NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/12/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1144
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fischer, Duran, Hamner, Hullinghorst,
      Kefalas, Kerr A., Peniston, Ryden, Schafer S., Solano, Tyler, Young, Casso,
      Fields, Singer, Todd, Vigil, Wilson;
      also SENATOR(S) Bacon, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Morse,
      Steadman.
      
      
      Concerning authorizing institutions of higher education to enter
           into employment contracts for non-tenure-track
           classroom teachers.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-19-104, add
      (1.5) (d) as follows:
      
           24-19-104.  Terms of employment contracts - public inspection.
      (1.5) (d)  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of
      subsection (1) of this section or paragraph (a) of this subsection
      (1.5), each system of higher education and each campus of each
      state institution of higher education may, subject to the approval
      of the chief executive officer of the system or institution and any
      rules or limitations established by the chief executive officer,
      have in effect an unlimited number of term employment contracts
      or term employment contract extensions having a duration of not
      more than three years with an unlimited number of
      government-supported officials or employees if the term
      employment contracts or term employment contract extensions
      are for half-time or longer, non-tenure-track classroom teaching
      appointments. A person employed pursuant to a term employment
      contract or term employment contract extension described in this
      paragraph (d) may have duties in addition to classroom teaching,
      as described in the contract or contract extension. A term
      employment contract or term employment contract extension
      executed pursuant to this paragraph (d) at a minimum shall
      include a provision stating the contract or contract extension is
      unenforceable if, during the term of the contract or contract
      extension, the system of higher education or campus of a state
      institution of higher education that is a party to the contract:
      
           (I)  Ceases to be an enterprise, as defined in section 20 (2) (d)
      of article X of the state constitution; and
      
           (II)  Lacks present cash reserves sufficient to pledge
      irrevocably to satisfy the terms of the contract.
      
           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.
      
      
      
      
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      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO