Colorado § 23-1-110 - Organization, meetings, and staff - repeal.

§ 23-1-110. Organization, meetings, and staff - repeal.

(1) The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure, shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and such other officers as it deems necessary, and shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection. Meetings of the commission shall be open to the public at all times; but, by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any meeting, the commission may go into executive session for consideration of personnel matters in accordance with part 4 of article 6 of title 24, C.R.S. No final policy decision, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action and no action approving a contract calling for the payment of money shall be adopted or approved at any executive session.

(2) (a) (I) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, an executive director qualified by substantial training and experience in the field of higher education. The executive director shall be the executive officer of the commission and the department, shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and shall receive compensation commensurate with the duties of the office as determined by the governor. The duties and responsibilities of the executive director shall be discharged in accordance with the policies, procedures, and directives of the commission and the department. The executive director shall employ such professional and clerical personnel as deemed necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the commission and the department. Offices held by the executive director and professional personnel are declared to be educational in nature and not under the state personnel system.

(II) This subsection (2)(a) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1474, § 11, effective May 28, 2008.)

(c) (I) Effective July 1, 2028, in House Bill 26-1317, enacted in 2026, the executive director of the Colorado commission on higher education is renamed the executive director of the department of higher education.

(II) This subsection (2)(c) is repealed, effective June 30, 2029.

(3) (a) The executive director shall conduct all studies and programs of the commission and coordinate such studies and programs with those of other state agencies having duties and functions concerned with higher education, so as to avoid duplication of programs and staff.

(b) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

(4) (a) The executive director shall review and approve or deny any proposed action or recommendation of the private occupational school board acting pursuant to article 64 of this title 23.

(b) This subsection (4) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.

Source: L. 85: Entire article R&RE, p. 758, § 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (4) added, p. 1157, § 1, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 2123, § 4, effective June 11. L. 99: (2) amended, p. 881, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2)(b) amended, p. 278, § 7, effective August 8. L. 2008: (2) and (4) amended, p. 1474, § 11, effective May 28. L. 2017: (4) amended, (HB 17-1239), ch. 261, p. 1204, § 8, effective August 9. L. 2026: (2)(c) added, (HB 26-1317), ch. 185, p. 1091, § 5, effective May 28; (2)(a)(II), (3)(b), and (4)(b) added by revision, (HB 26-1317), ch. 185, pp. 1091, 1093 §§ 5, 7.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 23-1-104 as it existed prior to 1985.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 26-1317, see section 1 of chapter 185, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.