The 2021 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of natural resources. The cash funds portion of the appropriation is increased. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 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 cash funds portions of the appropriation are increased. Amends Senate Bill 21-292, concerning the allocation of fifteen million dollars from the economic relief and recovery cash fund under the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" for purpose of funding victim's services programs to assist persons disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency, to further appropriate the unexpended amount through the 2022-23 fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 general appropriations 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. The 2020 general appropriation act is amended to make adjustments to the amount appropriation to the state lottery division. Senate Bill 21-260, concerning the sustainability of the transportation system in Colorado, is amended to further appropriate the unexpended amount through the 2022-23 fiscal year. House Bill 21-1233, concerning modifications to the requirements for claiming an income tax credit for the donation of a perpetual conservation easement, is amended to further appropriate the unexpended amount through the 2022-23 fiscal year. Senate Bill 21-076, concerning the funding of a system for electronic transactions made by third-party providers related to the regulation of vehicles, is amended to further appropriate the unexpended amount through the 2022-23 fiscal year. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The general assembly recognizes that the actual funded pupil count and the at-risk pupil count for the 2021-22 budget year are lower than expected when the appropriation amount for the state share of total program funding was established during the 2021 legislative session, resulting in a decrease in total program funding for the 2021-22 budget year. In addition, local property tax revenue and specific ownership tax revenue are higher than anticipated, resulting in an increase in the local share of total program funding. The act declares the general assembly's intent to maintain total program funding after application of the budget stabilization factor at the amount of the original appropriation for the 2021-22 budget year. The act decreases the appropriation for the state share of total program funding by $139,565,749 in cash funds from the state education fund and adjusts the 2021-22 state fiscal year long bill accordingly. The act appropriates $91,433,760 in cash funds from the state education fund to the department of education to distribute to school districts and institute charter schools that received lower than anticipated funding for at-risk pupils for the 2021-22 budget year. The appropriation is additional funding and does not affect a district's or institute charter school's total program. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of higher education. The general fund and reappropriated funds portions of the appropriation are decreased and the cash funds portion is increased. An appropriation made in House Bill 21-1330, concerning measures to support student success in obtaining postsecondary credentials, is amended to further appropriate the amount appropriated for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 fiscal years. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of corrections. The general fund portion of the appropriation is increased and the cash funds portion is decreased. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the judicial department. The general fund portion of the appropriation is decreased and the cash funds and reappropriated funds portions are increased. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The 2021 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of personnel. The general fund, cash funds, and reappropriated funds portion of the appropriation are increased. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act changes the effective date for the department of early childhood (department) from July 1, 2022, to March 1, 2022. The act transfers $3,500,000 from the general fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund, effective April 1, 2022. For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $3,500,000 from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to the department for data system capital construction costs and $326,413 from the general fund to the department for use by the executive director's office. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act requires the equity diversity and inclusion task force (task force) established through a partnership agreement entered into pursuant to the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act" (partnership agreement) to contract for a pay equity study to assess pay inequities specific to gender, race, and other protected classes; to provide recommendations to alleviate pay inequities; and to comply with any other specifications set by the state personnel director, the task force, or the partnership agreement. A final report including findings and recommendations from the study must be provided by the contractor performing the study to the members of the general assembly, the governor, and the executive director of Colorado workers for innovative and new solutions, a certified employee organization pursuant to the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act". $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the division of human resources in the department of personnel for expenses in connection with the pay equity study. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
