Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1249
Session 2023A
Reduce Justice-involvement For Young Children
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 1, 2023
Sponsors
Republican
Ryan Armagost
Democrat
Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez
Republican
Cleave Simpson
Democrat
James Coleman
First Action
Mar 20, 2023
Latest Action
Jun 1, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1249
State
Colorado
Session
2023A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Summary
The act requires that the department of human services (department) add to its report information on the number of youth who at the time they received services from the county department of human or social services (county department) or were placed in out-of-home placement by a county department had an open delinquency case in a district court, were on juvenile probation, or had a juvenile deferred sentence. The act repeals the requirement to created performance measures for local collaborative management programs. The act requires a local collaborative management program to create one or more individualized service and support teams which may refer a child to services and establish a service and support plan for a child in need of services. The act requires the department to create an information form to be used by certain agencies and individuals to refer a child to a local collaborative management program for services. The act delineates who has access to the records created by an individualized service and support team. The act requires the department to include strategies for children who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services in its training for counties participating in a local collaborative management program. The act requires each interagency oversight group to add to its report to the executive director of each department and agency that is a party to a memorandum of understanding certain demographic, status, and referral information on children and families served and referred to services through a local collaborative management program. On July 1, 2023 and annually thereafter, the act requires the general assembly to appropriate money to the collaborative management cash fund (fund) to serve children who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services. Beginning July 1, 2024, the act requires the executive director of the department to provide an annual sum to each local collaborative management program to provide services to children who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services based on a funding formula that takes into account the amount of available funds, the need for a base of resources to direct a child and family members to appropriate services, and the number of children in the population to be served. On or before July 1, 2024, a local collaborative management program nd each July 1 thereafter, the act requires the district attorney of each judicial district to submit a report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee that includes information on children who are offered an opportunity to participate in a diversion program. The act appropriates $2,257,411 from the general fund to the department for use by the division of child welfare. From this appropriation, $257,411 must be used for collaborative management program administration and evaluation and $2,000,000 must be used to assist interested counties that do not already operate a local collaborative management program with establishing a local collaborative management program or joining an existing local collaborative management program. The act further appropriates $1,165,039 from the general fund to the fund for use by the division of child welfare for distribution to existing local collaborative management programs. APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (19)
06/01/2023
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/17/2023
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/17/2023
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/17/2023
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/08/2023
House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/08/2023
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/07/2023
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/04/2023
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Floor
05/03/2023
Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Floor
05/02/2023
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over with Amendments to 05/02/2023 - Floor
05/01/2023
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily with Amendments - Floor
04/28/2023
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/26/2023
Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
04/24/2023
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/17/2023
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/15/2023
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/14/2023
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/05/2023
House
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
03/20/2023
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Sources
Record Created
Mar 21, 2023 5:20:29 AM
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2023 9:10:29 AM