(1) The board has the following powers and duties:
To provide for the coordination and exchange of information on the establishmentand maintenance of primary and secondary prevention programs;
To develop and publicize criteria regarding grants from the trust fund, including theduration of grants and any requirements for matching funds which are received from the trust fund;
To review and monitor the expenditure of moneys by recipients;(d) Repealed.
To accept grants from the federal government as well as to solicit and accept contributions, grants, gifts, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, and foundations;
To expend moneys of the trust fund for the establishment, promotion, and maintenance of primary and secondary prevention programs, including pilot programs, for programs to prevent and reduce the occurrence of prenatal drug exposure, and for operational expenses of the board;
(f.5) To expend the money of the trust fund for the development, promotion, maintenance, and monitoring of an evidence-based or research-based child sexual abuse prevention training model to prevent and reduce the occurrence of child sexual abuse. The training model must be available to persons who interact with young children, including but not limited to parents, child care providers, librarians, church staff and volunteers, medical professionals, family resource centers staff, and other mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.
To sue and be sued as a board without individual liability for acts of the board;
To exercise any other powers or perform any other duties which are consistent withthe purposes for which the board was created and which are reasonably necessary for the fulfillment of the board's responsibilities.
and (j) Repealed.
Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 934, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: (1)(f) amended, p. 181, § 2, effective May 14. L. 96: (1)(d) repealed, p. 1246, § 115, effective August 7. L. 2000: (1)(j) repealed, p. 1570, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(i) amended, p. 2031, § 41, effective June 1. L. 2008: (1)(i) repealed, p. 687, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2012: (1)(a) and (1)(f) amended, (SB 12-064), ch. 56, p. 204, § 2, effective March 24. L. 2018: IP(1) amended and (1)(f.5) added, (HB 18-1064), ch. 245, p. 1517, § 1, effective May 24.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsection (1)(d), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.