| Notice Filed with SOS |
04/30/2024 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2024-00213.doc
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| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2024-00213.pdf
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| Statutory Authority |
The Commission’s statutory authority to promulgate these rules derives from its general authority found at §§ 40-1-103.5 and 40-3-102(1), C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issues this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the Rules Regulating Telecommunications Services and Providers of Telecommunications Services contained in 4 Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) 723-2-2011, and to adopt new Rules 2810 through 2812 (collectively, the Inmate Communication Services Rules). The changes proposed are intended to codify in Commission Rules the requirements set forth in § 17-42-103(2) through (5), C.R.S., while also adding clarity to these requirements. This rulemaking follows the passage of two pieces of legislation in recent years resulting in the existing statute, namely House Bill (HB) 21-1201 and HB 23-1133. HB 21-1201, among other things, required “Penal Communications Service Providers” to submit quarterly reporting to the Commission on several different data elements regarding the services provided at correctional facilities in Colorado. It also established a testing protocol to be conducted by Commission staff “to ensure accountability for potential predatory practices by penal communications service providers and to determine the quality of calls to and from correctional facilities…” § 17-42-103(5)(b), C.R.S. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (Commission) issues this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the Rules Regulating Telecommunications Services and Providers of Telecommunications Services contained in 4 Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) 723-2-2011, and to adopt new Rules 2810 through 2812 (collectively, the Inmate Communication Services Rules).The changes proposed are intended to codify in Commission Rules the requirements set forth in § 17-42-103(2) through (5), C.R.S., while also adding clarity to these requirements. This rulemaking follows the passage of two pieces of legislation in recent years resulting in the existing statute, namely House Bill (HB)21-1201 and HB 23-1133. HB 21-1201, among other things, required “Penal Communications Service Providers” to submit quarterly reporting to the Commission on several different data elements regarding the services provided at correctional facilities in Colorado. It also established a testing protocol to be conducted by Commission staff “to ensure accountability for potential predatory practices by penal communications service providers and to determine the quality of calls to and from correctional facilities…” § 17-42-103(5)(b), C.R.S. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2024-00213.pdf
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| Comments |
Exceptions were not filed to the Recommended Decision adopting rules, thus the recommended decision became a decision of the Commission and subject to a20-day appeal period but no appeal (applications for rehearing, reargument or reconsideration) were filed, so the rules became final October 28, 2024. |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
No
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| Hearing Date |
06/24/2024 |
| Hearing Time |
11:30 AM |
| Hearing Location |
By video conference using Zoom at a link in the calendar of events on the Commission’s website: https://puc.colorado.gov/ |
| Contact Name |
Becky Quintana |
| Contact Title |
Deputy Director Commission Policy and Research Support |
| Contact Telephone |
303-894-2881 |
| Contact email |
rebecca.quintana@state.co.us |