Date: 04/22/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1030

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1030 to the Committee on ApproPASS



03:11 PM -- HB15-1030

Senator Crowder, sponsor, presented House Bill 15-1030 to the committee. This reengrossed bill creates the Employment Services for Veterans Pilot Program (program) in the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). The program includes veterans services related to job retention, mediation with employers, mentoring, and career counseling. The program is available for up to 20 veterans who have not been dishonorably discharged. The CDLE must develop a request for proposals (RFP) to solicit, through a competitive bid process, a qualified nonprofit agency to operate the program as a contractor. The CDLE administers the program and is tasked with evaluating periodic reports from the contractor and communicating the results of its evaluation to the General Assembly's business committees. The bill is repealed as of January 1, 2018.

03:14 PM -- Denise Krug, representing Discover Goodwill, testified in support of the bill. She described her organization's program to help train veterans as diesel and fleet maintenance technicians, and she provided a handout on the program (Attachment H). She discussed the components of successful workforce development programs.

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03:18 PM

Senator Crowder wrapped up his presentation of the bill.
BILL:HB15-1030
TIME: 03:19:42 PM
MOVED:Jones
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1030 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Hill
Yes
Jones
Yes
Steadman
Yes
Sonnenberg
No
Scott
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS