Colorado State Government Organization Chart

Governor 

• Boards & Commissions
• Citizens’ Advocate Office
• Office of Policy & Initiatives
• Communications Office
• Governor’s Energy Office
• Office of State Planning & Budgeting
• Office of Workforce Development
• Office of Economic Development & International Trade
• Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
• Office of Information Technology
• Office of Homeland Security

Lieutenant Governor

• Community Service
• Head Start–State Collaboration
• Indian Affairs

Attorney General

• Administration & Planning
• Business and Licensing
• Civil Litigation & Employment
• Consumer Protection
• Natural Resources & Environment
• Collection Agency Board
• Criminal Justice
• State Services

Treasurer

• Accounting Division
• Cashier Division
• Investment Division
• Unclaimed Property Division

Secretary of State

• Administrative Division
• Business Division
• Licensing Division
• Elections Division

Department of Agriculture

• Colorado State Fair
• Division of Animal Industry
• Division of Brand Inspection
• Division of Conservation Services
• Division of Inspection & Consumer Services
• Division of Markets
• Division of Plant Industry

Department of Corrections

• Correctional Facilities/Centers
• Criminal Investigations/Professional Standards
• Division of Administration
• Division of Adult Parole & Community Corrections
• Division of Correctional Industries
• Division of Prisons
• Division of Public Affairs
• State Board of Parole
• Youthful Offender System

Department of Early Childhood Education 

• Office of Administrative Solutions
• Office of Finance
• Office of Program Delivery

Department of Education*

• Exceptional Student Services & At-Risk Education
• Charter School Institute
• Professional Education Services
• English Language Acquisition
• Office of Educational Services
• Office of Learning & Results
• Management, Budget & Planning
• Office of Special Services
• State Library

*Note: The Commissioner of Education is selected by the State Board of Education.

Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

• Client & Community Relations
• Medicaid & CHP+ Program Administration
• Agency Administration & Operations

Department of Higher Education**

• Colorado Commission on Higher Education
  • Research Universities
  • Four-year Colleges
  • Community Colleges
  • Local District Colleges, Area Vocational Schools
• CollegeAssist, CollegesInvest
• College in Colorado
• Division of Private Occupational Schools
• GEAR UP
• Colorado State Historical Society

**Note: CCHE has coordinating authority for these institutions; each is governed by a separate board, with all community colleges under the State Board for Community Colleges & Occupational Education.

Department of Human Services

• Office of Adult Disability & Rehabilitation Services
• Office of Behavioral Health & Housing
• Office of Children, Youth & Family Service
• Office of County Relations
• Office of Financial Services
• Office of Information Technology Services
• Office of Operations
• Office of Performance Improvement
• Office of Self-Sufficiency
• Office of State & Veterans Nursing Homes

Department of Labor & Employment

• Division of Employment & Training
• Division of Labor
• Division of Workers’ Compensation
• Division of Oil & Public Safety
• Industrial Claim Appeals Office

Department of Local Affairs

• Board of Assessment Appeals
• Division of Emergency Management
• Division of Housing
• Division of Local Government
• Division of Property Taxation

Department of Military & Veterans Affairs

• Division of National Guard
• Division of Civil Air Patrol
• Division of Veterans Affairs

Department of Natural Resources

• Board of Land Commissioners
• Division of Forestry
• Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety
• Division of Water Resources
• Division of Wildlife
• Geological Survey
• Oil & Gas Conservation Commission
• State Parks
• Water Conservation Board

Department of Personnel & Administration

• Division of Central Services
• Division of Finance & Procurement
• Division of Human Resources
• Office of Administrative Courts
• State Personnel Board

Department of Public Health and Environment

• Chief Medical Officer
• Environmental Office
• Administration & Financial Services Division
• Air Pollution Control Division
• Center for Health & Environmental Information & Statistics
• Consumer Protection Division
• Disease Control & Environmental Epidemiology Division
• Emergency Preparedness & Response Division
• Hazardous Materials & Waste Management Division
• Health Facilities & Emergency Medical Services Division
• Laboratory Services Division
• Prevention Services Division
• Water Quality Control Division

Department of Public Safety

• Colorado Bureau of Investigation
• Colorado State Patrol
• Division of Criminal Justice
• Division of Fire Safety
• Office of Preparedness, Security & Fire Safety

Department of Regulatory Agencies

• Division of Banking
• Division of Civil Rights
• Division of Financial Services
• Division of Insurance
• Division of Real Estate
• Division of Registrations
• Division of Securities
• Office of Consumer Counsel
• Public Utilities Commission

Department of Revenue

• Taxation Division
• Enforcement Unit
• State Lottery Division
• Motor Vehicle Division
• Information Technology Division

Department of Transportation

• Division of Engineering & Maintenance
• Division of Transportation Development
• Division of Aeronautics
• Division of Human Resources & Administration
• Division of Accounting & Finance
• Colorado Tolling Enterprise
• Office of Information Technology
• Office of Policy
• Office of Public Relations