Senate Bill 25-101 Reengrossed

LLS NO. 25-0539.01 Craig Harper x3481
First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
State of Colorado

Senate Sponsorship

Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer

House Sponsorship

Bird, Sirota, Taggart


This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction

Senate 3rd Reading Unamended February 6, 2025

Senate 2nd Reading Unamended February 5, 2025


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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 department of military and veterans affairs.


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

Page 2, Line 1SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the department of military and

Page 2, Line 2veterans affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.  In Session

Page 2, Line 3Laws of Colorado 2024, section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430), amend

Page 2, Line 4Part XIV as follows:

Page 2, Line 5Section 2. Appropriation.

Page 3, Line 1Part XIV

Page 3, Line 2DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

Page 3, Line 3

Page 3, Line 4(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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

Page 3, Line 5Personal Services80

2,898,407

2,476,736

4,260a

1,171b

416,240c

Page 3, Line 6

(29.2 FTE)

Page 3, Line 7Health, Life, and Dental

2,064,395

952,227

30,047a

1,082,121c

Page 3, Line 8Short-term Disability

19,340

8,868

328a

10,144c

Page 3, Line 9Paid Family Medical Leave

Page 3, Line 10Insurance

58,019

26,603

985a

30,431c

Page 3, Line 11Unfunded Liability

Page 3, Line 12Amortization Equalization

Page 3, Line 13Disbursement Payments

1,289,318

591,186

21,882a

676,250c

Page 3, Line 14Salary Survey

493,773

238,502

8,379a

246,892c

Page 3, Line 15Step Pay

486,910

144,495

342,415c

Page 4, Line 1PERA Direct Distribution

262,590

258,061

4,529a

Page 4, Line 2Shift Differential

56,288

56,288c

Page 4, Line 3Temporary Employees

Page 4, Line 4Related to Authorized

Page 4, Line 5Leave

17,716

17,716

Page 4, Line 6Workers' Compensation

136,682

63,848

72,834c

Page 4, Line 7Operating Expenses80

980,558

884,558

96,000d

Page 4, Line 8Information Technology

Page 4, Line 9Asset Maintenance

232,817

232,817

Page 4, Line 10Legal Services

62,380

62,380

Page 4, Line 11Payment to Risk

Page 4, Line 12Management and Property

Page 4, Line 13Funds

857,295

857,295

Page 4, Line 14Vehicle Lease Payments80

94,848

44,985

49,863 c

Page 4, Line 15

112,588

49,173

63,415c

Page 5, Line 1Leased Space

63,893

63,893

Page 5, Line 2Capitol Complex Leased

Page 5, Line 3Space

46,847

46,847

Page 5, Line 4Annual Depreciation-Lease

Page 5, Line 5Equivalent Payment

87,994

87,994

Page 5, Line 6Payments to OIT

779,346

779,346

Page 5, Line 7

811,311

811,311

Page 5, Line 8CORE Operations

13,492

13,492

Page 5, Line 9Digital Trunk Radio

55,260

55,260

Page 5, Line 10Civil Air Patrol Operations

70,365

70,365

Page 5, Line 11Local Armory Incentive

Page 5, Line 12Plan

20,000

20,000d

Page 5, Line 13Statewide Indirect Cost

Page 5, Line 14Collections

208,763

8,961e

27b

199,775c

Page 6, Line 1Appropriation to the

Page 6, Line 2Colorado National Guard

Page 6, Line 3Tuition Fund

1,421,157

1,421,157

Page 6, Line 4Army National Guard

Page 6, Line 5Cooperative Agreement80

15,133,997

2,183,026

12,950,971c

Page 6, Line 6

(84.1 FTE)

Page 6, Line 7

27,912,450

Page 6, Line 8

27,962,155

Page 6, Line 9

Page 6, Line 10a This amount includes approximately $59,404from the Western Slope Military Veterans' Cemetery Fund created in Section 28-5-708 (1)(a), C.R.S., $6,670 be from the Veterans

Page 6, Line 11Assistance Grant Program Cash Fund created in Section 28-5-712 (3), C.R.S., $204 from the Veterans One-stop Center Cash Fund created in Section 28-5-713 (4), C.R.S., and $4,132

Page 6, Line 12from various sources of cash funds.

Page 6, Line 13b This amount shall be from statewide indirect cost collections.

Page 6, Line 14c These amounts are pursuant to cooperative agreements with the federal government for operations of the Colorado National Guard and are shown for informational purposes only.

Page 7, Line 1dThese amounts shall be from Of this amount an estimated $46,000 shall be from armory lease and real estate proceeds, pursuant to Section 28-3-106 (1)(s)(I), C.R.S., and an

Page 7, Line 2estimated $50,000 shall be from the Electric Vehicle Services Equipment Fund created in Section 28-3-110 (1), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 3e This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 7, Line 4

Page 7, Line 5

Page 7, Line 6(2) DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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

Page 7, Line 7Veterans Service Operations

1,730,422

1,685,038

45,384a

Page 7, Line 8

(19.0 FTE)

Page 7, Line 9Veterans Mental Health

Page 7, Line 10Services

660,143

660,143

Page 7, Line 11

(2.0 FTE)

Page 7, Line 12County Veterans Service

Page 7, Line 13Officer Payments

1,367,189

1,367,189

Page 7, Line 14Colorado State Veterans

Page 7, Line 15Trust Fund Expenditures81

1,450,085

1,450,085a

Page 8, Line 1Veterans Assistance Grant

Page 8, Line 2Program

1,507,886

1,350,000

157,886b

Page 8, Line 3

(0.5 FTE)

Page 8, Line 4Western Slope Veterans

Page 8, Line 5Cemetery

725,668

460,704

264,964c

Page 8, Line 6

(7.8 FTE)

Page 8, Line 7Grand Junction Veterans

Page 8, Line 8One-stop Center/Western

Page 8, Line 9Region One Source

375,412

150,863

174,549d

50,000e

Page 8, Line 10

(3.1 FTE)

(1.0 FTE)

Page 8, Line 11

7,816,805

Page 8, Line 12

Page 8, Line 13a These amounts shall be from the Colorado State Veterans Trust Fund created in Section 28-5-709 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 8, Line 14b This amount shall be from the Veterans Assistance Grant Program Cash Fund created in Section 28-5-712 (3), C.R.S.

Page 8, Line 15c This amount shall be from the Western Slope Military Veterans' Cemetery Fund created in Section 28-5-708 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 9, Line 1d This amount shall be from the Veterans One-stop Center Cash Fund created in Section 28-5-713 (4), C.R.S.

Page 9, Line 2e This amount is estimated to be received from amounts appropriated in the Colorado State Veterans Trust Fund Expenditures line item in this division.

Page 9, Line 3

Page 9, Line 4(3) AIR NATIONAL GUARD

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

Page 9, Line 5Operations and Maintenance

Page 9, Line 6Agreement for

Page 9, Line 7Buckley/Greeley

2,924,744

448,804

2,475,940a

Page 9, Line 8

(28.0 FTE)

Page 9, Line 9Air Traffic Control Buckley

737,692

737,692a

Page 9, Line 10

(7.0 FTE)

Page 9, Line 11Security for Space

Page 9, Line 12Command Facility at

Page 9, Line 13Greeley

390,000

390,000a

Page 9, Line 14

(6.0 FTE)

Page 9, Line 15

4,052,436

Page 10, Line 1

Page 10, Line 2a These amounts are pursuant to cooperative agreements with the federal government for operations of the Colorado National Guard and are shown for informational purposes only.

Page 10, Line 3

Page 10, Line 4(4) FEDERAL FUNDED PROGRAMS

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

Page 10, Line 5National Guard Service

Page 10, Line 6Members

109,500,000

109,500,000a

Page 10, Line 7

(2,087.0 FTE)

Page 10, Line 8

109,500,000

Page 10, Line 9

Page 10, Line 10a This amount is an estimate of federal expenditures for Colorado National Guard military personnel. This amount is not accounted for in the state accounting system and is shown for

Page 10, Line 11informational purposes only.

Page 10, Line 12

Page 10, Line 13

Page 10, Line 14

Page 10, Line 15

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

Page 11, Line 1TOTALS PART XIV

Page 11, Line 2(MILITARY AND

Page 11, Line 3VETERANS AFFAIRS)

$149,281,691

$17,740,551

$2,288,239

$51,198a

$129,251,408 b

Page 11, Line 4

$149,331,396

$17,740,551

$129,251,408b

Page 11, Line 5

Page 11, Line 6a Of this amount, $50,000 contains an (I) notation.

Page 11, Line 7b This amount contains an (I) notation.

Page 11, Line 8

Page 11, Line 9Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

Page 11, Line 10

Page 11, Line 1180Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Executive Director and Army National Guard, Personal Services; Operating Expenses; Vehicle Lease Payments;

Page 11, Line 12Army National Guard Cooperative Agreement -- In addition to the transfer authority provided in Section 24-75-108, C.R.S., the Department is authorized

Page 11, Line 13to transfer up to 20.0 percent of the total General Fund appropriations in these line items between these line items. Transfers to or from the Vehicle Lease

Page 11, Line 14Payments line item may be used solely to address changes in the portion of costs covered by federal authorities for vehicle lease payments.

Page 11, Line 15

Page 12, Line 181Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Division of Veterans Affairs, Colorado State Veterans Trust Fund Expenditures -- This appropriation remains

Page 12, Line 2available for expenditure until the close of the 2025-26 state fiscal year.


Page 13, Line 1SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

Page 13, Line 2determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

Page 13, Line 3preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

Page 13, Line 4the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state

Page 13, Line 5institutions.