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April 4, 2022 SB 22-165
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0911
Sen. Bridges
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 4, 2022
Senate Education
Josh Abram | 303-866-3561
Josh.Abram@state.co.us
Bill Topic: COLORADO CAREER ADVISOR TRAINING PROGRAM
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☒ School District
The bill creates the Colorado Career Advisor Training Program in the Colorado
Department of Education to provide training programs and courses for career advisors
to develop the skills necessary to assist individuals toward meaningful careers. The
bill increases state expenditures beginning FY 2022-23, which are assumed to
continue in future years.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $1.0 million to the Colorado
Career Advisor Training Program Cash Fund in the Colorado Department of
Education.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Revenue - -
Expenditures Cash Funds $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Centrally Appropriated $16,426 $9,688
Total Expenditures $1,016,426 $1,009,688
Total FTE 1.0 FTE 0.6 FTE
Transfers
1
General Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
Cash Funds $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Net Transfer $0 $0
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $150,000 $150,000
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The bill requires that funding for the program be transferred to the program cash fund via an appropriation from the
General Fund in FY 2022-23. This transfer is assumed to continue in future years, but may be appropriated at the
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Colorado Career Advisor Training Program in the Colorado Department of
Education (CDE) to provide training and courses for career advisors to improve skills necessary to
assist individuals toward meaningful careers. The CDE must administer the program and select
entities to receive grants and the amount of each award. The CDE must also monitor the effectiveness
of programs receiving grant funds. The bill creates the Colorado Career Advisor Training Program
Cash Fund in the CDE and requires that the General Assembly appropriate $1.0 million from the
General Fund for the program in FY 2022-23. The CDE has continuous spending authority from the
cash fund.
State Transfers
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires the transfer of $1.0 million from the General Fund to the Colorado
Career Advisor Training Program Cash Fund in CDE. The bill requires that this transfer occur via an
appropriation from the General Fund to the program cash fund. The fiscal note assumes that
$1.0 million will be transferred annually; however, the General Assembly may adjust funding for the
program at its discretion.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the CDE by $1.0 million per year beginning in FY 2022-23, paid
from the continuously appropriated Colorado Career Advisor Training Program Cash Fund. While
the fiscal note assumes the program will have ongoing expenses, actual expenditures in FY 2023-24
and beyond will depend on the actual amounts appropriated to the fund in future years. Estimated
expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under SB 22-165
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24
Colorado Department of Education
Personal Services $71,441 $41,001
Operating Expenses $1,485 $810
Capital Outlay Costs $6,200 -
Career Advisor Grants $920,874 $958,189
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$16,426 $9,688
Total Cost $1,016,426 $1,009,668
Total FTE 1.0 FTE 0.6 FTE
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Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
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Personal services. The Office of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (OPWR) will add one lead
staff to create and oversee grant applications and awards, and to work with one or more community-
based organizations to provide technical assistance and career advisor training. The OPWR will also
serve as the primary liaison between the grantees and the CDE. New staff resources include a senior
consultant with subject matter expertise, and additional administrative capacity in the Grants
Program Administration Office and the Grants Fiscal Management Unit.
Career advisor grants. After administrative expenses, $920,874 is available for grants and career
advisor training in FY 2022-23. In FY 2023-24 and future years, around $958,000 will be available for
grants, assuming an annual transfer to the program fund of $1.0 million.
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
$150,000 in both FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24, which will decrease the amount of General Fund available
for other purposes.
School District
School districts will have increased revenue and workload to participate in the grant program.
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 $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Colorado
Career Advisor Training Program Cash Fund, and 1.0 FTE. The cash fund is continuously
appropriated to the CDE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Education
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.