§ 24-33.5-2806 — Technical assistance provider

Colorado § 24-33.5-2806

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1) The office shall contract
with a technical assistance provider to support implementation of the grant
program and to build grantee capacity to deliver deflection program services. Prior
to developing and disseminating grant program application materials, the office
shall solicit and receive input from the contracted technical assistance provider in
developing the grant program application materials. In selecting a technical
assistance provider, the office shall prioritize organizations that employ people who
have lived experience as a youth in the justice system.

(2) The technical assistance provider shall demonstrate experience in all the
following areas:

(a) Developmental research and identifying best practices for serving youth
involved in, and youth at risk of involvement in, the justice system, including
children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and youth in the
dependency system;

(b) Research on systems that refer youth to the justice system, including the
education, immigration, and child welfare systems, and research on best practices
for referrals;

(c) Presenting and disseminating best practices on alternatives to
incarceration and justice system involvement;

(d) Working with and supporting community-based organizations serving
youth involved in, and youth at risk of involvement in, the justice system in
Colorado;

(e) Collaborating with justice system stakeholders;

(f) Working with and supporting Native American organizations and
communities; and

(g) Working with justice-system-involved youth and communities and
elevating youth leadership.

(3) The technical assistance provider shall:

(a) Provide input to the office regarding the development of the grant
program's grant application materials;

(b) Support grantees in establishing and maintaining relationships with
justice system and community stakeholders, including public agencies, tribal
governments and communities, nonprofit organizations, and youth and families
most impacted by the justice system;

(c) Provide grantees with training and support in implementing best
practices and trauma-informed, culturally relevant, gender-responsive, and
developmentally appropriate approaches to serving youth;

(d) Create peer learning opportunities for grantees to learn from and
alongside one another;

(e) In collaboration with the research and evaluation partner selected
pursuant to section 24-33.5-2807, provide grantees with administrative and
technical support to support compliance with applicable data reporting and
program evaluation requirements, and with applicable laws, including laws around
confidentiality and deflection eligibility; and

(f) Provide the research and evaluation partner selected pursuant to section
24-33.5-2807 with input regarding the development of deflection program
evaluation processes and metrics.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (HB 25-1146), ch. 358, p. 1942, � 8, effective July 1.