§ 19-7-315. Rules
The state department shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this part 3, including but not limited to rules concerning eligibility determinations, administrative appeals of eligibility determinations, enrollment into the transition program, emancipation transition plans and roadmaps to success, and expedited procedures for securing temporary shelter for youth who are currently homeless or at imminent […]
§ 19-7-311. Permanency Planning Hearings
A permanency planning hearing must be held for a participating youth under the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to this part 3 in the same manner as provided in section 19-3-702; except that permanency hearings need only be held at least every twelve months. Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 340, p. 2210, § […]
§ 19-7-312. Periodic Reviews
The court shall hold a periodic review hearing for each participating youth at least once every six months. A review hearing not coinciding with a permanency hearing may be held on the court’s administrative docket by written report upon agreement of the parties. The review hearing and permanency hearing must be held together in the […]
§ 19-7-313. Continuing Jurisdiction
The court has continuing jurisdiction over the participating youth until any of the following occurs: The participating youth moves the court, at any time, to withdraw the youth’s participation in the transition program and to terminate the court’s jurisdiction. The court shall hold an emancipation discharge hearing within thirty-five days after receipt of the participating […]
§ 19-7-314. Foster Youth Successful Transition to Adulthood Grant Program – Creation – Standards – Application – Fund – Advisory Board – Duties
The foster youth successful transition to adulthood grant program is created within the state department. The purpose of the grant program is to create and administer programs that support eligible youth in making a successful transition to adulthood. The state department shall ensure that services are available to eligible youth throughout Colorado and, in order […]
§ 19-7-203. Foster Care Sibling Rights
Sibling youth in foster care, except youth in the custody of the division of youth services created pursuant to section 19-2.5-1501 or a state hospital for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, have the following rights, unless they are not in the best interests of each sibling, regardless of whether the parental rights of […]
§ 19-7-204. Foster Care Sibling Visits – Contact Plan – Rules – Definition
The department of human services shall provide information on sibling contact in the visitation plan for a youth. In doing so, the youth shall be consulted about the youth’s wishes as to sibling contact. As written in the visitation plan, the department of human services shall, if it is in the best interests of each […]
§ 19-7-301. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds and declares that: Each year, for a variety of reasons, more than two hundred youth, ages eighteen to twenty-one, exit Colorado’s foster care system without an established permanent home or a stable support network; These youth typically do not have the same safety nets, supportive adults, and support networks as other […]
§ 19-7-302. Definitions
As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advisory board” means the foster youth successful transition to adulthood grant program advisory board created in section 19-7-314. “County department” has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. “Emancipation transition plan” means a plan developed pursuant to section 19-7-310 that addresses how […]
§ 19-7-303. Foster Youth in Transition Program – Established
The foster youth in transition program is established in the state department to be implemented in county departments throughout the state to provide extended child welfare services to eligible youth eighteen years of age or older but less than twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal […]