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1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REENGROSSED~~
5		-	This Version Includes All Amendments
6		-	~~Adopted~~ in the House of Introduction
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0581.01 Shelby Ross x4510
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-197
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Health & Human Services
11	11		Appropriations
12	12		A BILL FOR AN ACT
13	13		C
14	14		ONCERNING CHANGES TO THE TONY GRAMPSAS YOUTH SERVICES101
15	15		PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AND
16	16		102
17	17		REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION .103
18	18		Bill Summary
19	19		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
20	20		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
21	21		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
22	22		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
23	23		http://leg.colorado.gov
24	24		.)
25	25		The Tony Grampsas youth services grant program (grant program)
26	26		provides grants to community-based programs to reduce incidents of
27	27		youth crime and violence. The youth mentoring program, the student
28	28		dropout prevention and intervention program, and the student
29	29		before-and-after school project (collectively, the "programs") were
30	30		SENATE
31		-	3rd Reading Unamended
32		-	April 14, 2025
33		-	SENATE
34	31		Amended 2nd Reading
35	32		April 11, 2025
36	33		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
37		-	Exum, Amabile, Coleman, Cutter, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Michaelson Jenet,
38		-	Mullica, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.
	34	+	Exum,
39	35		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
40	36		Bacon,
41	37		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
42	38		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
43	39		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. created within the grant program. The bill repeals the individual programs
44	40		and instead lists the programs as allowable uses for grant money under
45	41		the grant program.
46	42		The bill transfers certain responsibilities from the Tony Grampsas
47	43		youth services board (board) to the department of human services (state
48	44		department). The bill repeals local public-to-private funding match
49	45		requirements.
50	46		The bill requires each entity that receives a grant to annually report
51	47		certain information to the state department; except that an entity that has
52	48		an operating budget of less than $1.5 million, or that receives a grant in
53	49		the amount of not more than $25,000, is not required to report on the
54	50		outcomes achieved by the services provided and the methods used to
55	51		track the outcomes.
56	52		The bill makes conforming amendments.
57	53		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
58	54		SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general2
59	55		assembly finds that:3
60	56		(I) Mentoring programs have been active in Colorado for many4
61	57		years, and national research has indicated that structured mentoring5
62	58		programs are effective tools in combating youth substance use, youth6
63	59		crime and violence, and other challenges faced by youth; and7
64	60		(II) Research indicates that youth who are matched in8
65	61		professionally supported mentoring relationships are less likely to become9
66	62		involved in substance and alcohol use, less likely to be truant, less likely10
67	63		to commit violent acts against other persons, and more likely to show11
68	64		improvements in academic performance and positive peer relations.12
69	65		(b) The general assembly further finds that:13
70	66		(I) Research indicates that students who drop out of high school14
71	67		are more likely to be unemployed than high school graduates or struggle15
72	68		to find stable and fulfilling employment;16
73	69		(II) High school dropouts are more likely to apply for and receive17
74	70		197-2- public assistance than high school graduates; and1
75	71		(III) Research indicates that working with families who have2
76	72		young children in order to increase family strengths and enhance child3
77	73		development through building protective factors reduces the likelihood4
78	74		of child abuse and neglect.5
79	75		(c) The general assembly further finds that despite the positive6
80	76		results that can be achieved through youth mentoring programs, dropout7
81	77		prevention and intervention programs, out-of-school time programs, and8
82	78		child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention programs, counties9
83	79		in the state of Colorado do not have the organizational resources10
84	80		necessary to carry out successful programs or lack volunteers to establish11
85	81		such programs, or both, and even in counties in which there are12
86	82		established programs, such programs are unable to meet the demand.13
87	83		(2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that youth mentoring14
88	84		programs, dropout prevention and intervention programs, out-of-school15
89	85		time programs, and child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention16
90	86		programs would be beneficial and in the best interests of the citizens of17
91	87		the state of Colorado.18
92	88		SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26-6.8-10119
93	89		as follows:20
94	90		26-6.8-101. Definitions. As used in this article 6.8, unless the21
95	91		context otherwise requires:22
96	92		(1) "Board" means the Tony Grampsas youth services board23
97	93		created in section 26-6.8-103.24
98	94		(2) "Entity" means a local government, a Colorado public or25
99	95		not-for-profit school, a group of public or not-for-profit schools, a school26
100	96		district or group of school districts, a board of cooperative services, an27
101	97		197
102	98		-3- institution of higher education, the Colorado National Guard, or a private1
103	99		nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization.2
104	100		(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state3
105	101		department of human services.4
106	102		(4) "G
107	103		RANT PROGRAM" OR "PROGRAM" MEANS THE TONY5
108	104		G
109	105		RAMPSAS YOUTH SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION6
110	106		26-6.8-102.7
111	107		(5) "I
112	108		NTERMEDIARY ENTITY" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT
113	109		8
114	110		APPLIES FOR A GRANT TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT EVIDENCE -BASED OR9
115	111		EVIDENCE-INFORMED STRATEGIES OR PROGRAMS WITH SUBCONTRACTED10
116	112		ENTITIES AND:11
117	113		(a) I
118	114		NTERACTS WITH LOCAL, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,12
119	115		AS WELL AS WITH STATEWIDE OR NATIONWIDE ENTITIES , TO EFFECTIVELY13
120	116		MONITOR A SPECIFIC EVIDENCE-BASED OR EVIDENCE-INFORMED
121	117		STRATEGY14
122	118		OR PROGRAM;15
123	119		(b) H
124	120		AS THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO16
125	121		LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT IMPLEMENT THE SAME SPECIFIC EVIDENCE -BASED17
126	122		OR EVIDENCE-INFORMED
127	123		STRATEGY OR PROGRAM AS THE INTERMEDIARY18
128	124		ENTITY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES :19
129	125		(I) C
130	126		OMMUNITY PREPARATION FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION ;20
131	127		(II) S
132	128		TAFF TRAINING ON THE EVIDENCE -BASED OR
133	129		21
134	130		EVIDENCE-INFORMED STRATEGY OR PROGRAM;22
135	131		(III) T
136	132		ECHNICAL ASSISTANCE;23
137	133		(IV) P
138	134		ROGRAM MONITORING ;24
139	135		(V) L
140	136		IAISON FOR ENTITIES THAT DEVELOP OR OVERSEE A SPECIFIC25
141	137		EVIDENCE-BASED OR EVIDENCE-INFORMED
142	138		STRATEGY OR PROGRAM;26
143	139		(VI) E
144	140		VALUATION COORDINATION ; AND27
145	141		197
146	142		-4- (VII) FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS ;1
147	143		(c) S
148	144		ERVES AS THE FISCAL AND COORDINATING ENTITY
149	145		WITH THE2
150	146		INTENT OF SUBCONTRACTING GRANT -RELATED SERVICES TO COMMUNITY3
151	147		PARTNERS;4
152	148		(d) A
153	149		LLOCATES FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE ENTITY 'S
154	150		BUDGET5
155	151		TO PARTNER ENTITIES;6
156	152		(e) H
157	153		AS AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO IDENTIFY PARTNER ENTITIES
158	154		7
159	155		EITHER PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE GRANT APPLICATION OR ONCE THE8
160	156		ENTITY RECEIVES THE FUNDING NOTIFICATION; AND9
161	157		(f) H
162	158		AS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERST ANDING WITH EACH PARTNER10
163	159		ENTITY THAT IS A SUBCONTRACTED ENTITY .
164	160		11
165	161		(6) "M
166	162		ULTI-ENTITY" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT APPLIES
167	163		12
168	164		FOR A GRANT IN COLLABORATION WITH A PARTNER ENTITY AND:13
169	165		(a) H
170	166		AS AN ESTABLISHED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN14
171	167		TWO OR MORE ENTITIES
172	168		FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING15
173	169		COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES;16
174	170		(b) H
175	171		AS ONE LEAD ENTITY
176	172		THAT ENTERS INTO SUBCONTRACTS17
177	173		WITH OTHER PARTNER ENTITIES AND:18
178	174		(I) S
179	175		ERVES AS THE LIAISON TO THE GRANT PROGRAM AS THE19
180	176		PRIMARY CONTACT AND COORDINATES AND SUBMITS ALL REQUIRED20
181	177		GRANT PROGRAM REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 26-6.8-102 (6) ON21
182	178		BEHALF OF THE PARTNER ENTITIES
183	179		;22
184	180		(II) M
185	181		ANAGES AND COORDINATES ALL GRANT PROGRAM23
186	182		PROCEDURES FOR THE PARTNER ENTITIES
187	183		;24
188	184		(III) C
189	185		ONDUCTS PROGRAM MONITORING WITH PARTNER ENTITIES
190	186		25
191	187		TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE GRANT PROGRAM ;26
192	188		(IV) C
193	189		OORDINATES GRANT PROGRAM -RELATED EVALUATION27
194	190		197
195	191		-5- PROCESSES WITH THE PARTNER ENTITIES ; AND1
196	192		(V) A
197	193		LLOCATES FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE LEAD ENTITY 'S
198	194		2
199	195		BUDGET TO THE PARTNER ENTITIES; AND3
200	196		(c) H
201	197		AS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH EACH4
202	198		PARTNER ENTITY
203	199		PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLABORATIVE.5
204	200		(7) "S
205	201		INGLE ENTITY" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT APPLIES
206	202		6
207	203		FOR A GRANT INDEPENDENTLY DESPITE ANY PROGRAMMATIC7
208	204		COLLABORATION THAT MAY EXIST WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS .8
209	205		(4) (8) "State department" means the state department of human9
210	206		services.10
211	207		SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend with11
212	208		relocated provisions 26-6.8-102 as follows:12
213	209		26-6.8-102. Tony Grampsas youth services grant program -13
214	210		creation - guidelines and criteria - cash fund - rules - repeal.14
215	211		(1) (a) The Tony Grampsas youth services program is transferred to the15
216	212		state department. All program grants in existence as of July 1, 2013, shall16
217	213		continue to be valid through June 30, 2014. Persons appointed to the17
218	214		board shall continue serving until completion of their terms and may be18
219	215		reappointed as provided in section 26-6.8-103.19
220	216		(b) The Tony Grampsas youth services GRANT program is20
221	217		established CREATED IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT to provide state funding21
222	218		for GRANTS TO ENTITIES FOR DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING22
223	219		PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION community-based programs TO REDUCE23
224	220		INCIDENTS OF YOUTH CRIME AND VIOLENCE . GRANT RECIPIENTS MAY USE24
225	221		THE MONEY RECEIVED THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE25
226	222		EXISTING PROGRAMS OR DEVELO P AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS ,26
227	223		INCLUDING:27
228	224		197
229	225		-6- (a) PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS INTENDED TO1
230	226		(I) To provide prevention and intervention services in an effort to2
231	227		reduce incidents of youth crime and violence
232	228		AND3
233	229		(II) To provide prevention and intervention services in an effort
234	230		4
235	231		to reduce the occurrence and reoccurrence of child abuse and neglect and5
236	232		to reduce the need for state intervention in child abuse and neglect6
237	233		prevention and education;7
238	234		(III) For the prevention and intervention of PREVENT youth8
239	235		alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use; and9
240	236		(IV) For the prevention and intervention of student drop out.10
241	237		(b) Y
242	238		OUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT STRIVE TO REDUCE11
243	239		YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE , DECREASE INCIDENTS OF YOUTH CRIME AND12
244	240		VIOLENCE, AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR YOUTH WHO ARE FIVE13
245	241		YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BUT UNDER TWENTY -FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND14
246	242		WHO ARE EXPERIENCING POVERTY , EXPOSURE TO SUBSTANCE USE, FAMILY15
247	243		CONFLICT, ASSOCIATION WITH PEERS WHO ARE JUSTICE -INVOLVED,16
248	244		DISCIPLINARY ISSUES, OR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. YOUTH MENTORING17
249	245		PROGRAMS MUST ENSURE MENTORING IS THE PRIMARY SERVICE PROVIDED18
250	246		BY THE PROGRAM AND MAKE INTENTIONAL MATCHES OR FORMAL19
251	247		CONNECTIONS BETWEEN YOUTH AND MENTORS .20
252	248		(c) S
253	249		TUDENT DROPOUT PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION21
254	250		PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A22
255	251		PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL WHO AR E AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF23
256	252		SCHOOL. STUDENT DROPOUT PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS24
257	253		MUST UTILIZE AN APPROPRIATE COMBINATION OF ACADEMIC AND25
258	254		EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL26
259	255		EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS .27
260	256		197
261	257		-7- (d) OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS THAT MAY INCLUDE AN1
262	258		ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OR OTHER DRUG USE INTERVENTION , PREVENTION,2
263	259		AND EDUCATION COMPONENT AND PRIMARILY SERVE YOUTH ENROLLED IN3
264	260		GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT OR YOUTH WHO ARE TWELVE TO FOURTEEN4
265	261		YEARS OF AGE. OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS MUST BE DESIGNED TO5
266	262		HELP YOUTH DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF6
267	263		SPORTS AND FITNESS, CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP , OR ARTS AND7
268	264		CULTURE AND MAY PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING THE DANGERS OF THE8
269	265		USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS. GRANT MONEY MUST NOT9
270	266		BE USED FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED10
271	267		PRIMARILY TO INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OR THAT PROVIDE11
272	268		RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.12
273	269		(e) C
274	270		HILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION13
275	271		STRATEGIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN
276	272		AND THEIR14
277	273		FAMILIES WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING FAMILY STRENGTHS , ENHANCING15
278	274		CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHILD ABUSE16
279	275		AND NEGLECT. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND17
280	276		INTERVENTION STRATEGIES MUST BE BASED ON ENGAGING FAMILIES ,18
281	277		PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITIES IN ENHANCING PROTECTIVE FACTORS .19
282	278		(2) (a) The board shall choose those entities that will receive20
283	279		grants through the Tony Grampsas youth services program and the21
284	280		amount of each grant. The state department shall administer the grants22
285	281		awarded and GRANT PROGRAM, monitor the effectiveness of programs that23
286	282		receive grants, through the Tony Grampsas youth services program AND,24
287	283		SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , AWARD GRANTS AS PROVIDED25
288	284		IN THIS SECTION.26
289	285		(b) Repealed. 27
290	286		197
291	287		-8- (c) (b) Any grant awarded through the Tony Grampsas youth1
292	288		services program shall be paid from moneys appropriated pursuant to2
293	289		paragraph (d) of this subsection (2) GRANT AWARDS MUST BE PAID OUT OF3
294	290		THE YOUTH SERVICE PROGRAM FUND CREATED IN SUBSECTION (7) OF THIS4
295	291		SECTION or out of the general fund. for the program. The board STATE5
296	292		DEPARTMENT, in accordance with the timelines adopted pursuant to6
297	293		section 26-6.8-103 (3) SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION, shall submit a list7
298	294		of the entities chosen to receive grants to the governor BOARD for8
299	295		approval. The governor BOARD shall either approve or disapprove the9
300	296		entire list of entities by responding to the board STATE DEPARTMENT10
301	297		within twenty days. If the governor BOARD does not respond to the board11
302	298		STATE DEPARTMENT within twenty days after receipt of the list, the list is12
303	299		approved. The board STATE DEPARTMENT shall not award a grant through13
304	300		the Tony Grampsas youth services program without the prior approval of14
305	301		the governor BOARD.15
306	302		(d) (I) The youth services program fund is created in the state16
307	303		treasury. The principal of the fund consists of tobacco litigation17
308	304		settlement money transferred by the state treasurer to the fund pursuant18
309	305		to section 24-75-1104.5 (1.7)(e). Subject to annual appropriation by the19
310	306		general assembly, the state department may expend money from the fund20
311	307		for the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including the21
312	308		compensation of youth members of the Tony Grampsas youth services22
313	309		board, as described in section 26-6.8-103 (1)(e)(II). All unexpended and23
314	310		unencumbered money appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year24
315	311		remains available for expenditure by the state department for the Tony25
316	312		Grampsas youth services program in the following fiscal year without26
317	313		further appropriation and must not be transferred or revert to the general27
318	314		197
319	315		-9- fund at the end of a fiscal year.1
320	316		(II) In addition to the moneys appropriated to the youth services2
321	317		program fund pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d), the fund3
322	318		also consists of any moneys appropriated to the fund from the marijuana4
323	319		tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501, C.R.S. Any moneys in the5
324	320		fund attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund shall be used for6
325	321		community-based programs for the prevention and intervention of7
326	322		marijuana use. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this8
327	323		paragraph (d), any unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund at9
328	324		the end of a fiscal year that are attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund10
329	325		shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to the tobacco11
330	326		litigation settlement cash fund or any other fund.12
331	327		(III) If an entity seeks a grant from the board for a program13
332	328		directed at providing alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use14
333	329		prevention and intervention services to youth, one of the criteria the board15
334	330		must consider is whether the program utilizes evidence-based practices16
335	331		in the delivery of services.17
336	332		(3) To participate in the Tony Grampsas youth services program,18
337	333		an entity may apply to the board in accordance with timelines and19
338	334		guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103.20
339	335		(4) Entities seeking to provide youth mentoring services or to21
340	336		enhance existing youth mentoring programs are encouraged to submit an22
341	337		application to the board for grants directly from the Tony Grampsas youth23
342	338		services program, in addition to any funding the entities may be seeking24
343	339		from the youth mentoring services cash fund pursuant to section25
344	340		26-6.8-104 (6), to establish or enhance youth mentoring programs.26
345	341		Entities submitting applications for grants directly from the Tony27
346	342		197
347	343		-10- Grampsas youth services program pursuant to this section need not meet1
348	344		the requirements of section 26-6.8-104 (5)(b).2
349	345		(3) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(a)] The
350	346		STATE DEPARTMENT, IN3
351	347		COLLABORATION WITH THE board, shall develop and make available4
352	348		program guidelines, including, but not limited to:5
353	349		(I) Guidelines for proposal design
354	350		FOR SINGLE ENTITY
355	351		6
356	352		APPLICANTS, MULTI-ENTITY APPLICANTS, AND INTERMEDIARY ENTITY7
357	353		APPLICANTS; AND8
358	354		(II) Local public-to-private funding match requirements; and9
359	355		(III) (II) Processes for local review and prioritization of GRANT10
360	356		program applications.11
361	357		(b) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b) introductory portion] In12
362	358		addition to the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (2)(a)13
363	359		SUBSECTION (3)(a) of this section, the STATE DEPARTMENT , IN14
364	360		COLLABORATION WITH THE board, shall develop criteria for awarding15
365	361		grants, under the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including, but16
366	362		not limited to, the following requirements:17
367	363		(I) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(I)] That the program is operated18
368	364		in cooperation with a local government, a local governmental agency, or19
369	365		a local nonprofit or not-for-profit agency;20
370	366		(II) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(II)] That the program is21
371	367		community-based, receiving input from organizations in the community22
372	368		such as schools, community mental health centers, local nonprofit or23
373	369		not-for-profit agencies, local law enforcement agencies, businesses, and24
374	370		individuals within the community;25
375	371		(III) T
376	372		HAT THE PROGRAM UTILIZES EVIDENCE -BASED OR26
377	373		EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES ;27
378	374		197
379	375		-11- (IV) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(II.5)] That the grant application1
380	376		process identifies and prioritizes funding programs that meet a need in the2
381	377		community, including, but not limited to, the presence of risk factors in3
382	378		a grant applicant's intended populations; and4
383	379		(V) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(A)] That the program is5
384	380		directed at providing prevention and intervention services to children,6
385	381		youth, and their families in an effort to decrease incidents of youth crime7
386	382		and violence; prevent PREVENTING child abuse and neglect; or decrease8
387	383		DECREASING youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use; or9
388	384		that the program is directed at providing services to students and their10
389	385		families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools;11
390	386		pursuant to section 26-6.8-105; OR PROVIDING YOUTH MENTORING ;12
391	387		(VI) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(B)] If an entity is seeking13
392	388		a grant from the board for a student dropout prevention and intervention14
393	389		program, pursuant to section 26-6.8-105, one of the criteria that the board15
394	390		shall consider is whether the program has been implemented elsewhere,16
395	391		if known, and, if so, the relative success of the program. It is not required,17
396	392		however, that the program be previously implemented for the board18
397	393		STATE DEPARTMENT to award a grant to the entity.19
398	394		(VII) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(b)(III)(C)] If an entity is seeking20
399	395		a grant from the board for a program directed at providing prevention and21
400	396		intervention services to youth and their families in an effort to decrease22
401	397		incidents of youth crime and violence, one of the criteria that the board23
402	398		shall consider is whether the program includes restorative justice24
403	399		components. It is not required, however, that the program include25
404	400		restorative justice components for the board STATE DEPARTMENT to award26
405	401		a grant to the entity.27
406	402		197
407	403		-12- (c) AN ENTITY IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR1
408	404		OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE OUT -OF-2
409	405		SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM TO WHICH THE GRANT WOULD APPLY SERVES3
410	406		YOUTH WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED -COST LUNCH PURSUANT4
411	407		TO THE "RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT", 42 U.S.C.5
412	408		SEC. 1751 ET SEQ.6
413	409		(4) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (3)] In addition to the guidelines and7
414	410		criteria developed pursuant to subsection (2) SUBSECTION (3) of this8
415	411		section, the board STATE DEPARTMENT shall establish timelines for9
416	412		submission and review of SUBMITTING AND REVIEWING GRANT10
417	413		applications for grants through the Tony Grampsas youth services11
418	414		program. The board shall also adopt AND timelines for submission to the12
419	415		governor of SUBMITTING the list of entities chosen to receive grants TO13
420	416		THE BOARD. If the governor BOARD disapproves the list, the board STATE14
421	417		DEPARTMENT may submit a replacement list within thirty days after such15
422	418		THE disapproval.16
423	419		(5) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (4)] The board STATE DEPARTMENT17
424	420		shall review all applications received pursuant to
425	421		THIS section 26-6.8-102
426	422		18
427	423		for grants from the Tony Grampsas youth services program and choose19
428	424		those entities that shall receive grants through the Tony Grampsas youth20
429	425		services program AND SELECT THE GRANT RECIPIENTS and the amount of21
430	426		each grant.22
431	427		(6) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-103 (2)(c)] In addition to the guidelines23
432	428		and criteria developed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this24
433	429		subsection (2), the board shall develop result-oriented criteria for25
434	430		measuring the effectiveness of programs that receive grants under the26
435	431		Tony Grampsas youth services program as deemed appropriate to the27
436	432		197
437	433		-13- nature of each program including, but not limited to, requiring grantees1
438	434		to evaluate the impact of the services provided by the program. EXCEPT2
439	435		AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (6)(b) OF THIS SECTION, EACH ENTITY THAT3
440	436		RECEIVES A GRANT SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT THE FOLLOWING4
441	437		INFORMATION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT :5
442	438		(I) T
443	439		HE TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED ;6
444	440		(II) T
445	441		HE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL7
446	442		SERVED;8
447	443		(III) A
448	444		DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND HOW THE9
449	445		SERVICES MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES :10
450	446		(A) P
451	447		ROVIDING PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO11
452	448		CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO DECREASE12
453	449		INCIDENTS OF YOUTH CRIME AND VIOLENCE ;13
454	450		(B) P
455	451		ROVIDING YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS ;14
456	452		(C) P
457	453		REVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ;15
458	454		(D) D
459	455		ECREASING YOUTH ALCOHOL , TOBACCO, MARIJUANA, AND16
460	456		OTHER DRUG USE; OR17
461	457		(E) P
462	458		ROVIDING SERVICES TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AN18
463	459		EFFORT TO REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ; AND19
464	460		(IV) Any criteria developed pursuant to this paragraph (c) for
465	461		20
466	462		measuring the effectiveness THE OUTCOMES ACHIEVED BY THE SERVICES21
467	463		PROVIDED AND THE METHODS USED TO TRACK THE OUTCOMES .22
468	464		M
469	465		EASURING THE OUTCOME of student dropout prevention and intervention23
470	466		programs established pursuant to section 26-6.8-105 shall
471	467		MUST include24
472	468		the implementation of a method by which to track the students served by25
473	469		the program to evaluate the impact of the services provided, which26
474	470		tracking shall MUST continue, if possible, for at least two years or through27
475	471		197
476	472		-14- graduation from a secondary school, whichever occurs first.1
477	473		(b) N
478	474		OTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (6)(a) OF THIS SECTION TO2
479	475		THE CONTRARY, EACH ENTITY THAT RECEIVES A GRANT AND HAS AN3
480	476		OPERATING BUDGET OF LESS THAN ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND4
481	477		DOLLARS, OR THAT RECEIVES A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT MORE THAN5
482	478		TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS , SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT THE6
483	479		INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SUBSECTIONS (6)(a)(I) TO (6)(a)(III) OF THIS7
484	480		SECTION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT .8
485	481		(c) I
486	482		F AN ENTITY UTILIZES A SEPARATE PROCESS FOR EVALUATING9
487	483		AND REPORTING ON THE SERVICES PROVIDED , THE ENTITY MAY SUBMIT10
488	484		THAT REPORT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION (6).11
489	485		(7) (a) [Formerly 26-6.8-102 (2)(d)(I)] The youth services12
490	486		program fund is created in the state treasury. The principal of the fund13
491	487		consists of tobacco litigation settlement money transferred by the state14
492	488		treasurer to the fund pursuant to section 24-75-1104.5 (1.7)(e). Subject to15
493	489		annual appropriation by the general assembly, the state department may16
494	490		expend money from the fund for the Tony Grampsas youth services17
495	491		GRANT program, including the compensation of youth COMMUNITY18
496	492		members of the Tony Grampsas youth services board. as described in
497	493		19
498	494		section 26-6.8-103 (1)(e)(II). All unexpended and unencumbered money20
499	495		appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for21
500	496		expenditure by the state department for the Tony Grampsas youth services22
501	497		GRANT program in the following fiscal year without further appropriation23
502	498		and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of a24
503	499		fiscal year.25
504	500		(b) [Formerly 26-6.8-102 (2)(d)(II)] In addition to the moneys
505	501		26
506	502		MONEY appropriated to the youth services program fund pursuant to27
507	503		197
508	504		-15- subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF THIS1
509	505		SECTION, the fund also consists of any moneys MONEY appropriated to the2
510	506		fund from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501.3
511	507		C.R.S. Any moneys ANY MONEY in the fund attributable to the marijuana4
512	508		tax cash fund shall MUST be used for community-based programs for the5
513	509		prevention and intervention of marijuana use. Notwithstanding the6
514	510		provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (d) SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF7
515	511		THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY , any unexpended and unencumbered8
516	512		moneys MONEY in the fund at the end of a fiscal year that are IS9
517	513		attributable to the marijuana tax cash fund shall MUST remain in the fund10
518	514		and shall MUST not be transferred to the tobacco litigation settlement cash11
519	515		fund or any other fund.12
520	516		(c) (I) O
521	517		N
522	518		JUNE 30, 2025, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER13
523	519		THE UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCE OF THE YOUTH14
524	520		MENTORING SERVICES CASH FUND , THE STUDENT DROPOUT PREVENTION15
525	521		AND INTERVENTION FUND , AND THE COLORADO STUDENT16
526	522		BEFORE-AND-AFTER SCHOOL PROJECT FUND TO THE YOUTH SERVICES17
527	523		PROGRAM FUND.18
528	524		(II) T
529	525		HIS SUBSECTION (7)(c) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.19
530	526		(8) T
531	527		HIS SECTION DOES NOT PREVENT AN ENTITY THAT RECEIVES20
532	528		A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 6.8 FROM APPLYING FOR A GRANT21
533	529		ADMINISTERED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO22
534	530		SECTION 24-31-108.23
535	531		(9) T
536	532		HE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT ANY RULES NECESSARY24
537	533		TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT PROGRAM .25
538	534		SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 26-6.8-10326
539	535		as follows:27
540	536		197
541	537		-16- 26-6.8-103. Tony Grampsas youth services board - members1
542	538		- duties. (1) (a) There is created the Tony Grampsas youth services2
543	539		board, which is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105. The board3
544	540		consists of the following members:4
545	541		(I) (a) Four adult COMMUNITY members appointed by the5
546	542		governor;6
547	543		(II) (b) Two youth COMMUNITY members appointed by the7
548	544		governor;8
549	545		(III) (c) Three adult COMMUNITY members appointed by the9
550	546		speaker of the house of representatives;10
551	547		(IV) (d) Two adult COMMUNITY members appointed by the11
552	548		president of the senate; and12
553	549		(V) (e) One adult COMMUNITY member appointed by the minority13
554	550		leader of the senate.14
555	551		(b) (2) No more than seven of the members appointed to the board15
556	552		may be affiliated with the same political party.16
557	553		(c) (3) In addition to the appointed board members, the executive17
558	554		director or the executive director's designee shall serve as IS a member of18
559	555		the board.19
560	556		(d) (I) (4) (a) In appointing adult COMMUNITY members to the20
561	557		board, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the21
562	558		president and the minority leader of the senate shall:22
563	559		(A) (I) Choose persons COMMUNITY MEMBERS who have a23
564	560		knowledge and awareness of innovative strategies for youth crime and24
565	561		violence prevention and intervention services and for reducing the25
566	562		occurrence and reoccurrence of child abuse and neglect; and26
567	563		(B) (II) Appoint one or more persons COMMUNITY MEMBERS who27
568	564		197
569	565		-17- possess knowledge and awareness of early childhood care and education1
570	566		As used in this subsection (1)(d)(I)(B), "early childhood" means younger2
571	567		than nine years of age FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE YOUNGER THAN NINE3
572	568		YEARS OF AGE.4
573	569		(II) (b) In appointing members to the board, the speaker of the5
574	570		house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each appoint6
575	571		at least one person COMMUNITY MEMBER who has a knowledge and7
576	572		awareness of student issues, including the causes of student dropout in8
577	573		secondary schools, as well as innovative strategies for reducing the9
578	574		dropout rate among secondary school students.10
579	575		(III) (c) In appointing COMMUNITY members to the board, the11
580	576		governor shall:12
581	577		(A) (I) Appoint at least one person COMMUNITY MEMBER who is13
582	578		representative of a minority community;14
583	579		(B) (II) Appoint at least one person COMMUNITY MEMBER who is15
584	580		knowledgeable in the area of child abuse and neglect prevention and16
585	581		intervention; and17
586	582		(C) (III) Appoint at least one person COMMUNITY MEMBER who is18
587	583		knowledgeable in the area of youth crime and violence prevention and19
588	584		intervention.20
589	585		(IV) (d) In appointing youth COMMUNITY members to the board,21
590	586		the governor shall appoint members who are fifteen years of age or older22
591	587		but under twenty-six years of age. A youth board member who reaches23
592	588		twenty-six years of age during the youth board member's term may remain24
593	589		on the board for the remainder of the term.25
594	590		(e) (5) The board shall choose a chair and vice-chair from among26
595	591		its members.27
596	592		197
597	593		-18- (f) (I) (6) (a) The appointed members of the board shall serve1
598	594		three-year terms; except that the terms of appointed members shall be2
599	595		staggered so that no more than a minimum majority of the appointed3
600	596		members' terms expire in the same year. If a vacancy arises in one of the4
601	597		appointed offices, the authority making the original appointment shall fill5
602	598		the vacancy for the remainder of the term.6
603	599		(II) (b) Adult and youth BOARD members of the board may be7
604	600		reimbursed out of available appropriations for actual and necessary8
605	601		expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.9
606	602		(g) (7) The board is authorized to meet REMOTELY, when10
607	603		necessary. via telecommunications.11
608	604		(2) (a) The board shall develop and make available program12
609	605		guidelines, including but not limited to:13
610	606		(I) Guidelines for proposal design;14
611	607		(II) Local public-to-private funding match requirements; and15
612	608		(III) Processes for local review and prioritization of program16
613	609		applications.17
614	610		(b) In addition to the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection18
615	611		(2)(a) of this section, the board shall develop criteria for awarding grants19
616	612		under the Tony Grampsas youth services program, including but not20
617	613		limited to the following requirements:21
618	614		(I) That the program is operated in cooperation with a local22
619	615		government, a local governmental agency, or a local nonprofit or23
620	616		not-for-profit agency;24
621	617		(II) That the program is community-based, receiving input from25
622	618		organizations in the community such as schools, community mental26
623	619		health centers, local nonprofit or not-for-profit agencies, local law27
624	620		197
625	621		-19- enforcement agencies, businesses, and individuals within the community;1
626	622		(II.5) That the grant application process identifies and prioritizes2
627	623		funding programs that meet a need in the community, including, but not3
628	624		limited to, the presence of risk factors in a grant applicant's intended4
629	625		populations; and5
630	626		(III) (A) That the program is directed at providing prevention and6
631	627		intervention services to children, youth, and their families in an effort to7
632	628		decrease incidents of youth crime and violence; prevent child abuse and8
633	629		neglect; or decrease youth alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug9
634	630		use, or that the program is directed at providing services to students and10
635	631		their families in an effort to reduce the dropout rate in secondary schools11
636	632		pursuant to section 26-6.8-105.12
637	633		(B) If an entity is seeking a grant from the board for a student13
638	634		dropout prevention and intervention program pursuant to section14
639	635		26-6.8-105, one of the criteria that the board shall consider is whether the15
640	636		program has been implemented elsewhere, if known, and, if so, the16
641	637		relative success of the program. It is not required, however, that the17
642	638		program be previously implemented for the board to award a grant to the18
643	639		entity.19
644	640		(C) If an entity is seeking a grant from the board for a program20
645	641		directed at providing prevention and intervention services to youth and21
646	642		their families in an effort to decrease incidents of youth crime and22
647	643		violence, one of the criteria that the board shall consider is whether the23
648	644		program includes restorative justice components. It is not required,24
649	645		however, that the program include restorative justice components for the25
650	646		board to awar]d a grant to the entity.26
651	647		(c) In addition to the guidelines and criteria developed pursuant27
652	648		197
653	649		-20- to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (2), the board shall develop1
654	650		result-oriented criteria for measuring the effectiveness of programs that2
655	651		receive grants under the Tony Grampsas youth services program as3
656	652		deemed appropriate to the nature of each program including, but not4
657	653		limited to, requiring grantees to evaluate the impact of the services5
658	654		provided by the program. Any criteria developed pursuant to this6
659	655		paragraph (c) for measuring the effectiveness of student dropout7
660	656		prevention and intervention programs established pursuant to section8
661	657		26-6.8-105 shall include the implementation of a method by which to9
662	658		track the students served by the program to evaluate the impact of the10
663	659		services provided, which tracking shall continue, if possible, for at least11
664	660		two years or through graduation from a secondary school, whichever12
665	661		occurs first.13
666	662		(3) In addition to the guidelines and criteria developed pursuant14
667	663		to subsection (2) of this section, the board shall establish timelines for15
668	664		submission and review of applications for grants through the Tony16
669	665		Grampsas youth services program. The board shall also adopt timelines17
670	666		for submission to the governor of the list of entities chosen to receive18
671	667		grants. If the governor disapproves the list, the board may submit a19
672	668		replacement list within thirty days after such disapproval.20
673	669		(4) The board shall review all applications received pursuant to21
674	670		section 26-6.8-102 for grants from the Tony Grampsas youth services22
675	671		program and choose those entities that shall receive grants through the23
676	672		Tony Grampsas youth services program and the amount of each grant.24
677	673		(5) In addition to the duties relating specifically to the Tony25
678	674		Grampsas youth services program specified in this section, the board shall26
679	675		operate the prevention and intervention programs specified in this article27
680	676		197
681	677		-21- 6.8 and such other prevention and intervention programs as may be1
682	678		assigned to the board by executive order to be funded by federal money,2
683	679		state money, or both. All unexpended and unencumbered money3
684	680		appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for4
685	681		expenditure by the state department for the Tony Grampsas youth services5
686	682		program in the following fiscal year without further appropriation and6
687	683		must not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal7
688	684		year.8
689	685		SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-104 as9
690	686		follows:10
691	687		26-6.8-104. Colorado youth mentoring services. (1) Short title.11
692	688		This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Youth12
693	689		Mentoring Services Act".13
694	690		(2) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly finds and14
695	691		declares that mentoring programs have been active in Colorado for many15
696	692		years. The general assembly finds that national research has indicated that16
697	693		structured mentoring programs are effective tools in combating youth17
698	694		substance use, youth crime and violence, and other challenges faced by18
699	695		youth. The general assembly further finds, based upon recent national19
700	696		research results, that youth who are matched in professionally supported20
701	697		mentoring relationships are less likely to become involved in substance21
702	698		and alcohol use, less likely to be truant, less likely to commit violent acts22
703	699		against other persons, and more likely to show improvements in academic23
704	700		performance and positive peer relations.24
705	701		(b) The general assembly further finds that, despite the positive25
706	702		results that may be achieved through structured youth mentoring26
707	703		programs, counties in the state of Colorado do not have the organizational27
708	704		197
709	705		-22- resources necessary to carry out successful mentoring programs or lack1
710	706		volunteers to establish such programs, or both. The general assembly2
711	707		finds that even counties in which there are established youth mentoring3
712	708		programs, such programs are unable to meet the demand for mentors.4
713	709		(c) The general assembly therefore declares and determines that5
714	710		the provision of youth mentoring services that would use public and6
715	711		private entities to recruit, train, screen, and supervise volunteers to serve7
716	712		as mentors for youth would be beneficial and in the best interests of the8
717	713		citizens of the state of Colorado.9
718	714		(3) Definition. For purposes of this section, "youth" means a10
719	715		person who is five years of age or older but under twenty-five years of11
720	716		age and who is challenged by such risk factors as poverty, residence in a12
721	717		substance-abusing household, family conflict, association with peers who13
722	718		commit crimes, residence in a single-parent household, exhibition of14
723	719		indicia of delinquent behavior, or being the victim of child abuse.15
724	720		(4) Provision of youth mentoring services. There is created the16
725	721		Colorado youth mentoring program to provide state funding for the17
726	722		provision of evidence-informed youth mentoring services in an effort to18
727	723		reduce youth substance use, decrease the incidents of youth crime and19
728	724		violence, and increase protective factors for youth. The funding must be20
729	725		used to provide evidence-informed youth mentoring services in21
730	726		communities that do not have existing mentoring programs as well as to22
731	727		enhance established evidence-informed youth mentoring programs that23
732	728		are already in existence.24
733	729		(5) Administration - duties of contracting entities. (a) To be25
734	730		eligible for money from the youth mentoring services cash fund created26
735	731		in subsection (6) of this section for the provision of evidence-informed27
736	732		197
737	733		-23- youth mentoring services, an entity must apply to the board in accordance1
738	734		with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section2
739	735		26-6.8-103 and must meet the requirements of subsection (5)(b) of this3
740	736		section.4
741	737		(b) An entity selected by the board to provide an5
742	738		evidence-informed youth mentoring program shall:6
743	739		(I) Adhere to evidence-informed standards of practice. An7
744	740		evidence-informed youth mentoring program uses a model that is8
745	741		evaluated annually and incorporates research evidence into its design and9
746	742		delivery. An entity that is awarded a grant shall annually demonstrate10
747	743		proof that evidence-informed standards are applied throughout the11
748	744		program. An entity must demonstrate proof that it applies12
749	745		evidence-informed standards by presenting current proof of compliance13
750	746		for achievement from an evaluation concerning the application of14
751	747		evidence-informed standards administered by an outside organization;15
752	748		and16
753	749		(II) Ensure mentoring is the primary service provided by the17
754	750		program and make intentional matches or formal connections between18
755	751		youths and mentors.19
756	752		(c) Community-based organizations may obtain private and public20
757	753		funds, grants, gifts, or donations for youth mentoring programs. The21
758	754		executive director may accept and expend on behalf of the state any22
759	755		funds, grants, gifts, or donations from any private or public source for the23
760	756		purpose of implementing this section; except that the executive director24
761	757		shall not accept a grant or donation if the conditions attached to the grant25
762	758		or donation require the expenditure thereof in a manner contrary to law.26
763	759		(d) Entities selected to receive grants pursuant to this section for27
764	760		197
765	761		-24- the provision of youth mentoring services shall match any grant received1
766	762		with a contribution that is the equivalent of twenty percent of the grant2
767	763		awarded.3
768	764		(6) Youth mentoring services cash fund. There is created in the4
769	765		state treasury the youth mentoring services cash fund, referred to in this5
770	766		subsection (6) as the "fund". The money in the fund is subject to annual6
771	767		appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs of7
772	768		implementing this section. All unexpended and unencumbered money8
773	769		appropriated to the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for9
774	770		expenditure by the state department for youth mentoring services in the10
775	771		following fiscal year without further appropriation and must not be11
776	772		transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year. The12
777	773		executive director may accept on behalf of the state any grants, gifts, or13
778	774		donations from any private or public source for the purpose of this14
779	775		section. All private and public money received through grants, gifts, or15
780	776		donations must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the16
781	777		same to the fund. The general assembly may appropriate money from the17
782	778		marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501. All investment18
783	779		earnings derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund19
784	780		remains in the fund and must not be transferred or revert to the general20
785	781		fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.21
786	782		SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-105 as22
787	783		follows:23
788	784		26-6.8-105. Colorado student dropout prevention and24
789	785		intervention program. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and25
790	786		may be cited as the "Colorado Student Dropout Prevention and26
791	787		Intervention Act".27
792	788		197
793	789		-25- (2) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds1
794	790		that:2
795	791		(a) During the last decade, over one hundred thousand students in3
796	792		Colorado left school without successfully completing a high school4
797	793		program;5
798	794		(b) In 1996, three million six hundred thousand young adults in6
799	795		the United States were neither enrolled in school nor had they completed7
800	796		a high school program;8
801	797		(c) In the 1995-1996 academic year, approximately thirteen9
802	798		thousand students withdrew from Colorado schools prior to receiving a10
803	799		diploma, resulting in a four percent dropout rate;11
804	800		(d) Of those students who withdrew from Colorado schools prior12
805	801		to receiving a diploma, approximately five thousand nine hundred were13
806	802		minority students;14
807	803		(e) The dropout rate of minority students in Colorado is15
808	804		significantly greater than that of nonminority students;16
809	805		(f) Numerous factors, including socioeconomic background, lack17
810	806		of adult support, and the inability to communicate well in English,18
811	807		influence a student's decision to drop out of school;19
812	808		(g) Research has shown that, compared with high school20
813	809		graduates, relatively more dropouts are unemployed, and those dropouts21
814	810		who do succeed in finding work tend to earn less money than high school22
815	811		graduates; and23
816	812		(h) High school dropouts are more likely to apply for and receive24
817	813		public assistance than high school graduates.25
818	814		(3) Definitions. For purposes of this section, "student" means an26
819	815		individual enrolled in a primary or secondary school who is facing27
820	816		197
821	817		-26- adversity such as dropping out of school because of the individual's1
822	818		socioeconomic background, lack of adult support, language barriers, or2
823	819		other identified indicators that cause school drop out.3
824	820		(4) Colorado student dropout prevention and intervention4
825	821		program. There is created the Colorado student dropout prevention and5
826	822		intervention program in the Tony Grampsas youth services program to6
827	823		provide services to students and their families in an effort to reduce the7
828	824		dropout rate in secondary schools through an appropriate combination of8
829	825		academic and extracurricular activities designed to enhance the overall9
830	826		education and edification of students in secondary schools.10
831	827		(5) Administration. (a) The state department shall administer the11
832	828		student dropout prevention and intervention program. Subject to the12
833	829		designation in subsection (5)(b) of this section, the board shall select13
834	830		those entities that will receive grants through the student dropout14
835	831		prevention and intervention program and the amount of each grant. In15
836	832		addition, the state department shall monitor the effectiveness of programs16
837	833		that receive funds through the student dropout prevention and17
838	834		intervention program. To be eligible for grants from the board for the18
839	835		provision of student dropout prevention and intervention programs for19
840	836		students, an entity must apply to the board in accordance with the20
841	837		timelines and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section21
842	838		26-6.8-103.22
843	839		(b) Any moneys awarded by the board shall be paid from moneys23
844	840		appropriated out of the general fund for the Tony Grampsas youth24
845	841		services program. Each year no less than ten percent of the total25
846	842		appropriation from the general fund shall be designated and used26
847	843		exclusively for programs specifically designed to prevent students from27
848	844		197
849	845		-27- dropping out of secondary schools; except that, commencing in fiscal year1
850	846		2004-05 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no less than twenty percent of2
851	847		the total appropriation shall be designated and used exclusively for such3
852	848		purpose.4
853	849		(6) Receipt of money. (a) The executive director may accept on5
854	850		behalf of the state any funds, grants, gifts, or donations from any private6
855	851		or public source for the purpose of implementing student dropout7
856	852		prevention and intervention programs pursuant to this section; except that8
857	853		the executive director shall not accept funds, grants, gifts, or donations if9
858	854		the conditions attached thereto require the expenditure thereof in a10
859	855		manner contrary to law.11
860	856		(b) All private and public money received through funds, grants,12
861	857		gifts, or donations pursuant to this subsection (6) shall be transmitted to13
862	858		the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the student dropout14
863	859		prevention and intervention fund, which fund is hereby created. The15
864	860		money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general16
865	861		assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with the17
866	862		administration of this section. The executive director may expend money18
867	863		appropriated to the state department from the fund to provide a grant for19
868	864		implementing and administering a student dropout prevention and20
869	865		intervention program. All investment earnings derived from the deposit21
870	866		and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. All22
871	867		unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of a fiscal23
872	868		year remains available for expenditure by the state department for student24
873	869		dropout prevention and intervention in the following fiscal year without25
874	870		further appropriation and must not be transferred or revert to the general26
875	871		fund at the end of a fiscal year.27
876	872		197
877	873		-28- SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 26-6.8-106 as1
878	874		follows:2
879	875		26-6.8-106. Colorado student before-and-after-school project3
880	876		- creation - funding. (1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the4
881	877		context otherwise requires:5
882	878		(a) "Before-and-after-school program" means a program that6
883	879		meets before regular school hours or after regular school hours or during7
884	880		a period when school is not in session.8
885	881		(b) "Fund" means the Colorado student before-and-after-school9
886	882		project fund created in subsection (4) of this section.10
887	883		(c) "Project" means the Colorado before-and-after-school project11
888	884		created in subsection (2) of this section.12
889	885		(2) Colorado student before-and-after-school project. There is13
890	886		created, in the Tony Grampsas youth services program, the Colorado14
891	887		student before-and-after-school project to provide grants to entities to15
892	888		provide high-quality before-and-after-school programs that may include16
893	889		an alcohol, tobacco, or other drug use intervention, prevention, and17
894	890		education component. Entities that receive grants pursuant to this section18
895	891		shall apply the grants to creating and implementing19
896	892		before-and-after-school programs that primarily serve youth enrolled in20
897	893		grades six through eight or youth who are twelve to fourteen years of age.21
898	894		The before-and-after-school programs are designed to help youth develop22
899	895		their interests and skills in the areas of sports and fitness, character and23
900	896		leadership, or arts and culture and may provide education regarding the24
901	897		dangers of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.25
902	898		Before-and-after-school programs that are designed primarily to increase26
903	899		academic achievement or that provide religious instruction are not27
904	900		197
905	901		-29- eligible for funding pursuant to this section.1
906	902		(3) Administration. (a) The state department shall administer the2
907	903		project. The board shall select the entities that will receive grants through3
908	904		the project and the amount of each grant. In addition, the state department4
909	905		shall monitor the effectiveness of before-and-after-school programs that5
910	906		receive moneys through the project. To be eligible for grants through the6
911	907		project, an entity shall apply to the board in accordance with the timelines7
912	908		and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103.8
913	909		Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any criteria for awarding9
914	910		grants adopted by the board pursuant to section 26-6.8-103 (2)(b) to the10
915	911		contrary, an entity may be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to this11
916	912		section regardless of whether the before-and-after-school program to12
917	913		which the grant would apply serves youth who are eligible for free or13
918	914		reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the "Richard B. Russell National School14
919	915		Lunch Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.15
920	916		(b) The grants awarded through the project shall be paid from16
921	917		moneys appropriated from the fund to the state department. The board17
922	918		and grant recipients are encouraged to apply moneys awarded through the18
923	919		project to leverage additional funding as matching funds from private and19
924	920		federal sources.20
925	921		(4) Colorado student before-and-after-school project fund.21
926	922		There is created in the state treasury the Colorado student22
927	923		before-and-after-school project fund that consists of money that the23
928	924		general assembly may appropriate to the fund. The money in the fund is24
929	925		subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state25
930	926		department for the purpose of providing grants as provided in this section26
931	927		and the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of27
932	928		197
933	929		-30- this section. Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this1
934	930		section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All2
935	931		interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in3
936	932		the fund is credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered4
937	933		money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains available for5
938	934		expenditure by the state department for before-and-after-school programs6
939	935		in the next fiscal year without further appropriation. Any unexpended and7
940	936		unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year8
941	937		remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general9
942	938		fund or another fund.10
943	939		SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-3-113, amend11
944	940		(3)(a) as follows:12
945	941		13-3-113. Family-friendly courts. (3) Definitions. For purposes13
946	942		of this section:14
947	943		(a) "At-risk youth" shall have the same meaning as "youth" set15
948	944		forth in section 26-6.8-104 (3) MEANS A PERSON WHO IS FIVE YEARS OF16
949	945		AGE OR OLDER BUT UNDER TWENTY -FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND WHO IS17
950	946		EXPERIENCING POVERTY , EXPOSURE TO SUBSTANCE USE , FAMILY18
951	947		CONFLICT, ASSOCIATION WITH PEERS WHO ARE JUSTICE -INVOLVED,19
952	948		DISCIPLINARY ISSUES, OR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.20
953	949		SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-1104.5,21
954	950		amend (1.7)(e); and amend as it will become effective July 1, 2025, (3)22
955	951		as follows:23
956	952		24-75-1104.5. Use of settlement money - programs - repeal.24
957	953		(1.7) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1.3), (1.8), and (5) of25
958	954		this section, and except that disputed payments received by the state in the26
959	955		2015-16 fiscal year or in any year thereafter are excluded from the27
960	956		197
961	957		-31- calculation of allocations pursuant to this subsection (1.7), for the1
962	958		2016-17 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the following2
963	959		programs, services, and funds receive the following specified percentages3
964	960		of the total amount of settlement money received by the state in the4
965	961		preceding fiscal year:5
966	962		(e) The Tony Grampsas youth services program created in article6
967	963		6.8 of title 26, C.R.S., shall receive SECTION 26-6.8-102 RECEIVES seven7
968	964		and one-half percent of the total amount of settlement moneys MONEY,8
969	965		which the state treasurer shall transfer to the youth services program fund9
970	966		created in section 26-6.8-102 (2)(d), C.R.S. SECTION 26-6.8-102 (7);10
971	967		(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1.7) of this section, for purposes11
972	968		of sections 23-20-136 (3.5)(a), 25-4-1401 (6), 25-4-1405 (2), 25-23-10412
973	969		(2), 25.5-8-105 (3), 26.5-3-507 (2)(e), 26-6.8-102 (2)(d) 26-6.8-102 (7),13
974	970		and 28-5-709 (2)(a), settlement money received and allocated by the state14
975	971		pursuant to subsection (1.7) of this section during the same fiscal year is15
976	972		deemed to be money received for or during the preceding fiscal year.16
977	973		SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-3.5-804, amend17
978	974		(3)(a) as follows:18
979	975		25-3.5-804. Tobacco education, prevention, and cessation19
980	976		programs - review committee - grants - reimbursement for expenses.20
981	977		(3) (a) The division shall review the applications received pursuant to21
982	978		this part 8 and make recommendations to the state board regarding those22
983	979		entities that may receive grants and the amounts of said THE grants. On23
984	980		and after October 1, 2005, the review committee shall review the24
985	981		applications received pursuant to this part 8 and submit to the state board25
986	982		and the director of the department recommended grant recipients, grant26
987	983		amounts, and the duration of each grant. Within thirty days after receiving27
988	984		197
989	985		-32- the review committee's recommendations, the director shall submit his or1
990	986		her THE DIRECTOR'S recommendations to the state board. The review2
991	987		committee's recommendations regarding grantees of the Tony Grampsas3
992	988		youth services
993	989		GRANT program, CREATED IN section 26-6.8-102, pursuant4
994	990		to section 25-3.5-805 (5) shall be submitted to the state board and the5
995	991		Tony Grampsas youth services board
996	992		DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES .6
997	993		Within thirty days after receiving the review committee's7
998	994		recommendations, the Tony Grampsas youth services board DEPARTMENT8
999	995		OF HUMAN SERVICES shall submit its recommendations to the state board.9
1000	996		The state board has the final authority to approve the grants under this10
1001	997		part 8. If the state board disapproves a recommendation for a grant11
1002	998		recipient, the review committee may submit a replacement12
1003	999		recommendation within thirty days. In reviewing grant applications for13
1004	1000		programs to provide tobacco education, prevention, and cessation14
1005	1001		programs for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, the15
1006	1002		division or the review committee shall consult with the programs for16
1007	1003		public psychiatry at the university of Colorado health sciences center, the17
1008	1004		national alliance on mental illness, the mental health association of18
1009	1005		Colorado, and the department of human services.19
1010	1006		SECTION 11. Appropriation - adjustments to 2025 long bill.20
1011	1007		(1) To implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general21
1012	1008		appropriation act for the 2025-26 state fiscal year to the department of22
1013	1009		human services for use by the office of children, youth and families are23
1014	1010		adjusted as follows:24
1015	1011		(a) The cash funds appropriation from the marijuana tax cash fund25
1016	1012		created in section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., for the appropriation to the26
1017	1013		youth mentoring services cash fund is decreased by $500,000;27
1018	1014		197
1019	1015		-33- (b) The reappropriated funds appropriation from the youth1
1020	1016		mentoring services fund created in section 26-6.8-104 (6), C.R.S., for the2
1021	1017		tony grampsas youth services program is decreased by $504,120; and3
1022	1018		(c) The cash funds appropriation from the the marijuana tax cash4
1023	1019		fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., for the tony grampsas5
1024	1020		youth services program is increased by $500,000.6
1025	1021		SECTION 12. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,7
1026	1022		determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate8
1027	1023		preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for9
1028	1024		the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state10
1029	1025		institutions.11
1030	1026		197
1031	1027		-34-