(1) The Colorado autism treatment fund is hereby created and established in the state treasury for the purpose of paying for services provided to eligible children, early and periodic screening diagnosis and treatment services required by section 25.5-5-102 (1)(g), and participant and program evaluations pursuant to this part 8. The fund is comprised of tobacco settlement moneys allocated to the fund. Moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes of this part 8. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund shall remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this part 8 may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(2) Pursuant to section 24-75-1104.5 (1.7)(k), C.R.S., for the 2016-17 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter so long as the state receives moneys pursuant to the master settlement agreement, the state treasurer shall annually transfer to the fund two percent of the moneys received by the state pursuant to the master settlement agreement for the preceding fiscal year. The state treasurer shall transfer the amount specified in this subsection (2) from moneys credited to the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund created in section 24-22-115, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1960, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-210), ch. 124, p. 531, § 4, effective April 16. L. 2012: (1) amended, (SB 12-159), ch. 203, p. 809, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1408), ch. 153, p. 468, § 19, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 26-4-695 as it existed prior to 2006.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 203, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.