Colorado § 24-33.5-2105 Grant program - application - criteria - awards

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-33.5-2105 — Grant program - application - criteria - awards

Colorado § 24-33.5-2105

Title 24Government

Art.Public Safety

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-2105 (2026).

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(1)A school is required to have a memorandum of understanding with its regional public safety 911 answering point or the local law enforcement agency or agencies that serve the school for communications interoperability to be eligible to apply for a grant. To receive a grant, a school must submit an application to the office of school safety created in section 24-33.5-2702 in accordance with rules promulgated by the director. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:

(a)A description of the school's current interoperable communication technology, if any;

(b)A summary of compliance with the Colorado school response framework pursuant to section 22-32-109.1 (4) or 22-30.5-503.5;

(c)A description of efforts that the school has taken to coordinate em

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(1) A school
is required to have a memorandum of understanding with its regional public safety
911 answering point or the local law enforcement agency or agencies that serve the
school for communications interoperability to be eligible to apply for a grant. To
receive a grant, a school must submit an application to the office of school safety
created in section 24-33.5-2702 in accordance with rules promulgated by the
director. At a minimum, the application must include the following information:

(a) A description of the school's current interoperable communication
technology, if any;

(b) A summary of compliance with the Colorado school response framework
pursuant to section 22-32-109.1 (4) or 22-30.5-503.5;

(c) A description of efforts that the school has taken to coordinate
emergency communication with law enforcement, 911 system administrators, and
other schools; and

(d) A description of the purpose for which the school would plan to use the
grant money, including the proposed training program, joint exercise plan, and
interoperability technology solution.

(2) The grant selection committee created in section 24-33.5-2104 (5) shall
review the applications received pursuant to this section. In awarding grants, the
grant selection committee shall consider the following criteria:

(a) The extent to which the school is fully compliant with the Colorado school
response framework pursuant to section 22-32-109.1 (4) or 22-30.5-503.5; and

(b) Whether the school has a crisis management plan in place with safety
team members designated for communications with first responders.

(3) Subject to available appropriations, on or before December 31, 2018, and
on or before September 1 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant
program, the director or the director's designee shall award grants as provided in
this part 21. The director or the director's designee shall distribute the grant money
within thirty days after the grants are awarded.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (SB 18-158), ch. 214, p. 1364, � 1, effective May 16. L. 2023: IP(1) amended, (SB 23-241), ch. 120, p. 446, � 9, effective April 27.