J_JBC_2025A 03/21/2025 08:45:45 AM Committee Summary

Staff clarified that the transfer will occur in separate legislation and the Long Bill appropriations will be reduced by $250,000 for each program for two fiscal years

Committee clarified that the motion included draft legislation, but will require support of the full Committee to introduce

Committee clarified that the motion includes legislation to effectuate the transfer

Committee discussed Statewide Comeback #6: R1 Transfers of Certain Interest Income Revenue Subject to TABOR but did not take action

Committee discussed Department of Natural Resources Comeback #R10: Restructuring Severance Tax Operational Fund but did not take action

No action on OEDIT Comeback #8: General Fund Increase for Global Business Development

No action on OEDIT Comeback #9: Minority Business Office

Committee already acted on DEC Comeback #10: Colorado Child Care Assistance Program and Child Care Development
Fund Balance

Committee already acted on DOR Comeback #11: DOR Lottery Optimization

Committee clarified that the motion will require legislation after the Long Bill

Committee already acted on Comeback $13 OIT reductions

Committee discussed Department of Personnel Comeback #15 Address Confidentiality Resources but did not take action

Committee discussed Department of Transportation Comeback #18: Reduce Road Safety Surcharge and Distribution Update but did not take action

Committee did not take action on Department of Education Comeback #21: Social Studies assessment

Committee delayed action on Department of Local Affairs Severance Tax

Committee already acted on Public Safety comebacks

Committee did not consider DHS Comeback #32 R3/BA2 Increase DYS bed cap

Committee already discussed DORA Comeback #37: Revenue reductions

Discussion of Marijuana Tax Cash Fund

Committee discussed decreasing School Bullying to remove the decrease for CDOT impaired driving from OSPB balancing proposals

Committee already acted on Higher Ed Comeback #44: AHEC

Committee discussed Higher Ed Comeback #45: Continuation of FAFSA Outreach but did not take action for legislation to be considered outside of the Committee

Committee discussed LLS 25-0977 Delay Continuous Eligibility and decided not to introduce as a JBC bill

Committee discussed LLS 25-0979 Repeal Equine Therapy but did not take action

Committee clarified that legislation associated with the Community Corrections recommendation will not run with the Long Bill

Staff comebacks for Department of Education

The Committee passed a motion for Healthy School Meals legislation without unanimous support. The Committee therefore discussed the expectation that legislation will run outside of the Committee.

Committee discussed tabling Healthy School Meals for further discussion on Monday

Committee discussed the ASCENT program and determined that funding would remain unchanged in the Long Bill without support for legislative changes

Department of Natural Resources

Committee delayed action on DNR Long Bill footnotes until Monday

The Committee discussed but did not take action on comeback requests