Signed by Governor Jared Polis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that appropriates funding as part of 2021-2022 long appropriations.

Highlights:

• Appropriates money in the general fund, the indicated cash funds, and reappropriated funds, for the payment of the ordinary operating costs of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021; and (Sec. 2-1):

• The figures in the column headed "item & subtotal" are the amounts made available by appropriation for expenditure within each line item, except for the figures that appear directly beneath a line, which figures are subtotals of the preceding line item appropriation amounts.

• The figures in the "general fund", "general fund exempt", "cash funds", "reappropriated funds", and "federal funds" columns indicate the source of funds for the amounts authorized in the expenditure columns or the source of funds for the figures that are included for informational purposes only.

• The figures in the "general fund" and "general fund exempt" columns indicate the maximum amount that may be expended from the general fund for the purposes shown.

• Where the letter "(M)" appears directly to the right of a general fund or general fund exempt figure, that general fund or general fund exempt appropriation, when combined with the related general fund or general fund exempt transfers from the centralized appropriations to the office of the executive director, is used to support a federally supported program and is the maximum amount of general fund or general fund exempt money that may be expended in that program, except where otherwise provided.

• Specifies the figures in the "cash funds" or "reappropriated funds" columns, including the figures in any related letter notes, indicate all non-general fund and non-general fund exempt sources and all non direct federal fund sources and may be cash funds established by statute, nonstatutory cash accounts, tuitions, overhead reimbursements, certain fees, governmental and nongovernmental "third-party" payments, payments for services, and interagency transfers (Sec. 2.e.I).

• Specifies where the letter "(H)" appears directly to the right of a cash funds or reappropriated funds figure, that appropriation, when combined with the related cash funds or reappropriated funds transfers from the centralized appropriations to the office of the executive director, is used to support a federally supported program and is the maximum amount of cash funds or reappropriated money that may be expended in that program, except where otherwise provided (Sec. 2.f).

• Specifies the figures in the "federal funds" column for all other programs are anticipated federal funds, and, although these funds are not appropriated in this act, they are noted for the purpose of indicating the assumption used relative to those funds in developing the basic appropriations amounts (Sec. 2.h.III).

• Establishes the general assembly accepts no obligation directly or indirectly for support or continuation of non-state-funded programs or grants where no direct or indirect state contribution is required (Sec. 2.i).

• Prohibits money appropriated by this act from knowingly being paid to any organization, business firm, person, agency, or club which places restrictions on employment or membership based on sex, sexual orientation, race, age, marital status, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, or disability (Sec. 2.j).

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