SENATE
                Amended 2nd Reading
                      April 19, 2013First Regular Session
              Sixty-ninth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                  ENGROSSED
               This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
             on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 13-0827.01 Julie Pelegrin x2700 SENATE BILL 13-185
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Nicholson, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Primavera, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning expansion of the types of activities that are
            eligible for grants under the tobacco education,
            prevention, and cessation grant program.
       
       
                           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.)
       
            Under existing law, the department of public health and
       environment (department) awards grants through the tobacco education,
       prevention, and cessation grant program. The department uses revenue
       from the tobacco sales and use tax to fund the grants. The statute specifies
       several types of programs that are eligible for grants, including education
       programs and other programs related to preventing the use of tobacco
       products, reducing the exposure to secondhand smoke, and eliminating
       health disparities among segments of the population that have higher than
       average tobacco burdens. The bill allows the department to award grants
       for other activities related to these issues.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-805, amend
       (1) (j); and add (1) (k) as follows:
            25-3.5-805.  Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation
       programs - requirements. (1)  An entity that applies for a grant pursuant
       to the provisions of this part 8 shall in the application demonstrate that the
       tobacco education, prevention, or cessation program provides at least one
       of the following:
                 
            (j)  Programs       that are designed to eliminate health disparities
       among segments of the population that have higher than average tobacco
       burdens; or
            (k)  Activities to expand smoke-free areas in communities,
       including but not limited to on campuses, at work sites, in public
       outdoor areas, and in multi-unit housing.
            SECTION 2.  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.