Rachel Zenzinger
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 19
Primary
Beginning July 1, 2021, the act prohibits an employer from paying an employee whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury less than minimum wage if the employer does not hold a special certificate issued on or before June 30, 2021, by the United States department of labor that authorizes the employer to pay wages below minimum wage to those employees. The act phases out subminimum wage employment for employers that hold a special certificate and by June 30, 2022, requires each employer that holds a special certificate to submit a transition plan to the department of health care policy and financing (department) detailing how the employer plans to phase out subminimum wage employment by July 1, 2025. On and after July 1, 2025, an employer is prohibited from paying an employee with a disability less than minimum wage regardless of whether the employer was issued a special certificate.The act requires the employment first advisory partnership in the Colorado department of labor and employment (partnership) to:Develop actionable recommendations to address structural and fiscal barriers to phasing out subminimum wage employment and successfully implementing competitive integrated employment; and Report the recommendations to specified committees of the general assembly. The act also continues operation of the partnership, which was scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2021, indefinitely.The act requires the department to seek federal approval to add employment-related services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities under the state's medicaid waiver services.$90,691 is appropriated to the department to implement the act. The department also expects to receive $409,885 in federal funds to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Appropriations
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (06/29/2021) | |
| Final Act (06/11/2021) | |
| Rerevised (05/28/2021) | |
| Revised (05/24/2021) | |
| Reengrossed (04/26/2021) | |
| Engrossed (04/23/2021) | |
| Introduced (02/16/2021) | |
| PA4 (05/21/2021) | |
| PA3 (05/06/2021) | |
| PA2 (04/23/2021) | |
| PA1 (03/04/2021) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (04/22/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (05/19/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/01/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (05/03/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (05/19/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (10/05/2021) |
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