(1) (a) The Colorado resiliency office shall create, maintain, and keep current the resiliency and community recovery program as described in section 24-33.5-705.2. The program must accomplish the following, at a minimum:
(I) Develop a plan to improve coordination among state agencies and local jurisdictions to support community and economic recovery efforts and to address risk and vulnerability reduction;
(II) Provide technical assistance to local governments for the implementation of resilience planning, including resilience frameworks, vulnerability profiles, risk-reduction plans, and economic development strategies;
(III) Provide technical assistance to state agencies for the implementation of resilience policies and procedures and to institutionalize resilience practices across departments and agencies;
(IV) Provide technical assistance to local governments and state agencies to secure additional resources and investment to implement resilience solutions;
(V) Integrate resilience criteria into existing competitive grant programs;
(VI) Provide policy advocacy to shape federal resilience efforts;
(VII) Develop metrics and targets to measure the short- and long-term success of resilience efforts and actions; and
(VIII) Support long-term community recovery efforts and resource navigation after a disaster.
(b) The Colorado resiliency office shall maintain and keep the resiliency and community recovery program current and in compliance to meet the needs of the state.
(2) The Colorado resiliency office shall consult with the governor's office, the department of public safety, the department of public health and environment, and all other affected state agencies in developing the resiliency and community recovery program.
(3) In developing the program, the Colorado resiliency office shall ensure a participatory process that includes local government, state agencies, business, labor, industry, agriculture, civic and volunteer organizations, academia, community leaders, and other stakeholders.
(4) Repealed.
(5) The department of local affairs and the Colorado resiliency office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section and section 24-32-121.
(6) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2037. Before its repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1471, � 17, effective August 8. L. 2019: (4) repealed and (6) added, (HB 19-1292), ch. 183, p. 2062, � 3, effective May 16. L. 2022: (6) amended, (HB 22-1225), ch. 303, p. 2196, � 2, effective August 10.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1292, see section 1 of chapter 183, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
24-32-123. Defense counsel on first appearance grant program - rules - report - definition - repeal. (1) (a) The defense counsel on first appearance grant program, referred to in this section as the grant program, is created in the division. The division shall award grants from the grant program to reimburse local governments, in part or in full, for costs associated with the provision of defense counsel to defendants at their first appearances in municipal courts, as required by section 13-10-114.5.
(b) The division shall:
(I) Solicit and review applications for grants from local governments; and
(II) Select local governments to receive grants to reimburse the local governments for costs associated with the provision of defense counsel to defendants at their first appearance in municipal courts.
(2) The general assembly may annually appropriate money from the general fund to the division to make the grants described in subsection (1) of this section and for the division's reasonable administrative expenses related to the grants. Any unexpended and unencumbered money from an appropriation made pursuant to this subsection (2) remains available for expenditure by the division in the next fiscal year without further appropriation.
(3) The executive director may promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of this title 24 to the extent necessary for the administration of the grant program, including rules establishing an application process and grant award criteria.
(4) (a) The division shall annually prepare a report regarding the effectiveness of the grant program and post the report on its website.
(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2024.)
(5) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Before its repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall review the grant program in accordance with section 2-3-1203.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1353), ch. 348, p. 2070, � 1, effective May 30. L. 2023: (5) amended, (SB 23-072), ch. 180, p. 878, � 2, effective August 7. L. 2024: (4) amended, (SB 24-135), ch. 34, p. 112, � 17, effective March 22.
24-32-124. Law enforcement community services grant program - committee - policies and procedures - fund - rules - report - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Committee means the law enforcement community services grant program committee established pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(b) Division means the division of local government created pursuant to section 24-32-103.
(c) Eligible recipient means a law enforcement agency or a group of county or municipal entities or community organizations, so long as one of the agencies or entities is a law enforcement agency.
(d) Executive director means the executive director of the department of local affairs.
(e) Law enforcement agency means a county sheriff's office, municipal police force, the Colorado state patrol, or the Colorado bureau of investigation.
(f) Program means the law enforcement community services grant program created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
(2) (a) There is created in the division the law enforcement community services grant program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies, local government entities, and community organizations to improve services to the communities through community policing and outreach; drug intervention, prevention, treatment, and recovery; technology; training; and other community services.
(b) The division shall administer the program and, subject to available appropriations, shall award grants as provided in this section. Subject to available appropriations, grants shall be paid out of the fund created in subsection (5) of this section.
(c) The executive director shall develop such policies and procedures as are required in this section and such additional policies and procedures as may be necessary to implement the program. At a minimum, the policies and procedures must specify the time frames for applying for grants, the form of the grant application, the time frames for distributing grant money, and criteria to be used in awarding and denying grants. The executive director shall determine the recipients of grants and the amount of each grant.
(3) (a) There is created in the division the law enforcement community services grant program committee to make recommendations to the executive director on the policies and procedures developed pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section, review grant applications, and recommend which grants should be approved. The committee consists of the following members:
(I) A representative of the department of local affairs appointed by the executive director who shall chair the committee;
(II) A representative of the department of public safety appointed by the executive director of the department of public safety;
(III) A representative of the department of law appointed by the attorney general;
(IV) The following persons appointed by the governor:
(A) A representative of a statewide organization of district attorneys;
(B) A representative of a statewide organization of county sheriffs;
(C) A representative of a statewide organization of chiefs of police;
(D) A representative of a statewide organization of law enforcement officers;
(E) A representative of a statewide organization of counties;
(F) A representative of a statewide organization of municipalities;
(G) A representative of a drug treatment provider;
(H) A representative of a nonprofit organization that advocates for civil liberties; and
(I) Four additional members who are not members of any of the entities described in subsections (2)(b)(IV)(A) to (2)(b)(IV)(H) of this section, but who represent community organizations that provide services to the community and represent the diverse geographic areas and the ethnic and racial diversity and gender balance within the state;
(V) A member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; and
(VI) A member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) The members appointed pursuant to subsection (3)(a)(IV) of this section serve terms of four years; except that the members first appointed pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(IV)(A), (3)(a)(IV)(C), (3)(a)(IV)(E), and (3)(a)(IV)(G) shall serve terms of two years; and the members first appointed pursuant to subsections (3)(a)(IV)(B), (3)(a)(IV)(D), (3)(a)(IV)(F), and (3)(a)(IV)(H) shall serve terms of three years.
(c) Except for the legislative members, members of the committee do not receive compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred for serving on the committee.
(d) If fewer than all the members of the committee identified in subsection (3)(a) of this section are appointed as of June 30, 2023, the executive director shall, in the executive director's sole discretion, determine the number of members of the committee; except that the committee must consist of at least nine members.
(4) To receive a grant, an eligible recipient must submit an application to the division in accordance with policies and procedures developed pursuant to subsection (2)(c) of this section.
(5) (a) The division may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The division shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the law enforcement community services grant program fund created pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section.
(b) The law enforcement community services grant program fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund pursuant to section 16-13-311, any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund, and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the division. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the division may only expend money from the fund for the grants awarded pursuant to this section and for up to five percent of the money in the fund for the direct and indirect costs incurred in administering the program. Any unexpended and unencumbered money from an appropriation made for the purposes of this section remains available for expenditure by the division in the next fiscal year without further appropriation.
(c) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
(6) The department of local affairs shall include a summarized report of the activities of the program in the department's annual presentation to the committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this section continue indefinitely.
(7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the division is not required to implement the program until sufficient funds are received in the fund created in subsection (5) of this section.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1020), ch. 307, p. 1857, � 3, effective September 1. L. 2019: (6) amended, (SB 19-252), ch. 254, p. 2452, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2023: (3)(d) added, (SB 23-210), ch. 251, p. 1430, � 3, effective May 24.
24-32-125. Census outreach grant program - creation - committee - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1239), ch. 262, p. 2479, � 2, effective May 23.
Editor's note: Subsection (9) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2022. (See L. 2019, p. 2479.)
Cross references: For the short title (Every Person Counts In Colorado Act) in HB 19-1239, see section 1 of chapter 262, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.