§ 2-7-102. Assignment of Departments for Review – All Principal Departments Subject to Legislative Oversight – Composition of Joint Legislative Oversight Committees
Beginning in 1980, a general assembly during its second regular session shall designate at least three principal departments for study by joint legislative oversight committees during the interim following the first regular session of the next general assembly. Each of the twenty principal departments shall be studied in this manner at least once before January […]
§ 2-7-103. Review of Principal Department – Subject Matter to Be Studied
A joint legislative oversight committee shall study a principal department’s powers, duties, and functions in order to evaluate the public need for continuance of said powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and functions. Said study may include, but […]
§ 2-7-104. Staff – Report – Recommendations
In addition to the audit reports provided for in section 2-7-102 (2), a joint legislative oversight committee shall receive staff services and information from the legislative council staff and the joint budget committee staff and may request assistance from the office of state planning and budgeting. Drafting services and legal research shall be provided by […]
§ 2-7-200.1. Short Title
This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act”. Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 941, § 5, effective August 5.
§ 2-7-201. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: It is important that state government be accountable and transparent in such a way that the general public can understand the value received for the tax dollars spent by the state; State government agencies should operate under a performance management philosophy in which employees focus on taxpayer […]
§ 2-7-202. Definitions
As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: “Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice” means the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice created in section 16-11.3-102, C.R.S. “Colorado commission on higher education” means the Colorado commission on higher education created in section 23-1-102, C.R.S. “Colorado energy office” means the Colorado […]
§ 2-7-203. Departmental Presentations to Legislative Committees of Reference – Departmental Regulatory Agendas – Legislative Declaration – Repeal
The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall assign each department to a house and senate committee of reference for their respective houses. In making the assignments, the speaker and the president shall ensure that the primary functions and responsibilities of the department are within the subject matter jurisdiction […]
§ 2-7-204. Performance Management Systems
No later than August 1, 2013, and no later than August 1 of each year thereafter, the governor shall publish the components of the performance management system for managing the principal departments of the executive branch of state government, except the department of state, the department of the treasury, and the department of law. The […]
§ 2-7-205. Annual Performance Report
Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a), no later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the office of state planning and budgeting shall publish an annual performance report for each department except the department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of […]
§ 2-7-101. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: A multiplicity of powers, duties, and functions have been assigned to the executive branch of state government in accordance with law and have been undertaken by the executive branch on its own initiative or at the behest of the federal government; Considerations such as avoidance of duplication, […]