C.R.S. Section 26-2-703
Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)

Repealed.

(2)

“Assistance” means any ongoing assistance payment or short-term assistance payment as those terms are described in section 26-2-706.6.

(2.5)

“Assistance unit” means those family members who are participants in the Colorado works program and who are receiving cash assistance.

(3)

“Basic cash assistance grant” means cash assistance provided to a participant in the Colorado works program pursuant to section 26-2-709.

(3.5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

“Cash assistance” means cash, payments, vouchers, and other forms of benefits designed to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidental expenses. “Cash assistance” includes such benefits even when they are:

(I)

Provided in the form of payments by a TANF agency, or other agency on its behalf, to individual participants; and

(II)

Conditioned on participation in a work activity or community service.

(b)

Except as otherwise excluded in paragraph (c) of this subsection (3.5), “cash assistance” also includes supportive services provided to families who are not employed such as transportation and child care.

(c)

“Cash assistance” does not include:

(I)

Nonrecurrent, short-term benefits that:

(A)

Are designed to address a specific crisis situation or episode of need;

(B)

Are not intended to meet recurrent or ongoing needs; and

(C)

Will not extend beyond four months;

(II)

Work subsidies such as payments to employers or third parties to help cover the costs of employee wages, benefits, supervision, and training;

(III)

Supportive services such as child care and transportation provided to families who are employed;

(IV)

Refundable earned income tax credits;

(V)

Contributions to, and distributions from, individual development accounts;

(VI)

Services such as counseling, case management, peer support, child care information and referral, transitional services, job retention, job advancement, and other employment-related services that do not provide basic income support; and

(VII)

Transportation benefits provided under a job access or reverse commute project to an individual who is not otherwise receiving assistance.

(4)

“Colorado child care assistance program” means the state program of child care assistance implemented pursuant to the provisions of part 1 of article 4 of title 26.5 and rules of the executive director of the department of early childhood.

(5)

“Colorado works program” or “works program” means the program of public assistance created in this part 7.

(5.5)

“Controlled substance” means a substance, a drug, or an immediate precursor included in schedules I to V of part 2 of article 18 of title 18, and any “alcohol beverage” as defined in section 44-3-103 (2).

(5.7)

“Countable income” means the receipt by an individual of a gain or benefit in cash or in kind during a calendar month that is used to determine eligibility and the benefit amount for the Colorado works program as specified by the state board.

(6)

“County” means a county or a city and county.

(7)

“County block grant” means a block grant provided to a county pursuant to the provisions of section 26-2-712.

(8)

“County department” means:

(a)

The department of social services, human services, or health and human services of a county or a city and county; or

(b)

Any combination of departments of social services of a county or a city and county that are approved by the state department to implement a county block grant jointly pursuant to the provisions of section 26-2-718.

(8.5)

“Deficit reduction omnibus reconciliation act” means the federal “Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005”, Pub.L. 109-171, as amended.

(9)

“Dependent child” means a person who resides with a parent or a specified caretaker and who is under the age of eighteen years or, if the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the school or vocational or technical equivalent before attaining the age of nineteen years, is under nineteen years.

(9.5)

“Disqualified or excluded person” means a person who would otherwise be a member of an assistance unit but who is rendered ineligible to participate due to program prohibitions.

(10)

“Federal law” means the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act, the deficit reduction omnibus reconciliation act, and any federal regulations adopted for the implementation of either act.

(10.2)

“Guardian” means a person appointed by court order to be the guardian of another person.

(10.5)

“Income” means any cash, payments, wages, in-kind receipts, inheritance, gifts, prizes, rents, dividends, interest, and other gain or benefit in cash or in kind received by members of an assistance unit.

(11)

“Indian tribe” means a federally recognized Indian tribe with part or all of its reservation located in the state of Colorado.

(12)

“Individual responsibility contract” or “IRC” means the contract entered into by the participant and the county department pursuant to section 26-2-708.

(13)

Repealed.

(13.5)

“Noncustodial parent”, as defined in 45 CFR 260.30, means a person who:

(a)

Is the parent of a minor child; and

(b)

Lives in Colorado; and

(c)

Does not live in the same household as the minor child.

(13.7)

“Ongoing assistance” means any cash grant, benefit, service, or other form of temporary assistance designed to meet an eligible family’s ongoing needs.

(14)

“Parent” means either a biological parent or a parent by adoption.

(15)

“Participant” means an individual who receives any assistance or who participates in a specific component of the Colorado works program.

(16)

“Performance contract” means the performance-based contract executed by the state department and the board of county commissioners of each county or the boards of county commissioners of a group of counties pursuant to section 26-2-715.

(17)

“Personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act” means the federal “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996”, Pub.L. 104-193, as amended.

(17.5)

“Program prohibitions” means a circumstance that, pursuant to this part 7 or federal law, renders an individual unable to participate in the Colorado works program.

(17.7)

“Qualified alien” means a qualified alien as defined by rule of the state board in conformance with the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act.

(17.8)

“Receipt” or “receipt of income” means the date on which income is actually received by or becomes legally available to a member of an assistance unit.

(18)

“Reservation” means the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation and the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.

(18.2)

“Short-term assistance” means a nonrecurrent, short-term benefit that is designed to deal with a specific crisis situation or episode of need, is not intended to meet recurrent or ongoing needs, and does not extend beyond four months.

(18.3)

“Specified caretaker” means:

(a)

A person who exercises responsibility for a dependent child and who is:

(I)

A relative by blood, marriage, or adoption who is within the fifth degree of kinship to the dependent child; or

(II)

Appointed by the court to be the guardian or the legal custodian of the dependent child; or

(b)

A person who exercises responsibility for a dependent child within the person’s home if there is no person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (18.3).

(18.5)

“Targeted spending level” means the amount of county funds that a county shall appropriate pursuant to the provisions of section 26-1-122 for the purpose of defraying the county’s maintenance of effort requirement for the works program.

(19)

“Temporary assistance for needy families” or “TANF” means the program of block grants from the federal government to the states to implement assistance programs pursuant to federal law.

(20)

“Tribal member” means an enrolled member of either the Ute Mountain Ute or Southern Ute Indian tribes.

(21)

“Work activities” shall have the same definition as is provided in federal law. The state board shall promulgate rules as necessary to further define “work activities” in accordance with the definition provided in federal law. Participants shall be considered to be engaged in work if they are participating in work activities as described in the federal law or if they are participating in other work activities designed to lead to self-sufficiency as determined by the county and as outlined in their IRC.

(22)

“Work participation rate” means the percentage of participants who are involved in work activities as required statewide under federal law.

(23)

“Works allocation committee” means the committee created pursuant to section 26-2-714 (6).

Source: Section 26-2-703 — Definitions, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

26‑2‑101
Short title 26‑2‑102
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑102.5
Foster care - Title IV-E of the social security act - Title IV-E administrative costs cash fund - rules 26‑2‑103
Definitions 26‑2‑104
Public assistance programs - electronic benefits transfer service - joint reports with department of revenue - signs - rules 26‑2‑105
Federal requirements 26‑2‑106
Applications for public assistance 26‑2‑107
Verification - record 26‑2‑108
Granting of assistance payments and social services - rules 26‑2‑109
Right to own certain property 26‑2‑110
Repayment not required 26‑2‑111
Eligibility for public assistance - rules - repeal 26‑2‑111.5
Access to supplemental security income program benefits for old age pension applicants and recipients 26‑2‑111.6
Old age pension work incentive program 26‑2‑111.8
Eligibility of noncitizens for public assistance 26‑2‑112
Old age pensions for inmates of public institutions 26‑2‑113
Funds for old age pensions 26‑2‑114
Amount of assistance payments - old age pension 26‑2‑115
State old age pension fund - priority 26‑2‑116
Old age pension stabilization fund 26‑2‑119
Amount of assistance payments - aid to the needy disabled - rules 26‑2‑119.7
Federal disability benefits - application assistance - fund - rules - report - legislative declaration 26‑2‑120
Amount of assistance payments - aid to the blind 26‑2‑121
Expenses of treatment to prevent blindness or restore eyesight 26‑2‑122
Public assistance in the form of social services 26‑2‑122.3
Home care allowance - repeal 26‑2‑122.5
Acceptance of available money to finance the low-income energy assistance program 26‑2‑123
Removal to another county 26‑2‑124
Reconsideration and changes 26‑2‑125
Colorado works cases - vendor payments 26‑2‑127
Appeals 26‑2‑128
Recovery from recipient - estate 26‑2‑129
Funeral - final disposition expenses - death reimbursement - definitions - rules 26‑2‑131
Public assistance not assignable 26‑2‑132
Limitation 26‑2‑133
State income tax refund offset - rules 26‑2‑134
Checks, drafts, or orders for payment of moneys for public assistance - identification of bearer 26‑2‑135
Medically correctable program - fund established - rules 26‑2‑137
Noncitizens programs 26‑2‑138
Refugee services program - state plan - rules - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑139
Food pantry assistance grant program - created - timeline and criteria - grants - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑140
Colorado diaper distribution program - diapering essentials - report - rules - definitions 26‑2‑141
High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal 26‑2‑142
Colorado teen parent driver’s license program - report - rules - definitions - appropriation 26‑2‑143
Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program - creation - appropriation - rules - definitions 26‑2‑144
Food bank assistance grant program - creation - rules - definition 26‑2‑201
Short title 26‑2‑202
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑203
Definitions 26‑2‑204
Mandatory minimum state supplementation of SSI benefits 26‑2‑205
Optional state supplementation 26‑2‑206
Interim assistance 26‑2‑207
Administration 26‑2‑208
Federal requirements 26‑2‑209
Limitations 26‑2‑210
State supplemental security income stabilization fund - creation 26‑2‑301
Food stamps - administration 26‑2‑301.5
Performance standards - incentives - sanctions 26‑2‑302
Federal requirements 26‑2‑304
Appeals - recoveries - rules 26‑2‑305
Fraudulent acts - penalties 26‑2‑305.5
Categorical eligibility - repeal 26‑2‑306
Trafficking in food stamps 26‑2‑307
Fuel assistance payments - eligibility for federal standard utility allowance - supplemental utility assistance fund established - definitions - repeal 26‑2‑308
Colorado employment first - supplemental nutrition assistance program - federal match - legislative declaration - definition - repeal 26‑2‑701
Short title 26‑2‑702
Legislative intent 26‑2‑703
Definitions 26‑2‑704
No individual entitlement 26‑2‑705
Works program - purposes 26‑2‑706
Target populations 26‑2‑706.5
Restrictions on length of participation - rules 26‑2‑706.6
Payments and services under Colorado works - rules 26‑2‑707.5
Community resources investment assistance 26‑2‑707.7
Information concerning immunization of children 26‑2‑708
Assistance - assessment - individual responsibility contract - waivers for domestic violence - rules 26‑2‑709
Benefits - cash assistance - programs - rules - repeal 26‑2‑709.5
Exit interviews and follow-up interviews of participants - reporting 26‑2‑710
Administrative review 26‑2‑711
Works program - sanctions against participants - rules 26‑2‑712
State department duties - authority 26‑2‑713
State maintenance of effort 26‑2‑714
County block grants formula - use of money - rules 26‑2‑714.5
Adjusted work participation rate - notification - county authorization - career and technical education 26‑2‑715
Performance contracts 26‑2‑716
County duties - appropriations - penalties - hardship extensions - domestic violence extensions - incentives - rules 26‑2‑717
Reporting requirements 26‑2‑718
Regionalization 26‑2‑719
Private contracting 26‑2‑720.5
County block grant support fund - created 26‑2‑721
Colorado long-term works reserve - creation - use 26‑2‑721.3
Colorado works program maintenance fund - creation - use - report 26‑2‑725
Outreach and engagement plan - family voice participation 26‑2‑1001
Short title 26‑2‑1002
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑1003
Definitions 26‑2‑1004
Individual development account program - rules 26‑2‑1005
Eligibility for participation in the individual development account program 26‑2‑1101
Legislative declaration 26‑2‑1102
Definitions 26‑2‑1103
Transitional jobs program 26‑2‑1104
Repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 26-2-703’s source at colorado​.gov