COLORADO CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE XII
OFFICERS
Art. XII §1 | WHEN OFFICE EXPIRES - SUSPENSION BY LAW
Art. XII §2 | PERSONAL ATTENTION REQUIRED
Art. XII §3 | DEFAULTING COLLECTOR DISQUALIFIED FROM OFFICE
Art. XII §4 | DISQUALIFICATIONS FROM HOLDING OFFICE OF TRUST OR PROFIT
Art. XII §5 | INVESTIGATION OF STATE AND COUNTY TREASURERS
Art. XII §6 | BRIBERY OF OFFICERS DEFINED
Art. XII §7 | BRIBERY - CORRUPT SOLICITATION
(2) The offense of corrupt solicitation of members of the general assembly or of public officers of the state or of any political subdivision thereof and any occupation or practice of solicitation of such members or officers to influence their official action shall be defined by law and shall be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.
Art. XII §8 | OATH OF CIVIL OFFICERS
Art. XII §9 | OATHS - WHERE FILED
Art. XII §10 | REFUSAL TO QUALIFY - VACANCY
Art. XII §11 | ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICERS - TERM - SALARY - VACANCY
Art. XII §12 | DUEL - DISQUALIFIES FOR OFFICE. (DELETED BY AMENDMENT)
Art. XII §13 | STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM - MERIT SYSTEM
(2)
(II) Members of any board or commission serving without compensation except for per diem allowances provided by law and reimbursement of expenses;
(III) The employees in the offices of the governor and the lieutenant governor whose functions are confined to such offices and whose duties are concerned only with the administration thereof;
(IV) Appointees to fill vacancies in elective offices;
(V) One deputy of each elective officer other than the governor and lieutenant governor specified in section 1 of article IV of this constitution;
(VI) Officers otherwise specified in this constitution;
(VII) Faculty members of educational institutions and departments not reformatory or charitable in character, and such administrators thereof as may be exempt by law;
(VIII) Students and inmates in state educational or other institutions employed therein;
(IX) Attorneys at law serving as assistant attorneys general;
(X) Members, officers, and employees of the legislative and judicial departments of the state, unless otherwise specifically provided in this constitution;
(XI) Subject to the approval of the state personnel director, the following persons from each principal department: Deputy department heads, chief financial officers, public information officers, legislative liaisons, human resource directors, and executive assistants to the department heads; and
(XII) Subject to the approval of the state personnel director, senior executive service employees.
(4) Where authorized by law, any political subdivision of this state may contract with the state personnel board for personnel services.
(5) The person to be appointed to any position under the state personnel system shall be one of the six persons ranking highest on the eligible list for such position, or such lesser number as qualify, as determined from the comparative analysis process, subject to limitations set forth in rules of the state personnel board applicable to multiple appointments from any such list.
(6)
(b) If a position is for work that is to be performed primarily at a location that is within thirty miles of the state border:
(II) An appointee to the position is not required to be a resident of the state.
(8) Persons in the personnel system of the state shall hold their respective positions during efficient service or until reaching retirement age, as provided by law. They shall be graded and compensated according to standards of efficient service which shall be the same for all persons having like duties. A person certified to any class or position in the personnel system may be dismissed, suspended, or otherwise disciplined by the appointing authority upon written findings of failure to comply with standards of efficient service or competence, or for willful misconduct, willful failure or inability to perform his duties, or final conviction of a felony or any other offense which involves moral turpitude, or written charges thereof may be filed by any person with the appointing authority, which shall be promptly determined. Any action of the appointing authority taken under this subsection shall be subject to appeal to the state personnel board, with the right to be heard thereby in person or by counsel, or both.
(9)
(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection (9) shall be construed as permitting the appointment of a temporary employee for the purpose of eliminating a permanent position from the state personnel system.
(11) Persons certified to classes and positions under the classified civil service of the state immediately prior to July 1, 1971, persons having served for six months or more as provisional or acting provisional employees in such positions immediately prior to such date, and all persons having served six months or more in positions not within the classified civil service immediately prior to such date but included in the personnel system by this section, shall be certified to comparable positions, and grades and classifications, under the personnel system, and shall not be subject to probationary periods of employment. All other persons in positions under the personnel system shall be subject to the provisions of this section concerning initial appointment on or after such date.
Art. XII §14 | STATE PERSONNEL BOARD - STATE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR
(2)
(b) The member of the board who is appointed for a term commencing on July 1, 2013, and the successors to that position do not serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(4) There is hereby created the department of personnel, which shall be one of the principal departments of the executive department, the head of which shall be the state personnel director, who shall be appointed under qualifications established by law. The state personnel director shall be responsible for the administration of the personnel system of the state under this constitution and laws enacted pursuant thereto and the rules adopted thereunder by the state personnel board.
(5) Adequate appropriations shall be made to carry out the purposes of this section and section 13 of this article.
Art. XII §15 | VETERANS’ PREFERENCE
(II) If a numerical method is used for the comparative analysis based on objective criteria, applicants entitled to preference under this section shall be given preference in accordance with paragraphs (b) to (e) of this subsection (1). If a nonnumerical method is used, applicants entitled to preference under this section shall be added to the interview eligible list.
(c) Ten points shall be added to the comparative analysis score of any candidate who has so served, other than for training purposes, and who, because of disability incurred in the line of duty, is receiving monetary compensation or disability retired benefits by reason of public laws administered by the department of defense or the veterans administration, or any successor thereto.
(d) Five points shall be added to the comparative analysis score of any candidate who is the surviving spouse of any person who was or would have been entitled to additional points under paragraph (b) or (c) of this subsection (1) or of any person who died during such service or as a result of service-connected cause while on active duty in any such branch, other than for training purposes.
(e) No more than a total of ten points shall be added to the comparative analysis score of any such candidate pursuant to this subsection (1).
(3)
(b) In the case of such a person eligible for preference who has completed twenty or more years of active military service, no military service shall be counted in determining length of service in respect to such retention rights. In the case of such a person who has completed less than twenty years of such military service, no more than ten years of service under subsection (1) (b) (i) and (ii) shall be counted in determining such length of service for such retention rights.
(5) No person shall receive preference pursuant to this section with respect to a promotional opportunity. Any promotional opportunity that is also open to persons other than employees for whom such appointment would be a promotion, shall be considered a promotional opportunity for the purposes of this section.
(6) Repealed.
(7) This section shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1971, and shall grant veterans' preference to all persons who have served in the armed forces of the United States in any declared or undeclared war, conflict, engagement, expedition, or campaign for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and who meet the requirements of service or disability, or both, as provided in this section. This section shall apply to all public employment opportunities, except as set forth in subsection (5) of this section, conducted on or after such date, and it shall be in all respects self-executing.
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