§ 8-15.5-101. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Displaced Homemakers Act”. Source: L. 80: Entire article RC&RE, p. 452, § 1, effective July 1.

§ 8-15.5-102. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Department” means the department of labor and employment. “Displaced homemaker” means an individual who: Has worked in the home, providing unpaid household services for family members for a substantial number of years; Is not gainfully employed; Has had, or would have, difficulty finding employment; and […]

§ 8-15.5-103. Multipurpose Service Centers for Displaced Homemakers

The executive director may establish multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers and is authorized to enter into contracts with and make grants to agencies or organizations, public or private, to establish, organize, and administer the various programs enumerated in section 8-15.5-104. Each service center shall include the following services: Job counseling services which shall: Be […]

§ 8-15.5-104. Selection and Administration of Centers

In selecting sites for the centers established under section 8-15.5-103, the executive director shall consider: The location of any existing facilities for displaced homemakers and any existing services similar to those listed in section 8-15.5-103 which might be incorporated into a center; The needs of each region of the state for a center; The needs […]

§ 8-15.5-105. Evaluation

The executive director, in cooperation with the administrator of each center, and in consultation with appropriate heads of executive agencies, shall prepare and furnish to the general assembly evaluations of the centers established under this article, including: A thorough assessment of each center; Recommendations covering the administration and expansion of such centers; and Data on […]

§ 8-15.5-106. Advisory Body

The executive director shall establish an advisory body to the department which shall consist of members who are representative of displaced homemakers, local service deliverers, appropriate state agencies, and the general public. The advisory body shall provide recommendations to the executive director regarding the planning, operation, and evaluation of the activities mandated by this article. […]

§ 8-15.5-107. Rules and Regulations

The executive director shall promulgate rules and regulations to govern the eligibility of persons for the job training and other programs of the multipurpose service center, the level of stipends for the job training programs described in section 8-15.5-103 (2)(b), a sliding fee scale for the service programs described in section 8-15.5-103 (2)(c) to (2)(g), […]

§ 8-15.5-108. Displaced Homemakers Fund – Creation

There is hereby created in the state treasury the displaced homemakers fund. All fees collected pursuant to section 14-10-120.5, C.R.S., shall be deposited in said fund. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and, commencing July 1, 1980, shall be available for carrying out the purposes of […]