Date: 09/16/2009

Final
Surcharge to Fund Drug Abuse Education

TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION REVIEW COMMITTEE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved that legislation be drafted to support the DFAIL


03:36 PM -- Surcharge to Fund Drug Abuse Education

Senator Williams commented on a proposal to fund the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. She commented on support that is provided to the program by the City of Aurora and noted that the city has added a $5 surcharge to traffic tickets, which is used to support the DARE program. She commented on the DARE curriculum, and said that she is proposing a law similar to the Aurora ordinance regarding a statewide surcharge to support DARE.


03:41 PM

Gary Livingston, President, DARE, was present to answer committee questions relating to DARE. He commented on law enforcement support for the program and the program's effectiveness. Senator Williams said that such a surcharge would be collected by the courts. Mr. Livingston described the classes provided through DARE. Representative McFadyen expressed concerns with the timing of the proposal recognizing that legislation relating to traffic fines has recently been adopted by the General Assembly.
BILL:Surcharge to Fund Drug Abuse Education
TIME: 03:56:23 AM
MOVED:Williams
MOTION:Moved that legislation be drafted to support the DARE program in Colorado through a surcharge. The motion failed on a 2-10-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:King S.
VOTE
Baumgardner
No
Fischer
No
Frangas
No
King S.
Yes
Kopp
Excused
Looper
No
McNulty
Excused
Merrifield
Excused
Primavera
No
Renfroe
No
Romer
Excused
Spence
No
Tyler
No
Vaad
Excused
Williams
Yes
Gibbs
No
McFadyen
No
Final YES: 2 NO: 10 EXC: 5 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL