Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1401 - General Early Childhood Administration and Programs
8 CCR 1401-1 - General Early Childhood Rules and Regulations
Section 8 CCR 1401-1.302 - CREATION AND RECONFIGURATION PROCESSES

Universal Citation: 8 CO Code Regs 1401-1 ยง 302

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

This rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 26.5-2-203(4) and 26.5-2-205, C.R.S.

A. To create a new Early Childhood Council or reconfigure an existing Early Childhood Council, the Board(s) of Commissioners in the applicable county or counties must first designate a convening entity. This convening entity may be, but is not limited to, the following agency types:

1. A local resource and referral agency;

2. A County Department of Human Services or Social Services;

3. A local school district; or

4. Department of Public Health.

B. The convening entity shall convene an Early Childhood Council, either as part of a single county or multi-county regional network, by submitting an application to the state department pursuant to the requirements of rule section 1.302(E).

C. The convening entity shall initially approve the Early Childhood Council membership, ensuring the mandatory stakeholders listed in rule section 1.304 are included.

D. Existing Early Childhood Councils may apply to merge or reconfigure pursuant to rule section 1.302 . A reconfigured council replaces the councils named in the application to reconfigure.

E. A convening entity's application for an agency applying to be newly identified as a council or an existing Early Childhood Council(s) applying to be a newly created and reconfigured council shall designate, at minimum, the following information:

1. An intended service area that complies with rule section 1.303;

2. The county or counties involved with the council;

3. The participating Early Childhood Council members that includes required stakeholders as set forth in rule section 1.304;

4. The designated fiscal agent; and

5. Signatures of the Chair or Chairs of the Board or Boards of County Commissioners of all counties involved in the council, the legal signatory for the counties, and the president of any school district Board of Education involved in the council.

F. The state department's approval of an Early Childhood Council's application does not guarantee funds to that council, as set forth in rule section 1.306.

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