Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-93-105

Current through Chapter 123 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 22-93-105 - School bullying prevention and education cash fund - created
(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the school bullying prevention and education cash fund. The cash fund shall consist of moneys transferred or appropriated thereto pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and any other moneys that may be made available by the general assembly. The moneys in the cash fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this article. Any moneys not provided as grants may be invested by the state treasurer as provided in section 24-36-113, C.R.S. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the cash fund shall be credited to the cash fund. Any amount remaining in the cash fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the cash fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or to any other fund.
(2) No more than five percent of the moneys annually expended from the cash fund may be used for the expenses incurred by the department in administering this article.
(3)
(a) The general assembly may appropriate money to the bullying prevention and education cash fund from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501.
(b) The department may seek, accept, and expend public or private gifts, grants, and donations from public and private sources to implement this article; except that the department shall not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with the provisions of this article or any other law of the state. The department shall transfer all private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, and donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the cash fund.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require the department to solicit moneys for the purposes of this article.

C.R.S. § 22-93-105

Amended by 2018 Ch. 253,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 271,§ 12, eff. 6/4/2015.
L. 2011: Entire article added, (HB 11-1254), ch. 173, p. 651, §1, effective May 13. L. 2015: (1) and (3)(a) amended, (HB 15-1367), ch. 271, p. 1074, § 12, effective June 4. L. 2018: (3)(a) amended, (HB 18-1369), ch. 253, p. 1554, § 3, effective August 8.

For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1367, see section 1 of chapter 271, Session Laws of Colorado 2015. For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1369, see section 1 of chapter 253, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.