CHAPTER 135

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GOVERNMENT - STATE

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SENATE BILL 03-243 [Digest]

BY SENATOR(S) Anderson, Andrews, Fitz-Gerald, Groff, Grossman, Hanna, Kester, Owen, Sandoval, Taylor, Teck, and Tupa;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) White, Berry, Coleman, Frangas, Hoppe, Marshall, Miller, Rhodes, Romanoff, Spradley, Wiens, Williams S., and Williams T.

AN ACT

Concerning the statewide travel management program.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  24-30-1104 (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

  24-30-1104.  Central services functions of the department - repeal. (3) (a)  In addition to any other duties imposed by this section, the department of personnel shall implement a statewide travel management program pursuant to the provisions of section 24-30-1118.

  (b)  This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2004.

  SECTION 2.  24-30-1118, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NEW SUBSECTIONS to read:

  24-30-1118.  Statewide travel management program - creation - duties of department - mandatory use by state employees - repeal. (5)  By December 1, 2003, the department of personnel shall submit a written report to the legislative audit committee and the joint budget committee of the general assembly on methods for improving travel management within the state by enhancing or modifying the statewide travel management program created by this section or by implementing an alternative program. The report shall address:

  (a)  Enhancing enforcement of and improving compliance with vendor agreements and program rules;

  (b)  Improving data collection, analysis, and dissemination;

  (c)  Promoting education of state travelers, including clarification of procedures for making and approving travel-related purchasing decisions;

  (d)  Identifying modifications to vendor agreements and program rules, including management controls for travel-related expenditures;

  (e)  Improving travel card management; and

  (f)  Identifying measures to improve service to state agencies.

  (6)  This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2004.

  SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

Approved: April 17, 2003

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