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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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-608 - Dependents - eligibility - election of coverage

(1)
Any eligible employee may elect to have the employee's dependents covered by the group benefit plans. Such election shall be made at the time the employee becomes enrolled in the plan under such procedures as the director shall establish. If dependent coverage is not elected at the time that an employee becomes enrolled in an appropriate plan, any subsequent election of dependent coverage shall be made under such conditions as the director may impose.
(2)
Any employee who elects coverage, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, and who has a change in the number of dependents may, at the time of such change, increase or decrease the number of dependents covered by the group benefit plans under procedures established by and subject to the approval of the director.
(3)
Any employee who has no eligible dependents at the time the employee becomes enrolled in the group benefit plans and who later has an eligible dependent may, at the time the dependency status changes, elect appropriate coverage for such dependent under procedures established by and subject to the approval of the director.
(4)
If a dependent is no longer eligible for coverage because the dependent turned twenty-six years old, the director shall remove the dependent from the group benefit plan by the end of the month in which the dependent turned twenty-six years old. If the director fails to remove the ineligible dependent, the employee and the employee's department shall not be directly financially liable for the premiums paid for the dependent coverage if no claims have been paid for the ineligible dependent. If the director fails to remove the ineligible dependent and a claim has been paid for the ineligible dependent, the employee and the employee's department shall not be directly financially liable for the paid claim. The costs for premiums and claims paid may be paid from the group benefit plans reserve fund established in section
24-50-613
.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 100, § 4, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1132, § 1, effective May 19. L. 2010: (4) added, (HB 10 -1228), ch. 298, p. 1404, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2018: (4) amended, (SB 18-131), ch. 100, p. 775, § 4, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 10-8-210 as it existed prior to 1994.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-131, see section 1 of chapter 100, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-610 - Payroll deductions - employees

The amount of monthly contributions, if any, to be made by employees enrolled in group benefit plans shall be deducted from the salaries of such employees and remitted to the department of personnel. The procedure for such deductions and remittances, including a procedure for determination of the appropriate amount and collection and remittance of monthly contributions from elected state officials who do not receive compensation other than expense reimbursement from state funds, shall be established by the department of personnel; except that the department of personnel shall not establish any method of collection and remittances of monthly contributions from elected state officials who do not receive compensation other than expense reimbursement from state funds from any entity other than from such individual state officials.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1133, § 1, effective May 19. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 307, § 3, effective August 5.
This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-212.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-611 - Employer payments

The head of each state agency, department, or institution having employees enrolled in group benefit plans shall make a monthly payment to the department of personnel for each employee so enrolled of an amount as provided for in section
24-50-609
. The estimated amount required for such payments shall be included in the annual budgets of such agencies, departments, and institutions.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1133, § 1, effective May 19.
This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-213.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-612 - Administrative duties

(1)
It is the duty of the department of personnel to provide such assistance and to perform such duties as are necessary to carry out the state's administrative, accounting, and clerical responsibilities in connection with the operation of group benefit plans.
(2) and (3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 100, § 6, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1134, § 1, effective May 19. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 655, § 72, effective July 1. L. 2010: (2) repealed, (HB 10 -1181), ch. 351, p. 1628, § 20, effective June 7. L. 2018: (3) repealed, (SB 18-131), ch. 100, p. 776, § 6, effective August 8.
This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-214.
(1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (1), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995. (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 18-131, see section 1 of chapter 100, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-614 - State payments - authority of controller

The state contributions to group benefit plans shall be paid monthly to the director by the state controller, who shall make a charge against the accounts of the state departments, agencies, and institutions for this purpose. Such charges shall be the amounts necessary to cover the state contributions, as defined in section
24-50-609
, for employees and shall be made against both general revenue fund accounts and specific cash fund accounts as required.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1135, § 1, effective May 19.
This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-216.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-615 - Continuation of previously existing benefits for persons absorbed by the state personnel system

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the director shall continue, as a benefits option, the existing group life and health benefits of any person employed by a state agency if such person has been or will be brought or assimilated into the state personnel system on or after January 1, 1972, until such time as similar benefits offered by the director to state employees pursuant to this part 6 are equivalent in benefit and economic cost to the benefits held by said person.
L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1135, § 1, effective May 19.
This section was formerly numbered as 10-8-218.
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-616 - [Repealed]

L. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 14, § 1, effective November 6.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective December 31, 2002. (See L. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., p. 14.)
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-617 - [Repealed]

L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1308, § 28, effective June 7. L. 2004: (2)(b) amended, p. 367, § 3, effective August 4.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 2008. (See L. 2002, p. 1308.)
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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-618 - Group benefit plans - institutions of higher education

(1)
A state institution of higher education, which, for the purposes of this section, shall include the Auraria higher education center established in article
70
of title
23
, C.R.S., or a group of state institutions may establish and offer one or more group benefit plans, in addition to or in lieu of a plan contracted for by the director pursuant to this part 6, to employees of the institution or institutions who are in the state personnel system.
(2)
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) of this section to the contrary, a state institution of higher education or group of institutions shall consult with the governor's office and provide to the director at least twelve months' written advance notice before the institution or group of institutions may:
(I)
Cease offering to institutional employees in the personnel system one or more group benefit plans that the director contracted for and that the institution or group of institutions offered in the preceding plan year; or
(II)
Offer to institutional employees in the personnel system one or more group benefit plans that were contracted for by the director and that the institution or group of institutions did not offer in the preceding plan year.
(b)
If the director concludes on the basis of actuarial data that ceasing to offer one or more group benefit plans as described in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is likely, in the first year in which it is not offered, to result in an increase in costs for that plan or any other plan contracted for by the director, the institution or group of institutions may not cease to offer the plan or plans unless specifically authorized to do so by the governor. The director shall provide the conclusion, in writing and with copies of the actuarial data upon which it is based, to the governor's office and the affected institution or group of institutions no later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which the institution or group of institutions provides the notice required in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).
(3)
It is the intent of the general assembly that the director will provide for employees of the state institutions of higher education and for all other state employees the most cost-competitive group benefit plans available.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10 -1427), ch. 408, p. 2020, § 4, effective June 10. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11 -1301), ch. 297, p. 1427, § 22, effective August 10. L. 2012: (1) amended, (HB 12-1081), ch. 210, p. 906, § 12, 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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-619 - Continuation of dental or medical benefits - dependents of state employee - work-related death - definitions

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Employee" means a current employee as defined in section
24-50-603 (7)
who has dental or medical benefit coverage pursuant to this part 6.
(b)
"State agency" means the department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that employs an employee at the time of his or her work-related death.
(c)
"Work-related death" means a death that is the proximate result of an injury arising out of and in the course and scope of employment at a state agency.
(2)
The dependents of an employee who dies in a work-related death are automatically qualified for the continuation of dental or medical benefits pursuant to this part 6 for twelve months from the end of the month in which the work-related death occurred, so long as the dependents had dental or medical benefits pursuant to this part 6 at the time of the employee's work-related death. The dental or medical benefits allowed to dependents pursuant to this section shall be the same coverage that the dependents were enrolled in at the time of the employee's work-related death.
(3)
The applicable state agency shall pay the cost of providing dental or medical benefits on behalf of the employee's dependents for the twelve-month period pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The state agency shall make arrangements with the director or the director's designee to pay such costs.
(4)
The director or the director's designee may promulgate rules in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article
4
of this title 24, for the implementation of this section.
Added by 2018 Ch. 21, § 1, eff. 3/7/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-148), ch. 21, p. 272, § 1, effective March 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 6 - STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP BENEFITS ACT (§§ 24-50-601 — 24-50-620) › Section 24-50-620 - Targets for investment in primary care

A carrier shall adopt appropriate targets for investments in primary care to support value-based health-care delivery in alignment with the affordability standards developed in accordance with section
10-16-107
(3.5). The carrier shall consider the recommendations of the primary care payment reform collaborative created in section
10-16-150
. Targets established under this section do not apply in the case of a nonprofit, nongovernmental health maintenance organization with respect to managed care plans that provide a majority of covered professional services through a single contracted medical group.
Added by 2019 Ch. 194, § 5, eff. 5/16/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1233), ch. 2122, p. 2122, § 5, effective May 16.
For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1233, see section 1 of chapter 194, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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 7 - [Repealed] (§ 24-50-701) › Section 24-50-701 - to 24-50-706 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 7 was added in 1995.
(2) Section 24-50-706 provided for the repeal of this part 7, effective December 31, 1999. (See L. 95, p. 992.)
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 8 - STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 24-50-801 — 24-50-805) › Section 24-50-801 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to concentrate on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of state government in order to provide better service to the citizens of the state of Colorado, to increase state government productivity, and to decrease state government costs. The general assembly recognizes that one method of achieving a more efficient and effective state government is to encourage the involvement of state employees in the development of innovative ideas that will increase the productivity and service level of state government while decreasing the costs of state government. The general assembly realizes that employee incentive programs that reward state employees for innovations by allowing the employees to share the cost savings resulting from such innovations will help encourage employee involvement in making state government more efficient and effective. The general assembly further recognizes that rewarding state employees may also increase employee morale and enthusiasm, decrease employee turnover, and improve customer service.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 302, § 1, 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 8 - STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 24-50-801 — 24-50-805) › Section 24-50-802 - Definitions

As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
(a)
"Employee" means any employee within the state personnel system except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1).
(b)
"Employee" does not mean:
(I)
An employee of the office of state planning and budgeting, the office of the state auditor, the joint budget committee, or the department of personnel;
(II)
An elected official or member of the general assembly; or
(III)
The executive directors and budget officers of principal departments and their deputies or the presidents of any college or university and their deputies.
(2)
"State agency" means any department, board, bureau, commission, division, institution, or other agency of the state, including institutions of higher education.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 303, § 1, 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 8 - STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 24-50-801 — 24-50-805) › Section 24-50-803 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2016 Ch. 210, § 52, eff. 6/6/2016.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 303, § 1, effective April 7. L. 2016: Entire section repealed, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 767, § 52, effective June 6.
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 8 - STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 24-50-801 — 24-50-805) › Section 24-50-804 - Development of recommendations for an employee incentive program

(1)
In developing recommendations for the implementation of an employee incentive program, the state personnel director shall consult with representatives from the state personnel board, the office of state planning and budgeting, the office of the state controller, the office of the state auditor, and the four largest employee organizations representing employees in the state personnel system. The director shall also solicit input from employees and managers in the state personnel system and other affected parties.
(2)
The state personnel director shall include the following elements in the recommendations for an employee incentive program:
(a)
Criteria for eligibility for the employee incentive program;
(b)
A formula for calculating and distributing cost savings;
(c)
Employee protections against retaliation for initiating or participating in an employee incentive program;
(d)
A means of providing public recognition and financial compensation to employees whose innovations result in cost savings to the state;
(e)
A method for the centralized or departmental administration of the employee incentive program; and
(f)
A mechanism for returning an amount equal to fifty percent of the cost savings realized by any department as a result of an employee's cost-savings innovation to the Colorado taxpayers and for allowing the department in which the employee is employed to retain an amount equal to fifty percent of such cost savings.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 210, § 53, eff. 6/6/2016.
L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 303, § 1, effective April 7. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 768, § 53, effective June 6.
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 8 - STATE EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (§§ 24-50-801 — 24-50-805) › Section 24-50-805 - Institutions of higher education - alternative employee incentive programs

Notwithstanding any provision of this part 8 to the contrary, the chief executive officer of a state institution of higher education may establish and implement an incentive program for employees, including classified employees, of the institution. At a minimum, the incentive program shall include the elements described in section
24-50-804 (2)(a) to (2)(e)
. An incentive program implemented pursuant to this section shall not be subject to approval by the state personnel director.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11 -1301), ch. 297, p. 1428, § 23, effective August 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 9 - STATE EMPLOYEES' IDEAS THAT IMPROVE STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (§§ 24-50-901 — 24-50-903) › Section 24-50-901 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to concentrate on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of state government in order to provide better service to the residents and taxpayers of the state of Colorado, to increase state government productivity, and to decrease state government costs and waste. The general assembly recognizes that one method of achieving a more efficient and effective state government is to encourage the involvement of state employees in the development of innovative ideas that will increase the productivity and service level of state government while decreasing the costs of state government. The general assembly realizes that employee incentive programs that reward state employees for innovative ideas by allowing and incentivizing the employees to share the cost savings resulting from such innovative ideas will help encourage employee involvement in making state government more efficient and effective. The general assembly further recognizes that rewarding state employees' ideas may also increase employee morale and enthusiasm, decrease employee turnover, and improve customer service.
L. 2010: Entire part added, (HB 10 -1264), ch. 284, p. 1329, § 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 9 - STATE EMPLOYEES' IDEAS THAT IMPROVE STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (§§ 24-50-901 — 24-50-903) › Section 24-50-902 - Definitions

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
(a)
"Employee" means, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), all state employees, including those employees within the state personnel system and those exempt from the state personnel system as specified in section 13 (2) of article XII of the state constitution.
(b)
"Employee" does not include:
(I)
An employee of the office of state planning and budgeting, the office of the state auditor, the joint budget committee, or the department of personnel;
(II)
An elected official or member of the general assembly;
(III)
The executive director, program manager, division director, or budget officer of a principal department; or
(IV)
An employee of a governing board of an institution of higher education or a higher education institutional system, an employee of an institution of higher education or of a higher education institutional system, or an employee of the Auraria higher education center created in article
70
of title
23
, C.R.S.
(2)
"Executive director" means a state agency's executive director or similar senior level manager or managing director.
(3)
"Idea application" means the application described in section
24-50-903 (1)(a)
.
(4)
"Projected savings" means an amount calculated by a state agency that may be realized by the agency directly as a result of an employee's idea application.
(5)
"Savings realized" means an amount calculated by a state agency that was actually realized by the agency directly as a result of an employee's idea application.
(6)
"State agency" means any department, board, bureau, commission, division, institution, office, or other agency of the executive, legislative, and judicial branch of the state government. "State agency" shall not include an institution of higher education.
L. 2010: Entire part added, (HB 10 -1264), ch. 284, p. 1330, § 1, effective August 11. L. 2011: (1)(b) and (6) amended, (HB 11 -1301), ch. 297, p. 1427, § 21, effective August 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 10 - BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (§§ 24-50-1001 — 24-50-1004) › Section 24-50-1001 - Definitions

As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Applicant" means an individual applying to be a county employee, state employee, county contractor, or state contractor.
(2)
"County contractor" means an individual acting under a contract, purchase order, or other similar agreement for the procurement of goods or services with a county or county department.
(3)
"County employee" means an individual employed by a county.
(4)
"Federal tax information" has the same meaning as specified in federal internal revenue service publication 1075 dated September 30, 2016, as amended.
(5)
"State agency" means all departments, institutions, and agencies of state government, including the office of the governor, institutions of higher education, all principal departments, and the legislative and judicial departments of the state.
(6)
"State contractor" means an individual acting under a contract, purchase order, or other similar agreement for the procurement of goods or services with a state agency.
(7)
"State employee" means an individual employed by a state agency, whether the individual is under the state personnel system or exempt from the state personnel system.
Added by 2018 Ch. 178, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1339), ch. 178, p. 1216, § 1, 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 10 - BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (§§ 24-50-1001 — 24-50-1004) › Section 24-50-1002 - State agencies with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs

(1)
Each applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who has or may have access through a state agency to federal tax information received from the federal government shall submit a complete set of the person's fingerprints to the state agency. The state agency shall submit the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The state agency shall acquire a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section
22-2-119.3 (6)(d)
, for an applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who has a record of arrest without a disposition. The state agency may collect the fingerprints of the applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual or may use the fingerprinting services of another state agency or other entity authorized to collect fingerprints for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks.
(2)
The state agency shall use the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history record check or name-based judicial record check to investigate and determine whether the applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual is qualified to have access to federal tax information in accordance with federal internal revenue service publication 1075. The state agency may verify the information an individual is required to submit. The state agency shall deny access to federal tax information received from the federal government to an applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who does not pass the record check required by this section.
(3)
The state agency shall pay the costs associated with fingerprint-based criminal history record checks to the Colorado bureau of investigation and pay the costs associated with a name-based judicial record check.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 114, § 35, eff. 4/21/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 125, § 33, eff. 4/18/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 178, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1339), ch. 178, p. 1217, § 1, 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 10 - BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (§§ 24-50-1001 — 24-50-1004) › Section 24-50-1003 - County departments with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs

(1)
A state agency that receives federal tax information from the federal government and shares that information with a county department administering public assistance, child support services, or other programs may authorize and require the county department by written agreement to collect the fingerprints of all applicants, county employees, county contractors, or other individuals who have or may have access to the shared federal tax information for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks in accordance with this section.
(2)
Each applicant, county employee, county contractor, or other individual who has or may have access to federal tax information subject to an agreement authorized under subsection (1) of this section shall submit a complete set of the person's fingerprints to the county department. The county department shall submit the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The county department shall acquire a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section
22-2-119.3 (6)(d)
, for an applicant, county employee, county contractor, or other individual who has a record of arrest without a disposition.
(3)
The county department shall use the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history record check or name-based judicial record check to investigate and determine whether the applicant, county employee, county contractor, or other individual is qualified to have access to the shared federal tax information in accordance with federal internal revenue service publication 1075. The county department may verify the information an individual is required to submit. The county department shall deny access to the shared federal tax information to an applicant, county employee, county contractor, or other individual who does not pass the record check required in accordance with this section.
(4)
The county department shall pay the costs associated with fingerprint-based criminal history record checks to the Colorado bureau of investigation and pay the costs associated with a name-based judicial record check.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 114, § 36, eff. 4/21/2022.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 125, § 34, eff. 4/18/2019.
Added by 2018 Ch. 178, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1339), ch. 178, p. 1217, § 1, 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 10 - BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (§§ 24-50-1001 — 24-50-1004) › Section 24-50-1004 - State agencies sharing federal tax information with other state agencies

A state agency that receives federal tax information from the federal government and shares that information with another state agency may authorize and require that state agency by written agreement to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks in accordance with section
24-50-1002
for all applicants, state employees, state contractors, or other individuals who have or may have access to the shared federal tax information. A state agency that receives federal tax information from the federal government shall not share that information with another state agency that fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this section or section
24-50-1002
.
Added by 2018 Ch. 178, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1339), ch. 178, p. 1218, § 1, 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1101 - Short title

The short title of this part 11 is the "Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act".
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 426, p. 426, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1103 - Duties and responsibilities of the division - rules

(1)
The division shall enforce this part 11 and shall promulgate rules and conduct rule-making hearings in accordance with article
4
of this title 24 as may be necessary for the enforcement of this part 11. The division shall promulgate such rules within one hundred eighty days after June 16, 2020.
(2)
The division has the authority to adjudicate unfair labor practice charges and issue decisions pursuant to article
3
of title
8
.
(3)
The division has the authority to conduct elections pursuant to section
24-50-1106
.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 428, p. 428, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1104 - Duties and responsibilities of the director - rules

The director shall promulgate rules in connection with any responsibility designated to the director under this part 11 and conduct rule-making hearings in accordance with article
4
of this title 24.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 428, p. 428, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1105 - Partnership units

(1)
There is a single partnership unit composed of all covered employees.
(2)
Covered employees who are represented by a certified employee organization pursuant to executive order D 028 07 on June 16, 2020, shall continue to be represented by the existing certified employee organization. All partnership units of covered employees established pursuant to executive order D 028 07 shall be merged into the statewide partnership unit.
(3)
Any future representation or decertification elections shall be at the level of the single statewide unit.
(4)
Matters set forth in section
24-50-1112 (3)(a)
shall be bargained at the statewide level.
(5)
Matters set forth in section
24-50-1112 (3)(b)
shall be bargained at the agency or department level but, upon mutual agreement, may be bargained at the statewide level.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 428, p. 428, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1107 - Rights of covered employees

(1)
Covered employees shall have the right to self-organization; to form, join, or assist an employee organization; to engage in the partnership process and the formation of a partnership agreement collectively through representatives of their own choosing; to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of the partnership process or other mutual aid or protection; and shall also have the right to refrain from any or all such activities, without interference, restraint, or coercion by the state or employee organization.
(2)
Covered employees have the right to communicate with one another and with employee organization representatives concerning organization, representation, workplace issues, the partnership process, and the business and programs of certified employee organizations by means of e-mail systems, texts, other electronic communications, telephone, paper documents, and other means of communication subject to reasonable restrictions.
(3)
(a)
Within sixty days of June 16, 2020, the state shall complete a one-time notification process to inform each covered employee of the option to direct the state not to provide a certified employee organization the covered employee's home address, home and personal cellular phone numbers, and personal e-mail address.
(b)
The state shall inform new employees, within thirty days of their start date, of the option to opt out pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(c)
At any time, a covered employee may direct the state to not provide the employee's home address, home and personal cellular phone numbers, and personal e-mail address. A covered employee may rescind such request at any time.
(d)
Any communication by the state pursuant to this subsection (3) shall be subject to the requirements of section
24-50-1111 (7)(a)
and shall be neutral with respect to the employee's exercise of this option.
(4)
The interference with the rights as stated in this section by the state or certified employee organization constitutes an unfair labor practice subject to review pursuant to section
24-50-1113 (3)
.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 430, p. 430, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1108 - Rights of certified employee organizations

The certified employee organization shall have reasonable access to covered employees at work, through electronic communication and other means. Reasonable access shall be determined through the partnership agreement process pursuant to section
24-50-1112
. The certified employee organization is the only employee organization that has the right to such access except to the extent access is provided to the general public.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 430, p. 430, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1109 - Duties of the certified employee organization

(1)
In performing its duties under this part 11, the certified employee organization shall represent the interests of all covered employees without discrimination or regard to membership in the certified employee organization, and shall negotiate partnership agreements that apply equally to all covered employees regardless of membership status in the certified employee organization. This does not limit the state and the certified employee organization from having a partnership agreement that also covers department or agency specific issues.
(2)
The certified employee organization is not required to represent covered employees in personnel actions pursuant to section 13 (8) of article XII of the state constitution and sections
24-50-123
,
24-50-124
,
24-50-125
, and
24-50-125.3
before the state personnel board or in any other proceeding not created by a partnership agreement negotiated pursuant to this part 11.
(3)
(a)
A certified employee organization shall not threaten, facilitate, support, or cause a state employee:
(I)
Strike;
(II)
Work stoppage;
(III)
Work slowdown;
(IV)
Group sick out; or
(V)
Action that disrupts, on a widespread basis, the day-to-day functioning of the state or any of its agencies or departments.
(b)
Any controversy concerning an activity prohibited by subsection (3)(a) of this section may be submitted to the division pursuant to section
24-50-1113
. Upon finding that the certified employee organization has violated subsection (3)(a) of this section, the division shall award any appropriate relief, including but not limited to sanctions, fines, or decertification. If decertified by the division, an employee organization may including but not limited to sanctions, fines, or decertification. If decertified by the division, an employee organization may begin the certification process in section
24-50-1106 (2)
after one year from the date of decertification.
(c)
Nothing in this subsection (3) prohibits the certified employee organization from engaging in other concerted activities for the purpose of the partnership process of other mutual aid or protection, without interference, restraint, or coercion by the state.
(4)
It shall constitute an unfair labor practice subject to review pursuant to section
24-50-1113 (3)
for the certified employee organization to engage in the activities prohibited by this section, or to fail to discharge its duties under this section.
(5)
Covered employees who are found to have engaged in prohibited conduct described in this section may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 431, p. 431, § 2, effective June 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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1110 - Executive and management rights

(1)
Nothing in this part 11 impairs the ability of the state to:
(a)
Exercise any right or responsibility reserved to an appointing authority, the director, or the state personnel board pursuant to the state personnel system as described in section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and part 1 of this article 50 and rules or procedures promulgated by the state personnel board or the director pursuant to section
24-50-101 (3)(c)
;
(b)
Determine and carry out any mission, initiative, task force, agenda, policy, or program of any department, division, office, or other subdivision of the state;
(c)
Establish and oversee budget, finances, and accounting;
(d)
Determine utilization of technology;
(e)
Negotiate with, procure, and administer contracts that the state has lawful authority to enter;
(f)
Make, amend and enforce, or revoke reasonable personal conduct rules; or
(g)
Take such actions as may be necessary to carry out any government function during an emergency.
(2)
Nothing in this part 11 or in any partnership agreement may restrict, duplicate, or usurp any responsibility of or power granted to the governor, the director, or state personnel board by the state constitution or the Colorado Revised Statutes.
(3)
Nothing in this part 11 shall prevent the state from convening, or engaging in discussions with any state employee or group of state employees to accomplish any of the matters listed in this section.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 432, p. 432, § 2, effective June 16.