The Timothy Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home Placement began meeting in September 2022 after the Colorado General Assembly passed House Bill 22-1375. The task force is named after 12-year-old Timothy Montoya who was hit and killed by a car shortly after running away from his out-of-home placement in June 2020. […]
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The Task Force has identified its priorities for addressing each of the 19 directives provided in law, while also working to tackle the systemic issues identified. Mandatory Reporting Task Force Final Report Download Final Report Download Report Snapshot Housed in the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO), the Mandatory Reporting Task Force was
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The Mandatory Reporting Task Force was created by legislation in 2022 in the office of Colorado’s Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO). It is tasked with analyzing a number of specific policy considerations regarding child abuse, neglect, and requirements for individuals in certain occupations to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect. The task force was also
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