SB 22-171

Senate Bill 22-171, also known as "Privacy Protections For Educators," adds educators to a list of individuals who can have their personal information removed from the internet if they believe it poses an imminent threat to them or their immediate family. Additionally, the bill updates Colorado's open records law to include specific dates of an educator’s absences in their personnel files. This means that educators' privacy will be better protected, and their absence dates won't be publicly available through record requests. The bill has been signed into law, so these protections are now active for educators in Colorado.

Official Summary

The act adds educators to the list of protected persons whose personal information may be withheld from the internet if the protected person believes dissemination of such information poses an imminent and serious threat to the protected person or the safety of the protected person's immediate family. Under current law, the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA) definition of "personnel file" does not include the specific date of an educator's absence from work. The act amends the CORA definition of "personnel file" to include the specific date of an educator's absence from work. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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