(1) (a) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph
(II) of this paragraph (a), no later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the office of state planning and budgeting shall publish an annual performance report for each department except 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 Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman. The annual performance report must include a summary of each department's performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance report must be clearly written and easily understood and must be limited to a maximum of four pages per department.
(II) The office of state planning and budgeting shall prepare the section of the annual performance report for the department of higher education by reviewing the institutions of higher education's progress towards the goals set forth in the master plan for Colorado postsecondary education, as described in section 23-1-108 (1.5) and taking into account the data and metrics described in sections 23-18-201 (2) and part 3 of article 18 of title 23.
(b) No later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, 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 Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman shall each publish an annual performance report including a summary of its performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance reports must be clearly written and easily understood and must each be limited to a maximum of four pages.
(2) (a) The annual performance reports shall be posted on the official websites of the state of Colorado and the office of the governor. The annual performance reports shall include a hyperlink to each department's performance plan posted on the official website of each department pursuant to section 2-7-204 (3)(b).
(b) The annual performance reports shall be distributed to all members of the general assembly pursuant to section 24-1-136 (9), C.R.S.
Source: L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1404), ch. 405, p. 2004, § 5, effective June 10; entire part R&RE, (HB 10-1119), ch. 340, p. 1571, § 3, effective August 11. L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1299), ch. 382, p. 2241, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2015: (1) amended, (SB 15204), ch. 264, p. 1031, § 13, effective June 2. L. 2017: (1)(a)(II) amended, (SB 17-297), ch. 210, p. 821, § 20, effective May 18.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 2-7-205 as it existed prior to 2013.