HB 25-1333

House Bill 25-1333 changes the name of an existing office in the Colorado legislature from the Office of Legislative Workplace Relations (OLWR) to the Legislative Human Resources Division. This new division will continue to handle workplace issues like employee relations, training, and harassment investigations but will also take on additional responsibilities such as managing benefits, setting compensation, hiring staff, and welcoming new employees. The bill has been signed into law, meaning these changes are now in effect for the legislative branch of Colorado's government.

Official Summary

The office of legislative workplace relations (OLWR) was established in 2019 as an entity within the office of legislative legal services to provide services to the general assembly, its members and employees, and the legislative services agencies. Specifically, the OLWR is directed to provide services related to employee relations, training, compliance, workplace culture, and workplace harassment, including investigations of complaints under the general assembly's policies on workplace expectations and workplace harassment. The act rebrands the OLWR as the legislative human resources division and directs the division to provide human resource services to the legislative branch, which includes the existing services required by law and additional services, such as benefits administration, compensation and classification, hiring and recruitment, and new employee onboarding, within available resources. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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