2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 24 - Government - State
Administration
Article 1 - Administrative Organization Act of 1968
§ 24-1-120. Department of human services - creation

(1) There is hereby created a department of human services, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of human services, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint the executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in title 26, C.R.S., the powers, duties, and functions of the department of social services and the department of institutions are transferred by a type 3 transfer to the department of human services, and the department of social services and the department of institutions are abolished.

(3) The state board of social services, created by article 1 of title 26, C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of human services as the state board of human services.

(4) Unless otherwise transferred to the department of health care policy and financing or the department of public health and environment, the department of human services shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties:

(a) Powers, duties, and functions relating to public assistance and welfare, which are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services;

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(5) The department of human services shall include the following:

(a) The Colorado commission on the aging and the office of the director thereof. Said office and director and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by atype 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(b) The Colorado veterans community living center at Homelake, which is transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services;

(c) The Colorado veterans community living centers, created by part 2 of article 12 of title 26, C.R.S., which are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services;

(d) The merit system council, created by article 1 of title 26, C.R.S. Said council and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(e) The powers, duties, and functions regarding the state information agency under the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act", created by article 5 of title 14, C.R.S. Said powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(f) The state office on aging, created by part 2 of article 11 of title 26, C.R.S. Said state office and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(g) The adoption intermediary commission, created by part 3 of article 5 of title 19, C.R.S. Said commission and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by atype 1 transfer to the department of human services.

(h) The Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, created by article 21 of title 26, C.R.S. Said commission shall exercise its powers, duties, and functions under the department as if transferred by a type 2 transfer.

(i) The office of homeless youth services, created by article 5.9 of title 26, C.R.S. Said office and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(j) Repealed.

(k) The board of commissioners of veterans community living centers, created in section 26-12-402, C.R.S. Said board and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(l) Repealed.

(m) The early childhood leadership commission created by article 6.2 of title 26, C.R.S.

(6) The department shall consist of the following divisions and units:

(a) and (b) Repealed.

(c) The juvenile parole board, created pursuant to section 19-2-206, C.R.S. The juvenile parole board and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of human services as a division thereof.

(d) The unit in the department of human services that administers behavioral health programs and services, including those related to mental health and substance abuse, created pursuant to article 80 of title 27, C.R.S. The unit in the department of human services that administers behavioral health programs and services, including those related to mental health and substance abuse, and its powers, duties, and functions, including the powers, duties, and functions relating to the alcohol and drug driving safety program specified in section 42-4-1301.3, C.R.S., are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(e) The division of youth corrections, created pursuant to section 19-2-203, C.R.S. The division of youth corrections and the office of the director of the division of youth corrections and their powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services as a division thereof.

(7) The department of human services shall supervise and control the following institutions which are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services:

(a) Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo;

(b) Wheat Ridge regional center;

(c) Grand Junction regional center;

(d) Pueblo regional center;

(e) Lookout Mountain school at Golden;

(f) Mount View school at Morrison;

(g) Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan, in Denver;

(h) Adams youth services center at Brighton;

(i) Gilliam youth services center at Denver;

(j) Grand Mesa youth services center at Grand Junction;

(k) Pueblo youth services center;

(l) Zebulon Pike youth services center at Colorado Springs;

(m) Lookout Mountain youth services center at Golden;

(n) Mount View youth services center at Denver;

(o) Lathrop Park youth camp at Walsenburg.

(8) The state council on developmental disabilities, created by part 2 of article 10.5 of title 27, C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by a type 1 transfer to the department of human services.

(9) The powers, duties, and functions of the Colorado traumatic brain injury trust fund board, created in section 26-1-302, C.R.S., are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(10) The powers, duties, and functions of the Colorado children's trust fund board, created in section 19-3.5-104, C.R.S., are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.

(11) The powers, duties, and functions of the Tony Grampsas youth services board created in section 26-6.8-103, C.R.S., are transferred by a type 2 transfer to the department of human services.