(1) The state personnel director shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of training programs for employees in the state personnel system. He or she shall identify training needs for current and anticipated classes of positions within the classified system, shall identify and recommend to the governor and the general assembly the most economical and effective means of meeting those training needs, and shall regularly assess the effectiveness of such training as may be conducted. State funds shall not be expended for the training of employees in the state personnel system without the approval of the state personnel director.
(2) The executive director of the department of personnel shall establish any fees necessary to pay for the direct and indirect costs of the training programs specified in subsection (1) of this section. All moneys collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the professional development center cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of establishing and maintaining the training programs specified in subsection (1) of this section. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 173, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 26-1-22. L. 73: p. 424, § 10. L. 81: Entire section R&RE, p. 1202, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 091150), ch. 309, p. 1666, § 4, effective August 5.