Colorado § 22-82.9-304 - Evaluation - report.

§ 22-82.9-304. Evaluation - report.

(1) On or before December 1, 2025, and each December 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, the house of representatives agriculture, water, and natural resources committee, the senate agriculture and natural resources committee, or their successor committees, on the effect of the purchasing program on the quantity of Colorado grown, raised, or processed products purchased by participating providers, including:

(a) Names and demographic data of participating providers;

(b) The dollar amount spent on Colorado grown, raised, or processed products during the purchasing program, including local purchasing data from the immediately preceding school year, that the participating provider included in the application to the purchasing program;

(c) Product categories purchased;

(d) Number of Colorado producers or businesses participating by participating provider and in total;

(e) Economic effect on participating providers, producers, and economies; and

(f) Qualitative producer and participating provider surveys.

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1390), ch. 133, p. 488, § 11, effective April 29. L. 2025: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 25-214), ch. 372, p. 2010, § 9, effective June 3; IP(1) amended, (HB 25-1274), ch. 402, p. 2296, § 16, effective December 9, 2025, (see editor's note).

Editor's note: Section 20(5) of chapter 402 (HB 25-1274), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act changing this section takes effect on the date of the governor's proclamation, only if, at the November 2025 statewide election, a majority of voters approve one or both of the ballot issue referred in accordance with § 22-82.9-212 and the ballot issue referred in accordance with § 22-82.9-213. The ballot issue, referred to voters as Proposition LL in accordance with § 22-82.9-212, was approved on November 4, 2025, and was proclaimed by the governor on December 9, 2025, see L. 2026, p. 3649. The vote count for the measure was as follows:

FOR: 1,116,209

AGAINST: 569,836

The ballot issue, referred to voters as Proposition MM in accordance with § 22-82.9-213, was approved on November 4, 2025, and was proclaimed by the governor on December 9, 2025, see L. 2026, p. 3650. The vote count for the measure was as follows:

FOR: 1,010,644

AGAINST: 681,400

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 25-214, see section 1 of chapter 372, Session Laws of Colorado 2025. For the legislative declaration in HB 25-1274, see section 1 of chapter 402, Session Laws of Colorado 2025.