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CO Code § 26-1-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-101. Short Title

 This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Human Services Code”.   History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1103, § 16, effective July 1, 1994. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1103, § 16, effective July 1, 1994.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.   ANNOTATION   This title is a comprehensive legislative scheme addressing both the administrative and substantive aspects of Colorado's social services system. Dempsey v. City & County of Denver, 649 P.2d 726 (Colo. App. 1982).
CO Code § 26-1-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-103. Definitions

 As used in this title 26, unless the context otherwise requires:    “County board” means the county or district board of human or social services.    “County department” means the county or district department of human or social services.    “County director” means the director of the county or district department of human or social services.    “Executive director” means the executive director of the department of human services.    “State board” means the state board of human services authorized to act in accordance with the provisions of section 26-1-107.    “State department” means the department of human services.    “State designated agency” means an agency designated to perform specified functions that would otherwise be performed by the county departments.     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-3. L. 91: (7) added, p. 1895, § 4, effective July 1. L. 93: (4) to (6) amended, p. 1104, § 18, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (5) amended, p. 1560, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4), (5), and (6) amended, p. 2584, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2006: (4), (5), (6), and (7) amended, p. 1985, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) and (3) amended,(SB 15-087), ch. 263, p. 1001, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2018: IP and (1) amended,(SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 446, § 114, effective August 8. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-3. L. 91: (7) added, p. 1895, § 4, effective July 1. L. 93: (4) to (6) amended, p. 1104, § 18, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (5) amended, p. 1560, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4), (5), and (6) amended, p. 2584, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2006: (4), (5), (6), and (7) amended, p. 1985, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) and (3) amended,(SB 15-087), ch. 263, p. 1001, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2018: IP and (1) amended,(SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 446, § 114, effective August 8.    Cross references:    For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.    For additional definitions applicable to this article, see § 26-2-103.
CO Code § 26-1-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-104. Construction of Terms

  Whenever any law of this state refers to the state department of public welfare or the state department of social services, or to the director, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of human services or to the executive director of the department of human services. Whenever any law of this state refers to the division of public assistance, or to the division of children and youth, or to any other division of the state department, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of human services.    Whenever any law of this state refers to the state board of public welfare or to the state board of social services, said law shall be construed as referring to the state board of human services.     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-3. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1104, § 19, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1560, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1985, § 9, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1160, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-3. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1104, § 19, effective July 1, 1994. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1560, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1985, § 9, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.
CO Code § 26-1-109.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-109.5. Treatment of Restitution Payments Under This Title - Declaration - Exclusion From Financial Determinations

  The general assembly finds that restitution payments made to Japanese Americans pursuant to the “Civil Liberties Act” (Pub.L. 100-383) were intended to redress the injustice done to United States citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated during World War II. The general assembly also finds that pursuant to such federal law, such payments are already excluded from state social service programs described in 31 U.S.C. sec. 3803 (c)(2)(c) which are funded by federal moneys.    The state department shall exclude from consideration, when determining income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility or benefit amounts in any state-funded program under this title, moneys paid to eligible individuals pursuant to the “Civil Liberties Act”, Pub.L. 100-383.     History. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1186, § 1, effective April 26.
CO Code § 26-1-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-110. Publications

  Repealed.    Publications of the state department circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1166, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-9. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 839, § 60, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1244, § 108, effective August 7. L. 2000: (1) repealed, p. 462, § 7, effective August 2. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1166, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-9. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 839, § 60, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 1244, § 108, effective August 7. L. 2000: (1) repealed, p. 462, § 7, effective August 2.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
CO Code § 26-1-114.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-114.5. Records - Access by County Auditor

     Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a county department of human or social services shall provide to an auditor conducting a financial or performance audit of the county department access to all of the records, reports, papers, files, and communications of the county department, including any personal identifying information of individuals contained in the records, reports, papers, files, and communications necessary to achieve the stated audit objectives.    A county department of human or social services shall not make information available if the release would violate a federal confidentiality or privacy law.       This section applies to an auditor retained by a county or authorized pursuant to a county charter or ordinance.    Information required to be kept confidential or exempt from public disclosure pursuant to any other law or rule of the state department of human services or upon subpoena, search warrant, discovery proceedings, or otherwise, including personal identifying information, that is obtained by an auditor pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must not be:   Released, disclosed, or made available for inspection to any person by the auditor, the auditor's staff, or an audit oversight committee; or    Disclosed or contained in an audit report that is released for public inspection.       A person who releases information required to be kept confidential or exempt from public disclosure in violation of subsection (3) of this section is subject to the applicable criminal or civil penalty for the unlawful release of the information.    Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede the authority of the state auditor pursuant to section 2-3-107 (2)(a), C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 2015: Entire section added,(HB 15-1370), ch. 324, p. 1325, § 2, effective June 5.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1370, see section 1 of chapter 324, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
CO Code § 26-1-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-115. County Departments - District Departments

  Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, there is established in each county of the state a county department of human or social services that consists of a county board of human or social services, a county director of human or social services, and such additional employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of public assistance and welfare activities, including but not limited to assistance payments, food stamps, and social services.    With the approval of the state department of human services, two or more counties may jointly establish a district department of human or social services. All duties and responsibilities set forth in this title 26 for county departments of human or social services also apply to district departments of human or social services.    (Deleted by amendment,L. 2006, p. 1990, § 15, effective July 1, 2006.)     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-14. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1082, § 5, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 1895, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1990, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended,(SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 446, § 115, effective August 8. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-14. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 1082, § 5, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 1895, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1990, § 15, effective July 1. L. 2018: (1) and (2) amended,(SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 446, § 115, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 26-1-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-117. County Director - District Director

  It is the duty of the county board to appoint a county director, who shall be charged with the executive and administrative duties and responsibilities of the county department, subject to the policies, rules, and regulations of the state department, and who shall serve as secretary to the county board, unless a secretary is otherwise appointed by the board. The salary of the county director shall be established by the board of county commissioners of the county. The state department shall reimburse the salary of the county director as provided in section 26-1-120.    In the case of a district department established pursuant to section 26-1-115 (2), the district board shall appoint one district director to serve the entire district. Such district director shall be appointed in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the county director provided for in subsection (1) of this section. The district director shall, in relation to the district department, have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities which the county director has in relation to the county department.     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-16. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1369, § 1, effective June 9. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1189, § 7, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1170, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-16. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1369, § 1, effective June 9. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1189, § 7, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   County departments functional division of state department. It is clear that the county departments of social services, and the merit system council, are both functional divisions of the state department of social services for the convenient administration of the state program and are not independent entities separate and distinct from the state. Nadeau v. Merit Sys. Council, 36 Colo. App. 362, 545 P.2d 1061 (1975).   Province of the county board is to appoint the county director, fix his salary, approve appointments, and raise the money to pay the bill. State Bd. of Soc. Servs. v. Billings, 175 Colo. 380 , 487 P.2d 1110 (1971).   Director subject to policies, rules, and regulations of state department. The director of a county department of social services, while appointed by the county board, is subject to the policies, rules, and regulations of the state department. Martin v. District Court, 191 Colo. 107 , 550 P.2d 864 (1976).   Applied in Dempsey v. City & County of Denver, 649 P.2d 726 (Colo. App. 1982).
CO Code § 26-1-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-119. County Staff

 The county director, with the approval of the county board, shall appoint such staff as may be necessary as determined by the state department rules to administer public assistance and welfare and child welfare activities within his or her county. Such staff shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with a merit system for the selection, retention, and promotion of county department employees as described in section 26-1-120 . The salaries of the members of such staff shall be fixed in accordance with the rules and salary schedules prescribed by the state department; except that, once a county transfers its county employees to a successor merit system as provided in section 26-1-120 , the salaries shall be fixed by the county commissioners.   History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1171, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-18. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1145, § 83, effective July 1, 1994. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1184, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1991, § 16, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1171, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-18. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1145, § 83, effective July 1, 1994. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1184, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1991, § 16, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 230, Session Laws of Colorado 1993.   ANNOTATION   Applied in Dempsey v. City & County of Denver, 649 P.2d 726 (Colo. App. 1982).
CO Code § 26-1-123 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-123. County Social Services Fund

  A fund to be known as the “county social services fund” is hereby created and established in each of the counties of the state of Colorado, which fund shall consist of such accounts as may from time to time be established pursuant to rules of the state board.    The county social services fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the board of county commissioners for public assistance and welfare and related purposes; all moneys allotted, allocated, or apportioned to the county by the state department; such funds as are granted to the state of Colorado by the federal government for public assistance and welfare and related purposes and allocated to the county by the state department; and such other moneys as may be provided from time to time from other sources. The fund shall be available for the program and administrative costs of the county department.      The county board shall administer the fund pursuant to rules adopted by the state department. The county treasurer shall be the treasurer and custodian of the fund and shall disburse money from the fund only upon special county social services warrants drawn by the person duly appointed by the county board. The county treasurer shall not collect any fee as provided in section 30-1-102, C.R.S., for the collection or deposit of any moneys in the county social services fund. Warrants shall be signed by one member of the county board, who shall be designated by resolution for that purpose, and also signed by the person duly appointed by the county board. Such signatures shall indicate the approval of the board of county commissioners and the county board of social services. At such time as Title XVI of the social security act, as amended by Public Law 92-603, becomes effective, the state board by rule may make other provision for the issuance and signing of warrants under the old age pension, aid to the blind, and aid to the needy disabled.    All increased bonding fees necessitated by reason of the custody by the county treasurer of the county social services fund shall be a part of the administrative costs of the county department and shall be paid by the county board.         History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1176, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-22. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1085, § 9, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1226, § 9, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1176, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-22. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 1085, § 9, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) and (3)(a) amended, p. 1226, § 9, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For amount and qualification of official bond of county treasurers in Colorado, see § 30-10-701 ; for form of bond, see § 30-10-703 .
CO Code § 26-1-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-124. County Social Services Budget

  As a part of the county budget and in conformity with the county budget law and the rules of the state board, a county social services budget shall be prepared by the county director and reviewed by the county board.    Before such budget is adopted by the board of county commissioners, it shall be submitted by the county board to the state department for review. The state department review shall include an assessment as to whether the county budget includes adequate funding for the county's maintenance of effort for the Colorado works program created in part 7 of article 2 of this title and the Colorado child care assistance program created in part 8 of article 2 of this title.    The state department shall prescribe budget forms and shall furnish a sufficient number of such forms to the county board without charge.     History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1176, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-23. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1227, § 10, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1176, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 119-1-23. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1227, § 10, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Contents of budget. The county social services budget is to contain, among other things, the estimated amount required to be raised by county taxation in order to meet the county's share of the cost of social services. State Bd. of Soc. Servs. v. Billings, 175 Colo. 380 , 487 P.2d 1110 (1971).
CO Code § 26-1-126.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-126.5. Effect of Supreme Court's Interpretation of Section 26-1-126, Creating the County Contingency Fund for Public Assistance and Welfare Programs

 The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the Colorado supreme court decision entitled , No. 83SA316, March 11, 1985, which interpreted section 26-1-126 to require the general assembly to fully fund the county contingency fund, leaving no discretion with the general assembly to determine annually the level of funding of said fund, has not been adopted by the general assembly. The general assembly specifically rejects this interpretation and any implication in such decision which would result in any state liability for amounts not appropriated for such fund in previous fiscal years.  Colorado Department of Social Services v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Pueblo and Samuel J. Corsentino  History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 290, § 3, effective June 11.    Cross references:   For the provision outlining the general assembly's discretion to establish levels of funding for programs, see § 2-4-215 ; for limitations on the funding of statutorily created programs, see § 2-4-216 ; for the Colorado Supreme Court decision Colorado Department of Social Services v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Pueblo and Samuel J. Corsentino, see 697 P.2d 1 (Colo. 1985).
CO Code § 26-1-127.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 26 - Human Services Code|Article 1 - Department of Human Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 26-1-127.5. Prevention of Erroneous Payments to Prisoners - Incentives

  In the event the identifying information transmitted to the state department and the county departments pursuant to section 17-26-118.5 (2), C.R.S., results in the termination of benefits from any program administered by the state department or county departments, the state department or county department shall pay as a reward to the sheriff ten percent of each of the following:   Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of state or county moneys;    Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of federal moneys granted to the state or counties, unless federal law prohibits the use of such grant moneys for the purpose specified in this subsection (1);    Any portion of one month's benefit that would have been payable to the incarcerated recipient that consists of federal moneys made available by waiver for the purpose specified in this subsection (1).       The executive director may apply for any federal waivers necessary to maximize the amount of the incentive payments to sheriffs.      Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the state department or county departments shall not pay a reward to a sheriff for providing identifying information pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in connection with a participant in the Colorado works program, created pursuant to part 7 of article 2 of this title, unless the federal government permits any amount paid as a reward to qualify as an expenditure for the purposes of meeting the state maintenance of historic effort required pursuant to section 26-2-713.    The state department or county departments shall not pay a reward as authorized under this section if the state or county costs of implementing the provisions of this section exceed the overall saving of state or county moneys that the state department or county departments estimate shall be realized by implementing this section.         History. Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 553, § 2, effective August 4.