For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2021, the bill allows an individual or corporate taxpayer to subtract from the taxpayer's federal taxable income any amount contributed to an eligible scholarship granting organization, to the extent such amount is not claimed as a deduction on the taxpayer's federal tax return. An eligible scholarship granting organization is defined as a charitable nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to dependent children for tuition expenses for the child's enrollment in a private school so long as the child qualifies for free or reduced-cost lunch. An eligible scholarship organization is required to undergo an annual financial and compliance audit of its accounts and records conducted by an independent certified public accountant and is required to submit the audit to the department of education. The department of education is required to review each audit it receives and submit an annual list to the department of revenue of eligible nonprofit scholarship granting organizations that are in compliance with the requirements specified for the deduction. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill regulates the use of mobile carrying devices and personal delivery devices (robotic devices). A mobile carrying device is a self-propelled robot that transports cargo within a pedestrian area while remaining within 25 feet of a human operator. A personal delivery device is a self-propelled robot that transports cargo within a pedestrian area or on a highway with the remote support and supervision of a human. These robotic devices are not vehicles for the purposes of the traffic code. The bill establishes the following regulations: A robotic device may be used to deliver cargo within a pedestrian area or, if the robotic device is a personal delivery device, on a highway; A business is deemed the operator of a robotic device for compliance with traffic laws when the device is used to deliver cargo within a pedestrian area, but if an agent of the business is acting outside the scope of the agent's office or employment, the agent is the operator; A person is not an operator of a robotic device merely because the person requests delivery or because the person dispatched the device; To use a robotic device to deliver cargo within a pedestrian area, a person must ensure that the device: Complies with pedestrian traffic laws and local regulations; Yields to or does not obstruct the right-of-way of other traffic; Is not used to transport hazardous materials; and Is monitored and controlled; To use a personal delivery device within a pedestrian area or on a highway or to use a mobile carrying device within a pedestrian area, the device must be equipped with an adequate braking system; To use a personal delivery device to deliver cargo within a pedestrian area or on a highway, the device must be equipped with: The name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and Adequate lights if used at night; The speed of a robotic device is limited to no more than 12 miles per hour within a pedestrian area and no more than 20 miles per hour on a highway; and To use a robotic device to deliver cargo within a pedestrian area or on a highway, a person must maintain an insurance policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars for damages caused by the device. A local authority may regulate these robotic devices, but the regulation may not conflict with the bill, limit the hours of operation or zones of operation, or substantially prohibit the use of robotic devices. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Under current law, employers with 50 or fewer employees who self-insure can purchase stop-loss insurance to cover the cost of employee health benefits exceeding $20,000 per employee per year. However, insurers are prohibited from issuing stop-loss policies with an attachment point below $20,000. The bill lowers this minimum to $10,000 per employee per year. The bill also makes a corresponding change in the minimum retention amount for larger employers, from $15,000 to $10,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill creates the "Vaccine Consumer Protection Act" (Act), which Act: Requires health care providers and health care facilities to provide vaccine information to patients; Requires health care providers and health care facilities that recommend or administer a vaccine to a patient to ensure that the patient or the patient's parent or guardian completes a vaccination contraindication checklist created by the state board of health; Requires health care providers and health care facilities to report vaccine adverse events to the federal vaccine adverse event reporting system; Prohibits health care providers and health care facilities from recommending or administering a vaccine to a patient who is under 18 years of age without the consent of the patient's parent or guardian; Prohibits health care providers, health care facilities, health insurers, and schools from treating people who delay or decline vaccinations differently than people who have received vaccinations; Authorizes the assessment of fines for violations of the Act; and Requires the department of public health and environment to post specific vaccine information on its website.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits a landlord of a mobile home park or a residential premises (landlord) from: Charging a tenant or mobile home owner a late fee for late payment of rent unless the rent payment is late by at least 14 calendar days; Charging a tenant or mobile home owner a late fee in an amount that exceeds the greater of: $20; or The lesser of 3% of the tenant's or home owner's monthly rent obligation or 3% of the amount of the rent obligation that remains due; Removing, excluding, or initiating eviction procedures against a tenant or mobile home owner solely as a result of the tenant's or mobile home owner's failure to pay late fees; Imposing a late fee on a tenant for the late payment or nonpayment of any portion of the rent for which a rent subsidy provider, rather than the tenant, is responsible for paying; Imposing a late fee more than once for each late payment; Requiring a tenant or mobile home owner to pay interest on late fees; or Recouping any amount of a late fee from a rent payment made by a tenant or mobile home owner. A landlord may recoup one or more late fees from a tenant or mobile home owner's security deposit if the payment of each late fee is no more than 180 days overdue and the landlord provides written notice to the tenant or mobile home owner that the landlord has recouped each late fee from the tenant or mobile home owner's security deposit. A landlord shall not require a tenant or mobile home owner to pay any fee or other charge other than the rent; except that a landlord may require a tenant or mobile home owner to pay a use-based fee that is described in the rental agreement. If a landlord provides to a tenant or mobile home owner a utility service that is not individually metered, the landlord shall include the cost of the utility service in the tenant's or mobile home owner's rent and charge the actual cost of the utility service on a uniform basis to all tenants or mobile home owners who receive the service. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill requires a provider of commercial mobile radio service in Colorado to make network-level distraction control technology available to the provider's customers so that, at the customer's request, the provider can limit distracting content on an authorized user's mobile electronic device from the network level while the authorized user is driving. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits the state and any city, county, city and county, municipality, or other political subdivision (government entity) from restricting any person from: Conducting basic life functions in a public space unless the government entity can offer alternative adequate shelter to the person and the person denies the alternative adequate shelter; and Occupying a motor vehicle, provided that the motor vehicle is legally parked on public property or parked on private property with the permission of the property owner.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill criminalizes taking, holding, concealing, or destroying mail addressed to another person with the intent to defraud any person or deprive the person to whom the mail was addressed of the mail. The bill defines mail as a letter, postal card, package, bag, or any other article or thing contained therein, or other sealed article addressed to a person. A first violation is an unclassified misdemeanor and a second or subsequent violation is an unclassified felony. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Current law states that a school district cannot require, by inference or otherwise, a teacher to become a member of a group or organization as part of their employment contract or agreement. The bill clarifies that a teacher has the right to opt in or opt out of membership in a group or organization at any time. The state board of education is required to promulgate rules that require the department of education to notify in writing or electronically teachers, at least 2 times per year, of their rights relating to opting in or out of membership in a group or organization related to their employment.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill prohibits an employer from requiring union membership or payment of union dues as a condition of employment. The bill creates civil and criminal penalties for employer violations regarding union membership and authorizes the attorney general and the district attorney in each judicial district to investigate alleged violations and take action against a person believed to be in violation. The bill states that all-union agreements are unfair labor practices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
A cash fund with fee revenue has a limit on the amount of uncommitted reserves that there may be at the end of a fiscal year, which limit is equal to 16.5% of the amount expended from the cash fund during the fiscal year. The bill exempts from this maximum reserve the following cash funds administered by the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety: The fire suppression cash fund; The public school construction and inspection cash fund; and The health facility construction and inspection cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
The bill increases the general standard for parole eligibility from 50% to 75% of the sentence served for a class 2, class 3, class 4, class 5, or class 6 felony, or a level 1, level 2, level 3, or level 4 drug felony, or any unclassified felony. The bill increases the standard for parole eligibility from 75% to 80% of the sentence served for any person convicted and sentenced for specific convictions and sentences. The bill increases the standard for parole eligibility from 75% to 85% of the sentence served for specific convictions and sentences. The bill extends the right of a victim to be informed of the final disposition of a case to include information, if applicable, regarding the sentence imposed upon the person and information regarding whether the person may be eligible for parole prior to serving the full sentence. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
