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Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-1005
Rep. Ortiz; Herod
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 20, 2023
House State Affairs
Josh Abram | 303-866-3561
josh.abram@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: CREATE TASK FORCE STUDY RIGHTS PERSONS DISA BILITIES
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates a task force and four subcommittees to study issues concerning
persons with disabilities. The bill increases state expenditures in FY 2023-24 and
FY 2024-25.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires an appropriation of $289,568 to the Department of
Regulatory Agencies
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 23-1296
Budget Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $289,568 $128,709
Centrally Appropriated $28,291 $14,952
Total Expenditures $317,859 $143,661
Total FTE 1.5 FTE 0.8 FTE
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $43,435 $19,306
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Task Force on the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities in the Colorado Civil
Rights Division (CCRD) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). The task force is
comprised of at least 15 members, including the Lieutenant Governor, representatives from disability
rights advocacy organizations, legal experts, DORA, CCRD, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA),
the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Office of State
Planning and Budgeting (OSPB).
The task force must be appointed by August 1, 2023. No later than August 30, 2023, the task force
must create four issue subcommittees to separately study and report findings concerning issues
related to persons with disabilities. Based on reports from the subcommittees, the task force must
produce a final report and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly before
January 30, 2025.
The CCRD may employ 1.5 FTE to provide administrative support, and contract with a professional
facilitator to assist with operations of the task force and subcommittees. Task force members and
subcommittee members who are not representing governmental entities may receive per diem and be
reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred.
The bill creates the following issue subcommittees:
the Subcommittee on the Rewrite and Modernization of the Colorado Revised Statutes Concerning
the Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities (rewrite committee);
the Subcommittee on Basic Access to the Colorado Outdoors for Persons with Disabilities
(outdoors committee);
the Subcommittee on the Affordability, Accessibility, and Attainability of Housing for Persons
with Disabilities (housing subcommittee); and,
the Subcommittee on Physical and Programmatic Basic Access within State and Local Government
for Persons with Disabilities (government subcommittee).
The rewrite committee must report to the task force by December 1, 2023. The other subcommittee
reports must be made by December 1, 2024. The task force and subcommittees are repealed
June 30, 2025.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in DORA by $280,101 in FY 2023-24 and $134,265 in FY 2024-25,
paid from the General Fund. Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed below.
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Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 23-1296
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Department of Regulatory Agencies
Personal Services $125,595 $65,533
Operating Expenses $2,025 $1,080
Capital Outlay Costs $13,340 -
Professional Facilitation $100,000 $50,000
Member Compensation $48,608
$48,608
$12,096
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$28,291 $14,952
Total Cost $317,859 $143,661
Total FTE 1.5 FTE 0.8 FTE
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Personal services. In FY 2023-24, DORA will add 1.0 FTE policy specialist and 0.5 FTE administrative
assistant to support the task force and subcommittees. In FY 2024-25, personal service costs represent
a half-year impact, since the subcommittees and task force must finalize recommendations by
January 2025. Personal service costs include standard operating expenses and capital outlay costs.
Professional facilitation. The CCRD will contract with a professional facilitator to help conduct all
task force and subcommittee meetings, and to draft final reports and recommendations. The contact
is estimated to be $100,000 in FY 2023-24, and $50,000 for one half year in FY 2024-25.
Task force and subcommittee member compensation. The bill provides that members of the task
force not representing a governmental agency receive per diem allowance. Per diem is calculated at
$112, the current per diem rate for state legislators. This fiscal note assumes that the rewrite committee
only meets in FY 2023-24, and that the task force and other subcommittees meet monthly through
December 2024. No expenses are included in this estimate as meetings are assumed to occur remotely.
If actual and necessary expenses occur for members, the CCRC must seek additional funds during the
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 state agencies. State agency representatives from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office, DOLA,
DORA, CCRC, OEDIT, and OSPB must participate as task force members. This is estimated to equate
to about $11,000, and .1 FTE for each affected agency; however, this increase does not rise to the level
of requiring new appropriations. If any of the impacted agencies experience an increase in workload
in excess of .1 FTE, resources must be sought during the annual budget setting process.
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Governor’s office of boards and commissions. The governor’s office of Boards and Commissions
spends about 8.5 hours researching and communicating with potential appointees. This bill requires
the Governor to appoint approximately 35 task force and subcommittee members, equating to about
$11,000 and .1 FTE; however, this increase does not rise to the level of requiring new appropriations.
Should the Governor’s office efforts exceed this estimate, resources must be sought during the annual
budget setting process.
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, decreasing the amount of General Fund available for other purposes.
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 a General Fund appropriation of $289,568 to the Department of
Regulatory Agencies, and 1.5 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Governor's Office Local Affairs Economic Development
Regulatory Agencies
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.