Colorado § 24-50-114 Temporary appointments - term - tenure

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-50-114 — Temporary appointments - term - tenure

Colorado § 24-50-114

Title 24Government

Art.State Personnel System -

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-50-114 (2026).

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(1)Pending the availability of an eligible list determined by the state personnel director to be appropriate for a class, the appointing authority, with the prior approval of the state personnel director, may fill a vacancy for a permanent position by temporary appointment of a qualified, certified employee in accordance with the promotional policy established by the board. In the absence of such an eligible employee, temporary appointments of qualified persons may be made from without the state personnel system. A temporary appointment shall not exceed nine months in length, except for personal services contracts as permitted by part 5 of this article. An appointing authority must wait at least four months between temporary appointments for the same position that are made pursu

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(1) Pending the
availability of an eligible list determined by the state personnel director to be
appropriate for a class, the appointing authority, with the prior approval of the state
personnel director, may fill a vacancy for a permanent position by temporary
appointment of a qualified, certified employee in accordance with the promotional
policy established by the board. In the absence of such an eligible employee,
temporary appointments of qualified persons may be made from without the state
personnel system. A temporary appointment shall not exceed nine months in
length, except for personal services contracts as permitted by part 5 of this article.
An appointing authority must wait at least four months between temporary
appointments for the same position that are made pursuant to this subsection (1). If
the vacancy is for a permanent position, an eligible list shall be established within
the nine-month period following the temporary appointment.

(2) The state personnel director may, by rule, authorize principal department
heads and presidents of colleges and universities to employ persons from outside
the state personnel system on a temporary basis while an eligible list is being
provided or in emergency or seasonable situations nonpermanent in nature, but in
each case the period of employment shall not exceed nine months, except for
personal services contracts as permitted by part 5 of this article.

(3) Temporary appointees from outside the state personnel system shall
have none of the protection of tenure afforded by this part 1 to certified employees.

(4) In case of emergency threatening the public health, welfare, or safety, a
temporary appointment may be made without prior approval of the state personnel
director, but such appointment may not continue without such approval for more
than fifteen days.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the prior approval of
all temporary appointments to permanent positions shall be obtained from the
state personnel director before such temporary appointments are made. The
director may not delegate the authority to approve such temporary appointments. If
any such appointment is made before the prior approval of the director is obtained,
the appointment shall be considered void from the beginning and the person
appointed to such position shall be immediately terminated.

Legislative History

Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 171, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 26-1-14. L. 79: (5) added, p. 947, � 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (2) R&RE, p. 1201, � 14, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 18, � 1, effective March 4. L. 99: (1) and (2) amended, p. 170, � 2, effective August 4. L. 2012: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 12-1321), ch. 260, p. 1350, � 10, effective January 1, 2013 (see editor's note).