2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 30 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL - STATE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-30-2305) › Part 2 - ACCOUNTS AND CONTROL (§§ 24-30-201 — 24-30-210) › Section 24-30-204 - Fiscal year

(1)
The fiscal year of the state government shall commence on July 1 and end on June 30 of each year. This fiscal year shall be followed in making appropriations and in financial reporting and shall be uniformly adopted by all departments, institutions, and agencies in the state government except the department of transportation, which shall prepare and submit its budget as required by law. Financial statements for the fiscal year shall be submitted by each department, institution, or agency to the controller no later than August 25. Notwithstanding section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, the controller shall prepare financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and submit these financial statements to the governor and the general assembly no later than September 20. The controller may grant an extension, not to exceed twenty days, to any department, institution, or agency because of administrative hardship in complying with this section.
(2)
(a)
For fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 1992, in addition to the financial statements required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, all departments, institutions, and agencies in the state government shall submit a quarterly report of financial information to the controller no later than thirty days after the last day of each fiscal year quarter. Such report shall include such financial information as deemed reasonable and necessary by the controller. Such report shall include, but shall not be limited to, sufficient financial information for the controller to determine if such department, institution, or agency is properly crediting monthly revenues and accruals and is properly billing the federal government, in a timely manner, for reimbursement of state moneys expended for federal programs. The controller shall work with all departments to develop a format for such quarterly report of each department, institution, and agency.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), a governing board that implements a capital construction or acquisition project as described in section
23-1-106 (9)
, C.R.S., is not required to submit for the project quarterly reports as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).
(3)
The official books of the state shall be closed no later than thirty-five days after the end of the fiscal year. As of this date, all adjusted revenue, expenditures, and expense accounts shall be closed into the state accounting system in order to divide the financial details of the state into comparable periods.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 18, § 3, eff. 3/8/2017.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 222, § 3, eff. 6/6/2016.
L. 41: p. 55, § 14. CSA: C. 3, § 14. CRS 53: § 3-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-3-4. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1162, § 1, effective May 29. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1058, § 15, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 1080, § 2, effective March 4. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 828, § 2, effective 7/1/1995. L. 2011: (2) amended, (HB 11 -1301), ch. 297, p. 1430, § 28, effective August 10. L. 2016: (2)(b) amended, (SB 16-204), ch. 222, p. 852, § 3, effective June 6. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1058), ch. 18, p. 58, § 3, effective March 8.
For the budget procedure by the Colorado department of transportation, see § 43-1-113 .