Bill > SB200

Introduced Session

In 2019, the general assembly created the Colorado secure savings board (board) in the office of the state treasurer to study the costs to the state of insufficient retirement savings and 3 approaches to increasing retirement savings in Colorado. The board found that a state-facilitated automatic enrollment individual retirement account program is the best option for Colorado and recommended the establishment of such a program, coupled with the greater use of financial education tools in the state. In furtherance of the board's recommendation, the bill directs the board to create and implement the Colorado secure savings program (program). The bill specifies the powers and duties of the board in connection with the creation and administration of the program and updates the criteria to which the board is required to adhere in developing the program. The board is required to adopt rules regarding enrollment in the program, contributions to and withdrawals from program accounts, the process for employer exemptions from offering the program, and required disclosures. The bill creates the Colorado secure savings program fund in the state treasury to consist of money appropriated by the general assembly, money transferred to the fund by the federal government, money from fees and penalties in connection with the program, and any gifts, grants, or donations made to the fund. All individual account information for accounts under the program is confidential and may not be disclosed except under specified circumstances.

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KC Becker (D)*,  Kerry Donovan (D)*,  Tracy Kraft-Tharp (D)*,  Brittany Pettersen (D)*, 

Governor Signed (on 07/14/2020)

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