Page 1
April 18, 2022 HB 22-1369
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0974
Rep. Sirota; Pelton
Sen. Story; Sonnenberg
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 18, 2022
House HHS
Erin Reynolds | 303-866-4146
Erin.Reynolds@state.co.us
Bill Topic: CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill requires the Department of Early Childhood to contract with a Colorado-based
nonprofit entity to provide children's mental health programs. It will increase state
expenditures through FY 2025-26.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $2.0 million to the Department of
Early Childhood.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 22-1369
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue
- - -
Expenditures General Fund - - $17,769
Cash Funds
1
$2,000,000 - -
Centrally Appropriated $4,598 $4,598 $4,598
Total Expenditures $2,004,598 $4,598 $22,367
Total FTE 0.3 FTE 0.3 FTE 0.3 FTE
Transfers - - -
Other Budget Impacts - - -
1
FY 2022-23 funding will be spent over four fiscal years. Money in the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund
consists of federal ARPA funds.
Page 2
April 18, 2022 HB 22-1369
Summary of Legislation
By November 1, 2022, the Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) must contract with a
Colorado-based nonprofit entity to provide children's mental health programs. The entity must have
previous and current experience serving children and use curriculum outlined in the bill.
The contract entity is required to
perform readiness assessments, provide training, and monitor program implementation;
provide ongoing quality assessments and improvement recommendations;
provide the CDEC with site-specific and statewide process and outcome evaluations of children's
mental health programs; and
annually prepare and submit to the CDEC an evaluation of the outcomes of all of the children's
mental health programs implemented.
The bill requires the General Assembly to appropriation $2.0 million in FY 2022-23 from the Economic
Recovery and Relief Cash Fund. CDEC may use up to 5 percent of funding for implementation costs.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state cash fund expenditures in CDEC by $2.0 million through FY 2025-26 from the
Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund and General Fund. Beginning in FY 2024-25, personal
services costs will be paid from the General Fund. Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed
below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 22-1369
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
Department of Early Childhood
Personal Services $17,769 $17,769
Children's Mental Health Program Contract $1,964,462 -
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$4,598 $4,598
Total Cost $1,951,289 $22,367
Total FTE 0.3 FTE 0.3 FTE
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Department of Early Childhood. Over four fiscal years, the CDEC requires 0.3 FTE Contract
Administrator to manage the procurement process for program, develop and administer contracts,
and manage accounting and reporting. This staff will be paid from the cash fund in FY 2022-23 and
FY 2023-24, and the General Fund in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26.
Children's Mental Health Program Contract. The remainder of funding will be spent contracting
for children's mental health programs. Page 3
April 18, 2022 HB 22-1369
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.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State Appropriations
The bill requires an appropriation of $2.0 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund
and 0.3 FTE to the Department of Early Childhood. It is assumed that the CDEC will require roll
forward spending authority for this appropriation through FY 2023-24.
State and Local Government Contacts
Health Care Policy and Financing Human Services
Information Technology Law
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.