Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 22-0931.01 Jane Ritter x4342
SENATE BILL 22-213
Senate Committees House Committees
Health & Human Services
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING CONTINUING SUPPO RT FOR NECESSARY CHILD CARE101
PROGRAMS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
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APPROPRIATION.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/
.)
The bill appropriates:
! $50 million from federal funds from child care
development funds for the purposes of implementing the
child care sustainability grant program;
! $19 million from the economic recovery and relief cash
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 28, 2022
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Fields and Sonnenberg,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Valdez A. and Tipper,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. fund to emerging and expanding the child care grant
program;
! $10 million from the economic recovery and relief cash
fund to implement the employer-based child care facility
grant program;
! $15 million from the economic recovery and relief cash
fund to implement the early child care and education
recruitment and retention grant and scholarship program.
Of the $15 million, $2 million must be dedicated for home
visiting workforce, early childhood mental health
consultants, and early intervention providers, with $1.4
million of the $2 million dedicated for non-educator
workforce scholarships and loan forgiveness, and $600,000
for developing consistent workforce pathways; and
! One million dollars to create and implement
family-strengthening grant programs from the economic
recovery and relief cash fund.
The bill creates the family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) support
programs, which include an advisory group and a training program. The
family, friend, and neighbor advisory group is created to advise the
department on the needs of FFN providers and to make recommendations
on changes to regulations, policies, funding, and procedures that would
benefit the FFN community. The family, friend, and neighbor training
program is created to allow community-based organizations and nonprofit
organizations that have expertise working with FFN providers to provide
them with information, training, and technical assistance to support best
practices.
Subject to available appropriations, the department of early
childhood shall make existing state programs available to the FFN
community, including, but not limited to, home visitation, early
intervention, early childhood mental health, workforce recruitment and
retention, and family resource center services.
The bill appropriates $4.5 million from the economic recovery and
relief cash fund to implement the FFN support programs.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend as added by2
House Bill 22-1295, 26.5-3-801 (2)(b) as follows:3
26.5-3-801. Legislative declaration. (2) (b) The general4
assembly further finds that, to assist the state's workforce in returning to5
213-2- work and maintaining employment without facing the difficult choice1
between working and accessing quality child care, it is critical that the2
state allocate and quickly distribute funding to existing and new child3
care providers throughout the state
AND THAT SUCH ACTIONS CONSTITUTE4
CRITICAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES .5
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-802, as added6
by House Bill 22-1295, add (6) as follows:7
26.5-3-802. Child care sustainability grant program - created8
- timeline and criteria - grant awards - funding - definitions. (6) F
OR9
THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL10
APPROPRIATE TO THE DEPARTMENT FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS FROM11
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT F UNDS FOR THE PURPOSES12
OF IMPLEMENTING THE GRANT PROGRAM . THE MONEY APPROPRIATED IN13
THIS SUBSECTION (6) IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE14
"P
ROCUREMENT CODE", ARTICLES 101 TO 112 OF TITLE 24. ANY MONEY15
APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (6) REMAINS AVAILABLE16
FOR EXPENDITURE UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE 2023-24 STATE FISCAL YEAR.17
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend as added by18
House Bill 22-1295, 26.5-3-803 (3) and (4)(c)(II); and add (1)(h.5) and19
(6) as follows:20
26.5-3-803. Emerging and expanding child care grant21
program - created - timeline and criteria - grant awards - funding -22
definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context23
otherwise requires:24
(h.5) "G
RANT RECIPIENT" MEANS AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT25
RECEIVES A GRANT THROUGH THE GRANT PROGRAM .26
(3) (a) The department shall create a process for soliciting,27
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-3- vetting, awarding, and monitoring grants through statewide early1
childhood councils.2
(b) T
O THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCILS3
MAY RECEIVE UP TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF FUNDING IN ADVANCE IN4
ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADMINISTER GRANT FUNDS AND MAINTAIN5
BUSINESS OPERATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL OFFER TECHNICAL6
ASSISTANCE TO APPLICANTS WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS AND GRANT7
RECIPIENTS WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR AWARDS . THE TECHNICAL8
ASSISTANCE MAY BE OFFERED TO ALL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES , AS DEFINED IN9
SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, AND FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR10
PROVIDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 26.5-3-808. THE DEPARTMENT MAY11
ALSO PROVIDE A GRANT RECIPIENT WITH A SEPARATE GRANT FOR12
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE GOALS OF THE RECIPIENT 'S13
GRANT.14
(4) (c) In determining grant awards, the department shall consider15
eligible entities located in a child care desert. The department shall also16
consider eligible entities that have or are actively pursuing:17
(II) A commitment to engaging in quality improvement activities18
through the Colorado shines system, established in section 26.5-5-101;19
within eighteen months of receipt of their grant award;
20
(6) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL21
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE SIXTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE22
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION23
24-75-228
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE24
GRANT PROGRAM. OF THIS AMOUNT, UP TO TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED25
THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD26
COUNCILS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 26.5-2-202, IN SUPPORT OF THE GRANT27
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-4- PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT MAY REIMBURSE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD1
COUNCIL UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE GRANT AMOUNT FOR ALLOWABLE2
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM .3
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (6) MUST4
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL5
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.6
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH7
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE8
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.9
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,10
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION11
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND12
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION13
24-75-226
(5).14
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,15
2027.16
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend as added by17
House Bill 22-1295, 26.5-3-804 (3) introductory portion, (8) introductory18
portion, and (9); and add (8.5) as follows:19
26.5-3-804. Employer-based child care facility grant program20
- created - timeline and criteria - eligibility - grant awards - reports21
- funding - definitions - repeal. (3) The department shall solicit and22
review grant applications from eligible entities beginning on or before23
June 30, 2021,
AND EVERY JUNE 30 THEREAFTER THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024,24
and begin to award grants no later than September 1, 2021,
AND EVERY25
S
EPTEMBER 1 THEREAFTER THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2024. Each26
application must include, at a minimum:27
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-5- (8) On or before January 30, 2023, and on or before January 30,1
2024 2025, the department shall report progress on the grant program as2
part of its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and3
Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing required by section4
2-7-203. At a minimum, the report must include:5
(8.5) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL6
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE7
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION8
24-75-228
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING9
THIS SECTION.10
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (8.5) MUST11
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL12
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.13
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH14
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE15
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.16
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,17
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION18
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND19
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION20
24-75-226
(5).21
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (8.5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,22
2027.23
(9) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024
SEPTEMBER 1,24
2027.25
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-805, as added26
by House Bill 22-1295, add (7) as follows:27
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-6- 26.5-3-805. Early care and education recruitment and1
retention grant and scholarship program - created - criteria and2
eligibility - grant and scholarship awards - reports - funding - rules3
- definitions - repeal. (7) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE4
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM5
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION6
24-75-228
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE7
PROGRAM. THE MONEY APPROPRIATED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (7)8
IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "PROCUREMENT CODE",9
ARTICLES 101 THROUGH 112 OF TITLE 24. FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS MUST BE10
DEDICATED FOR HOME VISITING WORKFORCE , EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL11
HEALTH CONSULTANTS, AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROVIDERS . 12
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (7) MUST13
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL14
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.15
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH16
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE17
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.18
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,19
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION20
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND21
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION22
24-75-226
(5).23
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (7) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,24
2027.25
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, as article 3 is added26
by House Bill 22-1295, add 26.5-3-808 as follows:27
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-7- 26.5-3-808. Family, friend, and neighbor support programs -1
advisory group - training and grant program - funding - definitions2
- repeal. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE3
REQUIRES:4
(a) "A
DVISORY GROUP" MEANS THE FAMILY , FRIEND, AND5
NEIGHBOR ADVISORY GROUP CREATED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.6
(b) "E
LIGIBLE ENTITY" MEANS A FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR
7
PROVIDER THAT IS ACTIVELY PROVIDING INFORMAL , LICENSE-EXEMPT8
CHILD CARE AND HAS COMPLETED TRAINING IN ONE OR MORE AREAS OF9
THE TRAINING AND GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS10
SECTION.11
(c) "FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR" OR "FFN" MEANS12
LICENSE-EXEMPT, INFORMAL CHILD CARE PROVIDED BY FAMILY , FRIENDS,13
OR NEIGHBORS IN AN IN-HOME SETTING ON A REGULAR BASIS PURSUANT14
TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 26.5-5-303 (6).15
(d) "TRAINING AND GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS THE FAMILY ,16
FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR TRAINING AND GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN17
SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.18
(2) (a) T
HE FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR ADVISORY GROUP IS19
CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY GROUP IS20
TO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT ON THE NEEDS OF FFN PROVIDERS AND TO21
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT ON CHANGES TO22
REGULATIONS, POLICIES, FUNDING, AND PROCEDURES THAT WOULD23
BENEFIT THE FFN COMMUNITY. AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
24
MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP MUST RESIDE IN C OUNTIES WITH A25
POPULATION BELOW FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE .26
(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONVENE THE ADVISORY GROUP ,27
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-8- WHICH MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:1
(I) M
EMBERS OF THE FFN EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE AND
2
REPRESENTATIVES OF GEOGRAPHICALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE3
FFN
PROVIDERS. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL4
ENSURE THAT THE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2)(b)(I)5
CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP ; AND6
(II) P
ARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CARE THROUGH FFN
7
PROVIDERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN OR8
SOCIAL SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS , EARLY9
CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PRIVATE NONPROFIT10
ORGANIZATIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS , AND11
PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND BUSINESS PRACTICES .12
(c) M
EMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP MAY RECEIVE PER DIEM13
COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP14
IN THE SAME AMOUNT PAID TO LEGISLATORS PURSUANT TO SECTION15
2-2-307 (3)(a). M
EMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP ARE ALSO ENTITLED16
TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL ACTUAL AND NECESSARY TRAVEL AND17
SUSTENANCE EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR SERVICE ON THE18
ADVISORY GROUP.19
(3) (a) T
HE FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR TRAINING AND GRANT
20
PROGRAM IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT . THE PURPOSE OF THE21
TRAINING AND GRANT PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY -BASED22
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERTISE23
WORKING WITH FFN PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE FFN PROVIDERS WITH24
INFORMATION, TRAINING, AND GRANT FUNDING, AND TO SUPPORT FFN25
PROVIDERS WITH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT ,26
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT , AND BEST PRACTICES AND27
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-9- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS . TRAINING1
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO FFN PROVIDERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT2
BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:3
(I) I
MPROVING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE AND CHILD4
DEVELOPMENT;5
(II) E
NSURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD CARE6
ENVIRONMENTS;7
(III) F
OSTERING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE8
CHILD;9
(IV) S
UPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL , EMOTIONAL,
10
PHYSICAL, OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES OR DELAYS;11
(V) O
FFERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND EQUITABLE CHILD12
CARE;13
(VI) S
TRENGTHENING THE BUSINESS PRACTICES OF CHILD CARE ;14
AND15
(VII) P
ROMOTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT .16
(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE COMMUNITY -BASED AND
17
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH FUNDING TO OFFER GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE18
ENTITIES. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A PROCESS FOR SOLICITING ,19
VETTING, AWARDING, AND MONITORING GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES ,20
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CREATING A MECHANISM TO COLLECT21
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL REPORTING . THE22
MAXIMUM GRANT AWARD MUST NOT EXCEED NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY23
DOLLARS. ALLOWABLE USES FOR A GRANT INCLUDE :24
(I) H
EALTH AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HOME ;
25
(II) A
GE-APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ;
26
(III) A
GE-APPROPRIATE FURNITURE; AND
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-10- (IV) AGE-APPROPRIATE TOYS AND BOOKS .1
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES FOR FFN PROVIDERS2
MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:3
(I) N
AVIGATING THE STATE LICENSING AND QUALIFIED EXEMPT
4
PROCESSES;5
(II) A
CCESSING EXISTING STATE FUNDING AND SERVICES ;6
(III) C
ONNECTING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS; AND7
(IV) P
ROVIDING CAREER NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE .8
(d)
THE DEPARTMENT MAY ESTABLISH FFN COMMUNITIES ACROSS9
THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PEER10
LEARNING AND PROVIDE LOCALLY SPECIFIC SUPPORT .11
(e) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND PUBLISH A PUBLIC12
WEBSITE FOR THE FFN COMMUNITY TO ACCESS TRAINING , TECHNICAL13
ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES.14
(f) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TRAINING AND15
GRANT PROGRAM IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND LINGUISTICALLY16
APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FFN COMMUNITY AND UTILIZES17
A RESEARCH- AND COMMUNITY-INFORMED CURRICULUM .18
(4) S
UBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT19
SHALL MAKE EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE FFN20
COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOME VISITATION, EARLY21
INTERVENTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS ,22
WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION , AND FAMILY RESOURCE23
CENTER SERVICES.24
(5) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL25
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE SEVEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND26
DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND27
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-11- CREATED IN SECTION 24-75-228 TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES1
OF IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.2
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5) MUST3
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL4
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.5
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH6
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE7
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.8
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,9
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION10
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND11
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION12
24-75-226
(5).13
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,14
2027.15
(6) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT PROGRESS ON THE SUPPORT16
PROGRAMS AS PART OF ITS "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE,17
R
ESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT" HEARING18
REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-7-203.19
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, as article 3 is added20
by House Bill 22-1295, add 26.5-3-904 as follows:21
26.5-3-904. Home visiting for early learning grant program -
22
authorized requirements - implementation partner - rules - definition23
- repeal. (1) (a) F OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL24
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE TO THE DEPARTMENT ONE MILLION25
DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND26
CREATED IN SECTION 24-75-228 FOR PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE27
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-12- HOME VISITING FOR EARLY LEARNING GRANT PROGRAM . FOR THE1
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOME VISITING FOR EARLY LEARNING "2
MEANS AN EVIDENCE -BASED, TWO-GENERATION, AND HOME-BASED3
PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE ISOLATED BY LANGUAGE ,4
CULTURE, OR GEOGRAPHY AND WHO HAVE CHILDREN AGES TWO THROUGH5
SIX WHO ARE AT RISK FOR NOT BEING PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN . THE6
HOME VISITING FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM MUST BE PROVEN TO7
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF8
AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM THAT INCLUDES LANGUAGE9
LITERACY, MATH, SCIENCE, GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT , AND SOCIAL10
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THAT IS DELIVERED IN THE HOME BY A TRAINED11
HOME VISITOR.12
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (1) MUST13
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL14
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.15
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH16
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE17
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.18
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,19
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION20
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND21
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION22
24-75-226
(5).23
(2) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027.24
SECTION 8. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
25
year, $49,500,000 is appropriated to the department of early childhood.26
This appropriation is from the economic recovery and relief cash fund27
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-13- created in section 24-75-228 (2)(a), C.R.S., is of money the state received1
from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund, and is based on2
an assumption that the department will require an additional 15.6 FTE. To3
implement this act, the department may use this appropriation for:4
(a) $16,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality5
division for the emerging and expanding child care grant program, which6
amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an7
additional 3.5 FTE;8
(b) $10,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality9
division for the employer-based child care facility grant program, which10
amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an11
additional 0.5 FTE;12
(c) $15,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality13
division for the early care and education recruitment and retention grant14
and scholarship program, which amount is based on an assumption that15
the division will require an additional 2.5 FTE;16
(d) $7,500,000 for use by the early learning access and quality17
division for the family, friend, and neighbor training and grant program,18
which amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an19
additional 8.8 FTE; and20
(e) $1,000,000 for use by the community and family support21
division for the home visiting for early learning grant program, which22
amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an23
additional 0.3 FTE.24
(2) Any money appropriated in subsection (1) not expended prior25
to July 1, 2023, is further appropriated to the department from July 1,26
2023, through December 30, 2024, for the same purpose.27
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-14- (3) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $50,000 000 is appropriated1
to the department of early childhood for use by the early learning access2
and quality division. This appropriation is from federal funds from child3
care development funds. To implement this act, the division may use this4
appropriation for the child care sustainability grant program. Any money5
appropriated in this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is further6
appropriated to the department from July 1, 2023, through September 30,7
2023, for the same purpose.8
SECTION 9. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2022.9
SECTION 10. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,10
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate11
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.12
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