NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/20/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1290
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Esgar and Kraft-Tharp, Buckner, Danielson,
      Duran, Fields, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Lee, Lontine, McCann, Melton,
      Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rosenthal,
      Ryden, Salazar, Williams, Winter, Young, Hullinghorst, Court, Lebsock,
      Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Kerr and Hill, Heath, Johnston, Kefalas, Newell,
      Roberts, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning an extension of the transitional jobs program, and,
           in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-2-1103, amend (1)
      (a) as follows:
      
           26-2-1103.  Transitional jobs programs. (1)  The state department
      shall administer a transitional jobs program. The transitional jobs program
      must:
      
           (a)  Seek to offer the opportunity to work in transitional jobs to
      eligible individuals from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2017 June 30,
      2019; except that no new transitional jobs shall be offered after December
      31, 2016 December 31, 2018;
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26-2-1104 as
      follows:
      
           26-2-1104.  Repeal. This part 11 is repealed, effective July 1, 2017
      July 1, 2022.
      
           SECTION 3.  Appropriation. For the 2016-17 state fiscal year,
      $1,151,628 is appropriated to the department of human services for use by
      the office of self sufficiency. This appropriation is from the general fund
      and is based on an assumption that the office will require an additional 1.0
      FTE. To implement this act, the office may use this appropriation for the
      transitional jobs program.
      
           SECTION 4.  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
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); 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 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO