DID YOU KNOW?
Junior College Baseball World Series Week
Now that the legislative session is almost over, it’s time to play ball.
Senate Joint Resolution 33 proclaims the week of May 26 to June 2 as Junior College Baseball World Series Week in Colorado. The National Junior College Baseball World Series is held in Grand Junction each year, and the tournament is operated by the Grand Junction Baseball Committee, a nonprofit organization.
The first official tournament was in 1958 in Miami, Okla., but the tournament has been held in Grand Junction since then.
The resolution recognizes the Grand Junction Baseball Committee for its outstanding work in operating the Junior College Baseball World Series and recognizes the Mesa County community and its residents for their contribution to the continued success of the tournament.
Source: Colorado General Assembly
UNDER THE DOME
Law sets path for grad standards
Gov. Bill Ritter signed a law Wednesday that will require high school students in Colorado to meet minimum graduation standards.
House Bill 1118 was the legislature’s compromise on a months-long battle over graduation requirements. The measure creates a council to work with the state Department of Education to establish minimum graduation guidelines by July 2008.
School boards must set their graduation requirements – which could be stricter than the statewide guidelines – by July 2009.
$17.8 billion state budget is official
Gov. Bill Ritter signed the state’s annual budget into law Wednesday, approving a $17.8 billion spending plan that lays out funding for roads, schools, colleges, prisons, health care programs and all other agencies of state government.
The budget, which was submitted in November by former Gov. Bill Owens, still bears some of Ritter’s imprint.
Specifically, the budget includes a boost in funding of “anti-recidivism” programs, designed to reduce the high rate of repeat offenders sent to state prisons.
Senate OKs bill to shield victims
The Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would allow victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking to withhold their real addresses from public records.
House Bill 1350 would establish the Address Confidentiality Program in hopes of preventing perpetrators from tracking down their victims. It passed 33-1 and now goes back to the House for consideration of amendments.
If the bill becomes law, Colorado would join 21 other states that have similar programs.
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