republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/sb-17-041.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher Education Employment Contract Terms"
description: "Under current law, institutions of higher education are limited in the number and length of term employment contracts or contract extensions that the institution can award. In addition, institutions are prohibited from providing postemployment compensation or benefits to a government-supported employee after the individual's employment has ended, except in limited situations and in limited amounts. Further, under current law, the terms of government-supported employment contracts are generally available for public inspection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-041"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-041 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edie Hooton", "Kevin Priola", "Yeulin Willett"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/906363ed-caf1-4db6-b4cd-4e4499f53dda"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-041"
source_hash: "b99fe99a2c1c6b43eaa94ab7d37539feefccc439471183a1f1e748f88305d847"
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 SB 17-041 (2017A) — Higher Education Employment Contract Terms

Under current law, institutions of higher education are limited in the number and length of term employment contracts or contract extensions that the institution can award. In addition, institutions are prohibited from providing postemployment compensation or benefits to a government-supported employee after the individual's employment has ended, except in limited situations and in limited amounts. Further, under current law, the terms of government-supported employment contracts are generally available for public inspection.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170202t133409z0__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0202AttachB.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB041_H_ED_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (02/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (03/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (02/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041sedu_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_041_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 17-041 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-041, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
- Yeulin Willett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - 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/906363ed-caf1-4db6-b4cd-4e4499f53dda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).