C.R.S. Section 26-1-312
Brain injury support in the criminal justice system task force

  • duties
  • membership
  • report
  • repeal

(1)

There is created in the state department the brain injury support in the criminal justice system task force, referred to in this section as the “task force”. By August 1, 2021, the board shall convene the task force to develop a plan to integrate into the criminal justice system a model to identify and support individuals with a brain injury who are in the criminal justice system. The task force must meet at least four times to develop the plan. At a minimum, the plan must include:

(a)

The brain injury training requirements for criminal justice professionals;

(b)

The criminal justice professionals who would benefit from brain injury training;

(c)

The necessary training required for mental health professionals providing screenings and support to individuals who are in the criminal justice system;

(d)

Policies and procedures for performing brain injury screenings for individuals who are in the criminal justice system;

(e)

Policies and procedures for supporting individuals who screen positive for a brain injury, including:

(I)

Identification of symptoms to determine deficits and appropriate individual support strategies;

(II)

Referral to a neuropsychological assessment, if necessary;

(III)

Implementation of accommodations, as necessary; and

(IV)

Referral to appropriate brain injury services outside of the criminal justice system upon the individual’s release; and

(f)

Identification of necessary contracts between various entities to implement the recommendations in the plan.

(2)

The board must appoint the following members to serve on the task force:

(a)

The director of the program, or his or her designee;

(b)

The director of the division of probation services in the judicial department, or his or her designee;

(c)

The executive director of the department of corrections, or his or her designee;

(d)

The state public defender, or his or her designee;

(e)

The director of the office of community corrections in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, or his or her designee;

(f)

A sheriff or jail administrator;

(g)

A member of the board, or his or her designee;

(h)

A member of a criminal justice advocacy organization;

(i)

An expert in the research and evaluation of brain injuries in the criminal justice system;

(j)

Two members who represent an organization specializing in delivering brain injury services; and

(k)

Two members who experienced a brain injury and have been involved in the criminal justice system.

(3)

Task force members serve on a voluntary basis without compensation, but are entitled to compensation for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member’s duties.

(4)

By January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit the plan to the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees.

(5)

This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2024.

Source: Section 26-1-312 — Brain injury support in the criminal justice system task force - duties - membership - report - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

26‑1‑101
Short title
26‑1‑102
Legislative declaration
26‑1‑103
Definitions
26‑1‑104
Construction of terms
26‑1‑105
Department of human services created - executive director - powers, duties, and functions
26‑1‑105.5
Transfer of functions - employees - property - records
26‑1‑106
Final agency action - administrative law judge - authority of executive director
26‑1‑107
State board of human services - reimbursement for expenses - rules
26‑1‑108
Powers and duties of the executive director - rules
26‑1‑109
Cooperation with federal government - grants-in-aid
26‑1‑109.5
Treatment of restitution payments under this title - declaration - exclusion from financial determinations
26‑1‑110
Publications
26‑1‑111
Activities of the state department under the supervision of the executive director - cash fund - report - rules - statewide adoption resource registry
26‑1‑111.3
Activities of the state department under the supervision of the executive director - Colorado state youth development plan - creation - definitions
26‑1‑112
Locating violators - recoveries
26‑1‑114
Records confidential - authorization to obtain records of assets - release of location information to law enforcement agencies - outstanding felony arrest warrants
26‑1‑114.5
Records - access by county auditor
26‑1‑115
County departments - district departments
26‑1‑116
County boards - district boards
26‑1‑117
County director - district director
26‑1‑118
Duties of county departments, county directors, and district attorneys
26‑1‑119
County staff
26‑1‑120
Merit system
26‑1‑121
Appropriations - food distribution programs
26‑1‑121.5
Public assistance funding model - workload study - evaluation - report - definitions - repeal
26‑1‑122
County appropriations and expenditures - advancements - procedures
26‑1‑122.3
Public assistance programs - county administration - data collection and analysis - vendor contract
26‑1‑122.5
County appropriation increases - limitations - definitions
26‑1‑123
County social services fund
26‑1‑124
County social services budget
26‑1‑126
County contingency fund - county tax base relief fund - creation
26‑1‑126.5
Effect of supreme court’s interpretation of section 26-1-126, creating the county contingency fund for public assistance and welfare programs
26‑1‑127
Fraudulent acts
26‑1‑127.5
Prevention of erroneous payments to prisoners - incentives
26‑1‑129
Comprehensive information - packet of aged services and programs - implementation
26‑1‑130
Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules - definitions
26‑1‑132
Department of human services - rate setting - residential treatment service providers - monitoring and auditing - report
26‑1‑133.5
Rental properties - fund created
26‑1‑134
Home- and community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities - cooperation
26‑1‑135
Child welfare action committee - reporting - cash fund - created
26‑1‑136
Persons in a department of human services facility - medical benefits application assistance - county of residence - rules
26‑1‑136.5
Menstrual hygiene products for a person in custody - definition
26‑1‑136.7
Opioid treatment for a person in custody - definitions
26‑1‑136.8
Custody of a person with the capacity for pregnancy
26‑1‑137
Persons committed to or placed in a department of human services facility - prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant women
26‑1‑138
Memorandum of understanding - notification of risk - rules
26‑1‑139
Child fatality and near fatality prevention - process - department of human services child fatality review team - reporting - rules - legislative declaration - definitions
26‑1‑141
Departments - report required - hepatitis and HIV tests - definitions
26‑1‑201
Programs administered - services provided - department of human services
26‑1‑301
Definitions
26‑1‑302
Colorado brain injury trust fund board - creation - powers and duties - reimbursement for expenses
26‑1‑304
Services for persons with brain injuries - limitations - covered services
26‑1‑305
Education about brain injury
26‑1‑306
Research related to treatment of brain injuries - grants
26‑1‑307
Administrative costs
26‑1‑309
Trust fund
26‑1‑310
Reports to the general assembly
26‑1‑312
Brain injury support in the criminal justice system task force - duties - membership - report - repeal
26‑1‑701
Legislative declaration
26‑1‑702
Duties of the state department - contract to implement program - reporting requirement
26‑1‑703
Respite care task force fund - creation
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 26-1-312’s source at colorado​.gov