S_SA_2023A 01/20/2023 09:38:47 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT STATE VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Date

01/20/2023

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

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

Presentation of Joint Budget Committee - Committee Discussion Only


	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.
	09:43:26 AM	Senator Bridges went over the budget of the Department of State.
	09:46:34 AM	Senator Bridges went over the budget of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
	09:53:48 AM	The Committee asked questions to the JBC members.


	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.
	09:57:11 AM	The committee asked questions to the OSA.


	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.
	10:15:23 AM	DMVA elaborated on how they would implement their working goals.
	10:15:56 AM	The committee asked questions to the DMVA.
	10:25:51 AM	DMVA went over their budget requests.
	10:27:31 AM	DMVA went over their Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion policies as well as thier major domestic operations of 2022.
	10:35:08 AM	The committee asked questions to the DMVA.


	10:55:55 AM	The committee went on a recess.
	11:02:51 AM	The committee came back to order.
	11:03:14 AM	Jena Griswold, Secretary of State, from the Department of State presented to the committee.
	11:06:22 AM	The Department presented on voting for the last election cycle.
	11:10:50 AM	The Department went over their divisional achievements.
	11:11:07 AM	The committee asked questions to the Department.
	11:39:31 AM	The committee continued to ask questions.


	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.

12:45:07 PM

The committee adjourned.