Colorado § 26-2-141 - High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal.

§ 26-2-141. High-quality work management system - implementation - funding - repeal.

(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, the state department shall begin work in partnership with counties toward implementation of a high-quality county work management system from joint state and county decisions informed by the joint agency interoperability system study. The work management system must be designed to provide a unified approach to efficiently and effectively serve county departments and clients of the state department. The state department shall provide a centralized process for county departments to request changes or customization in the work management system. If a county department's change or customization is approved, the state department shall have a mechanism to fulfill that request. The purpose of the work management system is to reduce administrative cost, streamline the application process for various benefit programs, and provide more time for better case management and improved access to program services that assist low-income households in purchasing healthy food, paying for medical expenses, and achieving economic stability.

(2) (a) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate three million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 to the state department for the purposes of implementing this section. Upon full utilization or expiration of the money appropriated from the economic recovery and relief cash fund pursuant to this subsection (2) for the work management system, the state department shall consider ongoing costs to operate and maintain the work management system.

(b) The use of money appropriated pursuant to this subsection (2) must conform with the allowable purposes set forth in the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021", Pub.L. 117-2, as amended. The state department shall spend or obligate such appropriation in accordance with section 24-75-226 (4)(d).

(3) The state department shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226 (5).

(4) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (HB 22-1380), ch. 375, p. 2662, § 2, effective June 3. L. 2024: (2)(b) amended, (HB 24-1466), ch. 429, p. 2942, § 30, effective June 5.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 22-1380, see section 1 of chapter 375, Session Laws of Colorado 2022. For the legislative declaration in HB 24-1466, see section 1 of chapter 429, Session Laws of Colorado 2024.