NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/11/2013.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 13-1281
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou, Duran, Levy, Court, Fields, Ginal,
      Labuda, Melton, Schafer, Tyler;
      also SENATOR(S) Hodge, Steadman, Lambert.
      
      
      Concerning the authority for the department of health care
           policy and financing to expend an appropriation for the
           medicaid management information system over two fiscal
           years.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25.5-4-211 as
      follows:
      
           25.5-4-211.  Medicaid management information system -
      appropriation in annual general appropriation act - expenditure in
      next fiscal year. (1)  Subject to the limitation in subsection (2) of
      this section, unexpended and unencumbered moneys from an
      appropriation in the annual general appropriation act to the state
      department for the medicaid management information system
      remain available for expenditure by the state department in the
      next fiscal year without further appropriation. This section
      applies to appropriations made by the general assembly for fiscal
      years beginning on and after July 1, 2013.
      
           (2)  On or before June 30, 2014, and on or before June 30 of
      each year thereafter, the state department shall notify the state
      controller of the amount of the appropriation from the annual
      general appropriation act for the medicaid management
      information system for the current fiscal year that the state
      department needs to remain available for expenditure in the next
      fiscal year. The state department may not expend more than the
      amount notified under the authority granted in this section.
      
           (3)  On or before January 2, 2015, and on or before January
      2 of each year thereafter, the state department shall report to
      the joint budget committee the amount of the appropriation from
      the prior fiscal year that remains available for the current fiscal
      year and the purpose for which the moneys are being used.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                         John P. Morse
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      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