Sen. Rachel Zenzinger

The act adds approved facility schools, facilities, and the Colorado school for the deaf and the blind (Colorado school) as types of school food authorities in order to make approved facility schools, facilities, and the Colorado school eligible for state nutrition programs. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $17,752 to the department of education for state nutrition programs. APPROVED by Governor March 8, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 8, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current law permits a community college or local district college to develop and implement minimum graduation requirements for a high school diploma. The act gives that authority to the state board of community colleges and occupational education and a local district college board of trustees. The act authorizes the department of education (department) to roll forward unexpended and unencumbered money appropriated to the department from the general fund for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 state fiscal years for the adult education and literacy grant program (program). The money is available to the department for the program through the 2028-29 state fiscal year, at which time it reverts to the general fund. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of public safety. The general fund and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the cash funds and federal funds portions are decreased. An appropriation made in Senate Bill 23-241, concerning the creation of the office of school safety, is amended to appropriate funds from the school security disbursement cash fund and increase the appropriation to the school safety resource center. An appropriation made in House Bill 24-1270, concerning a requirement that firearm owners maintain liability insurance, is amended to appropriate funds from the revenue loss restoration cash fund and increase the amount appropriated to the department of public safety for use by the division of homeland security and emergency management. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of local affairs. The general fund portion and federal funds portions of the appropriation are decreased and the cash funds and reapproriated funds portions are increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of agriculture. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated for capital construction information technology projects. The capital construction fund portion of the appropriation is increased. The 2022 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated for capital construction information technology projects. The cash funds portion of the appropriation is increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of public health and environment. The general fund, cash funds, and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of regulatory agencies. The general fund, cash funds, reappropriated funds, and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of revenue. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased. The 2022 general appropriation act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of revenue. The cash funds portion of the appropriation is increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The 2023 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of early childhood. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased and the reappropriated funds and federal funds portions are increased. APPROVED by Governor March 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE March 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)