NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/3/2012.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 12-156
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Steadman, Hodge, Lambert;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou, Becker, Levy.
      
      
      Concerning the authority of the department of personnel to
           expend gifts, grants, and donations.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50.3-105, amend
      (8) as follows:
      
           24-50.3-105.  Transfer of functions - employees - property -
      records. (8) (a)  The executive director, or a designee of the executive
      director, may accept and expend, on behalf of and in the name of the state,
      gifts, donations, and grants for any purpose connected with the work and
      programs of the department. Any property so given shall be held by the state
      treasurer, but the executive director, or the designee therefor, shall have the
      power to direct the disposition of any property so given for any purpose
      consistent with the terms and conditions under which such gift was created.
      
           (b)  Pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (8), the
      executive director, or a designee of the executive director, may
      expend gifts, donations, and grants that are custodial funds
      without further appropriation by the general assembly. Any gifts,
      donations, and grants accepted by the executive director, or the
      designee thereof, pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (8)
      that are not custodial funds are subject to annual appropriation
      by the general assembly.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes 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
      8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); 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 will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Brandon C. Shaffer                      Frank McNulty
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO