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February 8, 2024 HB 24-1136
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0695
Rep. Pugliese; Amabile
Sen. Cutter; Smallwood
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 14, 2024
House Education
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
anna.gerstle@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: HEALTHIER SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY YOUTH
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill requires the creation of a resource bank related to the mental health impacts
of social media use, and that social media platforms display a pop-up warning to
users under 18 who are on the platform for certain lengths of time. The bill increases
state expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires an appropriation of $13,974 to the Colorado
Department of Education.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1136
Budget Year
FY 2024-25
Out Year
FY 2025-26
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $13,974 $9,378
Centrally Appropriated $3,610 $2,029
Total Expenditures $17,584 $11,407
Total FTE 0.2 FTE 0.1 FTE
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $2,096 $1,407
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Summary of Legislation
Social media platforms. The bill requires that social media platforms display a pop-up warning
to a user who is under the age of 18 when the user has spent at least an hour on social media in
a day, and is on social media between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The bill specifies how frequently the
warning must appear, and what must be included in the warning, including data on the impacts
of social media.
Resource bank. By July 1, 2025, the bill requires that the Colorado Department of Education
(CDE) create a resource bank of materials and curricula related to the mental health impacts of
social media use by youth. CDE must also create a stakeholder group to assist with the resource
bank and identify ways to inform local education providers, educators, parents, youth, and the
public about the resources available. CDE must report on the use of the resource bank at the
annual SMART Act hearing.
Assistance and guidelines. The bill also requires that CDE provide technical assistance upon
request to local education providers in designing age-appropriate mental health curricula and
adds mental health impacts of social media to existing guidelines related to local comprehensive
health and student wellness programs.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in CDE by $17,500 in FY 2024-25 and $11,400 beginning in
FY 2025-26, paid from the General Fund. Costs are listed in Table 2 and discussed below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 24-1136
FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
Department of Education
Personal Services $13,974 $9,378
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$3,610 $2,029
Total Cost $17,584 $11,407
Total FTE 0.2 FTE 0.1 FTE
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Colorado Department of Education. CDE requires 0.2 FTE in FY 2024-25 and 0.1 FTE beginning
in FY 2025-26 to compile and maintain the resource bank, convene the stakeholder group, and
provide technical assistance to local education providers upon request. CDE currently maintains
resources banks for media literacy and comprehensive health, and the fiscal note assumes that
the new resource bank can be added to those two existing resources. If a separate resource
bank is required, costs will be about $5,000 higher in FY 2024-25 than estimated.
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Department of Law. Workload in the Department of Law will minimally increase to the extent
that the department receives complaints related to the compliance with the required social
media pop-up warning. The department will review complaints under the bill and prioritize
investigations as necessary within the overall number of complaints received and available
resources.
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, decreasing the amount of General Fund available for other purposes.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State Appropriations
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires a General Fund appropriation of $13,974 to the Colorado
Department of Education, and 0.2 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Education Law
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 the General Assembly website.