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      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 09-1050
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Soper, Apuan, Green, Kerr A., Labuda, Ryden,
      Todd;
      also SENATOR(S) Tochtrop, Bacon, Carroll M., Foster, Gibbs, Groff,
      Heath, Hodge, Keller, Morse, Penry, Sandoval, Schwartz, Shaffer B.,
      Spence, Tapia.
      
      
      Concerning the voluntary contribution designation benefiting
           the Colorado Easter Seals fund that appears on the state
           individual income tax return forms, and, in connection
           therewith, extending the period for the contribution
           designation and changing the name of the fund.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  39-22-3102, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      to read:
      
           39-22-3102.  Voluntary contribution designation - procedure. 
      For income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2006 January 1,
      2009, but prior to January 1, 2009 January 1, 2012, the Colorado state
      individual income tax return form shall contain a line whereby each
      individual taxpayer may designate the amount of the contribution, if any,
      the individual wishes to make to the Colorado Easter Seals Colorado
      disability fund created in section 39-22-3103.
      
           SECTION 2.  39-22-3103, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      to read:
      
           39-22-3103.  Contributions credited to the Easter Seals Colorado
      disability fund - creation - appropriation.  (1)  The department of revenue
      shall determine annually the total amount designated pursuant to section
      39-22-3102 and shall report that amount to the state treasurer and to the
      general assembly.  The state treasurer shall credit that amount to the
      Colorado Easter Seals Colorado disability fund, which fund is hereby
      created in the state treasury.  All interest derived from the deposit and
      investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
      
           (2)  The general assembly shall appropriate annually from the
      Colorado Easter Seals Colorado disability fund to the department of
      revenue its costs of administering moneys designated as contributions to the
      fund.  All moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year, after
      subtracting the appropriation to the department, shall be transferred to
      Easter Seals Colorado, a Colorado nonprofit organization.  Easter Seals
      Colorado shall administer the moneys in furtherance of the work of Easter
      Seals statewide.
      
           SECTION 3.  39-22-3104, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      to read:
      
           39-22-3104.  Repeal of part.  This part 31 is repealed, effective
      January 1, 2010 January 1, 2013, unless the voluntary contribution to the
      Colorado Easter Seals Colorado disability fund established by section
      39-22-3103 is continued or reestablished by the general assembly acting by
      bill prior to said date.
      
           SECTION 4.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
      allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section
      1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 4, 2009, if adjournment sine die is on
      May 6, 2009); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act
      or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,
      section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of
      the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                    Peter C. Groff
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO