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Colorado bill seeks to loosen restrictions on multi-year deals

BOULDER — For years, the Colorado athletic department has felt hamstrung by legislation that limits the amount of multi-year contracts it can offer to coaches.

That could change as early as this summer.

Senator Kevin Priola has helped to lead the charge for Senate bill 17-041, which would allow CU and other in-state schools, including Colorado State and Northern Colorado, to offer more multi-year contracts to coaches.

Currently, CU and other state schools are limited to six multi-year contracts per campus, with a cap of five years in length on those deals. CU uses all six contracts in athletics.