republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1359.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CDE Colorado Department of Education Positions Exempt From State Personnel System"
description: "Current statutory law provides the state board of education (board) with the discretion to exempt some positions in the department of education (department) from the state personnel system if the positions are determined by the board to be director, consultant, supervisor, or instructor positions. The bill authorizes the board to delegate the authority to make these determinations to the commissioner of education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1359"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1359 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Dave Young"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a5bb11d-a93f-40bf-a14e-07e8d58b5669"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1359"
source_hash: "79001f84aaf3c18b39c7e3de03b5ab47279e2cf081d11141d28fcc148a9f5544"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 17-1359 (2017A) — CDE Colorado Department of Education Positions Exempt From State Personnel System

Current statutory law provides the state board of education (board) with the discretion to exempt some positions in the department of education (department) from the state personnel system if the positions are determined by the board to be director, consultant, supervisor, or instructor positions. The bill authorizes the board to delegate the authority to make these determinations to the commissioner of education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.004** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170503t104219z1__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0503AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1359_S_ED_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (04/26/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359sedu_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/05/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1359_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1359 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- DELETE Refer House Bill 17-1332, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on teh consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1359, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Dave Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a5bb11d-a93f-40bf-a14e-07e8d58b5669`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).