NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/10/2013.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 13-1002
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tyler, Lee, Moreno, Primavera, Ryden,
      Schafer, Williams, Young, Buckner, Duran, Fields, Fischer, Garcia, Ginal,
      Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Lebsock, Levy, Melton, Mitsch Bush,
      Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Salazar, Singer, Ferrandino, Exum,
      Gardner;
      also SENATOR(S) Jahn, Aguilar, Giron, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Hudak,
      Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz, Steadman,
      Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri, Morse.
      
      
      Concerning moneys for small business development centers, and,
           in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-48.5-102.5 as
      follows:
      
           24-48.5-102.5.  Appropriations for small business development
      centers - report - legislative declaration - repeal. (1) (a)  For the
      2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16 state fiscal years, the Colorado
      office of economic development shall expend two hundred
      thousand dollars each year pursuant to this subsection (1).
      
           (b)  The general assembly hereby declares that the moneys
      appropriated for the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection
      (1) are intended to supplement, not supplant, any other moneys
      that are appropriated by the general assembly to the Colorado
      office of economic development for any purpose.
      
           (c) (I)  The state director of small business development
      centers in the Colorado office of economic development shall,
      after deducting any amounts expended pursuant to subparagraph
      (II) of this paragraph (c), equitably distribute the remaining
      moneys appropriated pursuant to this section to each of the small
      business development centers in the state.
      
           (II)  The state director of small business development
      centers shall use at least ten, but no more than fifteen, percent
      per year of the moneys appropriated pursuant to this section to
      increase awareness of small business development centers in the
      state.
      
           (2)  On or before January 15, 2014, on or before January 15,
      2015, and on or before January 15, 2016, the Colorado office of
      economic development shall submit a report to the business,
      labor, and technology committee of the senate and the business,
      labor, and economic and workforce development committee of the
      house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding
      the disbursement of moneys expended pursuant to this section and
      the capital formation and jobs created as a result of receipt of
      any such moneys.
      
           (3)  This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2016.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation. In addition to any other
      appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the
      general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the governor - lieutenant
      governor - state planning and budgeting, for the fiscal year beginning July
      1, 2013, the sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for
      allocation to economic development programs for small business
      development centers' activities related to the implementation of this act.
      
           SECTION 3.  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