State Bill Colorado

Amendments for HB22-1259

House Journal, April 13
35 HB22-1259 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
36 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
37 recommendation:
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39 Amend printed bill, page 5, after line 18 insert:
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19 41 "(f) To support the economic recovery from the COVID-
42 pandemic, the department of human services may receive additional
43 money to support subsidized training and employment. The money may
44 be used to support current Colorado works participants and individuals
45 who are eligible for short-term non-recurrent assistance and other
46 assistance, as defined by the state board of human services, whose
47 income does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty level.".
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49 Page 5, after line 27 insert:
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51 "(3) The general assembly further finds and declares that the
52 increase in basic cash assistance grants and funding for subsidized
53 employment established in this act are critical government services.".
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55
1 Page 7, line 20, strike "INCLUDES" and substitute "INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT
2 LIMITED TO,".
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4 Page 7, line 23, after "AGE;" insert "OR".
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6 Page 7, line 25, strike "OR" and substitute "AND".
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8 Page 7, strike lines 26 and 27.
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10 Page 8, strike lines 1 and 2.
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12 Page 8, strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute "REQUIRE COUNTIES TO
13 INFORM AND NOT PENALIZE ANY APPLICANT OR HOUSEHOLD THAT
14 DEMONSTRATES GOOD CAUSE FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM WORK
15 REQUIREMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,".
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17 Page 8, line 15, after "AGE;" insert "OR".
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19 Page 8, line 17, strike "OR" and substitute "AND".
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21 Page 8, strike lines 18 through 21.
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23 Page 9, strike lines 24 through 27 and substitute "becoming employed.".
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25 Page 10, strike lines 1 through 4 and substitute "The rules promulgated
26 by".
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28 Page 10, line 14, strike "BY THE 2027-28 STATE".
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30 Page 10, strike line 15 and substitute "FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR
31 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2022, is equal to or".
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33 Page 10, strike lines 21 through 27 and substitute "a participant in a
34 similarly sized household on January 1, 2008, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF
35 THE AMOUNT OF BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE IN 2021, PLUS TWENTY PERCENT.
36 FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND EACH
37 STATE FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE AMOUNT OF BASIC CASH
38 ASSISTANCE MUST BE EQUAL TO OR EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF BASIC CASH
39 ASSISTANCE FOR THE PREVIOUS STATE FISCAL YEAR PLUS A TWO PERCENT
40 COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OR A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT THAT IS
41 EQUAL TO THE AVERAGE OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY
42 ADMINISTRATION'S COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR
43 PLUS THE PREVIOUS TWO FISCAL YEARS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.".
44
45 Strike page 11.
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47 Page 12, strike lines 1 through 16 and substitute:
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49 "(II) (A) ON JULY 1, 2022, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL
50 TRANSFER EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
51 AND RELIEF CASH FUND, CREATED IN SECTION 24-75-228, TO THE
52 COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN
53 BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE ABOVE THE AMOUNT OF BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE
54 IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22.
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1 (B) THE MONEY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
2 (1)(b)(II)(A) OF THIS SECTION MUST BE EXPENDED NO LATER THAN
3 DECEMBER 30, 2026.
4 (C) THIS SUBSECTION (1)(b)(II) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
5 2027.
6 (III) (A) BEGINNING STATE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, AND EACH
7 STATE FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL EXPEND
8 MONEY IN EQUAL AMOUNTS FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND, THE
9 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TRUST FUND CREATED IN SECTION 38-13-801, AND
10 AVAILABLE TANF FUNDS, WHICH MUST INCLUDE FUNDS IN THE
11 COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE AND THE TOTAL STATEWIDE
12 COUNTY TANF RESERVE TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN BASIC CASH
13 ASSISTANCE ABOVE THE AMOUNT OF BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE IN STATE
14 FISCAL YEAR 2021-22. THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND COUNTIES SHALL
15 IDENTIFY AN EQUITABLE PORTION OF THE COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS
16 RESERVE AND TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE FOR THE
17 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SUBSECTION (1)(b)(III)(A).
18 (B) IF THE TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE FALLS
19 BELOW FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT, THE
20 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE MONEY FROM THE COLORADO
21 LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE TO THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT UNTIL THE
22 BALANCE OF THE TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE EXCEEDS
23 FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT OR UNTIL THE
24 COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE FALLS BELOW TWENTY-FIVE
25 PERCENT OF THE STATE BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT.
26 (C) IF THE COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE FALLS BELOW
27 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATE BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT AND THE
28 TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE EXCEEDS FIFTEEN PERCENT
29 OF THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT, THE COUNTIES SHALL FUND THE
30 TANF PROGRAM FROM AVAILABLE TANF FUNDS UNTIL THE TOTAL
31 STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE FALLS BELOW FIFTEEN PERCENT OF
32 THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT. COUNTIES ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO
33 SPEND AVAILABLE TANF MONEY, INCLUDING COUNTY TANF RESERVES
34 AND THE MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT, FOR THE COLORADO WORKS
35 PROGRAM.
36 (IV) BEGINNING JANUARY 2023, AND EACH JANUARY
37 THEREAFTER, THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE SHALL AT LEAST ANNUALLY
38 REVIEW THE BALANCE OF THE COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE
39 AND THE TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE, AND, IF THE JOINT
40 BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE BALANCE OF THE COLORADO
41 LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE WILL FALL BELOW TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT
42 OF THE STATE BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT AND THE BALANCE OF THE TOTAL
43 STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE WILL FALL BELOW FIFTEEN PERCENT
44 OF THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT IN THE CURRENT OR NEXT STATE
45 FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE MONEY FROM
46 THE STATE GENERAL FUND OR THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY TRUST FUND TO
47 COVER ANY INCREASE IN BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE ABOVE THE AMOUNT OF
48 BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 UNTIL THE
49 BALANCE OF THE COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS RESERVE EXCEEDS
50 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE STATE BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT AND THE
51 TOTAL STATEWIDE COUNTY TANF RESERVE EXCEEDS FIFTEEN PERCENT
52 OF THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT.
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1 (V) THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND A COUNTY DEPARTMENT THAT
2 RECEIVES MONEY FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS
3 SECTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE, REPORTING,
4 RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS
5 ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND BUDGETING AND
6 THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-75-226 (5).".
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8 Page 13, lines 3 and 4, strike "is strongly encouraged to SHALL ATTEMPT
9 TO" and substitute "is strongly encouraged to".
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11 Page 13, strike line 25 through 27 and substitute:
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13 "(2) Repealed.".
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15 Page 14, line 1, strike "WORKS PROGRAM.".
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17 Page 14, line 15, strike "THE" and substitute "TO THE EXTENT
18 PRACTICABLE, THE".
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20 Page 14, line 16, strike "SHALL" and substitute "MAY".
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22 Page 15, line 10, strike "DATA" and substitute "TO THE EXTENT
23 PRACTICABLE, DATA".
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25 Page 15, after line 15 insert:
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27 "(4) THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY REVIEW AND CONSIDER
28 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
29 THIS SECTION.".
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31 Page 16, after line 1 insert:
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33 "SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-2-720.5, amend
34 (3) as follows:
35 26-2-720.5. County block grant support fund - created.
36 (3) (a) A county that meets the criteria established by the state
37 department and the works allocation committee pursuant to subsection (2)
38 of this section may request moneys MONEY from the county block grant
39 support fund. Priority shall be given to any county that exhausts all
40 moneys MONEY available in the county's block grant for the Colorado
41 works program for that fiscal year.
42 (b) A COUNTY THAT IS PROJECTED TO EXHAUST ALL MONEY
43 AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY'S TANF RESERVE AND FACES A LOCAL OR
44 STATEWIDE NATURAL DISASTER OR OTHER EMERGENCY MAY REQUEST
45 MONEY FROM THE COUNTY BLOCK GRANT SUPPORT FUND. THE STATE
46 DEPARTMENT, WITH INPUT FROM THE WORKS ALLOCATION COMMITTEE,
47 SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE USE OF THE
48 FUND IN CIRCUMSTANCES OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR OTHER
49 EMERGENCY.".
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51 Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
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53 Page 16, strike line 21.
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55 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
1 Page 17, line 2, strike "IN" and substitute "THROUGH".
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3 Page 17, line 3, after "TO" insert "SOCIAL MEDIA,".
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5 Page 17, strike lines 18 through 21.
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7 Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
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9 Page 18, line 4, after "CULTURALLY" insert "AND LINGUISTICALLY".
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11 Page 18, line 7, strike "STATE;" and substitute "STATE, OR, IN THE
12 INSTANCE OF A MONOLINGUAL SPEAKER OF A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN THE
13 SEVEN MOST COMMON LANGUAGES, USE BEST EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
14 SUPPORTS AND COMMUNICATION IN THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE
15 INDIVIDUAL;".
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17 Page 18, lines 12 and 13, strike "ANY ALLOCATION OR POLICY ADVISORY
18 COMMITTEES." and substitute "OTHER POLICY CHANGES THAT IMPACT
19 RECIPIENTS.".
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21 Page 18, after line 25 insert:
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23 "(5) BEGINNING JANUARY 2023, AND EACH JANUARY
24 THEREAFTER, THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON
25 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THIS SECTION IN ITS
26 REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL
27 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE HEALTH AND
28 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, AS
29 PART OF ITS "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE, RESPONSIVE,
30 AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT" PRESENTATION
31 REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-7-203.
32 (6) THE STATE DEPARTMENT MAY REVIEW AND CONSIDER
33 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
34 THIS SECTION.".
35 SECTION 11. Appropriation. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year,
36 $7,000,000 is appropriated to the department of human services for use
37 by the office of economic security. This appropriation is from the
38 economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228,
39 C.R.S., and is of money the state received from the federal coronavirus
40 state fiscal recovery fund. To implement this act, the office may use this
41 appropriation for the employment opportunities with wages program. Any
42 money appropriated in this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is
43 further appropriated to the office from July 1, 2023, through December
44 30, 2024, for the same purpose.".
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46 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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48 Strike "(4)(e)" and substitute "(4)(d)" on: Page 18, lines 15, 22, and 24.
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House Journal, April 28
19 HB22-1259 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
20 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
21 recommendation:
22
23 Amend the Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee
24 Report, dated April 12, 2022, page 2, line 15, strike "TWENTY" and
25 substitute "TEN".
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27 Page 2, line 30, after "ASSISTANCE" insert "PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION".
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29 Page 3, line 6, after "SHALL" insert "FIRST EXPEND ANY MONEY
30 REMAINING THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO THE COLORADO LONG-TERM WORKS
31 RESERVE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(b)(II) OF THIS SECTION AND
32 THEN".
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34 Page 6, line 11, strike "SECTION"." and substitute "SECTION.".
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36 Page 6, strike line 21 and substitute:
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38 "30, 2024, for the same purpose.
39 SECTION 12. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
40 year, $12,824,070 is appropriated to the department of human services.
41 This appropriation is from the Colorado long-term works reserve created
42 in section 26-2-721 (1), C.R.S. To implement this act, the department
43 may use this appropriation as follows:
44 (a) $382,903 for use by the office of economic security for
45 administration related to the employment and benefits division, which
46 amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an
47 additional 5.0 FTE;
48 (b) $11,374,767 for use by the office of economic security for
49 county block grants; and
50 (c) $1,066,400 for use by the office of economic security for
51 operating and contract expenses related to the Colorado benefits
52 management system.
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1 (2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $1,066,400 is appropriated
2 to the office of the governor for use by the office of information
3 technology. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds received
4 from the department of human services under subsection (1)(c) of this
5 section. To implement this act, the office may use this appropriation to
6 provide information technology services for the department of human
7 services.".".
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9 Page 6, after line 23 insert:
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11 "Page 1 of the bill, line 101, strike "PROGRAM." and substitute
12 "PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN
13 APPROPRIATION.".".
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House Journal, April 28
5 Amendment No. 1, Appropriations Report, dated April 28, 2022, and
6 placed in member’s bill file; Report also printed in House Journal,
7 April 28, 2022.
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9 Amendment No. 2, Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
10 Report, dated April 12, 2022, and placed in member’s bill file; Report
11 also printed in House Journal, April 13, 2022..
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13 As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the Calendar for Third
14 Reading and Final Passage.
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