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2019 Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Final Report

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Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Human Services

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Legislative Council Staff

Published

01/06/2020

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Committee.

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Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/07/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado Judges (2016)

Colorado’s state court system is comprised of many different courts, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals (COA), and district courts. Colorado law also governs county courts and jurisdiction-specific courts in Denver.1 This issue brief describes the qualification requirements and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2016)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Efforts to Address Suicide (2016)

Colorado was tied for the fifth highest suicide rate in the nation in 2014, the most recent year of nationally available data. In 2015, there were 1,093 suicides among Colorado residents, which is the highest number of suicides in the state’s history. This issue brief outlines legislative...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Information Technology and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (2016)

Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/18/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2016)

The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

Medicaid Waiver Programs Part II - Home-And Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Adults (2016)

Colorado currently administers 11 Home-and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults. An issue brief entitled Medicaid Waiver Programs Part I – Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid Waivers for Children discusses the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/09/2016

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Adult Protective System (2016)

Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, safety, and welfare. In response to greater awareness of at-risk populations,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/08/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

Local Government

Staff Publications

Sealing and Expunging Criminal Records (2016)

This memorandum discusses Colorado law on the subject of the expungement of juvenile delinquency records, including the offenses that may not be expunged, and provides information about sealing adult arrest records, criminal records other than convictions, and conviction records. Further...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/31/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Respite Care in Colorado (2016)

Respite care provides temporary relief to a caregiver from the physical and emotional impacts of caring for a person with special needs who is unable or needs assistance to care for himself or herself. It can be provided for a few hours, overnight, or on an extended basis by a friend, family...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/26/2016

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

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