No individual entitlement

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-2-704, under COLORADO WORKS PROGRAM.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-2-704

(1) Nothing in this part 7 or in any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 7 shall be interpreted to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the works program.

(2) No county administering or implementing the works program with moneys from a county block grant as provided in section 26-2-714 may create or shall be deemed to create a legal entitlement in any participant to assistance provided pursuant to the works program.

Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1198, § 1, effective June 3.

ANNOTATION

Although the "no entitlement" language under this section modifies the unconditional entitlement to welfare benefits previously available under the AFDC program, the language under § 26-2-709 (1)(a)(I) does not vitiate all forms of property rights in welfare benefits. Weston v. Cassata, 37 P.3d 469 (Colo. App. 2001).