J_SRC_2017A 11/17/2017 12:05:58 PM Committee Summary

12:06 PM -- 1a. Modernize state and local officials' surety bond requirements8-17-2017_Memo2C.pdf11-17-2017_Bill1a.pdf10-19-2017_Bill1Ciii.pdf



12:07 PM -- Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), testified before the Committee concerning Bill 1a, the second of two bills addressing oaths and bonds of public officials that was discussed in both the August and October meetings. The bill removes obsolete provisions, clarifies that it is a crime insurance policy that would be purchased by a public body in lieu of a personal surety bond (because that's the kind of policy that covers the same types of protections as a personal surety bond), and amends three municipal code provisions, which changes were specifically requested by the Colorado Municipal League. Mr. Kolkmeier explained that the net effect of the bill is to eliminate six specific obsolete personal surety bond provisions and to provide a single, consistent way for a governmental body to purchase insurance in lieu of personal surety bonds.

12:11 PM -- 1b. Amend reporting requirements for unfunded DHS programs10-19-2017_Bill1d.pdf11-17-2017_Bill1b.pdf





12:11 PM -- Kristen Forrestal, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning Bill 1b, which was drafted by Jane Ritter and which was discussed at the October meeting. At that meeting the Committee asked to the bill draft to be updated to 1) Include feedback from Colorado Counties, Inc., and 2) Remove reporting requirements until the unfunded programs receive funding.

12:15 PM -- 1ci. “Rights of Married Women” (part 2 of article 2 of title 14, C.R.S.)8-19-2017_Memo2Iii.pdf11-17-2017_Bill1ci.pdf





12:15 PM -- Kristen Forrestal, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning bill draft 1ci, which was drafted by Jane Ritter, OLLS, and which was first introduced to the Committee at the August meeting. The bill draft, which includes feedback from the Family Law Bar of the Colorado Bar Association, modernizes outdated references to the "rights of married women."

12:18 PM -- 1cii. “Husband and wife”/ "father and mother" terminology8-17-2017_Memo2Iiv.pdf11-17-2017_Bill1cii.pdf





12:19 PM -- Kristen Forrestal, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning Bill 1cii, which was drafted by Jane Ritter, OLLS, and which was first introduced to the Committee at the August meeting. Committee Member Collins asked specifically about provisions in the bill that amended the Colorado Criminal Code, including spousal privileges, including testimonial privileges and the rights of prisoners. Committee Member Ramming proposed removing section 32 of the bill draft. After a discussion among the members, the decision was made to table the vote on Bill 1cii until January.

12:26 PM -- 2a. Terminology related to county depts of human/social services11-17-2017_Memo2a.pdf





12:27 PM -- Nicole Myers, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning Memo and Bill 2a, both of which were drafted by Jane Ritter, OLLS. Ms. Myers explained that in 1993, the General Assembly restructured the State Department of Human Services, with the intent of referring to county departments as "county departments of social services." However, she explained, in the years since, the terminology has become blurred, and now county departments of social services and county departments of human services exist, which presents a problem of clarity in the statutes, specifically whether statutes that reference county departments of social services apply equally to county departments of human services. The bill draft modernizes the outdated references, which now read "county departments of human or social services." Ms. Myers relayed the message that Ms. Ritter had shared the bill draft with Colorado Counties, Inc., and that they had no objection to updating the references.

12:30 PM -- 2b. Senate Bill 17-242 clean-up11-17-2017_Memo2b.pdf





12:31 PM -- Nicole Myers, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning Memo and Bill 2b, both of which were drafted by Jane Ritter, OLLS. Ms. Myers explained that in 2017, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 17-242, which modernized terminology in the Colorado Revised Statutes related to behavioral health issues, including mental illness and addiction. The bill, which was 240 pages at introduction, missed a few provisions and could not account for legislation that passed during the session that used terminology that did not conform to the updated language. Ms. Myers explained that Bill 2b updates and modernizes outdated references to "the mentally ill," "drunkard," "addict," and related terms, as was done through Senate Bill 17-242.

12:35 PM -- 2c. Remove inactive waiver in title 25.5, C.R.S.11-17-2017_Memo2c.pdf





12:35 PM -- Brita Darling, OLLS, testified concerning Memo and Bill 2c, which were proposed by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). Ms. Darling explained that Bill 2c removes outdated references to the Persons Living with AIDS (PLA) Waiver, which in 2104 was consolidated into another, broader waiver.



12:37 PM -- Zach,Lynkiewicz, legislative liaison for HCPF, and Colin Laughlin, director of benefits and services management in the Office of Community Living in HCPF, testified before the Committee. Mr. Lynkiewicz explained that the persons being served by the PLA Waiver were transferred to the broader waiver to ensure that people receiving these services did not have to apply for services under a waiver that disclosed their health diagnosis, which, he explained, is important to HCPF clients' privacy. Mr. Laughlin explained that the waivers were combined as a result of a Community Living Advisory Group recommendation to reduce the administrative burden of the state, by reducing the number of waivers.

12:45 PM -- 3. Other business11-17-2017_DORA_Memo.pdf10-17-2017_Memo2G.pdf





12:45 PM -- Ginny Brown, legislative liaison for the Department of Regulatory Agencies, and Ronne Hines, division director of the Division of Professions and Occupations, housed in DORA, testified before the Committee concerning a bill that was approved for introduction at the October meeting, which clarified language in the "Colorado Mental Health Act" concerning "generally accepted standards of practice." They presented a memo to the Committee explaining their opposition to the bill. The Committee asked that the bill be discussed again at the January meeting, with both proponents and opponents.



12:54 PM -- Jerry Barry, OLLS, discussed a memo concerning the in-progress bill draft to modernize the Administrative Organization Act. After a discussion with the Committee, he will bring the draft of the bill for the Committee's consideration in January, as well as amendments for them to consider that take into account feedback from the various departments who have been consulted concerning the bill. 11-17-2017_AOA Memo.pdfSRC_ModernizeAOA_MemoandBill.pdf



01:03 PM -- The Committee members discussed the statistics in the 2017 Annual Report.SRC Annual Report 2017_FINAL.pdf



01:04 PM -- The Committee decided that their next meeting will be held on January 19, 2017, at 1:00pm. The meeting will be held in HCR 0112.