This measure was brought to Sen. Spence by Attorney General Suthers to address a growing crime issue. The bill will protect At-Risk adults and juveniles from theft by a person in a position of trust. There are numerous instances of fraud that cannot be prosecuted because current statute does not state that fraud can be committed without the victims

This bill is the first step toward the creation of a Teacher Identifier System by creating a 13 member “Effective Teachers Commission.” This Commission will study the teacher gap in Colorado and develop and implement a unique teacher identifier system by July 1, 2009. The data in this system will longitudinally assess teacher effectiveness. Its mission is to close the student achievement gap in Colorado by closing the teacher quality gap between districts and schools serving mostly minority and low-income children and the others.

Establishes a Teacher Performance Incentive Grant Program for districts to apply for Performance Incentive pay for teachers. The bonus awards would be based on high-quality teaching practices, student performance and other criteria. As part of “The Colorado Promise,” Gov. Bill Ritter declared teacher performance pay to be a key element in creating new opportunities in education and has pledged to “support efforts that provide performance incentives to teachers.”

Allows a charter school to purchase the building and grounds it occupies from the school district. Specifies that if, after purchase, a charter school vacates a school building and grounds, ownership shall revert to the school district.

Requires the owner of a class A or B motor vehicle to submit a personal identification number when applying for a certificate of title.

This bill makes records and information related to witness protection matters confidential. The records and information shall not be discoverable in court unless during private review a judge concludes that the materials are necessary for the resolution of an issue before the court. This bill follows HB 06-1379 (Garcia/Spence) to give Colorado law enforcement agencies more tools related to witness protection.

Requires a state-supported institution of higher education ("institution") to offer to enter into a fixed-rate contract with an incoming freshman student. Specifies that the contract shall fix the student's rate of tuition at the amount charged at the time of enrollment in the institution if the student remains enrolled full-time; completes a 2-year degree program within 2 years, a 4-year degree program within 4 years, or a teaching program within 5 years; and maintains at least a 2.0 GPA.

Requires a fingerprint-based criminal history record check for every director, officer, owner, and general partner of a mover upon application for a mover registration and by January 1, 2008, for those already registered. Allows the public utilities commission (PUC) to deny, revoke, or refuse to renew the registration of a mover that is not of good moral character, fails to abide by the terms of an arbitrator's award, or has not

Authorizes a metropolitan district to provide activities in support of business recruitment, management, and development within the district if the valuation for assessment of the commercial property within the district is more than a specified dollar amount.

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, proclaim the month of March to be "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in Colorado.