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March 19, 2024 HB 24-1368
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1002
Rep. Lindsay; Velasco
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
March 19, 2024
House State Affairs
Erin Reynolds | 303-866-4146
erin.reynolds@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: LANGUAGE ACCESS ADVISORY BOARD
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates the Language Access Advisory Board in the Legislative Department to
study and make recommendations on improving language access to the legislative
process for populations with limited English proficiency over the 2024 interim. The bill
increases state expenditures and local workload in FY 2024-25 only.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires an appropriation of $29,741 to the Legislative
Department.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1368
Budget Year
FY 2024-25
Out Year
FY 2025-26
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $29,741 -
Centrally Appropriated $4,767 -
Total Expenditures $34,508 -
Total FTE 0.3 FTE -
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $4,461 -
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Summary of Legislation
The bill creates the Language Access Advisory Board in the Legislative Department to study and
make recommendations on improving language access to the legislative process for populations
with limited English proficiency over the 2024 interim. The Legislative Council Staff and Office of
Legislative Legal Services will assist the board. The board must receive input from county clerks
and the Secretary of State’s office. All board members are entitled to travel expense
reimbursements, and legislative members also receive per diem payments.
The board must convene its first meeting by July 31, 2024, meet at least four times over the
2024 interim, and report to the Executive Committee of Legislative Council by
December 15, 2024, on its work and its recommendations.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the Legislative Department by about $35,000 in
FY 2024-25 only, paid from the General Fund. Expenditures are shown in Table 2 and detailed
below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under HB 24-1368
FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
Legislative Department
Personal Services $22,047 -
Per Diem and Expense Reimbursements $7,694 -
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$4,767 -
Total Cost $34,508 -
Total FTE 0.3 FTE -
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Legislative Department. The bill increases expenditures in the Legislative Department to
support the board.
Staff. Legislative Council Staff requires 0.3 FTE to staff the board and produce a final report.
The Office of Legislative Legal Services can staff the board within existing resources as the
board has no bill drafting authority.
Expense reimbursements and legislator per diems. The board is anticipated to meet four
times in 2024. Costs are based on a per diem of $112 for five legislators and travel
reimbursements for the 11 voting members at an estimated $124 per meeting at the Capitol. Page 3
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Other state agencies. The bill minimally increases workload in the Department of State to
provide input to the board.
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.
Local Government
The bill minimally increases workload for county clerks to provide input to the board, and for a
local government representative to serve on the board.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his
signature.
State Appropriations
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires a General Fund appropriation to the Legislative Department as
follows:
$22,047 to the Legislative Council Staff, and 0.3 FTE; and
$7,694 to the General Assembly.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties County Clerks Legislative Council Staff
Legislative Legal Services Municipalities Secretary of State
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.