NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/11/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1308
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Moreno and Lawrence, DelGrosso, Duran,
      Hullinghorst, Becker K., Fields, Kraft-Tharp, Lee, Lontine, Melton,
      Mitsch Bush, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Ryden, Tate,
      Vigil, Winter;
      also SENATOR(S) Lundberg and Heath, Cadman, Scheffel, Steadman.
      
      
      Concerning certain responsibilities of the legislative branch
           with respect to the "State Measurement for Accountable,
           Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act".
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-7-203, amend (2) (a)
      introductory portion and (3); repeal (2) (b); and add (2) (a.5) as follows:
      
           2-7-203.  Departmental presentations to legislative committees
      of reference - departmental regulatory agendas. (2) (a)  Each joint
      committee of reference shall conduct at least one but not more than
      three hearings as specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) during
      the interim between legislative sessions between November 1 and the
      commencement of the following 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:
      
           (a.5) (I)  For purposes of the hearings required in paragraph
      (a) of this subsection (2), appointees to committees of reference
      shall be designated no later than the December 1 prior to the
      convening of the general assembly at which such member is to
      serve, whether such appointee is a member of the then current
      general assembly or a member-elect of the next general
      assembly. If, as of December 1 an election determination for a
      particular race has not been made, all appointees must be
      designated as soon as practicable after the results of the race
      have been determined. Such designations shall be made in
      accordance with the applicable rules of the house of
      representatives or the senate. Any member or member-elect
      appointed to a committee of reference for the current general
      assembly or the next general assembly may attend said hearings.
      The chairs of the committees of reference appointed for the
      current general assembly shall serve as chair until the
      convening of the next general assembly.
      
           (II)  Members and members-elect are entitled to the
      payment of per diem and reimbursement of expenses as specified in
      section 2-2-307 for attending the hearings required in paragraph
      (a) of this subsection (2).
      
           (b)  In the period specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2),
      each joint committee of reference must meet:
      
           (I)  At least once in every even-numbered year; and
      
           (II)  At least twice in every odd-numbered year.
      
           (3) (a)  The chair of each joint committee of reference shall assign
      two members of the joint committee, one from each major political party,
      to serve as liaisons with the departments assigned to their joint committee
      of reference regarding the department's performance management system
      and performance plan.
      
           (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 work with the liaisons
      assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) to 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.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO