SB 17-166 Summary

• Appropriates supplemental funding to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, amending the existing budget in Session Laws of Colorado 2016 (HB 16-1405).

• Total appropriation of $225,498,851 distributed across multiple funding sources: $8,443,132 from General Fund, $1,211,976 in cash funds, $800,000 reappropriated funds, and $215,043,743 from federal funds.

• Funds allocated to four major divisions: Executive Director and Army National Guard ($12,509,288), Division of Veterans Affairs ($3,850,490), Air National Guard ($3,492,704), and Federal Funded Programs ($205,646,369).

• Includes funding for personnel services, health and dental benefits, salary surveys, operating expenses, information technology, facility leases, Civil Air Patrol operations, and County Veterans Service Officer payments.

• Includes a safety clause declaring the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety; bill was signed by Governor John W. Hickenlooper.