(1) Commencing January 1, 2007, and on or before each January 1 thereafter, each interagency oversight group shall provide a report to the executive director of each department and agency that is a party to any memorandum of understanding entered into that includes:
The number of children and families served through the local-level individualizedservice and support teams and the outcomes of the services provided, including a description of any reduction in duplication or fragmentation of services provided and a description of any significant improvement in outcomes for children and families;
A description of estimated costs of implementing the collaborative management approach and any estimated cost-shifting or cost-savings that may have occurred by collaboratively managing the multi-agency services provided through the individualized service and support teams;
An accounting of moneys that were reinvested in additional services provided tochildren or families who would benefit from integrated multi-agency services due to costsavings that may have resulted or due to meeting or exceeding performance measures identified in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to section 24-1.9-102 (2)(i);
A description of any identified barriers to the ability of the state and county to provide effective services to persons who received multi-agency services; and
Any other information relevant to improving the delivery of services to persons whowould benefit from multi-agency services.
(2) (a) Utilizing the reports created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the persons specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) shall meet at least annually with the governor, or his or her designee, to review the activities and progress of counties and agencies engaged in collaborative management of multi-agency services provided to children and families. The purpose of the meeting shall be to identify barriers encountered in collaborative management development or implementation or reinvestment of moneys and to discuss and effectuate solutions to these barriers to achieve greater efficiencies and better outcomes for the state, for local communities, and for persons who would benefit from multi-agency services.
(b) The following persons or their designees shall attend the annual meeting required pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section:
The commissioner of education;
A superintendent of a school district that has entered into a memorandum of understanding and has met or exceeded the performance measures identified in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to section 24-1.9-102 (2)(i), as such superintendent is selected by the commissioner of education;
A director of a county department of human or social services that has entered intoa memorandum of understanding and has met or exceeded the performance measures identified in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to section 24-1.9-102 (2)(i), as such director is selected by the executive director of the state department of human services;
The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing;
The executive director of the department of human services;
A director of a local mental health center that has entered into a memorandum ofunderstanding and has met or exceeded the performance measures identified in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to section 24-1.9-102 (2)(i), as such director is selected by the executive director of the department of human services;
A representative from a statewide parent advocacy or family advocacy organization who participated in the development of a memorandum of understanding, as such representative is selected by a director of a county department of human or social services chosen by the state department of human services;
The executive director of the department of public health and environment; and(IX) The chief justice of the Colorado supreme court.
Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 1552, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2015: (1)(c),
(2)(b)(II), (2)(b)(III), and (2)(b)(VI) amended, (SB 15-241), ch. 140, p. 428, § 5, effective May 1. L. 2018: IP(2)(b), (2)(b)(III), and (2)(b)(VII) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 439, § 95, effective August 8.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.