(1) On or before July 1, 2013, the department shall convene the interagency youth sexual health team, referred to in this article as the "oversight entity". Membership of the oversight entity must include:
(a) The executive director of the department of public health and environment, or his or her designee;
(b) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing, or his or her designee;
(c) The commissioner of education, or his or her designee;
(d) The executive director of the department of human services, or his or her designee; and
(e) A parent representative, appointed by the department of health.
(2) The oversight entity has the following duties:
(a) During the 2013-14 academic year and every academic year thereafter, to assess opportunities for available federal and state moneys to fund the program; except that the oversight entity shall not recommend applying for any federal or state moneys that promote abstinence as the sole behavioral method for youth or funding requiring adherence to the A-H guidelines of section 510 (b) of title V of the federal "Social Security Act", Pub. L. 104-193, which are inconsistent with the provisions of section 22-1-128, C.R.S. The oversight entity will provide information to the appropriate state departments concerning available federal and state moneys related to comprehensive human sexuality education funds for which a given department is eligible to apply.
(b) To develop policies and procedures for the implementation of the program and recommend such policies and procedures to the state board for adoption by rule pursuant to section 25-44-102. The policies and procedures must include, but are not limited to:
(I) A process by which public schools and school districts will be notified of available program funds for comprehensive human sexuality education.
(II) The procedures by which public schools and school districts may apply for grants pursuant to this article. Each grant application must, at a minimum, describe:
(A) How the applicant public school or school district will use any awarded grant moneys to provide comprehensive human sexuality education to its student population;
(B) How the proposed comprehensive human sexuality education program complies with section 22-1-128, C.R.S., and article 25 of title 22, C.R.S., and is evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and represents positive youth development principles;
(C) How many students the public school or school district expects to reach through the comprehensive human sexuality education program; and
(D) The length of time for which the applicant is requesting grant moneys;
(III) Criteria for the oversight entity to apply in selecting public schools and school districts that may receive grants and how to determine the amount of grant moneys to be awarded to each grant recipient. The criteria must include a requirement that the proposed comprehensive human sexuality education program complies with sections 22-1-128 and 22-25-104, C.R.S., and is evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and represents positive youth development principles.
(c) In conjunction with the department, to solicit grant applications from public schools and school districts;
(d) To review grant applications and, based on the criteria developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), make recommendations to the department concerning which public schools or school districts should receive grants and in what amount.