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Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-0491
Sen. Coleman; Exum
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
February 15, 2024
Senate Education
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
anna.gerstle@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: SAFER YOUTH SPORTS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☒ School District
The bill requires youth sports coaches to complete abuse prevention training and
abide by a code of conduct policy, and establishes a process for handling violations of
the policy. It increases state and local expenditures on an ongoing basis.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2024-25, the bill requires an appropriation of $301,173 to the Department of
Public Safety.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under SB 24-113
Budget Year
FY 2024-25
Out Year
FY 2025-26
Revenue - -
Expenditures General Fund $301,173 $206,611
Centrally Appropriated $39,881 $47,521
Total Expenditures $341,054 $254,132
Total FTE 2.1 FTE 2.5 FTE
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $45,176 $30,992
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Summary of Legislation
The bill requires that middle, junior high, and high schools, private clubs, public recreation
facilities, or athletic leagues that sponsor youth athletic activities (youth athletics provider) must
require youth athletic coaches to complete an abuse prevention training program, and abide by
the prohibited conduct policy developed by the Office of School Safety (office) in the
Department of Public Safety (DPS).
The training program must include information on prohibited conduct, appropriate interactions
with players, mandatory reporting requirements, and responding to disclosures of abuse. The
youth athletics provider must maintain records of coaches completing the training. The office
must:
identify specific education courses that can be taken online or free of charge;
develop a prohibited conduct policy for youth athletic activities, including conduct by
parents, spectators, coaches and athletes and process for handling violations; and
create a statewide online reporting portal for violations of the prohibited conduct policy,
with any violations forwarded to the school for investigation.
If a violation is found to have occurred, youth athletics providers must submit the determination
to the office. The office must review the determination to decide whether the violator received
adequate due process, and if due process occurred, include the violation on a list posted online.
Assumptions
The fiscal note assumes that the DPS is not required to provide in-person or online abuse
prevention or code of conduct training and will instead identify outside entities that can provide
the training online or free of charge. If DPS is required to develop or provide in-person or
online training, costs will be higher than estimated.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in DPS by about $341,000 in FY 2024-25 and by about
$254,000 in FY 2025-26, paid from the General Fund. Costs are listed in Table 2 and discussed
below.
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Table 2
Expenditures Under SB 24-113
FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26
Department of Public Safety
Personal Services $128,475 $153,411
Operating Expenses $2,688 $3,200
Capital Outlay Costs $20,010 -
Violations Tracking System $150,000 $50,000
Centrally Appropriated Costs
1
$39,881 $47,521
Total Cost $341,054 $254,132
Total FTE 2.1 FTE 2.5 FTE
1
Centrally appropriated costs are not included in the bill's appropriation.
Department of Public Safety. The Office of School Safety in DPS will incur staff and
information technology costs, as described below.
Staff. DPS requires 2.5 FTE beginning in FY 2024-25 to develop the code of conduct, identify
training providers, adopt rules, handle ongoing questions and outreach, and enforce
violations. Standard operating and capital outlay costs are included. Staff costs in the first
year are prorated for a September 1 start date.
Violations tracking system. DPS requires $150,000 in FY 2024-25 to create an online
system for violations to be reported, tracked, and documented. In subsequent years,
$50,000 in annual maintenance costs are expected. Costs are based on the existing online
threat assessment system.
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.
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Local Government and School District
The bill increases costs for school districts and local governments that operate youth recreation
and athletic programs to communicate and educate youth coaches about the requirements,
identify abuse prevention courses and retain related records, and investigate any violations of
the prohibited conduct policy. Costs will vary by entity based on the number of coaches,
programs, and the number of violations.
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 $301,173 to the Department of
Public Safety, and 2.1 FTE.
Departmental Difference
DPS estimates that $1.2 million in FY 2024-25 and $779,000 in subsequent years is required to
implement the bill. This estimate assumes that the DPS must develop and provide in-person and
online training for coaches, parents, spectators, and athletes, in addition to handling code of
conduct violations. Costs include staffing for 5.0 FTE, as well as course development, training
platform, data system, and travel costs.
The fiscal note assumes that DPS is not required to develop and provide training and instead
must identify outside providers of abuse prevention training. As a result, the fiscal note
estimates that the bill increases expenditures by $341,000 in FY 2024-25 and $254,000 in
subsequent years, which includes only the costs for 2.5 FTE and the data system that are
required to handle enforcement of code of conduct violations.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Education Law
Municipalities Public Safety
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.