Colorado § 26-2-702 Legislative intent

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§ 26-2-702 — Legislative intent

Colorado § 26-2-702

Title 26Human

Art.Public Assistance

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-2-702 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a)Passage of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171, gives the state a unique opportunity to develop and maintain a public assistance program that emphasizes placing recipients in work and supporting them in sustained employment with food stamps, child care assistance, and medicaid;

(b)The federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171, require increased local input in developing the state plan for public assistance under these laws and allow

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that:

(a) Passage of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal Deficit Reduction
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171, gives the state a unique
opportunity to develop and maintain a public assistance program that emphasizes
placing recipients in work and supporting them in sustained employment with food
stamps, child care assistance, and medicaid;

(b) The federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal Deficit Reduction
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171, require increased local input
in developing the state plan for public assistance under these laws and allow
increased local control over the implementation of such state plan;

(c) The federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal Deficit Reduction Omnibus
Reconciliation Act of 2005, Pub.L. 109-171, require additional training for local
employees in the area of case management to assist in making recipients self-sufficient.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that it is in the state's
best interests to adopt the Colorado works program set forth in this part 7.