(1) There is hereby created a department of the treasury, the head of which shall be the state treasurer.(2)(a) The department of the treasury, created in article 36 of this title 24, is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law and subject to the state constitution.(b) The office of the state treasurer is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as vested by law or the state constitution in the office of the state treasurer, subject to the state constitution.Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 7, eff. 8/10/2022.L. 68: p. 76, § 12. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-12. 2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). (1) For the creation of the treasury department and office of state treasurer, see §§ 1 and 22 of art. IV, Colo. Const. (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.