NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/21/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1215
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCann and Kagan, Court, Foote, Lawrence,
      Lee, Melton, Pettersen, Salazar, Sias, Willett, Becker K., Brown, Esgar,
      Fields, Garnett, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Lontine, Moreno, Primavera, Ryden,
      Singer, Young, Hullinghorst;
      also SENATOR(S) Guzman, Aguilar, Carroll, Donovan, Heath, Hill, Jahn,
      Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Merrifield, Newell, Steadman, Todd,
      Ulibarri.
      
      
      Concerning changing the statutory purposes of parole to
           successfully reintegrate parolees into society by providing
           enhanced supportive services.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-22.5-102.5, amend
      (1) as follows:
      
           17-22.5-102.5.  Purpose of parole. (1)  The purposes of this article
      with respect to parole are:
      
           (a)  To punish a convicted offender by assuring that his length of
      incarceration and period of parole supervision are in relation to the
      seriousness of his offense To further all purposes of sentencing and
      improve public safety by reducing the incidence of crime and
      technical parole violations committed by people on parole;
      
           (b)  To assure the fair and consistent treatment of all convicted
      offenders by eliminating unjustified disparity in length of incarceration, and
      establishing fair procedures for the imposition of a period of parole
      supervision; and To prepare, select, and assist people who, after
      serving a statutorily defined period of incarceration, will be
      transitioned and returned to the community;
      
           (c)  To promote rehabilitation by encouraging the successful
      reintegration of convicted offenders into the community while recognizing
      the need for public safety. To set individualized conditions of parole
      and to provide supervision services and support to assist people on
      parole in addressing identified risks and needs; and
      
           (d)  To achieve a successful discharge from parole
      supervision for people on parole through compliance with the
      terms and conditions of release that address their risks and
      needs.
      
           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
      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
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      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