Office of State Planning and Budgeting

C.R.S. tit. 24, art. 37

in effect

C.R.S. § 24-37-101 Definitions

24-37-101. Definitions. As used in this article 37, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Capital construction" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (2). (2) "Capital renewal" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (3). (3) "Controlled maintenance" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (4), including the limitations specified in section 24-30-1303.9. (4) "Director" means the director of the office of state planning and budgeting. (5) "Information technology budget request" has the meaning set forth in section 2-3-1701 (8). (6) "Office" means the office of state planning and budgeting.

C.R.S. § 24-37-102 Office of state planning and budgeting - creation

24-37-102. Office of state planning and budgeting - creation. There is hereby created in the office of the governor an office of state planning and budgeting, the head of which shall be the director of the office of state planning and budgeting, who shall be appointed by the governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.

C.R.S. § 24-37-103 Director - duties

24-37-103. Director - duties. (1) The director shall: (a) Develop the annual executive planning, programming, and budgeting cycle, consistent with the provisions of this article; (b) Develop long-range plans for both operating and capital construction budgets and for the state revenue structure; (c) Review pending legislation and determine the economic impact, if any, of such legislation upon the people of this state. The director shall report his or her findings, together with any projections he or she deems necessary, to the governor. (d) Publish an annual performance report as specified in section 2-7-204, C.R.S.; and (e) Approve or disapprove, after consultation with the joint budget committee, requests for moneys from the community supervision supplemental fund created pursuant to section 17-1-114, C.R.S.

C.R.S. § 24-37-104 Acceptance of gifts and grants

24-37-104. Acceptance of gifts and grants. The office, with the approval of the governor, is specifically empowered to receive and expend all grants, gifts, and bequests, where such grants, gifts, or bequests involve no state funds for acquisition, construction, or operation, including federal funds available for the purposes for which the office exists, and to contract with the United States and all other legal entities with respect thereto. The office may provide, where such funds are specifically appropriated, matching funds wherever funds, grants, gifts, bequests, and contractual assistance are available on such basis. The office shall provide such information, reports, and services as may be necessary to secure such financial aid.

C.R.S. § 24-37-105 Transfer of functions

24-37-105. Transfer of functions. (1) The office shall, on and after July 1, 1984, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the office of state planning and budgeting as a principal department prior to said date concerning the duties and functions transferred to the office pursuant to this article. On and after July 1, 1984, the officers and employees of the office of state planning and budgeting as a principal department prior to said date whose duties and functions concerned the duties and functions transferred to the office pursuant to this article and whose employment in the office is deemed necessary by the director to carry out the purposes of this article shall be transferred to the office and become employees thereof. Such employees shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations. (2) On July 1, 1984, all items of property, real and personal, including office furniture and fixtures, books, documents, and records of the office of state planning and budgeting as a principal department prior to said date pertaining to the duties and functions transferred to the office pursuant to this article, are transferred to the office and become the property thereof. (3) Whenever the office of state planning and budgeting is referred to or designated by a contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the office pursuant to this article, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the office created pursuant to this article. All contracts entered into by the office of state planning and budgeting as a principal department prior to July 1, 1984, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the office pursuant to this article are hereby validated, with the office created by this article succeeding to all the rights and obligations of such contracts. Any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred pursuant to such contracts are hereby transferred and appropriated to the office created by this article for the payment of such obligations.

C.R.S. § 24-37-201 State planning - responsibilities

24-37-201. State planning - responsibilities. (1) The office of state planning and budgeting shall: (a) Repealed. (b) Stimulate and encourage state agencies to engage in long-range and short-range planning in their respective areas of responsibility with the assistance of the office of the state architect; (c) Review and coordinate the planning efforts of state agencies, including the relationship of such efforts with federal and local governmental programs; (d) Furnish the office of the state architect and the state agencies with data, projections, and other technical assistance needed to discharge the state agencies' planning responsibilities and coordinate the exchange of relevant reports, data, and projections among state agencies; (e) From time to time, conduct public hearings to encourage maximum public understanding and agreement as to factual data and assumptions upon which projections and analyses are based and also to receive suggestions as to types of projections and analyses that are needed; (f) Participate in comprehensive interstate planning and other activities related thereto; (g) Make studies and inquiries relevant to state planning of the resources of the state and of the problems of agriculture, industry, and commerce, as well as population and urban growth, local government, and related matters affecting the development of the state; (h) Prepare, and from time to time revise, an inventory, in collaboration with the appropriate state and federal agencies, of the public and private natural resources, of major public and private works, and of other facilities and information which are deemed of importance in planning for the development of the state, not pertaining to cartography; (i) Supply to the public available information developed pursuant to this subsection (1); (j) Accept and receive grants and services relevant to state planning from the federal government, other state agencies, local governments, and private and civic sources; (k) Act as reviewing authority or otherwise provide cooperative services under any federal-state planning programs. (2) The office of state planning and budgeting shall exercise care so as not to duplicate the projections from data of state agencies and nonstate agencies and shall utilize such projections to the maximum extent possible.

C.R.S. § 24-37-202 Prison utilization study - repeal

24-37-202. Prison utilization study - repeal. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 24-37-301 Executive budget responsibility

24-37-301. Executive budget responsibility. The governor, as chief executive, shall annually evaluate the plans, policies, and programs of all departments of the state government. He shall direct the formulation of his decisions into a financial plan encompassing all sources of revenue and expenditure. He shall propose this plan for the consideration of the general assembly in the form of an annual executive budget consisting of operating expenditures, capital construction expenditures, estimated revenues, and special surveys. Proposed expenditures in the budget shall not exceed estimated moneys available. After legislative review and modification, if any, of the budget and appropriation of the moneys therefor, the governor shall administer the budget.

C.R.S. § 24-37-302 Responsibilities of the office of state planning and budgeting

24-37-302. Responsibilities of the office of state planning and budgeting. (1) The office of state planning and budgeting shall assist the governor in his or her responsibilities pertaining to the executive budget. Specifically, it shall: (a) Design and prepare, in coordination with the joint budget committee of the general assembly, the forms and instructions to be used in preparation of all budget requests except those pertaining to higher education. Such budget requests shall include, but shall not be limited to, an analysis of costs, revenues, fund balances, and performance indicators for all programs notwithstanding the source of funds. (a.5) Design and prepare, in coordination with the staff of the joint technology committee of the general assembly, the forms and instructions to be used in preparation of all budget requests and supplemental budget requests submitted to the joint technology committee pursuant to section 24-37-304 (1)(c.5). The staff of the joint technology committee shall make recommendations to the joint technology committee regarding such forms and instructions for the committee's approval. The forms and instructions shall require that budget requests submitted to the joint technology committee include: (I) Information from a request for information issued pursuant to section 24-103-201.5, or other formal market research regarding the information technology budget request; (II) A defined scope of work and information regarding whether a vendor or consultant assisted in preparing the specifications or statement of work included in the information technology budget request; (III) A range of options for completing the project, including the estimated costs for such options; and (IV) Any other available and relevant information obtained from the market research related to the information technology budget request. (b) Review and approve the forms and instructions for higher education budget requests which are prescribed by the Colorado commission on higher education; (c) Develop an annual executive planning, programming, and budgeting cycle; (d) Develop, in coordination with the Colorado commission on higher education, for state-supported institutions of higher education, the annual executive budget timetable; (e) Make recommendations to the governor on appointees to the governor's revenue-estimating advisory group; preside over meetings of and provide the staff for that group; and, with the advice of the group, assist in developing the general fund revenue estimates required by section 24-75-201.3; (f) Conduct annual executive budget hearings on the plans, programs, policies, and budget requests of all state agencies in the executive department; (g) Develop recommendations for the governor in his formulation of budget proposals to the general assembly and prepare for the governor the annual executive budget proposals to the general assembly, together with the proposed legislative bills embodying such proposals; (h) Design, develop, and present briefings to the joint budget committee and the members of the general assembly, the general public, and other interested parties on the annual executive budget proposals; (i) Make available to the governor-elect, if there is a governor-elect who is not the governor, complete details about the budget and the information upon which it is based; (j) and (k) Repealed. (k.1) Review for the governor all work programs recommended by the controller; (k.2) Repealed. (l) Develop procedures governing the submission of state agency requests to nonstate agencies for funds to be used for state purposes and problems; review for the governor all such requests requiring the commitment or expenditure of state funds; and advise the joint budget committee of the general assembly, prior to submission for approval, of any such requests committing the state to a program which has not theretofore had the approval of the general assembly; equests to nonstate agencies for funds to be used for state purposes and problems; review for the governor all such requests requiring the commitment or expenditure of state funds; and advise the joint budget committee of the general assembly, prior to submission for approval, of any such requests committing the state to a program which has not theretofore had the approval of the general assembly; (m) Continually review and recommend revisions of the plans, policies, and programs of the state agencies; propose alternative methods for accomplishing the objectives of state programs and policies; and develop and implement, in coordination with the controller, a system for evaluating the results of and measuring the effectiveness of governmental expenditures; (n) Develop long-range fiscal plans for both operating and capital construction budgets and for the state revenue structure, such plans to be consistent with the policies and objectives of state planning. (2) The director shall have such authority, with the approval of the governor, as is necessary to discharge the responsibilities set forth in subsection (1) of this section, including but not limited to the publication of administrative regulations and the acceptance of gifts and grants. (3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the director of the office of state planning and budgeting shall require that all state agency budget submissions be distributed in an electronic format either by delivery of a compact disc or by the sending of an electronic notification that includes an attached budget submission or a hyperlink to the website where the budget submission is posted. (b) The department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the independent ethics commission, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman shall use the state agency budget submissions described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) as a guideline for the submission of their budgets to the joint budget committee.

C.R.S. § 24-37-303 Governor has final authority

24-37-303. Governor has final authority. The final authority and decision in all matters relating to the executive budget is hereby vested in the governor.

C.R.S. § 24-37-304 Additional budgeting responsibilities

24-37-304. Additional budgeting responsibilities. (1) In addition to the responsibilities enumerated in section 24-37-302, the office of state planning and budgeting shall: (a) Annually evaluate plans, policies, programs, and budget requests of all departments, institutions, and agencies of the executive branch of state government. The office of state planning and budgeting shall develop a financial plan encompassing all sources of revenue and expenditure. It shall propose this plan for the budget, consisting of operating expenditures, capital construction expenditures, estimated revenues, and special surveys, but the plan for capital construction expenditures must consider recommendations made by the office of the state architect for state agencies, and recommendations made by the Colorado commission on higher education for state institutions of higher education. Budget requests shall include a description of one or more measurable annual objectives in the areas of operational efficiency and effectiveness for each department, institution, and agency. Proposed expenditures in the budget shall not exceed estimated moneys available. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c.3) or (c.5) of this subsection (1), ensure submission to the joint budget committee of the general assembly by the deadlines set forth in section 2-3-208, C.R.S., of all state agency requests for the upcoming year; (b.5) Except as provided in paragraph (c.3) or (c.5) of this subsection (1), ensure submission to the joint budget committee of the general assembly by the deadlines set forth in section 2-3-208, C.R.S., of all state agency requests for supplemental appropriations for the current fiscal year; (c) Repealed. (c.3) (I) Ensure submission to the capital development committee of: (A) Except for projects authorized pursuant to section 23-1-106 (9), C.R.S., all cash-funded capital construction or capital renewal budget requests by each state agency for the upcoming fiscal year no later than September 15 of each year; (B) All state-funded capital construction or capital renewal budget requests by each state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year no later than October 1 of each year; (C) The recommended priority of funding of capital construction or capital renewal projects of each state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year no later than November 1 of each year; (D) All state-funded controlled maintenance budget requests by each state agency or state institution of higher education as recommended by the office of the state architect pursuant to section 24-30-1303 (1)(k.5) and (1)(t)(II) for the upcoming fiscal year no later than December 1 of each year; and (E) All capital construction, capital renewal, and controlled maintenance budget request amendments and budget request amendments that are related to a request for a supplemental appropriation for the current or previous fiscal year by each state agency or state institution of higher education no later than December 10 of each year. (II) All new capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests, and all capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget request amendments or budget request amendments that are related to a request for supplemental appropriations, submitted by a state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year after the deadlines specified in subsection (1)(c.3)(I)(A) to (1)(c.3)(I)(D) of this section as a result of circumstances unknown to, and not reasonably foreseeable by, the state agency or the state institution of higher education must be submitted no later than December 10 of each year. propriations, submitted by a state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year after the deadlines specified in subsection (1)(c.3)(I)(A) to (1)(c.3)(I)(D) of this section as a result of circumstances unknown to, and not reasonably foreseeable by, the state agency or the state institution of higher education must be submitted no later than December 10 of each year. (III) The office may modify the recommended priority of funding of capital construction or capital renewal projects of each state agency and state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year no later than the January 1 of the year following the original submission described in sub-subparagraph (C) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c.3). (IV) In the event of an emergency, the office may submit a capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget request, budget request amendment, or budget request amendment that is related to a request for a supplemental appropriation for a state agency or state institution of higher education after the deadlines specified in subsections (1)(c.3)(I) and (1)(c.3)(II) of this section if the office, as soon as possible but no later than thirty days after determining the emergency, makes a presentation to the capital development committee explaining the nature of the emergency and the estimated time for submission of such budget request, budget request amendment, or budget request amendment that is related to a request for a supplemental appropriation. (c.5) (I) Ensure submission to the joint technology committee of: (A) All information technology budget requests by each state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year no later than October 1 of each year; (B) The recommended priority of funding of all information technology budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year no later than November 1 of each year; and (C) All requests for supplemental information technology budget requests for the current or previous fiscal year by each state agency or state institution of higher education no later than December 10 of each year. (II) All new or amended information technology budget requests submitted by a state agency or state institution of higher education for the upcoming fiscal year after the deadlines specified in sub-subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c.5) as a result of circumstances unknown to, and not reasonably foreseeable by, the state agency or the state institution of higher education must be submitted no later than December 10 of each year. (III) The office may modify the recommended priority for information technology budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year no later than January 1 of the year following the original submission described in sub-subparagraph (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c.5). (IV) In the event of an emergency, the office may submit an information technology budget request for a state agency or state institution of higher education after the deadlines specified in subparagraphs (I) and (II) of this paragraph (c.5) if the office, as soon as possible but no later than thirty days after determining the emergency, makes a presentation to the joint technology committee explaining the nature of the emergency and the estimated time for submission of such budget request. (V) Any new or amended information technology budget request or supplemental information technology budget request submitted to the joint technology committee pursuant to this paragraph (c.5) must clearly identify and quantify anticipated administrative and operating efficiencies or program enhancements and service expansion through cost-benefit analyses and return on investment calculations. st. (V) Any new or amended information technology budget request or supplemental information technology budget request submitted to the joint technology committee pursuant to this paragraph (c.5) must clearly identify and quantify anticipated administrative and operating efficiencies or program enhancements and service expansion through cost-benefit analyses and return on investment calculations. (d) Execute the appropriations acts or other acts having fiscal implications in such a manner as to assure compliance with the expenditure limitation, by source of funds, personnel authorizations, contingency and performance requirements, and legislative intent; (e) Repealed. (f) Develop, or cause to be developed, current operational master plans for each state institution and agency, except state schools, colleges, and universities as provided in section 23-1-106, C.R.S., for submission to and approval by the general assembly; (g) Develop and enforce a method of internal audit that will assure compliance with appropriations provisions and executive orders; (h) Carry out such other functions and duties as may be directed by the governor.

C.R.S. § 24-37-305 2018-19 fiscal year - required reductions in departmental and executive branch budget requests

24-37-305. 2018-19 fiscal year - required reductions in departmental and executive branch budget requests. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, for the 2018-19 budget year, each principal department of state government that submits a budget request to the office of state planning and budgeting shall request, when submitting the budget request, a total budget for the department that is at least two percent lower than its actual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. (b) The requirement specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to the department of education created in section 24-1-115 (1) or the department of transportation created in section 24-1-128.7 (1). (2) The office of state planning and budgeting shall strongly consider the budget reduction proposals made by each principal department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section when preparing the annual executive budget proposals to the general assembly for the governor as required by section 24-37-302 (1)(g) and shall seek to ensure, subject to section 24-37-303, that the executive budget proposal for each department is at least two percent lower than the department's actual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.

C.R.S. § 24-37-401 Short title

24-37-401. Short title. This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Pay For Success Contracts Act".

C.R.S. § 24-37-402 Definitions

24-37-402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Contract" means a pay for success contract entered into by the office and a lead contractor, or the office, one or more local governments, and a lead contractor as authorized by section 24-37-403. (2) "Fund" means the pay for success contracts fund created in section 24-37-403. (3) "Investor" means a person or entity that is not a lead contractor or provider and that provides working capital to fund the provision of services under a contract. (4) "Lead contractor" means an organization or local government selected by the director of the office to participate in the state program by: (a) Entering into a pay for success contract with the office or with the office and one or more local governments, as applicable, to provide program-eligible interventions directly or through subcontracts with other providers; (b) Overseeing the provision of program-eligible interventions by any other providers with which it subcontracts; and (c) Using its own money or borrowing money to pay the costs of providing program-eligible interventions throughout the contract as negotiated by the parties and, if the program-eligible interventions that it provides meet the defined performance targets established in a pay for success contract, receiving success payments. (5) "Local government" means a county, municipality, or school district. (6) "Program-eligible interventions" means services provided in order to improve the lives and living conditions of individuals by increasing economic opportunity and the likelihood of healthy futures and promoting child and youth development. (7) "Provider" means a person or entity that provides program-eligible interventions on a for-profit or nonprofit basis. "Provider" includes: (a) A lead contractor that provides program-eligible interventions directly rather than entering into subcontracts with other providers for the provision of such interventions; and (b) A local government, which may be the same local government that establishes a program-eligible interventions program, that provides program-eligible interventions. (8) "School district" means any public school district organized under state law or an institute charter school created pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, C.R.S. "School district" does not include a local college district. (9) "State program" means the pay for success contracts program established in section 24-37-403. (10) "Success payments" means payments made to the lead contractor for meeting defined performance targets specified in a pay for success contract.

C.R.S. § 24-37-403 Establishment of state pay for success contracts program - pay for success contracts fund - creation

24-37-403. Establishment of state pay for success contracts program - pay for success contracts fund - creation. (1) There is hereby established in the office the state pay for success contracts program. The purpose of the state program is to provide authorization, subject to specified requirements and limitations, for the office to enter into pay for success contracts with one or more lead contractors for the provision of program-eligible interventions. (2) Before entering into a pay for success contract authorized by this section, the office, one or more local governments, or the office and one or more local governments shall conduct a request for proposal process. The request for proposal must describe the desired population to be served, desired outcomes, and the potential duration of a pay for success program and may include performance targets. The office shall make a request for proposal issued pursuant to this subsection (2) publicly available on its website upon its issuance. (3) The office, or the office and one or more local governments as authorized by subsection (4) of this section, may enter into a contract with a lead contractor for the provision of program-eligible interventions. Entry into such a contract is generally subject to the requirements of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title 24, and the office is encouraged, but not required, to use the request for proposals process specified in section 24-103-203. When developing and reviewing the terms of a pay for success contract, the office may consult with the state treasurer on financial terms and with experts to provide advice regarding definition of appropriate performance targets. A contract shall not require or authorize the state to use federal moneys to make success payments unless federal law or federal regulations authorize the use of federal moneys for that purpose. Before it enters into a contract, the office shall make the contract available to the public on the office's website and provide an opportunity for public comment regarding the contract. Prior to entering into the terms of a contract, a contract must: (a) Clearly define the type, scope, and duration of the program-eligible interventions that the lead contractor will directly or indirectly provide, which it must provide by implementing a new program or expanding the population served by an existing program, or both, and the specific outcomes sought based on defined performance targets. The interventions that a lead contractor directly or indirectly provides must not supplant any existing state, local government, or school district employee who is providing the same interventions that the lead contractor will directly or indirectly provide. (b) Detail the roles and responsibilities of each party to the contract and identified subcontractors; (c) State that once the contract is executed, an investor that is funding the activities of a lead contractor under the terms of the contract is prohibited from dictating the manner of delivery of services to be provided under the terms of the contract by the lead contractor or any other provider that are not related to the potential for the project to deliver the success measures in the contract. This paragraph (c) does not prohibit an investor from performing due diligence on its investment or managing the investment. (d) Provide for an objective process by which an independent evaluator determines whether the defined performance targets have been achieved; (e) Specify that the provision of program-eligible interventions provided by the lead contractor may not exceed a period of seven years unless one or more defined performance targets specified in the contract is met within the first seven years in which the interventions are provided, but the evaluation of the success of the contract may take into account outcomes that occur at any time after the provision of program-eligible interventions has been completed; s provided by the lead contractor may not exceed a period of seven years unless one or more defined performance targets specified in the contract is met within the first seven years in which the interventions are provided, but the evaluation of the success of the contract may take into account outcomes that occur at any time after the provision of program-eligible interventions has been completed; (f) Specify the procedures that the lead contractor must follow to request payments and a repayment schedule; (g) State that any request for payment made by the lead contractor is subject to approval by the office and that the obligation of the office to make any payment is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly; and (h) Include a clause that specifies any causes for and the procedures for early termination of a contract, requires at least ninety days notice to each party to the contract and any service provider of a proposed termination, and requires a transition plan that minimizes any negative impact on the individuals being served by the lead contractor should early termination occur. (4) With the approval of the office and the lead contractor, one or more local governments may be additional parties to a contract to be entered into by the office as authorized by subsection (3) of this section if the chief financial officer and the governing body of each participating local government review and approve the terms of the proposed contract. Any contract that includes one or more local governments as additional parties shall provide for the allocation of payment responsibilities between the state and each local government if the lead contractor meets the defined performance targets specified in the contract. (5) The office shall enact a sustainability plan based on successful outcomes and performance for those program-eligible interventions that yield savings as assessed by an independent evaluator. If requested by the office or the state auditor, the independent evaluator shall provide its assessment and the data underlying its assessment to the state auditor for review. The office shall annually make publicly available a summary that identifies the defined performance targets met and not met and amounts of success payments paid. (6) (a) The pay for success contracts fund and the office of state planning and budgeting youth pay for success initiatives account of the fund are hereby created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund and the principal of the account respectively consist of: (I) Money appropriated or transferred to the fund or the account by the general assembly that has become available or is expected to become available due to direct or indirect reductions in state spending resulting from the provision of program-eligible interventions programs under a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; and (II) Any other money that the general assembly appropriates or transfers to the fund or the account. account by the general assembly that has become available or is expected to become available due to direct or indirect reductions in state spending resulting from the provision of program-eligible interventions programs under a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; and (II) Any other money that the general assembly appropriates or transfers to the fund or the account. (b) Interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund; except that interest and income earned on the deposit and investment of money in the account is credited to the account. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the office shall expend money in the fund and in the account to make payments to the lead contractor as required by a contract and to pay any administrative expenses incurred in connection with a contract. The office shall expend money in the account solely for the programs listed in section 24-37-404, but the department of human services may expend any money appropriated to it from the account for personal services and operating expenses related to the administration of any contract. (7) Funding provided by a nongovernmental entity for a program to be implemented under the terms of a pay for success contract is not a grant, as defined in section 24-75-1301, even if the funding is not ultimately required to be repaid because the entity receives contractual consideration from the state in exchange for the funding in the form of a promise to make success payments if the program is successful. (8) Unless otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this section exempts the state, a lead contractor, or any other person involved in the provision of services being provided through a program that is implemented through a pay for success contract from the requirements of any applicable federal, state, or local law or rule.

C.R.S. § 24-37-404 Transfers from marijuana tax cash fund and general fund to office of state planning and budgeting youth pay for success initiatives account - use of

24-37-404. Transfers from marijuana tax cash fund and general fund to office of state planning and budgeting youth pay for success initiatives account - use of. (1) The state treasurer shall transfer the following amounts to the office of state planning and budgeting youth pay for success initiatives account of the fund: (a) On July 1, 2018: (I) Nine hundred eighty-nine thousand four hundred seventy dollars from the marijuana tax cash fund; and (II) Four hundred one thousand three hundred fourteen dollars from the general fund; (b) On July 1, 2019: (I) One million seven hundred seventeen thousand seven hundred sixty-four dollars from the marijuana tax cash fund; and (II) Five hundred forty-five thousand seventy-nine dollars from the general fund; (c) On July 1, 2020: (I) One million seven hundred twenty-five thousand sixty-six dollars from the marijuana tax cash fund; and (II) Four hundred ninety-eight thousand three hundred fifty-five dollars from the general fund; and (d) On July 1, 2021, four hundred forty-eight thousand four hundred eighty dollars from the general fund. (2) The office shall expend money in the account only for the following pilot programs, which the office has selected for implementation after reviewing numerous proposals submitted in response to its call for innovation for proposals designed to reduce juvenile involvement in the justice system, reduce out-of-home placements of juveniles, and improve on-time high school graduation rates: (a) A Jefferson county pilot program to improve educational outcomes for foster youth; (b) A multi-systemic therapy pilot program for underserved regions of Colorado; and (c) A Denver pilot program to better serve runaway youth upstream.

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