(1) There shall be coordinated by the state library and adult education office of the department of education an economic development central information system. The system shall provide access to information as available pursuant to subsection (3) of this section that would be useful to the economic community, businesses and industries making investment and employment decisions, local chambers of commerce, county and municipal governments, planning agencies, real estate brokers, small business owners, researchers, and others providing data and information services in this state. The system may include information that the state departments and agencies listed in subsection (2) of this section provide for general public use.
(2) The following state departments and agencies may identify the information set forth in subsection (3) of this section that the department or agency provides for general public use: (a) Repealed.
The department of agriculture;
The department of education;
The department of health care policy and financing;
The department of higher education;
The department of human services;
The department of labor and employment;
The department of law;
The department of local affairs;
The department of military and veterans affairs;
The department of natural resources;
The department of personnel;
The department of public health and environment;
The department of public safety;
The department of regulatory agencies;
The department of revenue;
The department of state;
The department of transportation;
The Colorado international trade office;
The legislative council;
The office of business development; and(v) The office of state planning and budgeting.
(3) Each department and agency listed in subsection (2) of this section may identify the following information that the department or agency currently provides for general public use and that may be included in the central information system:
State, county, and municipal demographics;
State vehicle registration;
County drivers license applications and renewals;
State, county, and municipal tax collections and disbursements;
Wholesale and retail trade data;
Labor and employment information including:
State and county labor force and employment data;
State and county unemployment data;
Employment data by industry;
County and metropolitan statistical area employment data; and
Wage data by industry and job classification;
State export data;
State and county agricultural production;
State, county, and municipal construction data;
Kindergarten through twelfth grade enrollment and graduation rates by public schooldistrict;
Higher education enrollment and graduation rates;
Transportation funding, traffic counts, and air traffic data;
Natural resource, mining, and forestry data;
Application and licensing requirements;
All state licensed, registered, or certified businesses or individuals;
Calendars of events, training, or other state business services; and
All other public business and economic development information requested of thestate library and adult education office by those using the central information system.
On or before July 1, 1997, each department or agency may provide the informationsuch as that identified in subsection (3) of this section that it provides for general public use to the state library and adult education office of the department of education for inclusion in the central information system and distribution through the access Colorado library and information network. Each department or agency shall provide the information in an open system architecture in cooperation with the office of information technology, created in section 24-37.5103, and shall update the information as needed to keep the information current.
Any department or agency collecting a fee prior to October 1, 1995, for informationthat the department or agency will include in the central information system may continue to charge that fee for the information after it is included in the system.
The state library and adult education office of the department of education shall workwith the office of information technology, created in section 24-37.5-103, to ensure each department or agency supplies its data to the access Colorado library and information network in the open system architecture, the confidentiality of proprietary information, and the integrity of state computer system security.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Access Colorado library and information network" means a network of decentralized computer servers providing access to library and government information resources for the general public with access points distributed throughout the state.
"Central information system" means state government information, organized for public access through an integrated menu, whether the information is located on one computer server or a series of connected computer servers.
Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 1145, § 1, effective October 1. L. 96: (2)(a) amended, p. 1470, § 15, effective June 1. L. 97: (2)(a) repealed, p. 1019, § 32, effective August 6. L. 2002: (2)(j) amended, p. 359, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2007: (4) and (6) amended, p. 915, § 13, effective May 17.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2)(j), see section 1 of chapter 121, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.