Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-20-110
On July 1, 1999, certain employees of the Colorado advanced technology institute prior to said date shall be transferred to and become employees of the office of technology and innovation created in the office of the governor. Any such employees who are classified employees in the state personnel system at the time of the transfer shall retain all rights to the personnel system and retirement benefits pursuant to the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and regulations. The transfer of employees pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of House Bill 99-1359, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-second general assembly.
C.R.S. § 24-20-110