S.B. 95-29 Civil rights - persons with assistance dogs - classification. Establishes the rights of a person with a disability to be accompanied by an assistance dog in or on public places, places of public accommodation, public transportation services, or housing accommodations. Establishes the rights of a trainer of an assistance dog to be accompanied by the dog being trained. Prohibits employment discrimination against a person with a disability based on that person's being accompanied by an assistance dog in the workplace.
Exempts persons with a disability from state or local licensing fees or charges otherwise applicable in connection with owning an assistance dog. Establishes that the owner or person having control of an assistance dog is liable for damages caused by that person's assistance dog.
Prohibits any person or entity from infringing upon the rights of persons with assistance dogs and trainers of assistance dogs. Makes violation of the provisions of the act a class 3 misdemeanor. Allows a person with a disability or a trainer whose rights were affected to recover civil damages for economic loss.
APPROVED by Governor April 21, 1995
EFFECTIVE See Note
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. See section 6 of the act for the possible effective dates.
S.B. 95-31 Witness protection program - witness protection board - witness protection fund - appropriation. Creates the witness protection board in the department of public safety for the purpose of creating a witness protection program. Specifies that the board is a type 1 board, made up of the attorney general, the executive director of the department of public safety, and the executive director of the Colorado district attorneys council or their designees.
Makes the board responsible for creating a witness protection program to fund or provide for the security and protection of a prosecution witness or potential prosecution witness in an official proceeding or investigation where the board determines that a criminal offense relating to intimidating a witness, tampering with a witness, or retaliating against a witness is about to be committed or that great public interest is involved. Permits the board to protect the immediate family or a close personal associate of a witness or potential witness. Immunizes the state, the board, and its members from civil liability for injury or damages in any civil action brought by or on behalf of a person who was provided or denied security and protection.
Allows any district attorney or the attorney general to request funding from the board to provide witness security and protection. Provides that funds shall be distributed by the board from the witness protection fund which shall be made up of appropriations from the general assembly and gifts and donations from private sources. States that the general assembly may make appropriations from the general fund to the witness protection fund for purposes of the witness protection program when the board demonstrates that there is a need to replenish the fund. Authorizes an individual board member to distribute up to $500 in an emergency situation.
Appropriates $250,000 to the department of public safety for allocation to the witness protection fund for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE June 5, 1995
S.B. 95-33 Public employees' retirement association - benefit provisions - earned service credit - contribution and benefit limits - life insurance. Changes the definition of "highest average salary" for purposes of public employees' retirement association benefits from 1/12th of the average of the highest annual salaries associated with calendar year periods totaling 3 years of service credit to 1/12th of the average of the highest salaries associated with 3 periods of 12 consecutive months of service credit.
Specifies a federal income tax limitation that applies to members contributions on and after December 31, 1995. Changes the provision for earning one year of service credit from 1 year of full-time employment at full salary for which contributions are made to 12 calendar months of employment with such contributions in which the member earns a salary greater than or equal to 80 times the federal minimum wage in effect during that service. Replaces the determination of earned service credit for less than full-time employment, or for full-time employment for which less than full salary is received, with a determination of earned service credit for periods of employment that do not meet the requirements for earning one year of service credit. Changes recordation of earned service credit on a calendar year basis to recordation on an annual basis.
Eliminates the requirement that members who purchase service credit associated with a refunded member contribution account purchase all of the service credit associated with that account.
Makes the following changes to provisions on member purchase of service credit relating to noncovered employment: Deletes the requirement that such members must provide certification from the previous employer of the full-time salary for the noncovered position; qualifies the certification required from noncovered employment retirement programs that the service credit to be purchased has not vested with that program, by requiring such certification except to the extent otherwise required by federal law; changes the provision permitting the purchase of 1 year of service credit for each year of full-time, full salary noncovered employment to one permitting the purchase of 1 year of service credit determined pursuant to the provisions on earned service credit; deletes the calculation for determining service credit for periods of noncovered employment which are less than full-time; and makes a conforming amendment by eliminating a required calculation involving the cost of living stabilization fund since that fund no longer exists.
Eliminates the time period for making installment payments for service credit purchases.
Changes the military service credit to the uniformed service credit and makes conforming amendments. Replaces the grant to members of additional service credit for active service in any branch of the U.S. military with a grant of such credit for uniformed service as defined for reemployment right purposes under federal law. Among the requirements for granting such credit, changes the requirement that the period of service be verified and proven to be not vested in another retirement system to a requirement of verification and a showing that such service is not already covered by association service credit upon return from uniformed service to membership. Changes the reference to a military leave of absence to a leave of absence for uniformed service.
Replaces the maximum option 1 benefit of 80% of the member's highest average salary with the maximum permitted under federal income tax law. Provides for a July 1, 1995, recalculation of the base benefit for certain benefit recipients. Requires, on and after July 1, 1995, the inclusion of service credit in excess of 40 years in the computation of the option 1 base benefit. Requires the association to provide benefits based on that recalculation effective from July 1, 1995, forward. Specifies an additional federal income tax limitation that applies to the maximum benefits payable to benefit recipients on and after December 31, 1995.
Authorizes the association to self-fund group life insurance coverage. Eliminates the prohibition on retirees who return to work in a position requiring membership from subscribing to life insurance coverage. Replaces the requirement that life insurance premiums be submitted through payroll deduction with the requirement that such premiums be received by the association in order for an individual to be covered. Requires members, in order to continue life insurance coverage, to authorize life insurance premiums to be deducted from benefits prior to retirement instead of at retirement. Provides that members may continue life insurance coverage after termination of membership under certain conditions, and allows inactive members to assign policies. Adds inactive members and retirees to those who may name a beneficiary other than the named beneficiary for life insurance purposes. Allows the association to self-fund the life insurance coverage for certain retired state employees for whom the association undertook coverage in 1986.
APPROVED by Governor April 20, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
S.B. 95-35 Public employees' retirement association - judicial division retirees - temporary employment - benefit increase - appropriation. Establishes a minimum period of 60 days for which retirees of the judicial division may agree to perform temporary judicial duties and increases the amount of time each year that such duties may be performed to 90 days. Specifies the minimum amount of benefit increase retirees may receive for such service and raises the maximum amount of such increase. Eliminates the requirement that the benefit increase be made only once for each retiree. Permits a retiree to take a leave of absence from such duties with a cessation of the benefit increase. Within 30 days prior to each anniversary date of retirement, and upon written request to and approval by the chief justice, allows a retiree, who has taken a leave of absence, to reenter into an agreement to perform assigned duties and to receive the benefit increase.
Appropriates $12,825 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, to the judicial department and $110,800, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, to the department of the treasury for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 16, 1995
S.B. 95-37 Federal mandates - executive committee of the legislative council - direction of efforts undertaken by legislative staff. Requires the executive committee of the legislative council to provide direction to the staff of the legislative council and the office of legislative legal services regarding any federal mandates efforts to be undertaken by the legislative staff. Repeals existing deadlines applicable to contracts to provide services regarding federal mandates.
APPROVED by Governor April 7, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 7, 1995
S.B. 95-39 Department of law employees - victims' services coordinator - appropriation. Creates the position of victims' services coordinator in the department of law to assure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the office of the attorney general.
Appropriates $38,875 from the victims assistance and law enforcement fund to the department of law for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 16, 1995
S.B. 95-55 Capital construction - appropriations - six-month encumbrance deadline. Makes the 6-month encumbrance deadline for capital construction appropriations applicable to projects that are included in a lump-sum appropriation. In the event that an appropriation is made to one agency for allocation to other agencies, specifies that the 6-month period applies to the execution of contracts by the agency receiving the allocation and begins to run from the date of the allocation by the agency that received the appropriation.
APPROVED by Governor April 7, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 7, 1995
S.B. 95-56 Sale of certain state real property in Denver. Authorizes the sale of certain state real property in the city and county of Denver currently used by the department of revenue. Provides for the proceeds of the sale to be deposited in the state capital construction fund.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 16, 1995
S.B. 95-95 Economic development central information system. Creates an economic development central information system coordinated by the state library and adult education office of the department of education to allow access to information provided by certain state government departments and agencies for general public use. Includes information provided by any department or agency in the system and distributes it through the access Colorado library and information network. Requires each department or agency to keep its information current. Allows any department or agency to charge a fee for information included in the system if the department or agency charged a fee for the information prior to the effective date of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 1995
EFFECTIVE October 1, 1995*
*NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. Section 3 of the act establishes an effective date of October 1, 1995. The act will take effect on that date unless a referendum petition is filed pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution. In that event, the act will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote by proclamation of the governor if it is approved by the voters at the 1996 election.
S.B. 95-126 Vested property rights - moratorium on development restrictions - just compensation. Once a vested property right is established, forbids zoning or land use action by a local government or pursuant to an initiated measure that imposes a moratorium on development, unless certain conditions are met. Allows such zoning or land use action once a vested property right exists if the landowner receives just compensation for certain costs, including the cost of preparing the site for development consistent with the site specific development plan. Clarifies that the costs for which just compensation is required are costs incurred by the landowner after approval of the site specific development plan by the governmental entity.
APPROVED by Governor May 31, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 31, 1995
S.B. 95-133 Lottery commission - lottery prizes - assignment. Declares the intent of the general assembly to allow lottery winners increased discretion concerning the manner in which their prizes are paid, to enhance the present value of lottery prizes to winners, and to protect the state from liability and litigation.
Provides that a lottery winner may assign the prize, in whole or in part, to any person pursuant to a voluntary assignment of the right to receive future prize payments if the assignment is made pursuant to an order of an appropriate district court. Requires that a copy of the petition for such an order and any notices of hearings in the matter be served on the lottery commission at least 10 days prior to the hearing or entry of any order. Authorizes the commission to intervene in the action solely to protect its own interests but specifies that the commission is not a necessary party.
Authorizes the district court to issue an order approving the assignment if: The assignment is in writing, signed by the assignor, and subject to Colorado law; the assignor provides a declaration that the assignor has had the opportunity to be represented by independent legal counsel, has received financial and tax advice concerning the assignment, and is of sound mind and not acting under duress; and the assignment does not include payments or portions thereof that are subject to offsets for child support, unless the assignment includes provisions for satisfying such obligations.
Requires the lottery commission to acknowledge to both the assignor and the assignee its agreement to make the payments as specified in a district court's order within 10 days of receipt of a copy of such order. Directs the commission to make payments pursuant to such an order. Prohibits the commission from adopting rules and regulations implementing this act that are more restrictive, impose additional requirements, or are otherwise inconsistent with the intent of the general assembly. Authorizes the commission to establish a reasonable fee to defray the administrative expenses of the commission associated with voluntary assignments.
Provides that no voluntary assignment shall be effective unless and until the Internal Revenue Service advises the chairman of the commission that the voluntary assignment of prizes pursuant to judicial order will not affect the federal income tax treatment of prizewinners who do not assign their prizes.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 24, 1995
S.B. 95-157 Attorney general - general assembly as client - settlement agreements. Removes the language that indicated that the attorney general is not counsel for the legislative branch of state government. Continues the authority of the committee on legal services to retain counsel when the exclusive prerogatives of the legislature are involved. Provides that, upon the general assembly's request and the concurrence of the governor, the attorney general may act as legal counsel for the general assembly or its houses, committees, members, agencies, or employees in all other cases.
Allows the attorney general, upon approval of the governor or of an affected client agency, to provide a confidential report regarding the state's legal interests to the members of the general assembly. Unless there is a conflict, requires the attorney general to make a confidential report to the legislative council before approving any settlement that will have a major fiscal or policy impact, or both. Specifies that the provision of confidential reports shall not be deemed a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
Changes the title of the deputy attorney general to the chief deputy attorney general.
VETOED by Governor May 31, 1995
H.B. 95-1001 Nonprofit entities created or supported by state departments or agencies - report - legislative audit committee review. Sets forth the finding of the general assembly that the expenditure of state revenues through nonprofit entities created by state agencies without authorization to do so hampers the ability of the general assembly to carry out its budgetary responsibilities. Requires the head of each principal department of state government to submit a report to the legislative audit committee no later than November 1, 1995, that lists: All nonprofit entities created by the department or an agency thereof; and all nonprofit entities to which the department or an agency thereof has provided more than $25,000 in support during fiscal year 1993-94 or 1994-95, excluding amounts paid for the purchase of services from the nonprofit entity. Requires that the report include the name of each entity and a copy of the most recent annual report, audit report, or Internal Revenue Service Form 990 for the entity. Directs the legislative audit committee to perform a review of the entities listed and report its findings to the general assembly no later than March 1, 1996.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 16, 1995
H.B. 95-1032 State contracts - low tie bids - resident bidder preference - applicability to procurement code. On and after July 1, 1995, requires state contracts for the purchase of commodities, including supplies, that result in a low tie bid to be awarded to the resident bidder rather than a nonresident bidder. Establishes a mechanism for awarding contracts in low tie bid situations. Suspends implementation of the low tie bid mechanism to the extent it causes denial of federal moneys or is inconsistent with federal law. Clarifies that the preference for state residents in granting state contracts applies to contracts awarded under the "Procurement Code".
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1048 Public employees' retirement association - benefit provisions - employer and employee contributions - payment of delinquent contributions. Specifies that matching employer contributions are paid when a public employees' retirement association member contribution account is refunded. Establishes the amount of matching employer contributions for payments made in the case of death of a member prior to retirement and for members who receive a retirement benefit or a refund after becoming eligible for a benefit. Designates the amount of matching employer contributions paid to members who receive a refund prior to age 65 and prior to becoming eligible for retirement benefits.
Changes the rate of interest earned on member contributions. Establishes that member contributions earn interest from the date of the first contribution through the date the member contribution account is refunded, or through other specified dates that may occur first.
Allows members and vested inactive members who meet the age and service requirements for certain retirement benefits to receive the greater of an option 1 benefit or a money purchase retirement benefit. Establishes how a money purchase retirement benefit is determined. Allows certain members with less than 5 years of service credit to be eligible for such benefit.
Changes the amount of payment that certain retirees of the judicial division may elect to receive. Specifies the benefit calculation for indexation of benefits for vested inactive members. Modifies the calculation of option 3 benefits.
Authorizes the board of trustees of the association to settle disputes on behalf of the association and specifies that the settlement of any dispute by the board is not a per se violation of its fiduciary duties.
Modifies the calculation of amounts and interest required to be paid to the association when an employer fails to provide membership in the association to individuals entitled to membership and when an employer fails to pay the required level of employer contributions for an individual. Establishes the amount to be paid by an employer to the association for persons who are not members or inactive members. Specifies the total amount to be paid for persons who are members or inactive members and apportions such amount between the employer and employee. Specifies the procedures for the association to notify members and inactive members concerning their rights to pay any unpaid employee contributions. Requires the association to reduce the employer contribution rate for an employer to a level that will offset additional damages paid if a court finds that the employer is obligated to pay to the association damages for unpaid contributions that are greater than the amounts specified by this act.
Establishes that actions by the association to collect from employers unpaid contributions for persons who are not members or inactive members are subject to a 6-year statute of limitations. Specifies that such actions for unpaid contributions for persons who are members or inactive members are not subject to any limitation. Specifies that a cause of action accrues on the date nonpayment of contributions is discovered or should have been discovered.
APPROVED by Governor May 22, 1995
PORTIONS EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1092 Conditions of federal aid - budget requests - statutory authority for state programs. Requires any state agency requesting state appropriations for a state program established as a condition of federal aid to provide information to the joint budget committee regarding the amount of federal moneys received for the state program and the percentage of the cost of the program paid by federal moneys. Directs the committees of reference in the senate and house of representatives to review the information provided by a state agency and determine whether there are requirements for in-kind contributions or maintenance of efforts.
If any federal program mandates a state match for state participation, prohibits the establishment of any state program to participate in the federal program unless specific statutory authority for the state program has been enacted.
Applies to appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and fiscal years thereafter.
VETOED by Governor May 31, 1995
H.B. 95-1105 State employees - privatization - contracts for personal services - state employees. Repeals the provision that would repeal, effective July 1, 1995, the privatization law enacted in 1993 governing the use of personal services contracts by state government. Corrects a statutory cross-reference. Establishes that the authority of the state personnel director to approve types of contracts without reviewing every individual contract is not limited to "personal services" contracts for a "program", but extends to any contracts under the privatization law, including contracts for purchased services. Specifies that the authority to enter into contracts for less than 6 months without regard to the requirements of the privatization law is not limited to "personal services" contracts, but extends to any contracts, including contracts for purchased services.
APPROVED by Governor April 7, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 7, 1995
H.B. 95-1115 Public funds - investment - restrictions. Requires that securities which are the subject of a repurchase agreement be securities that can otherwise be purchased with public funds pursuant to law. Deletes language limiting the application of this provision to only written repurchase agreements that provide for the simultaneous sale by the investing public entity and future repurchase by another person.
With respect to investments in money market funds, clarifies that public funds may be invested in money market funds that have assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 or that have the highest credit rating. Repeals the provision that placed this requirement on the investments made by money market funds.
Prohibits investment of public funds in securities on which the interest rate is not fixed, other than money market mutual funds, unless the rate is established by reference to the rate on a United States treasury security with one year or less maturity, to the United States dollar London Interbank Offer Rate with one year or less maturity, or to the cost of funds index or the prime rate as published by the Federal Reserve and the rate is expressed as a positive value of the referenced index plus or minus a fixed number of basis points. Permits use of a municipal index for the investment of bond or note accounts from issues with coupons linked to the same index. Defines "maturity date" for purposes of these restrictions.
Provides that any firm which sells to a public entity a security that the public entity cannot purchase under the law may, upon demand of the public entity through the state treasurer, be compelled to repurchase the security for the greater of the original purchase principal amount or the original face value, plus interest, within one day of the demand.
Authorizes the securities commissioner to revoke, suspend, or impose conditions upon the license exemptions available to a broker-dealer or sales representative if such person is found to have offered or sold to a public entity, other than in an unsolicited transaction, a financial instrument that such person knew or should have known does not qualify for sale to the public entity and if such action by the securities commissioner would be in the public interest.
Includes the offer or sale of a financial instrument to a public entity that a broker-dealer, licensed person, or license applicant knew or should have known does not qualify for sale to the public entity as grounds for the securities commissioner to take disciplinary action against the broker-dealer, licensed person, or license applicant.
APPROVED by Governor May 24, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 24, 1995
H.B. 95-1137 State board of agriculture fund - exemption from management fee. Exempts the state board of agriculture fund from the management fee imposed by law on every fund or account consisting of state moneys invested by the state treasurer.
APPROVED by Governor May 22, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1145 Department of revenue - sales tax exemption - beer and liquor licenses - limited winery license - motor vehicle registration exemption. Exempts occasional sales by charitable organizations from the state sales tax. Defines "occasional sales" as retail sales of tangible personal property, including concessions, for fund-raising purposes if the sales occur on no more than 12 days per year, if the revenue from the sales do not exceed $25,000 in a calendar year, and if the funds raised from the sales are used in the course of the organization's charitable service. Allows local governments to continue to impose local sales tax on such sales.
Defines "good cause" for purposes of refusing or denying a beer or liquor license renewal or initial application issuance as any one of the following: Violation of or failure to comply with provisions of the beer or liquor code or applicable rules and regulations; failure to comply with special terms or conditions of a licensee's license; in the case of a new license, failure to establish the requirements of the neighborhood or its adult inhabitants; or evidence that the conduct of the licensed premises adversely affects the health, welfare, or safety of the neighborhood where it is located.
Authorizes wineries that have manufacturer's licenses to conduct tastings and sell wine, food, general merchandise, and nonalcoholic beverages on the licensed premises of the winery and one other licensed location.
Repeals the requirement that a license applicant certify that it will produce not more than 100,000 gallons of vinous liquors per year in order to qualify for a limited winery license.
Permits the holder of an interest in any license issued under the liquor code to also have an interest in an airline public transportation system license.
For purposes of motor vehicle registration exemptions, adds a requirement that the motor vehicle be a private passenger vehicle weighing less than 6500 pounds.
APPROVED by Governor April 27, 1995
EFFECTIVE April 27, 1995
H.B. 95-1178 State employees - personnel system - agency-based personnel pilot program. Creates the agency-based personnel pilot program. Provides for the assistance of the state personnel director in implementing and coordinating the pilot program. Authorizes state agency participation in the pilot program by applying to the governor and submitting a plan with that application by January 1, 1996. Describes the criteria a plan must adhere to. Requires final approval of a plan by the state personnel board.
Requires periodic reporting by participating state agencies and a performance review of the program by the state auditor. Sunsets the program on December 31, 1999.
APPROVED by Governor May 25, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 25, 1995
H.B. 95-1224 Risk management fund - assessment of risks attributable to institutions of higher education. Requires the state risk manager to assess the risks attributable to institutions of higher education based upon fair and actuarially sound analyses for purposes of making recommendations to the joint budget committee on the amount of appropriations necessary to reflect the risks attributable to such institutions for the risk management fund and the state employee workers' compensation account in the risk management fund.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 1995
EFFECTIVE March 30, 1995
H.B. 95-1281 Public employees' retirement association - erroneous member contributions - refunds. Requires PERA to refund any contribution, plus interest, made to a member contribution account in error based on compensation that is not salary. Indicates the amount of interest to be refunded. Specifies that the amount of interest earned on erroneous contributions is calculated from the date of the contribution to the date of the refund. Allows the association to withhold the refund of interest to a member who was intentionally and actively involved in the erroneous contribution.
APPROVED by Governor May 16, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 16, 1995
H.B. 95-1301 Criminal history records - access by charitable organizations. Allows any public or private nonprofit, not-for-profit, or volunteer organization to use fingerprints to access state and national criminal records for the purpose of screening any employees or volunteers who have or may have unsupervised access to children through the organization.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 1995
EFFECTIVE March 30, 1995
H.B. 95-1346 Victims' rights - miscellaneous changes. Section 1: Amends the definitions included in the "Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act" as follows:
Section 2: Authorizes a local victim compensation board to adopt policies to ensure that the board compensates primary victims and does not exceed available moneys in granting compensation.
Section 3: Broadens the specifications of who may serve on the standards subcommittee of the victims compensation and assistance coordinating committee.
Section 4: Amends the definitions included in the statutes governing crime victim rights as follows:
Section 5: Clarifies the rights afforded to crime victims as follows:
Section 6: Amends the procedures for assuring the rights of victims as follows:
Sections 7 and 8: Makes the implementation of victims' rights and the provision of victims' services and programs priorities for the use of funds in the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund and the victims assistance and law enforcement fund.
Section 9: Expands the victims assistance and law enforcement advisory board by 2 members.
APPROVED by Governor June 5, 1995
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1995
H.B. 95-1359 Controlled maintenance trust fund - expenditure of principal and interest - transfer of general fund moneys to trust fund. For the 1996-97 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter, provides that the principal of the controlled maintenance trust fund may constitute all or some portion of the state's Amendment #1 3% emergency reserve. Allows the principal to be expended for state emergencies in accordance with law but for no other purpose.
Provides for the transfer of $176 million from the general fund to the controlled maintenance trust fund on June 30, 1996. Beginning with the 1996-97 fiscal year, allows the interest earned on the principal of the trust fund to be appropriated for controlled maintenance projects. Eliminates the current requirement of a $300 million principal in the trust fund prior to the appropriation of any of the interest earned on moneys in the fund.
APPROVED by Governor June 3, 1995
EFFECTIVE June 3, 1995
H.B. 95-1362 Department of administration - transfer of duties, functions, and divisions to the department of personnel - appropriation. On and after July 1, 1995, abolishes the department of administration and transfers the duties, functions, and divisions of the department to the department of personnel. Transfers the duties of the executive director of the department of administration to the executive director of the department of personnel.
Requires the executive director of the department of personnel to create a plan for reorganization of state support services and provide monthly status reports to the joint budget committee and the chairpersons of the house and senate committees on state, veterans, and military affairs, delivering the final plan to such committees on or before October 1, 1995. Requires the executive director of the department of personnel to submit a budget request for fiscal year 1996-97 to the office of state planning and budgeting on or before October 1, 1995, and to the joint budget committee on or before November 15, 1995, for the implementation of the plan.
Establishes the state support services advisory committee. Directs the committee to review, advise, and comment on the plan for reorganizing the department of personnel as requested by the executive director of the department of personnel or the joint budget committee. Repeals the committee on July 1, 1996.
Repeals the appropriation made to the department of administration and repeals and reenacts the appropriation made to the department of personnel to include the amounts formerly appropriated to the department of administration in the 1995 general appropriation act. Appropriates $123,618,854 to the department of personnel for fiscal year 1995-96.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 1995
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1995
PORTION VETOED May 23, 1995
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