§ 24-30-201 — Accounts and control - controller

(1) The powers, duties, and
functions concerning accounts and control as set forth in this part 2 are the
responsibility of the state controller. The executive director of the department of
personnel shall appoint the controller, subject to section 13 of article XII of the
state constitution. The controller must be bonded in such amount as the executive
director shall fix. The powers and duties of the controller are:

(a) To keep in continuous touch with the operations, plans, and needs of the
several departments and other agencies of the state and with the sources and
amounts of revenue and other receipts of the state;

(b) Repealed.

(c) To examine and approve work programs and quarterly allotments to the
several departments and changes therein;

(d) To examine and approve all statements and reports on the financial
condition and estimated future financial condition and the operations of the state
government and the several budget units before any such reports are released to
the governor, to the general assembly, or for publication; receive and deal with all
requests for information as to financial conditions and operations of the state; and
prepare such statements of unit costs and other cost statistics as may be required
from time to time or requested by the governor or the general assembly;

(e) To manage the finances and financial affairs of the state, except as
otherwise provided in section 5 (2) of article VIII of the state constitution and by law
for institutions of higher education and for the Auraria higher education center;

(f) To coordinate all the procedures for financial administration and financial
control so as to integrate them into an adequate and unified system, including the
devising, prescribing, and installing of accounting forms, records, and procedures
for all state agencies;

(g) To conduct all central accounting and fiscal reporting for the state as a
whole;

(h) To maintain a current audit of all cash, cash receipts, and receivables; to
preaudit and control the incurring of obligations; and to preaudit all disbursements;

(i) To issue warrants and checks for the payment of claims against the state;

(j) To assist state agencies in their efforts to recover money owing to the
state;

(k) To control all supply stocks, property, and equipment in use and enforce
the keeping of inventory accounts.

(l) Repealed.

(2) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of personnel include
the powers, duties, and functions concerning accounts and control and the office of
the controller. The office of the controller is a type 2 entity, as defined in section
24-1-105.

Legislative History

Source: L. 41: p. 52, � 12. CSA: C. 3, � 12. L. 47: p. 221, � 2. CRS 53: � 3-3-1. L. 59: p. 147, � 2. C.R.S. 1963: � 3-3-1. L. 64: p. 113, � 2. L. 68: pp. 99, 100, �� 47, 49. L. 70: p. 107, � 4. L. 71: p. 1211, � 2. L. 73: p. 169, � 2. L. 75: (1)(j) added, p. 798, � 1, effective July 1. L. 79: (1)(k) added, p. 873, � 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(l) added, p. 673, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(b) repealed, pp. 961, 964, �� 4, 4, effective May 27. L. 95: IP(1) and (1)(j) amended and (2) added, p. 641, � 34, effective July 1. L. 96: IP(1), (1)(j), and (2) amended, p. 1494, � 2, effective June 1. L. 99: (1)(l) amended, p. 687, � 7, effective August 4. L. 2009: (1)(l) amended, (HB 09-1218), ch. 132, p. 569, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2010: (1)(e) amended, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1848, � 24, effective June 9; (1)(l) and (2) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2082, � 61, effective August 11. L. 2014: (1)(i) amended, (HB 14-1391), ch. 328, p. 1449, � 5, effective June 5. L. 2017: IP(1) amended and (1)(l) repealed, (HB 17-1058), ch. 18, p. 57, � 1, effective March 8. L. 2021: (1)(j) amended, (SB 21-055), ch. 12, p. 76, � 10, effective March 21. L. 2022: (2) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3419, � 192, effective August 10.