Colorado § 8-88-102.5 - Comprehensive community integration plan for individuals with disabilities - review and assessment.

§ 8-88-102.5. Comprehensive community integration plan for individuals with disabilities - review and assessment.

(1) On or before September 1, 2028, CDOO shall serve as the lead agency responsible for developing a comprehensive community integration plan, referred to in this section as the "plan", for implementing the state's commitment to providing individuals with disabilities opportunities to live, work, and be served in the least restrictive settings possible. In developing the plan, CDOO shall collaborate with the department of health care policy and financing, the department of human services, the department of local affairs, other state agencies impacted by the plan, and stakeholders. The plan must include:

(a) An analysis of the extent to which the state is providing services in the most integrated setting;

(b) Concrete commitments to expand integrated opportunities for individuals with disabilities;

(c) Specific and reasonable time frames, measurable goals, and benchmarks for which the state is held accountable;

(d) Funding sources to support the plan, which may come from reallocating existing service money; and

(e) Commitments concerning how the state will meet its goals for each group of individuals with disabilities who are unnecessarily segregated.

(2) The CDOO shall review and update the plan every three years, beginning on September 1, 2031. Part of the review must be an assessment of whether the time frames, goals, and benchmarks set pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section have been met. If the benchmarks were not met, the updated plan must include a description of the barriers to implementation and how those barriers will be addressed.

(3) Money for the CDOO to develop, review, and update the plan is limited to the money in the fund, and the general assembly shall not appropriate any money from the general fund for that purpose.

Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1017), ch. 231, p. 1091, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2026: (3) amended, (HB 26-1382), ch. 301, p. 1699, § 2, effective June 2.