Title 26, Human Services Code

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "December 1973 income" means the amount of assistance payment which an individual received for December, 1973, plus income used in computing such payment, according to the state plan approved by the United States …

The state department, with the approval of the state board, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the secretary of the United States department of health, education, and welfare whereby the state department will provide to qualified individuals residing in the state, with…

The state department is authorized to adopt rules and regulations for the provision of optional state supplementation to recipients of SSI benefits residing in the state, within available appropriations, in accordance with Title XVI of the social security act and this part 2. Suc…

(1) The state department, with the approval of the state board and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department, is authorized to enter into an agreement with the secretary of the United States department of health, education, and welfare for implementatio…

(1) The provisions of article 1 of this title and, where not inconsistent with this part 2, the provisions of part 1 of this article shall apply to state supplementation under this part 2. (2) The state department, with the approval of the state board and in accordance with the r…

Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements expressly provided by federal law in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the social security act. Source: L. 75: Entire part added, p.…

All benefits granted under this part 2 shall be granted and held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may be passed after July 1, 1975, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation or otherwise by reason of his supplementation benefits being a…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state supplemental security income stabilization fund, referred to in this section as the "stabilization fund", for the purpose of stabilizing the source of funding required to meet the federal requirements for maintenance of …

(1) The state department is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer or supervise the administration of the food stamp program in this state in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to the federal "Food Stamp Act", as amended, and this part 3. (2) The…

(1) (a) In implementing the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the state department and county departments shall endeavor to exceed federal performance measures in the following areas: (I) Application processing timeliness; (II) Payment error rate; and (III) Case and proc…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for the food stamp program expressly provided by federal statute and regulation in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the federal "F…

(1) The provisions of section 26-2-127, relating to appeals, and section 26-2-128, relating to recoveries, apply to the food stamp program, except when such sections conflict with federal statute or regulation or when a specific conflict with federal statute or regulation is not …

(1) (a) Any person who obtains, or any person who aids or abets another to obtain, food stamp coupons or authorization to purchase cards or an electronic benefits transfer card or similar credit card-type device through which food stamp benefits may be delivered to which the pers…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal law" means the federal "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008", and any amendments to the act and any federal regulations adopted for the implementation of the act. (2) (a) No later than October 1, 2010, the st…

(1) Any person who obtains, uses, transfers, or disposes of food stamps in the manner specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection (1) commits the offense of trafficking in food stamps. A person who traffics in food stamps includes: (a) Any bona fide recipient of food st…

(1) (a) On and after July 1, 2024, the state department shall implement a program to make fuel assistance payments by crediting the fuel assistance payments to recipients' electronic benefits transfer service accounts. If a recipient already receives cash assistance from another …

(1) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that: (I) Programs that provide summer food benefits to students from low-income households are proven to reduce childhood hunger and improve diet quality, and they help to ensure that students return to classrooms in the fall ready…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Office" means the office of economic security in the department of human services. (b) "Program" means the restaurant meals program implemented pursuant to this section. (c) "SNAP" means the supplemental nut…

This part 7 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Works Program Act". Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1194, § 1, effective June 3. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For article, "The State's Approach to Welfare Reform: 'Colorado Works'", see 27 Colo. Law. 37 (Jan. 1998).

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) Passage of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal "Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005", Pub.L. 109-171, gives the state a…

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed. (2) "Assistance" means any ongoing assistance payment or short-term assistance payment as those terms are described in section 26-2-706.6. (2.5) "Assistance unit" means those family members who are parti…

(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 fro…

(1) (a) Effective July 1, 1997, the Colorado works program is implemented pursuant to the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act and is intended to comply with the express requirements for participation in the TANF block grant program. (b) Effective Janua…

(1) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section and restrictions in the federal law, those persons or families who may receive assistance under the Colorado works program include: (I) Dependent children under the age of eighteen; (II) (A) Dependent children between the ages of …

(1) Unless cash assistance is provided through segregated funds pursuant to federal law and section 26-2-714, as of June 3, 1997, each month of cash assistance received by an assistance unit that includes a specified caretaker who has received assistance under Title IV-A of the s…

(1) Subject to the provisions of federal law, rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to this section, and available appropriations, the payment types and services specified in this section are available to participants in the Colorado works program. (2) Ongoing assistance …

(1) A county department may use county block grant moneys to invest in the development of community resources that support the purposes of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act", Public Law 104-193, and that are designed to assist eligible a…

At the time of application for the works program, the county department shall provide information concerning immunizations to all applicants, including the exemptions listed in section 25-4-903, C.R.S. The information shall include parent education on vaccines and information con…

(1) Subject to the provisions of the federal law, the provisions of this section, and available appropriations, a county department shall perform an assessment for a new participant who is eighteen years of age or older, or who is sixteen years of age or older but has not yet att…

(1) Standard of need - basic cash assistance grant. (a) The state department shall promulgate rules determining the standard of need for eligibility for a basic cash assistance grant, whether an applicant or participant meets the standard of need, and the amount of the basic cash…

(1) In order to follow the legislative intent declared in section 26-2-702 (1)(a), a county department is strongly encouraged to contact each participant using each method of communication provided by the participant in order to conduct exit and follow-up interviews upon case clo…

(1) The state department shall promulgate rules for an administrative review process. (2) All decisions of the state department shall be binding upon the county department involved and shall be complied with by such county department. (3) If a participant does not agree with or f…

(1) (a) The state board shall promulgate rules for the imposition of sanctions affecting the basic cash assistance grant as described in section 26-2-709 (1). The rules must require: (I) Imposition of sanctions upon a participant who fails, without good cause as determined by the…

(1) Plan submission. The state department shall submit and amend as necessary a plan to the secretary of the federal department of health and human services that is consistent with the provisions of this part 7 and federal law. (2) County block grant allocation. (a) The state dep…

The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from state funds for the works program which, together with the expenditures made by counties under the works program, shall be applied toward the state's maintenance of historic effort as specified in section 409 (a)(7) of th…

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1967, § 15, effective January 1, 2009.) (1.5) Moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the county block grant line shall remain appropriated and available to counties pursuant to the procedures specified in this section. (2) Subject to…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "federal credit" means the caseload reduction credit as calculated pursuant to 45 CFR 261.40 or any employment credit, caseload reduction credit, or other credit against such rate for a fiscal year that may be su…

(1) (a) Each county, either acting singly or with a group of counties, shall enter into an annual performance contract with the state department that shall identify the county's or group of counties' duties and responsibilities in implementing the works program. The performance c…

(1) (a) (I) The board of county commissioners in each county of this state shall annually appropriate as provided by law such moneys as required pursuant to section 26-1-122 (6). (II) In the case of two or more counties jointly administering a county block grant under the provisi…

(1) The state department shall submit, in a timely and accurate manner, case record information on participants to the federal government as required by federal law. (2) to (4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1970, § 19, effective January 1, 2009.) Source: L. 97: Entire part a…

(1) In the event that two or more counties agree to administer and implement the Colorado works program jointly, such counties shall submit resolutions from their boards of county commissioners to the state department that reflect their intention to administer and implement the C…

The state department and any county department are authorized to award contracts for the administration, implementation, or operation of any aspect of the works program to any appropriate public, private, or nonprofit entity in accordance with applicable county regulations, feder…

(1) The state department shall create a county block grant support fund that shall consist of moneys annually appropriated thereto by the general assembly. Any unexpended moneys remaining in the county block grant support fund at the end of a fiscal year shall be remitted to the …

(1) There is hereby created the Colorado long-term works reserve, referred to in this section as the "reserve", that consists of unappropriated TANF block grant money, state general fund money appropriated thereto by the general assembly, including amounts appropriated pursuant t…

(1) There is hereby created the Colorado works program maintenance fund, referred to in this section as the "maintenance fund". The maintenance fund shall consist of moneys appropriated thereto by the general assembly from the Colorado long-term works reserve. The moneys in the m…

(1) No later than September 30, 2022, the state department shall develop an outreach and engagement plan to promote access to the Colorado works program for eligible persons. (2) The state department shall partner with counties and nonprofit organizations when developing and impl…