NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/6/2014. HOUSE BILL 14-1321 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Young, Becker, Duran, Fields, Ginal, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Mitsch Bush, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Rosenthal, Ryden, Salazar, Schafer; also SENATOR(S) King, Kerr, Newell, Steadman, Todd. Concerning the membership of the Colorado task force on drunk and impaired driving. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1306, amend (1) (d), (2), (3) (a) (VI), (3) (a) (IX) introductory portion, (3) (a) (IX) (J), and (3) (a) (IX) (K); and add (3) (a) (IX) (L), (3) (a) (X), and (3) (a) (XI) as follows: 42-4-1306. Colorado task force on drunk and impaired driving - creation. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (d) According to the federal national highway transportation safety administration, other states with a statewide interagency task force on drunk and impaired driving have seen a decrease in incidents of drunk and impaired driving. (2) There is hereby created an interagency the Colorado task force on drunk and impaired driving, referred to in this section as the "task force". The task force shall meet regularly to investigate methods of reducing the incidents of drunk and impaired driving and develop recommendations for the state of Colorado regarding the enhancement of government services, education, and intervention to prevent drunk and impaired driving. (3) (a) The task force shall consist of: (VI) Two representatives appointed by the executive director of the division of behavioral health in the department of human services with the following qualifications: (A) One representative with expertise in substance abuse education and treatment for DUI or DWAI offenders; and (B) One representative with expertise in providing minors, adolescents, and juvenile offenders with substance abuse treatment and related services; (IX) The following members selected jointly by the member serving pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a): (J) A person under twenty-four years of age who is enrolled in a secondary or postsecondary school; and (K) A representative of a statewide organization that represents alcohol and drug addiction counselors; and (L) A representative of a statewide organization that represents persons licensed to sell retail marijuana for consumption off premises; (X) The director of the peace officers standards and training board or the director's designee; and (XI) A researcher who is appointed by a majority of the task force members and who specializes in drunk and impaired driving research. SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes 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 6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2014); 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 will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. ________________________________________________________ Mark Ferrandino Morgan Carroll SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Marilyn Eddins Cindi L. Markwell CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ _________________________________________ John W. Hickenlooper GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO