House Joint Resolution 03-1068

• Description: House Joint Resolution 03-1068 Concerning the creation of an interim committee to study state government expenditures.
• State: CO
• Title: House Joint Resolution 03-1068
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1 Sixty -fourth General Assembly in order to maintain essential government
2 services; and
3 WHEREAS, General fund spending is largely dictated by
4 constitutional requirements for K -12 education spending, Medicaid
5 caseloads, an expanding prison population, and state - sponsored programs
6 created to enhance the general welfare of the people of Colorado; and
7 WHEREAS, General fund spending must be constrained in future
8 years because of provisions in the state constitution; now, therefore,
9 Be It Resolved by the House o Representatives of the Sixty-fourth
10 General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring
11 herein:
12 (1) That a committee is created to meet in the interim after the
13 First Regular Session of the Sixty -fourth General Assembly to study state
14 government spending. The interim committee shall be comprised of the
15 members of the Joint Budget Committee, the President and the Minority
16 Leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the
17 House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House shall be the
18 chairperson of the interim committee, and the President of the Senate
19 shall be the vice - chairperson of the interim committee.
20 (2) That the interim committee shall:
21 (a) Review the role and mission, number of employees, and
22 budgets of each principal department of the state government; and
23 (b) Consult with the Governor's Office of State Planning and
24 Budgeting and the executive director of each principal department to
25 prioritize services and find ways to reduce costs while maintaining
26 essential government services.
27 (3) That in performing this review and consultation the interim
28 committee may consider, but shall not be limited to, proposals to:
29 (a) Eliminate the duplication of government services, including
30 services that are or could be provided by local governments or federal
31 agencies;
32 (b) Eliminate nonessential services;
33 (c) Enhance the productivity of state government employees;
34 (d) Reduce the costs of travel, printing, and utilities; and
35 (e) Reduce expenditures by consolidating or otherwise
36 rearranging departments or agencies of state government.
37 (4) That the interim committee shall report its findings to the
38 Legislative Council in accordance with Joint Rule 24 (b) (1) (D).
39 (5) That the staffs of the Joint Budget Committee, the Office of
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