NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/3/2015.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 15-043
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Heath, Aguilar, Johnston, Roberts;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pabon, Buckner, Fields, Kagan, Lontine,
      Pettersen, Rosenthal, Salazar.
      
      
      Concerning clarifying changes to the prosecution fellowship
           program.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-19.3-102, amend
      (1) (b) and (2) (e) as follows:
      
           23-19.3-102.  Prosecution fellowship program - creation -
      committee - administration - conditions. (1) (b)  The program will match
      law school graduates for one-year fellowships with rural district attorneys'
      offices throughout Colorado. The initial fellowships will be awarded in
      fiscal year 2015-16. The program may fund the salary and benefits for up
      to six fellows each year. The fellows are independent contractors and
      not employees of the Colorado district attorneys' council. The program is
      limited to law school graduates from the university of Colorado school of
      law and the university of Denver Sturm college of law. Each law school
      shall contribute an equal amount toward twenty percent of the cost of the
      fellowship salaries if the school wants its students to be considered for the
      fellowship program.
      
           (2) (e)  The committee shall review applications received by the
      program, select up to six fellows for the particular fiscal year plus any
      back-up candidates as determined necessary by the committee, and select
      up to six district attorneys' office locations for placement of fellows
      each year. After selecting the fellows and the district attorneys' office
      locations, the committee shall match the fellows with a particular district
      attorney's office.
      
           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.
      
      
      
      
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      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO