C.R.S. § 25-20.5-1204: Resource bank - duties.

(1) The office shall create and maintain a resource bank of regularly updated and accurate materials and resources as a repository for data, research, and statistical information regarding gun violence in Colorado.

(2) As part of maintaining the resource bank, the office shall:

(a) Assist researchers who are seeking information about gun violence in Colorado;

(b) Collaborate with researchers, including organizations that conduct gun violence research, to:

(I) Identify gaps in available data needed for gun violence prevention research and develop strategies to improve relevant data collection in Colorado;

(II) Use existing available research to enhance evidence-based gun violence prevention tools and resources available to Colorado communities; and

(III) Improve the understanding of the disproportionate barriers to safety from gun violence by encouraging disaggregation of data by race and ethnicity when research is conducted; and

(c) Promote new and relevant research regarding gun violence prevention and, if possible, make this research accessible to researchers and the public.