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April 22, 2022 HB 22-1378
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-1000
Rep. Jodeh; Sullivan
Sen. Coleman; Hansen
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 22, 2022
House Trans. & Local Govt.
Aaron Carpenter | 303-866-4918
Aaron.Carpenter@state.co.us
Bill Topic: DENVER-METRO REGIONAL NAVIGATION CAMPUS GRANT
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☒ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates the Regional Navigation Campus Grant Program to provide a grant to
build or acquire, and facilitate, a regional navigation campus in the Denver
metropolitan area to respond to and prevent homelessness. The bill increases state
expenditures from FY 2022-23 through FY 2023-24, and increases local revenue
through FY 2023-24 and increases expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $44,557 to the Department of
Human Services. In addition, the bill continuously appropriates funding to the
Department of Local Affairs.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under SB 22-211
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue
- - -
Expenditures General Fund $44,557 -
Cash Funds
1
$50,000,000 - -
Centrally Appropriated $81,965 $74,515 $38,803
Total Expenditures $50,126,522 $74,515 $38,803
Total FTE 2.7 FTE 2.3 FTE 1.2 FTE
Transfers - - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $6,684 - -
1
FY 2022-23 funding will be spent over three fiscal years, as detailed in Table 2 in the State Expenditures section.
Money in the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund consists of federal ARPA funds.
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Regional Navigation Campus Grant Program in the Department of Local Affairs
(DOLA) to provide a grant to a metro area local government or governments, or a qualified nonprofit
to build or acquire, and facilitate a regional navigation campus (campus) in the Denver Metropolitan
Area to respond to and to prevent homelessness. The campus may provide:
behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder services and treatment;
medical care;
transitional housing;
permanent supportive housing;
emergency shelter;
recovery oriented services and care;
vocational rehabilitation and employment skill training;
assistance to enroll in public benefits; and
other supportive services.
DOLA and the Department of Human Services (DHS) must establish application requirements
including requiring applicants to submit a plan on how to sustain the campus after funding
appropriated in the bill runs out and how they plan to build or acquire, and facilitate the campus.
DOLA and the DHS must consult with one another when adopting policies, procedures, and
guidelines and when selecting grantees. The bill provides certain criteria the departments must
consider when selecting grantees. Grantees and DOLA must comply with state requirements on
compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluations established in state law. The grantee
must obligate spending by December 30, 2024, and expend the money by December 30, 2026.
Funding. In FY 2022-23, the bill transfers $50 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash
Fund to the newly created Regional Navigation Campus Cash Fund. The Regional Navigation
Campus Cash Fund is continuously appropriated to DOLA.
State Transfers
In FY 2022-23, the bill transfers $50.0 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund to
the Regional Navigation Campus Cash Fund.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in DOLA and the DHS by $25.3 million in FY 2022-23 and
$24.7 million in FY 2023-24, and $132,861 in FY 2024-25 from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash
Fund and the General Fund. Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed below.
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Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 22-1378
Cost Components FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Department of Local Affairs
Personal Services $168,374 $168,374 $87,605
Operating Expenses $3,105 $3,105 $1,620
Capital Outlay Costs $12,400 - -
Other Costs $7,567 $9,666 $4,833
Contractor $24,466,676 $24,466,675 -
Master Plan and Evaluation Contract $600,000 - -
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$74,515 $74,515 $38,803
FTE – Personal Services 2.3 FTE 2.3 FTE 1.2 FTE
DOLA Subtotal $25,332,637 $24,722,336 $132,861
Department of Human Services
Personal Services $38,357 - -
Operating Expenses - - -
Capital Outlay Costs $6,200 - -
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$7,450 - -
FTE – Personal Services 0.4 FTE - -
DHS Subtotal $52,007 - -
Total $25,384,644 $24,722,336 $132,861
Total FTE 2.7 FTE 2.3 FTE 1.2 FTE
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Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Department of Local Affairs. From FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25, the bill will increase expenditures in
DOLA to hire staff to administer the grant program; provide grants to a grantee; and to contract to
collect community input and to evaluate the grant program.
Staffing costs. Starting in FY 2022-23, DOLA requires 2.3 FTE to develop policies, review
applications, select a grantee, track spending for grant reporting, and to provide other
administrative support such as accounting and human resource needs. Staff will begin on
July 1, 2022, and expenditures include capital outlay and standard operating costs and other costs
such as IT support, travel reimbursement, cell phone service fees, and computer licenses. The
fiscal note assumes that the grantee will spend its grant by the December 30, 2024 deadline, ending
the need for state oversight by that time. Staffing costs will be paid from the Regional Navigation
Campus Cash Fund.
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Community administrator contract. Starting in FY 2022-23, expenditures in DOLA will increase
to provide a grant to administer the campus. The fiscal note assumes that DOLA will provide the
grant equally over two years, with $24.5 million per year available to for the campus in FY 2022-23
and FY 2023-24. These amounts represent what is available from the $50.0 million appropriated
in the bill after accounting for administrative expenses.
Community input and evaluation contract. Expenditures in DOLA will increase to enter into two
contracts. The first is for a facilitator to help develop policies and solicit input from various
stakeholders on best practices, licensing requirements, and other programmatic considerations.
The second is for a contractor to evaluate the grant program. Both contracts are estimated at
$300,000 each. Costs will be paid from the Regional Navigation Campus Fund.
Department of Human Services. In FY 2022-23 only, the DHS will require 0.4 FTE to coordinate with
DOLA to develop the grant policies and to review and select grantees. Standard operating and capital
outlay costs are included with an assumed September 1, 2022, start date. Because the bill does not
identify a funding source, the fiscal note assumes that General Fund is required.
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 in FY 2022-23 only. Based on
this fiscal note, the bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held in reserve as shown
in Table 1, which will decrease the amount of General Fund available for other purposes.
Local Government
Starting in FY 2022-23, to the extent a local government is the grantee, revenue and expenditures will
increase for that local government. Starting in FY 2024-25, expenditures may increase to continue to
support the campus if ongoing state or federal funding is not available.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State Appropriations
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $44,557 from the General Fund to the Department
of Human Services and 0.4 FTE. The Regional Navigation Campus Cash Fund is continuously
appropriated to the Department of Local Affairs and therefore, does not need an appropriation.
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State and Local Government Contacts
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Local Affairs Municipalities
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.