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Senate panel lays over bill to expand Independent Ethics Commission to school and special districts
Summary
Senators laid over House Bill 1079 after debate about whether the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission can constitutionally be given authority over school boards and special districts; sponsor said fiscal note anticipates one additional FTE and asked the committee to pick a date after May 7.
House Bill 1079, which would add school boards and certain special districts to the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission's (IEC) jurisdiction, was laid over by the Senate Appropriations Committee until May 10 after sponsors and committee members raised constitutional and procedural concerns.
Sponsor Senator Weissman told the panel the bill would "propose[] a modest expansion of the jurisdiction of the Colorado Independent Ethics…
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