SENATE 3rd Reading Unamended February 14, 2005 SENATE 2nd Reading Unamended February 8, 2005First Regular Session Sixty-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO. 05-0625.01 Esther van Mourik SENATE BILL 05-061 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Takis, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Ragsdale, Senate Committees House Committees Transportation A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning the reduction of the minimum percentage of vehicular service provided by qualified private businesses within the regional transportation district. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.) Reduces the minimum percentage of vehicular service that the regional transportation district shall have provided by qualified private businesses pursuant to competitively negotiated contracts. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. 32-9-119.5 (2) (a) and (3) (a) (I), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read: 32-9-119.5. Competition to provide vehicular service within the regional transportation district. (2) (a) The district shall implement a system whereby at least fifty thirty-five percent of all vehicular service shall be provided by qualified private businesses pursuant to competitively negotiated contracts. (3) (a) (I) Subject to the requirements of the "Federal Transit Act", as amended, by March 31, 2004, the district shall request proposals from private providers to provide at least fifty percent of all of the vehicular service of the district as measured by vehicle hours or vehicle hour equivalents. The district's decision as to which vehicular services shall be subject to requests for proposals shall be representative of the district's total vehicular service operations; except that each individual request for proposals may designate one type of vehicular service. Service provided by private businesses pursuant to this section shall be accomplished through attrition of the district's full-time employees. No layoffs shall occur solely as a result of the implementation of this section. SECTION 2. Effective date. This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution (August 10, 2005, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2005); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.