Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report vote and pass a bill that appropriates funding for a state data-sharing task force.

Highlights:

• Establishes a judicial department task force that meets regularly to (Sec. 1):

• Investigate current data sharing and access to court data systems;

• Consider statewide processes for sharing and accessing court data systems; and

• Consider safety measures that protect sensitive data in court systems.

• Specifies the task force will consist of (Sec. 1):

• 3 representatives of the state judicial department and 1 of them must be a chief judge serving as chair of the committee;

• A state court administrator or the administrators designee;

• 5 representatives from municipal courts including 1 from Denver County Court, 1 from a municipality with a population of 50,000 to 599,999, 1 from a municipality with a population of 8,000 to 49,999, 1 from a municipality with a population of 8,000 or fewer;

• A representative who is a municipal prosecutor;

• A representative who is a municipal public defender;

• A representative from the Colorado District Attorneys’ council;

• A representative from the Office of State Public Defender;

• A representative from the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman; and

• A representative from the sexual assault or domestic violence victims’ rights communities.

• Specifies the task force members will serve without compensation (Sec. 1).

• Requires the task force to meet 6 times before January 8, 2024 and the first meeting must occur no later than July 17, 2023 (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on or before January 8, 2024 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report vote and pass a bill that appropriates funding for a state data-sharing task force.

Highlights:

• Establishes a judicial department task force that meets regularly to (Sec. 1):

• Investigate current data sharing and access to court data systems;

• Consider statewide processes for sharing and accessing court data systems; and

• Consider safety measures that protect sensitive data in court systems.

• Specifies the task force will consist of (Sec. 1):

• 3 representatives of the state judicial department and 1 of them must be a chief judge serving as chair of the committee;

• A state court administrator or the administrators designee;

• 5 representatives from municipal courts including 1 from Denver County Court, 1 from a municipality with a population of 50,000 to 599,999, 1 from a municipality with a population of 8,000 to 49,999, 1 from a municipality with a population of 8,000 or fewer;

• A representative who is a municipal prosecutor;

• A representative who is a municipal public defender;

• A representative from the Colorado District Attorneys’ council;

• A representative from the Office of State Public Defender;

• A representative from the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman; and

• A representative from the sexual assault or domestic violence victims’ rights communities.

• Specifies the task force members will serve without compensation (Sec. 1).

• Requires the task force to meet 6 times before January 8, 2024 and the first meeting must occur no later than July 17, 2023 (Sec. 1). 

• Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on or before January 8, 2024 (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text