Title 24, Government - State
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1001 Higher education fund
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(1) There is hereby created the higher education fund, which shall consist of all moneys which shall be allocated thereto by the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (2) The moneys annually allocated to the higher education fund shall be the amount of the t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-101 Deficiency in revenue
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(1) The following appropriations shall be appropriations of the first class and shall be first paid out of the revenue of the state against which they are chargeable: (a) All appropriations made by the general assembly for the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-102 When appropriations expended - balance
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, including paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), all moneys appropriated by the general assembly may be expended or encumbered, if authorized by the controller, only in the fiscal year for which appropriated. Except as otherwise provide…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-103 Exceptions to transfer of balances
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The provisions of section 24-75-102 shall not apply to any appropriation where, as a part of the object intended by or as preliminary to the expenditure of the appropriation, condemnation proceedings or other litigation has been commenced or where the expenditure of the money app…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-104 Gifts and bequests to state institutions of higher education - effect
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(1) All endowments, gifts, and bequests made to any state institution of higher education, and the income therefrom, shall belong to and be used only by such institution and shall be subject to state audit. In appropriating state funds to such institution of higher education, nei…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-105 Transfers required to implement conditional and centralized appropriations - repeal
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(1) Transfers of appropriations which are authorized in the 1990-91 and subsequent general appropriation acts and are required to implement appropriations conditioned on the distribution of the appropriation among, or the transfer of the appropriation between, departments, agenci…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-106 Transfers between departments of health care policy and financing and human services for materially similar items of appropriation for medicaid programs - limitation - repeal
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(1) Notwithstanding the effect of the “M” provision in the 1990-91 and subsequent general appropriation acts, the governor may transfer unlimited amounts of general fund appropriations and reappropriated funds to and from the departments of health care policy and financing and hu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-106.5 Transfers between departments of health care policy and financing and human services for corresponding items of appropriation - limitations - repeal
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(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, upon approval of the governor: (a) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing may transfer general fund or reappropriated funds spending authority from one or more items of appropri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-107 Cash fund transfers pursuant to sections 24-75-105 and 24-75-106 - repeal
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(1) All transfers pursuant to sections 24-75-105 and 24-75-106 which involve cash funds shall be consistent with statutes governing the use of cash funds. (2) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2030. Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 960, � 1, effective May 27…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-107.5 Transfers of spending authority - cash fund appropriations and reappropriated funds - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-75-107.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-108 Intradepartmental transfers between appropriations - definition - repeal
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(1) Upon approval by the governor, the head of a principal department of state government may, on or after May 1 of any fiscal year and before the forty-fifth day after the close of such fiscal year, transfer money from one item of appropriation made to the principal department i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-109 Controller may allow expenditures in excess of appropriations - limitations - appropriations for subsequent fiscal year restricted - repeal
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(1) For the purpose of closing the state’s books, and subject to the provisions of this section, the controller may, on or after May 1 of any fiscal year and before the forty-fifth day after the close thereof, upon approval of the governor, allow any department, institution, or a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-110 Limitation on judicial department - repeal
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(1) The total amount of moneys transferred between items of appropriation made to the judicial department pursuant to section 24-75-108 and overexpenditures by the judicial department allowed pursuant to section 24-75-109 shall not exceed one million dollars in any fiscal year. (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1101 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby finds and declares that, pursuant to the master settlement agreement between several states, including Colorado, and certain tobacco companies, the state will receive substantial moneys for several years, and that such moneys may be reduced based on se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1102 Definitions
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As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Master settlement agreement means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated State of Colo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1103 Policy on use of tobacco settlement funds
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(1) No settlement moneys shall be used for a tobacco settlement program unless such program is expressly authorized by statute or is within the authority of the department or local government requesting funding. Nothing in this part 11 nor the establishment of any tobacco settlem…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1104 Use of settlement moneys - programs - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 590, � 1, effective May 18. L. 2001: (2) amended, p. 353, � 17, effective April 16; (1)(b) and (2) amended and (1)(b.5) added, p. 927, � 2, effective June 4; (2) amended, p. 1149, � 2, effective June 5. L. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess.: (2.5) added, p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1104.5 Use of settlement money - programs
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(1) Repealed. (1.3) (a) For the 2012-13 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter through the 2015-16 fiscal year, the lesser of all settlement moneys received or the following amounts of settlement moneys shall be allocated in each fiscal year in which the state receives …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1105 Use of settlement moneys - review. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 591, � 1, effective May 18. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 565, � 10, effective May 24. L. 2006: IP(1) amended, p. 247, � 1, effective August 7. L. 2015: Entire section repealed, (SB 15-189), ch. 104, p. 303, � 3, effective April 16. 24-75-1106. R…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1106 Repeal of sections - instructions to revisor of statutes. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-75-1106Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1107 Loss of disputed payments - authorization for transfers to tobacco litigation settlement cash fund
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(1) The attorney general shall immediately notify the governor, the state treasurer, the joint budget committee of the general assembly, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, and the president and minority leader of the senate if an arbitration panel ma…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-111 Additional authority for controller to allow expenditures in excess of appropriations - limitations - appropriations for subsequent fiscal year restricted
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(1) In addition to any overexpenditure allowed pursuant to section 24-75-109, the controller may allow any department, institution, or agency of the state, including any institution of higher education, to make an expenditure in excess of the amount authorized by an item of appro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-111.5 Additional authority for controller to allow expenditures for capital construction items in certain circumstances - definition
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(1) For purposes of this section, “nonmonetary adjustment” means a change that does not affect the amount of the appropriation, including a name change, an extension of time for completion, a scope change, a transfer between departments, or other such similar changes. (2) For fis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-112 Annual general appropriation act - headnote definitions - general provisions - footnotes
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(1) As used in the annual general appropriation act, the following definitions and general provisions apply for the headnote terms preceding and specifying the purpose of certain line items of appropriation: (a) (I) “Capital outlay” means: (A) Equipment, furniture, motor vehicles…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-112.5 Appropriation clauses - general provisions - legislative declaration - definition
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) The mechanism through which the general assembly commonly authorizes state agencies to spend moneys, the appropriation clause, has remained essentially unchanged for over a century; (b) The typical appropri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-113 2010 bills to increase state revenue - prohibition on hiring of new state employees
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(1) No moneys derived from the increase in state revenues resulting from the passage of House Bill 10-1190, enacted in 2010, shall be appropriated for the purpose of funding additional full-time equivalent state employees. (2) No moneys derived from the increase in state revenues…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-114 Appropriations for utilities - roll-forward spending authority - definition. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-75-114Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-115 Use of state funds - marketing featuring elected officials - prohibition
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(1) A county clerk and recorder or designated election official who is administering an election and the department of state shall not use any appropriation of state or federal money to pay for advertising expenses that prominently feature a person who is a declared candidate for…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-116 General fund appropriation for lease payments - department of revenue - temporary reduction - repeal
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(1) (a) For the 2025-26 state fiscal year and for each state fiscal year thereafter, through the 2028-29 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall reduce the general fund appropriation to the department of revenue in the executive director’s office for the purpose of leased s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1201 (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2012: Entire part repealed, (HB 12-1315), ch. 224, p. 984, � 56, effective July 1. Editor's note: This part 12 was added in 2007. For amendments to this part 12 prior to its repeal in 2012, consult the 2011 Colorado Revised Statutes and the Colorado statutory research …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1301 Definitions
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As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Grant means any gift, grant, or donation from a nongovernmental entity to a state agency that is not required to be repaid and that is fifty dollars or more. (2) State agency means any department, commission, cou…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1302 State agencies - information obtained with grants
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Each state agency that receives a grant to provide funding for a bill enacted by the general assembly that relies entirely on grant moneys for the funding source of the program, service, study, interim committee, or other government function required by the bill shall request tha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1303 Report to general assembly
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(1) On or before November 1, 2011, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter, each state agency shall submit to the joint budget committee of the general assembly a report, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of all grants made to the state agen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1304 Legislation - programs or services reliant on grants - repeal of program. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-75-1304Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1305 Programs or services reliant on grants - statutory reauthorization of program
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning January 1, 2011, the general assembly shall not make an appropriation of moneys from the general fund or from any other source of state moneys to fund a program, service, study, or other function of sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-1401 Indirect costs excess recovery fund - creation - departmental accounts - use of fund - definitions - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Indirect costs” means the indirect cost assessment line items in the annual general appropriation act that represent expected collections of statewide and departmental indirect costs from cash-funded, reappr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201 General fund - general fund surplus - custodial money - definition
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(1) There is hereby created and established the general fund, to which shall be credited and paid all revenues and moneys not required by the state constitution or the provisions of any law to be credited and paid into a special fund. The surplus fund created before June 30, 1971…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201.1 Restriction on state appropriations - legislative declaration - definitions
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(1) (a) (I) For the fiscal year 1978-79 and each fiscal year thereafter ending with the fiscal year 1990-91, state general fund appropriations shall be limited to seven percent over the previous year plus such moneys as are necessary for reappraisals of any class or classes of ta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201.2 Restriction on state spending - unrestricted general fund year-end balances
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(1) (a) For purposes of determining unrestricted general fund year-end balances as required in section 24-75-201.1 at the end of any fiscal year, moneys budgeted or allocated for possible state liability, pending the determination of a legal action, shall not be included. (b) Mon…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201.3 Procedures relating to revenue estimates
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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.) (2) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), no later than June 20 prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, and no later than September 20, December 20, and March 20 within each fiscal year, the governor, with the assistance of the cont…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201.5 Revenue shortfalls - authority of the governor - when governor is required to act - definition
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(1) (a) If, during any fiscal year, the governor determines that there are not, or will not be, sufficient revenues available for expenditure during the fiscal year to carry on the functions of the state government and to support its agencies and institutions, the governor may, i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-201.7 Enforcement of state spending restriction - punitive or exemplary damages - property tax relief fund - creation
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Any punitive or exemplary damages awarded to any party to a lawsuit brought to enforce the restriction on state spending as set forth in section 24-75-201.1 shall be deposited and credited to the property tax relief fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. All moneys …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-202 Imprest cash accounts
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(1) The controller may, in writing, authorize any department, institution, or agency of the state government to withdraw from any moneys in the state treasury available to it such amount as he may specify, to be used as an imprest cash account. (2) Under procedures prescribed by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-203 Loans and advances
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(1) (a) Upon the prior written approval of the governor and the controller as to purpose and amount, the state treasurer may lend the approved amount, out of any moneys in the state treasury not immediately required to be disbursed, to any department, institution, or agency to pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-204 Reports
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(1) Every department, institution, or agency which has received an advance or a loan of state moneys, as authorized in section 24-75-203, shall file with the controller a report at such times and in such form and detail as he may prescribe by fiscal rule. (2) On or before Novembe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-205 Insurance and retirement reserves
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The insurance and retirement reserves of this state shall comprise the Pinnacol Assurance fund, the unemployment compensation fund on deposit with the treasurer of the United States, the unemployment compensation fund clearing account, the funds of the public employees' retiremen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-206 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly hereby determines and declares that it intends by sections 24-75-206 to 24-75-210 to improve the system of management of the public funds in the custody of the state treasurer to enable the state of Colorado promptly to make disbursements of legally appropria…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-207 Definitions
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As used in sections 24-75-206 to 24-75-210, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Noninterest bearing general fund warrants or checks means any warrant or check issued against the general fund at a time when moneys accruing to the fund have not been received or credited to t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-208 Investment of treasury funds
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It is lawful for the state treasurer and it is the state treasurer's duty, whenever there are funds on hand or in the state treasurer's custody or possession eligible for investment, to invest in noninterest bearing general fund warrants or checks issued against the general fund …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-75-209 Payment of general fund warrants or checks
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The state treasurer shall pay such noninterest bearing general fund warrants or checks pursuant to section 24-36-106 (2). Source: L. 59: p. 733, � 4. CRS 53: � 130-4-18. C.R.S. 1963: � 130-4-18. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1259, � 5, effective June 6. L. 2014: Entire sectio…