Page 1
March 31, 2023 SB 23-228
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Revised Fiscal Note
(replaces fiscal note dated March 27, 2023)
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 23-0870
Sen. Bridges; Kirkmeyer
Rep. Bird; Bockenfeld
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
March 31, 2023
House Appropriations
Aaron Carpenter | 303-866-4918
aaron.carpenter@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
Budget package bill. The bill creates an independent administrative support office
to support independent agencies within the Judicial Department. Starting in
FY 2023-24, the bill increases state expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires and includes a net appropriation of $508,289 to the
Judicial Department and independent agencies therein.
Fiscal Note
Status:
This revised fiscal note reflects the reengrossed bill, and has been revised to reflect
additional information. The bill was recommended by the Joint Budget Committee as
part of its FY 2023-24 budget package.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under SB 23-228
Budget Year
FY 2023-24
Out Year
FY 2024-25
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $508,289 $454,502
Total FTE 2.6 FTE 2.0 FTE
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $76,243 $68,175
Page 2
March 31, 2023 SB 23-228
Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies (ASIA) in the Judicial
Department to provide administrative and fiscal support to certain independent agencies in the
Judicial Department. This includes the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman, the Independent
Ethics Commission, the Office of Public Guardianship, and the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
The bill outlines what services must be provided by ASIA, including specific staff roles, and
establishes a governing board of the impacted agencies, which is responsible for overseeing the office.
The Judicial Department is required to provide the office with space in the Colorado Judicial Center,
and to provide administrative support through June 30, 2024.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state General Fund expenditures by about $508,000 in FY 2023-24 and $455,000 in
FY 2024-25. Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed below. This change in expenditures
represents the increase above the administrative services funding in the FY 2023-24 Long Bill, which
is correspondingly adjusted by this bill.
Table 2
Expenditures Under SB 23-228
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies
Personal Services $582,804 $657,116
Operating Expenses $8,100 $8,100
Capital Outlay Costs $40,020 -
Legal Services $50,227 -
Centrally Appropriated Costs $115,985 $128,359
FTE – Personal Services 6.0 FTE 6.0 FTE
FTE – Legal Services 0.3 FTE -
ASIA Subtotal $797,136 $793,575
Judicial Department
Legal Services
$50,227 -
FTE – Legal Services 0.3 FTE -
Judicial Subtotal $50,227 -
Page 3
March 31, 2023 SB 23-228
Table 2
Expenditures Under SB 23-228 (Cont.)
Commission on Judicial Discipline
2023-24 Long Bill Adjustment
1
($339,073) ($339,073)
FTE – Personal Services (4.0 FTE) (4.0 FTE)
Commission Subtotal ($339,073) ($339,073)
Total Costs $508,289 $454,502
Total FTE 2.6 FTE 2.0 FTE
1
The fiscal note assumes that the FY 2023-24 Long Bill, which contains administrative support funding for the
Commission on Judicial Discipline, will become law.
Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies. Starting in FY 2023-24, the newly
created ASIA office requires 6.0 FTE to provide administrative support for various independent
judicial agencies. This includes staff for a director, office manager, human resource analyst, budget
analyst, accountant, and payroll analyst, as outlined in the bill. Staffing costs include personal
services, operating expenses, and capital outlay costs, as shown in Table 2. The office will also require
475 hours of legal services to negotiate and enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Judicial Department. Legal services are provided by the Department of Law at a rate of $105.74 per
hour.
Judicial Department. The Judicial Department requires 475 hours of legal services to negotiate and
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the ASIA office. Legal services are provided by the
Department of Law at a rate of $105.74 per hour. Workload in the Judicial Department will also
increase to help stand-up the new ASIA office, including providing access to the department’s payroll
system and transferring agency documentation. However, workload to the Judicial Department will
decrease as administrative functions for the independent agencies are transitioned to the new office.
The fiscal note assumes that if additional resources are needed for the transition, it will be requested
through the annual budget process.
Commission on Judicial Discipline. The FY 2023-24 Long Bill includes funding for 4.0 FTE
administrative staff for the Commission on Judicial Discipline. The bill removes this appropriation,
as the Commission on Judicial Discipline will receive administrative support through the new office,
should this bill become law.
Independent judicial agencies. Starting in FY 2023-24, workload will decrease in the independent
agencies as administrative services are transitioned to ASIA, and minimally increase to serve on the
governing board. The fiscal note assumes that IT services will still be available to the independent
agencies through the Judicial Department. If independent agencies are expected to have their own IT
staff, the fiscal note assumes that additional resources will be requested through the annual budget
process.
Page 4
March 31, 2023 SB 23-228
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. The bill’s
appropriation also includes adjustments to centrally appropriated line items for employee insurance
and supplemental retirement payments for the Commission on Judicial Discipline.
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,
except that certain provisions are conditional upon passage of Senate Bill 23-064.
State Appropriations
For FY 2023-24, the bill requires and includes the following appropriations:
$797,136 from the General Fund to the Office of Administrative Services for Independent Agencies
with 6.0 FTE, of which $50,227 is reappropriated to the Department of Law with 0.3 FTE;
$50,227 from the General Fund to the Judicial Department, fully reappropriated to the Department
of Law with 0.3 FTE; and
a reduction of $339,073 from the General Fund to the Commission of Judicial Discipline and a
corresponding reduction of 4.0 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Child Protection Ombudsman Joint Budget Committee Staff Judicial
Law Office of Public Guardianship
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.