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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB18-1434

Safe2tell Program New Duties And Annual Report

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
State Government Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Concerning the safe2tell program, and, in connection therewith, creating new duties for the safe2tell program, requiring the safe2tell program to prepare an annual report that analyzes data from the program and makes recommendations on improving the program, and making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

Safe2tell - school training - educational materials related to misuse - technical assistance related to misuse - analyze reports - annual report - appropriation. The act requires the safe2tell program (program) to do the following:

  • Provide training and support to all preschool, elementary, and secondary schools and school districts in Colorado regarding school safety related to the safe2tell program, including answering questions and discussing reports received by the program;
  • Provide educational materials to all preschool, elementary, and secondary schools in Colorado aimed at preventing misuse of the program;
  • Provide technical assistance and support to law enforcement officials and school officials when there is misuse of the program; and
  • Analyze and follow up with law enforcement and schools to determine the outcome of a report made to the program, including actions taken on the report.
Beginning in 2018, the act requires the safe2tell program to prepare a written report analyzing data from the previous year on or before each December 1. The report must include data from the preceding fiscal year concerning the following and any recommendations concerning the following:

  • A summary of outcomes and actions taken on reports made to the program;
  • The number of safe2tell reports by category, broken down by month;
  • The total number of incidents of misuse of the program, broken down into categories;
  • The number of reports received involving a single incident;
  • The number of times safe2tell was used by a reporting party to make a threat against or otherwise harm another person;
  • The number of times a reporting party was in crisis and was reporting to the program to obtain assistance and the time it took to identify the reporting party and respond;
  • The effectiveness of the safe2tell dispatch center in the department of public safety; and
  • Recommendations regarding how to improve the program based on the available data.
The act appropriates $164,920 from the marijuana tax cash fund and provides 1.6 FTE to the department of law to implement the act.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Jonathan Singer

Representative

Jonathan Singer

Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Representative

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Senator Bob Gardner

Senator

Bob Gardner

Senator Rhonda Fields

Senator

Rhonda Fields

Committees

House

Public Health Care & Human Services

Appropriations

Senate

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Appropriations

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/24/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/18/2018 Final Act PDF
05/08/2018 Rerevised PDF
05/07/2018 Revised PDF
05/07/2018 Reengrossed PDF
05/04/2018 Engrossed PDF
04/27/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/04/2018 PA2 PDF
05/02/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/25/2018 FN2 PDF
04/30/2018 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/07/2018 SA2 PDF
05/04/2018 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1434 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1434 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1434, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1434, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 10-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/08/2018 Third Reading BILL
27
AYE
8
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 Third Reading BILL
43
AYE
22
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
05/24/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/18/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/18/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/18/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/08/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/07/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
05/07/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2018 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/04/2018 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/01/2018 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/27/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 235 Safe2tell Program New Duties & Annual Report PDF

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