SB22-187 Summary

• Restructures the state grant program to assist counties, municipalities, and designated organizations in establishing and maintaining recovery programs that use electronic tracking devices to locate persons with conditions like Alzheimer's disease, autism, brain injury, and developmental disorders who may wander.

• Expands program eligibility from counties only to include municipalities and their designees, allowing joint applications and shared implementation across jurisdictions.

• Requires the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to establish a public website by January 1, 2023, listing available recovery programs, contact information, caregiver resources, and procedures for missing participants.

• Creates a cash fund for the recovery program with an initial appropriation of $100,000 for fiscal year 2022-23, with intent that maximum state funding available shall be $380,000.

• Requires grant recipients to use funds for equipment, training, outreach, and ongoing maintenance costs; specifies that grants only go to programs ensuring caregiver enrollment of all participants.