Current law categorizes each county for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected county officials in the county. The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made. The bill modifies the categories of 4 counties with the accompanying percentage increase in salary as follows: Grand county changes from category III-D to category III-B (20% increase); Rio Grande county changes from category IV-D to category IV-C (10% increase); Saguache county changes from category V-D to category V-B (20% increase); and Jackson county changes from category VI-D to category VI-C (10% increase).(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
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Sunset Process - House Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. The bill implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies, as contained in the department's sunset review of home food service plans, by repealing the 'Sale of Meat Act', thereby eliminating the regulation of home food service plans by the department of agriculture.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
House Bill 17-1367 required that a state, local, or municipal agency only employ or use the results of marijuana tests if the tests were conducted by an analytical laboratory that was both certified by the state marijuana enforcement division (MED) and accredited pursuant to the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission standard (international standard). The requirement that an analytical laboratory be both certified by the MED and accredited pursuant to the international standard was an inadvertent error. The intent was that an analytical laboratory could either be certified by the MED or accredited pursuant to the international standard. The bill changes the 'and' to an 'or' in order to effectuate the original intent. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Water Resources Review Committee. Current law requires operators of sand and gravel open mines that expose groundwater to the atmosphere to obtain a well permit and either: A replacement plan approved by the ground water commission for designated groundwater; or a plan for augmentation approved by the water court or a plan of substitute supply approved by the state engineer for tributary groundwater. The bill specifies that the replacement plan (in section 1 of the bill) or the plan of substitute supply (in section 2 ) and the permit may authorize uses of water incidental to open mining for sand and gravel, including specifically (among other things) the mitigation of impacts from mining and dewatering.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
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The bill creates a marijuana research and development license that allows the holder to possess marijuana for research purposes and a marijuana research and development cultivation license that allows the holder to grow, cultivate, possess, and transfer marijuana for research purposes. An applicant must submit with the license application a description of the research to be conducted, and if the research involves a public entity or public money, then the scientific advisory commission shall review and assess the research project. A marijuana research and development cultivation licensee may only sell marijuana it grows to other marijuana research and development cultivation licensees. A marijuana research and development licensee or marijuana research and development cultivation licensee may contract with a public research institution of higher education or another marijuana research and development licensee. The state licensing authority may promulgate rules related to marijuana research and development licenses and marijuana research and development cultivation licenses. The bill allows a medical marijuana testing facility licensee to test medical marijuana and medical marijuana-infused products for marijuana research and development licensees and marijuana research and development cultivation licensees, and marijuana or marijuana-infused products grown or produced by a registered patient or registered primary caregiver on behalf of a registered patient, upon verification of registration and verification that the patient is a participant in a clinical or observational study conducted by a marijuana research and development licensee or marijuana research and development cultivation licensee. The bill takes effect July 1, 2018. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
House Bill 16-1324 allowed a veterinarian to maintain an office stock of compounded drugs, which are drugs that are combined, mixed, or otherwise altered to create a specific drug or formulation, for later distribution or administration to animal patients. The bill defines 'food animal' and sets forth the limited circumstances under which a veterinarian may administer or dispense a compounded drug obtained from a prescription drug outlet for a food animal. The bill further clarifies that references to 'patient' set forth in House Bill 16-1324 refer to an 'animal patient'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado. The bill directs the department of education (department): By July 1, 2017, to create and maintain a resource bank, to be known as the 'Jack Splitt Memorial Resource Bank' (resource bank), for public schools to use without charge, that consists of materials and curricula pertaining to marijuana use; and Upon request of a public school, to provide technical assistance in designing age-appropriate curricula on marijuana use. The bill authorizes the department to contract for the maintenance of the resource bank and the development of the curricula and directs the department to solicit input from persons within and outside of the marijuana industry. After the resource bank and curricula are available, school districts, charter schools, and boards of cooperative services are encouraged to report to the department the effectiveness of them and recommendations for changes. The bill authorizes resource bank expenses to be paid from the marijuana tax cash fund. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Sunset Process - Senate Transportation Committee. Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the bill continue the motorcycle operator safety training program for 3 years, until 2020. Sections 1 to 5 transfer the program from the office of transportation safety in the department of transportation to the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety, effective January 1, 2018. Sections 5 and 6 make conforming amendments.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)