Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0565.01 Yelana Love x2295    SENATE BILL 16-033
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Ulibarri, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Salazar, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a public health notice requirement for retail
            food establishments that do not provide employees
            with paid sick leave.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill requires licensees of retail food establishments to post a
       public health notice if they do not allow employees at least 5 days of sick
       leave per year.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-4-1611.5 as
       follows:
            25-4-1611.5.  Public health notice requirement - sick leave
       policies. (1)  A licensee who does not provide employees with a
       minimum of five days of paid sick leave per year shall post a
       public health notice on the front door or main entrance of the
       licensee's establishment in full public view. The notice must be
       in large, bold-faced type and include the logo of the
       department.
            (2)  The notice in subsection (1) of this section must state:
       "PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE: This establishment does not provide
       employees enough paid time off when they are sick to satisfy
       state standards. As a result, you may be at an increased risk of
       exposure to communicable illnesses."
            (3)  In addition to any applicable penalties under section
       25-4-1611, the penalty for failure to post the notice is:
            (a)  A written warning for a first violation committed
       within a twenty-four-month period;
            (b)  A fine of fifty dollars for a second violation within a
       twenty-four-month period;
            (c)  A fine of one hundred dollars for a third violation
       within a twenty-four-month period;
            (d)  A fine of two hundred fifty dollars for a fourth
       violation within a twenty-four-month period; and
            (e)  A fine of between two hundred fifty dollars and one
       thousand dollars for a fifth or subsequent violation within a
       twenty-four-month period.
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.