NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/10/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1225
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Priola, Conti, Windholz;
      also SENATOR(S) Tate, Hill, Jahn, Johnston, Kefalas, Kerr,
      Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Todd, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning a requirement that school districts with a certain
           minimum number of enrolled pupils post information online
           that is submitted by director candidates prior to the
           election.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Legislative declaration. The general assembly
      hereby finds, determines, and declares that the position of school district
      director is an important and often powerful role, involving the direction of
      billions of public dollars, but that electors frequently receive very little
      information on director candidates. The general assembly further finds that
      modern technology has enabled instant and comprehensive access to many
      types of personal information on individuals in the private sphere, and that
      the public sector could easily and efficiently adapt those models for the
      public good. The general assembly therefore declares that it intends to
      increase transparency and knowledge in school district director elections by
      requiring larger school districts to post online certain minimum information
      currently provided by director candidates and by encouraging such school
      districts to develop additional ways to help create a fully informed
      electorate.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-31-107, add (2.5)
      as follows:
      
           22-31-107.  Candidates for school director - call - qualification
      - nomination - legislative intent. (2.5) (a) (I)  Prior to each election
      for school district director, a school district in which at least
      one thousand pupils are enrolled shall post, in a prominent area
      on the school district's official website:
      
           (A)  An image of the written notice of intention submitted
      pursuant to subsection (2) of this section by each candidate for
      school district director; and
      
           (B)  Each school district director candidate's contact
      information, including his or her name; residential address;
      mailing address, if different than the residential address;
      telephone number; e-mail address, if any; and website, if any. In
      order to post this information as inexpensively and efficiently as
      possible, the school district may provide hyperlinks to the area of
      the secretary of state's official website, if any, containing this
      information.
      
           (II)  A school district subject to this paragraph (a) shall
      make the required postings as soon as practicable, but no later
      than sixty days prior to the election. The information must be
      organized in alphabetical order by candidate surname.
      
           (b)  Nothing in this subsection (2.5) precludes any school
      district from posting on its official website, or developing other
      methods to provide, information or resources that increase the
      electorate's opportunities to learn more about school district
      director candidates.
      
           (c)  Any information posted online pursuant to paragraphs
      (a) and (b) of this subsection (2.5) shall be accomplished, to the
      maximum extent possible, within existing fiscal resources.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
      applicability. (1)  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 10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11,
      2016); 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 2016 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
      official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
           (2)  This act applies to elections conducted on or after the applicable
      effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO