§ 25-3.5-801. Short Title
This part 8 shall be known and may be cited as the “Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Act”. Source: L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 613, § 13, effective May 18.
§ 25-3.5-802. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds that: The use of all types of tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, results in a high incidence of addiction, disease, illness, and death; Persons who begin using and become addicted to tobacco products in their youth often face a lifetime of struggle and recurring illness in coping with and attempting […]
§ 25-3.5-803. Definitions
As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires: “Division” means the division within the department of public health and environment responsible for prevention services. “Entity” means any local government, county, district, or municipal public health agency, political subdivision of the state, county department of human or social services, state agency, state institution […]
§ 25-3.5-804. Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Programs – Review Committee – Grants
There is hereby created the tobacco education, prevention, and cessation grant program to provide funding for community-based and statewide tobacco education programs designed to reduce initiation of tobacco use by children and youth, promote cessation of tobacco use among youth and adults, and reduce exposure to secondhand smoke. Any such tobacco programs may be presented […]
§ 25-3.5-805. Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Programs – Requirements
An entity that applies for a grant pursuant to the provisions of this part 8 shall in the application demonstrate that the tobacco education, prevention, or cessation program provides at least one of the following: Education designed for school-age children that, at a minimum, addresses tobacco use prevention and cessation strategies and the dangers of […]
§ 25-3.5-806. Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Programs – Reporting Requirements
In adopting rules specifying the reporting requirements for entities that receive grants pursuant to this part 8, the state board shall ensure that such reports, at a minimum, include: An evaluation of the implementation of the program, including but not limited to the number of persons served and the services provided; The results achieved by […]
§ 25-3.5-808. Administration – Limitation
The prevention services division of the department may receive up to five percent of the moneys annually appropriated by the general assembly from the tobacco education programs fund created in section 24-22-117, C.R.S., for the actual costs incurred in administering the program, including the hiring of sufficient staff within the division to effectively administer the […]
§ 25-3.5-809. Tobacco Education, Prevention, and Cessation Programs – Funding
The programs under this part 8 shall be funded by moneys annually appropriated by the general assembly to the department from the tobacco education programs fund created in section 24-22-117, C.R.S. Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 912, § 18, effective June 2. Editor’s note: This section was originally numbered as § 25-3.5-808 in […]
§ 25-3.5-810. Nicotine Products Education, Prevention, and Cessation Programs
The education, prevention, and cessation programs that are funded with money transferred to the tobacco education programs fund in accordance with section 24-22-118 (2) may also apply to nicotine products. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1427), ch. 248, p. 1211, § 23, effective January 1, 2021. Editor’s note: Section 27 of chapter 248 […]