Colorado § 24-37.5-106 Chief information officer - duties and responsibilities - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-37.5-106 — Chief information officer - duties and responsibilities - rules

Colorado § 24-37.5-106

Title 24Government

Art.Office of Information Technology

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-37.5-106 (2026).

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(1)The position of chief information officer shall be commensurate with the position of head of a principal department and shall be a member of the governor's cabinet.

(2)The chief information officer shall:

(a)Monitor trends and advances in information technology resources, direct and approve a comprehensive, statewide, planning process, and plan for the acquisition, management, and use of information technology. The statewide information technology plan shall be updated annually and submitted to the governor, the joint technology committee, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate.

(b)Advise the joint technology committee and the joint budget committee on requested or ongoing information technology projects, including the adherence of th

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(1) The position of chief information officer shall be commensurate with the position
of head of a principal department and shall be a member of the governor's cabinet.

(2) The chief information officer shall:

(a) Monitor trends and advances in information technology resources, direct
and approve a comprehensive, statewide, planning process, and plan for the
acquisition, management, and use of information technology. The statewide
information technology plan shall be updated annually and submitted to the
governor, the joint technology committee, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the president of the senate.

(b) Advise the joint technology committee and the joint budget committee on
requested or ongoing information technology projects, including the adherence of
the office to the budget, amounts appropriated, and relevant contract deadline
dates or schedules for those projects;

(c) Supervise the chief information security officer appointed pursuant to
section 24-37.5-403 (1);

(d) Hire or retain such contractors, subcontractors, advisors, consultants,
and agents as the chief information officer may deem advisable or necessary, in
accordance with relevant procedures, statutes, and rules and make and enter into
contracts necessary or incidental to the exercise of the powers and performance of
the duties of the office and the chief information officer;

(e) Assist the joint technology committee as necessary to facilitate the
committee's oversight of the office; and

(f) Appoint a director of the Colorado broadband office created in section
24-37.5-903 (1).

(3) The chief information officer may enter into contracts with any local
government, state agency, or political subdivision of the state, including the
legislative and judicial departments, the department of law, the department of
state, the department of treasury, or state-supported institutions of higher
education, for the purpose of providing disaster recovery services.

(4) The chief information officer may promulgate as rules pursuant to article
4 of this title 24 all of the policies, procedures, standards, specifications,
guidelines, or criteria that are developed or approved pursuant to section 24-37.5-105 (4) and rules to establish accessibility standards for individuals with a disability
pursuant to section 24-85-103 and to implement the broadband deployment grant
program pursuant to section 24-37.5-905.

Legislative History

Source: L. 99: Entire article added with relocations, p. 868, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(c), (1)(e), (1)(i), and (1)(j) amended and (2) added, p. 124, � 3, effective March 23. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1728, � 6, effective June 6. L. 2007: (1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(e), and (1)(i) amended and (1)(n) added, p. 911, � 5, effective May 17. L. 2008: (1) amended and (4) added, p. 1117, � 5, effective May 22; (3) added, p. 1701, � 1, effective June 2. L. 2009: (3)(e), (3)(f), and (3)(g) amended, (SB 09-162), ch. 423, p. 2361, � 1, effective June 4; (1)(o) amended and (1)(q), (1)(r), and (1)(s) added, (HB 09-1285), ch. 199, p. 898, � 5, effective August 5. L. 2010: (1.7) amended, (SB 10-148), ch. 107, p. 360, � 3, effective April 15. L. 2012: (1)(r) and (1)(s) amended and (1)(t) added, (HB 12-1339), ch. 143, p. 516, � 1, effective May 3; (1)(e.5) added, (HB 12-1288), ch. 67, p. 234, � 4, effective August 8. L. 2013: (1)(a), (1)(m), and (1)(t)(I) amended and (1)(u) added, (HB 13-1079), ch. 246, p. 1192, � 4, effective May 18. L. 2019: (1.7) amended, (SB 19-253), ch. 255, p. 2454, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1)(u) amended and (1)(v) add, (HB 21-1289), ch. 371, p. 2444, � 4, effective June 28; (2)(f) added, (HB 21-1289), ch. 371, p. 2444, � 5, effective September 7; entire section R&RE, (HB 21-1236), ch. 211, p. 1108, � 9, effective September 7. L. 2023: (4) amended, (SB 23-244), ch. 100, p. 372, � 4, effective April 20. L. 2024: (4) amended, (HB 24-1336), ch. 219, p. 1366, � 5, effective September 1.