Colorado 2022 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1378 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/02/2022

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 Legislative Council Staff 
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature 
 
Revised Fiscal Note  
(replaces fiscal note dated April 27, 2022)  
 
Drafting Number: 
Prime Sponsors: 
LLS 22-1000  
Rep. Jodeh; Sullivan 
Sen. Coleman; Hansen  
Date: 
Bill Status: 
Fiscal Analyst: 
May 2, 2022 
Senate Trans. & Energy 
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 revised fiscal note reflects the reengrossed bill.  
 
 
Table 1 
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 22-1378 
 
  
Budget Year 
FY 2022-23 
Out Year 
FY 2023-24 
Out Year 
FY 2024-25 
Revenue 
 
-       - - 
Expenditures Regional Navigation Campus CF
1 
$50,000,000  - - 
 	Centrally Appropriated $81,965  $74,515  $38,803  
 	Total Expenditures $50,081,965  $74,515  $38,803  
 	Total FTE 2.7 FTE 2.3 FTE 1.2 FTE 
Transfers Economic Recovery and Relief CF
2
 ($50,000,000)       - - 
 	Regional Navigation Campus CF $50,000,000 - - 
 	Net Transfer $0 - - 
Other Budget Impacts 	-       - - 
1
 FY 2022-23 funding will be spent over three fiscal years, as detailed in Table 2 in the State Expenditures section. 
2
 Money in the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund consists of federal ARPA funds.   Page 2 
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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 bill appropriates money 
from the fund to the Department of Human Services in FY 2022-23, and continuously appropriates the 
money in the fund to DOLA. DOLA may expend up to 10 percent of the money appropriated or 
transferred for its direct and indirect costs in administering the grant.  The cash fund is excluded from 
the limits on uncommitted reserves. 
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 $25.4 million in FY 2022-23, 
$24.7 million in FY 2023-24, and $132,861 in FY 2024-25, paid from the Economic Recovery and Relief 
Cash 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 	$24,444,397  $24,444,397  	-       
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 	$25,310,358  $24,700,057  $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 $25,362,365  $24,700,057  $132,861  
Total FTE 2.7 FTE 2.3 FTE 1.2 FTE 
1
 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.  Capital outlay costs are 
included with an assumed September 1, 2022, start date.  
 
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. 
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 Regional Navigation Campus 
Cash 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.  
State and Local Government Contacts 
Human Services Information Technology 
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.