Colorado § 27-60-106.5 Criminal justice diversion programs - report - rules

Colorado Statutes

§ 27-60-106.5 — Criminal justice diversion programs - report - rules

Colorado § 27-60-106.5

Title 27Behavioral

Art.General Provisions

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 27-60-106.5 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) The BHA may contract with cities and counties for the creation, maintenance, or expansion of criminal justice diversion programs. The goal of each program created pursuant to this section should be to connect first responders with behavioral health providers to assist individuals in need of behavioral health intervention or to divert individuals from the criminal justice system.

(b)The BHA may require criminal justice diversion programs contracted pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section to participate as a mobile crisis service in the behavioral health crisis response system, created pursuant to section 27-60-103.

(2)On or before November 1, 2021, and on or before each November 1 thereafter, the BHA shall include an update regarding the current status of funding

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(1) (a) The
BHA may contract with cities and counties for the creation, maintenance, or
expansion of criminal justice diversion programs. The goal of each program created
pursuant to this section should be to connect first responders with behavioral
health providers to assist individuals in need of behavioral health intervention or to
divert individuals from the criminal justice system.

(b) The BHA may require criminal justice diversion programs contracted
pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section to participate as a mobile crisis service
in the behavioral health crisis response system, created pursuant to section 27-60-103.

(2) On or before November 1, 2021, and on or before each November 1
thereafter, the BHA shall include an update regarding the current status of funding
and the criminal justice diversion programs implemented pursuant to this section in
its report to the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of
representatives, the health and human services committee of the senate, the public
and behavioral health and human services committee of the house of
representatives, or any successor committees, as part of its State Measurement
for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act
presentation required by section 2-7-203.

(3) The state board of human services, created in section 26-1-107, may
promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1017), ch. 288, p. 1426, � 10, effective September 14. L. 2022: (1) and (2) amended, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1524, � 93, effective July 1.