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Legislative Committees:
- Appropriations; Education (Ranking Minority Member); State, Veterans, and Military Affairs; and House Services
Interim 2010 ( June through December )
More info to be added soon!
Former Legislative Committee memberships:
- Business Affairs and Labor
- Finance
Awards
2010 Legislative Champion – Colorado Community Colleges
2010 Legislative Award – National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
2010 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Substance Abuse Providers
2010 Common Sense in the Courtroom Award – Colorado Civil Justice League
2008 Legislator of the Year – Colorado BOCES Association
2007 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Community Colleges
2007 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Association of School Executives
2006 Legislator of the Year – Colorado Community Colleges
LEGISLATION (Prime Sponsor)
2010
House Bills
- 1004 – Standardized Health Insurance Information
- Creates a universal form for explanation of benefits and coverage on all policies.
- 1005 – Home Health Care
- Provides Medicaid reimbursement for home health care through the use of telemedicine.
- 1015 – Stable Funding for School Districts
- Would create a funding pool to ensure a 'hold harmless' funding formula for school districts that consolidate administrative and other functions/programs. *Killed by sponsors due to significant fiscal costs to state.
- 1033 – SBIRT Funding
- Codifies Medicaid reimbursement for providers that treat or refer patients for substance abuse. SBIRT means substance brief intervention and referral to treatment.
- 1034 – Speech Language Pathologists
- Creates a process whereby school districts may contract for a Speech Language Pathologist under a waiver process that would allow them to work in rural areas while fulfilling their licensing criteria.
- 1035 – Child Care Assistance Program Eligibility
- Allows for counties to waive the current six month reauthorization process to a twelve month reauthorization and aligning it with other early childhood programs.
- 1036 – School District Transparency
- Requires school districts to post online all financial reports and check registers, as well as investments, in an approved searchable format.
- 1037 – Extend Supplemental Online
- Continues online course offerings for school district for remediation, advanced placement, and expansion of course offerings.
- 1066 – CDE Food Service Authority
- Creates a collaborative food service procurement and provider authority within the Colorado Department of Education. *Killed by sponsors as bill title would not fit revisions. See HB10-1335.
- 1133 – Foreclosure Equity Purchasers
- Revises Colorado Foreclosure Protection Act to define and allow for an equity purchaser to procure a property in foreclosure.
- 1180 – Film Incentives
- Modifies incentive pool for film, media, and creative arts promotion to allow for better utilization and qualification.
- 1252 – Breast Cancer Screeening and Mammography
- Allows for individuals with at risk factors to qualify for covered breast cancer screenings and mammography.
- 1284 – Regulation of Medical Marijuana
- Creates regulatory authority for medical marijuana centers and codifies local control authority for counties and municipalities.
- 1293 – Study Agricultural Exemption
- Authorizes a study panel ofstakeholders to update the property tax agricultural exemption based on property use.
- 1335 – BOCES Food Service Authority
- Creates a collaborative food service procurement and provider authority within the BOCES to take advantage of procurement economies of scale and promote non-processed, healthy food service for school districts. *Replaces HB10-1066.
Resolutions
- 1010 – Civility
- Promotes civility and decorum in the General Assembly.
- 1026 – Broadband Expansion
- Promotes expansion of broadband throughout the state and authorizes the state to pursue federal grants to expand to all rural areas.
Senate Bills
- 20 – Cover Colorado Viability
- Reauthorizes and restructures Cover Colorado so as to maintain financial solvency and access.
- 68 – Colorado Works Reauthorizatiion
- Streamlines and realigns process for counties to administer Colorado Works programs through county Departments of Human Service.
- 88 – Two Year Degree Designation
- Authorizes Colorado Community College System to offer two year degrees with a designation in a particular discipline.
- 101 – Colorado Mountain College Four Year Degrees
- Authorizes Colorado Mountain College to offer limited four year degrees.
- 109 – Medical Marijuana Administration
- Specifies the doctor-patient relationship and promulgates rules for the State Health Department to administer medical marijuana registries.
- 111 – Institute Charter Schools
- Allows charter schools within the Charter School Institute administration to contract with a local BOCES organization.
- 143 – State Department Refunds
- Directs the Colorado State Department to issue refunds to consumers as a result of overpayment or cancellation of business related fees.
- 161 – Charter School Collaboratives
- Allows charter schools to collaborate for leasing and/or purchasing of goods and services and to pursue grants for underserved students.
- 174 – Geothermal Energy Promotion
- Creates a framework for counties to provide permits for private use geothermal projects.
- 210 – Reading Incentive Program
- Creates a fund within the 'Read To Achieve' Program to incentivize reading in 'Innovative School' Districts for underserved students. *Killed in committee due to diminished funding in 'Read To Achieve' program.
2009
House Bills
1010 – Expand Film Production in Colorado
1073 – Elec Prescriptions in Medicaid
1111 – Health Resources for Underserved Areas
1204 – Priority Preventive Health Services
1243 – Increase High School Graduation Rates
1272 – Limited Gaming Amendment 50 Community College Funding
1295 – Metro State to Offer Master's Degrees
1307 – Colorado Channel
1319 – Concurrent Enrollment of Public School Students
1343 – Early Childhood and School Readiness Commn
Resolutions
1004 – Legislative Civility
Senate Bills
12 – Peer Review Health Care Providers
64 – Local Inspections Plumbing Electric
131 – Require Physical Activity Public Schools
163 – Ed Accountability System
176 – Charter School District Bond Elections
2008
House Bills
1009 – Auto Insurance Med-Pay
1032 – Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursements
1073 – Wastewater Monitoring
1088 – Continuous Appropriation for Certain Cash Funds
1113 – Limited Gaming Statutory Clean-up
1267 – School Security Mapping
1355 – Film Tax Credits
1364 – Data Sharing Protocols
1415 – Film Commission Continuation
Resolutions
1006 – Civility in the General Assembly
Senate Bills
11 – Med-Pay for Trauma Care
18 – Higher Education Statutory Clean-up
38 – BOCES Regionalization
65 – Teacher Pay Incentives
79 – Higher Education In-State Tuition Clarification
88 – Tobacco Possession by Minors
167 – Higher Education Degree Authorization Act
177 – Colorado Works Program
181 – School Security NIMS Compliance Program
203 – 208 Commission Repeal
217 – Centennial Care
2007
House Bills
1047 – Real Estate Continuing Education
1059 – School Security Grants
1066 – Supplemental On-Line Education Program
1206 – Film Incentives
1256 – Economic Development In-State Tuition
1305 – Arkansas River Pilot Program Continuation
1345 – School Accountability Reports
1348 – Extension of School Accreditation Contracts
1355 – Insurance Rate Banding
1360 – Extension of 208 Commission Deadlines
Resolutions
1006 – Civility in the General Assembly
Senate Bills
32 – Juvenile Court Proceedings Extension
41 – Public Schools Equity Study
63 – Mixed Use Developments Community Disclosure
74 – EKG Emergency Network
85 – Foreclosure Protection
91 – Renewable Energy Development Areas Mapping
106 – CSAP Dates Adjustment
134 – DOLA Grants Qualification for Higher Education
196 – Health Information Technology Network
227 – Immunity for Teachers wrt Security Issues
232 – Health Professionals Loan Forgiveness for Rural Districts
2006
House Bills
1008 – Supplemental On-Line Pilot Program
1071 – Juvenile Court Proceedings
1308 – Bioscience Net Operating Loss Transfer
1362 – Film Incentives Program
1408 – Groundwater / Mining Clean-up
Resolutions
1010 – Civility in the General Assembly
Senate Bills
48 – Dynamic Modeling
71 – Foreclosure Protection
113 – Insurance Non-discrimination on Foreign Travel
137 – Obsolete Education Statutes Clean-up
157 – Firearms Background Checks
176 – Suspension of Educator Licenses
2005
House Bills
1029 – Cellphones as Contraband in Correctional Facilities
1146 – Motion Picture Incentives
1166 – Health Care Credit Notification
1252 – Arkansas River Basin Study
1277 – Landlord Liability and Nuisance Ordinances
Resolutions
42 - Civic Canopy Mission
Senate Bills
14 – Used Vehicle Registrations
177 – Property Takings