HB 14-1256 Summary

• Amends Colorado Revised Statutes 24-19-104 to authorize higher education institutions to enter into term employment contracts with librarians on the same basis as non-tenure-track classroom teaching appointments

• Allows an unlimited number of term employment contracts or extensions lasting up to three years for librarian appointments, subject to chief executive officer approval and institutional rules

• Requires that librarian contracts be at least half-time positions and may include duties beyond library work as specified in the contract

• Mandates that all term employment contracts include a provision stating the contract is unenforceable if the institution violates specified conditions during the contract term

• Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety