SB15-152 Summary

• Appropriates supplemental funding to the Colorado Department of Law for fiscal year 2014-15, amending the original HB 14-1336 appropriation.

• Total appropriation of $70,445,297 distributed across General Fund ($12,958,453), General Fund Exempt ($12,370,910), Cash Funds ($12,370,910), and Reappropriated Funds ($43,368,662).

• Funds support six departmental functions: Administration, Legal Services to State Agencies, Criminal Justice and Appellate, Water and Natural Resources, Consumer Protection, and Special Purpose litigation.

• Includes provisions limiting hourly billing rates for legal services at $102.79 per hour for attorneys and $78.73 per hour for legal assistants, equating to a blended rate of $99.01 per hour.

• Grants Department of Law flexibility to use $200,000 from the Litigation Management and Technology line item to address unanticipated state legal needs without requiring additional FTE or salary increases.