Military and Veterans - Digest of Bills

Digest of Bills - 2001

MILITARY AND VETERANS
S.B. 01-200 Veterans programs - state veterans trust fund - veterans program grants - western slope military veterans' cemetery - continue tax check-off. Allows moneys in the Colorado state veterans trust fund ("fund") to be allocated by the Colorado board of veterans affairs ("board") to nonprofit veterans organizations for veterans programs. Directs the board to adopt guidelines for application procedures, criteria for identifying nonprofit veterans organizations that may receive grants, criteria for selecting veterans programs to receive grants, the term and amounts of grants awarded, and standards for determining the effectiveness of programs that received grants. Allows the division of veterans affairs in the department of human services to contract for program monitoring and evaluation, and allows the board to allocate moneys for costs incurred in contracting for such services.

Clarifies that any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to any other fund. Requires the board to report annually on the nonprofit veterans organizations that receive grants and the veterans programs funded by said grants.

Continues the western slope military veterans' cemetery voluntary contribution income tax check-off program ("program") until January 1, 2005. Exempts the program from the requirement of receiving annual contributions in the amount of at least 10% of the total amount annually contributed through all voluntary income tax checkoffs. Requires the program, as a condition of continuance, to receive contributions in the amount of at least 10% of the total amount contributed through all voluntary income tax checkoffs for the period commencing January 1, 2002, and continuing through September 30, 2003.

APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2001
EFFECTIVE June 5, 2001