SB 21-039 CO

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Beginning July 1, 2021, the act prohibits an employer from paying an employee whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury less than minimum wage if the employer does not hold a special certificate issued on or before June 30, 2021, by the United States department of labor that authorizes the employer to pay wages below minimum wage to those employees. The act phases out subminimum wage employment for employers that hold a special certificate and by June 30, 2022, requires each employer that holds a special certificate to submit a transition plan to the department of health care policy and financing (department) detailing how the employer plans to phase out subminimum wage employment by July 1, 2025. On and after July 1, 2025, an employer is prohibited from paying an employee with a disability less than minimum wage regardless of whether the employer was issued a special certificate.The act requires the employment first advisory partnership in the Colorado department of labor and employment (partnership) to:Develop actionable recommendations to address structural and fiscal barriers to phasing out subminimum wage employment and successfully implementing competitive integrated employment; and Report the recommendations to specified committees of the general assembly. The act also continues operation of the partnership, which was scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2021, indefinitely.The act requires the department to seek federal approval to add employment-related services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the state's medicaid waiver services.$90,691 is appropriated to the department to implement the act. The department also expects to receive $409,885 in federal funds to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Rachel Zenzinger · primary
• Dennis Hisey · primary
• Yadira Caraveo · primary
• Rod Pelton Republican · primary

1. Jun 29, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 10, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Jun 1, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 28, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 25, 2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 24, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
9. May 21, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
10. May 4, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
11. Apr 26, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
12. Apr 26, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
13. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
14. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
15. Mar 3, 2021 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
16. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/29/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/11/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/28/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/24/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/26/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/23/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
• PA4 (05/21/2021) · PDF
• PA3 (05/06/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (04/23/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (03/04/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF