A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning the Colorado government efficiency authority.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill creates the Colorado government efficiency authority (authority). The authority is governed by a board consisting of the following appointees:
- One representative of the private sector with business experience with state contracts, appointed by the governor;
- 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;
- One representative of the private sector with experience in transportation, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
- One representative of the private sector with experience in health care or real estate, appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
- The staff director of the joint budget committee, or the staff director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member;
- The director of the office of state planning and budgeting, or the director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member; and
- The state auditor, or the state auditor's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member.
- 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;
- Identifying efficiencies in state government that would result in cost savings and improved provision of government services;
- Working with the federal government to implement federal directives designed to increase government efficiency and reduce government costs;
- Providing recommendations to the governor and general assembly about implementing efficiencies in state government, leveraging money from the federal government, and implementing federal directives;
- Holding public hearings that solicit input from the public about increasing efficiencies in state government; and
- 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.
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:
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.
Page 3, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 3, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-1-139 as follows:
Page 3, Line 324-1-139. Government efficiency authority - creation - duties
Page 3, Line 4and powers - government efficiency fund. (1) There is created the
Page 3, Line 5Colorado government efficiency authority, also referred to in
Page 3, Line 6this section as the "authority", which is a body corporate and a
Page 3, Line 7political subdivision of the state. The authority is not an agency
Page 3, Line 8of state government and is not subject to administrative direction by any state agency.
Page 3, Line 9(2) (a) The powers of the authority are vested in a board of directors consisting of the following members:
Page 3, Line 10(I) One representative of the private sector with business experience with state contracts, appointed by the governor;
Page 3, Line 11(II) One representative of the private sector with
Page 3, Line 12experience as a chief financial officer or legal advisor, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
Page 3, Line 13(III) One representative of the private sector with
Page 3, Line 14experience in energy and environmental work, appointed by the president of the senate;
Page 3, Line 15(IV) One representative of the private sector with
Page 3, Line 16experience in transportation, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
Page 3, Line 17(V) One representative of the private sector with
Page 3, Line 18experience in health care or real estate, appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
Page 3, Line 19(VI) The staff director of the joint budget committee, or the staff director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member;
Page 4, Line 1(VII) The director of the office of state planning and
Page 4, Line 2budgeting, or the director's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member; and
Page 4, Line 3(VIII) The state auditor, or the state auditor's designee, as a nonvoting advisory member.
Page 4, Line 4(b) The board members are appointed to three-year terms;
Page 4, Line 5except that three of the members appointed on or before January
Page 4, Line 61, 2026, serve an initial term of two years. Each member
Page 4, Line 7continues in office until the member's successor is appointed.
Page 4, Line 8Initial members of the authority must be appointed no later than January 1, 2026.
Page 4, Line 9(c) On the expiration of the term of a member of the board,
Page 4, Line 10that member's successor must be appointed by the respective
Page 4, Line 11appointing authority for a term of three years; except that, in
Page 4, Line 12the case of a vacancy, the respective appointing authority shall
Page 4, Line 13appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Page 4, Line 14(3) (a) Each board member who is not an advisory member
Page 4, Line 15shall meet the following qualifications at the time of appointment and throughout the member's term of office:
Page 4, Line 16(I) Residency in this state; and
Page 4, Line 17(II) Demonstration of active interest in streamlining
Page 4, Line 18government regulations, cost management, and reducing government waste.
Page 4, Line 19(b) The respective appointing authority shall immediately
Page 4, Line 20declare the office of any member of the board who is not an
Page 5, Line 1advisory member vacant whenever the appointing authority
Page 5, Line 2finds that the member no longer meets the qualifications set
Page 5, Line 3forth in subsection (3)(a) of this section or that the member is unable to perform the duties of the office.
Page 5, Line 4(c) Members serve without compensation for any service
Page 5, Line 5provided to the authority and do not receive any reimbursement
Page 5, Line 6from the board for expenses incurred fulfilling their responsibilities pursuant to this section.
Page 5, Line 7(4) The board may:
Page 5, Line 8(a) Examine every state-funded state agency and state
Page 5, Line 9department's operations, personnel, and mission to determine
Page 5, Line 10whether the state agency or state department is maximizing the efficient use of state money and resources;
Page 5, Line 11(b) Identify efficiencies in state government that would
Page 5, Line 12result in cost savings and improved provision of government services;
Page 5, Line 13(c) Work with the federal government to implement
Page 5, Line 14federal directives designed to increase government efficiency and reduce government costs;
Page 5, Line 15(d) Develop, adopt, and implement a process to fund and
Page 5, Line 16expend money for the activities and responsibilities of the board;
Page 5, Line 17(e) Accept gifts, grants, and donations, including
Page 5, Line 18personal services, and money from the federal government to
Page 5, Line 19support the activities and responsibilities of the board. When
Page 5, Line 20expending money to implement this section, the authority shall
Page 5, Line 21give priority to leveraging federal money that may be available
Page 5, Line 22to further the mission of the authority;
Page 6, Line 1(f) Provide recommendations to the governor and general
Page 6, Line 2assembly about implementing efficiencies in state government,
Page 6, Line 3leveraging money from the federal government, and implementing federal directives;
Page 6, Line 4(g) Hold public hearings that solicit input from the public about increasing efficiencies in state government; and
Page 6, Line 5(h) Develop a process for members of the public to make
Page 6, Line 6ongoing recommendations related to state government
Page 6, Line 7efficiency, which recommendations will be reviewed by the authority.
Page 6, Line 8(5) The authority, created pursuant to this section, is not funded by or through any state agency or state department.
Page 6, Line 9SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 6, Line 10takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 6, Line 11ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 6, Line 12that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 6, Line 13of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 6, Line 14act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 6, Line 15effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 6, Line 16November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.