(1) There is hereby created within the department the facility schools unit. The head of the unit shall be the director of facility schools and shall be appointed by the commissioner of education in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.
(2) The facility schools unit and the office of the director of facility schools shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department, the commissioner of education, and the state board of education as if the same were transferred to the department by a type 2 transfer as defined in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of title 24, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1376, § 1, effective May 27.