First Regular Session
             Sixty-seventh General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 09-0516.01 Debbie Haskins       HOUSE BILL 09-1040
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Vigil,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Local Government
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning annual reports on the enactment of legislation
            resulting in unfunded mandates on local governments.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Directs the state auditor to submit an annual report to the local
       government committees of the house of representatives and the senate on
       any legislation enacted in that year that imposes unfunded mandates on
       local governments.  Specifies the contents of the report.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  29-1-304.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
       BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
            29-1-304.5.  State mandates - prohibition - exception - report. 
       (2.5) (a)  On or before September 1, 2009, and on or before
       September 1 of each year thereafter, the state auditor shall
       submit a report to the local government committees of the
       house of representatives and the senate, or any successor
       committees, on any legislation enacted by the general assembly
       during that particular year that imposes an unfunded state
       mandate on a local government.
            (b)  The report shall include but not necessarily be limited
       to:
            (I)  Identification of the type of local government and
       local government agency or official to whom the mandate is
       directed;
            (II)  Whether or not an identifiable local direct cost is
       necessitated by the mandate and the estimated annual amount;
            (III)  The extent of state financial participation, if any, in
       meeting identifiable costs;
            (IV)  The state agency, if any, charged with supervising the
       implementation of the mandate; and
            (V)  A brief description of the mandate and a citation of its
       origin in statute or regulation.
            SECTION 2.  2-3-103, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
       THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
            2-3-103.  Duties of state auditor.  (9)  The state auditor shall
       submit an annual report to the local government committees of
       the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor
       committees, on unfunded state mandates on local governments
       as provided in section 29-1-304.5 (2.5), C.R.S.
            SECTION 3.  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.