NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/26/2013.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 13-076
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Roberts, Brophy, Morse, Schwartz, Cadman, Grantham,
      Lundberg, Marble, Scheffel;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gardner, Labuda, Murray, Waller, Gerou.
      
      
      Concerning the elimination of fees related to archived material
           for the legislative branch of the state.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-80-102, amend (10)
      as follows:
      
           24-80-102. State archives and public records - personnel - duties
      - cash fund - rules - definition. (10) (a)  Except as set forth in
      paragraph (b) of this subsection (10), the executive director of the
      department of personnel shall establish by rule any fees as are necessary to
      pay for the direct and indirect costs of responding to requests for
      information and research from state agencies and the general public. The
      executive director shall transmit all fees collected shall be
      transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state
      archives and public records cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The
      moneys in the fund shall be are subject to annual appropriation by the
      general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of responding to requests
      for information and research from state agencies and the general public. All
      interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall
      be is credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys
      remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and
      shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
      
           (b) (I)  The department of personnel shall not charge any
      fees for responding to a request for information or research from
      a member of the general assembly or his or her agent or anyone
      from a legislative service agency if the request:
      
           (A)  Relates to an audio recording of a legislative
      proceeding or any document provided to the department of
      personnel by the legislative branch of the state; and
      
           (B)  Is made in the performance of the requester's official
      duties.
      
           (II)  As used in this paragraph (b), "legislative service
      agency" means the office of legislative legal services, legislative
      council staff, office of the state auditor, or staff of the joint
      budget committee.
      
           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
      7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); 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 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      John P. Morse                         Mark Ferrandino
      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