§ 24-37.5-901 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 24-37.5-901

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Office of Information Technology

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds
and determines that:

(a) The development of fast, affordable, and accessible broadband internet
service throughout the state will:

(I) Drive job creation;

(II) Promote innovation;

(III) Improve the economic vitality of various industries throughout the state
and the state as a whole; and

(IV) Expand markets for Colorado businesses;

(b) Improved broadband access will help serve the ongoing and growing
needs of Colorado's education, health-care, and public safety systems; industries;
businesses; governmental operations; and citizens; and

(c) Communities in unserved areas of the state need access to broadband to
help overcome economic, health-care, education, and government-access
inequities arising from their diminished ability to access broadband.

(2) The general assembly declares that it is important to create the Colorado
broadband office to serve as a central governmental entity to plan and coordinate
with other state, public, and private entities and citizens throughout the state to
develop and implement statewide broadband deployment and access strategies
and programs that seek to advance the goals listed in subsection (1) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1289), ch. 371, p. 2446, � 7, effective June 28.