BY SENATORS Linkhart, Bishop, Reeves, Rupert, and Thiebaut;
also REPRESENTATIVES Leyba, Clarke, Pfiffner, and
Taylor.
CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE AWARDING
OF GRANTS UNDER THE YOUTH CRIME PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 24322801
(2) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
24322801. Youth crime prevention
and intervention program creation standards
applications. (2) (a) The
youth crime prevention and intervention program shall be administered
through the department of local affairs. Subject to the designation
in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), the youth crime prevention
and intervention program board created in section 24322802
shall choose those entities that will receive grants through the
youth crime prevention and intervention program and the amount
of each grant. In addition, the department of local affairs shall
monitor the effectiveness of each
program that receives PROGRAMS THAT
RECEIVE funds through the youth crime prevention and intervention
program.
SECTION 2. 24322802
(2) (c) and (3), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read:
24322802. Youth crime prevention
and intervention program board members duties.
(2) (c) In addition to
the guidelines and criteria developed pursuant to paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this subsection (2), the board shall develop resultoriented
criteria for measuring the effectiveness of programs that receive
grants under the youth crime prevention and intervention program
AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO THE NATURE OF EACH PROGRAM including,
but not limited to, requiring grantees to
implement a method of
tracking for at least two years the persons served by the program
to evaluate the impact of the services provided by the program.
(3) In addition to the guidelines and
criteria developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section,
the board shall establish timelines for submission and review
of applications for grants through the youth crime prevention
and intervention program. under which
the board shall accept applications at least twice in each twelve
month period. The board shall also
adopt timelines for submission to the governor of the list of
entities chosen to receive grants. The
timelines shall not allow the board to
submit such list more often than once
every six months; except that, If
the governor disapproves the list, the board may submit a replacement
list within thirty days after such disapproval.
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninetyday period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.
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Tom Norton Charles E. Berry
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO