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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 2 - LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-2-101 — 26.5-2-209) › Part 2 - EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS (§§ 26.5-2-201 — 26.5-2-209) › Section 26.5-2-207 - Early childhood councils - waivers - rules - funding - application

(1)
A local council may request a waiver of any rule that would prevent a council from implementing council projects. The local council shall submit the request to the early childhood leadership commission created in part 3 of article
1
of this title 26.5. The early childhood leadership commission shall consult with the affected state agency in reviewing the request. The department or other affected state agency shall grant waivers upon recommendation by the commission.
(2)
(a)
The executive director shall promulgate rules to develop and distribute to councils the application form and application process to be used by each council seeking to receive council infrastructure, quality improvement, technical assistance, and evaluation funding from the early childhood cash fund created in section
26.5-2-209
and other funding sources appropriated for early childhood services.
(b)
The department shall, upon receipt, review applications for early childhood funding from the early childhood cash fund established in section
26.5-2-209
and other funding sources appropriated for early childhood services.
(c)
The department is authorized to enter into a sole-source contract with any council to increase and sustain the quality, accessibility, capacity, and affordability of early childhood services for young children and their parents.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.5-104
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 5, §1, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 307, §9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §25, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1125, § 1, effective May 28. L. 99: (4) added, p. 1340, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (4) amended, p. 819, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 1006, § 3, effective June 2. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 700, § 47, effective April 28. L. 2007: Entire section R&RE, p. 1640, § 6, effective May 31. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-195), ch. 1546, p. 1546, § 2, effective August 11; (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 2116, p. 2116, § 157, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-247), ch. 1039, p. 1039, § 7, effective May 27. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1117), ch. 590, p. 590, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1304), ch. 1856, p.1856, § 9, effective 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 2 - LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-2-101 — 26.5-2-209) › Part 2 - EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS (§§ 26.5-2-201 — 26.5-2-209) › Section 26.5-2-208 - Evaluation

(1)
No later than March 1, 2010, the department shall, through a request for proposals process, contract with a qualified individual or entity to prepare an independent evaluation of the system of early childhood councils to determine the effectiveness of the system in serving children and families throughout the state. The evaluation must be completed no later than October 1, 2010, and must be repeated every three years thereafter.
(2)
The evaluation must include the following:
(a)
An aggregate evaluation of local evaluation plan data as integrated and analyzed by the department, including an evaluation of the overall program performance and council process and effectiveness;
(b)
An evaluation of state program performance, including the efficiency and effectiveness of the department in meeting the needs of the councils;
(c)
An evaluation of the feasibility of combining the funding sources available pursuant to this part 2;
(d)
An evaluation of the barriers to delivery of quality early childhood services; and
(e)
An evaluation of the impact of waivers issued pursuant to section
26.5-2-207
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.5-108
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 5, §1, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 307, §9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §25, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 97: Entire article added, p. 1125, § 1, effective May 28. L. 99: (4) added, p. 1340, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (4) amended, p. 819, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 1006, § 3, effective June 2. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 700, § 47, effective April 28. L. 2007: Entire section R&RE, p. 1640, § 6, effective May 31. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-195), ch. 1546, p. 1546, § 2, effective August 11; (2)(a) and (2)(b) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 2116, p. 2116, § 157, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-247), ch. 1039, p. 1039, § 7, effective May 27. L. 2013: (1) amended, (HB 13-1117), ch. 590, p. 590, § 25, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1304), ch. 1856, p.1856, § 9, effective 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 2 - LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-2-101 — 26.5-2-209) › Part 2 - EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS (§§ 26.5-2-201 — 26.5-2-209) › Section 26.5-2-209 - Early childhood cash fund - creation

(1)
There is created in the state treasury the early childhood cash fund, referred to in this part 2 as the "fund", that consists of such money as may be appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 2.
(2)
The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private and public sources for the purposes of this part 2. All private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donations must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 2.
(3)
Any money in the fund not expended for the purposes of this part 2 may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund must be credited to the fund.
(4)
The department may expend up to, but not exceeding, five percent of the money annually appropriated from the fund to offset the costs incurred in implementing this part 2.
(5)
Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and is not credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 434,§ 2, eff. 6/9/2023.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.5-109
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1643, § 10, effective May 31. L. 2009: (1), (2), (3), and (4) amended, (HB 09 -1343), ch. 355, p. 1856, §8, effective June 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 1 - FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-104) › Section 26.5-3-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly declares that Colorado needs healthy and cohesive families at all income levels in order for the state to be economically viable. A number of families in communities throughout Colorado temporarily may not have access to the basic necessities of life or to resources or services designed to promote individual development and family growth.
(2)
The general assembly further declares that many of Colorado's vulnerable families, individuals, children, and youth do not necessarily live in at-risk neighborhoods. These persons may not have appropriate resources or sufficient income for adequate housing, health care, or child care because the primary wage earners are unemployed or underemployed or work at jobs that pay minimum wage or less. Further, many of these persons not only live in poverty but also experience divorce or domestic violence or are single parents. Children and youth who are raised in vulnerable families experience an increased risk of being abused, being illiterate, being undereducated, dropping out of school, becoming teen parents, abusing drugs, and engaging in at-risk behaviors, including but not limited to criminal activities. These children and youth are often influenced by and likely to repeat behaviors that began with their parents.
(3)
Therefore, the general assembly finds that it is appropriate to establish a program to provide family resource centers in communities to serve as a single point of entry for providing comprehensive, intensive, integrated, and collaborative state and community-based services to vulnerable families, individuals, children, and youth.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-18-101
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1900, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (3) amended, p. 1115, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 246, § 1, effective March 29. L. 2009: (3) amended, (SB 09-055), ch. 48, p. 172, §1, effective March 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 1 - FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-104) › Section 26.5-3-102 - Definitions

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"At-risk neighborhood" means an urban or rural neighborhood or community in which there are incidences of poverty, unemployment and underemployment, substance abuse, crime, school dropouts, illiteracy, teen pregnancies and teen parents, domestic violence, or other conditions that put families at risk.
(2)
"Case management" means the process through which a family advocate for the family resource center assesses a family's need for services as provided in section
26.5-3-103 (2)
.
(3)
"Community applicant" means a local entity that is interested and willing to commit private and public resources to establish a family resource center and that applies for a family resource center grant pursuant to section
26.5-3-104
. "Community applicant" includes, but is not limited to, a state or local governmental agency or governing body, a local private nonprofit agency, a local board of education on a cost-shared basis, a local recreational center, or a local child care agency.
(4)
"Family resource center" means a unified single point of entry where vulnerable families, individuals, children, and youth in communities or within at-risk neighborhoods or participants in Colorado works, pursuant to part 7 of article
2
of title
26
, can obtain information, assessment of needs, and referral for delivery of family services described in section
26.5-3-103 (2)
and for which a grant is awarded to a community applicant pursuant to section
26.5-3-104
.
(5)
"Family support and parent education" means a program or service that promotes a family's positive and meaningful engagement in its children's lives by providing an experiential and supportive adult learning environment through which a primary caregiver can learn how to create a safe, stable, and supportive family unit.
(6)
"Local advisory council" means the body that oversees the operation of the family resource center as described in section
26.5-3-104 (1)(b)
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-18-102
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §9, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 93: Entire article added, p. 1901, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (6) repealed, p. 583, § 2, effective May 18. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 247, § 2, effective March 29. L. 2004: (3.5) amended, p. 114, § 4, effective August 4. L. 2009: (4.5) added, (SB 09 -055), ch. 48, p. 172, §2, effective March 20. L. 2013: (3.5) repealed and (7) added, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 584, § 9, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act repealing subsection (3.5) and adding subsection (7), see section 1 of chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-201 - Short title

The short title of this part 2 is the "Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund Act".
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-101
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 335,§1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 21-1248), ch. 2160, p. 2160, § 1, effective September 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-202 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds that:
(a)
Child abuse and neglect are a threat to the family unit and impose major expenses on society;
(b)
There is a need to assist private and public agencies in identifying, planning, and establishing statewide programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect; and
(c)
The types of trauma experienced by children who are under eighteen years of age include childhood emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; emotional and physical neglect; housing insecurity and poverty; and household challenges, including growing up in a household with substance abuse, mental health disorders, violence, or parental incarceration. Adverse childhood experiences such as these have been shown to have a lifelong impact on health, behavior, and age of mortality.
(2)
It is the purpose of this part 2 to promote primary and secondary prevention programs that are designed to prevent child trauma and maltreatment before it occurs, lessen the occurrence of child abuse and neglect, and mitigate the impacts of adverse childhood experiences to reduce the need for state intervention through child welfare actions and economic support for families experiencing poverty.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-102
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 335,§1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 21-1248), ch. 2160, p. 2160, § 1, effective September 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-203 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the Colorado child abuse prevention board created in section
26.5-3-204
.
(2)
"Child" means a person under eighteen years of age.
(3)
"Child abuse" has the meaning as provided for the term "abuse" in section
19-1-103 (1)
.
(4)
"Prevention program" means a program of direct child abuse prevention services for a child, parent, or guardian and includes research or education programs related to the prevention of child abuse. Such a prevention program may be classified as a primary prevention program when it is available to the community on a voluntary basis and as a secondary prevention program when it is directed toward groups of individuals who have been identified as high risk.
(5)
"Recipient" means and is limited to a nonprofit or public organization that receives a grant from the trust fund.
(6)
"Trust fund" means the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund created in section
26.5-3-206
.
Added by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-206 - [Effective Until 8/7/2024] Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund - creation - source of funds

(1)
There is created in the state treasury the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund. The board shall administer the trust fund, which consists of:
(a)
Money transferred into the trust fund in accordance with section
13-32-101 (5)(a)(I)
;
(b)
Money collected by the board pursuant to section
26.5-3-205 (1)(j)
from federal grants and other contributions, grants, gifts, bequests, and donations. Such money must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the trust fund.
(c)
Any money appropriated to the trust fund by the state; and
(d)
Reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse pursuant to the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018". Beginning July 1, 2021, the department shall transmit federal Title IV-E reimbursements for prevention services to the state treasurer, who shall credit the reimbursements to the trust fund.
(2)
The board shall claim federal Title IV-E reimbursement for the trust fund for all eligible grants for prevention services on the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse.
(3)
Money in the trust fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly. Any money remaining in the trust fund must not be transferred to or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year. Any interest earned on the investment or deposit of money in the trust fund must also remain in the fund and must not be credited to the general fund of the state.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-105
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-106
and amended by 2021 Ch. 335, §1, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 21-1248), ch. 2165, p. 2165, § 1, effective September 7.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-207 - Disbursement of grants from the trust fund - restrictions

(1)
Grants may be awarded to provide money for the start-up, continuance, or expansion of primary or secondary prevention programs, including pilot programs and educational programs for professionals and the public, and to study and evaluate primary and secondary prevention programs. In addition, grants may be awarded for programs to prevent and reduce the occurrence of prenatal substance exposure and an evidence-based or research-based child sexual abuse prevention training model to prevent and reduce the occurrence of child sexual abuse.
(2)
The distribution of money credited to the trust fund by reimbursement for prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse must fund programs and services that align with the state's prevention strategy, pursuant to the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018", including consideration of variable needs and resources across the state and data-driven approaches, and be informed by the department in consultation with county departments of human or social services and other entities that deliver the eligible services or programs. Eligible services or programs may include those under evaluation for the purposes of petitioning the federal government for inclusion in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse; except that, if the service or program at the time of federal review is rated to not meet criteria for inclusion in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse, money credited to the trust fund by reimbursement for prevention services must not be allocated for that purpose in the next fiscal year, unless there is an evaluation of the service or program already underway that will build substantial new evidence that has the potential to change the service or program rating, or the service or program has been submitted to the federal clearinghouse for re-review.
(3)
The board has discretion to oversee the disbursement of money from the trust fund to ensure its appropriate use and make recommendations for the total grant amount to be awarded each year.
(4)
The board shall not authorize any grant awards pursuant to subsection (1) of this section for political, election, or lobbying purposes.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-106
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-107
and amended by 2021 Ch. 335,§1, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 245,§2, eff. 5/24/2018.
L. 2021: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 21-1248), ch. 2165, p. 2165, § 1, effective September 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 2 - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRUST FUND (§§ 26.5-3-201 — 26.5-3-208) › Section 26.5-3-208 - Report - repeal of part

(1)
The department shall contract for an independent evaluation of the trust fund, including administrative costs of operating the trust fund and the cost-effectiveness and the impact of the grants on reducing and preventing child abuse. The department shall provide a report of the evaluation to the house of representatives and senate health and human services committees, or any successor committees, on or before November 1, 2029.
(2)
This part 2 is repealed, effective July 1, 2027.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 34,§ 28, eff. 3/22/2024.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-107
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-3.5-109
and amended by 2021 Ch. 335, §1, eff. 9/7/2021.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §8, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2021: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 21-1248), ch. 2167, p. 2167, § 1, effective September 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 3 - CHILD CARE SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT (§§ 26.5-3-301 — 26.5-3-303) › Section 26.5-3-301 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Facility" means an agency meeting the standards described in section
27-81-106(1)
and approved pursuant to section
27-81-106
.
(2)
"Pilot program" means the child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program created in this part 3.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.9-101
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 286,§51, eff. 7/13/2020.
Added by 2019 Ch. 272,§9, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1193), ch. 2572, p. 2572, § 9, effective May 23. L. 2020: (1) amended, (SB 20-007), ch. 1416, p. 1416, § 51, effective July 13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 3 - CHILD CARE SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT (§§ 26.5-3-301 — 26.5-3-303) › Section 26.5-3-303 - Repeal of part

This part 3 is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.9-103
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2019 Ch. 272,§9, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1193), ch. 2574, p. 2574, § 9, effective May 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 4 - COORDINATED SYSTEM OF PAYMENT FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 26.5-3-401 — 26.5-3-410) › Section 26.5-3-407 - Cooperation among state agencies - implementing coordinated payment system - revisions to rules

(1)
The departments of education, health care policy and financing, and public health and environment shall cooperate with the department to implement the provisions of this part 4 and each department shall:
(a)
Participate in the ongoing review of funding practices for early intervention services and develop or revise procedures for a coordinated system of payment for early intervention services;
(b)
Use uniform forms and procedures for billing the costs of early intervention services to public medical assistance, as specified in the "Colorado Medical Assistance Act", articles
4
to
6
of title
25.5
, or the "Children's Basic Health Plan Act", article
8
of title
25.5
, as appropriate, and private health insurance, as specified in part 1 of article
16
of title
10
;
(c)
Coordinate revisions to existing rules that are necessary to implement this part 4; and
(d)
Perform other tasks and functions necessary for the implementation of this part 4.
(2)
The division of insurance in the department of regulatory agencies shall provide assistance to the department related to the requirements and implementation of section
10-16-104
(1.3) and insurance laws and rules related to billing and claims handling.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
27-10.5-707
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393,§11, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 393,§12, eff. 6/30/2021.
L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 1464, § 11, effective August 5. L. 2021: (3) added, (SB 21-275), ch. 2617, p. 2617, § 12, effective June 30; (1)(a)(II) added by revision, (SB 21-275), ch. 393, pp. 2617, 2618, §§ 11, 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 4 - COORDINATED SYSTEM OF PAYMENT FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 26.5-3-401 — 26.5-3-410) › Section 26.5-3-410 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2024 Ch. 34,§ 30, eff. 3/22/2024.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
27-10.5-710
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 1467, § 11, effective August 5. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-234), ch. 154, p. 524, § 16, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 5 - COLORADO NURSE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-501 — 26.5-3-508) › Section 26.5-3-501 - Short title

The short title of this part 5 is the "Colorado Nurse Home Visitor Program Act".
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 25-31-101 and amended by 2013 Ch. 169,§4, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 565, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 25-31-101 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 5 - COLORADO NURSE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-501 — 26.5-3-508) › Section 26.5-3-502 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds that in order to adequately care for their newborns and young children, new mothers may often benefit from receiving professional assistance and information. Without such assistance and information, a young mother may develop habits or practices that are detrimental to her health and well-being and the health and well-being of her child. The general assembly further finds that inadequate prenatal care and inadequate care in infancy and early childhood often inhibit a child's ability to learn and develop throughout the child's childhood and may have lasting, adverse effects on the child's ability to function as an adult. The general assembly recognizes that implementation of a nurse home visitor program that provides educational, health, and other resources for new young mothers during pregnancy and the first years of their infants' lives has been proven to significantly reduce the amount of drug, including nicotine, and alcohol use and abuse by mothers, the occurrence of criminal activity committed by mothers and their children under fifteen years of age, and the number of reported incidents of child abuse and neglect. Such a program has also been proven to reduce the number of subsequent births, increase the length of time between subsequent births, and reduce the mother's need for other forms of public assistance. It is the intent of the general assembly that such a program be established for the state of Colorado, beginning with a limited number of participants and expanding by the year 2010 to be available to all low-income, first-time mothers in the state who consent to receiving services.
(2)
The general assembly further finds that, to implement such a program efficiently and effectively and to promote the successful implementation of partnerships between state public entities and the private sector, responsibility for the program should be divided between the department, which is responsible for financial administration of the program, and a health sciences facility at the university of Colorado, which is responsible for programmatic and clinical support, evaluation, and monitoring for the program, and such other responsibilities as described in this part 5. It is the intent of the general assembly that the department and the health sciences facility work collaboratively to share information in order to promote efficient and effective program implementation; however, neither entity is responsible for the other entity's statutorily prescribed duties.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 25-31-102 and amended by 2013 Ch. 169,§4, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 566, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 25-31-102 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 5 - COLORADO NURSE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-501 — 26.5-3-508) › Section 26.5-3-503 - Definitions

As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Entity" means any nonprofit, not-for-profit, or for-profit corporation; religious or charitable organization; institution of higher education; visiting nurse association; existing visiting nurse program; county, district, or municipal public health agency; county department of human or social services; political subdivision of the state; or other governmental agency; or any combination thereof.
(2)
"Health sciences facility" means the Anschutz medical campus or a successor facility located at the university of Colorado health sciences center that is selected by the president of the university of Colorado pursuant to section
26.5-3-505
to assist the executive director in administering the program.
(3)
"Low-income" means an annual income that does not exceed two hundred percent of the federal poverty line.
(4)
"Master settlement agreement" means the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree approved and entered by the court in the case denominated
State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc.,
Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver.
(5)
"Nurse" means a person licensed as a professional nurse pursuant to part 1 of article
255
of title
12
or accredited by another state or voluntary agency that the state board of nursing has identified by rule pursuant to section
12-255-107 (1)(a)
as one whose accreditation may be accepted in lieu of board approval.
(6)
"Program" means the nurse home visitor program established in this part 5.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 157, §64, eff. 7/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 136, §195, eff. 10/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 38, §128, eff. 8/8/2018.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 25-31-103 and amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §4, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 566, p. 566, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP and (1) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 450, p. 450, § 128, effective August 8. L. 2019: (5) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 1712, p. 1712, § 195, effective October 1. L. 2020: (5) amended, (HB 20-1183), ch. 704, p. 704, § 64, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 25-31-103 as it existed prior to 2013.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 5 - COLORADO NURSE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-501 — 26.5-3-508) › Section 26.5-3-506 - Program applications - requirements

(1)
An entity that seeks to administer the program in a community must submit an application to the department in accordance with department rules adopted in consultation with the health sciences facility. At a minimum, the application must specify the basic elements and procedures that the entity must use in administering the program. Basic program elements must include the following:
(a)
The specific training each nurse employed by the entity must receive to provide home nursing services through the program, which training must meet or exceed the visiting nurse training requirements established by department rule;
(b)
The protocols the entity must follow in administering the program, which protocols at a minimum must comply with the program protocols established by department rule;
(c)
The management information system the entity must use in administering the program, which at a minimum must comply with the management information system requirements established by department rule;
(d)
The reporting and evaluation system the entity must use in measuring the effectiveness of the program in assisting low-income first-time mothers, which at a minimum must meet the reporting and evaluation requirements specified by department rule; and
(e)
An annual report to both the health sciences facility and the community in which the entity administers the program that reports on the effectiveness of the program within the community and is written in a manner that is understandable for both the health sciences facility and members of the community.
(2)
Any program application submitted pursuant to this section must demonstrate strong bipartisan public support for and a long-time commitment to operation of the program in the community.
(3)
The department shall initially review the applications received pursuant to this section and submit to the health sciences facility for review those applications that include the basic program elements as required by department rules. Following its review, the health sciences facility shall submit to the executive director a list of the applying entities that the health sciences facility recommends to administer the program in communities throughout the state.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 25-31-106 and amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §4, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 569, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 25-31-106 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 5 - COLORADO NURSE HOME VISITOR PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-501 — 26.5-3-508) › Section 26.5-3-508 - Annual program review - audit

(1)
The health sciences facility shall annually prepare and submit to the department a report including an evaluation of the implementation of the program, the results achieved by the program based on the annual reports submitted by the administering entities pursuant to section
26.5-3-506 (1)(e)
, the extent to which the program serves medicaid-eligible persons and provides services that may be provided in part through medicaid funding, and any recommendations concerning changes to the program, including any changes that may be appropriate to enable the program to receive and maximize medicaid funding. Each program contractor and subcontractor and each entity that administers the program shall work with the health sciences facility and the department to prepare the reports required pursuant to this section and section
2-3-113 (2)
. Any entity that is administering the program is subject to a reduction in or cessation of funding if the executive director, based on recommendations from the health sciences facility, determines that the entity is not operating the program in accordance with the program requirements established by department rule or is operating the program in such a manner that the program does not demonstrate positive results.
(2)
The state auditor's office, pursuant to section
2-3-113
, shall audit each entity administering the program to determine whether the entity is administering the program in compliance with the program requirements and in an effective manner. The audit must be conducted and reported in accordance with section
2-3-113
.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 104, §6, eff. 4/16/2015.
Renumbered from C.R.S. § 25-31-108 and amended by 2013 Ch. 169, §4, eff. 7/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 573, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2015: (1) amended, (SB 15-189), ch. 104, p. 304, § 6, effective April 16.
This section is similar to former § 25-31-108 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 6 - SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAMS (§§ 26.5-3-601 — 26.5-3-603) › Section 26.5-3-602 - Definitions

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Entity" means an individual local implementation site, such as a provider of early childhood services; a school district, as defined in section
22-7-1003
, or a charter school, as defined in section
22-60.5-102
; a community mental health center; any other governmental agency; or any combination of these entities.
(2)
"Grant program" means the social-emotional learning programs grant program created in section
26.5-3-603
.
(3)
"Implementation partner" means a private entity that has extensive experience and expertise in early child care programming of the type described in section
26.5-3-603
and in implementation science and with which the department contracts pursuant to section
26.5-3-603 (2)
to assist in implementing the grant program.
(4)
"Social-emotional learning program" means an evidence-based, two-generation program that provides training for teachers and parents in strategies and skills for connecting with all young children, especially those who demonstrate challenging behaviors, and for teaching and promoting the development of social competence and emotional self-monitoring and self-management in young children; and provides direct programming for young children in problem solving, anger control, self-monitoring of emotions, succeeding in school, and making friends.
Added by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-701 — 26.5-3-707) › Section 26.5-3-701 - Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Mental health consultant" means an early childhood mental health consultant who is funded by appropriations allocated or awarded to the department for the program and who meets the qualifications outlined in the program designed and developed pursuant to this part 7.
(2)
"Program" means the statewide voluntary program of early childhood mental health consultation designed, implemented, and operated by the department pursuant to this part 7.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2020 Ch. 249,§4, eff. 7/8/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1053), ch. 1216, p. 1216, § 4, effective July 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-701 — 26.5-3-707) › Section 26.5-3-704 - Statewide professional development plan for early childhood mental health consultants

(1)
On or before July 1, 2022, the department shall develop a statewide professional development plan to support mental health consultants in the program in meeting the expectations set forth in the model of consultation described in section
26.5-3-703
, referred to in this section as "the plan". In developing the plan, the department shall work collaboratively, to the extent practicable, with the national center of excellence for infant and early childhood mental health consultation funded by the United States department of health and human services. The department may implement the plan in partnership with nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and credentialing programs focused on infant and early childhood mental health.
(2)
The plan must include, at a minimum, training related to:
(a)
Trauma and trauma-informed practices and interventions;
(b)
Adverse childhood experiences;
(c)
The science of resilience and interventions to promote resilience;
(d)
Child development through eight years of age;
(e)
Caregiver substance use and effective family interventions;
(f)
Impact of inequity and bias on children, families, caregivers, mental health consultants, and providers, and strategies to mitigate such impact;
(g)
Sensory processing issues;
(h)
The needs of children with developmental delays and disabilities, including children born prematurely or with special health-care needs, and special education law;
(i)
Colorado's child protection and foster care system;
(j)
Occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and mental health therapy;
(k)
Other public and private supports and services;
(l)
Early childhood social-emotional development and family systems;
(m)
Early childhood mental health diagnosis and effective treatment models; and
(n)
Consultation as a model of adult learning.
(3)
The plan must also:
(a)
Allow mental health consultants in the program to access regionally appropriate and culturally responsive programs to best link them to the children and families in their communities and their unique needs;
(b)
Include strategies for mental health consultants in the program to establish individualized coaching as requested by teachers, caregivers, and families; and
(c)
Provide opportunities for regular support meetings between mental health consultants in the program; supervisors, including reflective supervisors; and peer mental health consultants. The support meetings must include reflections on the practice impact of attitudes and values.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2020 Ch. 249, §4, eff. 7/8/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1053), ch. 1220, p. 1220, § 4, effective July 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-701 — 26.5-3-707) › Section 26.5-3-705 - Statewide qualifications and competencies for early childhood mental health consultants

The department shall ensure that each mental health consultant funded through the program meets the qualifications and competencies outlined in the program as designed and developed pursuant to this part 7.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123,§3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2020 Ch. 249,§4, eff. 7/8/2020.
L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1053), ch. 1221, p. 1221, § 4, effective July 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 7 - EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION PROGRAM (§§ 26.5-3-701 — 26.5-3-707) › Section 26.5-3-706 - Data collection - reporting

(1)
On or before July 1, 2023, the department shall develop a statewide data collection and information system to analyze implementation data and selected outcomes to identify areas for improvement, promote accountability, and provide insights to continually improve child and program outcomes. The data collection and information system, and any related processes, must place the least burden possible on the mental health consultants in the program. In selecting the implementation data and outcomes, the department shall incorporate the variability across diverse settings and populations.
(2)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136 (11)(a)(I)
, the department shall, beginning in 2023 and continuing every two years thereafter, in its presentation to the joint budget committee of the general assembly, as well as its presentation to its committee of reference at the hearing held pursuant to section
2-7-203 (2)(a)
of the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" in January 2027, report on the following issues:
(a)
A gap analysis of the available number of mental health consultants and the unmet need in the type of settings in which mental health consultants practice in accordance with the program; and
(b)
Identified adjustments to better meet mental health consultant caseload, with the department identifying a target number of needed consultants in the program.
(3)
On or before August 1, 2026, the department shall contract with an independent third party to conduct an evaluation, using standard evaluation measures, of the program and its impact on early childhood and program outcomes across the state. The department shall present the results of the evaluation as part of its presentation to its committee of reference at the hearing held pursuant to section
2-7-203 (2)(a)
of the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" in January 2028.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 34,§ 31, eff. 3/22/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2021 Ch. 362, §13, eff. 6/28/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-137), ch. 2366, p. 2366, § 13, effective June 28.
For the short title ("Behavioral Health Recovery Act of 2021") and the legislative declaration in SB 21-137, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 362, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.