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February 23, 2022 HB 22-1230
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0394
Rep. Duran; Exum
Sen. Fields; Priola
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 23, 2022
House Business
Jake Carias | 303-866-4776
Jake.Carias@state.co.us
Bill Topic: EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND JOB RETENTION SERVICES
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☒ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill expands and extends indefinitely the Employment Support and Job Retention
Program in the Department of Labor and Employment. Beginning in FY 2022-23, it
creates an ongoing state transfer and increases state expenditures.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund
to the Employment Support and Job Retention Program Cash Fun d, which is
continuously appropriated to the Department of Labor and Employment.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 22-1230
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Revenue - -
Expenditures Cash Funds $500,000 $500,000
Centrally Appropriated $8,309 $8,309
Total Expenditures $508,309 $508,309
Total FTE 0.5 FTE 0.5 FTE
Transfers
1
General Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
Cash Funds $500,000 $500,000
Net Transfer $0 $0
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $75,000 $75,000
1
The bill transfers $500,000 per year to the Employment Support and Job Retention Program Cash Fund via a required
appropriation from the General Fund.
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Summary of Legislation
This bill expands and extends indefinitely the Employment Support and Job Retention program in the
Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). The bill expands the types of organizations that may
provide the services of the program, changes the eligibility criteria, modifies the reporting
requirements, and allows the appropriations to the Employment Support and Job Retention Services
program Cash Fund to be continuously appropriated and rollover year to year.
Background
House Bill 19-1107 created the Employment Support and Job Retention Services Program in the CDLE,
which was set to expire at the end of this fiscal year. The program provides funding for employment
preparation and pursuit, job training, and job retention. CDLE developed a competitive solicitation
process to contract with an outside nonprofit entity to administer the program.
State Transfers
The bill transfers $500,000 from the General Fund to the Employment Support and Job Retention
Program Cash Fund in FY 2022-23 and each fiscal year thereafter. This transfer is made via an
appropriation from the General Fund to the cash fund.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the CDLE by $508,309 beginning in FY 2022-23 and ongoing
from the Employment Support and Job Retention Program Cash Fund. Expenditures are shown in
Table 2 and detailed below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 22-1230
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
Department of Labor and Employment
Personal Services $36,785 $36,785
Operating Expenses $675 $675
Program Funding $462,540 $462,540
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$8,309 $8,309
Total Cost $508,309 $508,309
Total FTE 0.5 FTE 0.5 FTE
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
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Program funding. The bill appropriates $500,000 annually to the Employment Support and Job
Retention Services program Cash Fund. The funds are allocated to various organizations that meet
the requirements of the program through a competitive selection process designed by the CDLE.
Staffing. The program currently has a grant specialist that oversees and administers the existing
program. This position, which is scheduled to expire under current law, will be continued under the
bill. Standard operating and capital outlay costs are included for this staff.
Centrally appropriated costs. Pursuant to a Joint Budget Committee policy, certain costs associated
with this bill are addressed through the annual budget process and centrally appropriated in the Long
Bill or supplemental appropriations bills, rather than in this bill. These costs, which include employee
insurance and supplemental employee retirement payments, are shown in Table 2.
Other Budget Impacts
General Fund reserve. Under current law, an amount equal to 15 percent of General Fund
appropriations must be set aside in the General Fund statutory reserve beginning in FY 2022-23.
Based on this fiscal note, the bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held in reserve
by the amounts in Table 1, which will decrease the amount of General Fund available for other
purposes.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect July 1, 2022.
State Appropriations
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $500,000 from the General Fund to the
Employment Support and Job Retention Program Cash Fund.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Information Technology Labor
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.