Title 26, Human Services Code

(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 Fo…

Source: L. 79: Entire part added, p. 1087, � 13, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 1321, � 5, effective July 1.

(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 state …

(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…

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.

(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 uni…

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Repealed.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 participa…

(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 …

Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1199, � 1, effective June 3. L. 2008: Entire section repealed, p. 1957, � 7, effective January 1, 2009.

(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 app…

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) 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) 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) (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) 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…

Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1215, � 1, effective June 3. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 278, � 1, effective March 31; (2.5) added, p. 429, � 1, effective April 14. L. 2004: (2.5) repealed, p. 205, � 25, effective August 4. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 1972, � 21, effect…

(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 to …

Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1216, � 1, effective June 3. L. 2001: (4) amended, p. 654, � 2, effective August 8. Editor's note: Subsection (4) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2004. (See L. 2001, p. 654.)

Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 1196, � 3, effective June 1. L. 2001: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1174, � 14, effective August 8. L. 2002: (4)(a) amended, p. 503, � 2, effective May 24. L. 2004: Entire section R&RE, p. 802, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1) and (4)(c) amend…

(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…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Each year, for a variety of reasons, more than three hundred youth, ages eighteen to twenty-one, exit Colorado's foster care system without a permanent home or a stable support network; (b) These youth do not have the same saf…

As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Capped allocation means a capped amount of funds distributed to counties or a group of counties for the purpose of providing all or a portion of the child welfare services as defined in subsection (3) of this s…

The program of child welfare services established pursuant to this article shall be coordinated with other social services and assistance payments programs for children of this state and shall be rendered in complement of, and not in duplication of or contrary to, legal processes…

Claims for state reimbursement under this article shall be presented by the county departments to the state department at such times and in such manner as the state department may prescribe. The state department shall certify to the controller the amount approved, specifying the …

The state department shall pursue as soon as possible any waivers that may be necessary to implement this article, including but not limited to waivers for Title IV-E foster care services and medicaid. Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1429, � 4, effective June 3. 26-5-105.…

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1430, � 4, effective June 3. Editor's note: Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1998. (See L. 97, p. 1430.) 26-5-105.8. Delivery of child welfare services task force - creation - duties - membership - r…

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1196, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 119-4-6. L. 77: Entire section repealed, p. 1335, � 7, effective January 1, 1978. Cross references: For present provision relating to fraudulent acts in obtaining child welfare, see � 26-1-127.

All child welfare services granted under this article shall be granted and held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may be passed after July 1, 1973, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation or otherwise by reason of his services being af…

The appropriate county department of human or social services shall refer each child under five years of age who is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state or local agency for developmental screening within sixty days after abuse or neglec…

(1) There is hereby established within the state department the child welfare training academy, referred to in this section as the academy, to ensure that certain persons hired to work within child welfare services receive the necessary training to perform the functions of their …

Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-242), ch. 141, p. 431, � 3, effective May 1. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2017. (See L. 2015, p. 431.)

(1) A county department may coordinate certain services to former foster care youth who request such services in order to support such former foster care youth in becoming self-sufficient adults. This section is not meant to replace services for foster care youth who remain in th…

The short title of this part 7 is the Kyle Forti Act. Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (HB 19-1142), ch. 265, p. 2505, � 1, effective August 2.

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Approved temporary caregiver means a person approved by a temporary care assistance program pursuant to this part 7 who is delegated temporary care responsibility of a minor by a parent or guardian through a power…

(1) A child placement agency may operate a temporary care assistance program; except that, prior to July 1, 2021, only a child placement agency that is a nonprofit organization, and that operates a program similar to a temporary care assistance program in thirty or more states, m…

(1) A child placement agency operating a temporary care assistance program may approve as a temporary caregiver any person who meets the standards prescribed by the temporary care assistance program and who complies with the requirements established pursuant to this section. (2) …