BY SENATOR(S) Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Taggart, Sirota.
Concerning repealing requirements related to funding emergency temporary care for children, and, in connection therewith, reducing appropriations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-1407, amend (3)(f) as follows:
19-2.5-1407. Appropriations to department of human services for services to juveniles - definition - repeal. (3) (f) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective June 30, 2026June 30, 2025.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-1404, repeal (1)(b)(X) as follows:
19-2.5-1404. Working group for criteria for placement of juvenile offenders - establishment of formula - review of criteria - report. (1) (b) The working group shall carry out the following duties:
(X) Before July 1, 2022, to create a formula for the allocation of money to judicial districts pursuant to section 19-2.5-1407 (3) for the provision of temporary shelter for juveniles.
SECTION 3. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill. (1) To implement this act, general fund appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of human services for use by the division of youth services are adjusted as follows:
(a) The appropriation for purchase of contract placements is decreased by $175,008; and
(b) The appropriation for program administration related to community programs is decreased by $7,560.
(2) The decrease of the appropriation in subsection (1)(a) of this section is based on the assumption that the anticipated amount of federal funds received for the 2025-26 state fiscal year by the department of human services for purchase of contract placements will decrease by $17,309. This figure is subject to the "(I)" notation as defined in the annual general appropriation act for the same fiscal year.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.
Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate
Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate
Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado