Colorado § 25-20.5-1206 - Rules - report.

§ 25-20.5-1206. Rules - report.

(1) The department may promulgate rules as needed for the effective implementation of this part 12.

(2) (a) On or before November 30 of each year, the office shall report to the department on the activities it has conducted in the preceding twelve months. The report must include:

(I) Information about the awareness and education campaigns conducted by the office;

(II) Effective gun violence intervention programs identified and conducted by the office;

(III) Any federal grants or other funding the office applied for and whether the office received those grants or other funds; and

(IV) A general summary of new and relevant research included in the office's resource bank and the nature of research assistance provided by the office.

(b) The office shall make the report publicly available on its website or, if the office does not have a dedicated website, on a web page of the department's website.

(c) In its annual report before the house and senate committees of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203, the department shall include a summary of the office's annual report, including instruction for accessing any new and relevant gun violence prevention research identified by the office. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required in this subsection (2)(c) continues indefinitely.

(3) On or before December 31, 2027, and on or before December 31 every fifth year thereafter, the office shall issue a report to the general assembly summarizing gun violence prevention measures adopted by local jurisdictions pursuant to article 11.7 of title 29 or section 18-12-214. The office shall make the report publicly available on its website or, if the office does not have a dedicated website, on a web page of the department's website. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the report required pursuant to this subsection (3) continues indefinitely.

(4) Beginning in January 2026, and in January every year thereafter, the department shall include, as part of its presentation during its "SMART Act" hearing required by section 2-7-203, information concerning the materials developed pursuant to section 25-20.5-1203 (2)(a)(II).

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1299), ch. 270, p. 1563, § 1, effective June 19. L. 2025: (4) added, (HB 25-1250), ch. 351, p. 1889, § 2, effective August 6.

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Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1281, see section 1 of chapter 361, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.