§ 24-1-121 — Department of labor and employment - creation

Colorado § 24-1-121

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Administrative Organization Act of 1968

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(1) There is
hereby created the department of labor and employment, the head of which shall
be the executive director of the department of labor and employment, which office
is hereby created. The governor shall appoint said 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. The executive
director shall have the powers, duties, and functions prescribed for heads of
principal departments in the Administrative Organization Act of 1968, article 1 of
this title.

(1.5) The department of labor and employment includes, as part of the office
of the executive director, the industrial claim appeals office, created in section 8-1-102. The industrial claim appeals office is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the
department.

(2) The industrial commission of Colorado, created by article 1 of title 8,
C.R.S., and its powers, duties, and functions, except those powers, duties, and
functions transferred to the state board of pharmacy and the industrial claim
appeals office, are transferred by a type 3 transfer to the department of labor and
employment, and the industrial commission of Colorado is abolished.

(3) The department of labor and employment consists of the following
divisions and programs:

(a) (I) The division of labor standards and statistics, the head of which is the
director of the division of labor standards and statistics, created in section 8-1-103.
The division and the division's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions specified by
law under the department of labor and employment.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 1338, � 55, effective July 1, 1991.)

(b) The division of employment and training, the head of which is the director
of the division of employment and training, created in section 8-83-102. The division
and the division's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and
exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department
of labor and employment.

(c) Repealed.

(d) (I) The division of workers' compensation, the head of which is the
director of the division of workers' compensation, created in section 8-47-101. The
division and the division's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105,
and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the
department of labor and employment.

(II) Repealed.

(e) The division of oil and public safety, the head of which is the director of
the division of oil and public safety, which division and office are created pursuant
to section 8-20-101. The division and the division's director are type 2 entities, as
defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and
functions specified by law under the department of labor and employment.

(f) The state work force development council, created in article 46.3 of this
title 24. The council is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises
its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of labor and
employment.

(g) The division of unemployment insurance, the head of which is the director
of the division of unemployment insurance, created in article 71 of title 8. The
division and the division's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105,
and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the
department of labor and employment.

(h) The powers, duties, and functions relating to vocational rehabilitation
programs, including the business enterprise program, as described in article 84 of
title 8.

(i) The powers, duties, and functions relating to the oversight of independent
living services pursuant to article 85 of title 8.

(j) The underground damage prevention safety commission, created in
section 9-1.5-104.2. The commission is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the
department of labor and employment.

(k) The office of new Americans, or ONA, created in article 3.7 of title 8,
the head of which is the director of the ONA. The ONA and the director are type 1 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their
duties and functions under the department of labor and employment.

(l) The state apprenticeship agency created in section 8-15.7-102. The state
apprenticeship agency is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and
exercises its powers and performs the duties and functions specified by article 15.7
of title 8 under the department of labor and employment and the executive director
of the department.

(m) The office of future of work, the head of which is the director of the
office of future of work, created in section 8-15.8-103. The office of future of work
and the office's director are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and
exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions specified by law under
the department of labor and employment.

(n) The Colorado disability opportunity office, or CDOO, created in section
8-88-102, the head of which is the director of the CDOO. The CDOO is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its
duties and functions under the department of labor and employment.

(4) The division of oil and public safety includes the following:

(a) Repealed.

(b) The division of boiler inspection, created in article 4 of title 9. The division
of boiler inspection is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The division
exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of
labor and employment and is allocated to the division of oil and public safety as a
section thereof.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 1113, � 2, effective June 5, 2001.)

(d) and (e) Repealed.

(5) The petroleum storage tank committee is a type 1 entity, as defined in
section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs the duties and functions
specified by article 20.5 of title 8 under the department of labor and employment
and the executive director thereof.

(6) The special funds board, created in section 8-44-206, is a type 2 entity,
as defined in section 24-1-105.

(7) The workers' compensation cost containment board, created in the
division of workers' compensation in section 8-14.5-104, is a type 2 entity, as
defined in section 24-1-105.

Legislative History

Source: L. 68: p. 84, � 21. L. 69: p. 567, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-28-21. L. 71: p. 104, � 11. L. 73: p. 935, � 25. L. 75: (4)(d) repealed, p. 443, � 6, effective April 15; (4)(e) added, p. 214, � 41, effective July 16. L. 76: (3)(b) amended, p. 352, � 21, effective October 1. L. 77: (3)(b) amended, p. 281, � 30, effective July 1. L. 80: (4)(e) repealed, p. 451, � 6, effective April 13. L. 83: (3)(a) and (3)(b) amended, p. 404, � 3, effective May 25. L. 86: (3)(c) repealed, p. 540, � 54, effective May 3; (1) amended, p. 885, � 8, effective May 23; (1.5) added and (2) R&RE, p. 463, �1, effective July 1. L. 87: (4)(a) repealed, p. 378, � 4, effective May 20. L. 89: (3)(a) amended, p. 379, � 3, effective July 1. L. 90: (3)(a)(II)(A) amended, p. 567, � 44, effective July 1. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 1338, � 55, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 564, � 7, effective April 6. L. 95: (5) added, p. 419, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2001: (3)(e) added and IP(4), (4)(b), and (4)(c) amended, p. 1113, �� 1, 2, effective June 5. L. 2008: (3)(f) added, p. 1290, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2012: IP(3) and (3)(b) amended and (3)(g) added, (HB 12-1120), ch. 27, p. 77, � 1, effective June 1. L. 2015: IP(3) amended and (3)(h) added, (SB 15-239), ch. 160, p. 487, � 5, effective July 1, 2016. L. 2016: (3)(i) added, (SB 16-093), ch. 54, p. 132, � 2, effective March 23; (3)(a)(I) amended, (HB 16-1323), ch. 131, p. 380, � 16, effective August 10. L. 2018: (3)(j) added, (SB 18-167), ch. 256, p. 1577, � 10, effective August 8. L. 2021: (3)(l) added, (HB 21-1007), ch. 309, p. 1890, � 2, effective July 1; (3)(k) added, (HB 21-1150), ch. 350, p. 2277, � 2, effective September 7. L. 2022: (1.5), (3)(a)(I), (3)(b), (3)(d)(I), (3)(e), (3)(f), (3)(g), (3)(h), (3)(i), (3)(j), (3)(k), (3)(l), IP(4), (4)(b), and (5) amended and (6) and (7) added, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3380, � 82, effective August 10. L. 2023: (3)(m) added, (SB 23-051), ch. 37, p. 145, � 20, effective March 23. L. 2024: (3)(n) added, (HB 24-1360), ch. 324, p. 2166, � 5, effective July 1.