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.
Source: L. 2004: Entire part added, p. 303, � 1, effective April 7.
24-50-803. Employee incentive program - report by state personnel director. (Repealed)
Source: 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 L. 2016: Entire section repealed, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 767, � 52, effective June 6.
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.
Source: 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.
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.
Source: L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1301), ch. 297, p. 1428, � 23, effective August 10.