Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 8-77-106 - Unemployment revenue fund(1) There is hereby created the unemployment revenue fund, to which shall be credited all interest collected by the division on delinquent premiums or surcharges pursuant to the provisions of section 8-79-101, all penalties collected by the division pursuant to sections 8-79-104 (1)(a) and (1)(c) and 8-81-101 (4)(a)(II), all remaining moneys in the federal advance interest repayment fund after all known interest charges and associated administrative costs pursuant to section 8-77-103 have been paid pursuant to section 8-77-108 (3), and all investigative costs collected by the division pursuant to section 8-81-101 (4)(a)(III).(2) All moneys accruing to the unemployment revenue fund in any manner whatsoever shall be maintained in a separate account by the state treasurer and shall be annually appropriated by the general assembly to the division for the purpose of enforcing compliance with the "Colorado Employment Security Act". Moneys in the unemployment revenue fund shall first be used to make refunds of interest erroneously collected under the provisions of section 8-79-101.(5) Prior to the beginning of any fiscal year in which the department requests an allocation diversion from the unemployment revenue fund, the joint budget committee in conjunction with the state auditor shall certify that the department has met the goals and time lines established in the work plans submitted the previous year. No additional money shall be appropriated until all such prior conditions of the work plan are satisfied.(6) Of the moneys appropriated to the department for allocation to the division for administrative services, not less than fifty percent shall be used to fund enforcement activities. None of the remaining moneys shall be allocated to services which compete directly with services available in the private sector.Amended by 2021 Ch. 423, § 4, eff. 7/2/2021.Amended by 2020 Ch. 178, § 3, eff. 6/29/2020.L. 36, 3rd Ex. Sess.: p. 49, § 18. CSA: C. 167A, § 18. L. 41: p. 801, § 18. CRS 53: § 82-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 82-7-6. L. 73: p. 967, § 5. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 470, § 24, effective July 7. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 355, § 23, effective September 30. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 503, § 19, effective July 1. L. 87: (3) amended, p. 414, § 1, effective June 20. L. 90: (2) amended and (5) and (6) added, p. 1765, § 6, effective June 8; (3) and (4) repealed, p. 1766, § 8, effective June 8. L. 2000: (1), (2), and (5) amended, p. 814, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1363), ch. 1904, p. 1904, § 24, effective July 1. L. 2020: (7) added, (HB 20-1406), ch. 811, p. 811, § 3, effective June 29. The provisions of the "Colorado Employment Security Act" are contained in articles 70 to 82 of this title 8.