C.R.S. § 24-80-211

(1) The state historical society shall continue as an educational institution of the state, considered as a division of the department of higher education for the purpose of determining the order of its appropriation; except that: (a)(Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1531, § 93, effective June 1, 1996.)(b) The executive director of the department of personnel shall consult with the state historical society with respect to the proposed destruction under part 1 of this article of any documentary, library, or museum materials, whether or not defined in section 24-80-101 as records, and shall not consent to the destruction of any such materials determined by the state historical society to be of historical value; and (c) The installation of any museum display or exhibition of historical materials in the department of personnel shall be with the guidance and counsel of the state historical society.