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	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-third General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 22-0864.01 Megan McCall x4215
1	8		HOUSE BILL 22-1337
2		-	~~BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Herod and Ransom, McCluskie, Esgar, Exum,~~
3		-	~~Ricks, Snyder, Garnett;~~
4		-	~~also SENATOR(S) Hansen and Rankin, Zenzinger.~~
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Appropriations Appropriations
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
5	12		C
6		-	ONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
7		-	QUADRENNIALLY PRODUCE A REPORT ON COMPENSATION
8		-	, AND, IN
9		-	CONNECTION THEREWITH
10		-	, MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
11		-	COMPENSATION REPORT
12		-	, INCLUDING REPORTING DEADLINES , AND
13		-	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION
14		-	.
15		-
16		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
17		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-9-102, amend
18		-	(1)(d) as follows:
19		-	24-9-102. Salaries of appointed state officials. (1) The following
20		-	state officials shall receive annual salaries and allowances, payable monthly,
21		-	as follows:
22		-	(d) Effective July 1, 2005, public utilities commission, each
23		-	commissioner, an amount as set by the executive director of the department
24		-	of regulatory agencies based on the most recent available figures contained
25		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
26		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
27		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
28		-	history, or the Session Laws.
29		-	________
30		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
31		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
32		-	the act. in the annual QUADRENNIAL total compensation survey conducted by the
33		-	state personnel director pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(a) and subject to
34		-	review by the state auditor and the general assembly pursuant to section
35		-	24-50-104 (4)(b) and (4)(c). The commissioners' salaries shall be set within
36		-	the range identified in the survey for the category of senior executive
37		-	service and shall be uniform; except that the chairman may receive a salary
38		-	that is up to ten percent higher than those of the other two commissioners.
39		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-104, amend
40		-	(1)(a)(II), (1)(e), (4)(a), (4)(b)(I), (4)(c), (5)(b), (10)(a), and (10)(c); and
41		-	repeal (4)(b)(II) as follows:
42		-	24-50-104. Job evaluation and compensation - state employee
43		-	reserve fund - created - definitions - repeal. (1) Total compensation
44		-	philosophy. (a) (II) The state personnel director shall establish technically
45		-	and professionally sound survey methodologies to assess prevailing total
46		-	compensation practices, levels, and costs. Except as provided in
47		-	subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (a)
48		-	SUBSECTION (1)(a)(III) OF THIS
49		-	SECTION
50		-	, for purposes of this paragraph (a)
51		-	SUBSECTION (1)(a), to determine
52		-	and maintain salaries, state contributions for group benefit plans, and merit
53		-	pay that are comparable to public and private employment, the state
54		-	personnel director shall annually
55		-	QUADRENNIALLY review the results of
56		-	appropriate surveys by public or private organizations, including surveys by
57		-	the state personnel director
58		-	SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (4)(b)(I) OF THIS
59		-	SECTION
60		-	. Any surveys provided on a confidential basis shall not be revealed
61		-	except to the state auditor's office and the private firm conducting the audit
62		-	required in paragraph (b) of subsection (4)
63		-	SUBSECTION (4)(b) of this
64		-	section. The state personnel director shall adopt appropriate procedures to
65		-	determine and maintain other elements of total compensation, including the
66		-	payment of incentive awards to employees in the state personnel system.
67		-	The state personnel director's review and determination of total
68		-	compensation practices shall not be subject to appeal except as otherwise
69		-	authorized by law or state personnel director procedures.
70		-	(e) The state personnel director shall sustain an employee's base
71		-	salary in the event such employee's position is placed in a lower pay range
72		-	due to an allocation of such employee's position, a system maintenance
73		-	study of all positions in a class, a general job evaluation study of the state
74		-	personnel system, or the annual
75		-	QUADRENNIAL compensation survey for a
76		-	period not to exceed three years from the effective date of such placement.
77		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1337 (4) Quadrennial compensation process. (a) The purpose of the
78		-	annual QUADRENNIAL compensation process is to determine any necessary
79		-	adjustments to state employee salaries, state contributions for group benefit
80		-	plans, and merit pay. The annual
81		-	QUADRENNIAL compensation survey, based
82		-	on an analysis of surveys by public or private organizations, including
83		-	surveys by the state personnel director, shall include a fair sample of public
84		-	and private sector employers and jobs, including areas outside the Denver
85		-	metropolitan area. In order to establish confidence in the selection of
86		-	surveys, the state personnel director shall meet and confer in good faith with
87		-	management and state employee representatives.
88		-	(b) (I) The
89		-	ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ON OCTOBER 1 OF EACH
90		-	FOURTH YEAR THEREAFTER
91		-	, THE state personnel director shall prepare anannual A QUADRENNIAL compensation report based on the analysis of
92		-	surveys conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4)
93		-	SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION. The purpose of the annual
94		-	QUADRENNIAL compensation report shall be to reflect all adjustments
95		-	necessary to maintain the salary structure, state contributions for group
96		-	benefit plans, and merit pay. for the upcoming fiscal year. For the merit pay
97		-	component, the state personnel director shall include a description of the
98		-	amount necessary for merit pay for all eligible state employees, as well as
99		-	the amount necessary for each priority group of state employees. The state
100		-	personnel director shall also include a detailed analysis of salary ranges for
101		-	all employees in the state personnel system and how employees' salaries are
102		-	distributed within these ranges. Each department may provide the state
103		-	personnel director with a recommendation regarding the amount of moneys
104		-	that should be appropriated to the department for merit pay for the
105		-	upcoming fiscal year. The state personnel director shall establish deadlines
106		-	for the recommendations and shall include a summary of all the
107		-	recommendations he or she receives in the annual compensation report. THE
108		-	STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR SHALL ALSO PUBLISH THE REPORT
109		-	.
110		-	N
111		-	OTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE
112		-	REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION
113		-	(4)(b)(I) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY. The state auditor is responsible for
114		-	contracting with a private firm to conduct a performance audit of the
115		-	procedures and application of data, including any survey conducted by the
116		-	state personnel director. Beginning January 1, 2005,
117		-	THROUGH JANUARY 1,
118		-	2021,
119		-	AND BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2026, the audits shall be conducted
120		-	every four years. A report shall be submitted to the governor and the general
121		-	assembly by the June 30
122		-	DECEMBER 30 immediately following the
123		-	PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1337 completion of the audit.
124		-	(II) The general assembly reviewed the reporting requirements to the
125		-	general assembly in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) during the 2008
126		-	regular session and continued the requirements.
127		-	(c) By September 15, 2017, and by September 15 of each year
128		-	thereafter
129		-	THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1,
	13	+	ONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR101
	14	+	QUADRENNIALLY PRODUCE A REPORT ON COMPENSATION , AND,102
	15	+	IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR103
	16	+	THE COMPENSATION REPORT , INCLUDING REPORTING104
	17	+	DEADLINES, AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .105
	18	+	Bill Summary
	19	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	20	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	21	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	22	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	23	+	http://leg.colorado.gov/
	24	+	.)
	25	+	Joint Budget Committee. Under current law, the state personnel
	26	+	director (director) of the department of personnel (department) is required
	27	+	SENATE
	28	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	29	+	April 14, 2022
	30	+	SENATE
	31	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	32	+	April 13, 2022
	33	+	HOUSE
	34	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	35	+	March 31, 2022
	36	+	HOUSE
	37	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	38	+	March 30, 2022
	39	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	40	+	Herod and Ransom, McCluskie, Esgar, Exum, Garnett, Ricks, Snyder
	41	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	42	+	Hansen and Rankin, Zenzinger
	43	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	44	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
	45	+	Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. to annually conduct surveys and produce a report concerning
	46	+	compensation to determine any necessary adjustments to state employee
	47	+	salaries, state contributions for group benefit plans, and merit pay. The
	48	+	bill requires the director to conduct surveys and produce the report every
	49	+	4 years. The bill also changes certain reporting deadlines of the director
	50	+	relating to the compensation report and removes certain substantive
	51	+	components of the report.
	52	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	53	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-9-102, amend2
	54	+	(1)(d) as follows:3
	55	+	24-9-102. Salaries of appointed state officials. (1) The4
	56	+	following state officials shall receive annual salaries and allowances,5
	57	+	payable monthly, as follows:6
	58	+	(d) Effective July 1, 2005, public utilities commission, each7
	59	+	commissioner, an amount as set by the executive director of the8
	60	+	department of regulatory agencies based on the most recent available9
	61	+	figures contained in the annual
	62	+	QUADRENNIAL total compensation survey10
	63	+	conducted by the state personnel director pursuant to section 24-50-10411
	64	+	(4)(a) and subject to review by the state auditor and the general assembly12
	65	+	pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(b) and (4)(c). The commissioners'13
	66	+	salaries shall be set within the range identified in the survey for the14
	67	+	category of senior executive service and shall be uniform; except that the15
	68	+	chairman may receive a salary that is up to ten percent higher than those16
	69	+	of the other two commissioners.17
	70	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-104, amend18
	71	+	(1)(a)(II), (1)(e), (4)(a), (4)(b)(I), (4)(c), (5)(b), (10)(a), and (10)(c); and19
	72	+	repeal (4)(b)(II) as follows:20
	73	+	24-50-104. Job evaluation and compensation - state employee21
	74	+	reserve fund - created - definitions - repeal. (1) Total compensation22
	75	+	1337-2- philosophy. (a) (II) The state personnel director shall establish1
	76	+	technically and professionally sound survey methodologies to assess2
	77	+	prevailing total compensation practices, levels, and costs. Except as3
	78	+	provided in subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (a) SUBSECTION4
	79	+	(1)(a)(III)
	80	+	OF THIS SECTION, for purposes of this paragraph (a)
	81	+	5
	82	+	SUBSECTION (1)(a), to determine and maintain salaries, state contributions6
	83	+	for group benefit plans, and merit pay that are comparable to public and7
	84	+	private employment, the state personnel director shall annually8
	85	+	QUADRENNIALLY review the results of appropriate surveys by public or9
	86	+	private organizations, including surveys by the state personnel director10
	87	+	SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (4)(b)(I) OF THIS SECTION. Any surveys11
	88	+	provided on a confidential basis shall not be revealed except to the state12
	89	+	auditor's office and the private firm conducting the audit required in13
	90	+	paragraph (b) of subsection (4)
	91	+	SUBSECTION (4)(b) of this section. The14
	92	+	state personnel director shall adopt appropriate procedures to determine15
	93	+	and maintain other elements of total compensation, including the payment16
	94	+	of incentive awards to employees in the state personnel system. The state17
	95	+	personnel director's review and determination of total compensation18
	96	+	practices shall not be subject to appeal except as otherwise authorized by19
	97	+	law or state personnel director procedures.20
	98	+	(e) The state personnel director shall sustain an employee's base21
	99	+	salary in the event such employee's position is placed in a lower pay range22
	100	+	due to an allocation of such employee's position, a system maintenance23
	101	+	study of all positions in a class, a general job evaluation study of the state24
	102	+	personnel system, or the annual QUADRENNIAL compensation survey for25
	103	+	a period not to exceed three years from the effective date of such26
	104	+	placement.27
	105	+	1337
	106	+	-3- (4) Quadrennial compensation process. (a) The purpose of the1
	107	+	annual QUADRENNIAL compensation process is to determine any necessary2
	108	+	adjustments to state employee salaries, state contributions for group3
	109	+	benefit plans, and merit pay. The annual QUADRENNIAL compensation4
	110	+	survey, based on an analysis of surveys by public or private organizations,5
	111	+	including surveys by the state personnel director, shall include a fair6
	112	+	sample of public and private sector employers and jobs, including areas7
	113	+	outside the Denver metropolitan area. In order to establish confidence in8
	114	+	the selection of surveys, the state personnel director shall meet and confer9
	115	+	in good faith with management and state employee representatives.10
	116	+	(b) (I) The ON OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND ON OCTOBER 1 OF EACH11
	117	+	FOURTH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE state personnel director shall prepare an12
	118	+	annual A QUADRENNIAL compensation report based on the analysis of13
	119	+	surveys conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4)14
	120	+	SUBSECTION (4)(a) OF THIS SECTION. The purpose of the annual15
	121	+	QUADRENNIAL compensation report shall be to reflect all adjustments16
	122	+	necessary to maintain the salary structure, state contributions for group17
	123	+	benefit plans, and merit pay. for the upcoming fiscal year. For the merit18
	124	+	pay component, the state personnel director shall include a description of19
	125	+	the amount necessary for merit pay for all eligible state employees, as20
	126	+	well as the amount necessary for each priority group of state employees.21
	127	+	The state personnel director shall also include a detailed analysis of salary22
	128	+	ranges for all employees in the state personnel system and how23
	129	+	employees' salaries are distributed within these ranges. Each department24
	130	+	may provide the state personnel director with a recommendation25
	131	+	regarding the amount of moneys that should be appropriated to the26
	132	+	department for merit pay for the upcoming fiscal year. The state personnel27
	133	+	1337
	134	+	-4- director shall establish deadlines for the recommendations and shall1
	135	+	include a summary of all the recommendations he or she receives in the2
	136	+	annual compensation report. THE STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR SHALL3
	137	+	ALSO PUBLISH THE REPORT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN4
	138	+	SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE REPORT5
	139	+	REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION (4)(b)(I) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY. The6
	140	+	state auditor is responsible for contracting with a private firm to conduct7
	141	+	a performance audit of the procedures and application of data, including8
	142	+	any survey conducted by the state personnel director. Beginning January9
	143	+	1, 2005,
	144	+	THROUGH JANUARY 1, 2021, AND BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1,10
	145	+	2026, the audits shall be conducted every four years. A report shall be11
	146	+	submitted to the governor and the general assembly by the June 30
	147	+	12
	148	+	D
	149	+	ECEMBER 30 immediately following the completion of the audit.13
	150	+	(II) The general assembly reviewed the reporting requirements to
	151	+	14
	152	+	the general assembly in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) during the15
	153	+	2008 regular session and continued the requirements.16
	154	+	(c) By September 15, 2017, and by September 15 of each year17
	155	+	thereafter through S
	156	+	EPTEMBER 15, 2021, AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1,18
130	157		2022,
131		-	AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, the state
132		-	personnel director shall submit the annual compensation report and
133		-	recommendations and estimated costs for state employee compensation for the next fiscal year, covering salaries, state contributions for group benefit plans, and merit pay, to the governor and the joint budget committee of the general assembly. The recommendations shall reflect a consideration of the results of the annual
134		-	QUADRENNIAL compensation survey, fiscal constraints,
135		-	the ability to recruit and retain state employees, appropriate adjustments
136		-	with respect to state employee compensation, and those costs resulting from
137		-	implementation of section 24-50-110 (1)(a). The recommendations for state
138		-	contributions for group benefit plans shall specify the annual group benefit
139		-	plan year established pursuant to section 24-50-604 (1)(m). The annual
140		-	compensation report RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMI TTED TO THE DIRECTOR AND
141		-	THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE
142		-	shall include the results of the surveys of
143		-	public or private employers and jobs. for prevailing total compensation andthe reasons for any deviation from prevailing total compensation in the
144		-	recommendations submitted to the governor and the joint budget committee.
145		-	The state personnel director shall also publish such report
146		-	RECOMMENDATIONS . This subsection (4)(c) is exempt from the provisions
147		-	of section 24-1-136 (11), and the periodic reporting requirements of this
148		-	section are effective until changed by the general assembly acting by bill.
149		-	(5) Pay plans. (b) No employee in any pay plan may exceed an
150		-	established maximum salary amount for such plan, except as provided in
151		-	paragraph (e) of subsection (1)
152		-	SUBSECTION (1)(e) of this section. The
153		-	maximum monthly salary for any employee whose position is assigned to
154		-	a nonmedical pay plan in effect prior to July 1, 1991, shall be calculated
155		-	based on the 1991 maximum of five thousand seven hundred ninety-four
156		-	dollars, plus the subsequent adjustments made under this paragraph (b)
157		-	SUBSECTION (5)(b) since July 1, 1991; except that classes in the medical pay
158		-	plan requiring licensure as a physician or dentist shall be subject to a
159		-	maximum monthly salary calculated on the basis of the 1991 maximum of
160		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 22-1337 seven thousand eight hundred twelve dollars, plus the subsequent
161		-	adjustments made under this paragraph (b) SUBSECTION (5)(b) since July 1,
162		-	1991. Effective July 1, 2010, the maximum monthly salary in the medical
163		-	pay plan shall be seventeen thousand nine hundred twenty-seven dollars,
164		-	plus any subsequent adjustments made under this paragraph (b)
165		-	SUBSECTION
166		-	(5)(b). Such amounts shall be adjusted by the state personnel director in
167		-	accordance with the change in the employment cost index for the preceding
168		-	calendar year or the percentage increase in state general fund appropriations
169		-	in relation to such appropriations for the preceding fiscal year, whichever
170		-	is greater. In no event shall such amounts exceed the maximum found in the
171		-	market as determined by the annual compensation survey
172		-	RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR . The
173		-	maximum monthly salary for the senior executive service plan shall not
174		-	exceed the maximum monthly salary of any nonmedical pay plan by more
175		-	than twenty-five percent.
176		-	(10) Total compensation study including retirement benefits.
177		-	(a) By January 15, 2015, and
178		-	by January 15 every eighth year thereafter
179		-	OCTOBER 1, 2025, AND BY OCTOBER 1 EVERY FOURTH YEAR THEREAFTER ,
180		-	the state personnel director shall submit to the governor and the joint budget
181		-	committee, along with the annual
182		-	QUADRENNIAL compensation report
183		-	required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (4) SUBSECTION (4)(b) of
184		-	this section, an addendum with a total compensation study that includes
185		-	retirement benefits. N
186		-	OTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION
187		-	24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE ADDENDUM
188		-	REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION
189		-	(10) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.
	158	+	AND ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1 OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, the19
	159	+	state personnel director shall submit the annual compensation report and
	160	+	20
	161	+	recommendations and estimated costs for state employee compensation21
	162	+	for the next fiscal year, covering salaries, state contributions for group22
	163	+	benefit plans, and merit pay, to the governor and the joint budget23
	164	+	committee of the general assembly. The recommendations shall reflect a24
	165	+	consideration of the results of the annual QUADRENNIAL compensation25
	166	+	survey, fiscal constraints, the ability to recruit and retain state employees,26
	167	+	appropriate adjustments with respect to state employee compensation, and27
	168	+	1337
	169	+	-5- those costs resulting from implementation of section 24-50-110 (1)(a).1
	170	+	The recommendations for state contributions for group benefit plans shall2
	171	+	specify the annual group benefit plan year established pursuant to section3
	172	+	24-50-604 (1)(m). The annual compensation report RECOMMENDATIONS4
	173	+	SUBMITTED TO THE DIRECTOR AND THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE shall5
	174	+	include the results of the surveys of public or private employers and jobs.6
	175	+	for prevailing total compensation and the reasons for any deviation from7
	176	+	prevailing total compensation in the recommendations submitted to the8
	177	+	governor and the joint budget committee. The state personnel director9
	178	+	shall also publish such report RECOMMENDATIONS . This subsection (4)(c)10
	179	+	is exempt from the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11), and the periodic11
	180	+	reporting requirements of this section are effective until changed by the12
	181	+	general assembly acting by bill.13
	182	+	(5) Pay plans. (b) No employee in any pay plan may exceed an14
	183	+	established maximum salary amount for such plan, except as provided in15
	184	+	paragraph (e) of subsection (1) SUBSECTION (1)(e) of this section. The16
	185	+	maximum monthly salary for any employee whose position is assigned to17
	186	+	a nonmedical pay plan in effect prior to July 1, 1991, shall be calculated18
	187	+	based on the 1991 maximum of five thousand seven hundred ninety-four19
	188	+	dollars, plus the subsequent adjustments made under this paragraph (b)20
	189	+	SUBSECTION (5)(b) since July 1, 1991; except that classes in the medical21
	190	+	pay plan requiring licensure as a physician or dentist shall be subject to22
	191	+	a maximum monthly salary calculated on the basis of the 1991 maximum23
	192	+	of seven thousand eight hundred twelve dollars, plus the subsequent24
	193	+	adjustments made under this paragraph (b) SUBSECTION (5)(b) since July25
	194	+	1, 1991. Effective July 1, 2010, the maximum monthly salary in the26
	195	+	medical pay plan shall be seventeen thousand nine hundred twenty-seven27
	196	+	1337
	197	+	-6- dollars, plus any subsequent adjustments made under this paragraph (b)1
	198	+	SUBSECTION (5)(b). Such amounts shall be adjusted by the state personnel2
	199	+	director in accordance with the change in the employment cost index for3
	200	+	the preceding calendar year or the percentage increase in state general4
	201	+	fund appropriations in relation to such appropriations for the preceding5
	202	+	fiscal year, whichever is greater. In no event shall such amounts exceed6
	203	+	the maximum found in the market as determined by the annual7
	204	+	compensation survey RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE8
	205	+	PERSONNEL DIRECTOR. The maximum monthly salary for the senior9
	206	+	executive service plan shall not exceed the maximum monthly salary of10
	207	+	any nonmedical pay plan by more than twenty-five percent.11
	208	+	(10) Total compensation study including retirement benefits.12
	209	+	(a) By January 15, 2015, and by January 15 every eighth year thereafter13
	210	+	O
	211	+	CTOBER 1, 2025, AND BY OCTOBER 1 EVERY FOURTH YEAR THEREAFTER ,14
	212	+	the state personnel director shall submit to the governor and the joint15
	213	+	budget committee, along with the annual
	214	+	QUADRENNIAL compensation16
	215	+	report required pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (4) SUBSECTION17
	216	+	(4)(b) of this section, an addendum with a total compensation study that18
	217	+	includes retirement benefits. N
	218	+	OTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENT IN19
	219	+	SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT THE20
	220	+	ADDENDUM REQUIRED IN THIS SUBSECTION (10) CONTINUES INDEFINITELY.21
190	221		(c) For purposes of the addendum to the annual
191		-	~~QUADRENNIAL~~
192		-	compensation report required pursuant to this subsection (10), the ~~public~~
	222	+	QUADRENNIAL22
	223	+	compensation report required pursuant to this subsection (10), the public23
193	224		employees' retirement association created in article 51 of this title TITLE24
194		-	shall provide access to official association member information and data
195		-	under a confidentiality agreement with the third-party compensation
196		-	consulting firm.
197		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-604, amend (3)
198		-	as follows:
199		-	24-50-604. Powers and duties of the director. (3) The director
200		-	shall have the authority to adopt procedures to determine benefit eligibility
201		-	requirements and the percentage of the state contribution to health benefits
202		-	PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 22-1337 for all employees, as defined in section 24-50-603 (7), who work less than
203		-	full time, are governed by the rules established pursuant to subsection (2)
204		-	of this section, and are hired on or after January 1, 2005. The director shall
205		-	include any proposed changes to the group benefits policy in the annual
206		-	compensation report and recommendations submitted to the governor and
207		-	the joint budget committee of the general assembly pursuant to section
208		-	24-50-104 (4)(c).
209		-	SECTION 4. Appropriation - adjustments to 2022 long bill.
210		-	(1) To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the
211		-	annual general appropriation act for the 2022-23 state fiscal year to the
212		-	department of personnel for use by the division of human resources for total
213		-	compensation and employee engagement surveys related to state agency
214		-	services is decreased by $300,000.
215		-	(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $147,429 is appropriated to the
216		-	department of personnel. This appropriation is from the general fund and
217		-	is based on an assumption that the department will require an additional 1.0
218		-	FTE. To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as
219		-	follows:
220		-	Executive director's office, department administration
221		-	Health, life, and dental $10,000
222		-	Short-term disability $128
223		-	Division of human resources, human resource services, state agency
224		-	services
225		-	Personal services $129,751 (1.0 FTE)
226		-	Operating Expenses $7,550
227		-	SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
228		-	PAGE 6-HOUSE BILL 22-1337 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
229		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
230		-	____________________________ ____________________________
231		-	Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
232		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
233		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
234		-	____________________________ ____________________________
235		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
236		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
237		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
238		-	APPROVED________________________________________
239		-	(Date and Time)
240		-	_________________________________________
241		-	Jared S. Polis
242		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
243		-	PAGE 7-HOUSE BILL 22-1337
	225	+	24 shall provide access to official association member information and25
	226	+	data under a confidentiality agreement with the third-party compensation26
	227	+	consulting firm.27
	228	+	1337
	229	+	-7- SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-50-604, amend1
	230	+	(3) as follows:2
	231	+	24-50-604. Powers and duties of the director. (3) The director3
	232	+	shall have the authority to adopt procedures to determine benefit4
	233	+	eligibility requirements and the percentage of the state contribution to5
	234	+	health benefits for all employees, as defined in section 24-50-603 (7),6
	235	+	who work less than full time, are governed by the rules established7
	236	+	pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and are hired on or after January8
	237	+	1, 2005. The director shall include any proposed changes to the group9
	238	+	benefits policy in the annual compensation report and recommendations10
	239	+	submitted to the governor and the joint budget committee of the general11
	240	+	assembly pursuant to section 24-50-104 (4)(c).12
	241	+	SECTION 4. Appropriation - adjustments to 2022 long bill.13
	242	+	(1) To implement this act, the general fund appropriation made in the14
	243	+	annual general appropriation act for the 2022-23 state fiscal year to the15
	244	+	department of personnel for use by the division of human resources for16
	245	+	total compensation and employee engagement surveys related to state17
	246	+	agency services is decreased by $300,000.18
	247	+	(2) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $147,429 is appropriated to19
	248	+	the department of personnel. This appropriation is from the general fund20
	249	+	and is based on an assumption that the department will require an21
	250	+	additional 1.0 FTE. To implement this act, the department may use this22
	251	+	appropriation as follows:23
	252	+	Executive director's office, department administration24
	253	+	Health, life, and dental $10,00025
	254	+	Short-term disability $12826
	255	+	Division of human resources, human resource services, state27
	256	+	1337
	257	+	-8- agency services1
	258	+	Personal services $129,751 (1.0 FTE)2
	259	+	Operating Expenses $7,5503
	260	+	SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,4
	261	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate5
	262	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.6
	263	+	1337
	264	+	-9-