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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-2.5-1519. Contracts and agreements with public and private agencies

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The executive director of the department of human services shall, subject to available appropriations, enter into agreements or contracts deemed necessary and appropriate with any governmental unit or agency or private facility or provider cooperating or willing to cooperate in a program to carry out the purposes of this article 2.5. The contracts or agreements may provide, among other things, for the type of work to be performed at a camp or other facility, the rate of payment for such work, and other matters relating to the care and treatment of juveniles.

(2) Placement of juveniles by the department of human services in any public or private facility not under the jurisdiction of the department shall not terminate the legal custody of the department.

(3) The department of human services has the right to inspect all facilities used by it and to examine and consult with persons in its legal custody who have been placed in any such facility.

(4)(a) On and after April 1, 2004, an entity that contracts with the department of human services for the operation of a private juvenile facility shall not employ a person who is required to register pursuant to the “Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act”, article 22 of title 16, to work in the private juvenile facility.

(b) For the purposes of a contract in existence as of April 1, 2004, if a contractor employs a person in a private juvenile facility who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the “Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act”, article 22 of title 16, the contractor shall ensure that the person does not have unsupervised contact with a juvenile in the facility on and after April 1, 2004. Failure to comply with this subsection (4) constitutes a breach and grounds for termination of the contract.

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