Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 23-005 — Forestry And Wildfire Mitigation Workforce

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    To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 12, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act directs the Colorado state forest service (state forest service) to consult with other entities to develop educational materials relating to career opportunities in forestry and wildfire mitigation for distribution to high school guidance counselors to provide to high school students. The act creates the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program (development program) in the state forest service to provide partial reimbursement to timber businesses and forest health or wildfire mitigation entities for the costs of hiring interns. The act requires the state treasurer, on June 30, 2023, and on June 30 each year thereafter, to transfer $1,000,000 from the general fund to the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund for allowable uses of the fund. The act authorizes the expansion of existing forestry programs, including wildfire mitigation programs, and the creation of new forestry programs at public institutions of higher education (public institutions) to include state institutions of higher education, local district colleges, and area technical colleges. The commission on higher education (commission) shall determine which public institutions receive funding for expanded or new forestry programs, prioritizing public institutions that can provide a trained workforce expeditiously. The act provides for the acquisition of a harvesting simulator to train students, which may be shared among the forestry programs. The act includes funding for the forestry programs. The act directs the state board for community colleges and occupational education (community college board) to administer the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program (recruiting program) to increase the number of qualified educators at community colleges, area technical colleges, and local district colleges that deliver a wildfire prevention and mitigation program or course. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year: The act appropriates $15,000 to the healthy forests vibrant communities cash fund from the general fund; and The act appropriates $1,545,034 to the department of higher education from the general fund, including: $114,384 for the Colorado state forest service at Colorado state university; $1,180,650 for use by the commission for new and expanded forestry programs; and $250,000 for the college opportunity program to be used for fee-for-service contracts for the community college board state system colleges for the recruiting program. APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 12, 2023(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill now directs the Colorado State Forestry and Wildfire Mitigation to create a Timber, Forest Health, and Wildfire Mitigation Industries Workforce Development Program that helps fund internships in those fields. Additionally, it allocates general fund money to a new Wildfire Mitigation Capacity Development Fund. These changes aim to support workforce development and enhance wildfire mitigation efforts in Colorado.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-0139.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 23-005 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Jaquez Lewis and Cutter,Ginal, Simpson, Danielson HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lynch and Snyder, Story Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNINGMEASURESTOEXPANDTHEFORESTRYWORKFORCE ,AND , INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,DIRECTINGTHE COLORADOSTATE FOREST SERVICE TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION ;CREATING A TIMBER , FOREST HEALTH , AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION INDUSTRIES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO HELP FUND INTERNSHIPS IN THOSE INDUSTRIES ;ALLOCATING GENERAL FUND MONEY TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND ;
23-0139.01 Brita Darling x2241 SENATE BILL 23-005 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Jaquez Lewis and Cutter, Ginal, Simpson, Danielson, Buckner, Exum, Fenberg, Fields, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Marchman, Moreno, Priola, Roberts, Rodriguez, Sullivan, Winter F.
AUTHORIZING THE EXPANSION AND CREATION OF FORESTRY PROGRAMS ;
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lynch and Snyder, Story Senate Committees House Committees Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNINGMEASURESTOEXPANDTHEFORESTRYWORKFORCE ,AND , INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,DIRECTINGTHE C OLORADOSTATE FOREST SERVICE TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN FORESTRY AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION ;
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CREATING A TIMBER , FOREST HEALTH , AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION INDUSTRIES e e 3 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO HELP FUND E a 0 T U , INTERNSHIPS IN THOSE INDUSTRIES ;
ALLOCATING GENERAL N g 1 S d r FUND MONEY TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY e A r DEVELOPMENT FUND ;
AUTHORIZING THE EXPANSION AND 3 CREATION OF FORESTRY PROGRAMS ;
DIRECTING THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OCCUPATIONAL i a 3 EDUCATIONTOADMINISTERAPROGRAMTORECRUITWILDLAND R 0 T d , N 2 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider

  7. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Pass

  8. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

  12. House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  13. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

  15. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  16. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  17. Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations

  18. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

REPASS

Passed 25 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1400
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 11600
Total 251000
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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CONCUR

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Yea
Pelton R. — Yea
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 59 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 32001
Unaffiliated 19100
Republican 8400
Total 59501
% of votes cast 91%8%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Dickson — Yea
Epps — Yea
Evans — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Yea
Lynch — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Sharbini — Yea
Vigil — Yea
Winter T. — Yea
Young — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Not Voting
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Yea
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 23 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0302
Democrat 12001
Unaffiliated 11600
Total 23903
% of votes cast 66%26%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Not Voting
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Not Voting
Cleave Simpson Republican Not Voting
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 23-005 do?
The act directs the Colorado state forest service (state forest service) to consult with other entities to develop educational materials relating to career opportunities in forestry and wildfire mitigation for distribution to high school guidance counselors to provide to high school students. The act creates the timber, forest health, and wildfire mitigation industries workforce development program (development program) in the state forest service to provide partial reimbursement to timber businesses and forest health or wildfire mitigation entities for the costs of hiring interns. The act requires the state treasurer, on June 30, 2023, and on June 30 each year thereafter, to transfer $1,000,000 from the general fund to the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund for allowable uses of the fund. The act authorizes the expansion of existing forestry programs, including wildfire mitigation programs, and the creation of new forestry programs at public institutions of higher education (public institutions) to include state institutions of higher education, local district colleges, and area technical colleges. The commission on higher education (commission) shall determine which public institutions receive funding for expanded or new forestry programs, prioritizing public institutions that can provide a trained workforce expeditiously. The act provides for the acquisition of a harvesting simulator to train students, which may be shared among the forestry programs. The act includes funding for the forestry programs. The act directs the state board for community colleges and occupational education (community college board) to administer the recruitment of wildland fire prevention and mitigation educators program (recruiting program) to increase the number of qualified educators at community colleges, area technical colleges, and local district colleges that deliver a wildfire prevention and mitigation program or course. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year: The act appropriates $15,000 to the healthy forests vibrant communities cash fund from the general fund; and The act appropriates $1,545,034 to the department of higher education from the general fund, including: $114,384 for the Colorado state forest service at Colorado state university; $1,180,650 for use by the commission for new and expanded forestry programs; and $250,000 for the college opportunity program to be used for fee-for-service contracts for the community college board state system colleges for the recruiting program. APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 12, 2023(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 23-005?
SB 23-005 is sponsored by Marc Snyder (Democrat), Mike Lynch, Lisa Cutter (Democrat), and Jaquez Lewis.
What is the current status of SB 23-005?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2023. Enacted.
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