Section 19-7-306 - Voluntary services agreement(1) A voluntary services agreement entered into pursuant to this part 3 is a binding standardized agreement, written in a client-driven and developmentally appropriate manner, between the county department and a participating youth. The agreement specifies the terms of the youth's participation in the transition program, including, at a minimum: (a) The participating youth's retention of all rights and responsibilities the youth would otherwise have, as described in section 19-7-304 (5);(a.5) Establishing the legal authority for placement with the county department;(b) The participating youth's rights and obligations while the agreement is in effect, including the right to counsel. Upon entering into a voluntary services agreement with an eligible youth, the county department shall make a referral in writing to the office of the child's representative and provide the youth with the contact information for the office of the child's representative. Nothing in this section limits the power of the court to appoint counsel or the power of the office of the child's representative to assign counsel prior to the filing of a petition.(c) A statement concerning the voluntary nature of the transition program and the participating youth's right to terminate the agreement at any time and the procedures for such termination and the right to begin receiving services again, if needed, up to the youth's twenty-first birthday, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law;(d) The county department's rights and obligations while the agreement is in effect;(e) The services that will be available to the participating youth through the transition program, as specified in the roadmap to success; and(f) The circumstances under which a county department may request that the court terminate the agreement and the court's jurisdiction over the objection of the participating youth.Amended by 2022 Ch. 88, § 8, eff. 8/10/2022.Added by 2021 Ch. 340, § 1, eff. 6/25/2021.L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 2206, p. 2206, § 1, effective June 25. 2022 Ch. 88, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).