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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.5 - MINORITY BUSINESS OFFICE (§§ 24-49.5-101 — 24-49.5-106) › Section 24-49.5-103 - Authority and responsibility of the director

(1)
In furtherance of the policy expressed in section
24-49.5-101
, the director shall:
(a)
Promote the business development of new and existing minority business enterprises in coordination with state economic development activities;
(b)
Establish networks among governmental entities, the private sector, and minority business in an effort to promote joint business activities;
(c)
Promote minority business participation in federal, state, and local procurement, purchasing, financing, and contracting, in accordance with existing federal and state statutes;
(d)
Promote self-sufficiency and survival of minority businesses with the intent of aiding such minority businesses in their attempts to enter the mainstream of Colorado's economy;
(e)
Enhance the access of information on international trade opportunities to minority businesses in conjunction with Colorado's international trade activities;
(f)
Provide economic research and information on minority businesses for the use of federal and local governmental agencies, private industry, labor, and professional and other groups. The office shall make efforts to recover the costs associated with this paragraph (f) through user fees.
(2)
The director may receive funds from the private sector for the purposes of conducting or implementing projects and other necessary operations of the office. All funds received shall be placed in the minority business fund created in section
24-49.5-104
.
(3)
The director shall develop and implement performance and accountability standards. Such standards shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a)
The fees established pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section;
(b)
The number of businesses by race and ethnicity including the protected groups known as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and any other minority ethnic groups assisted by the office and the actual moneys associated therewith;
(c)
The type of assistance provided to the businesses assisted;
(d)
The number of new jobs created;
(e)
The number of existing jobs retained;
(f)
An overview of the minority business office's successes and failures;
(g)
The amount of revenues added to the state's economy due to the efforts of the minority business office;
(h)
The year-end annual report of the minority business office;
(i)
The types of businesses assisted;
(j)
The geographical location of businesses assisted;
(k)
Any suggestions for greater minority participation in the state's economy; and
(l)
An accounting of private and public funding and expenditures.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1244, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: IP(3) amended, p. 1231, § 56, effective August 7.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.5 - MINORITY BUSINESS OFFICE (§§ 24-49.5-101 — 24-49.5-106) › Section 24-49.5-104 - Minority business fund - created

(1)
There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the minority business fund, which shall be administered by the director of the minority business office.
(2)
All moneys received from user fees pursuant to section
24-49.5-103 (1)(f)
and any other moneys received by the office shall be placed in said fund.
(3)
The general assembly shall make annual appropriations of the moneys in the fund to the minority business office for administering the provisions of this article.
(4)
Any moneys in the fund not appropriated shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
(5)
The general assembly may from time to time make appropriations from the general fund for the use of the minority business office in carrying out the purposes of this article.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 1245, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.5 - MINORITY BUSINESS OFFICE (§§ 24-49.5-101 — 24-49.5-106) › Section 24-49.5-105 - Historically underutilized businesses - legislative declaration - definitions

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a)
Businesses owned by minorities and women are among the fastest growing in the state but are historically underutilized in government contracts.
(b)
Securing government procurement contracts is a major determinant in the success of businesses owned by minorities and women.
(c)
The owners of historically underutilized businesses can benefit from surety technical assistance programs that help those businesses qualify for the performance bonds that are required for businesses to bid on public projects.
(d)
It is the intent of the general assembly to assist historically underutilized businesses by creating a surety technical assistance program.
(2)
In addition to the responsibilities of the director of the minority business office specified in section
24-49.5-103
, the director shall establish a program to provide surety technical assistance services for the benefit of historically underutilized businesses and may contract with insurance companies, surety companies, agents, or brokers for the purpose of implementing the program.
(3)
The director of the minority business office shall compile a centralized directory of all historically underutilized businesses that have obtained the contract performance and payment bonds required in order to be awarded a government procurement contract. The director shall ensure that the directory is accessible to governmental entities that enter into procurement contracts.
(4)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "historically underutilized business" means an entity that qualifies as a small business pursuant to
13 CFR 121
and that is a profit-making corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or joint venture in which more than fifty percent of the shares of stock or other equitable securities are owned by one or more persons who are members of the following groups:
(a)
African American;
(b)
Hispanic American, including but not limited to all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race;
(c)
Asian American, including but not limited to persons whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, the United States territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Mariana Islands; and subcontinent Asian American, including but not limited to persons whose origins are from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, or Nepal;
(d)
Native American, including but not limited to persons who are American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Hawaiians of Polynesian descent; or
(e)
Women, including women of any group specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection (4).
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1212, § 1, effective August 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.5 - MINORITY BUSINESS OFFICE (§§ 24-49.5-101 — 24-49.5-106) › Section 24-49.5-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 6, § 2, eff. 1/21/2021.
L. 2020, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, (SB 20B-001), ch. 2, p. 17, § 8, effective December 7.
This section was repealed and relocated to § 24-48.5-127 in 2021.
For the legislative declaration in SB 20B-001, see section 1 of chapter 2, Session Laws of Colorado 2020, First Extraordinary Session.
Renumbered as C.R.S. §
24-48.5-127
by 2021 Ch. 6, § 1, eff. 1/21/2021.
Added by 2020EX1 Ch. 2, § 8, eff. 12/7/2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.7 - COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE (§§ 24-49.7-101 — 24-49.7-110) › Section 24-49.7-101 - Legislative declaration - policy

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the tourism and travel industries are vital to the general welfare, economic well-being, and employment opportunities of the state and its communities and citizens and that the continued health and expansion of these industries requires a long-term and continuing investment by the state in the planning, promotion, coordination, and development of Colorado as a quality national and international tourist and travel destination.
(2)
The general assembly therefore declares it to be the policy of this state to guide, stimulate, and promote the coordinated, efficient, and beneficial development of tourism and travel in Colorado. In addition, it is the policy of this state to provide a long-term and continuing investment in tourism and travel promotion and to support such investment with general fund revenues.
(3)
The general assembly further finds and declares that the promotion and development of tourism and travel requires a unified, consistent, and positive statewide effort to be successful and that it is the policy of the state that all levels of state government participate in attaining the state policies expressed in this section. To this end, all state departments shall cooperate with the Colorado tourism office created in this article and shall, to the extent possible, assist the office in its efforts by making property and services available to the office that will facilitate or reduce the costs of such promotion and development. In addition, the Colorado tourism office and all state departments shall cooperate with the tourism and travel industries to further the policies expressed in this section.
L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 663, § 1, effective May 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.7 - COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE (§§ 24-49.7-101 — 24-49.7-110) › Section 24-49.7-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Additional source fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism additional source fund created in section
24-49.7-106 (2)
.
(2)
"Board" means the board of directors of the Colorado tourism office created in section
24-49.7-103
.
(3)
"Fund" means the Colorado travel and tourism promotion fund created in section
24-49.7-106 (1)
.
(4)
"Member" means a member appointed to the board pursuant to section
24-49.7-103
.
(5)
"Office" means the Colorado tourism office created in section
24-49.7-103
.
L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 664, § 1, effective May 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.7 - COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE (§§ 24-49.7-101 — 24-49.7-110) › Section 24-49.7-105 - Administrative costs - transfer of employees

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any administrative expenses and any staffing or other resource requirements associated with the office or the expenditure of moneys from the fund and the additional source fund shall be met with existing employees transferred from the department of local affairs and the Colorado office of economic development created in section
24-48.5-101
pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and with a combination of existing staff, office space, and resources of the office of the governor at the time the office is created.
(2)
The board may expend moneys in the additional source fund for administrative expenses associated with the office or the expenditure of moneys from the fund or the additional source fund.
(3)
(a)
On and after August 1, 2000, employees of the department of local affairs prior to said date whose duties and functions concerned the duties and functions assumed by the office pursuant to this section and whose employment in the office is deemed necessary by the administrator of the office to carry out the purposes of this article shall be transferred to the office and become employees thereof.
(b)
On and after March 18, 2003, three full-time equivalent personnel positions of the Colorado office of economic development created in section
24-48.5-101
shall be transferred to the Colorado tourism office created in section
24-49.7-103
. The employees shall be employees appointed by the governor and not classified employees in the state personnel system.
(4)
Any employees transferred to the office pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of this section who are classified employees in the state personnel system shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations.
L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 667, § 1, effective May 22. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 626, § 1, effective March 18. L. 2005: (3)(b) amended, p. 208, § 3, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.7 - COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE (§§ 24-49.7-101 — 24-49.7-110) › Section 24-49.7-107 - Exemption from procurement code

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the office and the expenditure of moneys from the fund and the additional source fund shall not be subject to the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles
101
to 112 of this title.
L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 669, § 1, effective May 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › OTHER AGENCIES (§§ 24-40-101 — 24-49.9-102) › Article 49.7 - COLORADO TOURISM OFFICE (§§ 24-49.7-101 — 24-49.7-110) › Section 24-49.7-108 - Audit requirements

On or before August 1, 2002, and not less than every five years thereafter, the state auditor shall review or cause to be reviewed the manner in which moneys from the fund and the additional source fund are expended, any contracts entered into pursuant to this article, and the activities of the board and the office to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article. Upon completing such audit, the state auditor shall provide a report to the governor and the general assembly reviewing the findings of the audit and making recommendations for statutory changes, if any.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 284, § 2, eff. 5/24/2013.
L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 669, § 1, effective May 22. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-129), ch. 284, p. 1492, § 2, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-102 - Department of personnel - state personnel director

(1)
Pursuant to section 14 of article XII of the state constitution, there is hereby created the department of personnel, the head of which shall be the state personnel director, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The state personnel director shall be qualified by education and experience in the field of public or private personnel administration or industrial relations and shall be of known sympathy with the merit principle.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of the state constitution, the state personnel director shall have those powers, duties, and functions prescribed for heads of principal departments in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968". Any assistants and employees of the department shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
(3)
The state personnel director shall prepare and transmit annually, in the form and manner prescribed by the heads of the principal departments pursuant to the provisions of section
24-1-136
, a report accounting to the governor for the efficient discharge of all responsibilities assigned by law or directive to the department of personnel.
(4)
Publications by the state personnel director circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section
24-1-136
.
(5)
Repealed.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 159, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-2. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1196, § 2, effective July 1. L. 83: (3) and (4) amended, p. 837, § 51, effective July 1. L. 88: (5) added, p. 955, § 6, effective May 24. L. 2000: (3) amended, p. 1552, § 26, effective August 2; (5) repealed, p. 1863, § 81, effective August 2.
For the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", see article 1 of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-103.7 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1394, § 3, effective May 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 559, § 14, effective April 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-104.5 - Compliance with federal laws

(1)
The state personnel director shall establish the general criteria and processes necessary for the state personnel system to fully comply with all applicable federal employment laws. Holidays and periods of authorized paid leave falling within a regularly scheduled workweek shall be counted as work time in determining overtime for employees performing essential law enforcement, highway maintenance, and other support services directly necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of patients, residents, and inmates of state institutions or state facilities.
(2)
The state personnel director may establish an internal review process of alleged violations of such federal laws. Such a review shall be conducted in summary fashion on the basis of written material. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, the state personnel director shall issue a written decision within ninety days after receipt of the written complaint. Any aggrieved party may also seek judicial review as specified by the applicable law.
(3)
When an employee who has sought a review with the state personnel director pursuant to subsection (2) of this section also files an appeal with the state personnel board pursuant to section
24-50-123
or the Colorado civil rights division pursuant to section
24-50-125.3
, the ninety-day period specified in subsection (2) of this section shall be tolled until there is a final agency action by the board only if the appeal filed with the board or the civil rights division arises out of the same incident as the review sought with the director, is filed before the expiration of the ninety-day period, and is filed before the director has issued a written decision.
L. 98: Entire section added, p. 675, § 2, effective August 5. L. 2010: (2) amended and (3) added, (HB 10 -1181), ch. 351, p. 1625, § 14, effective June 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-105 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 168, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-5. L. 80: Entire section repealed, p. 602, § 1, effective April 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-106 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 169, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-6. L. 73: p. 423, § 6. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1200, § 9, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-107 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 169, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-7. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1200, § 10. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 301, § 2, effective April 7. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-108 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 169, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 302, § 3, effective April 7. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-109 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 169, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-9. L. 73: p. 423, § 7. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 852, § 7, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-111 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-11. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 168, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 48, § 3, effective August 8.
This section was relocated to §
24-50-112.5(5)(a)
in 2001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-112 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-12. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1200, § 12, effective July 1. L. 84: (3) amended, p. 711, § 7, effective July 1. L. 85: (2) and (3) amended, p. 838, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (3)(a) amended and (3)(c) added, p. 296, § 3, effective April 7. L. 99: (3)(c)(I) and (3)(c)(II) amended, p. 168, § 2, effective August 4; (3)(c)(III) amended, p. 170, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 48, § 3, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-113 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 171, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-13. L. 73: p. 424, § 9. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1200, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 48, § 3, effective August 8.
This section was relocated to §
24-50-112.5(3)(b)
in 2001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-115 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 171, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-15. L. 81: (1) and (6) amended and (3) repealed, pp. 1201, 1203, §§ 15, 23, effective July 1. L. 84: (6) amended, p. 711, § 8, effective July 1. L. 85: (5) amended, p. 839, § 3, effective July 1. L. 99: (5) amended, p. 169, § 3, effective August 4. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 48, § 3, effective August 8.
Subsections (1), (2), (5), and (6) were relocated to §
24-50-112.5(2) and (5)(b)
in 2001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-115.5 - [Repealed]

L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1372, § 13, effective June 2.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1984. (See L. 83, p. 1372.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-116 - Standards of performance and conduct

Each employee shall perform his duties and conduct himself in accordance with generally accepted standards and with specific standards prescribed by law, rule of the board, or any appointing authority.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-117 - Prohibited activities of employees

No employee shall engage in any employment or activity which creates a conflict of interest with his duties as a state employee. The board shall promulgate general rules on incompatible activities, conflicts of interest, and employment outside the normal course of duties of state employees.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-17.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-118 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-18. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1201, § 16, effective July 1. L. 89: (3) amended and (4) added, p. 1067, § 1, effective 1/1/1990. L. 93: (4) amended, p. 1785, § 62, effective June 6. L. 96: (3)(a) and (4) amended, p. 173, § 1, effective April 8. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 1936, § 12, effective May 22.
This section was relocated to §
24-50-104(1)
(c.5) in 2003.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-119 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-19. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1202, § 17, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-120 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-20. L. 93: (1) to (3) amended, p. 18, § 2, effective March 4. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-120.5 - [Repealed]

L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1566, § 1, effective June 3. L. 98: Entire section repealed, p. 677, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-121 - [Repealed]

L. 72: R&RE, p. 172, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-21. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 48, § 3, effective August 8.
This section was relocated to §
24-50-112.5(5)(a)
in 2001.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-122 - Opportunities for training - professional development center cash fund - creation - rules

(1)
The state personnel director shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of training programs for employees in the state personnel system. He or she shall identify training needs for current and anticipated classes of positions within the classified system, shall identify and recommend to the governor and the general assembly the most economical and effective means of meeting those training needs, and shall regularly assess the effectiveness of such training as may be conducted. State funds shall not be expended for the training of employees in the state personnel system without the approval of the state personnel director.
(2)
The executive director of the department of personnel shall establish any fees necessary to pay for the direct and indirect costs of the training programs specified in subsection (1) of this section. All moneys collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the professional development center cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of establishing and maintaining the training programs specified in subsection (1) of this section. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 173, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-22. L. 73: p. 424, § 10. L. 81: Entire section R&RE, p. 1202, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09 -1150), ch. 309, p. 1666, § 4, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-123 - Grievances - review

(1)
The board shall, by rule promulgated in accordance with article
4
of this title, adopt uniform procedures to be used by all principal departments and institutions of higher education in developing grievance processes for their employees. The grievance procedures shall provide an orderly system of review for all grievances and shall define matters that are subject to such grievance procedures.
(2)
Matters arising under sections
24-50-125
and
24-50-104 (1)(c)
shall not be subject to a grievance procedure under this section.
(3)
The decision of the appointing authority shall be final; except that an employee may petition the board for review. The board may grant the petition only when it appears that the decision of the appointing authority violates an employee's rights under the federal or state constitution, part 4 of article
34
of this title, article
50.5
of this title, or the grievance procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The board shall review and summarily grant or deny a petition within one hundred twenty days of receipt of the petition; except that petitions filed with the board that result in an investigation pursuant to section
24-50-125.3
or
24-50.5-104
are exempt from the one-hundred-twenty-day review requirement. Any petition granted shall be determined in accordance with section
24-50-125.4
.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 173, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-23. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 1220, § 2, effective August 2. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1202, § 19, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 595, § 2, effective August 4. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 788, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1694, § 30, effective 7/1/2005. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 633, § 2, effective May 27. L. 2010: (3) amended, (HB 10 - 10 03), ch. 70, p. 241, § 1, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-125.3 - Discrimination appeals

An applicant or employee who alleges discriminatory or unfair employment practices, as defined in part 4 of article
34
of this title, in the state personnel system may appeal within ten days of the alleged practice by filing a complaint in writing with the board or the Colorado civil rights division in the department of regulatory agencies, which shall investigate such complaint on behalf of the board pursuant to the procedures and time limits set forth in section
24-34-306
. In an appeal involving the civil rights division, the state personnel board shall contract with a third party to investigate the complaint. If, after said civil rights division or third party has found no probable cause or has attempted after a finding of probable cause to resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation, and persuasion, the applicant or employee remains dissatisfied, such person shall have ten days from the date he is notified of the civil rights division's or third party's action in which to appeal to the board. The board may set the complaint for hearing or adopt the findings of the civil rights division or third party as its own. If the complaint is set for hearing, it shall be subject to the same time limits as other appeals heard by the board. If the board adopts a no probable cause finding as its own, such action shall not operate to deny an employee a hearing to which he is otherwise entitled by law or rule.
L. 84: Entire section added, p. 712, § 11, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-125.4 - Hearings

(1)
Except for discrimination appeals that may also be filed with the Colorado civil rights division in the department of regulatory agencies, all appeals from actions of the state personnel director, appointing authorities, and agencies that are specifically appealable to the board under the state constitution or this article shall be filed with the board within ten days of receipt of notice of such action.
(2)
The board shall give written notice of the time and place of a hearing to the parties involved at least twenty days before the date set for the hearing. The hearing shall commence not later than ninety calendar days after submission of the appeal to the board and may be continued only once for good cause for no longer than thirty days with the approval of the board.
(3)
The board or an administrative law judge for the board shall issue a written decision within forty-five calendar days after the conclusion of the hearing and the submission of briefs. Any party may appeal the decision of the board to the court of appeals within forty-nine days in accordance with section
24-4-106 (11)
.
(4)
If an administrative law judge conducts a hearing on behalf of the board, any party who seeks to modify the initial decision must file an appeal with the board within thirty days of the initial decision pursuant to section
24-4-105 (14)
. Within sixty days after the record is designated in accordance with section
24-4-105 (15)(a)
, the board shall certify the record. The board shall conduct its review in accordance with section
24-4-105 (15)(b)
and issue its final decision within ninety days after the record has been certified.
(5)
If any party is responsible for any inexcusable delay in conducting the hearing or in the issuance of a decision, the responsible party shall pay the opposing party's costs, including attorney fees.
(6)
The board or an administrative law judge for the board may give any written notices or issue any written decisions required in this section by either regular or electronic mail or by facsimile. The board shall promulgate rules in accordance with article
4
of this title to establish a uniform system for service of written notices and decisions.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 302, § 27, eff. 5/31/2014.
L. 84: Entire section added, p. 713, § 11, effective July 1. L. 94: (3) and (4) amended, p. 92, § 2, effective March 15. L. 2004: (1), (2), and (5) amended, p. 1694, § 31, effective 7/1/2005. L. 2009: (6) added, (HB 09 -1150), ch. 309, p. 1666, § 5, effective August 5. L. 2014: (3) amended, (HB 14-1363), ch. 302, p. 1269, § 27, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-125.5 - Recovery for improper personnel action

(1)
Upon final resolution of any proceeding related to the provisions of this article, if it is found that the personnel action from which the proceeding arose or the appeal of such action was instituted frivolously, in bad faith, maliciously, or as a means of harassment or was otherwise groundless, the employee bringing the appeal or the department, agency, board, or commission taking such personnel action shall be liable for any attorney fees and other costs incurred by the employee or agency against whom such appeal or personnel action was taken, including the cost of any transcript together with interest at the legal rate. Reimbursement of such attorney fees and other costs shall be made by the employee or the department, agency, board, or commission upon presentation by the employee or agency of a statement of the attorney fees and other costs incurred which has been approved by the state personnel board, and any such claim approved by the state personnel board against an agency shall be a charge on moneys appropriated to the department, agency, board, or commission. Each department, agency, board, or commission shall report to the joint budget committee each year concerning the number of claims made and the amount of moneys paid by the department, agency, board, or commission under this section during the previous fiscal year.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 79: Entire section added, p. 949, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (1) amended and (2) repealed, p. 1203, §§ 22, 23, effective July 1. L. 84: (1) amended, p. 713, § 12, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-126 - Resignation - procedure and effect

(1)
An employee may resign by filing his reasons in writing with the appointing authority.
(2)
Qualified employees who have resigned in good standing may be reinstated under conditions which the board shall prescribe by rule.
(3)
The board shall by rule prescribe the conditions under which absence without leave will be construed to be an automatic resignation.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 174, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-26.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-127 - Employee records - release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants - state personnel director's duties

(1)
The state personnel director shall maintain the examination record of every candidate and the employment record of every employee. In addition, the state personnel director shall establish and maintain a personnel data inventory of all employees in the personnel system, which inventory shall contain such items as education, training, skills, and other pertinent data. The state personnel director shall make available such data to department heads for the most efficient utilization of the state's manpower.
(2)
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and to the extent allowable under federal law, at the request of the Colorado bureau of investigation, the state personnel director or the director's designee shall provide the bureau with information concerning the location of any person whose name appears in the division's records who is the subject of an outstanding felony arrest warrant. Upon receipt of such information, it shall be the responsibility of the bureau to provide appropriate law enforcement agencies with location information obtained from the division. Location information provided pursuant to this section shall be used solely for law enforcement purposes. The state personnel director or the director's designee and the bureau shall determine and employ the most cost-effective method for obtaining and providing location information pursuant to this section. Neither the state personnel director, the director's designee, nor the division's employees or agents shall be liable in civil action for providing information in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (a).
(b)
As used in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), "law enforcement agency" means any agency of the state or its political subdivisions that is responsible for enforcing the laws of this state. "Law enforcement agency" includes but is not limited to any police department, sheriff's department, district attorney's office, the office of the state attorney general, and the Colorado bureau of investigation.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 174, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-27. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 1123, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10 -1181), ch. 351, p. 1627, § 16, effective June 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-128 - Certification required before salary paid

(1)
No salary shall be paid to any officer or employee of the state within the state personnel system as provided by the constitution unless the state personnel director has certified that the employment is in accordance with this part 1.
(2) and (3)
Repealed.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 174, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-28. L. 79: (3) added, p. 947, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) and (3) repealed, p. 286, § 2, effective April 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-129 - Appointing authority's salary liability

If any appointment is willfully made contrary to the provisions of this part 1, the appointing authority shall be personally responsible for any salary liability incurred.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 174, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-130 - Form of records and reports

The state personnel director shall prescribe the form of records and reports required to give effect to this article, and all appointing authorities shall maintain and submit the reports and records required.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 174, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-131 - Subpoena powers

The board, its administrative law judges, and the state personnel director, in the performance of their duties under this article, shall have the power of subpoena over persons and records, and such powers shall be enforceable by the courts.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 175, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-31. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 93, § 3, effective March 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM AND STATE EMPLOYEES (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Article 50 - State Personnel System - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-1204) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL (§§ 24-50-101 — 24-50-146) › Section 24-50-132 - Political considerations and prohibited activities

Employees in the state personnel system shall be selected without regard to political considerations, shall not use any state facility or resource or the authority of any state office in support of any candidate, and shall not campaign actively for any candidate on state time or in any manner calculated to exert the influence of state employment.
L. 72: R&RE, p. 175, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-32.
For prohibition of political activity by the Colorado state patrol, see § 24-33.5-215 .