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Senate adopts bill protecting LEAP applicants’ data and imposing application remediation rules after amendment votes
Summary
The Colorado Senate passed House Bill 1234 on March 31, updating consumer protections for applicants to the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) and restricting when the Department of Human Services may require citizenship or immigration status.
DENVER — On March 31 the Colorado Senate passed House Bill 1234, a measure amending consumer protections related to the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). The bill limits when the Department of Human Services (DHS) may require citizenship or immigration-status information from applicants, restricts DHS from sharing applicants’ status with federal law-enforcement absent statutory or court obligation, and requires notification and a 60-day remediation period when applications are incomplete.
Sponsor Senator Winter said the bill ensures that people seeking…
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