§ 24-37-302 — Responsibilities of the office of state planning and budgeting

Colorado § 24-37-302

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Office of State Planning and Budgeting

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(1) The office of state planning and budgeting shall assist the governor in his or her
responsibilities pertaining to the executive budget. Specifically, it shall:

(a) Design and prepare, in coordination with the joint budget committee of
the general assembly, the forms and instructions to be used in preparation of all
budget requests except those pertaining to higher education. Such budget
requests shall include, but shall not be limited to, an analysis of costs, revenues,
fund balances, and performance indicators for all programs notwithstanding the
source of funds.

(a.5) Design and prepare, in coordination with the staff of the joint
technology committee of the general assembly, the forms and instructions to be
used in preparation of all budget requests and supplemental budget requests
submitted to the joint technology committee pursuant to section 24-37-304 (1)(c.5).
The staff of the joint technology committee shall make recommendations to the
joint technology committee regarding such forms and instructions for the
committee's approval. The forms and instructions shall require that budget
requests submitted to the joint technology committee include:

(I) Information from a request for information issued pursuant to section 24-103-201.5, or other formal market research regarding the information technology
budget request;

(II) A defined scope of work and information regarding whether a vendor or
consultant assisted in preparing the specifications or statement of work included in
the information technology budget request;

(III) A range of options for completing the project, including the estimated
costs for such options; and

(IV) Any other available and relevant information obtained from the market
research related to the information technology budget request.

(b) Review and approve the forms and instructions for higher education
budget requests which are prescribed by the Colorado commission on higher
education;

(c) Develop an annual executive planning, programming, and budgeting
cycle;

(d) Develop, in coordination with the Colorado commission on higher
education, for state-supported institutions of higher education, the annual
executive budget timetable;

(e) Make recommendations to the governor on appointees to the governor's
revenue-estimating advisory group; preside over meetings of and provide the staff
for that group; and, with the advice of the group, assist in developing the general
fund revenue estimates required by section 24-75-201.3;

(f) Conduct annual executive budget hearings on the plans, programs,
policies, and budget requests of all state agencies in the executive department;

(g) Develop recommendations for the governor in his formulation of budget
proposals to the general assembly and prepare for the governor the annual
executive budget proposals to the general assembly, together with the proposed
legislative bills embodying such proposals;

(h) Design, develop, and present briefings to the joint budget committee and
the members of the general assembly, the general public, and other interested
parties on the annual executive budget proposals;

(i) Make available to the governor-elect, if there is a governor-elect who is
not the governor, complete details about the budget and the information upon
which it is based;

(j) and (k) Repealed.

(k.1) Review for the governor all work programs recommended by the
controller;

(k.2) Repealed.

(l) Develop procedures governing the submission of state agency requests to
nonstate agencies for funds to be used for state purposes and problems; review for
the governor all such requests requiring the commitment or expenditure of state
funds; and advise the joint budget committee of the general assembly, prior to
submission for approval, of any such requests committing the state to a program
which has not theretofore had the approval of the general assembly;

(m) Continually review and recommend revisions of the plans, policies, and
programs of the state agencies; propose alternative methods for accomplishing the
objectives of state programs and policies; and develop and implement, in
coordination with the controller, a system for evaluating the results of and
measuring the effectiveness of governmental expenditures;

(n) Develop long-range fiscal plans for both operating and capital
construction budgets and for the state revenue structure, such plans to be
consistent with the policies and objectives of state planning.

(2) The director shall have such authority, with the approval of the governor,
as is necessary to discharge the responsibilities set forth in subsection (1) of this
section, including but not limited to the publication of administrative regulations
and the acceptance of gifts and grants.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
director of the office of state planning and budgeting shall require that all state
agency budget submissions be distributed in an electronic format either by delivery
of a compact disc or by the sending of an electronic notification that includes an
attached budget submission or a hyperlink to the website where the budget
submission is posted.

(b) The department of state, the department of the treasury, the department
of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of
alternate defense counsel, the independent ethics commission, the office of the
child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman shall use
the state agency budget submissions described in paragraph (a) of this subsection
(3) as a guideline for the submission of their budgets to the joint budget committee.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 967, � 16, effective July 1, 1984. L. 86: (1)(k) amended and (1)(k.1) added, p. 961, �� 2, 3, effective May 27; (1)(k) amended and (1)(k.1) added, pp. 963, 964, �� 2, 3, effective May 27. L. 88: (1)(e) amended, p. 912, � 3, effective March 18; (1)(j) repealed, p. 313, � 24, effective May 23. L. 89: (1)(k.2) added, p. 1098, � 7, effective May 16. L. 91: (1)(k.2) RC&RE, p. 852, � 7, effective April 27. L. 92: (1)(a) amended, p. 1048, � 1, effective April 16. L. 94: (1)(k.2) amended, p. 1460, � 5, effective May 25. L. 99: (1)(k.2) amended, p. 697, � 8, effective May 19. L. 2006: IP(1) amended, p. 1501, � 38, effective June 1. L. 2010: (3)(b) amended, (HB 10-1404), ch. 405, p. 2005, � 6, effective June 10; (3) added, (HB 10-1119), ch. 340, p. 1572, � 8, effective August 11. L. 2015: (3)(b) amended, (SB 15-204), ch. 264, p. 1028, � 9, effective June 2. L. 2017: (1)(a.5) added, (SB 17-304), ch. 252, p. 1055, � 4, effective August 9.