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This issue brief provides an overview of the aquatic nuisance species (ANS) program, and offers current data and statistics regarding ANS in Colorado.

Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Final Report for 2017.

This memo compares Colorado’s felony sentencing laws with those of Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.  It provides an overview of determinate versus indeterminate sentencing schemes and incarceration rates.

This memo explains enhanced sentencing requirements for two different criminal offense categories: crimes of violence and habitual offenders. It also provides sentencing data for offenders convicted of crimes of violence or as habitual offenders between 2014 and 2016.  During this three year period, 416 offenders were sentenced to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for crimes of violence and 150 were sentenced to the DOC as habitual offenders. Sentencing data for these offenders are shown by crime, felony classification, sentencing range, and county

This memorandum provides information concerning second look sentencing.  Second look sentencing refers to sentence modification that occurs while an offender is serving his or her term of incarceration.  This memorandum briefly describes second look sentencing and discusses the differences between it and other forms of sentence modification.  The memorandum then explains second look sentencing schemes for juveniles in other states, describing Oregon’s scheme in detail, as well as discussing a recently created Colorado program for juvenile offenders.

This memorandum provides an overview of the mandatory minimum sentencing schemes in Colorado law.  It provides information on the general categories of offenses subject to enhanced prison sentences and specific crimes that require a mandatory minimum sentence. Three years of sentencing data are included to show the application of the sentencing schemes for each category of offense.

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.

Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This memorandum describes public-private partnerships, summarizes relevant law, and provides examples of projects in Colorado.

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures to incentivize veterinarians to locate in rural areas, regulate industrial hemp, and promote young and beginning farmers.  This document provides a summary of the legislation.

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures to address Colorado’s growing demand for water and to fund public drinking water and wastewater projects.

The memorandum describes how marijuana is taxed and how marijuana tax revenue is distributed. In FY 2016-17, state tax revenue from the marijuana industry totaled $211.1 million. Marijuana tax revenue is deposited in several different accounts. The General Assembly appropriated $100.5 million for FY 2017-18 from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund to fund various programs related to the legalization of marijuana.

 There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado.  Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings.  Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and county courts (114 judges). 

Colorado’s workers’ compensation law provides various benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries and illnesses. This issue brief provides an overview of the employer obligations to the program, workers’ compensation benefits, and how the program is administered.

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Rules of the State Electrical Board, Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning the regulation of electricians, 3 CCR 710-1 (LLS Docket No. 170284; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00135).

170284jab.pdf

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Rules of the Parks and Wildlife Commission, Division of Parks and Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, concerning parks and wildlife procedures, 2 CCR 406-16 (LLS Docket No. 170385; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00329).

170385jab.pdf

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Rules of the Colorado Racing Commission, Department of Revenue, concerning human drug testing of occupational licensees, 1 CCR 208-1 (LLS Docket No. 170180; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00672).

170180krk.pdf

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2017
SUBJECT: Rules of the Director of the Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning Colorado midwives registration, 4 CCR 739-1 (LLS Docket No. 170273; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00110).

170273cbc.pdf

Summary Report for the Water Resources Review Committee to the Legislative Council.

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to state agencies and employees, state procurement, the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, the General Assembly, the Office of the State Auditor, the Colorado Open Records Act, charitable gaming and solicitations, and firearms.

Presented to the TLRC at its November 2017 meeting.

Background information on the Denver Internation Airport presented to the TLRC on November 2, 2017.