Colorado § 2-7-103 Review of principal department - subject matter to be studied

Colorado Statutes

§ 2-7-103 — Review of principal department - subject matter to be studied

Colorado § 2-7-103

Title 02Legislative

Art.Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-7-103 (2026).

Text

(1)

(a)A joint legislative oversight committee shall study a principal department's powers, duties, and functions in order to evaluate the public need for continuance of said powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and functions.

(b)Said study may include, but not be limited to:

(I)Identification of unnecessary duplication of functions, situations in which similar functions should be consolidated in one division or in which divisions should be consolidated, and situations in which efficient administration would be served by transferring existing powers, duties, and functions among principal departments or elimination of said powers, duties, and functions;

(II)Exam

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(1)
(a) A joint legislative oversight committee shall study a principal department's
powers, duties, and functions in order to evaluate the public need for continuance
of said powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better
served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and
functions.

(b) Said study may include, but not be limited to:

(I) Identification of unnecessary duplication of functions, situations in which
similar functions should be consolidated in one division or in which divisions should
be consolidated, and situations in which efficient administration would be served by
transferring existing powers, duties, and functions among principal departments or
elimination of said powers, duties, and functions;

(II) Examination of the extent to which the proper exercise of powers and
performance of duties and functions has been impeded or enhanced by existing
statutes and procedures and practices of the principal department, and any other
circumstances, including budgeting, resources, and personnel matters;

(III) Study of the efficiency and cooperation exhibited by the principal
department in processing inquiries and complaints from the public;

(IV) The extent to which changes are necessary in the enabling laws of the
principal department.

(c) Beginning in 1981, said study shall include a review of all fees and fines
charged by the principal department. Pursuant to such review, the principal
department shall be required to tabulate all fees and fines and the amounts
thereof, state the purpose of each, and state the rationale for each where
appropriate.

(2) A joint legislative oversight committee may require a principal
department to make budget presentations which clearly illustrate the source,
amount, and expenditure of funds in relation to each of the principal department's
powers, duties, and functions.