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

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

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

      1. (I) Identify gaps in available data needed for gun violence prevention research and develop strategies to improve relevant data collection in Colorado;
      2. (II) Use existing available research to enhance evidence-based gun violence prevention tools and resources available to Colorado communities; and
      3. (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
   3. (c) Promote new and relevant research regarding gun violence prevention and, if possible, make this research accessible to researchers and the public.

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1299), ch. 270, p. 1562, § 1, effective June 19.