Title 26, Human Services Code

The board shall determine the percentage of money credited to the trust fund spent annually on education related to increasing the understanding of brain injury. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1608, § 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 19…

(1) The board shall determine the percentage of money credited to the trust fund to be spent annually to support research related to the treatment and understanding of brain injuries. The board shall prioritize research related to traumatic brain injuries. (2) The board shall awa…

The administrative expenses of the board and the state department are paid from money in the trust fund. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 1608, § 1, effective January 1, 2003. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-005), ch. 135, p. 590, § 6, effective April 20. L. 2019…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado brain injury trust fund. The trust fund consists of any money collected from surcharges assessed pursuant to sections 30-15-402 (3), 42-4-1307 (10)(c), and 42-4-1701 (4)(e); gifts, grants, or donations; and any other …

Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on September 1, 2009, and each September 1 thereafter, the board shall provide a report to the joint budget committee and the public health care and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human serv…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) On January 29, 2016, the respite care task force, created in section 26-1-601, completed a report with recommendations that was presented to the general assembly; (b) The implementation of the recommendations would bene…

(1) The state department shall use a competitive request-for-proposal process to select an entity to contract with to implement recommendations of the respite care task force created in section 26-1-601. The contract with the selected entity shall end thirty days after the fourth…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the respite care task force fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", to provide money to the state department for the request-for-proposal process pursuant to section 26-1-702. The fund consists of any money appropriated b…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) In addition to near-term policy changes needed to stabilize the safety net, Colorado should develop a comprehensive, long-term plan to redesign the state's public benefits system to support cost mitigation, increased administr…

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Cohort" means a group of counties that are required to work together to administer public assistance benefits through shared work and pooled resources. A cohort's work is informed by the transition plan, report,…

(1) Beginning July 1, 2028, the state departments shall oversee a streamlined public benefits delivery model made up of no more than twelve cohorts. Each cohort shall coordinate and distribute public assistance program eligibility and case processing work according to a shared wo…

(1) The state departments and cohorts, or county departments within a cohort, shall enter into a periodically negotiated performance-based contract that identifies the duties and responsibilities of each party under the public benefits delivery model. (2) State departments shall …

(1) On or before July 1, 2026, the state departments, in consultation with the county departments, shall contract with at least one third-party contractor to assist the implementation work group in developing and implementing the transition plan and corresponding report and devel…

(1) On or before July 1, 2026, the state departments, in collaboration with county departments, shall establish an implementation work group to work with the third-party contractor and subgroup described in subsection (3) of this section to develop the transition plan and corresp…

(1) The implementation work group shall work with the third-party contractor to design a transition plan for the administration of public assistance programs under the public benefits delivery model. The transition plan must be delivered to the joint budget committee by January 1…

(1) There is created in the state department the state cross-departmental policy alignment team. (2) The team consists of staff designated by the executive directors of the state departments. The staff designated pursuant to this subsection (2) must have subject matter expertise …

This part 10 shall be known and may be cited as the "Individual Development Account Act". Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 1469, § 1, effective May 31.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) The unrealized and lost human resource potential of low-income and working-poor individuals of this state results in an overall loss to the potential of the entire state; (b) It is in the best interests of …

As used in this part 10, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Charitable donor" means a person who contributes to a sponsoring organization for the purposes of the IDA program. (2) "Financial institution" means an organization that is federally insured and is authorized to…

(1) The IDA program shall provide that eligible individuals who establish individual development accounts, as set forth in section 26-2-1005, shall receive the benefit of matching moneys payable directly to the service provider at the time of the eligible individual's expenditure…

(1) Sponsoring organizations that elect to participate in the program shall recruit individuals or households to participate in the IDA program and shall determine the eligibility of prospective participants based upon the criteria set forth in this subsection (1). All individual…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Public Assistance Act". Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1178, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-3-1. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For note, "Aid to Families with Dependent Children — A Study of Welfare Assistance", see 44 Den. L.J. 102 (1967…

It is the purpose of this article to promote the public health and welfare of the people of Colorado by providing, in cooperation with the federal government or independently, public assistance for needy individuals and families who are residents of the state and whose income and…

(1) Eligibility of a child for Title IV-E foster care shall be based on the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) rules in effect on July 16, 1996. (2) Such child must meet all of the following conditions: (a) The placement and care of such child are the responsibility o…

As used in this article 2 and article 1 of this title 26, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Activities of daily living" means the basic self-care activities, including eating, bathing, dressing, transferring from bed to chair, bowel and bladder control, and independent …

(1) (a) The state department is hereby designated as the single state agency to administer or supervise the administration of public assistance programs in this state in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to the social security act and this article. The state depart…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the state department from complying with federal requirements for public assistance programs expressly provided by law in order for the state of Colorado to qualify for federal funds under the social security act and to mainta…

(1) Any individual wishing to make application for any of the public assistance programs administered or supervised by the state department under this article shall have the opportunity to do so, and, except as otherwise provided in part 7 of this article, such public assistance …

(1) (a) (I) Whenever a county department receives an application for public assistance, it shall promptly make a record concerning the circumstances of the applicant to verify the facts supporting the application and shall examine all pertinent records and shall make a diligent e…

(1) (a) Upon completion of the verification and record of each application for assistance payments, the county department, pursuant to the rules of the state department, shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for assistance payments, the amount of such assistance payme…

(1) No person otherwise qualified to receive public assistance shall be denied public assistance by reason of the fact that he is the owner of real estate occupied by him as a residence. (2) No person otherwise qualified shall be denied public assistance by reason of the fact tha…

No person shall be required, in order to receive public assistance, to repay or promise to repay the state of Colorado any money properly paid to him or her as public assistance pursuant to the provisions of this article and the rules of the state department; except that the stat…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares: (a) Transitional jobs have proven to be an effective policy response to stubbornly high unemployment rates and the difficulties that many smaller employers face in filling job vacancies and expanding job opportunities. Transitio…

As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Employer of record" means an organization that has been selected by the state department to be responsible for providing the following employer services, in an effective and efficient manner and at the lowest co…

(1) The state department shall administer a transitional jobs program. The transitional jobs program must: (a) Seek to offer the opportunity to work in transitional jobs to eligible individuals from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2029; except that no new transitional jobs shall b…

This part 11 is repealed, effective July 1, 2030. Source: L. 2013: Entire part added, (HB 13-1004), ch. 357, p. 2103, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1290), ch. 191, p. 678, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1334), ch…

(1) No person shall be granted public assistance in the form of assistance payments under this article unless such person meets all of the following requirements: (a) The person is a resident of the state of Colorado or, if a dependent child, the parent or other relatives with wh…

The state department shall require old age pension applicants or recipients who may be eligible for supplemental security income to apply for benefits authorized by Title XVI of the federal social security act and to comply with any recommendations for referrals made by the count…

(1) The state department is authorized to implement a work incentive program for persons receiving old age pension benefits, which program shall be called the old age pension work incentive program. Under this program, a person who is already eligible for and receiving old age pe…

(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that passage of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Public Law 104-193, requires the states to make certain decisions concerning qualified aliens and their eligibility for ce…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the application procedure, the investigation of applications, the procedure for granting of pensions, and all other provisions of this article relating to the administration of old age pensions shall apply to the class of old age …

(1) The state old age pension fund and the moneys allocated thereto pursuant to the provisions of article XXIV of the state constitution shall include amounts received from the incorporation fees and inheritance taxes imposed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (2) (a) In…

(1) The basic minimum award payable to those persons qualified to receive an old age pension shall be one hundred dollars monthly; but the state board may adjust the said basic minimum award above one hundred dollars if, in its discretion, living costs have changed sufficiently t…

All moneys deposited in the state old age pension fund shall be first available for payment of basic minimum awards to qualified old age pension recipients, and no part of said fund shall be transferred to any other fund until such basic minimum awards shall have been paid. Money…

Any moneys remaining in the old age pension fund after full payment of basic minimum awards to qualified old age pension recipients shall be transferred to a fund to be known as the old age pension stabilization fund, which fund shall be maintained at the amount of five million d…

(1) (a) The amount of assistance payments that shall be granted to a recipient under the program for aid to the needy disabled shall be on the basis of budgetary need, as determined by the county department with due regard to any income, property, or other resources available to …