NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 09-1008
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Miklosi, Carroll T., Court, Ferrandino,
      Fischer, Frangas, Green, McCann, McGihon, Merrifield, Pace, Primavera,
      Ryden, Solano, Todd;
      also SENATOR(S) Williams, Bacon, Boyd, Foster, Gibbs, Groff, Hodge,
      Hudak, Kester, Morse, Newell, Romer, Sandoval, Shaffer B., Tochtrop,
      Veiga.
      
      
      Concerning the expansion of the ability to transfer annual leave
           between employees in the state personnel system.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  24-50-104 (7) (c), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           24-50-104.  Job evaluation and compensation.  (7)  Leaves. 
      (c)  The state personnel director may establish procedures to allow the
      transfer of annual leave between employees when one employee, or an
      immediate family member of such the employee, experiences a
      catastrophic, life threatening health condition an unforeseeable
      life-altering event beyond the employee's control.  The recipient of
      any annual leave shall have a minimum of one year of state service and
      exhausted all accrued annual and sick leave applicable paid leave,
      including any compensatory time.
      
           SECTION 2.  Applicability.  This act shall apply to transfers of
      annual leave requested on or after the effective date of this act.
      
           SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                    Peter C. Groff
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO