SB 17-220

Senate Bill 17-220 extends the Restorative Justice Coordinating Council beyond its original expiration date and moves it from laws about juvenile cases to those about adult cases too. This means that the council will continue its work on restorative justice practices, which are now used for both young people and adults who have broken the law. The bill has been signed into law, so the changes it proposes are now in effect.

Official Summary

Sunset Process - Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. The restorative justice coordinating council (council) is scheduled for repeal on July 1, 2017, with a corresponding sunset review. The bill extends the council based on the recommendation of the sunset review. The bill moves the council from title 19, Colorado Revised Statutes, which relates to the juvenile code, to title 13, Colorado Revised Statutes, which relates to the judicial code, since restorative justice use has expanded from juvenile cases to adult cases.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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