CO SB244

Converts the State Methamphetamine Task Force into the Substance Abuse Trend and Response Task Force to address broader substance abuse issues including illicit drugs, prescription opioids, underage marijuana use, and methamphetamine

Expands task force membership from 16 to 22 members, adding representatives from Colorado Drug Investigators Association, youth, substance abuse recovery organizations, environmental protection, community prevention coalitions, Colorado Department of Public Health, and Office of Behavioral Health

Requires the task force to examine drug trends and effective prevention, intervention, and treatment models while formulating responses from criminal justice, prevention, and treatment sectors, including issues related to non-federally-regulated pharmaceutical drug production and distribution

Directs the task force to submit written reports to judiciary committees by January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter through January 1, 2018, with recommendations for statewide strategies and legislative proposals in coordination with the Department of Human Services

Extends the task force's operational period from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2018, with repeal of the article effective on that date