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Creating Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs | | | | This bill establishes the Governor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to create a network of centers to provide assistance and services to immigrants and promote civic and economic integration. | | |
Relating to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement; and Declaring an Emergency | | | | This bill establishes the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement within the Office of the Governor, for the purpose of operating a statewide immigrant and refugee integration strategy. | | |
Concerning the Creation of the Colorado Office of New Americans | | | | This bill establishes the Colorado Office of New Americans, intended to serve as a centralized location for state programs, initiatives and policies focused on facilitating economic stability and promoting successful integration of immigrants. | | |
State Government – Technology | | | | This bill amends the Governor’s Office of New Americans Act to support the social, cultural and economic inclusion of immigrants and refugees. Among other things, the Office of New Americans ensures immigrant and refugee access to quality English language learning programs and monitors the completion of New Americans Plans by each state agency. | | |
Uniform Public Expression Protection Act | | | | The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) is designed to combat the issue of strategic lawsuits against public participation, also called “SLAPPs.” These are lawsuits filed solely to entangle their targets in expensive litigation that chills the defendant from engaging in constitutionally protected activity, such as freely speaking and petitioning the government. The act creates a clear process by which such lawsuits can be challenged and their merits fairly assessed in an efficient manner. | | |
