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Office of Government Relations Annual Report 2016 Table of Contents Page Office of Government Relations Overview 2 Office of Government Relations Contacts 3 State Relations ♦ CU Initiated Legislation 4 ♦ Key Higher Education Legislation 5 ♦ Key Health Care Legislation 9 ♦ Other Legislation 12 Federal Relations ♦ Key Research Legislation 15 ♦ Key Health Care Legislation 68 ♦ Key Education Legislation 70 ♦ Key Immigration Legislation 73 State and Federal Meetings, Events and Tours 74 Office of Government Relations Team 81 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Overview This annual report covers work by the Office of Government Relations from January 1 – December 31, 2016. Mission The mission of the Office of Government Relations is to support the University of Colorado by building effective partnerships between the University and state and federal governments. This is achieved through representation and advocacy of CU’s needs and interests with state and federal elected officials in Colorado and Washington, D.C. Goals • Promote the University’s interests at the state and federal level. • Enhance the understanding of the role and value of CU. • Achieve status as one of the top public university governmental relations offices in the United States. Strategies 1) Maintain visibility at both the state and federal level through testimony, tours, outreach events, Hill visits, and other activities to increase contact with state and federal policy makers. 2) Foster relationships between the president, chancellors and designated officers of the university with members of the General Assembly, Colorado Congressional Delegation, and Executive branch of both the state and federal government. 3) Engage the business community, CU Advocates, and alumni to help advocate for the university’s initiatives. 4) Request federal funding for special projects at each campus. 5) Lobby for increases in funding by federal agencies. The following agencies are the primary sources of research funding for CU: • National Science Foundation (NSF) • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • Department of Defense (DOD) • Department of Energy (DOE) • Department of Commerce (DOC) • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • National Institute of Space and Technology (NIST) 6) Educate elected officials about the university through contact with faculty, students, and administrators from all three campuses. 7) Provide internal communication by: • Holding frequent legislative strategy meetings with top university officers; • Providing legislative updates at all three campuses and via email to the university community; and • Communicating with appropriate university faculty, administrators, and students regarding specific legislation and policy issues. 2 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 225 E. 16th Avenue, Suite 580 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 610 Denver, Colorado 80203 Washington, DC 20036 Phone 303-831-6192 | Fax 303-831-9372 Phone: 202-518-8702 www.cu.edu/governmentrelations Tanya Kelly-Bowry Vice President Phone: 303-831-6192 [email protected] Abby Benson Connie Johnson Associate Vice President of Chief of Staff Government Relations Phone: 303-831-6192 Phone: 202-480-5782 [email protected] [email protected] Federal Relations: State Relations: Heather Bene Heather Retzko Assistant Director of Federal Relations Director of State and Federal Relations Phone: 202-518-8702 Phone: 303-831-9295 [email protected] [email protected] Natalie Ellis Jerry Johnson Executive Assistant of Federal Contract Lobbyist for State Relations Relations Phone: 303-831-9295 Phone: 303-831-9106 [email protected] [email protected] David Sprenger Angela Rennick Assistant Vice President of Federal Executive Assistant of State Relations Relations Phone: 303-831-9219 Phone: 202-577-6117 [email protected] [email protected] Kent Springfield Kirsten Schuchman Assistant Vice President of Research & Assistant Vice President of State Federal Relations Relations Phone: 202-518-8703 Phone: 303-831-9295 [email protected] [email protected] Jack Waldorf Director of Federal Relations Phone: 303-831-6385 [email protected] 3 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS CU Initiated State Legislation The First Regular Session of the seventieth session of the Colorado General Assembly convened on January 13, 2016 and ended on May 11, 2016. S.B. 16-121 Higher Education Tuition Pledged for (Tate/Garnett) Bonding Under current law, a state institution of higher education or group of institutions may pledge up to 10% of tuition revenues of the institution for purposes of entering into contracts for the advancement of money. The bill allows an institution or group of institutions to pledge up to 100% of tuition revenue if the contract for the advancement of money for which it is pledging tuition is not subject to the higher education revenue bond intercept program and the institution is not a party to any existing contracts for the advancement of money that are subject to the higher education revenue bond intercept program. APPROVED by Governor March 31, 2016 EFFECTIVE March 31, 2016 H.B. 16-1459 Submission Threshold for Higher Ed (Becker, K. & Cash Projects Brown/Sonnenberg & Kefalas) Capital Development Committee. The bill: * Increases the dollar threshold for when the Colorado commission on higher education (CCHE) is allowed to except projects that are not for new construction from the requirements for program and physical planning; * Increases the dollar threshold for when CCHE has a duty to request from the governing board of each state institution of higher education a 2-year projection of projects that are not for new acquisitions of real property or new construction to be undertaken; * Increases the dollar threshold for the submission to the capital development committee of a 2- year report for capital construction or capital renewal projects that are not for new acquisitions of real property or new construction for auxiliary and academic facilities to be funded solely from cash funds held by an institution of higher education; and * Makes conforming amendments and clarifies the reporting requirements. APPROVED by Governor June 10, 2016 EFFECTIVE August 10, 2016 4 OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Key State Higher Education Legislation H.B. 16-1100 Define Tuition Status (Pettersen & Esgar/Cooke) Unaccompanied Homeless Youth The bill amends statutory provisions relating to the persons qualified to determine domicile for purposes of establishing in-state tuition at state institutions of higher education. The bill adds unaccompanied homeless youth to the list of persons who are qualified to determine their own domicile. An "unaccompanied homeless youth" is defined in the bill, consistent with the federal definition, as an individual who has not attained 22 years of age and who is either an unaccompanied youth who is a homeless child or youth or who has been verified as unaccompanied, at risk of homelessness, and self-supporting by one of four verifiers listed in the bill. The bill amends the definition of "qualified person" in the statutory provisions relating to tuition status to include unaccompanied homeless youth. APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2016 EFFECTIVE May 17, 2016 S.B. 16-161 Regulate Athletic Trainers (Crowder/Primavera) The reengrossed bill requires athletic trainers to be registered with the Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), and reinstates the Athletic Trainer Practice Act as it existed prior to its 2015 repeal, by: • specifying educational background, certifications, and examination requirements; • providing DORA with the ability to set fees and schedule renewals of registrations; • establishing the grounds for disciplinary proceedings and authorizing the DPO director to take disciplinary actions; and • establishing a class 2 misdemeanor for conviction of the offense of practicing without an active registration, and a class 1 misdemeanor for a subsequent offense. In addition, the bill makes some changes to the act, including recodification, terminology modifications, and the following substantive changes: • adding title protection for the abbreviation A.T.C. (athletic trainer certified) to limit its use to registered athletic trainers; • requiring evidence of current national certification at registration and, if required by the DPO director, at renewal; and • adding as grounds for discipline the failure of an athletic trainer to practice pursuant to the direction of a Colorado- licensed or otherwise lawfully practicing health care professional and the failure to practice in a manner that meets generally accepted standards of athletic training practice. Entities involved with youth sports teams are not required to employ an athletic trainer and school coaches are not required to be athletic trainers. The bill repeals September 1, 2026, following a sunset review. APPROVED by Governor June 8, 2016 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016 S.B. 16-196 Inclusive Higher Education Pilot (Cooke & Cadman/Landgraf & Program Young) The reengrossed bill creates an inclusive higher education pilot program aimed at establishing higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program will operate from FY 2016-17 through FY 2020-21 at three institutions: the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, and Arapahoe Community College. Participating institutions must develop pilot programs, which may include:
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