This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Human Services Code”. 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 […]
The general assembly declares that state and local policymakers and health and human services administrators recognize that the management of and the delivery system for health and human services have become complex, fragmented, and costly and that the health and human services delivery system in this state should be restructured to adequately address the needs […]
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” […]
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 […]
Effective July 1, 1994, there is hereby created a department of human services, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of human services, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of […]
The department shall, on and after July 1, 1994, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested prior to July 1, 1994, in the department of social services, the department of institutions, and the department of health concerning the administration of substance use disorder treatment programs. On and after July […]
The executive director may appoint one or more persons to serve as administrative law judges for the state department pursuant to section 24-4-105, C.R.S., and pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of title 24, C.R.S., subject to appropriations made to the department of personnel. Hearings conducted by the administrative law judge shall be considered […]
There is created the state board of human services, referred to in this section as the “state board”. The state board consists of nine members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for terms of four years each. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall include representation by at least […]
Executive director rules shall be solely within the province of the executive director and shall include the following: Rules governing matters of internal administration in the state department, including organization, staffing, records, reports, systems, and procedures, and also governing fiscal and personnel administration for the state department and establishing accounting and fiscal reporting rules for […]
The state department of human services shall be the sole state agency for administering the state plans for public assistance and welfare, including but not limited to assistance payments; food stamps; social services; child welfare services; rehabilitation; and programs for the aging in cooperation with the federal government; the Colorado works program; and any other […]
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 […]
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. 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, […]
The state department, under the supervision of the executive director, is charged with the administration or supervision of all the public assistance and welfare activities of the state, including but not limited to assistance payments, food stamps, social services, child welfare services, rehabilitation, and programs for the aging and for veterans, which activities as enumerated […]
Subject to available funding, the state department, in collaboration with the Tony Grampsas youth services board, created in section 26-6.8-103, shall convene a group of interested parties to create a Colorado state youth development plan. The goals of the plan are to identify key issues affecting youth and align strategic efforts to achieve positive outcomes […]
The executive director of the department of human services or district attorneys may request and shall receive from departments, boards, bureaus, or other agencies of the state or any of its political subdivisions, and the same are authorized to provide, such assistance and data as will enable the state department of human services and county […]
The state department of human services may establish reasonable rules to provide safeguards restricting the use or disclosure of information concerning applicants, recipients, and former and potential recipients of federally aided public assistance and welfare, including but not limited to assistance payments, food stamps, social services, and child welfare services, to purposes directly connected with […]
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, […]
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 […]
The county board shall consist of the board of county commissioners in each county; except that “board of county commissioners” as used in this title, in the city and county of Denver, means the department or agency with the responsibility for public assistance and welfare activities and, in the city and county of Broomfield, means […]
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 […]
