NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/22/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1358
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Young and Joshi, Primavera, Schafer, Tyler,
      Buckner, Ginal, Kraft-Tharp, May, Mitsch Bush, Rosenthal, Ryden, Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Aguilar, Crowder, Heath, Herpin, Johnston, Kefalas,
      Kerr, King, Newell, Nicholson, Rivera, Roberts, Schwartz, Tochtrop,
      Todd, Zenzinger, Carroll.
      
      
      Concerning continuation of in-home support services, and, in
           connection therewith, authorizing in-home support services
           for spinal cord injury waiver pilot program participants.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, repeal
      (45.5) (a); and add (50.5) (j) as follows:
      
           24-34-104.  General assembly review of regulatory agencies and
      functions for termination, continuation, or reestablishment. (45.5)  The
      following agencies, functions, or both, shall terminate on September 1,
      2014:
      
           (a)  In-home support services, established pursuant to part 12 of
      article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.
      
           (50.5)  The following agencies, functions, or both, terminate on
      September 1, 2019:
      
           (j)  In-home support services, established pursuant to part
      12 of article 6 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25.5-6-1201
      as follows:
      
           25.5-6-1201.  Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds
      that there may be a more effective way to deliver home- and
      community-based services to the elderly, blind, and disabled, and to
      disabled children, and to persons with spinal cord injuries, that allows
      for more self direction in their care and a cost savings to the state. The
      general assembly also finds that every person that is currently receiving
      home- and community-based services does not need the same level of
      supervision and care from a licensed health care professional in order to
      meet his or her care needs and remain living in the community. The general
      assembly, therefore, declares that it is beneficial to the elderly, blind, and
      disabled clients of home- and community-based services, and to clients of
      the disabled children care program, and to clients enrolled in the
      spinal cord injury waiver pilot program, for the state department to
      develop a service that would allow these people to receive in-home
      support.
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-1202, amend
      (3) (a) as follows:
      
           25.5-6-1202.  Definitions. As used in this part 12, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
           (3)  "Eligible person" means any person who:
      
           (a)  Is eligible for enrolled in home- and community-based
      services under pursuant to part 3 of this article, is enrolled in the
      spinal cord injury waiver pilot program pursuant to part 13 of
      this article, or is eligible for enrolled in the disabled children care
      program under pursuant to section 25.5-6-901;
      
           SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 25.5-6-1207
      as follows:
      
           25.5-6-1207.  Repeal of part. This part 12 is repealed, effective
      September 1, 2014 2019. Prior to such repeal, in-home support services
      established under this part 12 shall be reviewed as provided for in section
      24-34-104, C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 5.  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
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      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