NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/10/2016.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 16-106
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Holbert, Baumgardner, Donovan, Grantham, Heath,
      Hill, Jones, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell, Scheffel, Scott,
      Steadman, Tate, Woods, Cadman;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Salazar, Court, Kagan, Lebsock, Melton,
      Rosenthal, Williams, Becker K., Fields, Klingenschmitt, Young.
      
      
      Concerning measures to facilitate the efficient administration of
           Colorado laws governing campaign finance.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION  1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-45-111.5, add (5)
      as follows:
      
           1-45-111.5. Duties of the secretary of state - enforcement -
      sanctions - definition. (5)  Not later than December 1, 2016, the
      secretary of state shall create and post on the secretary's
      official web site a campaign finance training course that offers
      sufficient content to satisfy the training requirements for
      administrative law judges that is required by section 24-30-1003
      (6), C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-30-1003, add (6)
      as follows:
      
           24-30-1003.  Administrative law judges - appointment -
      qualifications - standards of conduct. (6)  On and after January 1,
      2017, before hearing a complaint that has been filed with the
      office of administrative courts in accordance with section 9 (2) of
      article XXVIII of the state constitution, an administrative law
      judge shall complete four credit hours of continuing legal
      education courses that have been certified by the Colorado
      supreme court. The four credit hours of legal education must be
      substantially related to election or campaign finance law. An
      administrative law judge who hears campaign finance complaints
      must obtain the four credit hours on an annual basis. An
      administrative law judge may satisfy the requirements of this
      subsection (6) by completing the campaign finance training course
      that is offered on the secretary of state's website pursuant to
      section 1-45-111.5 (5), C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 3.  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
      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.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Effie Ameen                            Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO