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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT STATE VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
| Date |
01/22/2024 |
| Attendance |
| Armagost |
* |
| Baisley |
X |
| Boesenecker |
* |
| Bottoms |
* |
| Brown |
X |
| DeGraaf |
* |
| Epps |
X |
| Hansen |
* |
| Liston |
X |
| Ricks |
E |
| Rutinel |
X |
| Sullivan |
X |
| Willford |
* |
| Woodrow |
* |
| Coleman |
X |
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| Time |
10:50:03 AM to 01:28:57 PM |
| Place |
Old Supreme Court |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Coleman |
| This Report was prepared by |
Hamza Syed |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hJoint Rule 25 Presentation from the Joint Budget Committee |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hSMART Government Act Presentation from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hSMART Government Act Presentation from the Department of State |
Committee Discussion Only |
| hPublic Testimony on the Department of State |
Committee Discussion Only |
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Joint Rule 25 Presentation from the Joint Budget Committee - Committee Discussion Only
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10:50:42 AM |
Members of the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) gave an overview of the Joint Rule 25 presentation.
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10:51:57 AM |
The JBC gave an overview of the budget requests from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (Attachment A).
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10:55:23 AM |
The JBC gave an overview
of the budget requests from the Department of State (Attachment B).
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SMART Government Act Presentation from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs - Committee Discussion Only
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10:59:22 AM |
A panel from the
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) including Major General
Laura Clellan, Executive Director and Adjutant General; Michael Bruno,
Deputy Executive Director; Sarah Edwards, Chief Operating Officer; Nick
Severn, Chief Financial Officer; Parker White, Legislative Liaison and
Public Information Officer; DeeDee Salerno, Director of Strategic Plans;
Joo Kang, Budget Director; and Eric Winterrowd, Veteran Service Officer
Coordinator, gave an overview of the mission, vision, leadership structure,
and goals of the DMVA. The presentation and DMVA's performance plan can
be found in Attachment C.
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11:06:54 AM |
The panel continued
to speak on key measures of success for the department.
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11:08:23 AM |
The panel went over
the budget requests for FY 2024-25.
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11:14:46 AM |
The panel spoke on
the department's legislative agenda.
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11:24:38 AM |
The committee asked
the panel questions on the DMVA's legislative agenda.
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11:26:58 AM |
The panel reviewed the DMVA's use of stimulus funding as well as domestic operations in the state and departmental highlights.
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11:29:08 AM |
A written comment
for the DMVA was handed out to the committee (Attachment D).
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SMART Government Act Presentation from the Department of State - Committee Discussion Only
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11:32:55 AM |
A panel from the Department of State including Jena Griswold, Secretary of State of Colorado; Chrisopher Beall, Deputy Secretary of State; Kathryn Mikeworth, Director of Administration; Judd Choate, Director of Elections; and Rich Schliep, Director of IT, presented the Department of State's SMART Act report and priorities for the upcoming year. Materials distributed to the committee can be found in Attachment E.
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11:41:10 AM |
The committee asked
questions to the panel regarding elections.
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11:56:51 AM |
Representative DeGraaf
presented a handout (Attachment F).
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11:57:18 AM |
The committee continued to ask questions to the panel.
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12:09:25 PM |
The committee continues to ask questions to the panel.
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Public Testimony on the Department of State - Committee Discussion Only
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12:20:02 PM |
The following witnesses
testified before the committee:
Candice Stutzriem,
representing themself;
Fred Morin, representing
themself;
Jerry White, representing
themself, and;
Denise Kmilek,
representing themself.
The committee
asked questions to the panel.
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12:40:10 PM |
The following witnesses
testified before the committee:
Marc Gitlitz,
representing the Colorado Institute for Fair Elections;
Laura Wilber,
representing themself, testified. Jody Nickerson, representing themself;
Dr. Lynda Zamora
Wilson, representing themself; and
Jearell Kelley,
representing themself, testified. Mr. Kelley provided a handout to the
committee (Attachment G).
The committee
asked questions to the panel.
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01:10:05 PM |
The following witnesses
testified before the committee:
Spencer Roberts,
representing themself;
Jeremy Harrifan,
representing themself;
Shawn Smith, representing
themself; and
Tasha Carr, representing
themself.
The committee
asked questions to the panel.
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01:24:39 PM |
Jimmy Smrz, representing themself, testified before the committee. The committee asked questions to the witness.
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01:24:40 PM |
Written public comments can be found in Attachment H.
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| 01:28:57 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
