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      SENATE BILL 10-009
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Sandoval, Boyd, Hudak, Carroll M., Gibbs, Newell,
      Romer, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gagliardi, Kefalas, Apuan, Casso, Fischer,
      Labuda, Middleton, Pace, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning the duties of the economic opportunity poverty
           reduction task force.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  2-2-1405 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      to read:
      
           2-2-1405.  Economic opportunity poverty reduction task force -
      duties.  (2)  To carry out its duties pursuant to this section, the task force,
      at a minimum, shall:
      
           (a)  Study and evaluate best policies and practices that:
      
           (I)  Build family assets and financial stability;
      
           (II)  Increase preschool through postsecondary educational
      opportunities;
      
           (III)  Expand the work force with quality jobs that meet private
      sector needs;
           (IV)  Make work pay through the use of fair and sustainable targeted
      tax policies; and
      
           (V)  Address work-support issues;
      
           (b)  Study and evaluate:
      
           (I)  Federally supported and state-supported programs that serve
      persons living in poverty;
      
           (II)  The economic impact of poverty;
      
           (III)  Current policies and services that affect persons living below
      the self-sufficiency standard;
      
           (IV)  How various issues interact to impact poverty, such as a lack
      of education, health care, housing, income, child care, and food security,
      and the difficulties for persons with mental, physical, and
      intellectual disabilities to find employment;
      
           (V)  The Colorado works program, with the goal of recommending
      changes to increase pathways to self-sufficiency; and
      
           (VI)  The supplemental nutrition assistance program, with the goal
      of recommending changes to increase participation and secure additional
      federal dollars for assistance with education and training; and
      
           (c)  Through the metrics subcommittee of the economic
      opportunity poverty reduction task force, develop a relevant,
      fluid model for ongoing assessment of progress toward reducing
      poverty and increasing economic opportunity in Colorado and
      recommend that the general assembly adopt the task force's
      model for purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of certain
      public programs and policies and the administration of the public
      programs in achieving the goals of the task force; and
      
           (c) (d)  Review findings and make legislative recommendations, each
      year, if appropriate, to the legislative council in conformance with rule 24
      of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives.  Legislation
      recommended by the task force shall be treated as legislation recommended
      by an interim legislative committee for purposes of any introduction
      deadlines or bill limitations imposed by the joint rules of the general
      assembly.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      11, 2010, if adjournment sine die is on May 12, 2010); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2010
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO