Colorado § 24-33.5-1603 - Division of homeland security and emergency management - creation - director.
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§ 24-33.5-1603. Division of homeland security and emergency management - creation - director.
(1) There is created in the department the division of homeland security and emergency management, the head of which is the director of the division. The executive director shall appoint the director pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution. The division of homeland security and emergency management and the director of the division are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.
(2) The division includes the following agencies, which are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and which exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department:
(a) The office of emergency management, created in section 24-33.5-705;
(b) The office of prevention and security, created in section 24-33.5-1606; and
(c) Repealed.
(d) The office of public safety communications, created in part 25 of this article 33.5.
Source: L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 1207, § 6, effective June 3. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1120, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3428, § 215, effective August 10; (2)(d) added, (HB 22-1353), ch. 479, p. 3498, § 7, effective July 1, 2023. L. 2026: (2)(b) amended and (2)(c) repealed, (HB 26-1252), ch. 382, p. 2380, § 13, effective August 12.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012. For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1353, see section 1 of chapter 479, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
(2) For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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