{"id":"CO-095","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Colorado","state":"CO","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State of Colorado as employer (Governor\u0027s Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment)","authority":"State personnel authority (C.R.S. title 24, art. 50); departmental policies","instrument":"State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021","title":"Vaccination or twice-weekly testing and indoor masking for all State employees; vaccination of State staff in 24/7 facilities and serving vulnerable populations","dateIssued":"2021-08-17","effective":"2021-09-20 (testing and indoor masking of unvaccinated State employees); 2021-09-30 (first-dose deadline, CDOC and CDHS staff; CDPHE in-person staff)","end":"Continuing after Sept. 30, 2021 (full vaccination Oct. 31, 2021 for CDOC; staggered Oct. 31-Nov. 26, 2021 for CDHS)","startDate":"2021-09-20","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["VAX","EMP","OTHER","MASK"],"addressees":["all State of Colorado employees","Department of Corrections staff, contractors, visitors, volunteers and vendors entering facilities","Department of Human Services direct care and support staff","CDPHE in-person employees, temporary staff and contractors at health facilities and vaccine and testing sites"],"clause":"Several weeks ago Colorado announced that all state employees will have to [be vaccinated] by September 20 or submit to twice-weekly testing. Yesterday, the Department of Public Health, Department of Corrections and Department of Human Services announced that agency staff members that interact with vulnerable populations and those living in congregate living settings will be required [to be vaccinated]. Department of Corrections staff will have until September 30 to get their first dose, and until October 31 to be fully vaccinated, and Human Services staff will have until September 30 to get their first dose and November 14 to get their second. (Governor\u0027s release, Aug. 18, 2021)","enforcement":"Condition of State employment; \u0027unvaccinated state workers must begin serial testing and continue mask-wearing indoors in public spaces\u0027 (Governor\u0027s release, Aug. 17, 2021)","functions":["WF State workforce","HR","PL placements at State facilities (contractors and vendors)","CB State-agency counterparties"],"notes":"Reached private contractors, vendors and volunteers entering Department of Corrections facilities","sourceUrl":"https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6056-governor-polis-discusses-states-response-efforts-information-state-vaccine-requirements","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210912150931/https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/6056-governor-polis-discusses-states-response-efforts-information-state-vaccine-requirements","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"CO","url":"/library/CO-095","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"State of Colorado as employer (Governor\u0027s Office; Department of Personnel and Administration; Departments of Corrections, Human Services and Public Health and Environment), State-employee COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing requirement (announced July-Aug. 2021) and the CDOC, CDHS and CDPHE vaccination requirements announced Aug. 17, 2021 (Ex. CO-095)","stateName":"Colorado","related":[]}