In order to promote economic and efficient administration and operation of a principal department and notwithstanding any other provisions of law, except as provided in section 24-1-105, the head of a principal department, with the approval of the governor, may establish, combine, or abolish divisions, sections, and units other than those specifically created by law and may allocate and reallocate powers, duties, and functions to divisions, sections, and units under the principal department, but no substantive function vested by law in any officer, department, institution, or other agency within the principal department shall be removed from the jurisdiction of such officer, department, institution, or other agency under the provisions of this section.
Source: L. 68: p. 75, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-7. L. 73: p. 188, § 1.
Cross references: For the definition of "head of a principal department", see § 24-1-103.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968
§ 24-1-101. Legislative Declaration
§ 24-1-103. Head of Department Defined
§ 24-1-105. Types of Transfers
§ 24-1-106. Agencies Not Enumerated - Continuation
§ 24-1-108. Appointment of Officers and Employees - Repeal
§ 24-1-109. Office of the Governor
§ 24-1-110. Principal Departments
§ 24-1-111. Department of State - Creation
§ 24-1-112. Department of the Treasury - Creation
§ 24-1-113. Department of Law - Creation
§ 24-1-114. Department of Higher Education - Creation
§ 24-1-115. Department of Education - Creation
§ 24-1-117. Department of Revenue - Creation
§ 24-1-119. Department of Public Health and Environment - Creation
§ 24-1-119.5. Department of Health Care Policy and Financing - Creation
§ 24-1-120. Department of Human Services - Creation
§ 24-1-120.5. Department of Early Childhood - Creation
§ 24-1-121. Department of Labor and Employment - Creation
§ 24-1-122. Department of Regulatory Agencies - Creation
§ 24-1-123. Department of Agriculture - Creation
§ 24-1-124. Department of Natural Resources - Creation - Divisions
§ 24-1-125. Department of Local Affairs - Creation
§ 24-1-127. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs - Creation
§ 24-1-128. Department of Personnel - Creation
§ 24-1-128.5. Department of Corrections - Creation
§ 24-1-128.6. Department of Public Safety - Creation - Repeal
§ 24-1-128.7. Department of Transportation - Creation - Repeal
§ 24-1-129. Effect of Transfer of Powers, Duties, and Functions
§ 24-1-131. Rules, Regulations, and Orders Adopted Prior to Article - Continuation
§ 24-1-132. Transfer of Officers and Employees
§ 24-1-133. Transfer of Property and Records
§ 24-1-134. Subsequent Powers and Functions - Assignment