As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (1) Eligible employee means, effective July 1, 2009, and effective January 1, 2019, for local government division employees and state division employees who are employed only in a classified position in the state personnel system by a state college or university, any employee who commences employment with an employer and who, if not commencing employment in a state elected official's position, has not been a member of the association's defined benefit plan or the association's defined contribution plan or an active participant of the state defined contribution plan established pursuant to part 2 of article 52 of this title 24, as said part existed prior to its repeal in 2009, during the twelve months prior to the date that he or she commenced employment. Eligible employee includes a retiree of the association who is serving in a state elected official's position but does not include any other retiree of the association or a retiree of the association who has suspended benefits.
- (2) Employer means the state, the general assembly, the office of a district attorney in a judicial district, any state department that employs an eligible employee, any community college governed by the state board for community colleges and occupational education. Effective January 1, 2019, Employer also includes any employer in the local government division and, to the extent that they employ classified employees in the state personnel system, any state college or university as defined in section 24-54.5-102 (7); any institution under the control of the board of regents of the university of Colorado; or an institution governed pursuant to part 5 of article 21 of title 23. Prior to January 1, 2019, employer shall not include any state college or university as defined in section 24-54.5-102 (7), any institution under the control of the board of regents of the university of Colorado, or an institution governed pursuant to part 5 of article 21 of title 23.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added with relocations, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2070, § 181, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Subsections (1) and (2) are similar to former 24-51-1502 (2)(a) and 24-51-1501 (4), respectively, as they existed prior to 2025.