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2011 Legislative Highlights
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| Sue with her aide and members of the military who helped pass HB-1013. |
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| Supporting and Honoring Our Troops:
HB-1013 exempts military service-members from having to pay registration, certification, licensing or continuing education fees for professional credientials while they are deployed and up to 6 months after their deployment ends. This relieves bureaucracy and administrative burdens for our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country abroad and who are already doing so much for us here at home.
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| Governor Hickenlooper signes HB-1085 into law in honor of Pamela Sue Alger. |
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| Ending the Retraumatization of Crime Victims
HB-1085 eliminates a loophole that allowed violent offenders to repeatedly and unreasonably apply for admission to half-way houses, ragging their victims through repeated hearings and forcing them to constantly relive the crime. Drafting the bill brought together Corrections Officials, prosecutors, and victim’s advocates to ensure the concerns of criminals and their victims were properly addressed while curtailing a clear abuse of our justice system.
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| Sue sponsored and co-wrote HB-1254 with Rep. Kevin Priola (R-HD30) |
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Reducing School Bullying:
HB-1254 updates the definition of bullying to include electronic forms of bullying—an increasing trend—and creates a grant program schools can apply for to implement solutions to create healthy, safe and productive learning environments. This bill was developed in a bipartisan manner and enjoyed broad public support, as bullying is an issue nearly everyone has personal experience with.
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Other 2011 Bills Co-sponsored by Sue:
Lean Government Principles and Performance Budgets: HB-1212 will help reduce costs to state agencies and encourage meaningful collaboration between employees and managers to reduce redundancies and cut red tape.
Colorado Health Care Exchange: SB-200 creates a Colorado Health Care Exchange in compliance with the federal Affordable Care Act, and will make finding affordable insurance easier for individuals and small businesses. Limiting Education Cuts: With SB-230 and SB-156 we were able to spare our state from a drastic $330 million cut to K-12 education while still balancing the budget.
Small Business Navigator in the Office of Economic Development: HB-1209 will provide a single point of contact for small businesses to aid them in diagnosing problems, streamlining referrals, and cutting through red tape so they can grow.
Colorado Innovation Investment Tax Credit: HB-1045 extends a successful pilot program from 2010 which has helped create 21 different businesses in 13 cities across Colorado.
Blue Alert for Injured Peace Officers: HB-1036 keeps our law enforcement officers safer by creating the Blue Alert System to broadcast the description of any person who is suspected of killing or seriously injuring a police officer.
Restorative Justice: HB-1032 facilitates face-to-face meetings between offenders and their victims and allows for sentences that focus on repairing harm to victims and communities, promoting acceptance of individual responsibility, and ultimately reducing the likelihood of reoffending.
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2009-2010 Legislative Highlights
Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act of 2010 (HB10-1365).
Banning Gender Discrimination in Individual Private Health Insurance Costs and Services (HB10-1008).
Restoring PERA to Long-Term Stability for State Workers (SB10-001).
Creating Jobs and Repairing Dangerous Highways and Bridges (SB09-108).
High School Juniors and Seniors Enrolled Concurrently in Public Colleges and Universities with Tuition Paid by School Districts (HB09-1319).
Designated Beneficiary Rights for GLBT and Unmarried Heterosexual Couples in Matters of Inheritance, Hospital Visitation, & End-of Life Decisions (HB09-1310).
Child Mental Health Treatment Act (SB09-030)
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