Title 24, Government - State

The revisor of statutes is hereby authorized to change all references in the Colorado Revised Statutes to the department of personnel and office of the governor as appropriate and with respect to the powers, duties, and functions transferred to the office. In connection with such…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) (I) "Information technology emergency" means a situation in which an immediate threat to the public health, welfare, or safety exists, where the situation creates an immediate need for information technology …

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that Colorado residents need digital access to government services to allow them to safely access government services while carrying on necessary business and other activities; (b…

If the executive committee of the legislative council, the joint budget committee, the joint technology committee, or the legislative audit committee deem certain functionality of the Colorado financial reporting system to be of particular importance to the legislative branch, th…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Colorado statewide longitudinal data system" or "data system" means the Colorado statewide longitudinal data system created in subsection (2)(a) of this section. (b) "Colorado statewide longitudinal data sys…

On or before December 31, 2024, the office shall promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of this title to establish a technology life-cycle plan. The rules may consider information security risk, infrastructure risk, operating cost misalignment, productivity cost misalignme…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Appropriation" means an appropriation from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to any state agency for an information technology capital project in the capital constru…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Communication and information resources in the various public agencies of the state are strategic and vital assets belonging to the people of Colorado. Coordinated efforts and a sense of urgency are necessa…

(1) The chief information officer shall appoint a chief information security officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the chief information officer. The security officer shall report to and be under the supervision of the chief information officer. The security officer shall ex…

(1) On or before July 1 of each year, in accordance with the rules promulgated by the office in support of this part 4, each public agency shall develop an information security plan utilizing the information security policies, standards, and guidelines developed by the chief info…

(1) Each institution of higher education, in coordination with the department of higher education, shall develop an information security program. The information security program shall provide information security for the communication and information resources that support the o…

(1) The general assembly shall develop an information security plan. The information security plan shall provide information security for the communication and information resources that support the operations and assets of the general assembly. (2) The information security plan …

(1) A security incident in a public agency shall be reported to the chief information security officer in accordance with state incident reporting policies, standards, and guidelines. (2) The chief information security officer shall be authorized to temporarily discontinue or sus…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Each state agency, through the provisions of governmental services, collects a significant amount of data about persons having interactions with the state agency; (b) A unified statewide data governance framework will e…

(1) (a) There is hereby created in the office the government data advisory board, which consists of the members specified in this subsection (1). (b) The chief information officer, or his or her designee, shall serve as an ex officio member and chair of the advisory board. (c) (I…

(1) The chief information officer, or the chief information officer's designee, in coordination with the government data advisory board, must publish on or before November 1, 2022, an interoperability data framework and protocol aimed at promoting interoperability of data models …

(1) Except as specifically prohibited by state or federal laws, and in accordance with applicable state and federal privacy laws and policies, each state agency is authorized, in accordance with the provisions of the interdepartmental data protocol, to share data collected in the…

On or before November 1 each year, the office shall submit a report to the members of the joint budget committee and the joint technology committee of the general assembly regarding the office's information technology asset inventory and the office's refresh cycle schedule, inclu…

(1) The office, in conjunction with the office of state planning and budgeting, shall create a working group to annually evaluate and prioritize all potential information technology-related budget requests from state executive branch agencies for the applicable fiscal year. The w…

On or before November 1, 2025, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter, the office shall submit a report to the joint budget committee and the joint technology committee that provides an estimate of the state's technical debt environment. Source: L. 2024: Entire secti…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and determines that: (a) The development of fast, affordable, and accessible broadband internet service throughout the state will: (I) Drive job creation; (II) Promote innovation; (III) Improve the economic vitality of various industries thro…

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Colorado broadband office" or "broadband office" means the Colorado broadband office created in section 24-37.5-903 (1). (2) "Community anchor institution" means a: (a) School; (b) Library; (c) Hospital or other …

(1) The Colorado broadband office is hereby created in the office. The Colorado broadband office is a type 1 entity and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the office. (2) (a) The chief information officer shall appoint the director of the broadband o…

(1) (a) The digital inclusion grant program is created for the purpose of advancing the state's digital inclusion priorities, which priorities include: (I) Increasing broadband usage and access to broadband throughout the state; (II) Improving the reliability and availability of …

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Broadband" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102. (b) "Broadband network" has the meaning set forth in section 40-15-102. (c) "Commission" means the public utilities commission created in section 40…

As used in this article 37.7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authority" means the statewide internet portal authority created pursuant to section 24-37.7-102. (2) "Board" means the governing body of the authority created pursuant to section 24-37.7-102. (3) "Electron…

(1) There is hereby created an independent public body politic and corporate to be known as the statewide internet portal authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state and shall not be an agency of the state government and shall not b…

(1) All meetings of the board of directors shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-6-402. No business of the board of directors shall be transacted except at a regular or special meeting at which a quorum consisting of at least a majority of the total voting membership o…

(1) In addition to any other powers granted to the authority in this article, the authority shall have the following powers: (a) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of a body corporate and political subdivision of the state; (b) To ha…

(1) The mission of the authority is to: (a) Develop the officially recognized statewide internet portal that provides one-stop access to electronic information, products, and services in order to give members of the public, state agencies, and local governments an alternative way…

(1) The authority shall not increase or decrease the amount of any charge or fee that a state agency or local government is authorized by law to impose for electronic information, products, and services. (2) Access to electronic information, products, and services through the sta…

(1) The authority shall fund its operations from: (a) Federal moneys granted or allocated to the authority; (b) Website advertising; (c) Moneys, goods, or in-kind services donated from public or private sources; (d) Moneys loaned to the authority by any person or entity; (e) Mone…

(1) The authority may, from time to time, issue bonds and notes for any of its corporate purposes. The bonds and notes shall be issued pursuant to resolution of the board and shall be payable solely out of all or a specified portion of the revenues of the authority as designated …

The state hereby pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds or notes issued under this article and with those parties who enter into contract with the authority that the state will not limit, alter, restrict, or impair the rights vested in the authority or the rights or obl…

The authority may invest or deposit any moneys in the manner provided by part 6 of article 75 of this title. In addition, the authority may direct a corporate trustee that holds moneys of the authority to invest or deposit such moneys in investments or deposits other than those s…

All banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors, administrators, guardian trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any moneys within their control in any bonds issued under this article. Public entities, as defined in section 24…

All moneys received pursuant to this article, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, notes, or other obligations or as revenues or receipts, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this article. Any officer, bank, or trust company with …

(1) On or before November 1, 2013, and on November 1 of each year thereafter, the authority shall submit a report to the members of the joint technology committee and the joint budget committee of the general assembly and to the members of the business, labor, and technology comm…

(1) (a) If a financial audit of the authority is conducted by an independent certified public accountant pursuant to a contract with the authority, any statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda prepared by the certified public accountant shall be made availabl…

(1) There is hereby created within the office of the governor the Colorado energy office, the head of which is the director of the Colorado energy office. The director of the office shall be assisted by a deputy director and a staff to fulfill the office's mission to: (a) Support…

(1) The Colorado energy office shall: (a) Work with communities, utilities, and private and public organizations to: (I) Support achieving legislative goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas pollution, as defined in section 25-7-103 (22.5); (II) Make progress toward eliminating …

(1) (a) (I) The energy fund is created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund consists of money transferred to the fund from the general fund; money transferred to the fund at the end of the 2006-07 state fiscal year and at the end of each succeeding state fiscal year f…

(1) (a) (I) The innovative energy fund is created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund consists of money transferred to the fund by the general assembly, money transferred at the end of each state fiscal year from money received by the Colorado energy office, or from …

(1) The climate change mitigation and adaptation fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of: (a) Civil penalties assessed pursuant to section 25-7-122 (1)(i) and credited to the fund pursuant to section 25-7-122 (1)(i)(…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Accredited home energy rating provider" means a person who RESNET has accredited through the mortgage industry national home energy rating system accreditation standard as a rating provider and who appears o…

(1) (a) (I) There is created in the state treasury the electric vehicle grant fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". The Colorado energy office shall use the fund to: (A) Provide grants to state agencies, public universities, public transit agencies, local governments, …