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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 2. Legislative § 2-7-203. Departmental presentations to legislative committees of reference--departmental regulatory agendas--legislative declaration

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) 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 of the committees of reference to which it is assigned.

(2)(a) Each joint committee of reference shall conduct at least one but not more than three hearings in the first two weeks of the regular legislative session, during which hearings the joint committee shall hear a presentation from each department that is assigned to such committee pursuant to subsection (1) of this section regarding:

(I) The department's performance plan developed pursuant to section 2-7-204(3);

(II) The department's regulatory agenda required pursuant to subsection (4) of this section; and

(III) The department's budget request and associated legislative agenda for the current regular legislative session.

(a.5) Repealed by Laws 2019, Ch. 254 (S.B. 19-252), § 1, eff. Aug. 2, 2019.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2015, Ch. 180, § 1, eff. Aug. 5, 2015.

(c) Each joint committee of reference shall allow time for public testimony regarding each such department presentation.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2024, Ch. 490 (H.B. 24-1450), § 8, eff. August 7, 2024.

(3)(a) Deleted by Laws 2015, Ch. 180, § 1, eff. Aug. 5, 2015.

(b) The chair of the joint budget committee shall assign one member of the joint budget committee to serve as a liaison for each department. The joint budget committee liaison shall inform the joint committee of reference regarding the department's performance management system and performance plan.

(c) The executive director of each department, or the executive director's designee, and any appropriate staff of the department shall work with the joint budget committee liaisons as necessary.

(4) On November 1, 2013, and each November 1 thereafter, each department shall file a departmental regulatory agenda with the staff of the legislative council, who shall distribute the departmental regulatory agenda to the applicable committee of reference prior to the departmental presentations to the committee of reference. On November 1, 2013, and each November 1 thereafter, each department shall also post its departmental regulatory agenda on the department's website and shall submit its departmental regulatory agenda to the secretary of state for publication in the Colorado register.

(5) All local government entities are encouraged to attend the hearings described in subsection (2) of this section to provide testimony or to submit an official position letter to the joint committees of reference regarding any local impact of a department's performance management system and performance plan.

(6) Repealed by Laws 2021, Ch. 2 (H.B. 21-1003), § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2021.

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