Tag: House Bill
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Colorado proposes $1,000 tax credit for teachers to buy classroom supplies
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More than 90% of teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies, according to the National Education Association. In Colorado, lawmakers want to put an end to that practice. If passed into law, House Bill 1208 would reimburse full-time, licensed public school teachers $1,000 each year to pay for school supplies, with a new refundable state income…
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East High School student testifies on gun bills hours after school shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Alexander Cisneros spent Wednesday morning in lockdown after one of his classmates at East High School allegedly shot two faculty members. Seven hours later, he spent the evening advocating for gun safety in front of the Colorado legislature. Just before 10 a.m., a 17-year-old student shot and…
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Colorado lawmakers target indecent exposure in front of children
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In January 2020, two Larimer County sisters ages 14 and 16 were sitting in a parking lot eating a snack after school when a strange man drove up to them. The man raised his pelvis to his window and exposed his genitals to the girls, masturbating in front of them. The man was immediately apprehended…
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Proposal advances for mental health screenings in Colorado middle, high schools
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Colorado school districts could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders — if a bill passed by the state House is enacted. House Bill 1003 would create a mental health assessment program for Colorado middle and high school students, allowing schools to opt-in to identify mental health concerns and refer students to support programs.…
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Colorado colleges to add suicide hotlines to student IDs
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In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults. State lawmakers are trying to help address that with one small change. Beginning in August 2023, House Bill 1007 requires Colorado’s higher education institutions to print the phone and text numbers of statewide and national mental health crisis and suicide hotlines on the…
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Colorado Democrats advance bill to ban evictions, lease terminations without ‘just cause’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado landlords could soon be prohibited from evicting tenants or declining to renew leases without “just cause,” if a bill passed by the state House becomes law. Under House Bill 1171, landlords could only evict or terminate residential leases if the tenant does something wrong, such…
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Colorado report explores gaps in services if children can’t be criminally charged until 13
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A task force studying the gaps in services if policymakers raise the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with crimes released its final report, recommending a slew of changes to mitigate potential impacts. The Pre-Adolescent Task Force was created by House Bill 22-1131, passed by the legislature in June. The bill originally sought…
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Colorado lawmakers advance bill to prevent police from lying to minors during interrogations
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Lorenzo Montoya spent more than 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 2000, when Montoya was 14 years old, he confessed to committing a murder after Denver police told him there were fingerprints, shoe prints and saliva at the crime scene proving his guilt. Montoya said the police told him he would go to…
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Proposal to ban intimate medical exams on unconscious patients advances in Colorado
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The Colorado state House on Monday advanced legislation that seeks to prohibit intimate medical exams on unconscious patients without their clear consent. The measure received unanimous approval in the chamber. If enacted, House Bill 1077 would prohibit medical providers from performing intimate exams on unconscious patients — including pelvic, prostate, breast and rectal exams — without the…
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Colorado expands access to DNA testing after criminal convictions
Colorado updated its post-conviction DNA testing law for the first time since it was established in 2003, with the signage of House Bill 1034 on Friday. Under the current law, only three people in Colorado have been exonerated of crimes for DNA-related reasons in the last two decades. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2023, the bill will increase eligibility for…