Colorado § 2-2-322.5 Demographic notes - definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 2-2-322.5 — Demographic notes - definitions

Colorado § 2-2-322.5

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-322.5 (2026).

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(1)For purposes of this section:

(a)Demographic note means a note that uses available data to outline the potential effects of a legislative measure on disparities within the state, including a statement of whether the measure is likely to increase or decrease disparities to the extent the data is available.

(b)Disparities means the difference in economic, employment, health, education, or public safety outcomes between the state population as a whole and subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, geography, or any other relevant characteristic for which data are available.

(2)(a) Commencing with the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly and during each regular s

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(1) For purposes of this
section:

(a) Demographic note means a note that uses available data to outline the
potential effects of a legislative measure on disparities within the state, including a
statement of whether the measure is likely to increase or decrease disparities to
the extent the data is available.

(b) Disparities means the difference in economic, employment, health,
education, or public safety outcomes between the state population as a whole and
subgroups of the population defined by socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, geography, or any other relevant
characteristic for which data are available.

(2) (a) Commencing with the second regular session of the seventy-second
general assembly and during each regular session thereafter, the staff of the
legislative council shall prepare demographic notes on legislative bills as specified
in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(b) The speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the
house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the
senate may each request the preparation of a demographic note on up to five
legislative bills, or more at the discretion of the director of research of the
legislative council.

(c) Prior to commencing work on a demographic note, the staff of the
legislative council shall meet with the member of leadership requesting the
demographic note and with the sponsor of the legislative bill to discuss whether a
demographic note can practically be completed for that legislative bill. If not, the
member of leadership may request a demographic note, within the limits specified
in subsection (2)(b) of this section, on a different legislative bill that might be more
conducive to a demographic note's analysis.

(d) No later than December 1, 2019, the director of research of the legislative
council shall develop the procedures for requesting, completing, and updating the
demographic notes and such procedures must be memorialized in a letter to the
executive committee of the legislative council.

(3) (a) Each state department, agency, or institution shall cooperate with and
provide information for a demographic note on a legislative bill in the manner
requested by the staff of the legislative council.

(b) The state department, agency, or institution shall meet the deadlines
established by the staff of the legislative council for providing a response to a
request for information made pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section or shall
specify the need for additional time to provide the response. If additional time is
required to respond to the request for information, the staff of the legislative
council shall set a reasonable time for providing the information.

(4) The director of research may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or
donations from private or public sources for the purpose of paying for training on
demographic notes for the staff of the legislative council.