Colorado § 26-5-109 Child welfare training academy established - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 26-5-109 — Child welfare training academy established - rules

Colorado § 26-5-109

Title 26Human

Art.Child Welfare Services

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-5-109 (2026).

Text

(1)There is hereby established within the state department the child welfare training academy, referred to in this section as the academy, to ensure that certain persons hired to work within child welfare services receive the necessary training to perform the functions of their jobs responsibly and effectively. The state department shall administer the academy in accordance with rules promulgated by the state department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2)On or before September 15, 2009, the state department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the academy. The rules must include:

(a)Identification of specific job titles within child welfare services that shall be required to attain certification from the academy as a mandatory condition of employment;

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(1) There is
hereby established within the state department the child welfare training academy,
referred to in this section as the academy, to ensure that certain persons hired to
work within child welfare services receive the necessary training to perform the
functions of their jobs responsibly and effectively. The state department shall
administer the academy in accordance with rules promulgated by the state
department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) On or before September 15, 2009, the state department shall promulgate
rules for the administration of the academy. The rules must include:

(a) Identification of specific job titles within child welfare services that shall
be required to attain certification from the academy as a mandatory condition of
employment;

(b) Identification of specific job titles within child welfare services that shall
be required to complete ongoing or occasional training from the academy as a
mandatory condition of employment;

(c) Establishment of minimum standards of competence that a person is
required to demonstrate prior to receiving certification from the academy. The
standards of competence must include, but are not limited to, a demonstrated
ability to perform the duties described in section 19-3-313.5 (2) and a demonstrated
understanding of principles and strategies to promote equity, diversity, and
inclusion in the child welfare system.

(d) Identification of means by which a person may demonstrate the minimum
standards established pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (2); and

(e) Establishment of alternative methods for attaining certification from the
academy for persons who have already successfully completed comparable child
welfare training, including a description of child welfare training that shall be
deemed to be comparable to the training offered by the academy.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-164), ch. 276, p. 1239, � 2, effective May 19. L. 2024: IP(2) and (2)(c) amended, (SB 24-200), ch. 453, p. 3146, � 2, effective August 7.