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April 25, 2024 HB 24-1465
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1087
Rep. Bird; Sirota
Sen. Zenzinger; Kirkmeyer
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 25, 2024
House Appropriations
Erin Reynolds | 303-866-4146
erin.reynolds@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: PROGRAM CHANGES REFINANCE CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY FUNDS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☒ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill makes changes to programs and appropriations originally funded with money
received by the state from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund
pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These changes include extending
programs and providing roll-forward spending authority to state agencies, as well as
the “recapture” of previously allocated ARPA funds that remain unspent.
Appropriation
Summary:
The bill makes numerous adjustments to appropriations and state agency spending
authority. See State Appropriations section.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, which was recommended by the Joint
Budget Committee.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 24-1465
Various FYs
Revenue -
Expenditures Recaptures – Various Funds ($67,546,354)
Roll-forward Spending Authority – Various Funds $420,059,410
Net Expenditures $352,513,056
Transfers General Fund ($400,000)
Other Cash Funds ($770,582)
ARPA Cash Fund $1,170,582
Net Transfer $0
Other Budget Impacts -
1
Amounts in Table 1 are inclusive of certain amounts that are also adjusted in HB 24-1466.
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Summary of Legislation
The bill makes changes to programs and appropriations originally funded with money received
by the state from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund pursuant to the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA money). These changes include extending programs and
providing roll-forward spending authority, as well as the “recapture” of previously allocated
ARPA funds that remain unspent. The bill works in tandem with House Bill 24-1466. Additional
detail on these bills can be found in this Joint Budget Committee Staff memo.
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund—CDLE. The bill transfers $1.1 million of ARPA
money from the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund (FAMLI Fund) to the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 Cash Fund (ARPA Cash Fund), transfers $400,000 from the General Fund to the
FAMLI Fund as an advance payment of premiums for state employee coverage that the state is
required to pay under the family and medical leave insurance program, and clarifies the
recipient funds (funds originating from ARPA funds to the ARPA Cash Fund and funds
originating from the General Fund to the General Fund) for transfers from the FAMLI Fund
required by current law.
Information Technology Cash Fund—Judicial Department. The bill extends the deadline to
spend ARPA money from the Judicial Department Information Technology Cash Fund from
June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
Pretrial Diversion Programs—Judicial Department. The bill extends the deadline for the
Judicial Department to spend ARPA money for pretrial diversion programs from June 30, 2024,
to December 31, 2026.
Finish What You Started—Higher Education. The bill makes changes to a program operated
by the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative which supports students who enrolled in
higher education institutions but did not finish their academic program, commonly known as
the Finish What You Started program, to continue fund availability in FY 2024-25 and
FY 2025-26 to support ongoing program participants, as detailed in the bill.
Affordable Housing. The bill transfers $70,582 of ARPA money allocated for affordable housing
projects from the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Cash Fund to the ARPA Cash Fund.
Recruitment and Reengagement of Health Care Workers—CDPHE. The bill reduces the
required FY 2022-23 appropriation to the Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE) from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund for recruitment and re-engagement
of workers in the health care profession from $10 million to $6.12 million.
Practice-based Health Education Grant Program—CDPHE. The bill extends the deadline for
CDPHE to spend ARPA money for the Practice-based Health Education Grant Program from
June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
Rural Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program. The bill changes the date
that money from the Rural Provider Access and Affordability Fund, which is used for the Rural
Provider Access and Affordability Stimulus Grant Program, reverts to the Economic Recovery and
Relief Cash Fund from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.
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Behavioral Health-care Provider Workforce. The bill extends the repeal date of the statute
requiring the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) to take certain actions related to the
behavioral health care provider workforce from September 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027, and
continues required reports through the new repeal date.
State Transfers
The bill makes the following transfers in FY 2023-24:
FAMLI
$400,000 from the General Fund to the FAMLI Fund on June 24, 2024; and
$1,100,000 from the FAMLI Fund to the ARPA Cash Fund on June 30, 2024.
Affordable Housing
$70,582 from the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Cash Fund to the ARPA Cash
Fund on June 30, 2024
State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
$495,000 from the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services Fund to Behavioral
and Mental Health Cash Fund on June 18, 2024.
State Appropriations
The bill adjusts various appropriations to recapture funds and provide roll-forward spending
authority, as shown in Tables 2 and 3.
Table 2
Adjustments to Appropriations to Recapture Unspent ARPA Funds Under HB 24-1465
Agency Initial Bill Project Name Amount
BHA HB22-1243 Rapid Mental Health Response for Colorado Youth (I Matter) ($454,630)
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Behavioral Health Aide Program ($1,719,334)
CDHE HB21-1330 Colorado Opp. Scholarship - Finish What You Started ($10,000,000)
SB21-232 Colorado Opp. Scholarship - Displaced Workers Grant ($663,719)
CDHS HB22-1283 In-Home and Res. Respite Care Svcs. for Foster Care Children and Youth ($7,800,000)
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – Contract Beds ($22,299,160)
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – State Residential Facilities ($3,809,582)
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – Fort Logan ($6,578,266)
CDPHE SB22-226 Healthcare Workforce Recruitment and Re-engagement Effort ($3,880,000)
DOLA SB23-124 Supplemental State Emergency Rental Assistance ($8,000,000)
DPA HB22-1329 Round 1: State Capital Facilities Project Funding ($2,341,663)
Total ($67,546,354)
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Table 3
Appropriations Adjusted to Give Roll-Forward Spending Authority Under HB 24-1465
Agency Bill Project Name Amount
BHA HB22-1281 Behavioral Health Continuum Gap Community Investment Grants $21,100,000
HB22-1281 Children Youth and Family Behavioral Health Services Grants $25,200,000
HB22-1281 Substance Use Workforce Stability Grant Program $10,500,000
HB22-1283 Residential Substance Use Treatment Beds for Children and Youth $2,200,000
HB22-1326 Technical Assistance to Jails for Medication-Assisted Treatment $1,400,000
SB22-148 Colorado Land-Based Tribe Behavioral Health Services Grant Program $5,000,000
SB22-177 Round 2: Care Coordination Infrastructure $12,200,000
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Behavioral Health Aide Program $1,796,130
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Innov. Recruit. & Retent. Grants $3,300,000
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Learning Academy $4,856,674
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Peer Support Professionals $5,928,337
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Care Workforce: Workforce Expansion $16,368,697
SB22-196 Criminal Justice Intervention Detection & Redirection Grant Program $31,913,485
CDE HB22-1243 Round 2: Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program $2,000,000
SB22-147 Round 1: Behavioral Health Care Professional Matching Grant Program $5,000,000
CDHE HB22-1220 Removing Barriers To Educator Preparation $20,500,000
SB22-147 Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation and Access Program $4,400,000
SB22-181 Behavioral Health Workforce Credential Pathways $15,000,000
CDHS HB22-1283 Neuro-psych Facility at Fort Logan $30,697,884
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – Contract Beds $11,185,761
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – State Resid. Facilities $5,471,872
HB22-1303 Increase Residential Behavioral Health Beds – Fort Logan $5,221,734
CDPS SB22-196 CIJIS $1,618,836
DOLA SB22-211 Ridgeview Campus $45,000,000
HB22-1356 Community-based Nonprofit Infrastructure $35,000,000
DNR HB22-1379 Technical Assistance for Federal Water Project Grants $5,000,000
HB22-1379 Watershed Restoration and Flood Mitigation Grants $10,000,000
SB22-028 Groundwater Sustainability in Rio Grande and Republican River Basins $60,000,000
JUD HB22-1335 IT Infrastructure Upgrades $20,000,000
SB22-196 Pretrial Adult Diversion Program $2,200,000
Total $420,059,410
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
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.