Department created - executive director - divisions

25-1-102. Department created - executive director - divisions. (1) There is hereby created a department of public health and environment. The head of the department shall be the executive director of the department, which office is hereby created. The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109. The executive director shall administer the department, subject to the authority of the state board of health, the air quality control commission, the water quality control commission, and the solid and hazardous waste commission. (2) The department consists of the following divisions: (a) The division of administration, and such sections and units established as provided by law. The division is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1095, � 11, effective July 1, 1994.) Source: L. 47: p. 505, � 2. CSA: C. 78, � 21 (2). CRS 53: � 66-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-1-2. L. 68: p. 106, � 74. L. 70: p. 237, �� 2, 4. L. 71: pp. 106, 657, �� 16, 3. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1058, � 4, effective June 20. L. 86: (1) amended, p. 888, � 18, effective May 23. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 1235, � 2, effective August 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1095, � 11, effective July 1, 1994. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 706, � 29, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1138, � 26, effective July 1. L. 2022: IP(2) and (2)(a) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3366, � 40, effective August 10. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2074, � 199, effective August 6. Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993. (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.