SB 22-217 Summary

• Expands the Colorado Disability Funding Committee to authorize sales of specialty license plates, including historically retired styles, with $25 annual fees credited to the disability support fund.

• Increases majority representation on the disability funding committee to include persons with disabilities, their immediate family members, or caregivers to ensure greater voice in program decisions.

• Allows the committee to contract with multiple nonprofit entities for disability benefits assistance programs and extends initial contract terms from one year to up to three years with annual performance metrics.

• Establishes the Disabled Parking Education Program under the committee to provide education to law enforcement, parking entities, medical providers, and persons with disabilities regarding accessible parking standards and violations.

• Creates and appropriates funding mechanisms including $65,545 for the 2022-23 fiscal year and reallocates $100,000 from the disability support fund to the disabled parking education and enforcement fund.