§ 23-21-601 — Legislative declaration

(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and declares:

(a) That through the passage of House Bill No. 1143 at its first regular
session in 1989, the general assembly intended to authorize the reorganization of
the university of Colorado university hospital by its operation through a private
nonprofit-nonstock corporation;

(b) That said hospital was reorganized and attempted to commence
operations through a private nonprofit-nonstock corporation on October 1, 1989;

(c) That the Colorado supreme court subsequently found said House Bill No.
1143 unconstitutional;

(d) That employees of university hospital made decisions governing their
state employment status and their membership in the public employees' retirement
association in reliance on the provisions of said House Bill No. 1143;

(e) That this part 6 is enacted to address certain issues affecting employees
of university hospital who changed their employment status or pension status, or
both, in reliance on said House Bill No. 1143 or who were initially employed by the
part 4 corporation, within the context of the creation of the university of Colorado
hospital authority to operate university hospital pursuant to part 5 of this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 578, � 2, effective June 1.