§ 19-7-302 — Definitions

Colorado § 19-7-302

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 19: Children's
• Art.: Youth in Foster Care

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Advisory board means the foster youth successful transition to
adulthood grant program advisory board created in section 19-7-314.

(1.3) Case management agency means an agency that meets criteria to
provide case management services for the Colorado fostering success voucher
program.

(1.7) Colorado fostering success voucher program or voucher program
means the program established pursuant to section 19-7-314.5.

(2) County department has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103.

(3) Emancipation transition plan means a plan developed pursuant to
section 19-7-310 that addresses how the youth will meet the youth's needs upon
the youth's imminent emancipation from foster care.

(4) Evidence-based service means a service that is eligible for
reimbursement pursuant to the federal Family First Prevention Services Act, 42
U.S.C. sec. 672, and that is trauma-informed, promising, supported, or well-supported.

(5) Executive director has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103.

(6) Foster care has the same meaning set forth in section 19-1-103 (66).

(7) Grant program means the foster youth successful transition to
adulthood grant program created in section 19-7-314.

(8) Participating youth means a youth who voluntarily agrees to participate
in the transition program and meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section
19-7-304.

(9) Reasonable efforts has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103 (114).

(10) Roadmap to success means a written description of a youth's goals,
programs, and services provided during an open case that will assist youth who are
fourteen years of age or older and in foster care to the youth's eventual transition
from foster care to successful adulthood. The document is developed
collaboratively with the youth.

(11) Service provider means an agency that applies for funding to provide
services through the grant program.

(12) State department has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103.

(13) Supervised independent living placement means a setting in which a
youth is living independently with county department supervision. Supervised
independent living placement is designed to promote and lead to a youth's
successful emancipation.

(14) Transition program or foster youth in transition program means the
program established pursuant to section 19-7-303 in which an eligible youth may
voluntarily opt to continue or resume receiving child welfare services that may
include but are not limited to foster care maintenance payments.

(15) Voluntary services agreement means a standardized voluntary
services agreement entered into by a participating youth pursuant to section 19-7-306.

(16) Voucher means a voucher that provides rental assistance to a voucher
recipient through the Colorado fostering success voucher program.

(17) Voucher recipient means a youth who is eligible for and receiving a
voucher through the Colorado fostering success voucher program.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 340, p. 2201, � 1, effective June 25. L. 2023: (1.3), (1.7), (16), and (17) added, (SB 23-082), ch. 346, p. 2074, � 1, effective June 5.