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Colorado Statutes, Title 24

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Title 24, Government - State

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-131 Subpoena powers
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The board, its administrative law judges, and the state personnel director, in the performance of their duties under this article, shall have the power of subpoena over persons and records, and such powers shall be enforceable by the courts. Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 175, § 1. C.R.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-132 Political considerations and prohibited activities
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Employees in the state personnel system shall be selected without regard to political considerations, shall not use any state facility or resource or the authority of any state office in support of any candidate, and shall not campaign actively for any candidate on state time or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-133 Subversive acts - disqualification
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No person shall be appointed to or retained in any position in the state personnel system who advocates or knowingly belongs to any organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States by force or violence, with the specific intent of furthering the ai…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-134 Moving and relocation expenses

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(1) When an employee in the state personnel system is required by any appointing authority, because of a change in assignment or a promotion or for any other reason related to his or her duties, to change his or her place of residence, such employee shall be allowed his or her mo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-135 Exemptions from personnel system

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(1) Administrators employed in educational institutions and departments not charitable or reformatory in character shall be exempt from the state personnel system. For purposes of this section, "administrators employed in educational institutions and departments" means: (a) Offic…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-136 Persons brought into the personnel system

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(1) Whenever a person currently or previously employed by the state of Colorado, not within the state personnel system, enters or is brought into the state personnel system, the person shall be credited with his or her former state service for purposes of accumulated leave, leave…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-137 Persons holding exempted positions

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(1) and (2) Repealed. (3) (Repeal provision deleted by revision.) (4) Any certified employee of the personnel system who accepts an appointment to an exempt position at the request of the governor or other elected or appointed officials of this state shall be granted leave withou…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-138 Effect of transfer of powers, duties, and functions

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(1) The department of personnel to which powers, duties, and functions of the civil service commission are transferred shall be the successor in every way with respect to such powers, duties, and functions, subject to the provisions of the state constitution. Every act performed …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-140 Reports on other employment systems

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In order to provide for the coordination of the state personnel system with other systems of state employees, no later than November 15 of each year, each department or agency of state government having employees who are not within the state personnel system, including but not li…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-141 Rules and regulations - limitations - affirmative action corrective remedies - implementation

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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly to encourage the implementation of equal employment opportunities and affirmative action corrective remedies within the state personnel system which preserve the merit principles contained in section 13 of article XII of the state cons…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-142 Repayment of debts to state-supported institutions of higher education by state employees

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(1) Repealed. (2) An applicant for employment under the state personnel system shall declare whether he has any outstanding loan or obligation due to a state-supported institution of higher education and whether such loan or obligation is past-due. Source: L. 83: Entire section a…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-145 Agency-based human resource innovation and management processes - legislative declaration - definitions - guidelines and goals

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares: (a) That the state personnel system must ensure that the process of staffing state government is based on merit and fitness, independent of the political system; (b) That the public is entitled to a state personnel system that p…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-146 Colorado statewide equity office - legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (a) In order to facilitate a government that best serves the needs of Coloradans, the state should provide centralized direction and supervision of diversity initiatives to ensure consistency across state government; …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-201 Legislative declaration

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It is declared to be the policy of this state to encourage able and qualified persons to enter the state personnel system with a view toward acquiring the experience and in-service training and demonstrating the increased capabilities and responsibility necessary for progressive …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-203 Preretirement education and counseling

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The state personnel director shall provide a continuous preretirement education and counseling program for employees in the state personnel system, which program is to be carried out at strategic geographic locations throughout the state. All employees in the state personnel syst…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-206 Cooperation of public employees' retirement association

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The public employees' retirement association shall cooperate with the state personnel director by furnishing any requested information regarding the rights and benefits to which any employee may be entitled. Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 182, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-4-6.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-208 Voluntary separation incentive program

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The state personnel director may adopt procedures establishing a program for voluntary separation incentives available to all state employees in lieu of layoffs based on a determination by the head of a principal department or institution of higher education, including the Aurari…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-301 Status while in military service

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Whenever any officer or employee of this state in the state personnel system under the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and laws and rules and regulations pursuant thereto enters active military service, including active service for training purpo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-302 Rights

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(1) The rights, privileges, and status retained by such officer or employee shall specifically include the right to reoccupy the place, employment, or position held by him at the time of entering the armed forces upon the expiration of the period of initial service, plus any peri…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-303 No compensation - rights of National Guard

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(1) The provisions of this part 3 shall not be interpreted as requiring the payment by this state or any of its departments, agencies, or officers of the compensation of any officer or employee during the period of service as provided in this part 3 or the period within which suc…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-304 Applicability

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The provisions of this part 3 shall apply to any officer or employee of the state personnel system who entered the armed forces of the United States or other branch of service engaged in national defense on or after August 5, 1964. Source: L. 73: p. 427, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-2-…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-401 Office hours of state offices

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(1) All offices in the executive and judicial departments of the state government shall be and remain open for business daily, except on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, from the hour of 8:30 a.m. until the hour of 5:00 p.m.; except that nothing in this section shall affec…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-402 Appointment by outgoing officers prohibited

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No state, county, or city appointive office, the term of which expires on or after the time fixed by law for the qualification of the officer having the authority to make such appointment, shall be filled by the outgoing appointing officer. Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 180, § 1. C.R.S…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-501 Legislative declaration

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Recognizing that the adoption of section 20 of article X of the state constitution at the 1992 general election has imposed strict new constraints on state government, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to encourage the use of private contractors for personal se…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-502 Definitions

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Contract" means any type of state agreement, regardless of what it may be called, for the acquisition of services. (2) "Personal services" means services acquired for the state's direct benefit in its operations.…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-503 Personal services contracts implicating state personnel system - no separation of existing classified employees

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(1) Contracts for personal services that create an independent contractor relationship and that are not authorized under the provisions of section 24-50-504 are nevertheless permissible under this section to achieve increased efficiency in the delivery of government services when…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-504 Personal services contracts not implicating state personnel system

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(1) Personal services contracts for employees or independent contractors are permissible when the functions contracted are otherwise performed by persons exempt from civil service by section 13 of article XII of the state constitution or by statutes enacted pursuant thereto. (2) …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-505 Liability and immunity

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(1) The contractor shall assume all liability arising from its own acts or omissions under all contracts entered into pursuant to this part 5. (2) The sovereign immunity and governmental immunity of the contracting agency shall not extend to the contractor, except as otherwise pr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-506 Applicability of other laws

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(1) In addition to the other provisions of this part 5 that are intended to safeguard the fundamental principles underlying the state personnel system, personal services contracts entered into pursuant to this article are subject to all other applicable laws, which may include bu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-507 Conflict of interest

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(1) In addition to any other applicable laws, the provisions of this section shall apply to contracts entered into pursuant to this part 5. (2) (a) The following individuals shall not solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any personal benefit or promise of a benefit from an …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-508 Intergovernmental agreements - agreements by state institutions of higher education - excluded

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(1) The following contracts are not subject to the provisions of this part 5: (a) In accordance with section 18 (2) of article XIV of the state constitution, contracts between the state and its political subdivisions or the government of the United States, or any combination ther…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-509 Review of individual contracts by state personnel director - when not required

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The state personnel director may approve the use of contracts without the necessity of reviewing the individual contracts, if the contracts are of the same type and if the state personnel director determines that such contracts meet the requirements of this part 5. Source: L. 93:…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-511 State personnel director procedures

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The state personnel director shall promulgate procedures to implement the policies of this part 5. Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for consideration of contractors that utilize a preference for hiring veterans of military service and an annual cer…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-512 State personnel board rules

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The state personnel board may promulgate rules consistent with the policies of this part 5. Source: L. 93: Entire part added, p. 286, § 1, effective April 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-513 Contracts of six months or less - permitted

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Contracts for a term of six months or less that are not expected to recur on a regular basis are permissible and are not subject to this part 5. Source: L. 93: Entire part added, p. 286, § 1, effective April 7. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 146, § 3, effective April 7.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-601 Short title

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This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "State Employees Group Benefits Act". Source: L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 1122, § 1, effective May 19.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-602 Legislative declaration

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(1) It is declared that the purpose of this part 6 is as follows: (a) To enable the state to attract and retain qualified employees by providing group benefits similar to those commonly provided in private industry; (b) To recognize and protect the state's investment in each nont…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-603 Definitions

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As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cafeteria benefits" means "flexible benefits" as defined in subsection (8) of this section. (2) "Carrier" means an insurer, health maintenance organization ("HMO"), third-party administrator, or other entity with…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-604 Powers and duties of the director

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(1) The director shall administer and manage the state employees group benefit plans and, subject to the provisions of this part 6, has the following powers and duties: (a) The preparation of specifications for the group benefit plans contracted for by the director; (b) The autho…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-605 Group benefit plans - specifications - contracts

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(1) (a) The specifications drawn by the director for any group benefit plans include those benefits as determined by the director or as otherwise specifically provided in this part 6. Such specifications shall include provisions for noncancellation for reasons of health of any in…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-607 Employees - eligibility - election of coverage

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(1) Any state employee eligible as determined by the director for membership in a group benefit plan contracted for pursuant to section 24-50-604 (1)(b) upon the effective date of such plan shall be enrolled in the plan upon making application according to the director's procedur…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-608 Dependents - eligibility - election of coverage

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(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 …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-609 State contributions - supplemental state contribution fund - creation - repeal

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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1934, § 10, effective May 22, 2003.) (2) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1934, § 10, effective May 22, 2003.) (b) (I) The total premium for each particular group benefit plan offered to state employees pursuant to this part 6 and for …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-609.5 Supplemental state contribution for eligible state employees - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) It is the intent of the general assembly that all children in the state, including lower-income children, have access to affordable and adequate health insurance. (II) The children of state employees are ineligible …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-610 Payroll deductions - employees

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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 det…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-611 Employer payments

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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 fo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-612 Administrative duties

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(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) Repeale…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-613 Group benefit plans reserve fund

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(1) There is hereby established the group benefit plans reserve fund. The state treasurer shall be ex officio treasurer of this fund, and the state treasurer's general bond to the state shall cover all liabilities for acts as treasurer of the fund. The director shall remit to the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-614 State payments - authority of controller

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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 t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-615 Continuation of previously existing benefits for persons absorbed by the state personnel system

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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 s…