CO SB233

Counties using county employees to deliver Wagner-Peyser Act-funded employment services must create or update an existing merit system for selection, retention, and promotion of those employees.

Merit systems must comply with federal laws, regulations, and standards under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. § 4701 et seq.), with counties certifying compliance to the Department.

Merit systems must recruit, select, and advance employees based on relative abilities, knowledge, and skills; provide equitable compensation; and require training to ensure high quality performance.

Counties must retain employees based on performance adequacy, correct inadequate performance, and separate employees when performance cannot be corrected.

Merit systems must ensure fair treatment without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, religious creed, age, or disability, and protect employees against partisan political coercion.