C.R.S.
Section 26-2-702
Legislative intent
(1)
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:(a)
Passage of the federal “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996”, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal “Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005”, Pub.L. 109-171, gives the state a unique opportunity to develop and maintain a public assistance program that emphasizes placing recipients in work and supporting them in sustained employment with food stamps, child care assistance, and medicaid;(b)
The federal “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996”, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal “Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005”, Pub.L. 109-171, require increased local input in developing the state plan for public assistance under these laws and allow increased local control over the implementation of such state plan;(c)
The federal “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996”, Pub.L. 104-193, and the federal “Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005”, Pub.L. 109-171, require additional training for local employees in the area of case management to assist in making recipients self-sufficient.(2)
Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that it is in the state’s best interests to adopt the Colorado works program set forth in this part 7.
Source:
Section 26-2-702 — Legislative intent, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.pdf
(accessed Oct. 20, 2023).