CHAPTER 53

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GOVERNMENT - STATE

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SENATE BILL 06-006 [Digest]

BY SENATOR(S) Takis, Hanna, Taylor, Kester, May R., and Teck;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) White, Coleman, Schultheis, Vigil, Berens, Hall, Kerr, Rose, and Sullivan.

AN ACT

Concerning the authority of the public employees' retirement association to deny employment to individuals convicted of specified offenses.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

  SECTION 1.  24-5-101 (1) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH to read:

  24-5-101.  Effect of criminal conviction on employment rights. (1) (b)  This subsection (1) shall not apply to:

  (VI)  The employment of persons by the public employees' retirement association created pursuant to section 24-51-201 who, upon the commencement of that employment, will have access to association investment information, association assets, or financial, demographic, or other information relating to association members or beneficiaries.

  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.

Approved: March 31, 2006

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