NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/15/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1144
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gardner, Becker, Kagan, Labuda, Lee,
      McCann, McLachlan, Mitsch Bush, Pabon, Pettersen, Rosenthal, Salazar,
      Schafer, Vigil, Wright;
      also SENATOR(S) Johnston, Guzman, King, Herpin, Lambert, Schwartz.
      
      
      Concerning measures to improve the performance of district
           attorneys, 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, 20-1-111, amend (4)
      as follows:
      
           20-1-111.  District attorneys may cooperate or contract -
      contents. (4) (a)  The statewide organization representing district attorneys
      or any other organization established pursuant to this article may receive,
      manage, and expend state funds in the manner prescribed by the general
      assembly on behalf of the district attorneys who are members of the
      organization.
      
           (b)  The general assembly shall annually appropriate three
      hundred fifty thousand dollars to the department of law for
      allocation to the Colorado district attorneys council, the
      statewide organization representing district attorneys, or its
      successor, for the public purpose of providing prosecution
      training, seminars, continuing education programs, and other
      prosecution-related services on behalf of the district attorneys
      who are members of the organization, including, but not limited
      to, costs and expenses for personnel, administration, materials,
      and travel.
      
           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 $350,000.
      
           (2)  In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby
      appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund, not otherwise
      appropriated, to the department of law, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
      2014, the sum of $350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be
      allocated to the special purpose division for allocation to the statewide
      organization representing district attorneys pursuant to section 20-1-111 (4)
      (b), Colorado Revised Statutes.
      
           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________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO