Not bad for a rookie. State Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver scored a big win for homeless youth Tuesday, sending a bill to the governor not even two months into her first session.

House Bill 1055 creates an income tax check-off to support the Urban Peak Housing and Support Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness program.

The legislation would put the nonprofit on state income tax returns for up to five years. The state, however, allows only up to 20 charities on the form at a time, so Urban Peak will wait in line for a spot as others fall off.

After two years, each fund has to bring in at least $50,000 a year to stay on the state income tax forms.

“Urban Peak helps thousands of Colorado homeless youth get off the streets,” Herod said in a text message. “This bill simply provides more resources to homeless youth so that they can realize their true potential.”

Sen. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, guided the bill through the Senate, where it passed, 26-9, Tuesday. It passed the House, 48-16, on Feb. 6.

Urban Peak operates homeless shelters in Denver and Colorado Springs for homeless youth 15 to 24 years old, as well as programs to help them cope. The outreach includes helping young people at risk of being homeless.

Urban Peak in Denver has properties for homeless youth with mental health disabilities and those with serious substance-abuse addictions. It provides individual treatment, support groups and case managers. The nonprofit was founded in 1988.

“Our goal is to meet youth where they are and to provide them with the assistance and support they need to become self-sufficient or obtain the necessary services they need to exit a life on the streets,” Urban Peak states on its website. “Urban Peak’s programs and services are founded on the principles of trauma-informed care* and positive youth development and assist youth in reaching their potential and living a successful life off of the streets.”