NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/11/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1052
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Carver and Melton, Buckner, Court,
      Danielson, Fields, Foote, Ginal, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lee,
      Lontine, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Neville P., Pabon, Pettersen, Rankin,
      Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Salazar, Singer, Williams, Winter, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Todd, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder,
      Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Jahn, Johnston,
      Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T.,
      Newell, Roberts, Scott, Sonnenberg, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman.
      
      
      Concerning eligibility to receive a grant from the military
           family relief fund.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 28-3-1501 as
      follows:
      
           28-3-1501.  Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby
      finds and declares that, due to the many involuntary mobilizations
      subsequent to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, many families of
      Colorado National Guard members and reservists face financial hardships
      when the National Guard member or reservist is called to active military
      duty or state active duty because the military pay of a soldier is often far
      less than his or her civilian salary. Because private companies often do not
      make up the difference in salary, military families may see a significant
      drop in household income while a family member is away on active
      military duty or state active duty. In addition, active duty military personnel
      and their families encounter additional hardships when the active duty
      member is deployed to zones in which he or she will encounter hostile fire.
      Many families of Colorado National Guard members, reservists, and active
      duty military personnel also face additional expenses caused by a long
      family separation. The general assembly further finds and declares that
      grants from the military family relief fund are intended to help families
      defray the costs of food, housing, utilities, medical services, and other
      expenses that may be difficult to afford when a family member leaves
      civilian employment for active military duty, is on active military duty in
      a hostile fire zone, or is called to state active duty by executive order of the
      governor.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 28-3-1503, amend (2)
      (a) as follows:
      
           28-3-1503.  Administration of moneys. (2)  A member of the
      Colorado National Guard or a reservist shall meet the following
      requirements to be eligible to receive a grant from the fund:
      
           (a)  The National Guard member or reservist is currently on active
      military duty for a minimum of thirty days on involuntary mobilization
      orders pursuant to title 10 of the United State Code or is called to
      state active duty by executive order of the governor.
      
           SECTION 3.  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
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); 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
      2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
      declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      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