(1) On or before January 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter, the authority shall prepare and submit a report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee, or their successor committees, that details the use of the equal justice fees. At a minimum, the report must include:
- (a) How much money was collected in equal justice fees and deposited in the authority's account as required by section 13-5.7-205 (2) in the preceding year;
- (b) How much money the Colorado recipient of a federal legal services corporation field grant and other qualified civil legal aid providers received from the collected equal justice fees in the preceding year;
- (c) The amount of money received from the collected equal justice fees that remained unused by the Colorado recipient of a federal legal services corporation field grant and the qualified civil legal aid providers at the conclusion of the preceding year; and
- (d) The types of legal services provided to individuals who received legal services from the Colorado recipient of a federal legal services corporation field grant and other qualified civil legal aid providers that received money from the collected equal justice fees.
Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1286), ch. 339, p. 2296, § 2, effective June 3.