Inventory of Federal and State Mandates in Colorado June 1993

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INTRODUCTION ` In December of 1992, Legislative Council staff (LCS) surveyed Colorado's ' twenty executive departments, the Office of the Governor, and the Judicial branch, asking each department to identify the federal and state mandates it administers or monitors. In response to the survey, the departments provided the following- information: — the source of each mandate (federal or state); — the nature of the mandate (programmatic or procedural); — the type of mandate (direct order, condition of aid, or optional activity with regulations); and — the fiscal impact of the mandate for fiscal year (FY) 1991 -92 and FY 1992 -93, and the estimated impact for FY 1993 -94. An Inventory of Federal and State Mandates in Colorado presents survey responses by state department. Federal mandates which affect multiple state departments have been compiled into a separate section at the back of the inventory. Definitions of the terminology and the study methodology and limitations follow. Definitions Mandate - A mandate is any legal requirement established by constitutional provision, statutory provision„ or administrative regulation through which a higher unit of government requires a subordinate unit of government to provide a speck activity or service which meets minimum standards. Nature of Mandate ■ Programmatic - Programmatic mandates specify the conduct, quality, or scope of a program. Procedural - Procedural mandates direct subordinate governments to perform specific duties such as reporting, accounting, or other managerial activities. Tvne of Mandate ■ Direct Order - Direct order mandates require compliance by subordinate governments, regardless of funding. Direct orders may carry sanctions or ii