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June 18, 2024 HB 24-1210
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1006
Rep. Bird; Taggart
Sen. Kirkmeyer; Zenzinger
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
June 18, 2024
Signed into Law
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
anna.gerstle@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: HIGHER EDUCATION LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM REPORT DEADLINE
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill extends the reporting deadlines for the higher education student success data
system, and allows the Department of Higher Education to spend the current
appropriation for the system through December 31, 2026, which will extend state
expenditures until FY 2025-26.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required. The bill modifies an existing appropriation to provide
roll-forward authority.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The final fiscal note reflects the enacted bill. The bill was recommended by the Joint
Budget Committee as part of its supplemental bill package.
Summary of Legislation
In FY 2022-23, the Department of Higher Education (DHE) was appropriated $3.0 million for the
student success data system. The bill allows the department to spend this existing appropriation
through December 31, 2026.
Under current law, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education must report to the General
Assembly on the development of a statewide longitudinal education and workforce data system
by January 15 in 2023 and 2024. The bill extends these deadlines to January 15 in 2025
and 2026.
Background
House Bill 22-1349 required DHE to develop measures of student success and an interactive
data system for postsecondary student success information that could be developed into a
statewide longitudinal data system to connecting K-12, postsecondary, and workforce
information. DHE is required to report to the General Assembly on the work required and any
barriers identified to create the statewide longitudinal data system. The bill provided an
appropriation of $3.0 million and 1.0 FTE for the student success system, to be spent through
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State Expenditures
The bill shifts the timing of state expenditures by allowing DHE to spend the existing $3.0 million
appropriation from the Workers, Employers, and Workforce Centers Cash Fund through
December 31, 2026. The appropriation was allocated to cover the costs of 1.0 FTE, and data
system modernization, software, vendor, and data interface costs. The fiscal note assumes that
the money will continue to be used for those purposes until FY 2025-26.
Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Governor and took effect on March 6, 2024.
State Appropriations
The bill modifies the existing $3.0 million appropriation from the Workers, Employers, and
Workforce Centers Cash Fund to the Department of Higher Education to allow it to be spent
through December 31, 2026, and extends the allocation of 1.0 FTE for this purpose.
State and Local Government Contacts
Higher Education Joint Budget Committee Staff
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.