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The comeback would end a small crop program within the energy office (a $500,000 reduction) and increase ongoing appropriation for other Energy Office functions by $655,000; the net near‑term impact to general fund depends on transfers the agency proposed. The committee agreed that transfers will require separate legislation; budget staff and committee members said that the transfers would be developed and brought back to the committee as a post‑long‑bill package.

Committee members who opposed the comeback said they disliked how the administration shifted the request into a comeback instead of presenting it earlier in figure setting. Supporters said the office had reduced its ask and identified pay‑fors that would achieve a net near‑term general fund reduction for the budget cycle.

The motion to approve the comeback included authorization for staff to assume the transfers in long‑bill balancing and to draft implementing legislation. The motion passed 4‑2, with Representatives Taggart and Senator Kirkmeyer recorded as the two no votes. Committee staff will draft the necessary transfer bill language for the three one‑time transfers and return it for consideration during the post‑long‑bill package.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Budget Committee [Mar 21, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted 4‑2 to accept the Colorado Energy Office comeback that would shift some cash funds to general fund and authorize one‑time transfers totaling $1.5 million, moving the item to draft legislation. Rep. Taggart and Sen. Kirkmeyer voted no.","taxTitle","Joint Budget Committee, YEAR-ROUND COMMITTEES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",45208,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":42,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6110513,"JBC transfers $1 million from apprenticeship cash funds after debate",9600000,9670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2757681-de88af94b89608bc211f99f0ed5241b9&start=9600&end=9670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2757681-de88af94b89608bc211f99f0ed5241b9/thumbnail_9600000.jpg","/articles/6110513/Colorado/JBC-transfers-1-million-from-apprenticeship-cash-funds-after-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6110513-bdea8b02d24b560ce350bc67aeaf8b5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178474&Signature=ZuVJlwqNCewW9f5AtndLrxMG3Ygc4wXvUxMn9KICgWgL6BrD4Zv561tULmm83e1nCjCGWX1GqR63xu9mc3-iHSA4mYEjBRMo5bzSWcKR3Gt8X4~SoFo28f9Xpx-qdS8z7Wqa4R-eizS12Nay9K-vITzy83cQURYWF0duXPuiHU~Fgyr-bClPKq5RxJxybPJKdbFrIEoGDksGZN~adfwWO97-KL-TVQShkcjbuXIrn0fHOjnzLzU6WURO4h6TkCX40fLfWeUqcVEuG8C5KMVP5BfrSSR8ZYBNR9aK-fhcVphZwUvD16a6EsMJKvHv0VsLmU5c9Y2s3MWbpxiS9AwGqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Budget Committee voted 4‑1 to transfer $1,000,000 from two apprenticeship grant cash funds — $500,000 each from the Scale Up Grant Program and the Qualified Apprenticeship Intermediary program — as part of the committee’s comebacks for balancing the current budget.

Representative Serota moved the transfer, which the committee approved with Representative Burt excused and Senator Kirkmeyer recorded as the lone no vote. Committee discussion focused on the programs’ origin (one was previously federally funded, the other appears to be a pilot), their importance to workforce development, and whether departments could use federal or workforce dollars instead of cash fund balances. JBC staff advised that the two cash funds contained roughly $2,600,000 in remaining balances; taking $1,000,000 would leave about $1,300,000 available for future grants.

Staff clarified a technical bookkeeping approach: the committee will effect the transfer in the 2025 transfer bill, but split the downstream long‑bill appropriation reductions across two fiscal years (reducing $250,000 in each program in FY 25‑26 and again in FY 26‑27) so the appropriation lines and multi‑year spending authority reconcile with the one‑time transfer. The committee also instructed staff to include the transfer in drafting of the 2025 transfer bill.

Members who spoke in favor cited the value of apprenticeship programs but said budget constraints required a proportional reduction rather than eliminating the grants entirely. Members who opposed the move argued the programs had demonstrated value and could be supplemented with federal workforce dollars instead of cutting cash funds.

The motion passed 4‑1. Staff will prepare the transfer bill language and the technical long‑bill adjustments the committee described.","The Joint Budget Committee voted to transfer $500,000 each from the Scale Up Grant Program and the Qualified Apprenticeship Intermediary program (total $1,000,000) as a one‑time balancing move, splitting the reduction across two fiscal years per staff technical guidance.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6110518,"JBC directs staff to draft bill shifting $3.62 million from 9-1-1 enterprise to radio common policy",460,13040000,13500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2757681-de88af94b89608bc211f99f0ed5241b9&start=13040&end=13500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2757681-de88af94b89608bc211f99f0ed5241b9/thumbnail_13040000.jpg","/articles/6110518/Colorado/JBC-directs-staff-to-draft-bill-shifting-362-million-from-9-1-1-enterprise-to-radio-common-policy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6110518-1c63d12426dd6d239cc6591d03cfdb1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178474&Signature=LD4O0nYp3KpWNlBlcDHY7bLMcdTf2d~f35qbTc7WrJQRvKwTXWozrofvZpqHc3FqoNGw3a1xk4HVgQITA3y9kv7D4cCgH8EJ85rgMOFlnOEBRELX7zFf~q7Y-gJF1T7p89JfcoPnPILELaUtaTOkzH7XB7QTj2A3Mk-7ltRn3RPjO8TkeaGTHcVQ5sypJDKW4s2-kukwLNyx6mbm18Y1BDS1-PQtJQTj6-PGqcsVxsXq95tfwZVDCslOOzf5HprmACY6vUah6My2W-8CjeZ7tbHJUimdMgipKFxnjLg2S2YwPmnlgY5Zy46E5n4BAVyJN6n3HZpSzIHayCSirbfWBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Joint Budget Committee voted 6‑0 to direct staff to draft legislation that would use $3,620,000 from the E‑9‑1‑1 enterprise fund to cover the common‑policy portion of the statewide Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS). The committee also asked budget staff to assume that funding in long‑bill balancing figures.

The decision follows weeks of exchanges about how to pay for the state’s DTRS vendor contract and related equipment upgrades. Committee members and staff discussed a range of options — including larger severance‑tax transfers or using general fund — before settling on a targeted appropriation from the 9‑1‑1 enterprise to cover radios and maintenance used directly by emergency communications personnel.

Joint Budget Committee staff advised the panel that the DTRS request had two parts: a roughly $12 million vendor contract portion (long‑term, multi‑year) and about $3 million for local user equipment and maintenance. The committee directed staff to pursue legislation that would fund the smaller, common‑policy share from the enterprise fund now and treat that amount as an assumption when finalizing the long bill. Director Harper and staff said the executive office had expressed legal concerns about using enterprise funds for some tower or non‑9‑1‑1 uses; the committee’s motion focuses on user radios and upkeep used by 9‑1‑1 responders.

The committee’s instruction is to have staff work with the Office of Legislative Legal Services on a post‑long‑bill draft and to return with a bill that reflects the committee’s intent. Members noted the approach protects ongoing general fund balances while addressing an immediate need for radios and maintenance that support 9‑1‑1 operations.

The motion passed unanimously. Committee staff said they will present draft language and fiscal assumptions to the panel as part of the post‑long‑bill package and asked the Department of Public Safety and other stakeholders to be available for implementation questions.","The Joint Budget Committee voted unanimously to ask staff to draft legislation to fund the common-policy portion of the statewide Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS) from the E‑9‑1‑1 enterprise fund, authorizing staff to include the $3.62 million fiscal effect in the long‑bill balancing assumptions.","actionData","errors"]

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JBC approves Energy Office comeback with transfers to general fund; two members object

JBC transfers $1 million from apprenticeship cash funds after debate

JBC directs staff to draft bill shifting $3.62 million from 9-1-1 enterprise to radio common policy