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CO Code § 2-3-1002 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 10 - Committee on Legal Services - Legal Counsel for Legislative Branch|§ 2-3-1002. Legislative Expenses Cash Fund - Creation

     There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative expenses cash fund. The fund shall be comprised of such moneys transferred to the fund in accordance with subsection (2) of this section and any other moneys appropriated to the fund. All interest earned on the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.    Moneys in the legislative expenses cash fund are continuously appropriated to:   The committee on legal services to pay the compensation and expenses of any legal counsel retained by the committee pursuant to section 2-3-1001 and to pay any necessary expense of such actions and proceedings for which such legal counsel is retained; and    The executive committee of the legislative council to pay for qualified expenses of the legislative department of the state of Colorado if, after consulting with the chair of the committee on legal services, the executive committee determines that the amount of moneys to be so expended is not needed in the foreseeable future for any expenses of the committee on legal services specified in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b). For purposes of this subparagraph (II), “qualified expenses” means:   Expenses relating to legislative aides;    Expenses relating to the necessary upkeep and furnishing of the chambers, antechambers, and committee rooms of the senate and the house of representatives, and of the office space assigned to and occupied by legislators, staff of the senate and the house of representatives, and staff of the legislative service agencies; and    Expenses relating to electronic voting equipment in the chambers of the senate and the house of representatives, such as expenses for all equipment, software, and personal services for the development, installation, and maintenance of such electronic voting equipment.          Any moneys credited to the legislative expenses cash fund and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund.       Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the state government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2006, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the legislative expenses cash fund created in subsection (1) of this section; except that the amount so transferred shall not exceed six hundred thousand dollars.     History. Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 411, § 4, effective April 8. L. 2005: (1) amended, p. 78, § 1, effective March 25. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 2124, § 3, effective April 11.
CO Code § 2-3-1201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 12 - Sunrise and Sunset Review Committee|§ 2-3-1201. Sunrise and Sunset Review - Designation of Committees of Reference to Conduct Review

  At the convening of the first regular session of each general assembly, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each designate one or more house committees of reference for even-numbered years and one or more senate committees of reference for odd-numbered years to perform the duties and functions assigned to it relating to the termination of each division, board, or agency pursuant to the provisions of section 24-34-104, C.R.S., and the duties and functions assigned to it by this part 12 relating to the sunset review of advisory committees. The committees of reference designated by the speaker of the house of representatives to conduct reviews under this section in even-numbered years and the committees of reference designated by the president of the senate to conduct such reviews in odd-numbered years shall be the committees of reference for any bills introduced under sections 2-3-1203 and 24-34-104, C.R.S., during any regular or extraordinary session of the general assembly. The speaker of the house of representatives may authorize one or more house committees of reference and the president of the senate may authorize one or more senate committees of reference to conduct hearings prior to the convening of any regular session of the general assembly.    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 279, § 1, effective May 23. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 408, § 2, effective March 26. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1000, § 3, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 677, § 1, effective April 20. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 792, § 2, effective May 23.    Editor's note:   Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective February 1, 1997. (See L. 96, p. 792 .)
CO Code § 2-3-1202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 12 - Sunrise and Sunset Review Committee|§ 2-3-1202. Staff Assistance

 In carrying out duties under section 24-34-104 , C.R.S., and this part 12, any committee designated pursuant to section 2-3-1201 may request staff assistance from the legislative council, created by part 3 of this article.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 279, § 1, effective May 23. L. 96: Entire section amended, § 3, p. 792, effective May 23.
CO Code § 2-3-1301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1301. Definitions

 As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Capital asset” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (1), C.R.S.    “Capital construction” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (2), C.R.S.    “Capital renewal” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (3), C.R.S.    “Controlled maintenance” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (4), C.R.S., including the limitations specified in section 24-30-1303.9, C.R.S.    “Real property” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (15), C.R.S.    “State” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (16), C.R.S.    “State agency” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (17), C.R.S.    “State institution of higher education” has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1301 (18), C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 283, § 1, effective May 23. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1818, § 13, effective June 6.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
CO Code § 2-3-1302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1302. Capital Development Committee Established

  There is hereby established a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives officially known as the capital development committee. The committee functions during the legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions. The committee consists of six members selected as follows:   Three members from the senate, two appointed by the president of the senate and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and    Three members from the house of representatives, two appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. (1.5) In order to expedite the work of the capital development committee, appointees may be designated after the general election prior to the convening of the general assembly at which such committee is to serve, whether such appointees are members of the current general assembly or members-elect of the next general assembly, or both. Such appointees have all the powers and duties and are entitled to the same compensation and expense allowance as members duly appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.       The capital development committee shall elect a chair and a vice-chair at the first meeting held on or after October 15 in each odd-numbered year and at the first December meeting held after the general election in each even-numbered year. The chair and vice-chair appointments must alternate between a member from the house of representatives and a member from the senate with the first chair being from the senate and the first vice-chair being from the house of representatives. The person serving as chair, or a member of the same house if such person is no longer a member thereof, shall serve as vice-chair during the next legislative session, and the person serving as vice-chair, or a member of the same house if such person is no longer a member thereof, shall serve as chair during the next legislative session.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 283, § 1, effective May 23. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 841, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2007: (1.5) amended, p. 924, § 1, effective August 3. L. 2019: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 19-1020), ch. 28, p. 90, § 1, effective August 2.
CO Code § 2-3-1303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1303. Rules of Procedure

  The capital development committee may prescribe its own rules of procedure and may appoint an advisory committee from among professionals in the private sector to include but not be limited by the following areas of expertise: Real estate, architecture, finance, and engineering.    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 284, § 1, effective May 23. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 408, § 3, effective March 26. L. 89: (2)(a) amended, p. 336, § 2, effective March 15. L. 90: (2) repealed, p. 334, § 24, effective April 3.
CO Code § 2-3-1304.6 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1304.6. Capital Construction and Long-Range Planning by State Agencies and State Institutions of Higher Education - Policy

 It is declared to be the policy of the general assembly not to acquire a capital asset or authorize or initiate any program or activity requiring capital construction, except programs or activities for controlled maintenance or capital renewal, for any state agency or state institution of higher education unless the program or activity is an element of the facilities program plan for the agency or institution and such facilities program plan has been approved by the state architect as set forth in section 24-30-1311 , C.R.S., or by the Colorado commission on higher education as set forth in section 23-1-106 , C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 561, § 1, effective April 6. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1821, § 16, effective June 6. L. 2015: Entire section amended,(SB 15-270), ch. 296, p. 1215, § 11, effective June 5.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
CO Code § 2-3-1305 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1305. Recommendations and Findings

 The capital development committee shall make written reports setting forth its recommendations, prioritization, findings, and comments as to each recommendation concerning capital assets that it submits to the joint budget committee. The capital development committee shall submit its prioritization for supplemental capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives to the joint budget committee no later than January 15 of each year, and shall submit its prioritization for new or amended capital construction, capital renewal, or controlled maintenance budget requests pursuant to rule 45 of the joint rules of the senate and the house of representatives for the upcoming fiscal year to the joint budget committee no later than February 15 of each year. Other reports may be issued from time to time by the committee whenever it deems such action to be appropriate or whenever requested by the general assembly.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 284, § 1, effective May 23. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(HB 14-1387), ch. 378, pp. 1822, 1854, §§ 17, 70, effective June 6.    Cross references:    For provisions concerning the deadline for recommendations concerning additional correctional facilities and the legislative implementation of such recommendations, see section 1 of chapter 33 and section 2 of chapter 120, Session Laws of Colorado 1990.    For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
CO Code § 2-3-1306 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1306. Staff Assistance

 In carrying out its duties under this part 13, the capital development committee may request staff assistance from the offices providing other legislative services or from the department of personnel and the office of state planning and budgeting in the governor's office. The legislative council shall provide any necessary assistance.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 284, § 1, effective May 23. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 634, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2014: Entire section amended,(HB 14-1387), ch. 378, p. 1822, § 19, effective June 6.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 14-1387, see section 1 of chapter 378, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
CO Code § 2-3-1307 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 13 - Capital Development|§ 2-3-1307. Highway and Bridge Projects - Exempt

 This part 13 shall not apply to projects or properties which are funded or disposed of pursuant to the provisions of sections 43-1-106 , 43-1-219 , or 43-1-220 , C.R.S., but shall apply to projects funded from the capital construction fund in accordance with section 2-3-1304 (1) (a.5).   History. Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 285, § 1, effective May 23. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1056, § 7, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 1297, § 6, effective June 5.
CO Code § 2-3-1401 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 14 - Economic Development Oversight|§ 2-3-1401. Oversight of Economic Development Activities of State - Business Affairs and Labor Committee and Business, Labor, and Technology Committee - Reports From Governor to Joint Budget Committee on Economic Development Programs

  The business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives and the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate, or any successor committees, shall have jurisdiction to conduct general oversight of the economic development activities of state government. Each year such committees shall, jointly or separately in the discretion of the chairmen of such committees, review the activities of any agencies of state government engaged in economic development matters and may require the appropriate officials of any such agencies to make reports to such committees to facilitate the oversight function under this subsection (1).    The governor's office shall submit an annual report to the joint budget committee detailing the expenditures by appropriated line item and funding source in the general appropriation bill of the state for all economic development programs in all departments. The governor's office shall also make such annual report available to the full general assembly. The report shall identify which activities are funded and where such activities fall within priorities of the strategic plan and identify any anticipated and actual results of such funded activities; specify dollars spent on each activity; and show a balance of funds remaining for additional economic development activities.    Repealed.    The Colorado first program shall submit to the joint budget committee an annual report on the number of workers trained, for whom they were trained, why they were trained, who trained the workers, and the cost per worker trained. Such report shall also be available to the full general assembly.    The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the governor's office and the department of local affairs should comply with the state budgetary process, fiscal procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles when expending moneys to implement the state's economic development efforts. The governor's office and the department of local affairs shall record economic development program expenses in the state agency that benefits from the expenditure.     History. Source: L. 89: Entire part added, p. 338, § 1, effective June 7. L. 94: (3) repealed, p. 1820, § 6, effective June 1. L. 97: (2) and (4) amended, p. 1097, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1488, § 2, effective June 1. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 2018, § 3, effective June 1.
CO Code § 2-3-1501 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 15 - Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee|§ 2-3-1501. Legislative Declaration

 The general assembly hereby finds and determines that in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster in the state, the general assembly must be prepared to respond to the emergency epidemic or disaster and have a plan for ensuring the continuation of its operations in order to assist in the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.   History. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1288, § 1, effective May 25. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1080), ch. 55, p. 202, § 1, effective March 31.
CO Code § 2-3-1502 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 15 - Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee|§ 2-3-1502. Definitions

 As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals.    Repealed.    “Department” means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102, C.R.S. (3.5) “Disaster” means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, illness, or loss of life or property resulting from an epidemic or a natural, man-made, or technological cause.    “Division” means the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1603, C.R.S.    “Emergency epidemic” means cases of an illness or condition, communicable or noncommunicable, caused by bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, or novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins.    “GEEERC” means the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee created in section 24-33.5-704.5.    “Legislative committee” means the legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee created in this part 15.    “Legislative service agencies” means the legislative council staff, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee staff, the office of the state auditor, the legislative information services, the senate services staff, and the staff of the house of representatives.    “Pandemic influenza” means a widespread epidemic of influenza caused by a highly virulent strain of the influenza virus.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1288, § 1, effective May 25. L. 2010: (3.5) added and (7) amended,(HB 10-1080), ch. 55, p. 202, § 2, effective March 31. L. 2012: (4) amended,(HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1129, § 31, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) and (6) amended,(HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1662, § 3, effective August 7. L. 2014: (2) repealed,(HB 14-1004), ch. 11, p. 107, § 13, effective February 27. L. 2018: (6) amended,(HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1473, § 19, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
CO Code § 2-3-1503 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 3 - Legislative Services|Part 15 - Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee|§ 2-3-1503. Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee - Creation - Membership - Duties

     . The legislative committee may recommend legislation pertaining to the preparedness, response, and recovery by, and continuation of operations of, the general assembly and the legislative service agencies in the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster. The legislative committee shall provide information to and fully cooperate with the division, the department, and the GEEERC in fulfilling its duties under this section.    The legislative committee shall consist of eleven members as follows:   Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, with no more than one such member from the same political party;    Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, with no more than one such member from the same political party;    The secretary of the senate;    The chief clerk of the house of representatives;    The staff director of the joint budget committee or the staff director's designee;    The director of research of the legislative council or the director's designee;    The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee;    The state auditor or the state auditor's designee; and    The director of legislative information services or the director's designee.          In the event of an emergency epidemic or disaster that the governor declares to be a disaster emergency pursuant to section 24-33.5-704, C.R.S., the legislative committee shall convene as rapidly and as often as necessary to advise the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the legislative service agencies regarding reasonable and appropriate measures to be taken by the general assembly and the legislative service agencies to respond to the emergency epidemic or disaster and protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The legislative committee shall communicate, cooperate, and seek advice and assistance from the division, the department, and the GEEERC in responding to the emergency epidemic or disaster.    Except as otherwise provided in section 2-2-326, the members of the legislative committee shall serve without compensation.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1289, § 1, effective May 25. L. 2010: (1)(a) and (2) amended,(HB 10-1080), ch. 55, p. 203, § 3, effective March 31; (1)(a) amended,(SB 10-213), ch. 375, p. 1761, § 4, effective June 7. L. 2013: (2) amended,(HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1662, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2014: (1)(a) and (2) amended,(HB 14-1004), ch. 11, p. 107, § 14, effective February 27; (3) amended,(SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1960, § 3, effective June 6.    Editor's note:   Amendments to subsection (1)(a) by House Bill 10-1080 and Senate Bill 10-213 were harmonized.   Cross references:   For the governor's expert emergency epidemic response committee, see § 24-33.5-704 (8) .