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Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-2-204. Early childhood councils--applications--rules

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

(1) A newly established or newly identified council shall submit to the department an application to become part of the statewide system of early childhood councils. The department shall develop and distribute the application form and criteria and an explanation of the process for joining the statewide system of early childhood councils. The department shall provide support for the preparation of applications.

(2) A new council shall designate on its application the following information:

(a) The intended service area;

(b) The counties to be involved in the council;

(c) Participating mandatory stakeholders;

(d) The entity that serves as the original fiscal agent for the council; and

(e) The signatures of the chair or chairs of the board or boards of county commissioners for the counties involved in the council, the legal signatory for the counties, and the president of a school district board of education involved in the council.

(3) An existing early childhood council seeking to be newly identified as a council shall designate on its application a restatement of the following information:

(a) The designated service area;

(b) Current members;

(c) Any additional stakeholders required to meet the membership requirements of section 26.5-2-205;

(d) The designated fiscal agent; and

(e) Signatures of the current organization leadership, the fiscal agent, the chair or chairs of the board or boards of county commissioners of the counties involved in the council, and the president of a school district board of education involved in the council.

(4) Each council shall develop a strategic plan based upon an assessment of the early childhood needs in the designated service area that includes:

(a) A council infrastructure, including a plan for hiring a council director;

(b) A technical assistance plan and an annual budget for developing a local early childhood system and infrastructure to improve and coordinate early childhood services; and

(c) A plan for evaluating program performance and council process and effectiveness as it relates to the council's strategic plan.

(5) The executive director shall promulgate rules to define the standards for acceptance of applications made pursuant to this section. Acceptance of an application is automatic if the application is complete, the signatures are in order, and it meets the standards set forth by the executive director pursuant to this subsection (5).

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-2-204. Early childhood councils--applications--rules - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-26-5-early-childhood-programs-and-services/co-rev-st-sect-26-5-2-204/

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