Colorado HB 19-1009: Substance Use Disorders Recovery

Bill Text

HOUSE BILL 19-1009 
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Kennedy and Singer, Arndt, Bird, Buckner, 
Caraveo, Cutter, Duran, Esgar, Froelich, Galindo, Gonzales-Gutierrez, 
Gray, Hansen, Herod, Hooton, Jackson, Jaquez Lewis, Lontine, McCluskie, 
McLachlan, Melton, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Roberts, Sirota, Snyder, 
Sullivan, Tipper, Titone, Weissman, Becker, Benavidez, Buentello, Kipp, 
Valdez A.; 
also SENATOR(S) Priola and Pettersen, Bridges, Fenberg, Foote, Ginal, 
Gonzales, Lee, Moreno, Story, Todd, Winter, Zenzinger, Garcia. 
CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR PERSONS RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, EXPANDING A 
PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS THAT PROVIDES 
VOUCHERS FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, 
CREATING STANDARDS FOR RECOVERY RESIDENCES FOR PURPOSES OF 
REFERRALS AND TITLE PROTECTION, CREATING THE OPIOID CRISIS 
RECOVERY FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CREATING THE RECOVERY 
RESIDENCE CERTIFICATION GRANT PROGRAM, AND MAKING AN 
APPROPRIATION. 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-721, 
amend 
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through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of 
the act. 

(3)(b) and (4)(b); and add (4)(e) and (4)(f) as follows: 
24-32-721. Colorado affordable housing construction grants and 
loans - housing development grant fund - creation - housing assistance 
for a person with a behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder 
- cash fund - appropriation - report to general assembly - definition. 
(3) (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the division, in 
its discretion, may transfer twenty percent of the balance of moneys THE 
MONEY in the fund into the housing investment trust fund established in 
section 24-32-717 (1)(a), which balance is calculated as of July 1 of the 
state fiscal year in which the money is transferred. For any given state fiscal 
year, no more than three percent of the moneys MONEY appropriated from 
TO the fund may be expended for the administrative costs of the division in 
administering the fund. 
(4) (b) In conjunction with its other programs to provide assistance 
in obtaining housing and subject to available appropriations, the division OF 
HOUSING shall establish a program that provides vouchers and other support 
services for housing assistance for: 
(I) apcison AN INDIVIDUAL with a mental health disorder, 
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, or co-occurring behavioral health disorder who 
is transitioning from the department of corrections, the division of youth 
CO1TCC
ions SERVICES in the department of human services, A MENTAL 
HEALTH INSTITUTE, A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, or a county jail into the 
community; OR 
(II) 
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS HOMELESS OR IN AN UNSTABLE HOUSING 
ENVIRONMENT AND IS TRANSITIONING FROM A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT 
PROGRAM OR IS ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY TRANSITION SPECIALIST 
PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-66.5-103. 
(e) IN ADDITION TO ANY MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE DIVISION OF 
HOUSING PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(d) OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE 
2019-20 FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR FISCAL 
YEARS, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE ONE 
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE MARIJUANA TAX CASH FUND CREATED IN 
SECTION 39-28.8-501 TO THE DIVISION OF HOUSING FOR THE VOUCHER 
PROGRAM SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS SECTION. 
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(f) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL 
AFFAIRS SHALL REPORT TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEES ON HEALTH 
AND INSURANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES, OR ANY 
SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, UNDER THE "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR 
ACCOUNTABLE, RESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT 
ACT", PART 2 OF ARTICLE 7 OF TITLE 2, ON: 
(I) 
THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THIS SECTION; 
(II) THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN EACH PROJECT FUNDED UNDER THIS 
SECTION; 
(III) 
THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS HOUSED AS A RESULT 
OF THIS SUBSECTION (4); AND 
(IV) To THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS 
WHO, AFTER RECEIVING A VOUCHER UNDER SUBSECTION (4)(b) OF THIS 
SECTION, RETURNED TO THE FACILITIES FROM WHICH THE INDIVIDUALS WERE 
TRANSITIONING. 
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-1.5-108.5 as 
follows: 
25-1.5-108.5. Regulation of recovery residences - definition. 
(1) (a) As USED IN THIS SECTION, "RECOVERY RESIDENCE", "SOBER LIVING 
FACILITY", OR "SOBER HOME" MEANS ANY PREMISES, PLACE, FACILITY, OR 
BUILDING THAT PROVIDES HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS 
WITH A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS OF A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER THAT: 
(I) IS FREE FROM ALCOHOL AND NONPRESCRIBED OR ILLICIT DRUGS; 
(II) PROMOTES INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT; 
AND 
(III) PROVIDES STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES AND RECOVERY SUPPORT 
SERVICES THAT ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED TO