Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 11, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB25-027 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, line 11, strike "definitions." and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"notice to revisor of statutes - definitions - repeal.".
Page 1, Line 3Page 4 of the bill, after line 8 insert:
Page 1, Line 4"(3) The work group must be funded entirely by gifts,
Page 1, Line 5grants, and donations, including in-kind donations as part of a
Page 1, Line 6public-private partnership agreement, and no additional
Page 1, Line 7general fund money shall be appropriated for the
Page 1, Line 8implementation of the work group.".
Page 1, Line 9Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 10Page 7 of the bill, line 16, strike "by July 31, 2025." and substitute "as
Page 1, Line 11soon as possible after the effective date of this subsection (5)
Page 1, Line 12but no later than twenty-eight days after the effective date of
Page 1, Line 13this subsection (5).".
Page 1, Line 14Page 7 of the bill, line 25, strike "September 1, 2025." and substitute
Page 1, Line 15"fifty-six days after the effective date of this section.".
Page 1, Line 16Page 7 of the bill, line 26, strike "in 2025" and substitute "during the
Page 1, Line 17first six months of its operation".
Page 1, Line 18Page 7 of the bill, line 27, strike "in 2026." and substitute "during the
Page 1, Line 19second six months of its operation.".
Page 1, Line 20Page 8 of the bill, line 16, strike "(5)(b)" and substitute "(6)(b)".
Page 2, Line 1Page 9 of the bill, line 19, strike "(5)" and substitute "(6)".
Page 2, Line 2Page 9 of the bill, line 21, strike "June 30, 2026," and substitute "one
Page 2, Line 3year and one month after the effective date of this subsection
Page 2, Line 4(8),".
Page 2, Line 5Page 9 of the bill, line 23, strike "(6)" and substitute "(7)".
Page 2, Line 6Page 9 of the bill, line 27, after "education." insert "The department
Page 2, Line 7of education shall submit the report to the general assembly as
Page 2, Line 8part of its "SMART" Act presentation required by section
Page 2, Line 92-7-203.".
Page 2, Line 10Page 10 of the bill, after line 8 insert:
Page 2, Line 11"SECTION 4. Appropriation. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year,
Page 2, Line 12$50,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by the
Page 2, Line 13executive director's office. This appropriation is from the trauma-
Page 2, Line 14informed practices for school safety drills fund created in section 24-33.5-
Page 2, Line 152705 (9), C.R.S. To implement this act, the office may use this
Page 2, Line 16appropriation for administrative services related to the office of school
Page 2, Line 17safety.".
Page 2, Line 18Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 2, Line 19Page 1 of the bill, line 102, strike "safety." and substitute "safety,
Page 2, Line 20and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.".
Page 2, Line 21Amend the Education Committee Report, dated February 5, 2025, page
Page 2, Line 221, line 6, strike "(4) (a) (I)" and substitute "(5) (a) (I)".
Page 2, Line 23Page 1 of the report, line 19, strike "governor;".". and substitute
Page 2, Line 24"governor;".
Page 2, Line 25Page 2 of the report, after line 20 insert:
Page 2, Line 26"(H) A representative from the fire and life safety section
Page 2, Line 27of the division of fire prevention and control, appointed by the
Page 2, Line 28president of the senate;
Page 2, Line 29Reletter succeeding sub-subparagraphs accordingly.".
Page 2, Line 30Page 2 of the report, line 32, strike "(8)" and substitute "(9) (a)".
Page 3, Line 1Page 2 of the report, strike lines 35 through 39 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 2"through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer.
Page 3, Line 3(b) The office may enter into a public-private partnership
Page 3, Line 4agreement to carry out the requirements of this section. For
Page 3, Line 5purposes of this section, if the office enters into a public-private
Page 3, Line 6partnership agreement, the public-private partnership
Page 3, Line 7agreement is considered an in-kind donation that counts as a
Page 3, Line 8gift, grant, or donation in the monetary amount that
Page 3, Line 9correlates with the value of the contract.".
Page 3, Line 10Page 3 of the report, strike lines 1 through 9 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 11"(10) (a) If by June 30, 2027, subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), (7),
Page 3, Line 12(8), and (9) of this section have not taken effect, the state
Page 3, Line 13treasurer shall transfer all money received for purposes of
Page 3, Line 14implementing this section to the state education fund created in
Page 3, Line 15section 17 (4) of article IX of the state constitution.
Page 3, Line 16(b) If subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this
Page 3, Line 17section take effect pursuant to subsection (11)(a) of this section,
Page 3, Line 18on the day prior to the repeal of this section or one year later
Page 3, Line 19pursuant to subsection (11)(b) of this section, the state
Page 3, Line 20treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered
Page 3, Line 21money received for purposes of implementing this section to the
Page 3, Line 22state education fund created in section 17 (4) of article IX of
Page 3, Line 23the state constitution.
Page 3, Line 24(11) (a) Subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this
Page 3, Line 25section take effect if the office receives fifty thousand dollars
Page 3, Line 26of gifts, grants, or donations for the purpose of this section or
Page 3, Line 27if the office receives an in-kind donation as part of a
Page 3, Line 28public-private partnership agreement for which the value is
Page 3, Line 29equal to fifty thousand dollars. The office shall notify the
Page 3, Line 30revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the condition
Page 3, Line 31specified in this subsection (11)(a) has occurred by emailing the
Page 3, Line 32notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov. Subsections (2), (4),
Page 3, Line 33(5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this section take effect upon the date
Page 3, Line 34identified in the notice that the commission has received fifty
Page 3, Line 35thousand dollars of gifts, grants, or donations, or an in-kind
Page 3, Line 36donation as part of a public-private partnership agreement for
Page 3, Line 37which the value is equal to fifty thousand dollars, for the
Page 3, Line 38purposes of this section or, if the notice does not specify that
Page 3, Line 39date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
Page 3, Line 40(b) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027; except
Page 4, Line 1that, if the revisor of statutes receives notice pursuant to this
Page 4, Line 2section, then this section is repealed, effective one year after
Page 4, Line 3the requirements of subsection (7) of this section are satisfied.".