§ 17-32-106 — Powers and duties of the program

Colorado § 17-32-106

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 17: Corrections
• Art.: Correctional Education Program

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(1) In connection with the
development and implementation of the correctional education program, the
program shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the
correctional education program;

(b) To enter into agreements and contracts with school districts, charter
schools, nonpublic schools, community colleges, local district colleges, state
colleges and universities, trade unions, private occupational schools, private
businesses, the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121,
C.R.S., state and local government agencies, and private agencies as may be
deemed appropriate for the purpose of providing instructional services necessary
to implement the correctional education program. Agreements and contracts for
the provision of instructional services shall expressly state the educational goals
and objectives of the program and the specific requirements for instructional
services.

(b.5) To sell goods and services pursuant to the provisions of section 17-32-108;

(c) To submit a budget request for the correctional education program for
inclusion in the budget request for the department as a separate line item. Such
line item shall be the department's total budget request for correctional education
funding from the general fund and shall replace or include any such previous
request for instructional or educational funding. Such budget request shall itemize
the amount of the budget to be funded from the general fund of the state and the
amount to be funded from moneys in the correctional education program fund
created in section 17-32-107. No other funds from the general assembly shall be
allocated to the department for any education program.

(d) To accept moneys from the federal government as well as contributions,
grants, gifts, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, and
foundations and do all things necessary, not inconsistent with this article or any
other laws of this state, in order to avail itself of such federal moneys under any
federal legislation. All moneys accepted by the program shall be transmitted to the
state treasurer for credit to the correctional education program fund.

(e) To enter into agreements with state agencies, as appropriate, in order to
receive any funding or moneys available for correctional education;

(f) To expend moneys appropriated to the program by the general assembly,
including moneys in the correctional education program fund, for the purpose of
implementing the correctional education program;

(g) Repealed.

(h) To enter into negotiations with the department of human services for the
purpose of coordinating and offering education services to juveniles in the custody
of that department. The executive directors of the departments of corrections and
human services shall each submit a proposed plan to the governor and general
assembly, no later than January 1, 1992, for integrating such juveniles into the
correctional education program.

(i) To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are
consistent with the purposes for which the program was created and that are
reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the program's responsibilities under this
article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 975, � 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(h) amended, p. 2654, � 135, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(g) repealed, p. 1266, � 183, effective August 7. L. 2000: IP(1), (1)(d), (1)(f), and (1)(i) amended, p. 851, � 56, effective May 24. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (HB 10-1112), ch. 57, p. 208, � 4, effective August 11. L. 2016: (1)(b.5) added, (SB 16-099), ch. 89, p. 249, � 2, effective April 14.