C.R.S. Section 19-3-904
Task force

  • purposes
  • issues to study
  • written reports

(1)

The purpose of the task force is to:

(a)

Study current laws, rules, and practices followed in the state including current capacity for supervised parenting time in dependency and neglect cases where children have been removed from a parent;

(b)

Study and review research and best practices for parenting time in dependency and neglect cases while ensuring the safety and well-being of all participants;

(c)

Study best practices for judicial review of family time and parenting time plans;

(d)

Evaluate the rights and remedies for parents and children or youth pertaining to parenting time, including sibling family time;

(e)

Consider whether the statutes and legal standards for ordering parenting time are consistent with best practices;

(f)

Consider whether current language in the “Colorado Children’s Code” and rules should be updated or modernized, including replacing the term “visitation” with “parenting time” or “family time”;

(g)

Study best practices to meet the developmental needs of youth through parenting time in a trauma-informed manner;

(h)

Study best practices for parenting time with incarcerated parents;

(i)

Study best practices for use of levels of supervised parenting time and consistency in the availability and definitions of different levels of supervised parenting time;

(j)

Recommend necessary changes to statute and rule to effectuate the recommended practices; and

(k)

Recommend best practices to ensure that families across the state have consistent access to high-quality parenting time where children are in out-of-home care.

(2)

In carrying out the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the task force shall consider:

(a)

The United States constitution and state constitution, case law, statutes, rules, practices, and standards that govern family parenting time or family time in Colorado;

(b)

Best practices followed in other states or recommended by national child welfare experts to provide and determine parenting time plans that are in the best interests of children and which promote positive outcomes for families;

(c)

Federal guidance from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families regarding best practices in parenting time and visitation for children and youth in out-of-home care; and

(d)

Juvenile codes and rules from other states implementing best practices in parenting time.

(3)

The task force shall consider and recommend:

(a)

The best practices in parenting time for children placed in out-of-home care;

(b)

Changes to statute, rule, and practice necessary to implement the recommendations;

(c)

Considerations to ensure fair and equal access to high-quality parenting time for all families, including recommendations to ensure that culturally appropriate and inclusive services are equally available across the state; and

(d)

Identification of barriers to implementing best practices across the state and recommendations for addressing the barriers.

(4)

On or before October 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a written report to the governor; the state department; the child welfare training academy; the joint budget committee; and the house of representatives public and behavioral health and human services committee and the senate health and human services committee, or any successor committees. The report must include, but is not limited to, the task force’s findings concerning best practices to improve high-quality parenting time services and practices in dependency and neglect cases and recommendations concerning necessary changes in state statute and administrative rules to implement those best practices and recommendations.

(5)

On or before December 1, 2024, the task force shall commission and evaluate a statewide study to:

(a)

Identify the current strengths and needs for providing high-quality supervised family time services across the state;

(b)

Identify necessary measures to build capacity to provide high-quality supervised family time services across the state;

(c)

Inventory current funding sources and allowable costs for providing such services; and

(d)

Make recommendations regarding best practices for funding high-quality parenting time. The task force shall provide the study and recommendations of the task force to the governor; the state department; the child welfare training academy; the joint budget committee; and the house of representatives public and behavioral health and human services committee and the senate health and human services committee, or any successor committees.

Source: Section 19-3-904 — Task force - purposes - issues to study - written reports, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-19.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

19‑3‑100.5
Legislative declarations - reasonable efforts - movement of children and sibling groups 19‑3‑102
Neglected or dependent child 19‑3‑103
Child not neglected - when 19‑3‑104
Hearings - procedure 19‑3‑201
Venue 19‑3‑201.5
Change of venue - county department and county attorney responsibilities - rules 19‑3‑202
Right to counsel and jury trial 19‑3‑203
Right to guardian ad litem and counsel for youth 19‑3‑205
Continuing jurisdiction 19‑3‑206
Representation of petitioner 19‑3‑207
Inadmissibility of certain evidence 19‑3‑208
Services - county required to provide - out-of-home placement options - rules - definitions 19‑3‑209
Individual case plan - required 19‑3‑210.5
Foster parents’ bill of rights 19‑3‑211
Conflict resolution process - rules - definitions 19‑3‑212
Notice of rights and remedies for families 19‑3‑213
Placement criteria 19‑3‑214
Placement reporting 19‑3‑215
Foster care - capacity may be exceeded for sibling groups 19‑3‑216
Rules 19‑3‑217
Family time upon removal - rules 19‑3‑301
Short title 19‑3‑302
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑304
Persons required to report child abuse or neglect 19‑3‑304.2
Mandatory reporter task force - creation - reporting - definitions - repeal 19‑3‑304.3
Domestic abuse task force - creation - best practices and training for recognition of domestic abuse as child abuse or neglect - policies and procedures - rules 19‑3‑304.5
Emergency possession of certain abandoned children - definition 19‑3‑305
Required report of postmortem investigation 19‑3‑306
Evidence of abuse - color photographs and X rays 19‑3‑307
Reporting procedures 19‑3‑308
Action upon report of intrafamilial, institutional, or third-party abuse - investigations - child protection team - rules - report 19‑3‑308.3
Differential response program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk - rules - evaluation 19‑3‑308.5
Recorded interviews of child 19‑3‑309
Immunity from liability - persons reporting 19‑3‑309.5
Preconfirmation safety plan agreement - first-time minor incidents of child abuse or neglect - rules 19‑3‑310
Child abuse and child neglect diversion program 19‑3‑311
Evidence not privileged 19‑3‑312
Court proceedings 19‑3‑313.5
State department duties - reports of child abuse or neglect - training of county departments - rules - notice and appeal process - confidentiality 19‑3‑315
Federal funds 19‑3‑317
Screening tool - human trafficking 19‑3‑401
Taking children into custody 19‑3‑402
Duty of officer - notification - release or detention 19‑3‑403
Temporary custody - hearing - time limits - restriction - rules 19‑3‑403.5
Temporary shelter 19‑3‑404
Temporary shelter - child’s home 19‑3‑405
Temporary protective custody 19‑3‑406
Relatives or kin as providers of emergency, nonemergency, or continued placement for children or youth - initial criminal history record check - fingerprint-based criminal history record check - criteria for disqualification - use of criminal justice records - rules - definitions 19‑3‑500.2
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑501
Petition initiation - preliminary investigation - informal adjustment 19‑3‑502
Petition form and content - limitations on claims in dependency or neglect actions 19‑3‑503
Summons - issuance - contents - service 19‑3‑504
Contempt - warrant 19‑3‑505
Adjudicatory hearing - findings - adjudication 19‑3‑506
Child with a mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability - procedure 19‑3‑507
Dispositional hearing - rules 19‑3‑508
Neglected or dependent child or youth - disposition - concurrent planning - definition 19‑3‑601
Short title 19‑3‑602
Motion for termination - separate hearing - right to counsel - no jury trial 19‑3‑603
Notice - abandonment 19‑3‑604
Criteria for termination 19‑3‑605
Request for placement with family members 19‑3‑606
Review of child’s disposition following termination of the parent-child legal relationship 19‑3‑607
Expert testimony 19‑3‑608
Effect of decree 19‑3‑609
Appeals - time requirements 19‑3‑610
Budgetary allocation for expenses 19‑3‑612
Reinstatement of the parent-child legal relationship - circumstances - petition - hearings - legislative declaration 19‑3‑702
Permanency hearing 19‑3‑702.5
Periodic reviews 19‑3‑704
Youth with disabilities - incapacitated persons 19‑3‑705
Transition hearing 19‑3‑901
Legislative declaration 19‑3‑902
Definitions 19‑3‑903
Task force on high-quality parenting time - creation - steering committee - membership 19‑3‑904
Task force - purposes - issues to study - written reports 19‑3‑905
Repeal of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 19-3-904’s source at colorado​.gov