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January 13, 2023 HB 23-1009
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0167
Rep. Lindsay
Sen. Moreno
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 13, 2023
House Education
Aaron Carpenter | 303-866-4918
aaron.carpenter@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT SUBSTANCE USE
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ School District
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates the Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee to identify
practices to identify substance abuse in secondary schools and connect students to
resources. In FY 2023-24 only, the bill increases state expenditures and, in future
years, may increase state and school district expenditures.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires an appropriation of $49,950 to the Department of
Education.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, which was requested by the Colorado Youth
Advisory Council Committee.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 23-1009
Budget Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue
- -
Expenditures General Fund $49,950 -
Centrally Appropriated $4,495 -
Total Expenditures $54,445 -
Total FTE 0.2 FTE -
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $7,493 -
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the 12-person Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee in the Colorado
Department of Education (CDE) to develop, identify, or modify practices that identify students in
secondary school who need substance use treatment, offer brief interventions, or refer students to
other treatment resources. By January 5, 2024, the committee must submit a report to the CDE and
every school district, and publish the report online.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in CDE by $54,445 in FY 2023-24 only from the General Fund.
Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed below. In addition, expenditures may increase in the
Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
(HCPF).
Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 23-1009
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Department of Education
Personal Services $24,450 -
Contractor $24,000 -
Streaming Services $1,500 -
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$4,495 -
Total Cost $54,445 -
Total FTE 0.2 FTE -
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Department of Education. In FY 2023-24 only, expenditures in the CDE will increase to hire staff,
contract with a vendor, and provide streaming services, as described below.
Staffing costs. The CDE requires 0.2 FTE to prepare a vendor contract, assemble the 12-person
committee, draft communications, and review and edit the final draft from the vendor. Staffing
costs are prorated for the General Fund pay date shift.
Contract services. The CDE will contract with a vendor to prepare and plan meetings, facilitate
meetings, provide research for existing practices, and to produce the report. The fiscal note
assumes that there will be 160 hours of work at a cost of $150 per hour.
Streaming services. The CDE will have costs to stream each committee meeting. Costs to stream
committee meetings are estimated at $75 per hour for 20 hours of meetings.
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Behavioral Health Administration. Starting in FY 2024-25, to the extent the committee’s
recommendations results in more students seeking services from the BHA, expenditures in the
administration will increase. The fiscal note assumes that any increase in appropriations will be
requested through the annual budget process.
Health Care Policy and Financing. Starting in FY 2024-25, to the extent the committee’s
recommendations results in more students seeking services from HCPF, expenditures will increase.
The fiscal note assumes that any increase in appropriations will be requested through the annual
budget process.
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. Based on this fiscal note, the
bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held in reserve by the amounts shown in
Table 1, which will decrease the amount of General Fund available for other purposes.
School District
In FY 2023-24, workload to certain school districts will increase if district staff participate on the newly
created committee. In addition, if a school district chooses to adopt any of the recommendations
provided by the committee, expenditures may increase to implement the recommendations.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State Appropriations
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires an appropriation of $49,950 from the General Fund to the Department
of Education, and 0.2 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Behavioral Health Administration Education Human Services
Information Technology School Districts
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.