On Tuesday, February 14th 2017 at 1:30 pm there will be a hearing in the Colorado State Capitol in room 0114 on proposed restorative justice
legislation. The House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on the “RJ Communications bill” which can be viewed in the original draft form at
http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/
Each year the RJ Council makes a time for the RJ Community to review and provide comment on the living documents that guide our restorative justice practices in CO. These documents include the Training Guidelines, Facilitator Code of Conduct and Standards of Practice and the newly created and adopted Restorative Practices in Schools Guide. The feedback and comments are taken into consideration by the RJ Council and may be integrated into updated versions of these documents in order to keep them relevant to the work of practitioners, consultants and trainers as well as people planning to implement and begin using restorative justice practices. ..
The Colorado Coordinating Council on Restorative Justice (CO RJ Council) adopted the first Colorado Restorative Practices in Schools Guidelines document August 26th, 2016. The purpose of this statewide collaborative effort is to provide school districts and school personnel with key restorative principles and practices along with recommendations for best practices in implementation and training for Restorative Practices in Schools. This “living document” was co-created by a group of over 50 Colorado restorative justice practitioners, trainers and school consultants for Restorative Practices in Schools. ..