Bill > HB1465

This bill modifies programs funded with money received from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and adjusts appropriations. * **Judicial Department:** $1.1 million is transferred from the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" Cash Fund. Additionally, the Judicial Department receives $4 million from the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund for pretrial diversion programs, with funds available until December 31, 2026. The Judicial Department also receives $4 million from the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" Cash Fund for information technology infrastructure upgrades, with funds to be expended or obligated by December 31, 2024. * **Department of Higher Education:** $12,386,281 is appropriated from the Workers, Employers, and Workforce Centers Cash Fund (originating from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund) for the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative's displaced workers grant, with funds available for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 academic years. An additional $39 million from the same source is appropriated for the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative. The "Finish What You Started" program receives funding for ongoing program participants through the 2025-26 academic year, with up to $4.5 million from need-based grants available through June 30, 2026. * **Department of Human Services:** The Behavioral Health Administration receives significant appropriations from the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund (originating from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund) for various programs including the Colorado land-based tribe behavioral health services grant program ($5 million), care coordination infrastructure ($12.2 million), the behavioral health-care educational program ($3.015 million), and the temporary youth mental health services program ($5.545 million). The department also receives $35 million for capital construction of a neuro-psych facility and $6.991 million for capital construction related to additional inpatient beds at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan. * **Department of Public Health and Environment:** $6.12 million is appropriated from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund (originating from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund) for immunization operating expenses. * **Department of Local Affairs:** The Division of Housing receives $45 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund (originating from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund) for the Ridge View Campus and $35 million for small community-based nonprofit infrastructure grants. * **Department of Natural Resources:** $60 million is appropriated for groundwater compact compliance and sustainability, with funds available through December 31, 2026. An additional $15 million is appropriated for watershed restoration and flood mitigation project grants, also available through December 31, 2026. * **Other Appropriations:** $70,581.99 is transferred from the Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Cash Fund to the "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021" Cash Fund. $495,000 originating from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund is transferred from a domestic violence fund to the Behavioral and Mental Health Cash Fund. The Practice-based Health Education Grant Program receives $20 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund, with funds available until December 31, 2026. Many appropriations have extended availability dates, often through December 31, 2026, and some are tied to specific federal funding sources.