COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - STATUTORY REPORTS

Department

Labor & Employment

Agency

Employment First Advisory Partnership

Recipient

House Business Affairs, Senate Business Affairs

Employment First
Statutory Cite:	Next Due Date:	Frequency:	Report Status:	Repeal Date:
8-84-303 (7)	None	One Time	Fulfilled
Enacting Law: SB 21-039
Previous Enactment: SB 16-077
8-84-303. Employment first advisory partnership - memorandum of understanding - reporting - repeal. (7)(a) The agency partners shall present the initial report of the strategic plan and recommendations developed pursuant to section 8-84-304 to the legislative committees of reference for the agency partners as part of each agency's annual presentation made pursuant to section 2-7-103, C.R.S., during the interim between November 1, 2017, and the start of the 2018 regular legislative session. Thereafter, each agency partner shall inform the legislative committee of reference of revisions to the strategic plan and the implementation of employment first policies as part of the agency's annual presentation made pursuant to section 2-7-103, C.R.S. (b) After the presentation of the intitial report of the strategic plan, the Employment First Advisory Partnership shall continue to meet, as necessary, to work on the duties set forth in section 8-84-304; to consider revisions to the plan; and to provide advice and expertise relating to the subsequent implementation of the plan. (3.5) (a) On or before April 1, 2022, the employment first advisory partnership shall develop actionable recommendations for addressing structural and fiscal barriers to phasing out subminimum wage employment and successfully implementing competitive integrated employment. The recommendations to address barriers must: (I) Include payment reform for employment-related services; (II) Establish adequate reimbursement rates for employment-related services to ensure the availability of high-quality support services; (III) Address unit caps on employment-related services; and (IV) Address any necessary medicaid waiver and state regulatory barriers. (b) On or before April 1, 2022, the partnership shall send a report concerning the recommendations required in this subsection (3.5) to the following committees of the general assembly: (I) The joint budget committee; (II) The business affairs and labor, the public and behavioral health and human services, and the health and insurance committees of the house of representatives, or any successor committees; and (III) The business, labor, and technology and the health and human services committees of the senate, or any successor committees. (c) This subsection (3.5) is repealed, effective July 1, 2022.

Report Date

Report Name

Attached Report

March 15, 2022	Employment First Advisory Partnership Report	(See attached file: EFAP Report 2022.pdf)
November 1, 2017	Employment First Advisory Partnership Report	(See attached file: Cover Letter For EFAP.pdf) (See attached file: EFAP Report Nov 2017.pdf) (See attached file: Appendix 1.pdf) (See attached file: Appendix 2.pdf) (See attached file: Appendix 3.pdf) (See attached file: Appendix 4.pdf) (See attached file: Appendix 5.pdf)

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