HB 18-1409

HB 18-1409 is a Colorado bill that establishes a grant program within the Department of Public Health and Environment to provide funding for organizations that support crime victims and work to prevent them from being victimized again. The program will be reviewed before it ends on September 1, 2023, to assess its effectiveness. This bill has been signed into law, meaning it is now active and the grant program can start providing funds to eligible entities.

Official Summary

The bill creates the community crime victims grant program (grant program) in the department of public health and environment (department) to provide funding to eligible entities that provide support services to crime victims and other interventions that are intended to reduce repeat victimization. The department shall administer the grant program in accordance with policies developed by the executive director of the department. The grant program is repealed, effective September 1, 2023. Before such repeal, the department of regulatory agencies shall perform a sunset review of the grant program. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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