Systems advocacy: state agencies

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The Children's Disability Advisory Committee serves in an advisory  capacity to the Department and makes recommendations regarding issues  related to benefits for children and youth with disabilities age 20 and  younger, provider education interventions, and application of standards.

The Committee consists of parents  of children with disabilities, representatives from other state  agencies, children's advocate and policy organizations, and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) staff.

Learn more about the Children's Disability Advisory Committee

 The vision for the children and youth behavioral health system in  Colorado is to be a comprehensive, equitable, effective continuum of  behavioral health services that meets the needs of children and youth in  the right place, at the right time, to achieve whole person health and  well-being.

 The Children’s Behavioral Health Implementation Plan has more than 100  action items for state agencies. It identifies and addresses the most  immediate priorities to be addressed within one to two years  

CSEAC is a state level committee mandated by federal and state law.  Members are interested in the quality of education received by  children/youth with disabilities. The committee includes parents of and  individuals with disabilities, educational service providers,  administrators and representatives from a variety of related agencies.  Participation is statewide and representative of diverse disabilities.

 In 1984, the Colorado State Board of Education (SBE) created the Gifted  Education State Advisory Committee (GE-SAC) to advise the SBE concerning  all aspects of gifted student education. The GE-SAC was further  codified into law in 2014 and is referenced in the Colorado Revised  Statutes [C.R.S. 22-20-203(3)].