C.R.S. Section 2-2-320
Legislative department contracts

  • approval

(1)

Any contract to which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the same contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency, as the case may be.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution, the attorney general shall approve all such legislative department contracts as to form, and the controller shall approve such contracts in accordance with section 24-30-202, C.R.S.

(b)

The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director’s designee shall approve all legislative department contracts not subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution. No approval by the controller or any assistant designated by the controller shall be required for the validity of any contract entered into and approved under this paragraph (b). The controller shall issue payment for expenditures for legislative department contracts approved in accordance with this paragraph (b) as set forth in section 24-30-202, C.R.S. Notwithstanding the legislative department’s exemption from the fiscal rules pursuant to section 24-2-101, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services shall consider the fiscal rules as guidelines for legislative department contracts approved under this paragraph (b) and may consult with the controller or attorney general, or both, when drafting legislative department contracts.

Source: Section 2-2-320 — Legislative department contracts - approval, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-02.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

2‑2‑301
Call of houses to order
2‑2‑302
Clerks to file certificates - roll - officers
2‑2‑303
Committee on credentials - permanent organization
2‑2‑303.5
Time for convening regular sessions - procedure for convening earlier
2‑2‑304
Members not to be questioned
2‑2‑305
Legislative employees - compensation
2‑2‑306
Appointment - qualifications - duties
2‑2‑307
Compensation of members - reimbursement of expenses
2‑2‑308
Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions
2‑2‑309
Method of payment
2‑2‑310
Senate and house journals published
2‑2‑311
Disposition of journals
2‑2‑312
Cost of publication
2‑2‑313
Witnesses - attendance before assembly
2‑2‑314
Violation - penalty
2‑2‑315
Member may administer oath
2‑2‑316
Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment
2‑2‑317
Expense, subsistence, and travel allowance - definition
2‑2‑318
Members to be reimbursed for expenses
2‑2‑319
Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage
2‑2‑320
Legislative department contracts - approval
2‑2‑321
Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof
2‑2‑322
Fiscal notes - repeal
2‑2‑322.3
Greenhouse gas emissions reports - definitions - repeal
2‑2‑322.5
Demographic notes - definitions
2‑2‑323
Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration
2‑2‑325
Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies
2‑2‑326
Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities - definition
2‑2‑327
Annual address to joint session by tribal governments
2‑2‑401
Legislative declaration
2‑2‑402
Chief security officers
2‑2‑403
Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly
2‑2‑404
Legislative rules
2‑2‑405
Injunctions
2‑2‑406
Contempt of either house
2‑2‑501
Number of members of general assembly - election from districts
2‑2‑502
Definitions
2‑2‑503
Designation of senatorial districts to elect in years ending in 2 and 4
2‑2‑504
Holdover senators keep office - vacancies
2‑2‑505
Maps of legislative districts
2‑2‑506
Precinct boundaries
2‑2‑507
Attachments and detachments
2‑2‑508
Changes in county and municipal boundaries
2‑2‑509
Published plan and records
2‑2‑511
Applicability
2‑2‑701
General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legislative intent - definition
2‑2‑702
General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - required to be assigned to the appropriations committee of the house of introduction
2‑2‑703
General assembly - bills which result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities - funding must be provided in the bill
2‑2‑801
Plain language requirement in state laws
2‑2‑802
People first language in state laws
2‑2‑803
Inclusion of tribal governments - definition
2‑2‑901
Population data for redistricting
2‑2‑902
Accurate census data - electronic record of prisoner home address - adjustment of census data - definitions
2‑2‑1201
Accountability clauses - post-enactment review of implementation of bills by legislative service agencies - definitions - repeal
2‑2‑1301
Short title
2‑2‑1301.5
Definitions
2‑2‑1302
Colorado youth advisory council - creation - purpose
2‑2‑1303
Membership - selection - terms
2‑2‑1304
Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract
2‑2‑1305
Reporting requirements
2‑2‑1305.5
Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee - created
2‑2‑1306
Youth advisory council cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations
2‑2‑1307
Repeal of part
2‑2‑1601
Legislative department cash fund - redistricting accounts - creation - definition
2‑2‑2101
Definitions
2‑2‑2102
Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - appointments - meetings
2‑2‑2103
Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - duties - report
2‑2‑2104
Repeal of part
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 2-2-320’s source at colorado​.gov