NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/20/2014.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 14-107
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Lambert, Hodge, Steadman;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Duran, May, Gerou, Fields, Lebsock,
      Schafer.
      
      
      Concerning the continuation of the department of law's
           authority to accept gifts, grants, and donations.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-108, amend (1)
      (b) as follows:
      
           24-31-108.  Receipt of moneys - subject to appropriation -
      exception for custodial moneys - legal services cash fund - creation -
      definition. (1) (b) (I)  The department of law is authorized to solicit,
      accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations from public and private
      sources for the purposes of this article; except that the department may not
      accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions inconsistent
      with this article or any other law of the state. The department shall
      transmit all moneys collected by the department of law it collects
      pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to
      be credited to the particular fund deemed the department deems most
      appropriate. by the department of law, and shall be Gifts, grants, or
      donations that are credited to a fund under this paragraph (b)
      and that qualify as state moneys are continuously appropriated to the
      department of law for the purposes of this article.
      
           (II)  The department of law shall include with its annual budget
      request to the joint budget committee a report describing the receipt and
      expenditure of moneys under this paragraph (b).
      
           (III)  This paragraph (b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2015.
      
           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
      6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2014); 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.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Morgan Carroll                        Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      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