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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 11 - COLORADO PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY JOBS AND SERVICES ACT (§§ 24-50-1101 — 24-50-1117) › Section 24-50-1113 - Dispute resolution

(1)
If disputes arise during the formation of a partnership agreement, the certified employee organization and the state, to encourage a true cooperative partnership, shall engage in the dispute resolution process established in this section or an alternative procedure established by mutual agreement. All deadlines may be extended pursuant to mutual agreement of the parties.
(2)
(a)
If the certified employee organization and the state cannot reach agreement within ninety calendar days after commencing meetings to draft a partnership agreement, either party may request that the matters on which the parties cannot reach agreement be sent to mediation with a mutually agreed upon mediator. The mediator shall be selected from a list of five candidates provided by a respected, national, not-for-profit entity that provides alternative dispute resolution services.
(b)
If the parties do not reach an agreement on outstanding issues within thirty calendar days after commencing mediation, the mediator shall issue a recommendation on all of the outstanding issues. The mediator shall issue the recommendation within fifteen calendar days of the end of the thirty-day mediation period. The mediator's recommendation shall be shared with both parties and either party may share it with others or make it public.
(c)
If, after mediation, the parties do not reach agreement on all issues, they may enter into a partnership agreement on the issues on which they have reached agreement.
(d)
The cost of the mediator pursuant to this section shall be shared equally by the certified employee organization and the state.
(e)
With the exception of the recommendation of the mediator, all documents, proposals, and draft and tentative agreements, drafted or exchanged pursuant to the process established in this section, are privileged and not subject to disclosure pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article
72
of this title 24.
(3)
Any controversy concerning unfair labor practices of the state or certified employee organization may be submitted to the division by the state, certified employee organization, or affected employee in a manner and with the effect provided in article
3
of title
8
and rules promulgated thereunder; except that nothing in this part 11 prevents the pursuit of equitable or legal relief in courts of competent jurisdiction. A claimant is not required to exhaust administrative remedies.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 436, p. 436, § 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 24-50-1114 - Maintenance of the partnership relationship

An existing partnership agreement shall continue in full force and effect until it is replaced by a subsequent partnership agreement.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 437, p. 437, § 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 24-50-1115 - Judicial review

(1)
The certified employee organization or the state may seek judicial review of the division's decisions or orders on classification of covered employees under section
24-50-1106 (4)
; representation or decertification petitions under section
24-50-1106
; division decisions on unfair labor practice charges under section
24-50-1113 (3)
; or rules or regulations issued by the division under this part 11, in the manner and with the effect provided in the "State Administrative Procedures Act", article
4
of this title 24, and rules promulgated thereunder.
(2)
(a)
The certified employee organization or the state may seek judicial review of an arbitrator's decision on a partnership agreement grievance pursuant to section
24-50-1112 (4)
in a district court in the city and county of Denver.
(b)
The arbitrator's decision shall be enforced and the parties shall comply with the decision and award unless the district court concludes that:
(I)
The decision and award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means;
(II)
The arbitrator exceeded his or her authority;
(III)
The decision and award did not draw its essence from the partnership agreement; or
(IV)
The decision and award violated public policy, that the arbitrator engaged in manifest disregard of the law, or that the arbitration denied the parties a fundamentally fair hearing.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 437, p. 437, § 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 24-50-1116 - Construction of other laws

If any provision of this part 11 is inconsistent with the provisions of any other previously enacted law or rule, the provisions of this part 11 control; except that the provisions of this part 11 do not control over article
51
of this title 24. Nothing in this part 11 deprives the director or state personnel board of any constitutionally required authority.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 438, p. 438, § 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 24-50-1117 - Implementation and administration - costs

For the 2022-23 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the costs associated with the implementation or administration of this part 11 shall be paid from the general fund, subject to available appropriation.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 119,§ 2, eff. 4/19/2024.
Added by 2020 Ch. 109, § 2, eff. 6/16/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1153), ch. 438, p. 438, § 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 12 - COLORADO COMPETITIVE PHARMACYBENEFIT MANAGERS MARKETPLACE (§§ 24-50-1201 — 24-50-1204) › Section 24-50-1201 - Short title

The short title of this part 12 is the "Colorado Competitive Pharmacy Benefit Managers Marketplace Act".
Added by 2021 Ch. 217, § 1, eff. 6/7/2021.
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 12 - COLORADO COMPETITIVE PHARMACYBENEFIT MANAGERS MARKETPLACE (§§ 24-50-1201 — 24-50-1204) › Section 24-50-1202 - Legislative declaration - intent

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the intent of this act to optimize prescription drug savings by the state by requiring the following:
(a)
The adoption of a dynamically competitive reverse auction process for state health plan selection of pharmacy benefit managers;
(b)
The electronic review and validation of pharmacy benefit manager claims as the foundation for reconciling pharmacy bills; and
(c)
The technology-driven evaluation of incumbent pharmacy benefit manager prescription drug pricing based on benchmark comparators derived from pharmacy benefit manager reverse auction processes conducted in the United States over the previous twelve months.
Added by 2021 Ch. 217, § 1, eff. 6/7/2021.
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 50.3 - State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-201) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-106) › Section 24-50.3-101 - Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the merger of the department of administration, which is responsible for providing specific administrative support services to state agencies, into the department of personnel, which is responsible for the administration of the state personnel system, will result in increased efficiency, reduced costs, increased accountability, and improvements in the provision of services to state agencies and the public. It is for this purpose that the general assembly has enacted this article.
L. 95: Entire article added, p. 627, § 6, 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 50.3 - State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-201) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-106) › Section 24-50.3-102 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Support Services Reorganization Act".
L. 95: Entire article added, p. 627, § 6, 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 50.3 - State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-201) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-106) › Section 24-50.3-103 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of personnel.
(2)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department of personnel.
L. 95: Entire article added, p. 627, § 6, 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 50.3 - State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-201) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-106) › Section 24-50.3-106 - Authority of revisor of statutes to amend references to department - affected statutory provisions

(1)
The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of administration from the department of administration to the department of personnel with respect to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department. In connection with such authority, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to section
24-1-128
, this article, and article
30
of this title.
(2)
On and after July 1, 1996, the revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the divisions of purchasing, state archives and public records, accounts and controls, telecommunications, central services, risk management, and general government computer center, from said references to the department of personnel and to change all references to the directors of said divisions, except the state controller, to the executive director of the department of personnel with respect to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the department and the executive director. In connection with such authority, the revisor is hereby authorized to amend or delete provisions of the Colorado Revised Statutes so as to make the statutes consistent with the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to section
24-1-128
, this article, and article
30
of this title.
L. 95: Entire article added, p. 631, § 6, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1508, § 28, effective June 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 1020, § 34, effective August 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 50.3 - State Administrative Support Services - Department of Personnel (§§ 24-50.3-101 — 24-50.3-201) › Part 2 - [Repealed] (§ 24-50.3-201) › Section 24-50.3-201 - to 24-50.3-204 - [Repealed]

(1) This part 2 was added in 1995 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 1996.
(2) Section 24-50.3-204 provided for the repeal of this part 2, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 95, p. 633.)
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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-101 - Legislative declaration - repeal

(1)
The general assembly declares that the people of Colorado are entitled to information about the workings of state government in order to reduce the waste and mismanagement of public funds, to reduce abuses in government authority, and to prevent illegal and unethical practices. The general assembly further declares that employees of the state of Colorado are citizens first and have a right and a responsibility to behave as good citizens in our common efforts to provide sound management of governmental affairs. To help achieve these objectives, the general assembly declares that state employees should be encouraged to disclose information on actions of state agencies that are not in the public interest and that legislation is needed to ensure that any employee making such disclosures shall not be subject to disciplinary measures or harassment by any public official.
(2)
Repealed.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 294, § 1, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 965, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1194, § 1, effective June 10.
Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective May 15, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1194.)
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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Disciplinary action" means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, corrective action, reprimand, admonishment, unsatisfactory or below standard performance evaluation, reduction in force, or withholding of work, or the threat of any such discipline or penalty.
(2)
"Disclosure of information" means the written provision of evidence to any person, or the testimony before any committee of the general assembly, regarding any action, policy, regulation, practice, or procedure, including, but not limited to, the waste of public funds, abuse of authority, or mismanagement of any state agency.
(3)
"Employee" means any person employed by a state agency.
(4)
"State agency" means any board, commission, department, division, section, or other agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(5)
"Supervisor" means any board, commission, department head, division head, or other person who supervises or is responsible for the work of one or more employees.
(6)
Repealed.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 294, § 2, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 965, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2016: (6) added, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1195, § 2, effective June 10.
Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective May 15, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1195.)
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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-103 - Retaliation prohibited - repeal

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an appointing authority or supervisor shall not initiate or administer any disciplinary action against an employee on account of the employee's disclosure of information. This subsection (1) does not apply to an employee who discloses:
(a)
Information that he or she knows to be false or who discloses information with disregard for the truth or falsity of the information;
(b)
Information from public records that are closed to public inspection pursuant to section
24-72-204
; or
(c)
Without lawful authority, information that is confidential under any other provision of law or closed to public inspection under section
24-72-204 (2)(a)(I) and (2)(a)(VIII)
.
(2)
An employee who wishes to disclose information under the protection of this article is obligated to make a good-faith effort to provide to his or her supervisor or appointing authority or member of the general assembly the information to be disclosed prior to the time of its disclosure.
(2.5)
An appointing authority or supervisor shall not initiate or administer any disciplinary action against an employee on account of the employee's disclosure of information to the fraud hotline administered by the state auditor in accordance with section
2-3-110.5
; except that this subsection (2.5) does not apply to an employee who discloses information with disregard for the truth or falsity of the information.
(3) to (11)
Repealed.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 243, § 3, eff. 8/9/2017.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 294, § 3, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 966, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1195, § 3, effective June 10. L. 2017: (2.5) added, (HB 17-1223), ch. 243, p. 1004, § 3, effective August 9.
Subsection (11) provided for the repeal of subsections (3) to (11), effective May 15, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1195.)
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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-105 - Civil action

Any employee not in the state personnel system, or any employee in the state personnel system who filed a complaint under section
24-50.5-104 (1)
but the state personnel board determined after review or hearing that no violation of section
24-50.5-103
occurred, may bring a civil action in the district court alleging a violation of section
24-50.5-103
. If the employee prevails, the employee may recover damages, together with court costs, and the court may order such other relief as it deems appropriate.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 967, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 100, § 2, effective August 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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-106 - Notice to state auditor

Whenever the state personnel board finds that a violation of section
24-50.5-103
involving the disclosure of information concerning waste of public funds or mismanagement of a state agency has occurred, it shall transmit a copy of the investigation report to the state auditor, who shall proceed in accordance with section
2-3-101 (3)(e)
, C.R.S.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 967, § 1, effective June 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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-107 - Reports to the governor

The state personnel board shall report annually to the governor concerning the complaints filed, hearings held, and actions taken pursuant to this article.
L. 79: Entire article added, p. 967, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1552, § 27, effective August 2.
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 50.5 - State Employee Protection (§§ 24-50.5-101 — 24-50.5-108) › Section 24-50.5-108 - [Repealed]

Added by 2016 Ch. 294, § 4, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1198, § 4, effective June 10.
Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1198.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-201 - Public employees' retirement association - creation

(1)
There is hereby created the public employees' retirement association, for the purpose of providing the benefits and programs specified in this article, which shall be a body corporate with the right to sue and be sued and the right to hold property for its use and purposes. Notwithstanding the applicability of article
54.8
of this title and sections
2-3-103
,
24-4-103
,
24-6-202
, and
24-6-402
, C.R.S., as provided for in this article, the association shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state. The association is an instrumentality of the state.
(2)
The public employees' retirement association, created pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, shall consist of the following divisions:
(a)
The state division;
(a.5)
The school division;
(b)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 771, § 5, effective July 1, 1997.)
(c)
The local government division;
(d)
The judicial division; and
(e)
The Denver public schools division.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1046, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 771, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2004: (2) amended, p. 1939, § 3, effective 1/1/2006. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 577, § 2, effective April 19. L. 2009: (2)(c) and (2)(d) amended and (2)(e) added, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1333, § 2, effective 1/1/2010.
This section is similar to former § 24-51-102 as it existed prior to 1987.
For the provisions that designate the public employees' retirement association as a "special purpose authority" for purposes of section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution, see § 24-77-102(15) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-202 - Board of trustees - creation

There is hereby created the board of trustees of the association, which shall have the responsibilities, duties, and authorities as set forth in this article.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1047, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-103, 24-51-209, and 24-51-606 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-209 - Disbursements

Disbursements from the trust funds authorized in section
24-51-208
shall be subject to the approval of the board and shall be made only for the benefits, health-care subsidies, investments, refunds, single payments, payments of remaining member contributions pursuant to the provisions of section
24-51-801
, payments pursuant to the provisions of part 17 of this article, and expenses of the association.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1336, § 9, effective 1/1/2010.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-106 and 24-51-1411 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-210 - Allocation of assets and liabilities

(1)
The assets and liabilities of the association shall be divided equitably on an historical accumulative basis among the several trust funds specified in section
24-51-208 (1)
.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 87: R&RE, p. 1051, § 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 479, § 11, effective 3/1/1994.
Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective March 2, 1994. (See L. 93, p. 479.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-211 - Amortization of liabilities

(1)
An amortization period for each of the state division, school division, local government division, judicial division, and Denver public schools division trust funds shall be calculated separately. A maximum amortization period of thirty years shall be deemed actuarially sound. Upon recommendation of the board, and with the advice of the actuary, the employer or member contribution rates for the plan may be adjusted by the general assembly when indicated by actuarial experience.
(2)
On or before November 1, 2009, the board shall submit specific, comprehensive recommendations to the general assembly regarding possible methods to respond to the decrease in the value of the association's assets, including real estate, private equity, and other investments, to decrease the amortization period of each division of the association, and to ensure that each division of the association will become and remain fully funded.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 63, § 2, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 772, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1940, § 7, effective 1/1/2006. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1176, § 4, effective May 25. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1336, § 10, effective 1/1/2010.
(1) This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-105 and 24-51-206 as they existed prior to 1987.
(2) Amendments to this section by House Bill 97-1082 and House Bill 97-1114 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-211.5 - Notice of possible change in benefits - actuarial necessity

The association shall provide written notice to each member, DPS member, and inactive member of the association that the possibility of an actuarial necessity could occur in the future, and the general assembly may modify by bill the benefits allowed to members of the defined benefit plan.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10 -001), ch. 2, p. 5, § 4, effective 1/1/2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-213 - Confidentiality

(1)
All information contained in records of members, former members, inactive members, DPS members, DPS retirees, benefit recipients and their dependents, including those from the Denver public schools division, participants in the voluntary investment program established pursuant to part 14 of this article, participants in the defined contribution plan established pursuant to part 15 of this article, and participants in the deferred compensation plan established pursuant to part 16 of this article shall be kept confidential by the association.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 2607, § 2, effective June 5, 2003.)
(3)
Information regarding real estate, private equity, private debt, timber, and mortgage investments by the association may be kept confidential until the transaction is completed if it is determined by the board that disclosure of such information would jeopardize the value of the investment; except that the association may disclose such information to legislative members of the pension review commission created in article
51.1
of this title 24 while the commission is meeting in executive session. If the association cannot disclose such information without violating confidentiality provisions, then the association shall provide enough information to the legislative members of the commission, while the commission is meeting in executive session, to inform the legislators regarding whether such investments continue to be in the public interest.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 370, § 4, eff. 6/4/2018.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1051, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) and (2) amended, p. 2607, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2004: (3) amended, p. 185, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09 -066), ch. 73, p. 256, § 17, effective March 31; (1) amended, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1338, § 12, effective 1/1/2010. L. 2018: (3) amended, (SB 18-200), ch. 370, p. 2238, § 4, effective June 4.
Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 09-066 and Senate Bill 09-282 were harmonized.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-200, see section 1 of chapter 370, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-214 - Benefits not offset by workers' compensation benefits

Benefits paid under this article shall be in addition to any benefits paid to the benefit recipients pursuant to the provisions of the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles
40
to
47
of title
8
, C.R.S.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 570, § 54, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-118, 24-51-218, and 24-51-613 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-215 - Insurance and banking laws not applicable

None of the laws of this state regulating insurance, insurance companies, or banking institutions shall apply to the association or any of its trust funds.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-121 and 24-51-220 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-216 - Legal adviser

The attorney general shall be the legal adviser to the board upon request of the board, and the board shall have the authority to select and retain legal counsel in the board's discretion.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10 -1181), ch. 351, p. 1632, § 33, effective June 7.
This section is similar to former § 24-51-108 as it existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-217 - Termination

If the association is terminated or partially terminated for any reason, the rights of all members and former members affected thereby to benefits accrued and funded to the date of termination shall become nonforfeitable. Any distribution of assets shall be conducted in accordance with requirements of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1338, § 13, effective 1/1/2010.
This section is similar to former § 24-51-148 as it existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-218 - Unclaimed money

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 51 to the contrary, any money that is presumed to be abandoned pursuant to section
38-13-216
is subject to the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act", article
13
of title
38
.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 110, § 10, eff. 7/1/2020.
L. 92: Entire section added, p. 2108, § 2, effective March 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-219 - [Repealed]

L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2657, § 3, effective June 5. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 528, § 5, effective May 24. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 1441, § 3, effective May 28. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1338, § 14, effective 1/1/2010.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-220 - Reporting to general assembly - inclusion of climate risk assessment in annual stewardship report

(1)
The association shall submit a report to the general assembly on January 1, 2016, and every five years thereafter, regarding the economic impact of the 2010 legislative changes to the annual increase provisions on the retirees and benefit recipients as compared to the actual rate of inflation and the progress made toward eliminating the unfunded liabilities of each division of the association.
(2)
On and after January 1, 2025, the association shall include, as part of its annual investment stewardship report or any successor annual report regarding the association's investments that the association posts on its website or otherwise makes available to the public, a description of:
(a)
The association's process for identifying climate-change-related risks and assessing the financial impact that the climate-change-related risks have on the association's operations;
(b)
The current or anticipated future risks that climate change poses to the association's investment portfolio, the impact that climate change has on the association's investment strategies, and any strategy changes that the association has implemented in response to such impact;
(c)
Actions that the association is taking to manage the risks that climate change poses to the association's operations; and
(d)
The association's use and consideration of any climate-related reporting that the federal securities and exchange commission requires.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 165,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2023.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10 -001), ch. 2, p. 6, § 5, effective 1/1/2011.
2023 Ch. 165, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 2 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-51-201 — 24-51-221) › Section 24-51-221 - Information provided to employer - salary definition

An employer may request information from the association to determine whether to use "salary" as defined in section
24-51-101 (42)(a)
or as defined in section
24-51-101 (42)(b)
, when the employer hires an employee who is a current member or retiree of the association. The association shall provide such information to the employer upon request.
Added by 2018 Ch. 370, § 5, eff. 6/4/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-200), ch. 370, p. 2238, § 5, effective June 4.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-200, see section 1 of chapter 370, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-301 - Required membership

All employees who hold positions subject to membership and whose salaries are paid by an employer shall become members as a condition of employment, except as specified in this article.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1.
The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-302 - [Repealed]

L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1052, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1)(a.5) added and (3) amended, p. 1248, §§ 4, 5, effective April 5. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 873, § 2, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former §§ 24-51-101, 24-51-203 , 24-51-602 , and 24-51-1201 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-303 - Members of the general assembly

(1)
Repealed.
(2)
A member of the general assembly who served as a legislator prior to July 1, 1967, shall be granted service credit for such prior service upon becoming a member of the association if such legislator had not elected to be exempt from membership during any period of legislative service prior to establishment of membership.
(3) and (4)
Repealed.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1; (4) added, p. 1096, § 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (4)(b) added by revision, p. 963, §§ 20(1), 21. L. 91: (1) and (3) repealed, p. 874, § 3, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 24-51-128 as it existed prior to 1987.
(2) Subsection (4)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (4), effective January 1, 1990. (See L. 88, p. 963.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-304 - [Repealed]

L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 874, § 4, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former § 24-51-128 as it existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-305 - District attorneys

(1)
District attorneys who have not made an election to participate in the association's defined contribution plan pursuant to section
24-51-1502 (1)
shall become members of the association's defined benefit plan. Up to five years of service credit shall be granted for public service as a district attorney prior to January 11, 1977, if the district attorney did not elect exemption from membership upon first becoming eligible for membership.
(2)
On behalf of a district attorney, the state of Colorado shall contribute eighty percent of the employer contributions and the county shall contribute twenty percent of the employer contributions based on the rate for the state division set forth in section
24-51-401
(1.7). One hundred percent of member contributions shall be paid from the salary of such district attorney.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 875, § 5, effective July 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1638, § 52, effective May 31. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 772, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 784, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1200, § 63, effective August 4; (2) amended, p. 1941, § 9, effective 1/1/2006. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09 -066), ch. 73, p. 247, § 2, effective March 31.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-141 and 24-51-142 as they existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-306 - [Repealed]

L. 87: Entire section R&RE, p. 1053, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1432, § 15, effective June 11. L. 91: Entire section repealed, p. 875, § 6, effective July 1.
This section was similar to former § 24-51-102 as it existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-307 - Elected municipal officials

(1)
(a)
Any elected official of a municipality which is affiliated with the association shall, within sixty days after taking office, make a one-time, irrevocable written election to become a member or to be exempted from membership. In the absence of a written election to be exempted from membership, an elected municipal official shall be a member.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any elected official of a municipality which is affiliated with the association may, on or before August 1, 1992, elect to be retroactively exempted from membership during all or any portion of the time period beginning on July 1, 1991, and continuing until such day of election of exemption from membership.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1097, § 3, effective July 1. L. 88: (2)(b) added by revision, p. 963, §§ 20(1), 21. L. 91: (1) repealed, p. 875, § 7, effective July 1. L. 92: (1) RC&RE, p. 1049, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (1)(a) amended, p. 63, § 3, effective July 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 24-51-227 as it existed prior to 1987.
(2) Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective January 1, 1990. (See L. 88, p. 963.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-308 - City managers and key management staff

Any municipality affiliated with the association may authorize the city manager and key management staff who report directly to the city council or city manager to make a one-time, irrevocable election to be exempted from membership. If so authorized, the city manager and key management staff shall make a written election to become a member or to be exempted from membership within sixty days after becoming employed in the position. In the absence of a written election, such person shall be a member.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 1587, § 63, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 64, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 24-51-911 as it existed prior to 1987.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-54.8-204) › Article 51 - Public Employees' Retirement Association (§§ 24-51-101 — 24-51-1748) › Part 3 - MEMBERSHIP (§§ 24-51-301 — 24-51-321) › Section 24-51-309 - Affiliation by public entities

Except as otherwise provided in section
24-51-320
, any political subdivision within the state of Colorado or any public agency created by the state or any of its political subdivisions may make application to the board to affiliate with the association. Any such entity specified in this section that previously exempted its employees from membership in the association may, by ordinance or resolution, apply to the board to be affiliated with the association. All applications shall be subject to approval by the board, and upon approval the benefits, duties, and responsibilities of employers and members shall begin from the date of affiliation with the association. The Denver public schools division shall include charter schools that participate in the DPS plan prior to January 1, 2010, and any future charter schools that are approved by the Denver public schools board of education and that enter into a charter contract with the Denver public schools board of education on or after January 1, 2010. The board shall not allow affiliation into the Denver public schools division of any employer not approved by the Denver public schools board of education.
L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1054, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 967, § 2, effective April 28. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09 -282), ch. 288, p. 1338, § 15, effective 1/1/2010.
This section is similar to former §§ 24-51-202 and 24-51-203 as they existed prior to 1987.