(1) The service is an organizational unit of the Colorado state university, under the supervision and control of the university's administration and the board of governors of the Colorado state university system. (2) Programs of the service shall reflect and respond to problems, needs, and opportunities in the state and its regions as formulated and articulated through the participation and involvement of the people, and said programs shall be conducted in accordance with program plans pursuant to agreements with federal and state agencies and with local governments and shall be consistent with authorizations of the congress, the general assembly, and local governments. (3) In support of program objectives, the service is authorized, pursuant to the policies of the university and the service's governing board, to enter into contracts and agreements with the United States department of agriculture, other federal departments and agencies, state departments, agencies, and institutions, county and other local governments, and private organizations and associations to further extension programs and to provide for funding and administration of said programs. (4) The service is authorized to establish a state advisory committee, which shall consist of no more than eighteen members who shall equitably represent all regions of the state, to assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the extension programs statewide; is authorized to cooperate with boards of county commissioners in the creation of county or area advisory committees to assist local extension personnel in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and performance; may establish administrative standards, operating procedures, and methods for utilizing such advisory committees; and may make the utilization of said standards, operating procedures, and methods for utilizing such advisory committees a basis for program cooperation and coordination.
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