(1) The state historical society shall continue as an educational institution of the state, considered as a division of the department of higher education for the purpose of determining the order of its appropriation; except that:
(a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1531, � 93, effective June 1, 1996.)
(b) The executive director of the department of personnel shall consult with the state historical society with respect to the proposed destruction under part 1 of this article of any documentary, library, or museum materials, whether or not defined in section 24-80-101 as records, and shall not consent to the destruction of any such materials determined by the state historical society to be of historical value; and
(c) The installation of any museum display or exhibition of historical materials in the department of personnel shall be with the guidance and counsel of the state historical society.
(2) (a) Subject to available money, the state historical society shall conduct historical research as described in part 23 of article 2 of title 2.
(b) This subsection (2) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025; except that, if the revisor of statutes receives notice pursuant to section 2-2-2309 (1), then this subsection (2) is repealed, effective four years after the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
Source: L. 59: p. 741, � 1. CRS 53: � 131-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 131-1-11. L. 95: (1)(a) amended, p. 656, � 76, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(a) to (1)(c) amended, p. 1531, � 93, effective June 1. L. 2024: (2) added, (SB 24-053), ch. 368, p. 2481, � 2, effective August 7.
Editor's note: Subsection (2)(b) provides for the repeal of subsection (2), effective four years after the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes pursuant to � 2-2-2309 (1). The revisor of statutes received the notice on September 6, 2024; therefore, subsection (2) is repealed, effective September 6, 2028. (See L. 2024, p. 2481).
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1995 act amending subsection (1)(a), see section 112 of chapter 167, Session Laws of Colorado 1995.