CO Code § 24-1-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 24 - Government - State|Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968|§ 24-1-128. Department of Personnel - Creation

  Pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of article XII of the state constitution, there is hereby created a department of personnel, the head of which shall be the state personnel director, also referred to as the executive director of personnel, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.    The state personnel board, created by section 14 of article XII of the state constitution, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of personnel, subject to the provisions of the state constitution.    The civil service commission and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 3 transfer to the department of personnel and allocated to the state personnel board and the state personnel director, pursuant to the provisions of the state constitution and laws enacted pursuant thereto, and the civil service commission is abolished.    The state employees' and officials' group insurance board of administration, created by part 2 of article 8 of title 10, C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 3 transfer to the department of personnel and allocated to the state personnel director, pursuant to the provisions of the state constitution and laws enacted pursuant thereto, and the state employees' and officials' group insurance board of administration is abolished.    Repealed.    The powers, duties, and functions of the department of administration are transferred by a type 3 transfer to the department of personnel, and the department of administration is hereby abolished.    The department of personnel shall include the following administrative support services:   The powers, duties, and functions concerning purchasing, specified in part 2 of article 102 of this title, shall be administered as if transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    The powers, duties, and functions concerning state archives and public records, specified in part 1 of article 80 of this title, shall be administered as if transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    Repealed.    The powers, duties, and functions concerning accounts and control and the office of controller, specified in part 2 of article 30 of this title, except those powers, duties, and functions transferred by paragraph (c) of this subsection (7), shall be administered as if transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    Repealed.    The office of administrative courts, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of personnel. The office of administrative courts, created by part 10 of article 30 of this title, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel as an office thereof.    The powers, duties, and functions concerning central services, specified in part 11 of article 30 of this title, shall be administered as if transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    The powers, duties, and functions concerning the risk management system, specified in part 15 of article 30 of this title, shall be administered as if transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    (Deleted by amendment,L. 96, p. 1493, § 1, effective June 1, 1996.)    Repealed.    The powers, duties, and functions concerning state buildings. Such powers, duties, and functions, specified by part 13 of article 30 of this title and formerly vested in the office of state planning and budgeting, are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of personnel.    The state claims board, created by part 15 of article 30 of this title, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of personnel.    Repealed.        Source: L. 71: p. 302, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-34. L. 74: Entire section added, p. 401, § 2, effective July 1. L. 89: (4) and (5) added, pp. 487, 1646, §§ 16, 22, effective July 1. L. 95: (6) and (7) added, p. 624, § 3, effective July 1. L. 96: (7)(a) to (7)(e) and (7)(g) to (7)(i) amended, p. 1493, § 1, effective June 1. L. 99: (7)(m) repealed, p. 872, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1861, § 72, effective August 2. L. 2004: (7)(j) repealed, p. 304, § 2, effective April 7. L. 2005: (7)(f) amended, p. 851, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2008: (7)(c) and (7)(e) repealed, p. 1129, § 11, effective May 22. L. 2009: (5) repealed, (SB 09-066), ch. 73, p. 260, § 25, effective July 1.   Editor's note: The reference in subsection (4) of this section concerning the state employees' and officials' group insurance board of administration created in part 2 of article 8 of title 10 was repealed, effective May 19, 1994, but has been left in for historical purposes.   Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act enacting subsections (6) and (7), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995.