The bill establishes the Colorado Government Efficiency Authority (CGEA), an independent body aimed at enhancing the efficiency of state government operations.
Key Provisions:
Governance Structure:
The CGEA is overseen by a board comprising five voting members from the private sector, each appointed based on expertise in areas such as state contracts, finance, energy, transportation, health care, or real estate.
Three nonvoting advisory members include the staff director of the Joint Budget Committee, the director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the state auditor, or their designees.
Board members serve without compensation and are not reimbursed for expenses incurred during their service.
Primary Responsibilities:
Assess operations, personnel, and missions of state-funded agencies and departments to ensure optimal use of state resources.
Identify opportunities for cost savings and improved service delivery within state government.
Collaborate with federal entities to implement directives aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
Provide recommendations to the governor and the General Assembly on implementing efficiencies, leveraging federal funds, and adopting federal directives.
Conduct public hearings to gather input on increasing government efficiency.
Develop a process for the public to submit ongoing recommendations related to state government efficiency for the authority's review.
Funding Mechanism:
The CGEA is authorized to accept gifts, grants, donations, and federal funds to support its operations.
It operates independently and does not receive funding from state agencies or departments.
This initiative aims to streamline Colorado's state government functions, reduce waste, and enhance the delivery of services to the public.
Summary
The bill creates the Colorado government efficiency authority
(authority). The authority is governed by a board consisting of the following appointees:
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One representative of the private sector with business experience with state contracts, appointed by the governor;
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One representative of the private sector with experience as a chief financial officer or legal advisor, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; •
One representative of the private sector with experience in energy and environmental work, appointed by the president of the senate;
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One representative of the private sector with experience in transportation, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
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One representative of the private sector with experience in health care or real estate, appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
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The staff director of the joint budget committee, or the staff director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member;
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The director of the office of state planning and budgeting, or the director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member; and
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The state auditor, or the state auditor's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member.
Members of the board serve without compensation for any service provided to the authority and do not receive any reimbursement from the board for expenses incurred in furtherance of the board's responsibilities.
The board is charged with: •
Examining every state-funded state agency and state department's operations, personnel, and mission to determine whether the state agency or state department is maximizing the efficient use of state money and resources;
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Identifying efficiencies in state government that would result in cost savings and improved provision of government services;
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Working with the federal government to implement federal directives designed to increase government efficiency and reduce government costs;
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Providing recommendations to the governor and general assembly about implementing efficiencies in state government, leveraging money from the federal government, and implementing federal directives;
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Holding public hearings that solicit input from the public about increasing efficiencies in state government; and
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Developing a process for members of the public to make ongoing recommendations related to state government efficiency, which recommendations will be reviewed by the authority.
The authority may accept gifts, grants, donations, and federal
money to pay for the authority's operations. The authority is not funded by a state agency or state department. 1
