NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/14/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1023
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lee, Kagan, Becker, Buckner, Exum, Fields,
      Ginal, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, May, Moreno, Pettersen, Primavera,
      Rosenthal, Ryden, Salazar, Schafer, Singer, Tyler, Vigil, Williams, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Ulibarri, Guzman, Steadman, Aguilar, Heath, Kefalas,
      Newell, Nicholson, Schwartz, Tochtrop, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning the provision of social workers to juveniles, and, in
           connection therewith, making and reducing appropriations.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 21-1-104, add (5) as
      follows:
      
           21-1-104.  Duties of public defender. (5)  The state public
      defender shall hire social workers, as defined in section 12-43-401
      (11), C.R.S., to assist in defending juvenile defendants.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2014 long bill.
      (1)  For the implementation of this act, the general fund appropriation made
      in the annual general appropriation act to the controlled maintenance trust
      fund created in section 24-75-302.5 (2) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, for
      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, is decreased by $455,983.
      
           (2)  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby
      appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund, not otherwise
      appropriated, to the judicial department, for the fiscal year beginning July
      1, 2014, the sum of $455,983 and 8.0 FTE, or so much thereof as may be
      necessary, to be allocated to the office of the state public defender for the
      implementation of this act as follows:
      
           (a)  $410,759 and 8.0 FTE for personal services;
      
           (b)  $7,600  for operating and travel expenses; and
      
           (c)  $37,624 for capital outlay.
      
           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                        Morgan Carroll
      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________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO