Fiscal Impact Summary	FY 1999/2000	FY 2000/2001
State Revenues General Fund Cash Fund Exempt	$ 0	$ 11,000
State Expenditures General Fund Cash Fund Exempt	$ 11,000 0	$ 0 11,000
FTE Position Change	0.0 FTE	0.0 FTE
Other State Impact: None
Effective Date: July 1, 1999
Appropriation Summary for FY 1999-2000: Department of Personnel — $11,000 General Fund
Local Government Impact: None

The bill creates the "Colorado Wellness Program Act" and establishes a Wellness Council in the Department of Personnel. The "Colorado Wellness Program Act" includes the following provisions:

• requires state agencies, the judicial department, and the legislative branch to appoint one wellness coordinator, no later than October 1, 1999, to the Wellness Council;

• requires members of the Wellness Council to serve without compensation other than reimbursement for actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses;

• provides for the acceptance and expenditure of donations and grants from public or private sources to implement wellness programs throughout the state;

• creates the Wellness Program Fund to be administered by the Wellness Coordinating Committee; and

The bill provides for the acceptance of donations and grants from public or private sources to implement wellness programs. The degree to which these moneys will be available cannot be quantified at this time. Any moneys received from donations or grants would be considered cash funds exempt under TABOR.

The fiscal note assumes there will be a total of 22 representatives from state agencies and the legislative and judicial branches on the Wellness Council. It is assumed there will be: (1) start-up costs to market the committee plans and solicit donations; and (2) reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of council member duties. These costs are estimated at $11,000 in FY 1999-00 ($500/representative x 22 representatives = $11,000).

Although the bill establishes the Wellness Program Fund, to be administered by the Wellness Coordinating Committee for purposes of implementing and administering wellness programs statewide, the fiscal note assumes that an initial General Fund appropriation is required to implement the program. The Wellness Coordinating Committee, appointed by the the Wellness Council, is established in the Department of Personnel. Therefore, the fiscal note assumes that the Department of Personnel is the appropriate state agency to receive the appropriation for the Colorado Wellness Program. For FY 2000-01, the fiscal note assumes that grants and donations will support the program's activities. If grants and donations are insufficient, General Fund support would be required.

Although not quantified in this fiscal note, state employees attending council meetings during business hours would be absent from their workplace. The number of hours an employee would serve on the council annually are not known. Thus, any fiscal impact to state agencies as a result of hours lost cannot be quantified at this time.

The fiscal note indicates that the Department of Personnel should receive a General Fund appropriation of $11,000 for FY 1999-00.