(1) Any contract to which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the same contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency, as the case may be.
(2) (a) For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution, the attorney general shall approve all such legislative department contracts as to form, and the controller shall approve such contracts in accordance with section 24-30-202, C.R.S.
(b) The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee shall approve all legislative department contracts not subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution. No approval by the controller or any assistant designated by the controller shall be required for the validity of any contract entered into and approved under this paragraph (b). The controller shall issue payment for expenditures for legislative department contracts approved in accordance with this paragraph (b) as set forth in section 24-30-202, C.R.S. Notwithstanding the legislative department's exemption from the fiscal rules pursuant to section 24-2-101, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services shall consider the fiscal rules as guidelines for legislative department contracts approved under this paragraph (b) and may consult with the controller or attorney general, or both, when drafting legislative department contracts.
Source: L. 73: p. 672, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 63-2-32. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 1289, � 9, effective January 1, 1982. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 374, � 1, effective April 21. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 347, � 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 982, � 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 310, � 17, effective May 23. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1623, � 8, effective May 31. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1020), ch. 111, p. 369, � 1, effective April 15.
2-2-321. Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof. (1) (a) The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall designate and assign such space in the capitol building (except for space on the first floor, which shall be designated and assigned by the executive department for the use of elected officials) and on the grounds surrounding the capitol which is necessary for the use of the legislative department, including, but not limited to, parking space on the grounds and streets surrounding the capitol building, all areas of the subbasement of the capitol building, and access to all tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street.
(b) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or provision of any tenant handbook for the capitol complex facilities to the contrary, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) may grant any member or employee of the general assembly access to any or all of the tunnels providing access to the subbasements of the capitol building, the legislative services building, the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, and the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street, unless, after consultation with the department of personnel and the Colorado state patrol, the executive committee determines that denial of access is necessary to address immediate concerns about building security and occupant protection.
(c) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate the state office building at 1525 Sherman street, the department of personnel shall designate parking space in the state parking lot at Lincoln street and east Colfax avenue to the general assembly based upon approximately the same proportion as the proportion of space in the state office building at 1525 Sherman street designated and assigned by the general assembly to the total amount of space in that state office building. The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall assign parking space allocated to the general assembly pursuant to this paragraph (c).
(2) (a) In addition, the general assembly shall designate and assign such space in the legislative services building at Fourteenth avenue and Sherman street, including, but not limited to, all areas of the subbasement of the legislative services building, on no more than two floors of the state office building at 1525 Sherman street after the attorney general and the staff of the attorney general vacate said state office building, and in the areas of the capitol building annex at 1375 Sherman street that are determined to be legislative space pursuant to section 24-82-101 (4)(a), and may provide for the furnishing and equipping thereof as may be necessary for the use of the legislative department.
(b) (I) If any of the space referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) is assigned to the senate or house of representatives, the executive committee of the legislative council created in section 2-3-301 (1) shall determine the allocation of the space between the two houses.
(II) Any space allocated to the senate shall be assigned by the president of the senate and the majority and minority leaders of the senate in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the senate are affiliated.
(III) Any space allocated to the house of representatives shall be assigned by the speaker of the house of representatives and the majority and minority leaders of the house of representatives in an equitable manner among the major political parties with which members of the house of representatives are affiliated.
Source: L. 76: Entire section added, p. 292, � 1, effective April 30. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 254, � 1, effective May 20. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1348), ch. 163, p. 571, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2023: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (2)(a) amended, (SB23-306) ch. 412, p. 2442, � 1, effective June 6.
Cross references: For security for the capitol buildings group, see � 24-82-105.