CHSE Program Description
The Colorado General Assembly passed a Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education bill (HB19-1032) in May 2019. This bill clarifies content requirements for public schools that offer comprehensive human sexuality education and prohibits instruction from explicitly or implicitly teaching or endorsing religious ideology or sectarian tenets or doctrines, using shame-based or stigmatizing language or instructional tools, employing gender norms or gender stereotypes, or excluding the relational or sexual experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals. HB19-1032 funds CDPHE's sexual education grant program for the first time. The purpose of these funds is to support schools and school districts to implement comprehensive human sexuality education content that is medically accurate, culturally sensitive, and represents positive youth development principles.
The Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education (CHSE) Program at CDPHE will manage this grant program and will provide technical assistance, support, and training for schools and school districts, in collaboration with community partners.
Oversight entity
Role
The CHSE Oversight Entity provides oversight, direction and advisement to the CHSE Program at CDPHE. The oversight entity is tasked with developing policies and procedures for schools and school districts to apply for grants. The oversight entity is also responsible for assessing federal and state funding opportunities related to comprehensive human sexuality education and must work with relevant state departments to identify opportunities to apply for additional funding. The oversight entity also makes recommendations to the Executive Director of CDPHE for funding.
Membership
The oversight entity strives to represent the broad needs of the state. Organizations and individuals represented on the oversight entity are listed below.
Meeting Materials
Content Workgroup
Evaluation Workgroup
RFA Workgroup
Marketing Outreach and Recruitment Workgroup
Meeting calendar
Oversight Entity meetings are open to the public. You may attend in person (when available) or remotely. If you require any special accommodations and plan to attend the next meeting, please reach out to the program contact below to make sure appropriate accommodations are in place.
The oversight entity strives to represent the broad needs of the state. Organizations and individuals represented on the oversight entity are listed below.
- Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Sexual Health Institute (CoSHI), July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, Health Programs Office, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Colorado Department of Education, Office of Health and Wellness, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Prevention Services Division, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Parent Representatives (two), July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Youth Representatives (three), July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- K-12 Educator, Colorado Early Colleges, Douglas County, April 11, 2024 - April 10, 2025
- School-Based Health Center Staff or School Nurse, Greeley Evans, Weld County School District 6, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Statewide Coalition for Survivors of Sexual Assault, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Organization Serving the Needs of Youth of Color, Youth Seen, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Organization Serving the Needs of Immigrants, Boulder County Public Health, September 14th, 2023 - September 13, 2024
- Representative for an Organization Serving the Needs of Intersex Individuals, September 14th, 2023, - September 13, 2024
- Organization Serving the Needs of LGBTQIA+ Youth, Inside Out Youth Services, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Representative from an Interfaith Organization, Interfaith Alliance, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
- Organization Serving the Needs of Youth with Disabilities, Boulder Valley School District, April 11, 2024 - April 10, 2025
- Representative Serving the Needs of the Indigenous & Native American Community, Southern Ute Indian Tribe Native Connections Program & Ignacio Out and Equal Alliance, September 1, 2034 - August 30, 2024
- Representative from a Foundation, Caring for Colorado Foundation, July 1, 2023 - August 30, 2024
Program contact
Deja Moore, Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Grant Coordinator
Email Deja at Deja.Moore@state.co.us