§ 26-7.8-101 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 26-7.8-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26: Human
• Art.: Homeless Prevention

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The general assembly hereby finds that
there are a growing number of persons in this state who lack the resources and the
community ties necessary to provide for their own adequate shelter and who are
likely to become homeless without community assistance. The general assembly
recognizes that women and children are the fastest growing group of the homeless
and that a large percentage of the total homeless population consists of families.
The general assembly therefore finds that it is beneficial to the state to fund
prevention activities programs to assist families and other persons who are likely to
become homeless without some community assistance; that this article is enacted
to provide a means by which such programs may be financed through a voluntary
contribution designation on state income tax return forms; and that it is desirable to
encourage residents of this state to designate the amount of such contribution to
help fund such prevention activities programs on their state income tax return
forms.

Legislative History

Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1226, � 1, effective July 1.