Colorado § 24-50.5-102 - Definitions.
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§ 24-50.5-102. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Disciplinary action" means any direct or indirect form of discipline or penalty, including, but not limited to, dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, suspension, corrective action, reprimand, admonishment, unsatisfactory or below standard performance evaluation, reduction in force, or withholding of work, or the threat of any such discipline or penalty.
(2) "Disclosure of information" means the written provision of evidence to any person, or the testimony before any committee of the general assembly, regarding any action, policy, regulation, practice, or procedure, including, but not limited to, the waste of public funds, abuse of authority, or mismanagement of any state agency.
(3) "Employee" means any person employed by a state agency.
(4) "State agency" means any board, commission, department, division, section, or other agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government.
(5) "Supervisor" means any board, commission, department head, division head, or other person who supervises or is responsible for the work of one or more employees.
(6) Repealed.
Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 965, § 1, effective June 15. L. 2016: (6) added, (SB 16-056), ch. 294, p. 1195, § 2, effective June 10.
Editor's note: Subsection (6)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (6), effective May 15, 2018. (See L. 2016, p. 1195.)
ANNOTATION
"Disclosure of information" is not limited to written evidence but includes oral or verbal disclosures as well. Ward v. Indus. Comm'n, 699 P.2d 960 (Colo. 1985).
Court properly ruled that only a disclosure of information that touches on a matter of public concern can support a civil action under the whistleblower act. Ferrel v. Colo. Dept. of Corr., 179 P.3d 178 (Colo. App. 2007).
A home rule city created under article XX, § 6, of the Colorado constitution is not an agency or subdivision of the state. Clark-Wine v. City of Colo. Springs, 556 F. Supp. 2d 1238 (D. Colo. 2008).
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