The 2022 State Legislative Session for CU will be largely lobbying to protect the University from negative legislative initiatives being proposed during this election year session, including the collective bargaining bill initiated by the labor unions, unfunded mandates, new legislative requirements with no additional general fund provided, and recommendations from interim committees that will be responsible for spending the federal stimulus dollars.
After 22 years, Tanya Kelly-Bowry has retired from her position as Vice President of Government Relations. OGR is now under the leadership of Todd Saliman, Senior Vice President for Strategy, Government Relations & Chief Financial Officer.
The CU Advocates Program within the Office of Government Relations hosted its first event of the year, featuring a legislative panel of policy makers hosted by CU President Mark Kennedy.
May 3, 2019 marked “sine die,” the final day of the 2019 state legislative session. This session, there were 23 new legislators in the House and 5 new legislators in the Senate. It was an exciting time to engage a new group of elected officials on the important work of CU across Colorado.
A look ahead at the 2018 State Legislative Session, a recap of important Federal legislation, and helpful information for CU Employees who plan to be engaged with legislation in the upcoming year.
