HB 1192 — Homeless Prevention Activities Program Restructure

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CCONCERNING ONCERNING RESTRUCTURING THE HOMELESS PREVENTION ACTIVITIES PROGRAMPROGRAM. .

Be it enacted by the GeneralGeneralAssembly Assemblyofthe of the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,26-7.8-102,amendtheInColoradoRevised Statutes,26-7.8-102, amend the introductory portion;

andandrepeal repeal (1.5) as follows:

As used in this articlearticleARTICLE ARTICLE 7.8, unless the context otherwise requires:reqmres:

(1.5) "Executive director" means the executive directorditectot of the department ofoflocal local affairs.

________ Capital letters oror&bitalic bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is notnotpart part of the act.

(1.5) The DIVISION SHALL ADMINISTER THE program established by this articleartiele shall be administeredadministeredby by the divisiondi'1ision withwithIeeommendations recommendations from an advisory committeeeommittee whichwhieh is hereby created.ereated.

The advisory committeeeommittee shall be composedeomposed of at least three members selectedseleeted by the executivedirector.OnemembershallbearepresentativeofthedepartmentexeetttivediIeetor. of human services, and two members shall be representatives from the public at large.

TheOne committeemember shall servebe withoutaIeptesentativeofthe compensationdepartment andof shallhuman notset beviees, entitledand totwo reimbursementmembers forshall theirbe expensesrepresentatives whilefrom attending meetingsofthecommittee.Thedivisionshalladministertheprogramunder the directionpttblie ofat thelarge. advisory committeeARTICLE 7.8.

SECTION3.The eommittee shall setve without eompensation and shall not be entitled to teimbmsement for their expenses while attending meetingsoftheeommittee.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,26-7.8-104,amend(3)Thedivisionshall andadminister (4)theptogramunder asthe follows:direetion ofthe advisory eommittee ARTICLE 7.8.

SECTION 3.

In ColoradoRevised Statutes,26-7.8-104, amend (3) and (4) as follows:

(3) The advisory committeeeommittee shall directditeet the division to SHALL establish and enforce standards for all homeless prevention activities programs established pursuant to this articleRTICLEartielARTICLE 7.8.

(4) The advisory committeeeornmittee DIVISION shall establish standards governing this program which assure that the funds collected pursuant to section 39-22-1301, C.R.S., are allocated to nongovernmental agencies, either directly or through the coordination and oversight of units of local government, for use for direct client services and assistance.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodninety-day period after final adjournment ofofthe the general assembly(Augustassembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestatereferendumpetition is filed pursuantto section 1(3) ofarticleV ofthe 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 PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1192 approvedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026approved bythe people atthe general electionto beheld inNovember2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date ofofthe the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

____________________________ ____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________APPROVED o"'VY\o\'\~"'14'.-i'f\3th2JJU, o..4-lc;w-i (Date and Time) _________________________________________PAGE Jared3-HOUSE S.BILL 26-1192

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