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FirstSB114_H_APP.001 RegularNOT SessionAMENDED Seventy-fifthHOUSE GeneralCOMMITTEE Assembly STATE OF COLORADOREFERENCE ENGROSSEDREPORT This_______________________________ VersionFebruary Includes11, All2025 AmendmentsChair Adoptedof onCommittee SecondDate ReadingCommittee inon theAppropriations House. of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0825.01After Jedconsideration Franklinon x5484the SENATEmerits, BILLthe 25-114Committee SENATErecommends SPONSORSHIPthe Amabilefollowing: and Kirkmeyer, Bridges HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Bird and Taggart, Sirota Senate Committees House Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM .
BillSB25-114 Summarybe (Note:referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation.
This** summary*** applies** to*** this** bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) Joint Budget Committee.
In 2022, the general assembly created thefinancialliteracyandexchange(FLEX)program.TheFLEXprogram allows households participating in the state housing voucher program to open an escrow-like savings account.
FLEX account holders receive a e $200 monthly match and access to services such as financial mentoring, n 5 life skills training, and asset management.
No households have been m 0 T n , N g r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
E d u Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
b Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
d F enrolled in the FLEX program due to the FLEX account administrators' inability to provide case management and other additional services without compensation.
The bill transfers all the unexpended and unencumbered money in the FLEX fund to the general fund on June 30, 2025, and repeals the FLEX program on July 1, 2025.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-726, add (7)(c) and (9) as follows:
24-32-726.
Financialliteracyandexchangeprogram-creation -FLEXaccounts-FLEXcashfund-transfer-shorttitle-legislative declaration - definitions - repeal.
(7) (c) O30,2025, THE STATE TREASURERSHALLTRANSFERALLTHEUNEXPENDEDANDUNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FLEX FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND .
(9) THIS SECTION IS REPEALE,EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.
SECTION 2.
Safety clause.
The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsfor the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.
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