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HOUSE BILL 98-1353

BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero;

also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, Rizzuto, and Hernandez.

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of public safety.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part XVII of section 2 of chapter 310, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

PART XVII

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY















(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE












Personal Services

1,740,458









1,740,458

(T)a












(32.0 FTE)




Health, Life, and Dental

2,366,823







99,457

b

2,224,758

c

42,608


Short-term Disability

86,275







3,303

b

80,877

d

2,095


Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential

2,014,698







146,578

b

1,839,054

e

29,066



2,032,741









1,857,097

e



Workers' Compensation

2,026,240









2,026,240

(T)a



Operating Expenses

143,317









143,317

(T)a



Legal Services for 2,113 hours

101,421









101,421

(T)a



Purchase of Services from Computer Center

26,463









26,463

(T)a



Payment to Risk Management and Property Funds

338,871









338,871

(T)a



Vehicle Lease Payments

30,748







8,284

f

22,464

(T)g



Leased Space

415,552









382,855

h

32,697



448,609









415,912

h



Capitol Complex Leased Space

499,495







2,479

b

477,374

i

19,642



512,223



40,135






449,967

i



Lease Purchase - 700 Kipling Street

533,920









533,920

j




511,268









511,268

j



Distributions to Local Government

50,000







50,000

k





Infrastructure Upgrade

680,200









680,200

l





11,054,481














11,095,657


























a These amounts shall be from indirect cost recoveries.

b These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds.

c Of this amount, $1,725,851 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $384,109(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries, and $114,798 shall be from various sources of exempt cash funds.

d Of this amount, $62,431 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $16,538(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries, and $1,908 shall be from various sources of exempt cash funds.

e Of this amount, $1,402,769 $1,420,812 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $334,651(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries, and $101,634 shall be from various sources of exempt cash funds.

f This amount shall be from the Firefighter and First Responder Certification Fund, the Fire Service Education and Training Fund, the Hazardous Materials Responder Voluntary Certification Fund, the Fire Suppression Cash Fund, and the Fireworks Licensing Cash Fund.

g Of this amount, $7,080 shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue, and $15,384 shall be from indirect cost recoveries.

h Of this amount, $321,969 $338,181 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $28,722(T) shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies for the Garage Operation, $16,845(T) shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies for the aircraft pool, $9,222(T) shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue, $21,292(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries and $1,650(T) shall be from the Sex Offender Surcharge Fund pursuant to Section 18-21-103, C.R.S., appropriated in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice.

i Of this amount, $180,546 $153,139 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $289,987(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries, and $6,841 shall be from various sources of exempt cash funds.

j Of this amount, $335,641 $312,989 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $198,279(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries.

k This amount shall be from the Hazardous Materials Safety Fund pursuant to Section 42-20-107, C.R.S.

l Of this amount $435,328 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund and $244,872(T) shall be from indirect cost recoveries.















(2) COLORADO STATE PATROL160, 161, 161a













Colorado State Patrol Colonel, Lt. Colonels, Majors, Captains

2,501,630









2,501,630

a













(35.0 FTE)



Sergeants, Technicians, and Troopers A and B162

25,157,881







209,057

b

23,860,233

c

1,088,591



25,166,096







217,272

b

23,772,197

c

1,176,627










(6.0 FTE)

(501.6)


(21.0 FTE)









(4.3 FTE)






Civilians

7,557,828







22,551

d

7,535,277

e











(1.0 FTE)

(200.0 FTE)




Retirements

400,000









400,000

a



Operating Expenses

2,065,533







216,738

b

1,848,795

f




2,071,324







222,529

b





Auto Related Expenses

4,528,289







18,112

b

4,510,177

g




4,536,346







26,169

b

4,497,652

g

12,525


Utilities

81,964









81,964

h



Dispatch Contracts

610,689







405,789

b

204,900

(T)i











(12.1 FTE)


(8.0 FTE)




State Patrol Training Academy163

1,508,715







156,780

j

1,351,935

k




1,560,715







171,255

j

1,387,025

k

2,435



(16.0 FTE)












Highway Safety Grants

500,000









500,000

(T)l



Aircraft Pool

158,735









158,735

m













(2.0 FTE)




Aircraft Engine Reserve

180,000









180,000

(T)n



Capitol and Governor's Security

938,554



676,395






262,159

(T)o




(19.0 FTE)













Highway Road Closure Fund

300,000







300,000

b






652,297







389,998

b

262,299

(T)l



Nuclear Materials Transportation

2,500







2,500

p





Hazardous Materials Routing

436,806







92,951

q

343,855

a











(1.5 FTE)

(5.5 FTE)




Hazardous Materials Equipment

171,000









171,000

a



Vehicle Identification Number Inspections

51,185







51,185

d





Garage Operations

585,804









585,804

(T)n













(2.0 FTE)




Vehicle Purchases/ Nonfleet

500,500









500,500

r




598,150









598,150

r



Victim Assistance

152,740









152,740

(T)s













(3.5 FTE)




Mobile Data Computers

614,860









152,798

u

462,062


Indirect Cost Assessment

6,613,663







91,798

b

6,438,327

t

83,538




55,004,016














56,142,886


























a These amounts shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund.

b These amounts shall be from various local sources of cash funds.

c Of this amount, $23,159,787 $23,071,751 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $48,419 shall be from various exempt local sources, and $652,027(T) shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

d These amounts shall be from the Vehicle Identification Number Inspection Fund pursuant to Section 42-5-204, C.R.S.

e Of this amount, $7,504,073 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $31,204(T) shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

f Of this amount, $1,306,128 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, $498,064 shall be from reserves in the Auto Sales Cash Fund, and $44,603(T) shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

g Of this amount, $4,441,533 $4,429,008 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $68,644(T) shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

h Of this amount, $78,606 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $3,358(T) shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies for the Garage Operation.

i Of this amount, $147,989 shall be from the Department of Transportation, and $56,911 shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

j This amount shall be from user fees collected.

k Of this amount, $1,294,256 $1,291,821 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $57,679(T) $95,204(T) shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies.

l This amount These amounts shall be from the Department of Transportation.

m Of this amount, $58,266 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $100,469(T) shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies.

n These amounts shall be from user fees collected from other state agencies.

o This amount shall be from the Legislative Department.

p This amount shall be from the Nuclear Materials Transportation Fund pursuant to Section 42-20-511, C.R.S.

q This amount shall be from the Hazardous Materials Safety Fund pursuant to Section 42-20-107, C.R.S.

r This amount Of this amount, $18,400 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $579,750 shall be from the sale of used vehicles.

s This amount shall be from the Victim's Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund, appropriated in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice.

t Of this amount, $6,267,600 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $170,727 shall be from various exempt local sources.

u Of this amount, $102,798 shall be from the Highway Users Tax Fund, and $50,000 shall be from the Contraband Custodial Fund.















(3) DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY












Personal Services

291,098



61,788




127,297

a

102,013

(T)b







(1.0 FTE)




(3.0 FTE)


(2.0 FTE)




Operating Expenses

167,946



7,088




145,247

a

15,611

(T)b



Indirect Cost Assessment

41,162







22,802

a

18,360

(T)b




500,206


























a These amounts shall be from the Firefighter and First Responder Certification Fund, the Fire Service Education and Training Fund, the Hazardous Materials Responder Voluntary Certification Fund, the Fire Suppression Cash Fund, and the Fireworks Licensing Cash Fund.

b These amounts shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.















(4) DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE6, 163a












(A) Administration














Personal Services

1,357,203



678,023






273,325

(T)a

405,855






(14.6 FTE)






(5.5 FTE)


(7.5 FTE)


Sick and Annual Payouts

12,658









12,658

(T)b



Operating Expenses

136,631



65,531






25,632

(T)a

45,468


Indirect Cost Assessment

149,035









44,614

(T)a

104,421



1,642,869














1,655,527



























a These amounts shall be from the Judicial Department out of the Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund pursuant to Section 24-33.5-506, C.R.S.

bThis amount shall be from indirect cost recoveries.















(B) Victims Assistance














Federal Victims Assistance and Compensation Grants

2,600,000











2,600,000


State Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Program164

590,819









590,819

(T)a




3,190,819



























a This amount shall be from the Judicial Department out of the Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund pursuant to Section 24-33.5-506, C.R.S.















(C) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention














Juvenile Justice Disbursements

974,651











974,651


Juvenile Diversion Programs - Restitution165

1,000,000



1,000,000










Juvenile Diversion Programs - Victim/Offender Mediation165

200,000



200,000










Juvenile Diversion Programs165

883,702



883,702










Alternative to Placement Projects166

500,000



500,000










Build a Generation Program Grants

694,000









694,000

(T)a



Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program

215,000









215,000

(T)b




4,467,353



























a Of this amount, $429,000 shall be from the Department of Local Affairs, and $265,000 shall be from federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act funds appropriated in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice.

b This amount shall be from the Department of Revenue out of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund.















(D) Community Corrections7, 8, 167













Transition Programs including standard residential services at an average rate of $34.34 per day per offender, and specialized substance abuse treatment at an average rate of $50.52 per day per offender

13,086,120












12,649,927













Diversion Programs including standard residential services at an average rate of $34.34 per day per offender, and

14,723,501














14,431,055













standard nonresidential services at an average rate of $5.12 per day per offender














Loans - New Community Corrections Facilities

60,000













Specialized Services

110,000













Day Reporting Center Services and Monitored Residential 3/4 House Programs

842,027














760,788













Substance Abuse Treatment Program

100,000














28,921,648



28,821,648




100,000

a






28,111,770



28,011,770
























a This amount shall be from the Drug Offender Surcharge Fund.















(E) Crime Control and System Improvement













State and Local Crime Control and System Improvement Grants

5,600,000











5,600,000


Sex Offender Surcharge Fund Program

71,972







71,972

a













(0.8 FTE)







5,671,972



























a This amount shall be from the Sex Offender Surcharge Fund pursuant to Section 18-21-103, C.R.S. Of this amount, $7,122 shall be used for indirect cost assessment.

















43,894,661














43,097,441


























(5) COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION












(A) Administration














Personal Services

241,790



206,721




35,069

a








(3.0 FTE)




(1.0 FTE)






Operating Expenses

20,256



14,480




5,776

a





Vehicle Lease Payments

188,446



167,386






21,060

(T)b



Leased Space in Montrose/Pueblo

88,000



88,000










Indirect Cost Assessment

353,618







212,479

c

141,139

(T)d




892,110



























a These amounts shall be from applicant print processing fees.

b This amount shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.

c This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

d Of this amount, $70,617 shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue, and $70,522 shall be from applicant print processing fees received from other state agencies.















(B) Investigative Support Services













(1) Laboratory














Personal Services

2,467,511



2,467,511












(41.0 FTE)









Operating Expenses

491,575



491,575








Laboratory Equipment

154,800



154,800










Genetic Markers

18,000









18,000

(T)b




3,131,886



























b This amount shall be from the state Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund, which is appropriated in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice.















(2) Investigative Assistance














Personal Services

1,644,201














(27.0 FTE)













Operating Expenses

135,494












1,779,695



1,779,695
























(3) Limited Gaming Support














Program Costs

486,860









486,860

(T)a













(7.0 FTE)


















a This amount shall be from Limited Gaming funds appropriated in the Department of Revenue.















(4) Statewide Insta-Check Program168

505,945







505,945

a













(12.0 FTE)




















a This amount shall be from the Statewide Instant Background Check Fund pursuant to Section 12-26.5-107 (2), C.R.S.















(C) Crime Information Center













Personal Services

2,283,316



1,000,598






1,282,718

(T)a




(51.1 FTE)













Operating Expenses

1,130,926



1,069,654




45,954

b

15,318

(T)c



Criminal Justice Records Act

1,843,988







895,460

d

948,528

(T)e




2,087,229







1,644,006

d

443,223

(T)e




(25.3 FTE)












Victim Assistance

38,000









38,000

(T)f













(1.0 FTE)





5,296,230














5,539,471



























a This amount shall be from indirect cost recoveries.

b This amount shall be from fees for services.

c This amount shall be from fees for services received from other state agencies.

d This amount shall be from applicant print processing fees.

e This amount shall be from applicant print processing fees received from other state agencies.

f This amount shall be from the state Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund, appropriated in the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice.

















12,092,726














12,335,967


























TOTALS PART XVII














(PUBLIC SAFETY)2, 3, 4


$122,546,090


$40,334,595




$4,045,563


$67,137,300

a

$11,028,632




$123,172,157


$39,564,852




$4,920,645


$67,092,970

a

$11,593,690
















a Of this amount, $13,703,140 $13,527,162 contains a (T) notation, and $51,991,269 $51,993,667 is from the Highway Users Tax Fund pursuant to Section 43-4-201(3)(a), C.R.S.

FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2240.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the Joint Budget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

4(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2240.)

6Department of Corrections, Management, Executive Director's Office Subprogram; Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Corrections, and Health and Rehabilitation Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division; Judicial Department, Probation and Related Services; and Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that state criminal justice agencies involved in multi-agency programs requiring separate appropriations to each agency designate one lead agency to be responsible for submitting a comprehensive annual budget request for such programs to the Joint Budget Committee. Each agency must still submit its portion of such request with its own budget document.

7(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2241.)

8(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2241.)

160Department of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol -- The Department is requested to submit to the Joint Budget Committee a detailed summary of FTE assigned to the field and to special programs with its FY 1998-99 budget request.

161(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2242.)

161aDepartment of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Public Safety save $144,000 in Highway Users Tax Funds as a result of reducing seven uniform positions and increasing six civilian positions.

162Department of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol, Sergeants, Technicians, and Troopers A and B -- The Chief of the Colorado State Patrol is requested to prepare a report to be submitted to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1997. The report shall identify those uniformed positions within the State Patrol that can be returned to line duties through consolidation of positions or replacement of civilian personnel and shall include a plan for accomplishment of such consolidation or replacement.

163Department of Public Safety, Colorado State Patrol, State Patrol Training Academy -- The Department is requested to provide a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1998, on its progress toward improving the performance and reducing costs of the State Patrol Training Academy.

163aDepartment of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Division of Criminal Justice prepare a report, in consultation with the Probation Division, the Parole Board, the Judicial Department, Community Corrections, the District Attorney's Council, the Attorney General, the Department of Corrections, members of the General Assembly, and victims' groups, analyzing and making recommendations on appropriate levels and/or lengths of commitment for drug offenses to the Department of Corrections' minimum and medium population. The report is requested to be submitted by January 1, 1998, to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the House and Senate Majority Offices, the House and Senate Minority Offices, the Capital Development Committee, and the Joint Budget Committee.

164Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Victims Assistance, State Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Program -- The State VALE Board is requested to submit recommendations on grants to state agencies to the Joint Budget Committee by January 2, 1998.

165(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2243.)

166Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Alternative to Placement Projects -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds be competitively awarded to counties that submit proposals for multi-disciplinary, non-categorical programs to provide child welfare services to at-risk children and their families. Such services shall include, but are not limited to, assessment, intervention, treatment, supervision, and shelter when and if appropriate.

167Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, Community Corrections -- Appropriations for community corrections programs are based on assumptions that providers of community corrections programs will collect client fees of up to $10 per day on the average for residential programs and $1 per day on the average for nonresidential programs. Pursuant to its authority to administer and execute contracts under Section 17-27-115, C.R.S., and in accordance with Section 17-27-107, C.R.S., the Division of Criminal Justice is requested to ensure that every reasonable effort is made to achieve such collections.

168(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2244.)

SECTION 2. 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.

____________________________ ____________________________

Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

____________________________ ____________________________

Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

APPROVED________________________________________

_________________________________________

Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 3/13/98 Updated: 3/13/98