Senate Bill 25-096 Rerevised

LLS NO. 25-0534.01 Craig Harper x3481
First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
State of Colorado

Senate Sponsorship

Bridges, Amabile

House Sponsorship

Bird, Sirota, Taggart, Bacon, Brown, Carter, Duran, Espenoza, Joseph, Mabrey, McCluskie, Soper, Story, Woodrow


This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House

House 3rd Reading Unamended February 13, 2025

House 2nd Reading Unamended February 12, 2025

Senate 3rd Reading Unamended February 6, 2025

Senate 2nd Reading Unamended February 5, 2025


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Appropriations

House Committees

Appropriations


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Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

Supplemental appropriations are made to the judicial department.


Page 1, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

Page 1, Line 2

Page 2, Line 1SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the judicial department for the

Page 2, Line 2fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.  In Session Laws of Colorado 2024,

Page 2, Line 3section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430), amend Part IX as follows:

Page 2, Line 4Section 2. Appropriation.

Page 3, Line 1Part IX

Page 3, Line 2JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

Page 3, Line 3

Page 3, Line 4(1) SUPREME COURT AND COURT OF APPEALS59

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 3, Line 5Appellate Court Programs60

18,445,576

18,373,576

72,000a

Page 3, Line 6

(145.0 FTE)

Page 3, Line 7Office of Attorney Regulation

Page 3, Line 8Counsel

14,905,701

14,905,701b

Page 3, Line 9

(80.0 FTE)

Page 3, Line 10Law Library

1,143,979

820,141

250,941c

72,897d

Page 3, Line 11

(6.0 FTE)

(1.0 FTE)

Page 3, Line 12Indirect Cost Assessment

191,493

191,493b

Page 3, Line 13

34,686,749

Page 3, Line 14

Page 3, Line 15a This amount shall be from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 4, Line 1b These amounts shall be from annual attorney registration fees and law examination application fees established by the Colorado Supreme Court pursuant to the Colorado Rules of Civil

Page 4, Line 2Procedure, Chapter 18, Rules 203.1, 203.4 (4), and 227. These amounts are included for informational purposes only as these fees are continuously appropriated under the Judicial

Page 4, Line 3Department's constitutional authority.

Page 4, Line 4c This amount shall be from appellate court filing fees and other fees credited to the Supreme Court Library Fund created in Section 13-2-120, C.R.S. This amount is included for

Page 4, Line 5informational purposes only as these fees are continuously appropriated under the Judicial Department's constitutional authority.

Page 4, Line 6d This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Law from the Personal Services line item appropriation within the Legal Services to State Agencies section.

Page 4, Line 7

Page 4, Line 8(2) COURTS ADMINISTRATION59

Page 4, Line 9(A) Administration and Technology

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 4, Line 10General Courts

Page 4, Line 11Administration

39,284,011

28,577,845

8,741,468a

1,964,698b

Page 4, Line 12

(306.1 FTE)

(38.8 FTE)

(6.0 FTE)

Page 4, Line 13Information Technology

Page 4, Line 14Infrastructure

21,097,162

1,408,100

19,689,062 c

Page 4, Line 15

21,838,100

20,430,000c

Page 5, Line 1Information Technology Cost

Page 5, Line 2Recoveries

4,535,800

4,535,800c

Page 5, Line 3Indirect Cost Assessment

595,484

595,484d

Page 5, Line 4

65,512,457

Page 5, Line 5

66,253,395

Page 5, Line 6

Page 5, Line 7a Of this amount, $8,170,352 shall be from the Judicial Department Information Technology Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-114 (1), C.R.S., $192,927 shall be from the Correctional

Page 5, Line 8Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., $70,000 shall be from the Justice Center Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(a), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from

Page 5, Line 9the Court Security Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-204 (1)(a), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from the Family Violence Justice Fund created in Section 14-4-107 (1), C.R.S., $28,491 shall

Page 5, Line 10be from the Eviction Legal Defense Fund created in Section 13-40-127 (2), C.R.S., $28,491 shall be from the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-304

Page 5, Line 11(1), C.R.S., and $194,225 shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 5, Line 12b Of this amount, $1,533,974 shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., $185,970 shall

Page 5, Line 13be from indirect cost recoveries related to federal grants to cover both departmental and statewide indirect costs, $169,040 shall be from statewide indirect cost recoveries collected by

Page 5, Line 14the Judicial Department or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S., and $75,714 shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services

Page 5, Line 15Child Support Enforcement.

Page 6, Line 1c These amounts shall be from the Judicial Department Information Technology Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-114 (1), C.R.S.

Page 6, Line 2d This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 6, Line 3

Page 6, Line 4(B) Central Appropriations

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 6, Line 5Health, Life, and Dental

55,050,832

50,315,185

4,735,647a

Page 6, Line 6Short-term Disability

508,389

469,142

39,247a

Page 6, Line 7Paid Family and Medical

Page 6, Line 8Leave Insurance

1,525,163

1,407,423

117,740a

Page 6, Line 9Unfunded Liability

Page 6, Line 10Amortization Equalization

Page 6, Line 11Disbursement Payments

33,892,475

31,276,043

2,616,432a

Page 6, Line 12Salary Survey

13,202,550

12,165,278

1,037,272a

Page 6, Line 13Step Pay

13,831,529

12,458,477

1,373,052a

Page 6, Line 14PERA Direct Distribution

7,140,927

6,473,800

667,127a

Page 6, Line 15Workers' Compensation

881,803

881,803

Page 7, Line 1Legal Services

764,757

764,757

Page 7, Line 2Payment to Risk Management

Page 7, Line 3and Property Funds

1,883,868

1,883,868

Page 7, Line 4Vehicle Lease Payments

190,413

190,413

Page 7, Line 5Capital Outlay

783,772

783,772

Page 7, Line 6Ralph L. Carr Colorado

Page 7, Line 7Judicial Center Leased Space

2,952,546

2,952,546

Page 7, Line 8Payments to OIT

7,664,065

7,664,065

Page 7, Line 9

7,744,452

7,744,452

Page 7, Line 10CORE Operations

458,398

458,398

Page 7, Line 11Digital Trunk Radio Payments

26,580

26,580

Page 7, Line 12

140,758,067

Page 7, Line 13

140,838,454

Page 7, Line 14

Page 8, Line 1a These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds including: the Alcohol and Drug Driving Safety Program Fund created in Section 42-4-1301.3 (4)(a), C.R.S.; the Correctional

Page 8, Line 2Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S.; the Court Security Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-204 (1)(a), C.R.S.; the Family-friendly Court Program Cash

Page 8, Line 3Fund created in Section 13-3-113 (6)(a), C.R.S.; the Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund created in Section 16-11-101.6 (2), C.R.S.; the Judicial Department Information Technology

Page 8, Line 4Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-114 (1), C.R.S.; the Offender Services Fund created in Section 16-11-214 (1)(a), C.R.S.; the Restorative Justice Surcharge Fund created in Section

Page 8, Line 518-25-101 (3)(a), C.R.S.; the State Commission on Judicial Performance Cash Fund created in Section 13-5.5-115, C.R.S.; the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund created in

Page 8, Line 6Section 13-1-304 (1), C.R.S.; and the Office of Public Guardianship Cash Fund created in Section 13-94-108 (1), C.R.S.

Page 8, Line 7

Page 8, Line 8(C) Centrally-administered Programs

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 8, Line 9Victim Assistance

16,375,000

16,375,000a

Page 8, Line 10Victim Compensation

13,400,000

13,400,000b

Page 8, Line 11Office of Restitution Services

8,474,252

7,576,711c

897,541d

Page 8, Line 12

(106.2 FTE)

(17.0 FTE)

Page 8, Line 13Problem-solving Courts

4,237,268

466,721

3,770,547e

Page 8, Line 14

(2.7 FTE)

(38.2 FTE)

Page 9, Line 1Language Interpreters and

Page 9, Line 2Translators

8,254,999

8,204,999

50,000f

Page 9, Line 3

9,769,493

9,719,493

Page 9, Line 4

(41.6 FTE)

Page 9, Line 5Judicial Security Office

408,839

408,839

Page 9, Line 6

(3.0 FTE)

Page 9, Line 7Courthouse Security

4,033,591

1,500,000

2,533,591g

Page 9, Line 8Appropriation to the

Page 9, Line 9Underfunded Courthouse

Page 9, Line 10Facility Cash Fund

3,000,000

3,000,000

Page 9, Line 11Underfunded Courthouse

Page 9, Line 12Facilities Grant Program

3,000,000

3,000,000h

Page 9, Line 13

4,500,000

1,500,000p

Page 10, Line 1Courthouse Furnishings and

Page 10, Line 2Infrastructure Maintenance61

543,000

543,000

Page 10, Line 3Senior Judge Program

2,290,895

990,895

1,300,000e

Page 10, Line 4Judicial Education and

Page 10, Line 5Training

1,291,757

87,325

1,204,432e

Page 10, Line 6

(4.0 FTE)

Page 10, Line 7Office of Judicial

Page 10, Line 8Performance Evaluation

801,250

214,500

586,750i

Page 10, Line 9

(3.0 FTE)

Page 10, Line 10Family Violence Justice

Page 10, Line 11Grants

2,170,000

2,000,000

170,000j

Page 10, Line 12Restorative Justice Programs

1,017,767

1,017,767k

Page 10, Line 13

(1.0 FTE)

Page 10, Line 14District Attorney Adult

Page 10, Line 15Pretrial Diversion Programs

675,000

100,000

406,000l

169,000m

Page 11, Line 1Family-friendly Court

Page 11, Line 2Program

270,000

270,000n

Page 11, Line 3Appropriation to the Eviction

Page 11, Line 4Legal Defense Fund

1,100,000

1,100,000

Page 11, Line 5Eviction Legal Defense Grant

Page 11, Line 6Program

2,000,000

1,400,000o

600,000o

Page 11, Line 7S.B. 23-230 County

Page 11, Line 8Assistance for 23rd Judicial

Page 11, Line 9District

4,000,000

4,000,000

Page 11, Line 10Appropriation to the

Page 11, Line 11Colorado Access to

Page 11, Line 12Justice Cash Fund

100,000

100,000

Page 11, Line 13Professional Licenses

225,000

225,000

Page 11, Line 14

77,668,618

Page 11, Line 15

80,683,112

Page 12, Line 1

Page 12, Line 2a This amount shall be from the Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund established in the office of the court administrator of each judicial district pursuant to

Page 12, Line 3Section 24-4.2-103 (1), C.R.S. This amount is included for informational purposes only as each judicial district court administrator and district attorney are authorized to spend this money

Page 12, Line 4for statutorily authorized purposes without an appropriation.

Page 12, Line 5b This amount shall be from the Crime Victim Compensation Fund established in the office of the court administrator of each judicial district pursuant to Section 24-4.1-117 (1), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 6This amount is included for informational purposes only as each judicial district court administrator and district attorney are authorized to spend this money for statutorily authorized

Page 12, Line 7purposes without an appropriation.

Page 12, Line 8c This amount shall be from the Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund created in Section 16-11-101.6 (2), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 9d This amount shall be transferred from the Victim Assistance line item appropriation within this subsection.

Page 12, Line 10e These amounts shall be from the Judicial Stabilization Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (6), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 11f This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 12, Line 12g This amount shall be from the Court Security Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-204 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 13h This amount shall be from revenue deposited in the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-304 (1), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 14i This amount shall be from the State Commission on Judicial Performance Cash Fund created in Section 13-5.5-115, C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 15j This amount shall be from the Family Violence Justice Fund created in Section 14-4-107 (1), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 1k This amount shall be from the Restorative Justice Surcharge Fund created in Section 18-25-101 (3)(a), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 2l This amount shall be from grants.

Page 13, Line 3m This amount shall be from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 4n This amount shall be from the Family-friendly Court Program Cash Fund created in Section 13-3-113 (6)(a), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 5o These amounts shall be from the Eviction Legal Defense Fund created in Section 13-40-127 (2), C.R.S. The cash funds portion of the appropriation reflects expenditures from the fund

Page 13, Line 6balance and the reappropriated funds portion reflects expenditures from the FY 2024-25 General Fund appropriation to the Fund.

Page 13, Line 7pThis amount shall be from reserves in the Underfunded Courthouse Facility Cash Fund created in Section 13-1-304 (1), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 8

Page 13, Line 9(D) Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 13, Line 10Building Management and

Page 13, Line 11Operations

7,184,435

544,470a

6,639,965b

Page 13, Line 12

(14.0 FTE)

Page 13, Line 13Appropriation to Justice

Page 13, Line 14Center Maintenance Fund

2,772,129

2,772,129a

Page 14, Line 1Justice Center Maintenance

Page 14, Line 2Fund Expenditures

1,384,906

1,384,906c

Page 14, Line 3Debt Service Payments

15,754,016

5,000,000

10,754,016d

Page 14, Line 4

27,095,486

Page 14, Line 5

Page 14, Line 6a These amounts shall be from the Justice Center Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(a), C.R.S.

Page 14, Line 7b This amount shall be from the Justice Center Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(a), C.R.S. This amount is categorized as reappropriated funds as it reflects appropriations

Page 14, Line 8to state agencies for Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center Leased Space that will be credited to the Justice Center Cash Fund, consisting of $3,687,419 from the Department of Law

Page 14, Line 9and $2,952,546 from the Central Appropriations subsection of this section.

Page 14, Line 10c This amount shall be from the Justice Center Maintenance Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(d)(I), C.R.S.

Page 14, Line 11d This amount shall be from the Justice Center Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (7)(a), C.R.S. Debt service payments include an estimated $5,354,093 in federal revenues made

Page 14, Line 12available through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that is not included in this appropriation. These funds cover a portion of the interest costs associated with the

Page 14, Line 13project financing that was secured through taxable "Build America" certificates of participation.

Page 14, Line 14

Page 14, Line 15

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 15, Line 1

311,034,628

Page 15, Line 2

314,870,447

Page 15, Line 3

Page 15, Line 4(3) TRIAL COURTS59

Page 15, Line 5Trial Court Programs60

205,048,192

171,912,711

31,826,141 a

1,309,340b

Page 15, Line 6

170,398,217

33,340,635a

Page 15, Line 7

(1,663.1 FTE)

(355.0 FTE)

Page 15, Line 8Court Costs, Jury Costs,

Page 15, Line 9Court-appointed Counsel, and

Page 15, Line 10Reimbursements for Vacated

Page 15, Line 11Convictions

10,818,131

10,652,882

165,249c

Page 15, Line 12District Attorney Mandated

Page 15, Line 13Costs

3,058,928

2,850,928

208,000c

Page 15, Line 14ACTION and Statewide

Page 15, Line 15Discovery Sharing Systems

3,490,000

3,420,000

70,000d

Page 16, Line 1Federal Funds and Other

Page 16, Line 2Grants

3,250,000

1,325,000c

300,000e

1,625,000(I)

Page 16, Line 3

(3.0 FTE)

(6.0 FTE)

(4.0 FTE)

Page 16, Line 4Indirect Cost Assessment

413,895

413,895c

Page 16, Line 5

226,079,146

Page 16, Line 6

Page 16, Line 7a Of this amount, an estimated $29,609,701 $31,124,195 shall be from the Judicial Stabilization Cash Fund created in Section 13-32-101 (6), C.R.S., $1,107,724 shall be from the

Page 16, Line 8Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and an estimated $1,108,716 shall be from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 16, Line 9b This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement.

Page 16, Line 10c These amounts shall be from various fees, cost recoveries, and grants.

Page 16, Line 11d This amount shall be from the Statewide Discovery Sharing Surcharge Fund created in Section 18-26-102 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 16, Line 12e This amount shall be transferred from other state agencies.

Page 16, Line 13

Page 16, Line 14

Page 16, Line 15

Page 17, Line 1(4) PROBATION AND RELATED SERVICES59

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 17, Line 2Probation Programs

110,191,222

100,651,842

9,539,380a

Page 17, Line 3

(1,165.4 FTE)

(121.6 FTE)

Page 17, Line 4Offender Treatment and

Page 17, Line 5Services62

22,410,873

276,201

17,043,853 b

5,090,819 c

Page 17, Line 6

23,649,333

18,653,853b

4,719,279c

Page 17, Line 7Appropriation to the

Page 17, Line 8Correctional Treatment Cash

Page 17, Line 9Fund

17,702,906

16,075,939

1,626,967d

Page 17, Line 10S.B. 91-094 Juvenile Services

1,596,837

1,596,837e

Page 17, Line 11

(15.0 FTE)

Page 17, Line 12Correctional Treatment Cash

Page 17, Line 13Fund Expenditures63

28,219,096

28,219,096f

Page 17, Line 14

28,974,964

755,868l

Page 17, Line 15

(1.0 FTE)

Page 18, Line 1Reimbursements to Law

Page 18, Line 2Enforcement Agencies for the

Page 18, Line 3Costs of Returning a

Page 18, Line 4Probationer

287,500

287,500g

Page 18, Line 5Victims Grants

650,000

650,000h

Page 18, Line 6

(6.0 FTE)

Page 18, Line 7Federal Funds and Other

Page 18, Line 8Grants

5,600,000

1,950,000i

850,000j

2,800,000(I)

Page 18, Line 9

(2.0 FTE)

(18.0 FTE)

(12.0 FTE)

Page 18, Line 10Indirect Cost Assessment

408,113

408,113k

Page 18, Line 11

187,066,547

Page 18, Line 12

189,060,875

Page 18, Line 13

Page 18, Line 14a Of this amount, an estimated $5,750,328 shall be from the Offender Services Fund created in Section 16-11-214 (1)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $3,597,060 shall be from the Alcohol and

Page 18, Line 15Drug Driving Safety Program Fund created in Section 42-4-1301.3 (4)(a), C.R.S., and an estimated $191,992 shall be from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 19, Line 1b Of this amount, an estimated $15,509,883 $17,009,883 shall be from the Offender Services Fund created in Section 16-11-214 (1)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $881,941 $730,926 shall

Page 19, Line 2be from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., an estimated $302,029 $503,044 shall be from the Sex Offender Surcharge Fund created in

Page 19, Line 3Section 18-21-103 (3), C.R.S., and an estimated $350,000 $410,000 shall be from various fees and cost recoveries.

Page 19, Line 4c Of this amount, $4,045,126 $3,612,279 shall be from the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S., and $1,045,693 $1,107,000 shall be transferred

Page 19, Line 5from the Department of Human Services from the Behavioral Health Administration, Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Services, Community Prevention and Treatment Programs

Page 19, Line 6line item appropriation.

Page 19, Line 7d This amount shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.

Page 19, Line 8e This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the S.B. 91-094 Programs line item appropriation.

Page 19, Line 9f This amount shall be from revenue deposited in the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S.

Page 19, Line 10g This amount shall be from the Interstate Compact Probation Transfer Cash Fund created in Section 18-1.3-204 (4)(b)(II)(A), C.R.S.

Page 19, Line 11h Of this amount, an estimated $425,000 shall be transferred from local Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Board grants reflected in the Victim Assistance line

Page 19, Line 12item appropriation within the Courts Administration, Centrally Administered Programs subsection of this department, pursuant to Section 24-4.2-105 (2.5)(a)(II), C.R.S., and an estimated

Page 19, Line 13$225,000 shall be transferred from the Department of Public Safety from the State Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Program line item appropriation within the Division of

Page 19, Line 14Criminal Justice, pursuant to Section 24-33.5-506 (1)(b), C.R.S.

Page 19, Line 15i This amount shall be from various fees, cost recoveries, and grants.

Page 20, Line 1j This amount shall be transferred from other state agencies.

Page 20, Line 2k This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 20, Line 3lThis amount shall be from reserves in the Correctional Treatment Cash Fund created in Section 18-19-103 (4)(a), C.R.S.

Page 20, Line 4

Page 20, Line 5

Page 20, Line 6(5) OFFICE OF STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER64

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 20, Line 7Personal Services60

118,819,976

118,819,976

Page 20, Line 8

(1,176.7 FTE)

Page 20, Line 9Health, Life, and Dental

14,369,979

14,369,979

Page 20, Line 10Short-term Disability

169,014

169,014

Page 20, Line 11Paid Family and Medical

Page 20, Line 12Leave Insurance

507,043

507,043

Page 20, Line 13Unfunded Liability

Page 20, Line 14Amortization Equalization

Page 20, Line 15Disbursement Payments

11,267,620

11,267,620

Page 21, Line 1Salary Survey

4,952,671

4,952,671

Page 21, Line 2Step Pay

3,773,303

3,773,303

Page 21, Line 3PERA Direct Distribution

1,622,163

1,622,163

Page 21, Line 4Operating Expenses

2,276,532

2,246,532

30,000a

Page 21, Line 5Legal Services

96,860

96,860

Page 21, Line 6Vehicle Lease Payments

116,752

116,752

Page 21, Line 7Capital Outlay

693,013

693,013

Page 21, Line 8Leased Space and Utilities

10,038,543

10,038,543

Page 21, Line 9Automation Plan

3,600,913

3,600,913

Page 21, Line 10

4,314,594

4,314,594

Page 21, Line 11Attorney Registration

166,134

166,134

Page 21, Line 12Contract Services

49,395

49,395

Page 21, Line 13Mandated Costs

4,604,036

4,604,036

Page 21, Line 14Training

436,000

436,000

Page 22, Line 1Grants

713,364

713,364b

Page 22, Line 2

(6.8 FTE)

Page 22, Line 3

178,273,311

Page 22, Line 4

178,986,992

Page 22, Line 5

Page 22, Line 6a This amount shall be from training fees.

Page 22, Line 7b This amount shall be from grants.

Page 22, Line 8

Page 22, Line 9(6) OFFICE OF ALTERNATE DEFENSE COUNSEL65

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 22, Line 10Personal Services60

4,939,287

4,939,287

Page 22, Line 11

(40.7 FTE)

Page 22, Line 12Health, Life, and Dental

702,630

702,630

Page 22, Line 13Short-term Disability

7,078

7,078

Page 22, Line 14Paid Family and Medical

Page 22, Line 15Leave Insurance

19,738

19,738

Page 23, Line 1Unfunded Liability

Page 23, Line 2Amortization Equalization

Page 23, Line 3Disbursement Payments

477,729

477,729

Page 23, Line 4Salary Survey

136,635

136,635

Page 23, Line 5Step Pay

153,575

153,575

Page 23, Line 6Operating Expenses

271,959

271,959

Page 23, Line 7Legal Services

36,921

36,921

Page 23, Line 8Capital Outlay

20,010

20,010

Page 23, Line 9Training and Conferences

180,000

100,000

80,000a

Page 23, Line 10Conflict-of-interest Contracts

49,772,971

49,772,971

Page 23, Line 11

52,565,650

52,565,650

Page 23, Line 12Mandated Costs

3,049,773

3,049,773

Page 23, Line 13

59,768,306

Page 23, Line 14

62,560,985

Page 23, Line 15

Page 24, Line 1a This amount shall be from training fees.

Page 24, Line 2

Page 24, Line 3(7) OFFICE OF THE CHILD'S REPRESENTATIVE66

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 24, Line 4Personal Services60

4,632,084

4,144,551

487,533a

Page 24, Line 5

(39.0 FTE)

Page 24, Line 6Health, Life, and Dental

509,144

471,085

38,059a

Page 24, Line 7Short-term Disability

5,596

4,979

617a

Page 24, Line 8Paid Family and Medical

Page 24, Line 9Leave Insurance

16,786

14,936

1,850a

Page 24, Line 10Unfunded Liability

Page 24, Line 11Amortization Equalization

Page 24, Line 12Disbursement Payments

373,012

331,900

41,112a

Page 24, Line 13Salary Survey

120,681

109,255

11,426a

Page 24, Line 14Step Pay

135,645

122,803

12,842a

Page 24, Line 15Operating Expenses67

1,904,000

314,150

1,589,850a

Page 25, Line 1Leased Space

151,626

151,626

Page 25, Line 2CASA Contracts

2,750,000

2,750,000

Page 25, Line 3Training

158,000

58,000

100,000a

Page 25, Line 4Court-appointed Counsel

32,100,758

30,284,436

1,816,322a

Page 25, Line 5Mandated Costs

81,000

81,000

Page 25, Line 6Grants

56,909

56,909b

Page 25, Line 7

42,995,241

Page 25, Line 8

Page 25, Line 9a These amounts shall be from transfers from the Department of Human Services' Division of Child Welfare from federal Title IV-E reimbursements deposited in the Title IV-E

Page 25, Line 10Administrative Cost Cash Fund created in Section 26-2-102.5 (3)(b)(I), C.R.S.

Page 25, Line 11b This amount shall be from various sources of reappropriated funds including transfers from the Department of Human Services' Division of Child Welfare and from the Judicial

Page 25, Line 12Department.

Page 25, Line 13

Page 25, Line 14

Page 25, Line 15

Page 26, Line 1(8) OFFICE OF THE RESPONDENT PARENTS' COUNSEL68

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 26, Line 2Personal Services60

2,786,853

2,617,945

168,908 a

Page 26, Line 3

1,399,653

1,387,200a

Page 26, Line 4

(18.9 FTE)

(1.0 FTE)

Page 26, Line 5Health, Life, and Dental

384,471

374,892

9,579 a

Page 26, Line 6

179,371

205,100a

Page 26, Line 7Short-term Disability

3,797

3,565

232 a

Page 26, Line 8

1,909

1,888a

Page 26, Line 9Paid Family and Medical

Page 26, Line 10Leave Insurance

11,389

10,693

696 a

Page 26, Line 11

5,725

5,664a

Page 26, Line 12Unfunded Liability

Page 26, Line 13Amortization Equalization

Page 26, Line 14Disbursement Payments

253,116

237,640

15,476 a

Page 26, Line 15

127,258

125,858a

Page 27, Line 1Salary Survey

78,343

73,430

4,913 a

Page 27, Line 2

39,512

38,831a

Page 27, Line 3Step Pay

88,057

82,535

5,522 a

Page 27, Line 4

44,410

43,647a

Page 27, Line 5Operating Expenses

692,971

162,021

530,950a

Page 27, Line 6Legal Services

8,395

8,395

Page 27, Line 7Parent Advocates

50,000

50,000 a

Page 27, Line 8

1,462,050

1,462,050a

Page 27, Line 9Preventative Legal Services

50,000

50,000a

Page 27, Line 10Training

138,000

30,000

6,000b

102,000a

Page 27, Line 11Court-appointed Counsel

27,891,733

21,482,404

6,409,329 a

Page 27, Line 12

22,891,733

5,000,000a

Page 27, Line 13Mandated Costs

1,114,592

1,114,592

Page 28, Line 1Grants

31,095

31,095c

Page 28, Line 2

33,582,812

Page 28, Line 3

34,994,862

Page 28, Line 4

Page 28, Line 5a These amounts shall be from transfers from the Department of Human Services' Division of Child Welfare from federal Title IV-E reimbursements deposited in the Title IV-E

Page 28, Line 6Administrative Cost Cash Fund created in Section 26-2-102.5 (3)(b)(I), C.R.S. Of these amounts, $5,000,000 appropriated in the Court-appointed Counsel line item is a one-time

Page 28, Line 7appropriation from this fund source included as a one-year General Fund offset.

Page 28, Line 8b This amount shall be from training fees.

Page 28, Line 9c This amount shall be from various sources of reappropriated funds including transfers from the Department of Human Services' Division of Child Welfare.

Page 28, Line 10

Page 28, Line 11

Page 28, Line 12(9) OFFICE OF THE CHILD PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 28, Line 13Program Costs

2,415,993

2,415,993

Page 28, Line 14

(14.3 FTE)

Page 29, Line 1Legal Services

48,697

48,697

Page 29, Line 2

$2,464,690

Page 29, Line 3

Page 29, Line 4(10) INDEPENDENT ETHICS COMMISSION

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 29, Line 5Program Costs

356,787

356,787

Page 29, Line 6

(1.5 FTE)

Page 29, Line 7Legal Services

90,683

90,683

Page 29, Line 8

$447,470

Page 29, Line 9

Page 29, Line 10(11) OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 29, Line 11Program Costs

2,316,806

2,092,293a

224,513b

Page 29, Line 12

(14.0 FTE)

(2.0 FTE)

Page 29, Line 13Legal Services

57,481

57,481a

Page 29, Line 14Indirect Cost Assessment

18,527

18,527a

Page 29, Line 15

$2,392,814

Page 30, Line 1

Page 30, Line 2a These amounts shall be from the Office of Public Guardianship Cash Fund created in Section 13-94-108 (1), C.R.S.

Page 30, Line 3b This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services from the Behavioral Health Administration, Integrated Behavioral Health Services, Community

Page 30, Line 4Transition Services line item appropriation.

Page 30, Line 5

Page 30, Line 6(12) COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 30, Line 7Office of Judicial Discipline

1,318,104

1,318,104

Page 30, Line 8

(5.0 FTE)

Page 30, Line 9Legal Services

147,740

147,740

Page 30, Line 10

$1,465,844

Page 30, Line 11

Page 30, Line 12(13) STATEWIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT LIAISON

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 30, Line 13Personal Services

10,285,964

10,285,964

Page 30, Line 14

9,783,791

9,783,791

Page 30, Line 15

(99.0 FTE)

Page 31, Line 1Health, Life, and Dental

1,371,904

1,371,904

Page 31, Line 2Short-term Disability

11,898

11,898

Page 31, Line 3Paid Family and Medical

Page 31, Line 4Leave Insurance

35,693

35,693

Page 31, Line 5Unfunded Liability

Page 31, Line 6Amortization Equalization

Page 31, Line 7Disbursement Payments

793,187

793,187

Page 31, Line 8Salary Survey

279,087

279,087

Page 31, Line 9Step Pay

272,954

272,954

Page 31, Line 10Operating Expenses

736,930

736,930

Page 31, Line 11

1,025,980

1,025,980

Page 31, Line 12Legal Services

3,568

3,568

Page 31, Line 13Psychological Assessment

Page 31, Line 14Services

665,020

665,020

Page 31, Line 15

(4.9 FTE)

Page 32, Line 1Participant Services

500,000

500,000

Page 32, Line 2

14,956,205

Page 32, Line 3

14,743,082

Page 32, Line 4

Page 32, Line 5(14) OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 32, Line 6ASIA Office

665,216

665,216

Page 32, Line 7

(6.0 FTE)

Page 32, Line 8Health, Life, and Dental

105,796

105,796

Page 32, Line 9Short-term Disability

871

871

Page 32, Line 10Paid Family and Medical

Page 32, Line 11Leave Insurance

2,612

2,612

Page 32, Line 12Unfunded Liability

Page 32, Line 13Amortization Equalization

Page 32, Line 14Disbursement Payments

58,034

58,034

Page 32, Line 15Salary Survey

21,811

21,811

Page 33, Line 1Step Pay

21,411

21,411

Page 33, Line 2

875,751

Page 33, Line 3

Page 33, Line 4(15) OFFICE OF THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE OMBUDSMAN

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 33, Line 5Office of Judicial Discipline

Page 33, Line 6Ombudsman

416,175

416,175

Page 33, Line 7

(1.8 FTE)

Page 33, Line 8

Page 33, Line 9

Page 33, Line 10TOTALS PART IX

Page 33, Line 11(JUDICIAL)

$1,096,505,689

$836,014,215

$191,561,642 a

$64,504,832

$4,425,000b

Page 33, Line 12

$1,107,041,123

$839,194,306

$197,682,942a

$65,738,875

Page 33, Line 13

Page 33, Line 14a Of this amount, $45,123,135 contains an (I) notation.

Page 33, Line 15b This amount contains an (I) notation.

Page 34, Line 1

Page 34, Line 2Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

Page 34, Line 3

Page 34, Line 459Judicial Department, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; Courts Administration; Trial Courts; Probation and Related Services -- In addition to the transfer

Page 34, Line 5authority provided in Section 24-75-108 (5), C.R.S., up to 10.0 percent of the total appropriation to the following divisions may be transferred between line

Page 34, Line 6items: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Courts Administration, Trial Courts, Probation and Related Services. Appropriations may be transferred within

Page 34, Line 7these divisions and between these divisions.

Page 34, Line 8

Page 34, Line 960Judicial Department, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, Appellate Court Programs; Trial Courts, Trial Court Programs; Office of the State Public Defender,

Page 34, Line 10Personal Services; Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel, Personal Services; Office of the Child's Representative, Personal Services; Office of the

Page 34, Line 11Respondent Parents' Counsel, Personal Services -- In accordance with Section 13-30-104 (3), C.R.S., funding is provided for judicial compensation, as follows:

Page 35, Line 1FY 2023-24FY 2024-25

Page 35, Line 2SalaryIncreaseSalary

Page 35, Line 3Chief Justice, Supreme Court$214,188$6,426$220,614

Page 35, Line 4Associate Justice, Supreme Court 209,6166,288215,904

Page 35, Line 5Chief Judge, Court of Appeals 205,9446,178212,122

Page 35, Line 6Associate Judge, Court of Appeals 201,3126,039207,351

Page 35, Line 7District Court Judge, Denver Juvenile Court Judge,

Page 35, Line 8   and Denver Probate Court Judge 193,0085,790198,798

Page 35, Line 9County Court Judge 184,7045,541190,245

Page 35, Line 10

Page 35, Line 11Funding is also provided in the Long Bill to maintain the salary of the State Public Defender at the level of an associate judge of the Court of Appeals and

Page 35, Line 12to maintain the salaries of the Alternate Defense Counsel, the Executive Director of the Office of the Child's Representative, and the Executive Director of

Page 35, Line 13the Office of the Respondent Parents' Counsel at the level of a district court judge.

Page 35, Line 14

Page 35, Line 1561Judicial Department, Courts Administration, Centrally-administered Programs, Courthouse Furnishings and Infrastructure Maintenance -- This appropriation

Page 35, Line 16remains available through June 30, 2026.

Page 35, Line 17

Page 36, Line 162Judicial Department, Probation and Related Services, Offender Treatment and Services -- It is the General Assembly's intent that $4,877 of the appropriation

Page 36, Line 2for Offender Treatment and Services be used to provide treatment and services for offenders participating in veterans treatment courts, including peer

Page 36, Line 3mentoring services.

Page 36, Line 4

Page 36, Line 563Judicial Department, Probation and Related Services, Correctional Treatment Cash Fund Expenditures -- This appropriation includes the following transfers:

Page 36, Line 6$3,882,643 to the Department of Corrections,

Page 36, Line 7$11,316,933 to the Department of Human Services,

Page 36, Line 8$5,299,696 to the Department of Public Safety,

Page 36, Line 9$3,612,279 to the Offender Treatment and Services line item in the Probation Division, and

Page 36, Line 10$169,000 to the District Attorney Adult Pretrial Diversion Programs line in the Centrally Administered Program Section of the Courts

Page 36, Line 11Administration Division.

Page 36, Line 12

Page 36, Line 1364Judicial Department, Office of the State Public Defender -- In addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108 (5), C.R.S., up to 5.0 percent

Page 36, Line 14of the total Office of the State Public Defender appropriation may be transferred between line items in the Office of the State Public Defender.

Page 36, Line 15

Page 36, Line 1665Judicial Department, Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel -- In addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108 (5), C.R.S., up to 5.0

Page 36, Line 17percent of the total Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel appropriation may be transferred between line items in the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel.

Page 37, Line 166Judicial Department, Office of the Child's Representative -- In addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108 (5), C.R.S., up to 5.0 percent

Page 37, Line 2of the total Office of the Child's Representative's appropriation may be transferred between line items in the Office of the Child's Representative.

Page 37, Line 3

Page 37, Line 467Judicial Department, Office of the Child's Representative, Operating Expenses -- Of this appropriation, $1,500,000 of the reappropriated funds appropriation

Page 37, Line 5transferred from the Department of Human Services from the Title IV-E Administrative Cost Cash Fund created in Section 26-2-102.5 (3)(b)(I), C.R.S.,

Page 37, Line 6remains available through June 30, 2026.

Page 37, Line 7

Page 37, Line 868Judicial Department, Office of the Respondent Parents' Counsel -- In addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108 (5), C.R.S., up to 5.0

Page 37, Line 9percent of the total Office of the Respondent Parents' Counsel's appropriation may be transferred between line items in the Office of the Respondent Parents'

Page 37, Line 10Counsel.


Page 38, Line 1SECTION 2. Appropriation to the judicial department for the

Page 38, Line 2fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. In Session Laws of Colorado 2024,

Page 38, Line 3section 18 of chapter 471, (HB 24-1355), amend (2)(b); and add (2)(g)

Page 38, Line 4as follows:

Page 38, Line 5Section 18.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2024 long bill.

Page 38, Line 6(2)  For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $1,430,325 is appropriated to the

Page 38, Line 7judicial department. This appropriation is from the general fund. To

Page 38, Line 8implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:

Page 38, Line 9(b)  $162,390 $113,390 for use by courts administration for capital

Page 38, Line 10outlay;

Page 38, Line 11(g)  $49,000 for use by the statewide behavioral health

Page 38, Line 12liaison for capital outlay.

Page 38, Line 13SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

Page 38, Line 14determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

Page 38, Line 15preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

Page 38, Line 16the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state

Page 38, Line 17institutions.