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23-0159.01After Jasonconsideration Gelenderon x4330the SENATEmerits, BILLthe 23-018Committee SENATErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Fields,following: Rodriguez HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Amabile, Senate Committees House Committees Health & Human Services Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE C OLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER .

BillSB23-018 SummarybereferredfavorablytotheCommitteeon (Note:Appropriations.

This** summary*** applies** to*** this** bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and JuvenileJusticeSystems.ToprovideongoingfundingfortheColorado 911resourcecenter,thestatetreasurerisrequiredtoissueawarrant,paid e from the general fund, in the amount of $250,000 to the Colorado 911 n 3 resource center on July 1, 2023, and on each July 1 thereafter.

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d M 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,29-11-100.2,add(3) as follows:

29-11-100.2.

Legislative declaration.

(3)THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT:

(a) THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CREATED TCOLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER IN2006 AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ENTITY TO PROVIDE CENTRALIZED GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL 911 EMERGENCYCALLSERVICEAUTHORITIESANDPUBLICSAFETYANSWERING POINTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE;

(b) THEC OLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER SUPPORTS LOCAL911 AUTHORITIES AND PROFESSIONALS IN KEEPING THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS OF C OLORADO SAFE BY CREATING A STATEWIDE INFORMATION DATABASE AND CLEARINGHOUSE WHERE 911 PROFESSIONALS CAN LEARN ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES AND ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT LOCAL 911 AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTSPROVIDE 911SERVICESANDWHERE 911 PROFESSIONALSCANALSO ACCESS SAMPLE POLICIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS;

(c) THE COLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER HAS BEEN FUNDED SINCE ITS INCEPTION FROM THE PROCEEDS OF A 2004 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION THAT REQUIRED ATELECOMMUNICATIONSCOMPANYTOPROVIDE TWOMILLION DOLLARS FOR THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONTOASSISTLOCALPUBLICSAFETYANSWERINGPOINTS ,BUT THAT FUNDING IS RUNNING OUT AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AFTER STATE FISCAL YEAR2022-23;AND -2- 018 (d) THEC OLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES A CRITICAL PUBLICSERVICETHATBENEFITSALL COLORADANS ANDITISNECESSARY , APPROPRIATE, IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL COLORADANS , AND IN FURTHERANCE OF A PUBLIC PURPOSE TO PROVIDE ONGOING,ADEQUATE , AND SUSTAINABLE STATE FUNDING TO THE C OLORADO 911RESOURCE CENTER .

SECTION 2.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 29-11-108 as follows:

29-11-108.

Colorado 911 resource center - ongoing funding - definition.

(1) OULY 1,2023,AND ON EACHJULY 1THEREAFTER ,THE STATE TREASURER SHALL ISSUE A WARRANT ,PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND ,IN THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE COLORADO 911RESOURCE CENTER .

(2) ASUSEDINTHISSECTION,"COLORADO 911 RESOURCECENTER " MEANS THE COLORADO 911 RESOURCE CENTER CREATED BY THE COMMISSION OR ITS SUCCESSOR ENTIT.

SECTION 3.

Safety clause.

The general assemblyherebyfinds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.

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