HB 20-1153: Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act

• Creates formal labor-management partnerships between Colorado state employees and the executive branch to enable collective dialogue on wages, hours, and employment conditions.

• Establishes a statewide partnership unit for all covered state employees (excluding confidential, managerial, executive, and certain other designated employees) with rights to organize, form unions, and engage in collective bargaining.

• Recognizes previously certified employee organizations under Executive Order D 028 07 and creates procedures for representation elections, requiring 30% employee petition signatures to trigger elections.

• Requires partnership agreements on wages and statewide issues, with agency-level bargaining permitted for department-specific matters; includes mediation and binding arbitration for dispute resolution.

• Appropriates $1.9 million for 2020-21 fiscal year from the COVID Heroes Collaboration Fund to implement the act, supporting labor relations staff and legal services across state agencies.