The Colorado Department of Human Services' Legislative Affairs office develops the agency's legislative agenda in coordination with the executive director, deputy executive directors and executive management team. The office coordinates relationships with the legislative branch, community stakeholders and Colorado's counties.
Legislative reports from CDHS offices
The Colorado Department of Human Services is statutorily required to submit reports to the General Assembly throughout each year on a variety of programs. These reports, which include programmatic data, performance information and/or policy recommendations, are organized below by office and by date.
- Executive Director's Office
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Departmental Regulatory Agenda (Section 2-7-203, C.R.S.)
- Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Veterans Community Living Centers Annual Spending Authority (Section 26-12-108, C.R.S.)
- Nov. 1, 2022: Auxiliary Services Rural Areas (Section 26-21-106, C.R.S.)
- Sept. 1, 2022: Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Program (Section 26-1-310, C.R.S.)
- Sept. 1, 2022: Colorado Commission for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind (Section 26-21-106, C.R.S.)
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
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FY 2022-23
- March 1, 2023: Pre-adolescent Services Task Force (Section 19-3-304.4, C.R.S.)
- Dec. 1, 2022: Placement Reporting (Section 19-3-214, C.R.S.)
- Dec. 1, 2022: Placement Reporting (Section 19-3-214, C.R.S.)
- Dec. 1, 2022: Juvenile Detention Catchment Areas (Section 19-2.5-1513, C.R.S.)
- Nov. 15, 2022: Child Welfare Funding Model (Section 26-5-103.7, C.R.S.)
- Nov. 1, 2022: Criteria for Placement of Juvenile Offenders (Section 19-2.5-1404, C.R.S.)
- Nov. 1, 2022: Child Placement Agency and County Foster Care (Section 26-5-104, C.R.S.)
- Oct. 15, 2022: Delivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force Quarterly Report (Section 26-5-105.8, C.R.S.)
- Oct. 1, 2022: Statewide Family Preservation Program (Section 26-5.5-104, C.R.S.)
- Sept. 1, 2022: Child Welfare Workload Increases or Decreases (Section 26-5-104, C.R.S.)
- Sept. 1, 2022: Child Welfare Rate Setting Methodology (Section 26-5-104, C.R.S.)
- July 15, 2022: Delivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force, July 2022 (Section 26-5-105.8, C.R.S.)
- July 1, 2022: Division of Youth Services Recidivism and Education (Section 19-2.5-1501, C.R.S.)
- July 1, 2022: Child Welfare Updated Settings (Section 26-5-104, C.R.S.)
- Office of Economic Security
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FY 2022-23
- Administrative Solutions
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FY 2022-23
- Oct. 15, 2022: Non-Developed Property (Section 2-3-1304, C.R.S.)
- July 1, 2022: Child Maltreatment Fatality Review Report (Section 26-1-139, C.R.S.)
- July 1, 2022: Department Performance Plan (Section 2-7-204, C.R.S.)
Joint Budget Committee requests for information
Following the passage of the annual appropriations act, known as the Long Bill, the Colorado Department of Human Services receives formal requests for data on an annual basis from the General Assembly's Joint Budget Committee. The responses to these requests are organized below by office and date.
- Executive Director's Office
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Multi-department RFI #1, Vacancy Savings
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #9, CDHS and HCPF Transfers
FY 2021-22
- Office of Adult, Aging and Disability Services
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #3, Older Americans Act Funds Received
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #5, Adult Assistance Waitlists
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #13, Regional Center Monthly Census
FY 2021-22
- Office of Children, Youth and Families
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #1, DYS State-owned and Operated Facilities
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #4, SB91-94
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #6, Child Welfare Worker Staffing
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #7, Child Welfare Costs
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #8, Payments to Child Welfare Service Providers
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #10, Child Welfare Transfers
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #11, Promoting Permanency
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #16, Collaborative Management Program
- Oct. 1, 2022: Multi-department RFI #9, Tobacco Master Settlement
- Oct. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #12, Title IV-E Revenue
FY 2021-22
- Oct. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #16, Title IV-E Revenue
- Oct. 1, 2021: Multi-department #5, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #3, DYS State-owned and Operated Facilities
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #8, SB91-94
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #10, Child Welfare Worker Staffing
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #11, Child Welfare Costs
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #12, Payments to Child Welfare Service Providers
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #14, Child Welfare Transfers
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #15, Promoting Permanency
- Office of Civil and Forensic Mental Health
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FY 2022-23
- None to date
FY 2021-22
- Nov. 1, 2021: Multi-department #2, Cash Fund Report
- Office of Early Childhood
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FY 2022-23
- None to date
FY 2021-22
- Oct. 1, 2021: Multi-department #5, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #5, Federal Child Care Funding Funding
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #6, Incredible Years
- Jan. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #1, Early Intervention Caseload
- Jan. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #2, Child Care Assistance Program Costs
- Jan. 15, 2022: Department of Human Services #5, Federal Child Care Funding (UPDATE)
- Office of Economic Security
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #2, TANF Long-term Reserve
FY 2021-22
- Administrative Solutions
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FY 2022-23
- Nov. 1, 2022: Multi-department RFI #2, Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefit
- Nov. 1, 2022: Department of Human Services #14, Employee Recruitment and Retention
FY 2021-22
- Nov. 1, 2021: Department of Human Services #18, Employee Recruitment and Retention
- Nov. 1, 2021: Multi-department #1, Vacancy and Turnover Rate