HB 22-1219 — Veterans Resource Information Clearinghouse Online Portal

Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCEDPREAMENDED This Unofficial Version Includes Committee Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading LLS NO.

22-0123.01 Conrad Imel x2313 HOUSE BILL 22-1219 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Duran and Ortiz, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Pettersen, House Committees Senate Committees State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING ESTABLISHING AN ONLINE PORTAL WITHIN THE VETERANS RESOURCE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE .

(II) ALOWUSERSTOMAINTAINAPERSONALIZEDHEALTHRECORD IN THE PORTAL;ANDPORTAL; (III) FFERSECURECARECOORDINATIONANDPERSONALIZEDCARE TOOLS THAT HELP VETERANS BE MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR HEALTH AND WELL -BEING.

(b)(III) INFFERSECURECARECOORDINATIONANDPERSONALIZEDCARE ORDERTOOLS TOTHAT ENSUREHELP ACCESS FOR ALL OF COLORADO S VETERANS ,BE THEMORE PORTALENGAGED MUSTIN COMPLYTHEIR WITHHEALTH ANYAND APPLICABLEWELL REQUIREMENTSOFTHEFEDERAL-BEING; "A MERICANSWITH D ISABILITIEA CTOF 1990", 42 U.S.C.SEC .

12101ET(IV) SEQ.,ASPROVIDE AMENDEDUSERS ,ANDWITH THEINFORMATIONONVETERANSSERVICES PROVIDED BY ALL STATE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ;AND (V) COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL "H EALTH INSURANCE -2- HB22-12191219 ACCESSIBILITYPORTABILITY STANDARDSAND DESCRIBEDACCOUNTABILITY INACT SECTIONOF 24-85-1031996",AS (1).AMENDED , 42 U.S.C.SEC .

(c)1320dTO THE1320d-9,AND DIVISIONWITH MAYALL CONTRACTAPPLICABLE WITHSTATE AAND THIRDFEDERAL PARTYDATA TOPRIVACY :LAWS .

(I)(b) CREATEI ANDORDER MAINTAINTO THEENSURE PORTALACCESS ;ORFOR (II)ALL IOF THECOLORADO THIRDS PARTYVETERANS MAINTAINS, ANTHE ONLINE PORTAL THATMUST ISCOMPLY SUBSTANTIALLYSIMILARTOTHEWITH PORTALDESCRIBEDINTHISSUBSECTIONANY (4),TOAPPLICABLE EXPANDREQUIREMENTSOFTHEFEDERAL AND"A MAINTAINMERICANSWITH THED EXISTINGISABILITIEACTOF PORTAL1990", SO42 THATU.S.C.SEC. IT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION (4).

12101 ET SEQ.AS AMENDED ,AND THE STATE ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS DESCRIBED IN SECTIO24-85-103 (1).

(c) THE DIVISION MAY CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY :O (I) CREATE AND MAINTAIN THE PORTAL;OR (II) I THE THIRD PARTY MAINTAINS AN ONLINE PORTAL THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLYSIMILARTOTHE PORTALDESCRIBEDINTHISSUBSECTION (4),TO EXPAND AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING PORTAL SO THAT IT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTIO(4).

(d) F THE DIVISION ELECTS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(c)OF THIS SECTIO, THE THIRD PARTY SHALL:

(I) PROVIDE THE DIVISION WITH REGULAR UPDATES ABOUT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PORTAL SERVICE DIRECTORY AND CONSISTENT PLATFORM METRICS ,AT A FREQUENCY DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION;AND (II) ELIVERTOTHEDIVISIONANANNUALREPORTONTHEPORTAL THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS MAY INCLUDE IN ITS ANNUAL PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203.

(e) (I) N CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (4)THE DIVISION SHALLCOMPLYWITHTHE "PROCUREMENT -3- 1219 C ODE",ARTICLES 101TO 112 OF TITL24.

(II) THE DIVISION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ,CREATED IN SECTION 24-37.5-103ON THE SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION(4) AND , IF APPLICABL, SELECTION OF A THIRD PARTY PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(c)OF THIS SECTIO.

(f) HEDIVISIONMAYSEEK ,ACCEPT ,ANDEXPENDGIFTS ,GRANTS , OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION(4).

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly;except that, if areferendumpetitiona referendumpetition is filed pursuant to sectionsection1(3) 1 (3) of article V of the 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 approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

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