• Business & Economic Development

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.
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:
  • 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.
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.
1

• February 25, 2025: Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee Report

• Past bill versions
• Past fiscal notes
• Committee activity and documents
• Bill History