First Regular Session
             Sixty-seventh General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 09-0079.01 Bob Lackner          SENATE BILL 09-049
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Tochtrop,
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the disclosure of the compensation of state
            employees under the "Colorado Open Records Act".
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Modifies provisions of the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA)
       permitting the custodian of public records to deny the right of inspection
       of certain public records by clarifying that nothing in CORA shall
       prohibit the publication of compensation information of employees in the
       state personnel system in an aggregate or statistical form that is classified
       in a manner that prevents the identification, location, or habits of the
       employees.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  24-72-204 (3) (a) (II) (A), Colorado Revised
       Statutes, is amended to read:
            24-72-204.  Allowance or denial of inspection - grounds -
       procedure - appeal - definitions.  (3) (a)  The custodian shall deny the
       right of inspection of the following records, unless otherwise provided by
       law; except that any of the following records, other than letters of
       reference concerning employment, licensing, or issuance of permits, shall
       be available to the person in interest under this subsection (3):
            (II) (A)  Personnel files; but such files shall be available to the
       person in interest and to the duly elected and appointed public officials
       who supervise such person's work.  Notwithstanding any other
       provision of this sub-subparagraph (A) or of section 24-72-202
       (4.5), nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prohibit the
       publication of compensation information of employees in the
       state personnel system in an aggregate or statistical form that
       is classified in a manner that prevents the identification,
       location, or habits of the employees.
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
       shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
       allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V,
       section 1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 4, 2009, if adjournment
       sine die is on May 6, 2009); except that, if a referendum petition is filed
       against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period,
       then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take
       effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by
       proclamation of the governor.