Digest of Bills - 1997

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

S.B. 97-102 Sunset review of advisory bodies - continuation. Continues the following state advisory bodies scheduled for repeal July 1, 1997: The Colorado municipal bond supervision advisory board and the state capitol building advisory committee.

APPROVED by Governor March 24, 1997
EFFECTIVE March 24, 1997

S.B. 97-110 Sunset review of advisory committees - continuation of state medical assistance and services advisory council. Continues the state medical assistance and services advisory council.

APPROVED by Governor March 24, 1997
EFFECTIVE March 24, 1997

S.B. 97-216 Repeal of obsolete or redundant laws. Repeals the following laws as unneeded based upon the law's obsolescence or the law's redundancy:

• 23-60-104 (3), concerning the appointment of a state council for the purpose of advising the state board for community colleges and occupational education in carrying out the board's responsibilities regarding occupational education;
• 24-30-206, concerning the submittal of annual work programs to the governor by the head of each department of the executive branch of state government;
• 24-34-904 (1) (m), concerning the duty of the office of regulatory reform to provide and coordinate information and assistance in conjunction with the Colorado joint review process;
• 26-4-109, concerning the state department of human services obtaining waivers for counties wishing to study the feasibility of "The Colorado Care Health Insurance Program";
• 27-1-204 (2), (3), and (7), concerning community mental health services purchased from providers approved by the executive director department of human services;
• 27-13-104 and 27-13-106 through 27-13-108, concerning the establishment of and funding for the special intensive treatment demonstration unit at the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo;
• 32-10-103, 32-10-106 through 32-10-138, 32-10-174, 32-10-178, and 32-10-179, concerning the three lakes water and sanitation district.

APPROVED by Governor May 27, 1997
EFFECTIVE May 27, 1997

S.B. 97-220 Review of executive and judicial branch reporting requirements. As a result of the legislative review of reporting requirements, repeals requirements in titles 4 through 12 and articles 1 through 5.5 of title 13, Colorado Revised Statutes, for certain periodic reports to be filed with the general assembly by executive and judicial branch agencies that were scheduled to expire on July 1, 1997. Continues the reporting requirement for the filing of reports by the governor's office concerning economic development programs.

APPROVED by Governor June 3, 1997
EFFECTIVE June 3, 1997

S.B. 97-221 Review of executive and judicial branch reporting requirements. Changes requirements for the filing of reports by the governor's office concerning economic development programs from quarterly to annually. Specifies that such reports shall be submitted to the joint budget committee and made available to the full general assembly rather than submitted to the joint budget committee and the business affairs and labor committees of the senate and house of representatives. (NOTE: The requirement for the filing of the report itself was to expire on July 1, 1997, but was continued in SB 97-220.)

APPROVED by Governor May 27, 1997
EFFECTIVE May 27, 1997

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