HB 24-1245 CO

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The Colorado broadband office (office) is authorized to seek or apply for, accept, and expend money from the federal government for broadband deployment. The bill requires that for federal money that the office distributes, or for state money that it distributes as matching funding for federal money, it must give substantial weight, but not less than 25% weight, to fair labor practices by establishing evaluation metrics for applicants. Additionally, for projects that receive an award of over $500,000, workers involved in the projects must be paid prevailing wages for the project to receive the award. The bill requires the Colorado broadband office (office), by and through the chief information officer of the office of information and technology, to promulgate rules that establish labor standards for grantees and subgrantees no later than 91 days after the office receives approval of its initial proposal for federal funding under the broadband equity, access, and deployment program authorized by the federal "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" and before, in connection with receipt of such federal funding, approving grants to internet service providers. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

• Tammy Story Democratic · primary
• Lorena García Democratic · primary
• Julie Gonzales Democratic · primary

1. May 4, 2024 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
2. May 3, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
3. May 3, 2024 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
4. May 2, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
5. May 1, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
6. Apr 17, 2024 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
7. Mar 21, 2024 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
8. Feb 12, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor · lower