Date: 04/13/2016
Location:

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Refer House Bill 16-1048 to the Committee of the W	PASS

05:54 PM -- HB 16-1048

The committee came back to order. Senator Lundberg introduced House Bill 16-1048, concerning expanding the scope of the Business Enterprise Program (BEP). This bill, as amended by the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee, establishes a working group in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) consisting of various stakeholders and representatives from state agencies concerning the BEP. Specifically, the working group is required to study ways to expand opportunities for BEP vendors at the Department of Corrections, the Department of Natural Resources, institutions of higher education, and the Colorado State Fair. The working group will also consider the possibility of the BEP vendors expanding beyond food service and vending facilities. The working group is required to prepare a report and make recommendations to the relevant committees of the General Assembly by January 1, 2017. The bill also allows the CDLE to issue licenses to BEP vendors to operate businesses other than vending facilities.

05:57 PM -- Brad Basta, Business Enterprise Program, spoke in support of the bill.

06:00 PM -- Doug Haas, Business Enterprise Program, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

06:02 PM -- Dan Burke, National Federation of the Blind, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

06:09 PM

Senator Lundberg responded to questions from the committee.

BILL:	HB16-1048
TIME:	06:14:57 PM
MOVED:	Woods
MOTION:	Refer House Bill 16-1048 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Heath	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
	Jahn	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Neville T.	No
	Newell	Yes
	Tate	Yes
	Woods	Yes
	Holbert	No
Final YES: 7 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

06:15 PM

The committee recessed.