NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 11-1283
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou and Riesberg, Massey, Brown,
      Ferrandino, Fields, Fischer, Hamner, Hullinghorst, Jones, Joshi, Kefalas,
      Kerr J., Labuda, Miklosi, Pabon, Peniston, Ryden, Summers, Todd, Vigil,
      Wilson, McNulty;
      also SENATOR(S) Steadman, Aguilar, Bacon, Boyd, Heath, Hodge, Jahn,
      Morse, Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz, Williams S.
      
      
      Concerning the extension of the bioscience discovery evaluation
           grant program.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  24-48.5-108 (6), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           24-48.5-108.  Bioscience research - evaluation - grants - fund -
      definitions - repeal.  (6)  This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2013
      July 1, 2018.
      
           SECTION 2.  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 (August
      10, 2011, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2011); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO