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signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-218: Permissible Colorado Department of Education Uses of School Transformation Grants

The act authorizes the department of education to expend money appropriated for school transformation grants: On costs incurred in administering the grant program; and To contract with a public or private entity to provide permissible grant uses to multiple school districts or charter schools that are eligible for a grant.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Shannon Bird (D) Judy Amabile (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 3 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-215: Repealing Colorado Student Leaders Institute

The act repeals the Colorado student leaders institute (institute), created in the department of education (department), on September 1, 2026. Before institute's repeal, the act requires the department, in collaboration with the host institution of higher education that operates the institute and the advisory committee, to return, to the extent possible, money remaining in the Colorado student leaders institute cash fund (cash fund) to each grantor, donor, or student in an amount that is proportional to the grantor's, donor's, or student's share of the total amount of gifts, grants, donations, or student contributions deposited in the cash fund. If any money remains in the cash fund on August 31, 2025, the state treasurer shall, prior to the repeal of the cash fund, transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the cash fund to the general fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Topics ✗ EducationOpposes EducationRepealing the Colorado Student Leaders Institute eliminates a state education program, directly defunding and removing a specific educational initiative under the Department of Education.90% confidence
Shannon Bird (D) Rick Taggart (R) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Jeff Bridges (D) · 2 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-211: Department of Corrections Budgeting Reports

The act requires the executive director (director) of the department of corrections (department) to report specified information on inmate population, bed capacity, and vacancy rates on a monthly basis. The act also requires the director to report to the joint budget committee and the office of state planning and budgeting: When opening or closing a facility or relocating more than 20 inmates; and By August 1, 2025, and by each August 1 thereafter, information on FTEs by facility, location, and subprogram. The act requires future budget requests to include worksheets identifying calculations for FTE and operating expenses and requires the department to include a report describing supplemental budget requests and budget amendments as part of its "SMART Act" presentation. If the director or department fails to provide the information required, the act authorizes the joint budget committee to reduce appropriations for salaries of unclassified department employees. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Rick Taggart (R) Judy Amabile (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 10 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-213: Broadband Infrastructure Cash Fund Transfer

The act requires the state treasurer, on July 1, 2025, to transfer $842,346 from the general fund to the broadband infrastructure cash fund (fund). Current law lists the correctional facilities where the money in the fund may be used to install broadband infrastructure. The act adds the Colorado territorial correctional facility to the list. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill funds broadband infrastructure expansion to a correctional facility, directly advancing internet access - a core technology policy area per topic description.95% confidence
Rick Taggart (R) Judy Amabile (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 2 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-243: Revert Appropriated General Fund Money From Colorado Department of Labor & Employment

In state fiscal year 2023-24, the general assembly appropriated $1,400,000 from the general fund to the department of labor and employment to be used for the construction registered apprenticeship grant program. The act reverts $222,701 of that appropriation back to the general fund on or before June 30, 2025. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesDefunds part of apprenticeship grant program by reverting $222,701 to general fund, reducing allocated spending95% confidence
Shannon Bird (D) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Judy Amabile (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 4 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-267: Eliminate Roll-forward Authority Utilities Line Item

The act repeals the roll-forward authority of a state department to use unexpended and unencumbered money from the department's utilities line item to purchase energy conservation equipment and services during the state fiscal year following the state fiscal year for which the money was appropriated without further appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesRepeals roll-forward authority, restricting department's use of unexpended utilities funds without new appropriation, limiting fiscal flexibility in budget management.85% confidence ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRepeals authority to use unspent funds for energy conservation equipment/services, effectively defunding efficiency initiatives without further appropriation.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRepeals authority to use unspent funds for energy conservation equipment, removing a funding mechanism for environmental conservation efforts.90% confidence
Rick Taggart (R) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Judy Amabile (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 6 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-208: Department of Corrections Inmate Phone Costs

Under current law, beginning July 1, 2025, the department of corrections (department) is required to cover 100% of all inmate telephone call costs. The act changes the amount the department is required to cover, beginning July 1, 2025, to 75% of all inmate telephone call costs. The act requires the department to cover 100% of all inmate telephone call costs on and after July 1, 2026. The act appropriates $1,436,165 from the general fund to the department for inmate telephone calls. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Shannon Bird (D) Judy Amabile (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 6 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-210: Repeal Appropriation Requirement

Previously, Colorado law required a bill that resulted in a net increase in periods of incarceration to include an appropriation to cover the increased cost of incarceration for 5 years after the bill went into effect. In 2022, the general assembly suspended the appropriation requirement for 3 years. The act repeals the appropriation requirement permanently. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesRepeals requirement to appropriate funds for incarceration cost increases, reducing future budget obligations.85% confidence
Shannon Bird (D) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Judy Amabile (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 4 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-245: Housing Development Grant Fund Administrative Costs

The housing development grant fund (fund) has been continuously appropriated to the division of housing in the department of local affairs (division), and the division has been authorized to expend up to 3% of the money in the fund for its administration of the fund. Beginning in state fiscal year 2025-26, the act increases the percentage of money in the fund that the division may expend for such administration to 4% and makes the expenditure of money from the fund for administrative costs subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $187,659 to the department of local affairs for use by the division of housing for affordable housing program costs. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Shannon Bird (D) Judy Amabile (D) Jeff Bridges (D) Emily Sirota (D) · 2 co-sponsors
signed · Colorado · Senate Apr 25, 2025

SB 25-248: Repeal Lease Savings Transfer to Capital Construction Fund

Since July 1, 2023, a state agency that terminates a lease for private space has been required to calculate the associated amount of the annual reduction in the state agency's leased space costs (cost reduction). The general assembly has been required to annually transfer to the capital construction fund, from the fund that was the source of the funding for the lease, an amount equal to the cost reduction from the fund that was the source of the funding for the lease until the total amount transferred equals the amount that has been required to be transferred to the capitol complex renovation fund from annual depreciation-lease equivalent payments that otherwise would be credited to state agency capital reserve accounts. The act repeals the requirements that a state agency calculate its cost reduction and that the general assembly make the annual transfers to the capital construction fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Shannon Bird (D) Rick Taggart (R) Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) Jeff Bridges (D) · 5 co-sponsors
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