of Coloradans, including children and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2013

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

General Assembly

Issue Briefs

Legislative Decision-Making and Colorado's Pension Plans (2013)

Like other states, Colorado offers retirement benefits to its employees through a variety of pension plans. The state's pension plans are established in law and include both employee and employer contributions, which are made in lieu of contributions to the federal Social Security program. The...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/06/2013

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

The Smart Government Act (2013)

The Colorado General Assembly has considered and made changes to the state budget process during the past three years. Specifically, House Bill 10-1119 established a performance-based budgeting program through the State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2013

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Colorado Juvenile Justice Systems (2013)

Juvenile justice systems were created in the late 19th century under the philosophy that juveniles are different than adults and may have different rehabilitation needs. Colorado has two separate systems for the detention or commitment of juveniles convicted of crimes. One system exists within...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/03/2013

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Child Welfare (2013)

Colorado's child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in Colorado, including administration and funding, reporting and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/26/2013

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Civil Union (2013)

In the 2013 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 13-011, the Colorado Civil Union Act. This issue brief summarizes the provisions of the act and discusses other states' laws concerning same-sex marriage and civil unions. A brief explanation of two same-sex marriage cases...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/19/2013

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

Final/Annual Reports

2012 Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Lower North Fork Wildfire Commission.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2012

Subjects:

General Assembly

Natural Resources & Environment

Final/Annual Reports

2012 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 31-31-1001, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the committee is to study and develop proposed legislation relating to funding of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in this state and the benefit designs of such pension plans.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2012

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

General Assembly

Local Government

Final/Annual Reports

2012 Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Health Benefit Exchange Implementation Review Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2012

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

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