Colorado Code
Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968
§ 24-1-120. Department of Human Services - Creation




















(m) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(m) is effective July 1, 2022. ] The early childhood leadership commission created by part 3 of article 1 of title 26.5.





























Source: L. 68: p. 83, § 20. L. 69: p. 1188, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-20. L. 71: p. 104, § 10. L. 73: pp. 1223, 1508, §§ 13, 14, 2. L. 78: (3) added, p. 265, § 61, effective May 23. L. 85: (4)(d) added, § 4, effective May 29. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 885, § 7, effective May 23. L. 89: (4)(b) amended, p. 1235, § 12, effective April 6; (5) added, p. 1549, § 2, effective July 1. L. 91: (4)(e) added, p. 890, § 15, effective June 5. L. 92: (5) repealed, p. 2136, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section R&RE, p. 1092, § 7, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (4)(c) added, p. 2606, § 6, effective July 1; (6)(d) amended, p. 2555, § 49, effective January 1, 1995. L. 96: (6)(b) and (6)(c) amended and (6)(e) added, p. 1694, § 32, effective January 1, 1997. L. 2000: (5)(h) added, p. 1628, § 3, effective June 1. L. 2001: (4)(c) amended, p. 251, § 5, effective March 29; (4)(c) repealed and (5)(e) amended, pp. 1287, 1272, §§ 83, 28, effective June 5. L. 2002: (6)(d) amended, p. 666, § 13, effective May 28; (5)(c), (6)(d), and (8) amended, p. 1022, § 39, effective June 1; (6)(a) repealed, p. 357, § 11, effective July 1; (6)(d) amended, p. 1919, § 10, effective July 1; (9) added, p. 1609, § 2, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2004: (5)(i) added, p. 861, § 2, effective May 21; (9) amended, p. 1200, § 60, effective August 4. L. 2005: (5)(j) added, p. 599, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (5)(k) added, p. 441, § 2, effective July 1; (5)(l) added, p. 1221, § 2, effective August 3. L. 2008: (6)(b) repealed, p. 1105, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2009: (9) amended, (SB 09-005), ch. 135, p. 591, § 10, effective April 20; (5)(b) amended, (SB 09-056), ch. 177, p. 785, § 5, effective April 22. L. 2010: IP(6) and (6)(d) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 794, § 50, effective April 29. L. 2011: (5)(b) amended, (HB 11-1303), ch. 264, p. 1163, § 53, effective August 10. L. 2012: (5)(b) amended, (HB 12-1063), ch. 149, p. 537, § 5, effective May 3. L. 2013: (5)(m), (10), and (11) added, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 588, § 20, effective July 1; (5)(k) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1680, § 47, effective August 7. L. 2014: (5)(b), (5)(c), and (5)(k) amended, (SB 14-096), ch. 59, p. 262, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2015: (4)(b)(II) added by revision, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, pp. 487, 490, §§ 4, 14. L. 2017: IP(6) and (6)(d) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1256, § 16, effective May 25; IP(6) and (6)(e) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1980, § 50, effective June 6. L. 2018: (5)(h) amended, (HB 18-1108), ch. 303, p. 1836, § 9, effective August 8; (12) added, (HB 18-1357), ch. 252, p. 1551, § 2, effective August 8. L. 2019: (9) amended, (HB 19-1147), ch. 178, p. 2033, § 12, effective August 2. L. 2020: (5)(i) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1050, § 43, effective June 30. L. 2021: (10) amended, (HB 21-1248), ch. 335, p. 2167, § 4, effective September 7; (6)(c) and (6)(e) amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 741, § 104, effective October 1; (5)(m) amended, (HB 21-1304), ch. 307, p. 1856, § 7, effective July 1, 2022.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to subsection (6)(d) by Senate Bill 02-057, House Bill 02-1229, and Senate Bill 02-159 were harmonized.
(2) Subsection (5)(j)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (5)(j), effective July 1, 2007. (See L . 2005, p. 599.)
(3) Subsection (5)(l)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (5)(l), effective July 1, 2012. (See L . 2007, p. 1221.)
(4) Subsection (4)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (4)(b), effective July 1, 2016. (See L . 2015, p. 487.)
(5) Amendments to subsection IP(6) by SB 17-242 and HB 17-1329 were harmonized.
Cross references: (1) For the designation of the state department of human services as the state information agency for enforcement of support, see §§ 14-5-310 and 26-13-109; for the Colorado board of veterans affairs, see article 5 of title 28; for the Colorado commission on the aging, see article 11 of title 26; for the Trinidad state nursing home, see part 2 of article 12 of title 26; for the Colorado state veterans center, see part 2 of article 12 of title 26.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act repealing subsection (6)(a), see section 1 of chapter 121, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding subsections (5)(m), (10), and (11), see section 1 of chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2013. For the legislative declaration in SB 15-239, see section 1 of chapter 160, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
(3) For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 24 - Government - State

Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968

§ 24-1-101. Legislative Declaration

§ 24-1-102. Short Title

§ 24-1-103. Head of Department Defined

§ 24-1-105. Types of Transfers

§ 24-1-106. Agencies Not Enumerated - Continuation

§ 24-1-107. Internal Organization of Department - Allocation and Reallocation of Powers, Duties, and Functions - Limitations

§ 24-1-107.5. Nonprofit Entities Created or Supported by State Agencies and State-Level Authorities - Requirements - Legislative Declaration

§ 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

§ 24-1-130. Actions, Suits, or Proceedings Not to Abate by Reorganization - Maintenance by or Against Successors

§ 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

§ 24-1-135. Effect of Congressional Redistricting

§ 24-1-135.1. Effect of Congressional Redistricting Related to 2000 Federal Decennial Census - Definition

§ 24-1-136. "Information Coordination Act" - Policy - Functions of the Heads of Principal Departments

§ 24-1-136.5. Long-Range Planning for Capital Construction, Controlled Maintenance, Capital Renewal - Policy - Heads of Principal Departments

§ 24-1-137. Effect of Decrease in Length of Terms of Office for Certain State Boards, Commissions, Authorities, and Agencies

§ 24-1-138. Mandatory Donation of Services Prohibited