Senator Bill Cadman represents Colorado State Senate District 12 which includes North Eastern Colorado Springs and rural El Paso County. He...
Roberts: Lawmakers can benefit from the ‘SMART Act’
January
25,
2013
Things are moving into first gear here in Denver at the Capitol. A couple of years ago, we passed a law called the SMART Act, (plenty of joke material there, I know), that was intended to increase legislators’ familiarity with the vision and strategies of Colorado’s state agencies, and to give us an opportunity to ask questions of agency directors and their key staff members.
I was in the Legislature when the bill proposing this new approach was passed. The bill reflected the frustration of many legislators that we weren’t provided enough background about how effectively the agencies served the people of Colorado. While a slower and more cumbersome start to a new session, under this legislation, we now receive more information about agency strategy and goals. We’re also expected to engage in a critical analysis of the agencies from the legislative perspective.
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I was in the Legislature when the bill proposing this new approach was passed. The bill reflected the frustration of many legislators that we weren’t provided enough background about how effectively the agencies served the people of Colorado. While a slower and more cumbersome start to a new session, under this legislation, we now receive more information about agency strategy and goals. We’re also expected to engage in a critical analysis of the agencies from the legislative perspective.
Click here to continue reading in the Durango Herald.
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