H_SA_2024A 05/07/2024 11:46:02 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS Date 05/07/2024 Attendance Bottoms X Bradley X Brown X DeGraaf X Epps X Parenti * Ricks X Rutinel * Willford X Boesenecker X Woodrow X Time 11:46:02 AM to 12:00:13 PM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Woodrow This Report was prepared by Amanda King Hearing Items Action Taken hSB24-109 Referred to House Appropriations hSB24-232 Referred to the Committee of the Whole SB24-109 - Referred to House Appropriations 11:46:12 AM Representative Hartsook and Representative Ortiz, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-109, concerning the continuation of the Colorado Veterans' Service-to-Career Program. The bill extends the repeal of the Veteransâ Service-to-Career Program in the Department of Labor and Employment from July 1, 2024, to September 1, 2027, and repeals the authority to appropriate money from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund for the program. Instead, the program will be supported using General Fund. 11:49:14 AM No one was present to testify on the bill. Representative Hartsook and Representative Ortiz made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 11:51:29 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-109 to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Boesenecker Seconded Bradley Bottoms Yes Bradley Yes Brown Yes DeGraaf Yes Epps Yes Parenti Excused Ricks Yes Rutinel Yes Willford Yes Boesenecker Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB24-232 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole 11:51:36 AM Representative Titone and Representative Woodrow, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 24-232, concerning modifications to the protections for public workers. The bill clarifies definitions in the Protection for Public Workers Act, which was adopted in Senate Bill 23-111. It clarifies that protected, concerted activity for the purpose of mutual aid or protection does not include the right or obligation to recognize or negotiate a collective bargaining agreement, and does not include activities of confidential or managerial public employees. In addition, the bill modifies the applicability of a public employer's authority to limit the rights of public employees in certain circumstances. 11:55:21 AM Kjersten Forseth, representing the Colorado AFL-CIO, testified in support of the bill and responded to questions from the committee. 11:58:21 AM Representative Titone and Representative Woodrow provided concluding remarks about the bill. 11:59:43 AM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-232 to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Woodrow Seconded Ricks Bottoms No Bradley No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Parenti Yes Ricks Yes Rutinel Yes Willford Yes Boesenecker Yes Woodrow Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 12:00:13 PM The committee adjourned.
