NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/19/2012. SENATE BILL 12-111 BY SENATOR(S) Hodge, Steadman, Lambert; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Levy, Becker, Gerou. Concerning departmental reporting of full-time equivalent employees. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-110, amend (1) (d) as follows: 24-50-110. Budget control - personal services. (1) In order to provide controls and proper identification of personal services costs necessary to carry out the policy of the state regarding compensation of state employees, the following administrative and fiscal procedures shall apply: (d) (I) Except as set forth in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (d), each principal department shall monthly annually reconcile the number of positions it has authorized for the prior fiscal year with the number of payroll warrants issued and the number of appropriated full-time equivalent employees Copies for the same fiscal year. On or before September 1 of each year, a department shall submit a copy of such reconciliations shall be submitted monthly reconciliation to the department of personnel. On or before October 1 of each year, the department of personnel shall prepare a report that consolidates all of the departmental reconciliations and provide the report to the office of state planning and budgeting and the joint budget committee. The department of personnel has the authority to abolish any nonappropriated or vacant classified positions identified in this reconciliation. (II) On or before September 1 of each year, the department of higher education shall be exempt from the requirements of this paragraph (d) report to the department of personnel the number of positions authorized at each institution of higher education, but the department is not subject to the reconciliation requirement set forth in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d). (III) This paragraph (d) is exempt from the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11), and the periodic reporting requirements of this section are effective until changed by the general assembly acting by bill. SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. ____________________________ ____________________________ Brandon C. Shaffer Frank McNulty PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi L. Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ _________________________________________ John W. Hickenlooper GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO