SB 24-215

Senate Bill 24-215 modifies the start date for a previous budget bill (House Bill 24-1421) that allocates funding for criminal justice grants. Originally, this funding was supposed to take effect before the end of the fiscal year in 2023-2024, but SB 24-215 changes it so that the new budget takes effect on July 1, 2024, at the beginning of the next fiscal year. This change ensures there's no gap in funding for these grants and helps with smoother financial management. The bill has been signed by the governor and is now effective as of May 10, 2024.

Official Summary

The General Assembly enacted House Bill 24-1421, a state fiscal year 2024-25 budget package bill that modified funding for certain grant programs administered by the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, with a safety clause but without a specified effective date, making the bill take effect before the end of state fiscal year 2023-24. However, to avoid a temporary lapse in spending authority from multiple cash funds during state fiscal year 2023-24 while preserving its own timely implementation, House Bill 24-1421 needed to instead take effect on July 1, 2024, the first day of state fiscal year 2024-25. The act amends the Session Laws of Colorado to add a July 1, 2024, effective date clause to House Bill 24-1421 and thereby mitigate this problem. APPROVED by Governor May 10, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 10, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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