Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 26-1-120. Merit System

(1.5) Any moneys saved as a result of eliminating the state merit system shall be available to counties to implement the transition from the state merit system to a successor merit system.













(8.5) The merit system provided by the counties must assure fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.






Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1171, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-19. L. 75: (5)(d) amended, p. 895, § 1, effective June 29. L. 76: (6) added, p. 587, § 26, effective May 24. L. 79: (7) added, p. 1122, § 5, effective June 21. L. 81: (5)(d) amended, p. 1369, § 2, effective June 9; (6) repealed, p. 1370, § 3, effective June 9. L. 83: (7) amended, p. 964, § 15, effective July 1, 1984. L. 86: (5)(d) and (5)(g) amended, p. 985, § 1, effective July 1. L. 87: (5)(g) amended, p. 973, § 88, effective March 13. L. 91: (1), (5)(a) to (5)(d), (5)(g), and (5)(h) amended and (5)(p) added, p. 1785, § 1, effective April 11. L. 92: (7) amended, p. 1043, § 10, effective March 12. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1184, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2008: (8.5) added, p. 1603, § 31, effective May 29. L. 2009: (10) repealed, (SB 09-044), ch. 57, p. 204, § 2, effective March 25. L. 2021: (8.5) amended, (HB 21-1108), ch. 156, p. 897, § 42, effective September 7.
Editor's note: Subsections (2)(b), (3)(b), (4)(b), (5)(b), and (7)(b) provided for the repeal of subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), and (7), respectively, effective January 1, 2001. (See L. 97, p. 1184 .)
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting subsection (8.5), see section 1 of chapter 341, Session Laws of Colorado 2008. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1108, see section 1 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.

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