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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT STATE VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
| Date |
01/20/2023 |
| Attendance |
| Armagost |
X |
| Baisley |
X |
| Boesenecker |
X |
| Bottoms |
X |
| DeGraaf |
X |
| Epps |
X |
| Gonzales |
X |
| Liston |
X |
| Ortiz |
X |
| Ricks |
X |
| Sharbini |
X |
| Sullivan |
X |
| Willford |
X |
| Coleman |
X |
| Woodrow |
X |
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| Time |
09:38:47 AM to 12:45:07 PM |
| Place |
Old Supreme Court |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Woodrow |
| This Report was prepared by |
Hamza Syed |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hPresentation of Joint Budget Committee |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hPresentation from the Office of the State Auditor |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hPresentation from the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hPresentation from the Department of the State |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hPublic Testimony |
Committee Discussion Only |
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Presentation of Joint Budget Committee - Committee Discussion Only
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09:41:07 AM |
Members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) presented on the SMART Act and how their budget process works through the SMART Act.
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09:43:26 AM |
Senator Bridges went over the budget of the Department of State.
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09:46:34 AM |
Senator Bridges went over the budget of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
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09:53:48 AM |
The Committee asked
questions to the JBC members.
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Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor - Committee Discussion Only
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09:57:00 AM |
Michelle Colin and
Nina Frant from the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) presented to the
committee a performance audit of the Division of Veterans Affairs' and
the Colorado Baord of Veterans Affairs oversight of veterans services.
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09:57:11 AM |
The committee asked questions to the OSA.
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Presentation from the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs - Committee Discussion Only
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10:13:06 AM |
Brigadier General
Laura Clellan from the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs (DMVA)
presented on their working goals for the year.
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10:15:23 AM |
DMVA elaborated on how they would implement their working goals.
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10:15:56 AM |
The committee asked questions to the DMVA.
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10:25:51 AM |
DMVA went over their budget requests.
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10:27:31 AM |
DMVA went over their
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policies as well as thier major domestic
operations of 2022.
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10:35:08 AM |
The committee asked questions to the DMVA.
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Presentation from the Department of the State - Committee Discussion Only
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10:55:55 AM |
The committee went on a recess.
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11:02:51 AM |
The committee came back to order.
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11:03:14 AM |
Jena Griswold, Secretary
of State, from the Department of State presented to the committee.
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11:06:22 AM |
The Department presented on voting for the last election cycle.
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11:10:50 AM |
The Department went over their divisional achievements.
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11:11:07 AM |
The committee asked questions to the Department.
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11:39:31 AM |
The committee continued to ask questions.
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Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only
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11:47:55 AM |
Mr. Dwight Johnson, representing themself, testified. Ms. Laurel Flahive, representing themself, testified. Mr. Richard Nagley, representing Veterans Coalition of the San Luis Valley and the American Legion Department of Colorado Veteran Affairs & Rehabilitation Post 2015, testified. Mr. Spencer Roberts, representing themself, testified. Mr. Robert Miller, representing themself, testified. Mrs. Lindsay Moore, representing themself, testified. The committee asked questions to the witnesses.
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| 12:45:07 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
