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QUESTION PRESENTED AND CONCLUSION

Question: Does the Colorado Constitution authorize the General Assembly to decide whether positions at state institutions of higher education, not otherwise exempt from the classified system, shall be included within or excluded from the state personnel system?

Answer: Yes. The General Assembly may legislate the inclusion or exclusion of non — exempt positions at institutions of higher education in the state personnel system. The General Assembly must preserve constitutional protections afforded classified state employees when it legislates.

DISCUSSION

Constitutio…