The act requires the department of human services (DHS) and the department of health care policy and financing (HCPF), in consultation with county departments of human and social services (county departments), to develop a scope of work for a comprehensive assessment of the best practices related to the administration of public and medical assistance programs. The act requires DHS to enter into an agreement with a third party to conduct the comprehensive assessment, evaluate existing practices for the administration of public and medical assistance programs, and make recommendations related to administration of public and medical assistance programs and ongoing evaluation of the public and medical assistance program system. On or before July 1, 2023, DHS is required to submit the results of the comprehensive assessment to HCPF, county departments, and the joint budget committee. On or before November 1, 2023, DHS is required to submit a fiscal impact analysis of implementing the third party's recommendations to the joint budget committee. Following completion of the comprehensive assessment, and no later than January 1, 2024, DHS is required to enter into an agreement with an outside entity to develop a public and medical assistance programs funding model (funding model) to determine the amount of money necessary to fund county administration of certain public assistance programs overseen by DHS and HCPF. On or before November 1, 2024, DHS is required to deliver the results of the funding model for fiscal year 2025-26 to HCPF, county departments, and the joint budget committee. The act requires DHS to enter into an agreement with an outside entity to annually update and modify the funding model and requires DHS to submit the results of the funding model to HCPF, county departments, and the joint budget committee by November 1 of each year. Beginning with fiscal year 2025-26, the joint budget committee shall use the results of the funding model to inform its decisions regarding the amount of the appropriation to DHS and HCPF to fund county administration of public assistance programs. DHS and HCPF shall allocate money to counties for public assistance program administration in accordance with the results of the funding model. The act requires DHS and HCPF to submit an annual report to the joint budget committee on the funding model. The act appropriates $80,000 to HCPF for administration related to office of economic security - medicaid funding, of which $48,120 is from the general fund and $31,880 is from the healthcare affordability and sustainability fee cash fund. The act also appropriates $280,000 to DHS for administration, of which $120,000 is from the general fund and $160,000 is from reappropriated funds received from HCPF. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The act modifies the manner in which limited gaming tax revenues are allocated between the limited gaming fund and the extended limited gaming fund (i.e., the portion of limited gaming tax revenues derived from increased hours of operation, expanded wagering, and additional games of chance) in order to more equitably address recovery in the years immediately following a significant decrease in the revenue by: Adjusting the allocation for the state fiscal year 2021-22 to accommodate the significant unanticipated post-pandemic increase in the limited gaming tax revenues; and Establishing a mechanism to temporarily modify the allocation in years following a significant decrease in the limited gaming tax revenues. The act modifies the distribution of the state share of the limited gaming tax revenues (state share) by: Resetting the base portion of the state share deposited in the local government limited gaming impact fund for the fiscal year 2021-22 to clarify the amount after a 2-year hiatus of this allocation; Providing total supplemental payments of $1.25 million to the local government limited gaming recipients; and Transferring $3 million to the newly created state historical society strategic initiatives fund, which is to be used by the state historical society for programs and activities that strengthen the state historical society's financial position and expand its impact on the people of the state. A working group is created to determine if there is data available to identify the extended limited gaming tax revenues and, if such data is available, to collect the data and compare it with the current allocation required by law. The working group is required to prepare a written report of its findings and submit the report to the joint budget committee no later than November 1, 2022. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
To improve the clarity and certainty of the statutes, the act amends, repeals, and reconstructs various statutory provisions of law that are obsolete, imperfect, or inoperative. The specific reasons for each amendment or repeal are set forth in the appendix to the act. The amendments made by the act are not intended to change the meaning or intent of the statutes, as amended. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The small community-based nonprofit infrastructure grant program (grant program) is created in the division of local government in the department of local affairs (division) to provide grants to small community-based nonprofit organizations that have been impacted or disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency for infrastructure and capacity building. The division is required to administer the grant program and to contract with no more than 10 nonprofit organizations with specified qualifications (regional access partners) to award and monitor the grants. To be eligible to receive a grant through the grant program, an organization must be one of the following: A small community-based nonprofit organization that operates under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code; A small community-based nonprofit organization that does not operate under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code and that works with a fiscal agent; or A collaboration of multiple small community-based groups that are not nonprofit organizations and that work with a fiscal sponsor. Each small community-based nonprofit organization or each of the small community-based groups that apply for a grant collaboratively is required to satisfy specified criteria to be considered an eligible recipient for a grant through the grant program. Grant recipients may use grant program money for infrastructure and capacity building purposes, including data technology needs, professional development for staff and board members, strategic planning and organizational development for capacity building and fundraising, communications, and existing program expansion, development, or evaluation. Grant recipients may not use grant money for capital improvements, real estate or land acquisition, payment of debt, advocacy or lobbying, organizing, endowments, or reserves. To receive a grant, an applicant must submit an application to a regional access partner in accordance with policies and procedures developed by the division. The regional access partner is required to award grants and ensure that: The maximum grant award does not exceed $100,000; and A grant award does not exceed 30% of the recipient's annual operating budget. The act appropriates $35 million from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the division for the purposes of the grant program. The regional access partners are required to award the grants for the purposes of the grant program on or before December 30, 2024, and recipients of the grants are required to expend all grant money by December 30, 2026. The division and any person that receives money from the division, including a regional access partner, is required to comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates a film incentive task force to study how to make the performance-based incentive for film production in Colorado more effective. The task force is required to submit its findings to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee and the senate business, labor, and technology committee by January 1, 2023. The executive director of the office of economic development is authorized, in the executive director's discretion, to authorize the approval or issuance of an incentive in an amount that exceeds the current statutory limit of 20% of qualifying local expenditures for a production company that qualifies for an incentive. On July 1, 2022, the state treasurer is required to transfer $2 million from the general fund to the Colorado office of film, television, and media operational account cash fund. The $2 million that is transferred is appropriated to the office of the governor for use by the office of economic development for the Colorado office of film, television, and media. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates the middle-income housing authority (authority) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, rehabilitating, owning, operating, and financing affordable rental housing projects for middle-income workforce housing. The authority is governed by a board of directors composed of appointees by the governor with the consent of the senate. The bill specifies requirements governing the appointment of board members and other administrative details. The board must solicit project proposals by October 1, 2022. Rental units in affordable rental housing projects must provide middle-income workforce housing with stable rents. The authority is a "public entity" and is a "special purpose authority" for the purpose of TABOR. The authority is authorized to exercise the powers necessary to acquire, construct, rehabilitate, own, operate, and finance affordable rental housing projects, including but not limited to: The power to issue bonds in connection with its affordable rental housing projects payable solely from revenues from affordable rental housing projects and with no recourse to the state; The power to enter into public-private partnerships and to contract with experienced real estate professionals to develop and operate affordable rental housing projects; The power to employ its own personnel or contract with public or private entities, or both, for services necessary or convenient to the conduct of all of the authority's activities; To provide assistance to tenants in its rental housing to enable a transition to home ownership; and To establish one or more controlled entities to carry out its activities.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act renews for July 2022, August 2022, and September 2022, after a 10-month hiatus, a temporary deduction from state net taxable sales for qualifying retailers in the alcoholic beverages drinking places industry, the catering industry, the food service contractors industry, the mobile food services industry, the restaurant and other eating places industry and for retailers operating a hotel-operated restaurant, bar, or catering service in the state. The temporary deduction from state taxable sales for qualifying retailers is equal to the lesser of state net taxable sales or $70,000 for each month for which a deduction is allowed. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
To provide additional funding for the community revitalization grant program, the act requires the state treasurer to transfer $20 million from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the community revitalization fund on July 1, 2022. On and after the effective date of the act, for-profit entities and organizations are no longer eligible to receive grants through the program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act creates a state sales and use tax exemption commencing January 1, 2023, for all sales, storage, use, and consumption of incontinence products and diapers and period products. The act further provides that counties and municipalities may choose to adopt either or both exemptions by express inclusion in their sales and use tax ordinance or resolution. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act establishes the financial literacy and exchange program (program) within the division of housing (division). The program allows the division to create FLEX accounts for certain persons who sign FLEX agreements and participate in eligible housing assistance voucher programs. The division is required to establish policies and procedures as necessary for the administration of the program and to annually report to the general assembly on the status of the program. The division is required to contract with for-profit and nonprofit entities to provide financial literacy support to eligible program participants. The act also creates the continuously appropriated FLEX fund, which may be used for the direct and indirect costs of implementing the program, and appropriates $103,355 to the FLEX fund from the general fund. The department of local affairs is responsible for the accounting related to this appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)