HB 22-1252

House Bill 22-1252, which has been signed into law, sets new requirements for contracts between public schools and contractors in Colorado. These contracts must now include specific provisions that ensure compliance with state laws and rules, even if these details are accidentally left out of the agreement. The bill also makes certain contract terms invalid if they conflict with existing Colorado laws or necessary contract requirements. This affects all public school contracts signed from July 1, 2022, onward, ensuring a more standardized and legally compliant approach to how schools manage their contracts for supplies, services, and construction.

Official Summary

The act concerns provisions of a public school contract, which is defined in the act as an agreement between a public school contracting entity and a contractor where the principal purpose is to acquire supplies, services, or construction or to dispose of supplies for the direct benefit of or in support of a public school other than an agreement for the acquisition of certain types of professional services. For public school contracts executed on or after July 1, 2022, the act requires specified provisions to be included in a public school contract, states that a public school contract shall be deemed to include such provisions if they are inadvertently or otherwise omitted, and specifies that certain specified types of terms or conditions in a public school contract, including any provision that conflicts with Colorado law or rules or any provision required to be included in a public school contract, are void. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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