(1) In connection with the development and implementation of the correctional education program, the program shall have the following powers and duties:
To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the correctional education program;
To enter into agreements and contracts with school districts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, community colleges, local district colleges, state colleges and universities, trade unions, private occupational schools, private businesses, the department of labor and employment created in section 24-1-121, C.R.S., state and local government agencies, and private agencies as may be deemed appropriate for the purpose of providing instructional services necessary to implement the correctional education program. Agreements and contracts for the provision of instructional services shall expressly state the educational goals and objectives of the program and the specific requirements for instructional services.
(b.5) To sell goods and services pursuant to the provisions of section 17-32-108;
To submit a budget request for the correctional education program for inclusion inthe budget request for the department as a separate line item. Such line item shall be the department's total budget request for correctional education funding from the general fund and shall replace or include any such previous request for instructional or educational funding. Such budget request shall itemize the amount of the budget to be funded from the general fund of the state and the amount to be funded from moneys in the correctional education program fund created in section 17-32-107. No other funds from the general assembly shall be allocated to the department for any education program.
To accept moneys from the federal government as well as contributions, grants, gifts,bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, and foundations and do all things necessary, not inconsistent with this article or any other laws of this state, in order to avail itself of such federal moneys under any federal legislation. All moneys accepted by the program shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the correctional education program fund.
To enter into agreements with state agencies, as appropriate, in order to receive anyfunding or moneys available for correctional education;
To expend moneys appropriated to the program by the general assembly, includingmoneys in the correctional education program fund, for the purpose of implementing the correctional education program; (g) Repealed.
To enter into negotiations with the department of human services for the purpose ofcoordinating and offering education services to juveniles in the custody of that department. The executive directors of the departments of corrections and human services shall each submit a proposed plan to the governor and general assembly, no later than January 1, 1992, for integrating such juveniles into the correctional education program.
To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties that are consistent with thepurposes for which the program was created and that are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the program's responsibilities under this article.
Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 975, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(h) amended, p. 2654, § 135, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(g) repealed, p. 1266, § 183, effective August 7. L. 2000: IP(1), (1)(d), (1)(f), and (1)(i) amended, p. 851, § 56, effective May 24. L. 2010: (1)(b) amended, (HB 10-1112), ch. 57, p. 208, § 4, effective August 11. L. 2016: (1)(b.5) added, (SB 16-099), ch. 89, p. 249, § 2, effective April 14.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996. For the legislative declaration in SB 16-099, see section 1 of chapter 89, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.