HB 23-1053

House Bill 23-1053, which has been signed into law and is now effective, allows the Department of Public Safety and the Division of Veterans Affairs in Colorado to accept and use gifts, grants, and donations for various purposes. This means that these departments can now receive financial support from external sources and spend it as needed to help veterans and support public safety initiatives. The bill does not change existing programs within these departments that already have this authority but adds new flexibility for future funding opportunities.

Official Summary

Currently, the division of veterans affairs (division) is authorized to accept gifts, grants, contributions, and donations to the western slope military veterans' cemetery fund but is not authorized to expend such gifts, grants, contributions, or donations. The act gives the division such authority to expend. Current law also allows certain programs housed within the department of public safety (department) to accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for each program's specific purpose. However, the department does not have authority to accept or expend gifts, grants, or donations generally. The act authorizes the department to accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of the department and creates the department of public safety gifts, grants, and donations fund. The act does not affect existing programs within the department that are authorized to accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for their specific purposes. APPROVED by Governor March 10, 2023 EFFECTIVE March 10, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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