Rep. Julie McCluskie

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of human services. The general fund, cash funds, reapproprated funds, and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased.The 2019 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of human services. The federal funds portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of law.Amends House Bill 20-1379, concerning suspending the direct distribution to the public employees' retirement association for the 2020-21 state fiscal year, to decrease the amount decreased for the PERA direct distribution.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act transfers a total of $20 million from the general fund to the capital construction fund in the 2020-21 state fiscal year for single-phase projects at 12 state parks.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act requires the state treasurer to transfer $6 million from the general fund to the forest restoration and wildfire risk mitigation grant program cash fund.The state treasurer is also required to transfer $3 million from the general fund to the wildfire preparedness fund. The division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety is required to use this money:As the state match for federal hazard mitigation assistance grants to local governments that are used to mitigate wildland fire hazards; and To provide local governments that are eligible to receive the federal grants with strategic planning assistance for wildland fire hazard mitigation. The state treasurer is also required to transfer $4 million from the general fund to the Colorado water conservation board construction fund. This money is appropriated to the board for the watershed restoration program to support post-fire recovery and mitigation efforts.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of natural resources. The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of natural resources.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of the treasury. The general fund and cash funds portions of the appropriation are increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of state. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and state planning and budgeting. The general fund and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the cash funds portion is decreased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of personnel. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased and the cash funds and reapproprated funds portions are decreased.The 2019 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of personnel. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The actual funded pupil count and the actual at-risk pupil count for the 2020-21 budget year were lower than anticipated when the appropriation amount was established during the 2020 legislative session, resulting in a decrease in total program funding for the 2020-21 budget year. In addition, local property tax revenue and specific ownership tax revenue were less than anticipated, resulting in a decrease in the local share of total program funding.The act declares the general assembly's intent to maintain total program funding at the dollar amount of the original appropriation made during the 2020 legislative session, thereby reducing the budget stabilization factor.The act appropriates additional funding for the 2020-21 budget year for districts that experienced a percentage decrease in total program funding from that estimated during the 2020 legislative session that was greater than the district's percentage decrease in funded pupil count from that estimated during the 2020 legislative session. In addition, the act includes additional funding for districts that have an overall reduction in total program funding that is more than 2% below the districts' estimated total program funding during the 2020 legislative session.Charter schools in districts that qualify for additional funding receive a per-pupil share of the additional funding. If an institute charter school experiences a reduction in total program funding from that estimated during the 2020 legislative session and is in an accounting district that receives additional funding, the institute charter school receives a per-pupil amount of additional funding.Additionally, the act includes an appropriation for rural school funding pursuant to section 22-54-142.For the 2020-21 state fiscal year, the act appropriates to the department of education:$14,710,777 and $4,578,464 from the general fund for additional state funding for school districts and district charter schools; $569,849 from the general fund for additional state funding for institute charter school; and $25,000,000 from the rural schools cash fund for rural school funding.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)