NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/28/2013.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 13-1286
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Williams, Ryden;
      also SENATOR(S) Tochtrop, Guzman, King, Cadman, Lambert, Ulibarri.
      
      
      Concerning the suspension of recovery audits of state agencies
           until the data needed to conduct the audits is included in a
           modernized Colorado financial reporting system, and, in
           connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-30-203.5, amend
      (3) (a), (4) (b), and (6) (c) as follows:
      
           24-30-203.5.  Recovery audits - legislative declaration -
      contracting - reporting - definitions. (3) (a)  On or before July 1, 2011,
      the state controller shall contract with one or more experienced consultants
      to conduct recovery audits for the 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10 fiscal
      years. On or before July 1, 2011 July 31, 2017, and on or before July 1
      July 31 of every third year thereafter, the state controller shall contract with
      one or more experienced consultants to conduct recovery audits for the
      period of three fiscal years that ends on the June 30 immediately preceding
      the applicable July 1 July 31 contracting deadline.
      
           (4) (b)  For recovery audits for the 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10
      fiscal years, the state controller shall provide the state auditor and the
      legislative audit and joint budget committees with a report by March 1,
      2011, that details any exemptions from recovery audits proposed to be
      allowed by the state controller. For the 2010-11 2014-15 fiscal year and for
      any fiscal year thereafter in which the state controller proposes to change
      the exemptions from recovery audits, the state controller shall provide a
      report of the proposed changes to the state auditor and the legislative audit
      and joint budget committees by the March 1 that immediately precedes the
      execution of one or more recovery audit contracts for the applicable fiscal
      year. The legislative audit and joint budget committees may veto any
      exemption from recovery audits proposed by the state controller by majority
      votes of the members of each of the committees taken before June 30, 2011
      June 30, 2017, and taken before June 30 of each year thereafter in which
      the state controller proposes a change in the exemptions from recovery
      audits.
      
           (6) (c)  Not later than June 30, 2012 June 30, 2018, and not later than
      June 30 of every third year thereafter, the state controller shall issue a report
      to the general assembly summarizing the contents of all reports received
      from consultants that performed recovery audits contracted for pursuant to
      this section. The report shall also be posted on the web site of the state
      controller.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2013 long bill.
      (1)  For the implementation of this act, appropriations made in the annual
      general appropriation act to the department of personnel for the fiscal year
      beginning July 1, 2013, are adjusted as follows:
      
           (a)  The general fund appropriation for the office of the state
      controller, personal services, is decreased by $58,064 and 0.8 FTE.
      
           (b)  The general fund appropriation for the office of the state
      controller, operating expenses, is decreased by $713.
      
           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.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Mark Ferrandino                         John P. Morse
      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