Here is a link to Colorado Bill 24-1350.
"Be informed and Stay aware."
SECTION 3:
Colorado Revised Statute 14-10-124. Best interests of the child.
a) "COERCIVE CONTROL" MEANS A PATTERN OF THREATENING, HUMILIATING, OR INTIMIDATING ACTIONS, INCLUDING ASSAULTS OR OTHER ABUSE, THAT IS USED TO HARM, PUNISH, OR FRIGHTEN AN INDIVIDUAL. "COERCIVE CONTROL" INCLUDES A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR THAT TAKES AWAY THE INDIVIDUAL'S LIBERTY OR FREEDOM AND STRIPS AWAY THE INDIVIDUAL'S SENSE OF SELF, INCLUDING THE INDIVIDUAL'S BODILY INTEGRITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. "COERCIVE CONTROL" INCLUDES ISOLATING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM SUPPORT, EXPLOITING THE INDIVIDUAL, DEPRIVING THE INDIVIDUAL OF INDEPENDENCE, AND REGULATING THE INDIVIDUAL'S EVERYDAY BEHAVIOR. "COERCIVE CONTROL" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) ISOLATING THE INDIVIDUAL FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY;
(II) MONITORING, SURVEILLING, REGULATING, OR CONTROLLING THE INDIVIDUAL'S, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD'S OR RELATIVE'S, FINANCES, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, OR ACCESS TO SERVICES;
(III) MONITORING, SURVEILLING, REGULATING, OR CONTROLLING THE INDIVIDUAL'S, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD'S OR RELATIVE'S, ACTIVITIES, COMMUNICATIONS, OR MOVEMENTS, INCLUDING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY;
(IV) NAME-CALLING, DEGRADING, OR DEMEANING THE INDIVIDUAL, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD OR RELATIVE, ON A FREQUENT BASIS;
(V) THREATENING TO HARM OR KILL THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD OR RELATIVE, INCLUDING WEARING, ACCESSING, DISPLAYING, USING, OR CLEANING A WEAPON IN AN INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING MANNER;
(VI) THREATENING TO COMMIT SUICIDE OR OTHERWISE HARM ONE'S OWN PERSON, WHEN USED AS A METHOD OF COERCION, CONTROL, PUNISHMENT, INTIMIDATION, OR RETALIATION AGAINST THE PERSON;
(VII) THREATENING TO HARM OR KILL AN ANIMAL WITH WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD OR RELATIVE HAS AN EMOTIONAL BOND;
(VIII) THREATENING TO PUBLISH THE INDIVIDUAL'S, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD'S OR RELATIVE'S, SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL, OR MAKE REPORTS TO THE POLICE OR AUTHORITIES;
(IX) DAMAGING THE INDIVIDUAL'S, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD'S OR RELATIVE'S, PROPERTY OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS;
(X) THREATENING THE INDIVIDUAL, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD OR RELATIVE, WITH DEPORTATION OR CONTACTING AUTHORITIES BASED ON PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL IMMIGRATION STATUS, WITHHOLDING ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR IMMIGRATION, OR THREATENING TO WITHDRAW OR INTERFERE WITH AN ACTIVE IMMIGRATION APPLICATION OR PROCESS; OR
(XI) FORCING THE INDIVIDUAL, OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S CHILD OR RELATIVE, TO TAKE PART IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OR CHILD ABUSE.
In Addition to the section above, I included the following information noting required "Coercive Control" training for CFIs:
Section II
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 14-10-116.5 Appointment in domestic relations cases - child and family investigator - disclosure - background check - definition.
II; B; (b.7)
THE CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR SHALL STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT THE WRITTEN REPORT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION OR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BIASED, INCLUDING A BIAS REGARDING RELIGION, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, CULTURE, RACE, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR DISABILITY.
(f) (I) The court shall not appoint a person from the eligibility registry to be a child and family investigator for a case pursuant to this section unless the court finds that the person is qualified as competent by training and experience in, at a minimum, domestic violence and its effects on children, adults, and families; COERCIVE CONTROL; child abuse; and child sexual abuse in accordance with section 14-10-127.5. The person's training and experience must be provided by recognized sources with expertise in domestic violence, COERCIVE CONTROL, and the traumatic effects of domestic violence in accordance with section 14-10-127.5. Initial and ongoing training must include, at a minimum:
A) No LESS THAN TWENTY HOURS OF INITIAL TRAINING, REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-10-127.5 (5)(a)(I); AND
(B) No LESS THAN FIFTEEN HOURS OF ONGOING TRAINING EVERY FIVE YEARS, REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-10-127.5 (5)(a)(I).
(II) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (2)(f)(I) OF THIS SECTION, A CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR WHO COMPLETED THE INITIAL TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-10-127.5 (5)(a)(I) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1,2025, IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING OR THE ENTIRE TRAINING AGAIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLETING INTERVIEWING AND FORENSIC REPORT WRITING TRAINING REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-10-127.5 (5)(b)(IX) AND (5)(b)(X).
"I hope ALL Colorado County CPS departments require their caseworkers to be educated about Coercive Control abuse, and I hope Kayden's Law will be adopted throughout our nation."
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