Exhibit 6 SB23-067 PARTICIPANT FACILITATED PROGRAMS.pdf

SENATE BILL 23-067

BY SENATOR(S) Coleman, Bridges, Buckner, Cutter, Fields, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Marchman, Moreno, Pelton B., Priola, Sullivan, Winter F., Fenberg;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bacon and Holtorf, Amabile, Bird, Boesenecker, Daugherty, deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, Duran, English, Froelich, Garcia, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Hamrick, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lieder, Lindsay, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Ortiz, Sharbini, Sirota, Snyder, Story, Titone, Velasco, Weissman, Willford, McCluskie.

CONCERNING A RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS SENTENCED

TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITATED BY PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

STAFF, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN

APPROPRIATION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 17-33-103 as follows:

17-33-103. Pre-release and reentry program development -

Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

operation - report - definitions - repeal. (1) As USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:

(a) "FACILITY" MEANS THE STERLING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.

(b) "PROGRAM" MEANS A PRE-RELEASE AND REENTRY PROGRAM

DEVELOPED IN CONSULTATION WITH RESIDENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.

(c) "PROGRAM DEVELOPER" MEANS THE PERSON DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION ASSIGNED TO DEVELOP AND STUDY

STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.

(d) "PROGRAM REPORT" MEANS THE REPORT ISSUED BY THE

DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION.

(e) "RESIDENT" MEANS A PERSON SERVING A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT

AT THE FACILITY.

(f) "THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATION" MEANS AN ORGANIZATION THAT SATISFIES THE QUALIFICATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2)(d) OF THIS

SECTION THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS WITH PURSUANT TO

SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) (a) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONTRACT WITH A THIRD-PARTY

ORGANIZATION TO DEVELOP AND STUDY STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING A

PRE-RELEASE AND REENTRY PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED IN CONSULTATION

WITH RESIDENTS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO BENEFIT PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS, THE FACILITY, AND THE DEPARTMENT BY PROVIDING

PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR

REHABILITATION AND TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM UPON THEIR RELEASE FROM

THE FACILITY.

(b) (I) ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 1, 2023, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL

ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATION TO

ASSIGN AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED BY THE THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATION TO

SERVE AS THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER AND CARRY OUT THE DUTIES

DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER MUST HAVE

EXPERIENCE IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CULTURAL COMPETENCY,

AND THE REHABILITATION AND RECIDIVISM OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED

INDIVIDUALS. THE CONTRACT MUST REQUIRE THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER TO

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CARRY OUT THE DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION; EXCEPT THAT THE

CONTRACT MUST PERMIT THE THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATION TO

SUBCONTRACT WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERTISE IN

SUBJECT AREAS, SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DATA COLLECTION AND

ANALYSIS, THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER IN CARRYING

OUT THE DEVELOPER'S DUTIES.

(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOW THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER TO

WORK IN THE FACILITY WITH RESIDENTS AND MAY REQUIRE THE PROGRAM

DEVELOPER TO MEET THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS AS A PERSON WHO SERVES

AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AT THE FACILITY. THE DEPARTMENT MAY

PROVIDE AND REQUIRE THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE TRAINING

NECESSARY FOR THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER TO WORK IN THE FACILITY WITH

RESIDENTS.

(III) THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER'S ONLY DUTIES ARE THOSE

DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION RELATED TO DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM,

STUDYING IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, AND PREPARING THE PROGRAM

REPORT, INCLUDING CONSULTING WITH RESIDENTS TO DESIGN THE PROGRAM

AND CONDUCTING THE RESEARCH AND ANALYZING DATA NECESSARY TO

PREPARE THE PROGRAM REPORT. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER SHALL SPEND

THE MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER'S TIME CONSULTING WITH

RESIDENTS TO DESIGN AND STUDY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR THE

PROGRAM.

(IV) IN ORDER FOR THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER TO HAVE SUFFICIENT

TIME TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAM, STUDY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, AND

PREPARE THE PROGRAM REPORT, THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER SHALL BEGIN

WORK NO LATER THAN AUGUST 15, 2023.

(C) THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY

MUST BE CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL DEPARTMENT AND FACILITY

RULES, AND THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRIORITIZE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE

ASSISTANCE TO THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER, INCLUDING ENSURING ACCESS TO

AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE.

(d) A THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATION THAT CONTRACTS WITH THE

DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (2) MUST HAVE PROVEN

EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH POPULATIONS THAT ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN

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THE DEPARTMENT'S RESIDENT POPULATION AND MUST HAVE NOT

PREVIOUSLY CONTRACTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR ANY PURPOSE.

(3) (a) THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER SHALL CONSULT WITH RESIDENTS

TO DESIGN THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING DEVELOPING PROGRAM CURRICULUM

AND METRICS TO MEASURE PROGRAM SUCCESS. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER

SHALL ALSO CONDUCT ANY RESEARCH NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE

PROGRAM REPORT.

(b) THE PROGRAM MUST PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING IN

SKILLED OR PROFESSIONAL TRADES AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT-FOCUSED

ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION IN SKILLS BENEFICIAL TO A PARTICIPANT FOLLOWING

RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT, AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

COUNSELING SESSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM MUST:

(I) BE DESIGNED IN CONSULTATION WITH RESIDENTS;

(II) INCLUDE A PROCESS FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR

RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM;

(III) INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, SESSIONS OR INSTRUCTION IN THE

FOLLOWING AREAS: GENERAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, ADDICTION

RECOVERY, VICTIM AWARENESS, TIME MANAGEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

PREVENTION, PERSONAL FINANCE, LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIES FOR COPING

WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION UPON RELEASE,

FORGIVENESS, AND ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM MUST HAVE

CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM THAT EMPHASIZES DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY

FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE FROM THE FACILITY

WITHIN ONE YEAR AND FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE SCHEDULED FOR

RELEASE FROM THE FACILITY IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

(IV) WORK WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY,

WHO MAY INCLUDE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, MENTAL AND

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

PROFESSIONALS, AND SOCIOLOGISTS; AND

(V) PERMIT PROFESSIONALS FROM OUTSIDE THE FACILITY TO VISIT

AND WORK WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN PERSON AT THE FACILITY.

(c) As PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY, THE PROGRAM

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DEVELOPER SHALL EVALUATE THE COSTS, CHALLENGES, AND BENEFITS OF:

(I) PROVIDING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND

TOOLS NECESSARY TO WORK REMOTELY WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM

OUTSIDE THE FACILITY;

(II) PRIORITIZING OPERATING THE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM

ACTIVITIES WHILE COMPLYING WITH DEPARTMENT AND FACILITY RULES;

(III) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

RELEASED FROM THE FACILITY; AND

(IV) INCENTIVIZING EMPLOYERS WHO EMPLOY PROGRAM

PARTICIPANTS UPON RELEASE FROM THE FACILITY.

(4) (a) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE PROGRAM

DEVELOPER SHALL REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUDICIARY

COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR

COMMITTEES, AND THE DEPARTMENT, ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE

PROGRAM.

(b) THE REPORT MUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING THE PROGRAM AT THE FACILITY, INCLUDING:

(I) STATUTORY CHANGES NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM;

(II) STRATEGIES FOR HIRING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED PROGRAM

STAFF;

(III) FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM; AND

(IV) METHODS TO EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM,

INCLUDING THE TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA THAT

SHOULD BE COLLECTED ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS,

INCLUDING CAPTURING NARRATIVE EXPERIENCES FROM PARTICIPANTS

ABOUT SUBJECTS THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF PARTICIPANTS' SOCIAL AND

EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SUCH AS LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, FEELING OF

BELONGING, FEELING OF PURPOSE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND BETTERING

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE A

RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LENGTH OF A LONGITUDINAL STUDY NECESSARY

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TO EVALUATE THE BENEFITS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

(c) THE REPORT MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(I) DISAGGREGATED DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE

RESIDENTS WHOM THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER CONSULTED WITH DURING

DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESIDENTS'

SENTENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE OFFENSES FOR WHICH THE

RESIDENTS WERE CONVICTED, THE LENGTH OF SENTENCE TO

INCARCERATION, THE TIME SERVED, AND THE RESIDENTS' CUSTODY LEVEL;

(II) THE AMOUNT OF TIME THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER SPENT

CONSULTING WITH RESIDENTS, ORGANIZED BY THE DEMOGRAPHIC

INFORMATION OF THE RESIDENTS WITH WHOM THE PROGRAM DEVELOPER

CONSULTED;

(III) THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS EXPECTED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR

PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM;

(IV) DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANTICIPATED PROGRAM

SCHEDULE, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOTTED EACH DAY FOR

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND HOW OFTEN A PARTICIPANT MUST PARTICIPATE IN

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THE INTENDED BENEFITS OF THE

PROGRAM;

(V) THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FROM THE PROGRAM FOR

PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS FOLLOWING RELEASE

FROM THE FACILITY, PARTICIPANTS NEARING RELEASE FROM THE FACILITY,

AND PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE SERVING AS MENTORS IN THE PROGRAM; AND

(VI) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY OTHER POLICY CHANGES BASED

ON INFORMATION LEARNED FROM DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM AND

IMPLEMENTATION STUDY.

(d) THE REPORT MAY INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPERATING

THE PROGRAM IN OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

(4.5) IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT BEFORE THE HOUSE AND SENATE

COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203 MADE DURING

THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED IN THIS

SECTION AND HOW THE DEPARTMENT SPENT ANY MONEY APPROPRIATED TO

THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE DEPARTMENT

SHALL ALSO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATUTORY CHANGES

NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.

(5) (a) BEGINNING NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2024, AND

SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OPERATE

THE PROGRAM DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.

(b) (I) BEGINNING WITH ITS ANNUAL REPORT BEFORE THE HOUSE AND

SENATE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203 MADE

DURING THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 2-7-203 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT

SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OPERATION AND EFFICACY OF THE

PROGRAM.

(II) IN ITS REPORT TO THE COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE DURING THE

2029 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE A

RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING WHETHER TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.

(6) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2029.

SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $100,000 is appropriated to the department of corrections for use by inmate programs. This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, inmate programs may use this appropriation for contract services related to the education subprogram.

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SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.

St e Isenberg

PRESIDENT OF

THE SENATE

Julie McCfuskie

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES

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SECRETARY OF

THE SENATE

Robin Jones

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES

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(Date and Time)

Jared S. Polis GOVERNOR o HE ST E OF COLORADO

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