CO SB210

Department of Corrections must prepare annual reports by January 15 beginning in 2014 on staffing levels at each correctional facility and private prison, with comparisons to national standards from the National Institute of Corrections and American Correctional Association.

Department must develop criteria for when corrections officers may work two consecutive shifts within a seven-day period, accounting for different security-level facilities.

Work periods for corrections officers must be 7-14 consecutive days, with overtime required when hours exceed the amount bearing the same relationship to 85 hours in a 14-day period; officers working 12+ hours in 24 hours receive time-and-a-half pay for hours exceeding 8.5 hours.

All department employees must receive detailed pay stubs showing hours worked, pay rates, overtime rates, and paid leave and compensatory time balances; department must establish administrative practices for staffing flexibility including shift substitution, voluntary overtime lists, and pool staff coverage.

Appropriates $963,168 to the Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2013-2014 and $2,788,851 to the Department of Local Affairs for housing division to implement the act.