(1)The board has the
following powers and duties:
(a)To advise and make recommendations to the governor, state agencies,
and other relevant entities concerning the implementation of and future revisions to
any state plan developed to prevent child maltreatment;
(b)To develop strategies and monitor efforts to achieve:
(I)Increases in child well-being and achievement;
(II)Increases in caregiver well-being and achievement;
(III)Increases in consistent high-quality caregiving;
(IV)Increases in safe, supportive neighborhoods and communities; and
(V)Decreases in the incidence of child maltreatment and child maltreatment
fatalities;
(c)To assist public and private agencies in coordinating efforts on behalf of
families, including securing funding and additional investments fo
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(1) The board has the
following powers and duties:
(a) To advise and make recommendations to the governor, state agencies,
and other relevant entities concerning the implementation of and future revisions to
any state plan developed to prevent child maltreatment;
(b) To develop strategies and monitor efforts to achieve:
(I) Increases in child well-being and achievement;
(II) Increases in caregiver well-being and achievement;
(III) Increases in consistent high-quality caregiving;
(IV) Increases in safe, supportive neighborhoods and communities; and
(V) Decreases in the incidence of child maltreatment and child maltreatment
fatalities;
(c) To assist public and private agencies in coordinating efforts on behalf of
families, including securing funding and additional investments for services and
programs, and improving access to these services for children and their families;
(d) To provide for the coordination and exchange of information concerning
the establishment and maintenance of primary and secondary prevention programs
and to facilitate the exchange of information between groups concerned with child
maltreatment;
(e) (I) To identify opportunities for, and barriers to, the alignment of
standards, rules, policies, and procedures across programs and agencies that
support families. The board shall submit recommendations developed pursuant to
this subsection (1)(e)(I) to the department, which shall then include such
recommendations as part of its presentation to its committee of reference at a
hearing held pursuant to section 2-7-203 (2)(a) of the State Measurement for
Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act in January
2022.
(II) The board shall also provide ongoing recommendations on changes to
enhance the alignment and provision of services and supports for families to
prevent child trauma and maltreatment to appropriate government and nonprofit
agencies and policy boards.
(f) To collaborate with other relevant boards, commissions, and councils that
exist within the executive branch to address services and supports for families;
(g) To promote academic research on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of
child maltreatment prevention initiatives;
(h) To distribute money and make grant awards from the Colorado child
abuse prevention trust fund, created in section 26.5-3-206, in accordance with
section 26.5-3-207 and for:
(I) The establishment, promotion, and maintenance of primary and secondary
child maltreatment prevention programs, including pilot programs or services
identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse and programs
that are under evaluation for purposes of petitioning the federal government for
inclusion in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse;
(II) Programs to prevent child sexual abuse;
(III) Programs to reduce the occurrence of prenatal substance exposure;
(IV) Programs to reduce the occurrence of other adverse childhood
experiences;
(V) Programs to reduce poverty or help families get out of poverty;
(VI) Programs to create housing stability; and
(VII) Operational expenses of the board, including allowable expenses
pursuant to section 26.5-3-204 (5);
(i) To monitor and promote the interaction and seamless partnership
between the office within the department of human services that is responsible for
children, youth, and families and the department in administering family
strengthening programs;
(j) To accept grants from the federal government, as well as to seek, accept,
and expend contributions, grants, gifts, bequests, and donations from individuals,
private organizations, and foundations; and
(k) To exercise or perform any other powers or duties consistent with the
purposes for which the board was created and that are reasonably necessary for
the fulfillment of the board's responsibilities as set forth in this section.