Second Regular Session Sixty-eighth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 12-0216.01 Brita Darling x2241 HOUSE BILL 12-1152 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Kefalas, Kagan, Summers SENATE SPONSORSHIP Boyd, Guzman, Hudak House Committees Senate Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning the economic opportunity poverty reduction task force. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.) The economic opportunity poverty reduction task force (task force) was created in 2009 with a repeal date of 2014. The bill requires the senate president and speaker of the house of representatives to jointly appoint a vice-chairperson to the task force in addition to appointing the chairperson and clarifies the time frame for filling vacancies on the task force. The bill clarifies that the task force may annually seek approval as a legislative study committee receiving general fund appropriations or the task force may be funded through gifts, grants, and donations credited to the legislative department cash fund. If the task force does not receive approval by legislative council as a legislative study committee and legislative council has not received sufficient gifts, grants, and donations to cover the full cost of an interim committee, the bill clarifies that the task force shall still meet during the interim if the chairperson and vice-chairperson determine that the task force has sufficient resources to carry out the duties of the task force. If the task force meets, the task force may recommend legislation to legislative council that will be treated as interim committee bills. However, task force members will not be entitled to reimbursement, and the task force will not have staff support from legislative council staff or the office of legislative legal services, except for the drafting of legislation. The bill extends the repeal date of the task force by one year. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-2-1404, amend (2) (b), (3), (4) (b), (5) (b), and (5) (d); and add (5) (b.5) and (7) as follows: 2-2-1404. Economic opportunity poverty reduction task force - creation - membership. (2) (b) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate annually shall jointly designate one member of the task force to serve as chairperson of the task force The first chairperson shall be a member of the house of representatives, and, thereafter, and one member of the task force to serve as vice-chairperson of the task force. The position of task force chair chairperson and vice-chairperson shall alternate between the house of representatives and the senate. (3) Each member of the task force shall serve a two-year term, commencing on July 1, 2009; except that the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall jointly select five of the members initially appointed to serve initial one-year terms. Initial appointments to the task force shall be made by July 1, 2009, and subsequent appointments shall be made prior to the expiration of the expiring term. Members may serve for unlimited consecutive terms. Vacancies shall be filled within 30 days by appointment of the original appointing authority for the remainder of the unexpired term. (4) (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7) of this section, the task force shall meet during each interim at least four times and additionally as convened by the chairperson. except that the task force shall not meet during the 2010 interim. (5) (b) All expenditures incurred for the direct or indirect costs of carrying out the duties of the task force pursuant to this section shall be subject to approval by the chairperson of the legislative council and paid by vouchers and warrants to be drawn as provided by law. from moneys allocated to the legislative council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the general assembly. (b.5) The task force shall annually seek approval for moneys for the direct and indirect costs associated with carrying out the duties of the task force from moneys allocated to the legislative council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the general assembly. (d) In the event the task force does not receive moneys allocated to the legislative council for legislative studies from appropriations made by the general assembly pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (5) and there are insufficient moneys received by the legislative council through gifts, grants, and donations pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (5) to carry out the duties of the task force pursuant to this section, the task force shall not meet during the interim until such time as sufficient moneys become available. (7) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, if the task force does not receive moneys allocated to the legislative council for legislative studies pursuant to paragraph (b.5) of subsection (5) of this section and moneys sufficient to fully fund an interim legislative study committee have not been obtained through gifts, grants, and donations pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of this section and credited to the legislative department cash fund created in section 2-2-1601, the task force shall meet, subject to the following provisions: (a) The chairperson and vice-chairperson determine that there are sufficient resources available to the task force to carry out the duties of the task force; (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, members of the task force shall not be reimbursed for expenses; and (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section, the legislative council staff and the office of legislative legal services shall not provide staff support to assist in the activities of the task force, except for the drafting of legislation pursuant to section 2-2-1405 (2) (d). SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 2-2-1406 as follows: 2-2-1406. Repeal of part. This part 14 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014 2015. SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.