On February 16, 2021, Senators Pete Lee and Adrienne Benavidez introduced Senate Bill 62, titled Jail Population Management Tools. This bill aims to codify the authority peace officers and sheriffs have been exercising over the last during to issue a summons and...
Month: April 2021
LGBT Students at Religious Institutions and Title IX
As a result of recent guidance from the Department of Justice to federal agencies and a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, LGBT students at educational institutions are protected from discrimination by Title IX’s prohibition on sex-based...
Consequenceless Restraints
Colorado law makes it abundantly clear that a school employee may only use physical restraint on or seclude a student in very limited circumstances, usually only when a student is posing a threat to themselves or another. C.R.S. § 26-20-103. However, many school...
Police Accountability Act 2.0
On March 30, 2021, Representative Leslie Herod introduced House Bill 1250, titled Measures to Address Law Enforcement Accountability. This bill comes as a follow-up to the Police Accountability Act passed last year in response to the killing of George Floyd and the...
Title IX now protects LGBT students from discrimination
LGBT students and employees of educational institutions receiving federal funding have greater protections against discrimination in light of new guidance on Title IX from the Biden administration. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in...