Senate Bill 25-197 Reengrossed

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning changes to the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 1, Line 102program, and, in connection therewith, making and

• Page 1, Line 103reducing an appropriation.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The Tony Grampsas youth services grant program (grant program) provides grants to community-based programs to reduce incidents of youth crime and violence. The youth mentoring program, the student dropout prevention and intervention program, and the student before-and-after school project (collectively, the "programs") were created within the grant program. The bill repeals the individual programs and instead lists the programs as allowable uses for grant money under the grant program.

The bill transfers certain responsibilities from the Tony Grampsas youth services board (board) to the department of human services (state department). The bill repeals local public-to-private funding match requirements.

The bill requires each entity that receives a grant to annually report certain information to the state department; except that an entity that has an operating budget of less than $1.5 million, or that receives a grant in the amount of not more than $25,000, is not required to report on the outcomes achieved by the services provided and the methods used to track the outcomes.

The bill makes conforming amendments.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  Legislative declaration. (1) (a)  The general assembly finds that:

• Page 2, Line 3(I)  Mentoring programs have been active in Colorado for many

• Page 2, Line 4years, and national research has indicated that structured mentoring

• Page 2, Line 5programs are effective tools in combating youth substance use, youth crime and violence, and other challenges faced by youth; and

• Page 2, Line 6(II)  Research indicates that youth who are matched in

• Page 2, Line 7professionally supported mentoring relationships are less likely to become

• Page 2, Line 8involved in substance and alcohol use, less likely to be truant, less likely

• Page 2, Line 9to commit violent acts against other persons, and more likely to show improvements in academic performance and positive peer relations.

• Page 2, Line 10(b)  The general assembly further finds that:

• Page 2, Line 11(I)  Research indicates that students who drop out of high school

• Page 2, Line 12are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates or struggle to find stable and fulfilling employment;

• Page 2, Line 13(II)  High school dropouts are more likely to apply for and receive public assistance than high school graduates; and

• Page 3, Line 1(III)  Research indicates that working with families who have

• Page 3, Line 2young children in order to increase family strengths and enhance child

• Page 3, Line 3development through building protective factors reduces the likelihood of child abuse and neglect.

• Page 3, Line 4(c)  The general assembly further finds that despite the positive

• Page 3, Line 5results that can be achieved through youth mentoring programs, dropout

• Page 3, Line 6prevention and intervention programs, out-of-school time programs, and

• Page 3, Line 7child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs, counties

• Page 3, Line 8in the state of Colorado do not have the organizational resources

• Page 3, Line 9necessary to carry out successful programs or lack volunteers to establish

• Page 3, Line 10such programs, or both, and even in counties in which there are established programs, such programs are unable to meet the demand.

• Page 3, Line 11(2)  Therefore, the general assembly declares that youth mentoring

• Page 3, Line 12programs, dropout prevention and intervention programs, out-of-school

• Page 3, Line 13time programs, and child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention

• Page 3, Line 14programs would be beneficial and in the best interests of the citizens of the state of Colorado.

• Page 3, Line 15SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26-6.8-101 as follows:

• Page 3, Line 1626-6.8-101.  Definitions. As used in this article 6.8, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 3, Line 17(1)  "Board" means the Tony Grampsas youth services board created in section 26-6.8-103.

• Page 3, Line 18(2)  "Entity" means a local government, a Colorado public or

• Page 3, Line 19not-for-profit school, a group of public or not-for-profit schools, a school

• Page 3, Line 20district or group of school districts, a board of cooperative services, an

• Page 4, Line 1institution of higher education, the Colorado National Guard, or a private nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization.

• Page 4, Line 2(3)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the state department of human services.

• Page 4, Line 3(4)  "Grant program" or "program" means the Tony

• Page 4, Line 4Grampsas youth services grant program created in section 26-6.8-102.

• Page 4, Line 5(5)  "Intermediary entity" means an eligible entity that

• Page 4, Line 6applies for a grant to promote and support evidence-based or

• Page 4, Line 7evidence-informed strategies or programs with subcontracted entities and:

• Page 4, Line 8(a)  Interacts with local, community-based organizations,

• Page 4, Line 9as well as with statewide or nationwide entities, to effectively

• Page 4, Line 10monitor a specific evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy or program;

• Page 4, Line 11(b)  Has the capacity to provide a variety of services to

• Page 4, Line 12local programs that implement the same specific evidence-based

• Page 4, Line 13or evidence-informed strategy or program as the intermediary entity, including the following services:

• Page 4, Line 14(I)  Community preparation for program implementation;

• Page 4, Line 15(II)  Staff training on the evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy or program;

• Page 4, Line 16(III)  Technical assistance;

• (IV)  Program monitoring;

• Page 4, Line 17(V)  Liaison for entities that develop or oversee a specific evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy or program;

• Page 4, Line 18(VI)  Evaluation coordination; and

• (VII)  Financial administration through subcontracts;

• Page 5, Line 1(c)  Serves as the fiscal and coordinating entity with the

• Page 5, Line 2intent of subcontracting grant-related services to community partners;

• Page 5, Line 3(d)  Allocates fifty percent or more of the entity's budget to partner entities;

• Page 5, Line 4(e)  Has an application process to identify partner entities

• Page 5, Line 5either prior to submitting the grant application or once the entity receives the funding notification; and

• Page 5, Line 6(f)  Has a memorandum of understanding with each partner entity that is a subcontracted entity.

• Page 5, Line 7(6)  "Multi-entity" means an eligible entity that appliesfor a grant in collaboration with a partner entity and:

• Page 5, Line 8(a)  Has an established collaborative partnership between

• Page 5, Line 9two or more entities for the purpose of providing community-based services;

• Page 5, Line 10(b)  Has one lead entity that enters into subcontracts with other partner entities and:

• Page 5, Line 11(I)  Serves as the liaison to the grant program as the

• Page 5, Line 12primary contact and coordinates and submits all required

• Page 5, Line 13grant program reports pursuant to section 26-6.8-102 (6) on behalf of the partner entities;

• Page 5, Line 14(II)  Manages and coordinates all grant program procedures for the partner entities;

• Page 5, Line 15(III)  Conducts program monitoring with partner entities to ensure alignment with the grant program;

• Page 5, Line 16(IV)  Coordinates grant program-related evaluation processes with the partner entities; and

• Page 6, Line 1(V)  Allocates fifty percent or more of the lead entity's budget to the partner entities; and

• Page 6, Line 2(c)  Has a memorandum of understanding with each partner entity participating in the collaborative.

• Page 6, Line 3(7)  "Single entity" means an eligible entity that applies

• Page 6, Line 4for a grant independently despite any programmatic collaboration that may exist with other service providers.

• Page 6, Line 5(4)  (8)  "State department" means the state department of human services.

• Page 6, Line 6SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend with relocated provisions 26-6.8-102 as follows:

• Page 6, Line 726-6.8-102.  Tony Grampsas youth services grant program -

• Page 6, Line 8creation - guidelines and criteria - cash fund - rules - repeal.

• Page 6, Line 9(1) (a)  The Tony Grampsas youth services program is transferred to the

• Page 6, Line 10state department. All program grants in existence as of July 1, 2013, shall

• Page 6, Line 11continue to be valid through June 30, 2014. Persons appointed to the

• Page 6, Line 12board shall continue serving until completion of their terms and may be reappointed as provided in section 26-6.8-103.

• Page 6, Line 13(b)   The Tony Grampsas youth services grant program is

• Page 6, Line 14established created in the state department to provide state funding

• Page 6, Line 15for grants to entities for developing and implementing

• Page 6, Line 16prevention and intervention community-based programs to reduce

• Page 6, Line 17incidents of youth crime and violence. Grant recipients may use

• Page 6, Line 18the money received through the grant program to enhance

• Page 6, Line 19existing programs or develop and implement new programs,

• Page 6, Line 20including:

• (a)  Prevention and intervention programs intended to

• Page 7, Line 1(I)  To provide prevention and intervention services in an effort to reduce incidents of youth crime and violence and

• Page 7, Line 2(II)  To provide prevention and intervention services in an effort

• Page 7, Line 3to reduce the occurrence and reoccurrence of child abuse and neglect and

• Page 7, Line 4to reduce the need for state intervention in child abuse and neglect prevention and education;

• Page 7, Line 5(III)  For the prevention and intervention of prevent youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use; and

• Page 7, Line 6(IV)  For the prevention and intervention of student drop out.

• Page 7, Line 7(b)  Youth mentoring programs that strive to reduce

• Page 7, Line 8youth substance use, decrease incidents of youth crime and

• Page 7, Line 9violence, and increase protective factors for youth who are five

• Page 7, Line 10years of age or older but under twenty-five years of age and

• Page 7, Line 11who are experiencing poverty, exposure to substance use, family

• Page 7, Line 12conflict, association with peers who are justice-involved,

• Page 7, Line 13disciplinary issues, or child abuse or neglect. Youth mentoring

• Page 7, Line 14programs must ensure mentoring is the primary service provided

• Page 7, Line 15by the program and make intentional matches or formal connections between youth and mentors.

• Page 7, Line 16(c)  Student dropout prevention and intervention

• Page 7, Line 17programs that provide services to students enrolled in a

• Page 7, Line 18primary or secondary school who are at risk of dropping out of

• Page 7, Line 19school. Student dropout prevention and intervention programs

• Page 7, Line 20must utilize an appropriate combination of academic and

• Page 7, Line 21extracurricular activities designed to enhance the overall

• Page 7, Line 22education of students in secondary schools.

• Page 8, Line 1(d)  Out-of-school time programs that may include an

• Page 8, Line 2alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use intervention, prevention,

• Page 8, Line 3and education component and primarily serve youth enrolled in

• Page 8, Line 4grades six through eight or youth who are twelve to fourteen

• Page 8, Line 5years of age. Out-of-school time programs must be designed to

• Page 8, Line 6help youth develop their interests and skills in the areas of

• Page 8, Line 7sports and fitness, character and leadership, or arts and

• Page 8, Line 8culture and may provide education regarding the dangers of the

• Page 8, Line 9use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Grant money must not

• Page 8, Line 10be used for out-of-school time programs that are designed

• Page 8, Line 11primarily to increase academic achievement or that provide religious instruction.

• Page 8, Line 12(e)  Child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention

• Page 8, Line 13strategies that provide services to children and their

• Page 8, Line 14families with the goal of increasing family strengths, enhancing

• Page 8, Line 15child development, and reducing the likelihood of child abuse

• Page 8, Line 16and neglect. Child abuse and neglect prevention and

• Page 8, Line 17intervention strategies must be based on engaging families, programs, and communities in enhancing protective factors.

• Page 8, Line 18(2) (a)  The board shall choose those entities that will receive

• Page 8, Line 19grants through the Tony Grampsas youth services program and the

• Page 8, Line 20amount of each grant. The state department shall administer the grants

• Page 8, Line 21awarded and grant program, monitor the effectiveness of programs that

• Page 8, Line 22receive grants, through the Tony Grampsas youth services program and,

• Page 8, Line 23subject to available appropriations, award grants as provided in this section.

• Page 8, Line 24(b)  Repealed.

• Page 9, Line 1(c)  (b)  Any grant awarded through the Tony Grampsas youth

• Page 9, Line 2services program shall be paid from moneys appropriated pursuant to

• Page 9, Line 3paragraph (d) of this subsection (2) Grant awards must be paid out of

• Page 9, Line 4the youth service program fund created in subsection (7) of this

• Page 9, Line 5section or out of the general fund. for the program. The board state

• Page 9, Line 6department, in accordance with the timelines adopted pursuant to

• Page 9, Line 7section 26-6.8-103 (3) subsection (4) of this section, shall submit a list

• Page 9, Line 8of the entities chosen to receive grants to the governor board for

• Page 9, Line 9approval. The governor board shall either approve or disapprove the

• Page 9, Line 10entire list of entities by responding to the board state department

• Page 9, Line 11within twenty days. If the governor board does not respond to the board

• Page 9, Line 12state department within twenty days after receipt of the list, the list is

• Page 9, Line 13approved. The board state department shall not award a grant through

• Page 9, Line 14the Tony Grampsas youth services program without the prior approval of the governor board.

• Page 9, Line 15(d) (I)  The youth services program fund is created in the state

• Page 9, Line 16treasury. The principal of the fund consists of tobacco litigation

• Page 9, Line 17settlement money transferred by the state treasurer to the fund pursuant

• Page 9, Line 18to section 24-75-1104.5 (1.7)(e). Subject to annual appropriation by the

• Page 9, Line 19general assembly, the state department may expend money from the fund

• Page 9, Line 20for the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including the

• Page 9, Line 21compensation of youth members of the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 9, Line 22board, as described in section 26-6.8-103 (1)(e)(II). All unexpended and

• Page 9, Line 23unencumbered money appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year

• Page 9, Line 24remains available for expenditure by the state department for the Tony

• Page 9, Line 25Grampsas youth services program in the following fiscal year without

• Page 9, Line 26further appropriation and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.

• Page 10, Line 1(II)  In addition to the moneys appropriated to the youth services

• Page 10, Line 2program fund pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d), the fund

• Page 10, Line 3also consists of any moneys appropriated to the fund from the marijuana

• Page 10, Line 4tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501, C.R.S. Any moneys in the

• Page 10, Line 5fund attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund shall be used for

• Page 10, Line 6community-based programs for the prevention and intervention of

• Page 10, Line 7marijuana use. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this

• Page 10, Line 8paragraph (d), any unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund at

• Page 10, Line 9the end of a fiscal year that are attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund

• Page 10, Line 10shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund or any other fund.

• Page 10, Line 11(III)  If an entity seeks a grant from the board for a program

• Page 10, Line 12directed at providing alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use

• Page 10, Line 13prevention and intervention services to youth, one of the criteria the board

• Page 10, Line 14must consider is whether the program utilizes evidence-based practices in the delivery of services.

• Page 10, Line 15(3)  To participate in the Tony Grampsas youth services program,

• Page 10, Line 16an entity may apply to the board in accordance with timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103.

• Page 10, Line 17(4)  Entities seeking to provide youth mentoring services or to

• Page 10, Line 18enhance existing youth mentoring programs are encouraged to submit an

• Page 10, Line 19application to the board for grants directly from the Tony Grampsas youth

• Page 10, Line 20services program, in addition to any funding the entities may be seeking

• Page 10, Line 21from the youth mentoring services cash fund pursuant to section

• Page 10, Line 2226-6.8-104 (6), to establish or enhance youth mentoring programs.

• Page 10, Line 23Entities submitting applications for grants directly from the Tony

• Page 11, Line 1Grampsas youth services program pursuant to this section need not meet the requirements of section 26-6.8-104 (5)(b).

• Page 11, Line 2(3) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(a)] The state department, in

• Page 11, Line 3collaboration with the board, shall develop and make available program guidelines, including, but not limited to:

• Page 11, Line 4(I)  Guidelines for proposal design for single entity

• Page 11, Line 5applicants, multi-entity applicants, and intermediary entityapplicants; and

• Page 11, Line 6(II)  Local public-to-private funding match requirements; and

• Page 11, Line 7(III)  (II)  Processes for local review and prioritization of grant program applications.

• Page 11, Line 8(b) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b) introductory portion] In

• Page 11, Line 9addition to the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (2)(a)

• Page 11, Line 10subsection (3)(a) of this section, the state department, in

• Page 11, Line 11collaboration with the board, shall develop criteria for awarding

• Page 11, Line 12grants, under the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including, but not limited to, the following requirements:

• Page 11, Line 13(I) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(I)] That the program is operated

• Page 11, Line 14in cooperation with a local government, a local governmental agency, or a local nonprofit or not-for-profit agency;

• Page 11, Line 15(II) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(II)] That the program is

• Page 11, Line 16community-based, receiving input from organizations in the community

• Page 11, Line 17such as schools, community mental health centers, local nonprofit or

• Page 11, Line 18not-for-profit agencies, local law enforcement agencies, businesses, and individuals within the community;

• Page 11, Line 19(III)  That the program utilizes evidence-based or

• Page 11, Line 20evidence-informed practices in the delivery of services;

• Page 12, Line 1(IV) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(II.5)] That the grant application

• Page 12, Line 2process identifies and prioritizes funding programs that meet a need in the

• Page 12, Line 3community, including, but not limited to, the presence of risk factors in a grant applicant's intended populations; and

• Page 12, Line 4(V) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(A)] That the program is

• Page 12, Line 5directed at providing prevention and intervention services to children,

• Page 12, Line 6youth, and their families in an effort to decrease incidents of youth crime

• Page 12, Line 7and violence; prevent preventing child abuse and neglect; or decrease

• Page 12, Line 8decreasing youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use; or

• Page 12, Line 9that the program is directed at providing services to students and their

• Page 12, Line 10families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools; pursuant to section 26-6.8-105; or providing youth mentoring;

• Page 12, Line 11(VI) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(B)] If an entity is seeking

• Page 12, Line 12a grant from the board for a student dropout prevention and intervention

• Page 12, Line 13program, pursuant to section 26-6.8-105, one of the criteria that the board

• Page 12, Line 14shall consider is whether the program has been implemented elsewhere,

• Page 12, Line 15if known, and, if so, the relative success of the program. It is not required,

• Page 12, Line 16however, that the program be previously implemented for the board state department to award a grant to the entity.

• Page 12, Line 17(VII) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(C)] If an entity is seeking

• Page 12, Line 18a grant from the board for a program directed at providing prevention and

• Page 12, Line 19intervention services to youth and their families in an effort to decrease

• Page 12, Line 20incidents of youth crime and violence, one of the criteria that the board

• Page 12, Line 21shall consider is whether the program includes restorative justice

• Page 12, Line 22components. It is not required, however, that the program include

• Page 12, Line 23restorative justice components for the board state department to award

• Page 12, Line 24a grant to the entity.

• Page 13, Line 1(c)  An entity is eligible to receive a grant for

• Page 13, Line 2out-of-school time programs regardless of whether the out-of-

• Page 13, Line 3school time program to which the grant would apply serves

• Page 13, Line 4youth who are eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch pursuant

• Page 13, Line 5to the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.

• Page 13, Line 6(4) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (3)] In addition to the guidelines and

• Page 13, Line 7criteria developed pursuant to subsection (2) subsection (3) of this

• Page 13, Line 8section, the board state department shall establish timelines for

• Page 13, Line 9submission and review of submitting and reviewing grant

• Page 13, Line 10applications for grants through the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 13, Line 11program. The board shall also adopt and timelines for submission to the

• Page 13, Line 12governor of submitting the list of entities chosen to receive grants to

• Page 13, Line 13the board. If the governor board disapproves the list, the board state

• Page 13, Line 14department may submit a replacement list within thirty days after such the disapproval.

• Page 13, Line 15(5) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (4)] The board state department

• Page 13, Line 16shall review all applications received pursuant to this section 26-6.8-102

• Page 13, Line 17for grants from the Tony Grampsas youth services program and choose

• Page 13, Line 18those entities that shall receive grants through the Tony Grampsas youth

• Page 13, Line 19services program and select the grant recipients and the amount of each grant.

• Page 13, Line 20(6) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(c)] In addition to the guidelines

• Page 13, Line 21and criteria developed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this

• Page 13, Line 22subsection (2), the board shall develop result-oriented criteria for

• Page 13, Line 23measuring the effectiveness of programs that receive grants under the

• Page 13, Line 24Tony Grampsas youth services program as deemed appropriate to the

• Page 14, Line 1nature of each program including, but not limited to, requiring grantees

• Page 14, Line 2to evaluate the impact of the services provided by the program. Except

• Page 14, Line 3as provided in subsection (6)(b) of this section, each entity that

• Page 14, Line 4receives a grant shall annually report the following information to the state department:

• Page 14, Line 5(I)  The total number of individuals served;

• Page 14, Line 6(II)  The demographic information of each individual served;

• Page 14, Line 7(III)  A description of the services provided and how the services meet one or more of the following priorities:

• Page 14, Line 8(A)  Providing prevention and intervention services to

• Page 14, Line 9children, youth, and their families in an effort to decrease incidents of youth crime and violence;

• Page 14, Line 10(B)  Providing youth mentoring programs;

• (C)  Preventing child abuse and neglect;

• Page 14, Line 11(D)  Decreasing youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use; or

• Page 14, Line 12(E)  Providing services to students and their families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools; and

• Page 14, Line 13(IV)  Any criteria developed pursuant to this paragraph (c) for

• Page 14, Line 14measuring the effectiveness The outcomes achieved by the services

• Page 14, Line 15provided and the methods used to track the outcomes.

• Page 14, Line 16Measuring the outcome of student dropout prevention and intervention

• Page 14, Line 17programs established pursuant to section 26-6.8-105 shall must include

• Page 14, Line 18the implementation of a method by which to track the students served by

• Page 14, Line 19the program to evaluate the impact of the services provided, which

• Page 14, Line 20tracking shall must continue, if possible, for at least two years or through graduation from a secondary school, whichever occurs first.

• Page 15, Line 1(b)  Notwithstanding subsection (6)(a) of this section to

• Page 15, Line 2the contrary, each entity that receives a grant and has an

• Page 15, Line 3operating budget of less than one million five hundred thousand

• Page 15, Line 4dollars, or that receives a grant in the amount of not more than

• Page 15, Line 5twenty-five thousand dollars, shall annually report the

• Page 15, Line 6information required in subsections (6)(a)(I) to (6)(a)(III) of this section to the state department.

• Page 15, Line 7(c)  If an entity utilizes a separate process for evaluating

• Page 15, Line 8and reporting on the services provided, the entity may submit that report to meet the requirements of this subsection (6).

• Page 15, Line 9(7) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-102 (2)(d)(I)] The youth services

• Page 15, Line 10program fund is created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund

• Page 15, Line 11consists of tobacco litigation settlement money transferred by the state

• Page 15, Line 12treasurer to the fund pursuant to section 24-75-1104.5 (1.7)(e). Subject to

• Page 15, Line 13annual appropriation by the general assembly, the state department may

• Page 15, Line 14expend money from the fund for the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 15, Line 15grant program, including the compensation of youth community

• Page 15, Line 16members of the Tony Grampsas youth services board. as described in

• Page 15, Line 17section 26-6.8-103 (1)(e)(II). All unexpended and unencumbered money

• Page 15, Line 18appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for

• Page 15, Line 19expenditure by the state department for the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 15, Line 20grant program in the following fiscal year without further appropriation

• Page 15, Line 21and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.

• Page 15, Line 22(b) [Formerly 26-6.8-102 (2)(d)(II)] In addition to the moneys

• Page 15, Line 23money appropriated to the youth services program fund pursuant to

• Page 16, Line 1subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) subsection (7)(a) of this

• Page 16, Line 2section, the fund also consists of any moneys money appropriated to the

• Page 16, Line 3fund from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501.

• Page 16, Line 4C.R.S. Any moneys Any money in the fund attributable to the marijuana

• Page 16, Line 5tax cash fund shall must be used for community-based programs for the

• Page 16, Line 6prevention and intervention of marijuana use. Notwithstanding the

• Page 16, Line 7provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) subsection (7)(a) of

• Page 16, Line 8this section to the contrary, any unexpended and unencumbered

• Page 16, Line 9moneys money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year that are is

• Page 16, Line 10attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund shall must remain in the fund

• Page 16, Line 11and shall must not be transferred to the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund or any other fund.

• Page 16, Line 12(c) (I)  On June 30, 2025, the state treasurer shall transfer

• Page 16, Line 13the unexpended and unencumbered balance of the youth

• Page 16, Line 14mentoring services cash fund, the student dropout prevention

• Page 16, Line 15and intervention fund, and the Colorado student

• Page 16, Line 16before-and-after school project fund to the youth services program fund.

• Page 16, Line 17(II)  This subsection (7)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

• Page 16, Line 18(8)  This section does not prevent an entity that receives

• Page 16, Line 19a grant pursuant to this article 6.8 from applying for a grant

• Page 16, Line 20administered by the attorney general's office pursuant to section 24-31-108.

• Page 16, Line 21(9)  The state department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the grant program.

• Page 16, Line 22SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26-6.8-103

• Page 16, Line 23as follows:

• Page 17, Line 126-6.8-103.  Tony Grampsas youth services board - members

• Page 17, Line 2- duties. (1) (a)   There is created the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 17, Line 3board, which is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board consists of the following members:

• Page 17, Line 4(I)  (a)  Four adult community members appointed by the governor;

• Page 17, Line 5(II)  (b)  Two youth community members appointed by the governor;

• Page 17, Line 6(III)  (c)  Three adult community members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

• Page 17, Line 7(IV)  (d)  Two adult community members appointed by the president of the senate; and

• Page 17, Line 8(V)  (e)  One adult community member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

• Page 17, Line 9(b)  (2)  No more than seven of the members appointed to the board may be affiliated with the same political party.

• Page 17, Line 10(c)  (3)  In addition to the appointed board members, the executive

• Page 17, Line 11director or the executive director's designee shall serve as is a member of the board.

• Page 17, Line 12(d) (I)  (4) (a)  In appointing adult community members to the

• Page 17, Line 13board, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president and the minority leader of the senate shall:

• Page 17, Line 14(A)  (I)  Choose persons community members who have a

• Page 17, Line 15knowledge and awareness of innovative strategies for youth crime and

• Page 17, Line 16violence prevention and intervention services and for reducing the occurrence and reoccurrence of child abuse and neglect; and

• Page 17, Line 17(B)  (II)  Appoint one or more persons community members who

• Page 18, Line 1possess knowledge and awareness of early childhood care and education

• Page 18, Line 2As used in this subsection (1)(d)(I)(B), "early childhood" means younger

• Page 18, Line 3than nine years of age for children who are younger than nine years of age.

• Page 18, Line 4(II)  (b)  In appointing members to the board, the speaker of the

• Page 18, Line 5house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each appoint

• Page 18, Line 6at least one person community member who has a knowledge and

• Page 18, Line 7awareness of student issues, including the causes of student dropout in

• Page 18, Line 8secondary schools, as well as innovative strategies for reducing the dropout rate among secondary school students.

• Page 18, Line 9(III)  (c)  In appointing community members to the board, the governor shall:

• Page 18, Line 10(A)  (I)  Appoint at least one person community member who is representative of a minority community;

• Page 18, Line 11(B)  (II)  Appoint at least one person community member who is

• Page 18, Line 12knowledgeable in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention; and

• Page 18, Line 13(C)  (III)  Appoint at least one person community member who is

• Page 18, Line 14knowledgeable in the area of youth crime and violence prevention and intervention.

• Page 18, Line 15(IV)  (d)  In appointing youth community members to the board,

• Page 18, Line 16the governor shall appoint members who are fifteen years of age or older

• Page 18, Line 17but under twenty-six years of age. A youth board member who reaches

• Page 18, Line 18twenty-six years of age during the youth board member's term may remain on the board for the remainder of the term.

• Page 18, Line 19(e)  (5)  The board shall choose a chair and vice-chair from among

• Page 18, Line 20its members.

• Page 19, Line 1(f) (I)  (6) (a)  The appointed members of the board shall serve

• Page 19, Line 2three-year terms; except that the terms of appointed members shall be

• Page 19, Line 3staggered so that no more than a minimum majority of the appointed

• Page 19, Line 4members' terms expire in the same year. If a vacancy arises in one of the

• Page 19, Line 5appointed offices, the authority making the original appointment shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.

• Page 19, Line 6(II)  (b)  Adult and youth board members of the board may be

• Page 19, Line 7reimbursed out of available appropriations for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

• Page 19, Line 8(g)  (7)  The board is authorized to meet remotely, when necessary. via telecommunications.

• Page 19, Line 9(2) (a)  The board shall develop and make available program guidelines, including but not limited to:

• Page 19, Line 10(I)  Guidelines for proposal design;

• (II)  Local public-to-private funding match requirements; and

• Page 19, Line 11(III)  Processes for local review and prioritization of program applications.

• Page 19, Line 12(b)  In addition to the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection

• Page 19, Line 13(2)(a) of this section, the board shall develop criteria for awarding grants

• Page 19, Line 14under the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including but not limited to the following requirements:

• Page 19, Line 15(I)  That the program is operated in cooperation with a local

• Page 19, Line 16government, a local governmental agency, or a local nonprofit or not-for-profit agency;

• Page 19, Line 17(II)  That the program is community-based, receiving input from

• Page 19, Line 18organizations in the community such as schools, community mental

• Page 19, Line 19health centers, local nonprofit or not-for-profit agencies, local law enforcement agencies, businesses, and individuals within the community;

• Page 20, Line 1(II.5)  That the grant application process identifies and prioritizes

• Page 20, Line 2funding programs that meet a need in the community, including, but not

• Page 20, Line 3limited to, the presence of risk factors in a grant applicant's intended populations; and

• Page 20, Line 4(III) (A)  That the program is directed at providing prevention and

• Page 20, Line 5intervention services to children, youth, and their families in an effort to

• Page 20, Line 6decrease incidents of youth crime and violence; prevent child abuse and

• Page 20, Line 7neglect; or decrease youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug

• Page 20, Line 8use, or that the program is directed at providing services to students and

• Page 20, Line 9their families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools pursuant to section 26-6.8-105.

• Page 20, Line 10(B)  If an entity is seeking a grant from the board for a student

• Page 20, Line 11dropout prevention and intervention program pursuant to section

• Page 20, Line 1226-6.8-105, one of the criteria that the board shall consider is whether the

• Page 20, Line 13program has been implemented elsewhere, if known, and, if so, the

• Page 20, Line 14relative success of the program. It is not required, however, that the

• Page 20, Line 15program be previously implemented for the board to award a grant to the entity.

• Page 20, Line 16(C)  If an entity is seeking a grant from the board for a program

• Page 20, Line 17directed at providing prevention and intervention services to youth and

• Page 20, Line 18their families in an effort to decrease incidents of youth crime and

• Page 20, Line 19violence, one of the criteria that the board shall consider is whether the

• Page 20, Line 20program includes restorative justice components. It is not required,

• Page 20, Line 21however, that the program include restorative justice components for the board to awar]d a grant to the entity.

• Page 20, Line 22(c)  In addition to the guidelines and criteria developed pursuant

• Page 21, Line 1to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (2), the board shall develop

• Page 21, Line 2result-oriented criteria for measuring the effectiveness of programs that

• Page 21, Line 3receive grants under the Tony Grampsas youth services program as

• Page 21, Line 4deemed appropriate to the nature of each program including, but not

• Page 21, Line 5limited to, requiring grantees to evaluate the impact of the services

• Page 21, Line 6provided by the program. Any criteria developed pursuant to this

• Page 21, Line 7paragraph (c) for measuring the effectiveness of student dropout

• Page 21, Line 8prevention and intervention programs established pursuant to section

• Page 21, Line 926-6.8-105 shall include the implementation of a method by which to

• Page 21, Line 10track the students served by the program to evaluate the impact of the

• Page 21, Line 11services provided, which tracking shall continue, if possible, for at least

• Page 21, Line 12two years or through graduation from a secondary school, whichever occurs first.

• Page 21, Line 13(3)  In addition to the guidelines and criteria developed pursuant

• Page 21, Line 14to subsection (2) of this section, the board shall establish timelines for

• Page 21, Line 15submission and review of applications for grants through the Tony

• Page 21, Line 16Grampsas youth services program. The board shall also adopt timelines

• Page 21, Line 17for submission to the governor of the list of entities chosen to receive

• Page 21, Line 18grants. If the governor disapproves the list, the board may submit a replacement list within thirty days after such disapproval.

• Page 21, Line 19(4)  The board shall review all applications received pursuant to

• Page 21, Line 20section 26-6.8-102 for grants from the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 21, Line 21program and choose those entities that shall receive grants through the Tony Grampsas youth services program and the amount of each grant.

• Page 21, Line 22(5)  In addition to the duties relating specifically to the Tony

• Page 21, Line 23Grampsas youth services program specified in this section, the board shall

• Page 21, Line 24operate the prevention and intervention programs specified in this article

• Page 22, Line 16.8 and such other prevention and intervention programs as may be

• Page 22, Line 2assigned to the board by executive order to be funded by federal money,

• Page 22, Line 3state money, or both. All unexpended and unencumbered money

• Page 22, Line 4appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for

• Page 22, Line 5expenditure by the state department for the Tony Grampsas youth services

• Page 22, Line 6program in the following fiscal year without further appropriation and

• Page 22, Line 7must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year.

• Page 22, Line 8SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-104 as follows:

• Page 22, Line 926-6.8-104.  Colorado youth mentoring services.(1)  Short title.

• Page 22, Line 10This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Youth Mentoring Services Act".

• Page 22, Line 11(2)  Legislative declaration. (a)  The general assembly finds and

• Page 22, Line 12declares that mentoring programs have been active in Colorado for many

• Page 22, Line 13years. The general assembly finds that national research has indicated that

• Page 22, Line 14structured mentoring programs are effective tools in combating youth

• Page 22, Line 15substance use, youth crime and violence, and other challenges faced by

• Page 22, Line 16youth. The general assembly further finds, based upon recent national

• Page 22, Line 17research results, that youth who are matched in professionally supported

• Page 22, Line 18mentoring relationships are less likely to become involved in substance

• Page 22, Line 19and alcohol use, less likely to be truant, less likely to commit violent acts

• Page 22, Line 20against other persons, and more likely to show improvements in academic performance and positive peer relations.

• Page 22, Line 21(b)  The general assembly further finds that, despite the positive

• Page 22, Line 22results that may be achieved through structured youth mentoring

• Page 22, Line 23programs, counties in the state of Colorado do not have the organizational

• Page 23, Line 1resources necessary to carry out successful mentoring programs or lack

• Page 23, Line 2volunteers to establish such programs, or both. The general assembly

• Page 23, Line 3finds that even counties in which there are established youth mentoring programs, such programs are unable to meet the demand for mentors.

• Page 23, Line 4(c)  The general assembly therefore declares and determines that

• Page 23, Line 5the provision of youth mentoring services that would use public and

• Page 23, Line 6private entities to recruit, train, screen, and supervise volunteers to serve

• Page 23, Line 7as mentors for youth would be beneficial and in the best interests of the citizens of the state of Colorado.

• Page 23, Line 8(3)  Definition. For purposes of this section, "youth" means a

• Page 23, Line 9person who is five years of age or older but under twenty-five years of

• Page 23, Line 10age and who is challenged by such risk factors as poverty, residence in a

• Page 23, Line 11substance-abusing household, family conflict, association with peers who

• Page 23, Line 12commit crimes, residence in a single-parent household, exhibition of indicia of delinquent behavior, or being the victim of child abuse.

• Page 23, Line 13(4)  Provision of youth mentoring services. There is created the

• Page 23, Line 14Colorado youth mentoring program to provide state funding for the

• Page 23, Line 15provision of evidence-informed youth mentoring services in an effort to

• Page 23, Line 16reduce youth substance use, decrease the incidents of youth crime and

• Page 23, Line 17violence, and increase protective factors for youth. The funding must be

• Page 23, Line 18used to provide evidence-informed youth mentoring services in

• Page 23, Line 19communities that do not have existing mentoring programs as well as to

• Page 23, Line 20enhance established evidence-informed youth mentoring programs that are already in existence.

• Page 23, Line 21(5)  Administration - duties of contracting entities. (a)  To be

• Page 23, Line 22eligible for money from the youth mentoring services cash fund created

• Page 23, Line 23in subsection (6) of this section for the provision of evidence-informed

• Page 24, Line 1youth mentoring services, an entity must apply to the board in accordance

• Page 24, Line 2with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section

• Page 24, Line 326-6.8-103 and must meet the requirements of subsection (5)(b) of this section.

• Page 24, Line 4(b)  An entity selected by the board to provide an evidence-informed youth mentoring program shall:

• Page 24, Line 5(I)  Adhere to evidence-informed standards of practice. An

• Page 24, Line 6evidence-informed youth mentoring program uses a model that is

• Page 24, Line 7evaluated annually and incorporates research evidence into its design and

• Page 24, Line 8delivery. An entity that is awarded a grant shall annually demonstrate

• Page 24, Line 9proof that evidence-informed standards are applied throughout the

• Page 24, Line 10program. An entity must demonstrate proof that it applies

• Page 24, Line 11evidence-informed standards by presenting current proof of compliance

• Page 24, Line 12for achievement from an evaluation concerning the application of

• Page 24, Line 13evidence-informed standards administered by an outside organization; and

• Page 24, Line 14(II)  Ensure mentoring is the primary service provided by the

• Page 24, Line 15program and make intentional matches or formal connections between youths and mentors.

• Page 24, Line 16(c)  Community-based organizations may obtain private and public

• Page 24, Line 17funds, grants, gifts, or donations for youth mentoring programs. The

• Page 24, Line 18executive director may accept and expend on behalf of the state any

• Page 24, Line 19funds, grants, gifts, or donations from any private or public source for the

• Page 24, Line 20purpose of implementing this section; except that the executive director

• Page 24, Line 21shall not accept a grant or donation if the conditions attached to the grant or donation require the expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law.

• Page 24, Line 22(d)  Entities selected to receive grants pursuant to this section for

• Page 25, Line 1the provision of youth mentoring services shall match any grant received

• Page 25, Line 2with a contribution that is the equivalent of twenty percent of the grant awarded.

• Page 25, Line 3(6)  Youth mentoring services cash fund. There is created in the

• Page 25, Line 4state treasury the youth mentoring services cash fund, referred to in this

• Page 25, Line 5subsection (6) as the "fund". The money in the fund is subject to annual

• Page 25, Line 6appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of

• Page 25, Line 7implementing this section. All unexpended and unencumbered money

• Page 25, Line 8appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for

• Page 25, Line 9expenditure by the state department for youth mentoring services in the

• Page 25, Line 10following fiscal year without further appropriation and must not be

• Page 25, Line 11transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. The

• Page 25, Line 12executive director may accept on behalf of the state any grants, gifts, or

• Page 25, Line 13donations from any private or public source for the purpose of this

• Page 25, Line 14section. All private and public money received through grants, gifts, or

• Page 25, Line 15donations must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the

• Page 25, Line 16same to the fund. The general assembly may appropriate money from the

• Page 25, Line 17marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501. All investment

• Page 25, Line 18earnings derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund

• Page 25, Line 19remains in the fund and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

• Page 25, Line 20SECTION 6.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-105 as follows:

• Page 25, Line 2126-6.8-105.  Colorado student dropout prevention and

• Page 25, Line 22intervention program.(1)  Short title. This section shall be known and

• Page 25, Line 23may be cited as the "Colorado Student Dropout Prevention and

• Page 25, Line 24Intervention Act".

• Page 26, Line 1(2)  Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds that:

• Page 26, Line 2(a)  During the last decade, over one hundred thousand students in

• Page 26, Line 3Colorado left school without successfully completing a high school program;

• Page 26, Line 4(b)  In 1996, three million six hundred thousand young adults in

• Page 26, Line 5the United States were neither enrolled in school nor had they completed a high school program;

• Page 26, Line 6(c)  In the 1995-1996 academic year, approximately thirteen

• Page 26, Line 7thousand students withdrew from Colorado schools prior to receiving a diploma, resulting in a four percent dropout rate;

• Page 26, Line 8(d)  Of those students who withdrew from Colorado schools prior

• Page 26, Line 9to receiving a diploma, approximately five thousand nine hundred were minority students;

• Page 26, Line 10(e)  The dropout rate of minority students in Colorado is significantly greater than that of nonminority students;

• Page 26, Line 11(f)  Numerous factors, including socioeconomic background, lack

• Page 26, Line 12of adult support, and the inability to communicate well in English, influence a student's decision to drop out of school;

• Page 26, Line 13(g)  Research has shown that, compared with high school

• Page 26, Line 14graduates, relatively more dropouts are unemployed, and those dropouts

• Page 26, Line 15who do succeed in finding work tend to earn less money than high school graduates; and

• Page 26, Line 16(h)  High school dropouts are more likely to apply for and receive public assistance than high school graduates.

• Page 26, Line 17(3)  Definitions. For purposes of this section, "student" means an

• Page 26, Line 18individual enrolled in a primary or secondary school who is facing

• Page 27, Line 1adversity such as dropping out of school because of the individual's

• Page 27, Line 2socioeconomic background, lack of adult support, language barriers, or other identified indicators that cause school drop out.

• Page 27, Line 3(4)  Colorado student dropout prevention and intervention

• Page 27, Line 4program. There is created the Colorado student dropout prevention and

• Page 27, Line 5intervention program in the Tony Grampsas youth services program to

• Page 27, Line 6provide services to students and their families in an effort to reduce the

• Page 27, Line 7dropout rate in secondary schools through an appropriate combination of

• Page 27, Line 8academic and extracurricular activities designed to enhance the overall education and edification of students in secondary schools.

• Page 27, Line 9(5)  Administration. (a)  The state department shall administer the

• Page 27, Line 10student dropout prevention and intervention program. Subject to the

• Page 27, Line 11designation in subsection (5)(b) of this section, the board shall select

• Page 27, Line 12those entities that will receive grants through the student dropout

• Page 27, Line 13prevention and intervention program and the amount of each grant. In

• Page 27, Line 14addition, the state department shall monitor the effectiveness of programs

• Page 27, Line 15that receive funds through the student dropout prevention and

• Page 27, Line 16intervention program. To be eligible for grants from the board for the

• Page 27, Line 17provision of student dropout prevention and intervention programs for

• Page 27, Line 18students, an entity must apply to the board in accordance with the

• Page 27, Line 19timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103.

• Page 27, Line 20(b)  Any moneys awarded by the board shall be paid from moneys

• Page 27, Line 21appropriated out of the general fund for the Tony Grampsas youth

• Page 27, Line 22services program. Each year no less than ten percent of the total

• Page 27, Line 23appropriation from the general fund shall be designated and used

• Page 27, Line 24exclusively for programs specifically designed to prevent students from

• Page 28, Line 1dropping out of secondary schools; except that, commencing in fiscal year

• Page 28, Line 22004-05 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no less than twenty percent of

• Page 28, Line 3the total appropriation shall be designated and used exclusively for such purpose.

• Page 28, Line 4(6)  Receipt of money. (a)  The executive director may accept on

• Page 28, Line 5behalf of the state any funds, grants, gifts, or donations from any private

• Page 28, Line 6or public source for the purpose of implementing student dropout

• Page 28, Line 7prevention and intervention programs pursuant to this section; except that

• Page 28, Line 8the executive director shall not accept funds, grants, gifts, or donations if

• Page 28, Line 9the conditions attached thereto require the expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law.

• Page 28, Line 10(b)  All private and public money received through funds, grants,

• Page 28, Line 11gifts, or donations pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be transmitted to

• Page 28, Line 12the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the student dropout

• Page 28, Line 13prevention and intervention fund, which fund is hereby created. The

• Page 28, Line 14money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general

• Page 28, Line 15assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the

• Page 28, Line 16administration of this section. The executive director may expend money

• Page 28, Line 17appropriated to the state department from the fund to provide a grant for

• Page 28, Line 18implementing and administering a student dropout prevention and

• Page 28, Line 19intervention program. All investment earnings derived from the deposit

• Page 28, Line 20and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. All

• Page 28, Line 21unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of a fiscal

• Page 28, Line 22year remains available for expenditure by the state department for student

• Page 28, Line 23dropout prevention and intervention in the following fiscal year without

• Page 28, Line 24further appropriation and must not be transferred or revert to the general

• Page 28, Line 25fund at the end of a fiscal year.

• Page 29, Line 1SECTION 7.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-106 as follows:

• Page 29, Line 226-6.8-106.  Colorado student before-and-after-school project

• Page 29, Line 3- creation - funding.(1)  Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 29, Line 4(a)  "Before-and-after-school program" means a program that

• Page 29, Line 5meets before regular school hours or after regular school hours or during a period when school is not in session.

• Page 29, Line 6(b)  "Fund" means the Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund created in subsection (4) of this section.

• Page 29, Line 7(c)  "Project" means the Colorado before-and-after-school project created in subsection (2) of this section.

• Page 29, Line 8(2)  Colorado student before-and-after-school project. There is

• Page 29, Line 9created, in the Tony Grampsas youth services program, the Colorado

• Page 29, Line 10student before-and-after-school project to provide grants to entities to

• Page 29, Line 11provide high-quality before-and-after-school programs that may include

• Page 29, Line 12an alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use intervention, prevention, and

• Page 29, Line 13education component. Entities that receive grants pursuant to this section

• Page 29, Line 14shall apply the grants to creating and implementing

• Page 29, Line 15before-and-after-school programs that primarily serve youth enrolled in

• Page 29, Line 16grades six through eight or youth who are twelve to fourteen years of age.

• Page 29, Line 17The before-and-after-school programs are designed to help youth develop

• Page 29, Line 18their interests and skills in the areas of sports and fitness, character and

• Page 29, Line 19leadership, or arts and culture and may provide education regarding the

• Page 29, Line 20dangers of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

• Page 29, Line 21Before-and-after-school programs that are designed primarily to increase

• Page 29, Line 22academic achievement or that provide religious instruction are not eligible for funding pursuant to this section.

• Page 30, Line 1(3)  Administration. (a)  The state department shall administer the

• Page 30, Line 2project. The board shall select the entities that will receive grants through

• Page 30, Line 3the project and the amount of each grant. In addition, the state department

• Page 30, Line 4shall monitor the effectiveness of before-and-after-school programs that

• Page 30, Line 5receive moneys through the project. To be eligible for grants through the

• Page 30, Line 6project, an entity shall apply to the board in accordance with the timelines

• Page 30, Line 7and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103.

• Page 30, Line 8Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any criteria for awarding

• Page 30, Line 9grants adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103 (2)(b) to the

• Page 30, Line 10contrary, an entity may be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this

• Page 30, Line 11section regardless of whether the before-and-after-school program to

• Page 30, Line 12which the grant would apply serves youth who are eligible for free or

• Page 30, Line 13reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.

• Page 30, Line 14(b)  The grants awarded through the project shall be paid from

• Page 30, Line 15moneys appropriated from the fund to the state department. The board

• Page 30, Line 16and grant recipients are encouraged to apply moneys awarded through the

• Page 30, Line 17project to leverage additional funding as matching funds from private and federal sources.

• Page 30, Line 18(4)  Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund.

• Page 30, Line 19There is created in the state treasury the Colorado student

• Page 30, Line 20before-and-after-school project fund that consists of money that the

• Page 30, Line 21general assembly may appropriate to the fund. The money in the fund is

• Page 30, Line 22subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state

• Page 30, Line 23department for the purpose of providing grants as provided in this section

• Page 30, Line 24and the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of

• Page 31, Line 1this section. Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this

• Page 31, Line 2section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All

• Page 31, Line 3interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in

• Page 31, Line 4the fund is credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered

• Page 31, Line 5money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for

• Page 31, Line 6expenditure by the state department for before-and-after-school programs

• Page 31, Line 7in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. Any unexpended and

• Page 31, Line 8unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year

• Page 31, Line 9remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.

• Page 31, Line 10SECTION 8.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-3-113, amend (3)(a) as follows:

• Page 31, Line 1113-3-113.  Family-friendly courts. (3)  Definitions. For purposes of this section:

• Page 31, Line 12(a)  "At-risk youth" shall have the same meaning as "youth" set

• Page 31, Line 13forth in section 26-6.8-104 (3) means a person who is five years of

• Page 31, Line 14age or older but under twenty-five years of age and who is

• Page 31, Line 15experiencing poverty, exposure to substance use, family

• Page 31, Line 16conflict, association with peers who are justice-involved, disciplinary issues, or child abuse or neglect.

• Page 31, Line 17SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-1104.5,

• Page 31, Line 18amend (1.7)(e); and amend as it will become effective July 1, 2025, (3) as follows:

• Page 31, Line 1924-75-1104.5.  Use of settlement money - programs - repeal.

• Page 31, Line 20(1.7)  Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1.3), (1.8), and (5) of

• Page 31, Line 21this section, and except that disputed payments received by the state in the

• Page 31, Line 222015-16 fiscal year or in any year thereafter are excluded from the

• Page 32, Line 1calculation of allocations pursuant to this subsection (1.7), for the

• Page 32, Line 22016-17 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the following

• Page 32, Line 3programs, services, and funds receive the following specified percentages

• Page 32, Line 4of the total amount of settlement money received by the state in the preceding fiscal year:

• Page 32, Line 5(e)  The Tony Grampsas youth services program created in article

• Page 32, Line 66.8 of title 26, C.R.S., shall receive section 26-6.8-102 receives seven

• Page 32, Line 7and one-half percent of the total amount of settlement moneys money,

• Page 32, Line 8which the state treasurer shall transfer to the youth services program fund created in section 26-6.8-102 (2)(d), C.R.S. section 26-6.8-102 (7);

• Page 32, Line 9(3)  Notwithstanding subsection (1.7) of this section, for purposes

• Page 32, Line 10of sections 23-20-136 (3.5)(a), 25-4-1401 (6), 25-4-1405 (2), 25-23-104

• Page 32, Line 11(2), 25.5-8-105 (3), 26.5-3-507 (2)(e), 26-6.8-102 (2)(d) 26-6.8-102 (7),

• Page 32, Line 12and 28-5-709 (2)(a), settlement money received and allocated by the state

• Page 32, Line 13pursuant to subsection (1.7) of this section during the same fiscal year is deemed to be money received for or during the preceding fiscal year.

• Page 32, Line 14SECTION 10.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-804, amend (3)(a) as follows:

• Page 32, Line 1525-3.5-804.  Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation

• Page 32, Line 16programs - review committee - grants - reimbursement for expenses.

• Page 32, Line 17(3) (a)  The division shall review the applications received pursuant to

• Page 32, Line 18this part 8 and make recommendations to the state board regarding those

• Page 32, Line 19entities that may receive grants and the amounts of said the grants. On

• Page 32, Line 20and after October 1, 2005, the review committee shall review the

• Page 32, Line 21applications received pursuant to this part 8 and submit to the state board

• Page 32, Line 22and the director of the department recommended grant recipients, grant

• Page 32, Line 23amounts, and the duration of each grant. Within thirty days after receiving

• Page 33, Line 1the review committee's recommendations, the director shall submit his or

• Page 33, Line 2her the director's recommendations to the state board. The review

• Page 33, Line 3committee's recommendations regarding grantees of the Tony Grampsas

• Page 33, Line 4youth services grant program, created in section 26-6.8-102, pursuant

• Page 33, Line 5to section 25-3.5-805 (5) shall be submitted to the state board and the

• Page 33, Line 6Tony Grampsas youth services board department of human services.

• Page 33, Line 7Within thirty days after receiving the review committee's

• Page 33, Line 8recommendations, the Tony Grampsas youth services board department

• Page 33, Line 9of human services shall submit its recommendations to the state board.

• Page 33, Line 10The state board has the final authority to approve the grants under this

• Page 33, Line 11part 8. If the state board disapproves a recommendation for a grant

• Page 33, Line 12recipient, the review committee may submit a replacement

• Page 33, Line 13recommendation within thirty days. In reviewing grant applications for

• Page 33, Line 14programs to provide tobacco education, prevention, and cessation

• Page 33, Line 15programs for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, the

• Page 33, Line 16division or the review committee shall consult with the programs for

• Page 33, Line 17public psychiatry at the university of Colorado health sciences center, the

• Page 33, Line 18national alliance on mental illness, the mental health association of Colorado, and the department of human services.

• Page 33, Line 19SECTION 11.  Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.

• Page 33, Line 20(1)  To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general

• Page 33, Line 21appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of

• Page 33, Line 22human services for use by the office of children, youth and families are adjusted as follows:

• Page 33, Line 23(a)  The cash funds appropriation from the marijuana tax cash fund

• Page 33, Line 24created in section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., for the appropriation to the

• Page 33, Line 25youth mentoring services cash fund is decreased by $500,000;

• Page 34, Line 1(b)  The reappropriated funds appropriation from the youth

• Page 34, Line 2mentoring services fund created in section 26-6.8-104 (6), C.R.S., for the tony grampsas youth services program is decreased by $504,120; and

• Page 34, Line 3(c)  The cash funds appropriation from the the marijuana tax cash

• Page 34, Line 4fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., for the tony grampsas youth services program is increased by $500,000.

• Page 34, Line 5SECTION 12.  Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

• Page 34, Line 6determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

• Page 34, Line 7preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

• Page 34, Line 8the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.