First Regular Session
              Sixty-ninth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 13-0745.01 Nicole Myers x4326   HOUSE BILL 13-1197
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Lawrence, 
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Balmer, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the prohibition of certain debt collection
            activities by the department of personnel.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            Current law requires the state controller to assist state agencies in
       the collection of debts due the state through such agencies. The state
       controller, pursuant to statutory authority, has delegated this duty to the
       central collection services section in the department of personnel
       (department). Current law also specifies that the department may provide
       debt collection services for political subdivisions of the state.
            The bill prohibits the department, including the state controller and
       the central collection services section, from providing debt collection
       services for a political subdivision of the state or for a privately owned or
       nonprofit entity.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-30-202.4, amend
       (2.5) as follows:
            24-30-202.4.  Collection of debts due the state - controller's
       duties - creation of debt collection fund - definitions. (2.5)  The
       department of personnel, including the state controller and
       the central collection services section of the division of finance
       and procurement, shall provide collection services only to
       state agencies as specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this
       section. The department of personnel, may shall not provide debt
       collection services for political subdivisions of the state The provisions
       of this section governing the time for referral of accounts to private
       collection agencies, write off, release, or compromise of debts shall not
       govern the debt collection services provided to political subdivisions
       except as agreed between the department and such political subdivisions
       or state agencies and institutions. or for any privately owned or
       nonprofit entity. For purposes of this subsection (2.5), "political
       subdivision of the state" means any county, municipality, city
       and county, school district, or special district.
            SECTION 2.  Applicability. This act applies to debt collection
       services that are initiated on or after July 1, 2013.
            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.