HB 14-1234 Summary

• Appropriates supplemental funds to the Colorado Department of Education for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, amending Part III of SB 13-230.

• Provides $4,561,083,312 in total appropriations distributed across General Fund ($2,630,460,887), General Fund Exempt Account ($469,842,084), Cash Funds ($806,471,425), and Reappropriated Funds ($28,725,323).

• Major allocations include $3,480,819,031 for state share of districts' total program funding, $292,419,984 for special education programs for children with disabilities, and $57,000,000 for public school capital construction assistance board lease payments.

• Funds management and administration ($78,301,889), assessments and data analyses, state charter school institute operations, assistance to public schools, library programs, and the School for the Deaf and the Blind.

• Includes safety clause declaring the appropriation necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety; approved by Governor John W. Hickenlooper.