SB 17-241 Summary

• Exempts multiple judicial department reporting requirements from Colorado's automatic repeal statute (Section 24-1-136) by adding "notwithstanding" language to eight statutory provisions covering juvenile proceedings, diversion funding, child's representative activities, pretrial services, sexually violent predators, and juvenile placement decisions.

• Modifies reporting recipients for the office of the respondent parents' counsel to remove requirement to report to general assembly members, instead reporting only to the state court administrator's office starting January 1, 2017.

• Requires ongoing annual and monthly reports to legislative committees and the joint budget committee regarding juvenile placements, sentencing schedules, corrections data, and pretrial services programs.

• Section 4 (office of respondent parents' counsel reporting changes) becomes effective January 2, 2020, while all other sections take effect upon passage.

• Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.