Second Regular Session
Seventy-third General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 22-0931.01 Jane Ritter x4342
SENATE BILL 22-213
Senate Committees House Committees
Health & Human Services Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Appropriations 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
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
May 10, 2022
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 5, 2022
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 29, 2022
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 28, 2022
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Fields and Sonnenberg, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Coram, Danielson, Donovan,
Fenberg, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Lee, Moreno,
Pettersen, Priola, Smallwood, Story, Winter
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Valdez A. and Tipper, Amabile, Bacon, Benavidez, Bernett, Bird, Boesenecker, Caraveo,
Duran, Esgar, Exum, Garnett, Herod, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindsay, Lontine, McCluskie, McCormick,
McLachlan, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Ortiz, Roberts, Sirota, Snyder, Titone, Valdez D.,
Woodrow, Young
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 support 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.9
(c) "FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR" OR "FFN" MEANS10
LICENSE-EXEMPT, INFORMAL CHILD CARE PROVIDED BY FAMILY , FRIENDS,11
OR NEIGHBORS IN AN IN-HOME SETTING ON A REGULAR BASIS PURSUANT12
TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 26.5-5-304 (1)(f).13
(d) "TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM" MEANS THE FAMILY,14
FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM CREATED IN15
SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.16
(2) (a) T
HE FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR ADVISORY GROUP IS17
CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE ADVISORY GROUP IS18
TO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT ON THE NEEDS OF FFN PROVIDERS AND TO19
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT ON CHANGES TO20
REGULATIONS, POLICIES, FUNDING, AND PROCEDURES THAT WOULD21
BENEFIT THE FFN COMMUNITY. AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE
22
MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP MUST RESIDE IN COUNTIES WITH A23
POPULATION BELOW FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE .24
(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONVENE THE ADVISORY GROUP ,25
WHICH MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:26
(I) M
EMBERS OF THE FFN EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE AND
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-8- REPRESENTATIVES OF GEOGRAPHICALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE1
FFN
PROVIDERS. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL2
ENSURE THAT THE PERSONS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBSECTION (2)(b)(I)3
CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP ; AND4
(II) P
ARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CARE THROUGH FFN
5
PROVIDERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN OR6
SOCIAL SERVICES, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTORS , EARLY7
CHILDHOOD COUNCILS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, PRIVATE NONPROFIT8
ORGANIZATIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS , AND9
PERSONS WITH EXPERTISE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND BUSINESS PRACTICES .10
(c) M
EMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP MAY RECEIVE PER DIEM11
COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP12
IN THE SAME AMOUNT PAID TO LEGISLATORS PURSUANT TO SECTION13
2-2-307 (3)(a). M
EMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP ARE ALSO ENTITLED14
TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL ACTUAL AND NECESSARY TRAVEL AND15
SUSTENANCE EXPENSES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR SERVICE ON THE16
ADVISORY GROUP.17
(3) (a) T
HE FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR TRAINING AND
18
SUPPORT PROGRAM IS CREATED IN THE DEPARTMENT . THE PURPOSE OF THE19
TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY -BASED20
ORGANIZATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERTISE21
WORKING WITH FFN PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE FFN PROVIDERS WITH22
INFORMATION, TRAINING, AND MATERIALS, AND TO SUPPORT FFN23
PROVIDERS WITH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT ,24
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT , AND BEST PRACTICES AND25
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS . TRAINING26
PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED27
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-9- NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:1
(I) I
MPROVING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE AND CHILD2
DEVELOPMENT;3
(II) E
NSURING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILD CARE4
ENVIRONMENTS;5
(III) F
OSTERING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF THE6
CHILD;7
(IV) S
UPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL , EMOTIONAL,
8
PHYSICAL, OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES OR DELAYS;9
(V) O
FFERING CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND EQUITABLE CHILD10
CARE;11
(VI) S
TRENGTHENING THE BUSINESS PRACTICES OF CHILD CARE ;12
13
(VII) P
ROMOTING WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT; AND14
(VIII) PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING15
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COACHING, GUIDANCE, AND MATERIALS IN AN16
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS PER17
ELIGIBLE ENTITY.18
19
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES FOR FFN PROVIDERS20
MAY INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:21
(I) N
AVIGATING THE STATE LICENSING AND QUALIFIED EXEMPT
22
PROCESSES;23
(II) A
CCESSING EXISTING STATE FUNDING AND SERVICES ;24
(III) C
ONNECTING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS; AND25
(IV) P
ROVIDING CAREER NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE .26
(c) THE DEPARTMENT MAY SUPPORT FFN COMMUNITIES ACROSS27
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-10- THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PEER1
LEARNING AND PROVIDE LOCALLY SPECIFIC SUPPORT .2
(d) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND PUBLISH A PUBLIC3
WEBSITE FOR THE FFN COMMUNITY TO ACCESS TRAINING , TECHNICAL4
ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES.5
(e) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE TRAINING AND6
SUPPORT PROGRAM IS CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND LINGUISTICALLY7
APPROPRIATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FFN COMMUNITY AND UTILIZES8
A RESEARCH- AND COMMUNITY-INFORMED CURRICULUM .9
(4) S
UBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS , THE DEPARTMENT10
SHALL MAKE EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE FFN11
COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HOME VISITATION, EARLY12
INTERVENTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS ,13
WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION , AND FAMILY RESOURCE14
CENTER SERVICES.15
(5) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL16
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE SEVEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND17
DOLLARS FROM THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND18
CREATED IN SECTION 24-75-228 TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES19
OF IMPLEMENTING THIS SECTION.20
(b) M
ONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5) MUST21
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL22
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.23
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH24
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE25
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.26
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,27
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-11- REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION1
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND2
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION3
24-75-226
(5).4
(d) T
HIS SUBSECTION (5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1,5
2027.6
(6) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT PROGRESS ON THE SUPPORT7
PROGRAMS AS PART OF ITS "STATE MEASUREMENT FOR ACCOUNTABLE,8
R
ESPONSIVE, AND TRANSPARENT (SMART) GOVERNMENT ACT" HEARING9
REQUIRED BY SECTION 2-7-203.10
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, as article 3 is added11
by House Bill 22-1295, add 26.5-3-904 as follows:12
26.5-3-904. Home visiting
grant program - authorized13
requirements - implementation partner - rules - definition - repeal.14
(1) (a) F
OR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY15
SHALL APPROPRIATE TO THE DEPARTMENT ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM16
THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND RELIEF CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION17
24-75-228
FOR
PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE HOME VISITING 18
GRANT PROGRAM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "HOME VISITING"19
MEANS A VOLUNTARY, EVIDENCE-BASED, TWO-GENERATION, AND20
HOME-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM21
PRENATAL TO SIX YEARS OF AGE. THE HOME VISITING GRANT PROGRAM22
MUST SUPPORT SCHOOL READINESS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH, AND23
AGE-APPROPRIATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND BE DELIVERED BY A TRAINED24
HOME VISITOR. THE HOME VISITING GRANT PROGRAM MUST BE25
PRIORITIZED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO POPULATIONS THAT ARE26
UNDERSERVED BY LANGUAGE , CULTURE, OR GEOGRAPHY.27
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-12- (b) MONEY SPENT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (1) MUST1
CONFORM WITH THE ALLOWABLE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL2
"A
MERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021", PUB.L. 117-2, AS AMENDED.3
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL EITHER SPEND OR OBLIGATE SUCH4
APPROPRIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 30, 2024, AND EXPEND THE5
APPROPRIATION ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026.6
(c) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH THE COMPLIANCE ,7
REPORTING, RECORD-KEEPING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION8
REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE PLANNING AND9
BUDGETING AND THE STATE CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION10
24-75-226
(5).11
(2) T
HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027.12
SECTION 8. Appropriation. (1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal
13
year, $49,500,000 is appropriated to the department of early childhood.14
This appropriation is from the economic recovery and relief cash fund15
created in section 24-75-228 (2)(a), C.R.S., is of money the state received16
from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund, and is based on17
an assumption that the department will require an additional 9.6 FTE. To18
implement this act, the department may use this appropriation for:19
(a) $16,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality20
division for the emerging and expanding child care grant program, which21
amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an22
additional 3.5 FTE;23
(b) $10,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality24
division for the employer-based child care facility grant program, which25
amount is based on an assumption that the division will require an26
additional 0.5 FTE;27
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-13- (c) $15,000,000 for use by the early learning access and quality1
division for the early care and education recruitment and retention grant2
and scholarship program, which amount is based on an assumption that3
the division will require an additional 2.5 FTE;4
(d) $7,500,000 for use by the early learning access and quality5
division for the family, friend, and neighbor training and support6
program, which amount is based on an assumption that the division will7
require an additional 2.8 FTE; and8
(e) $1,000,000 for use by the community and family support9
division for the home visiting grant program, which amount is based10
on an assumption that the division will require an additional 0.3 FTE.11
(2) Any money appropriated in subsection (1) not expended prior12
to July 1, 2023, is further appropriated to the department from July 1,13
2023, through December 30, 2024, for the same purpose.14
(3) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $50,000 000 is appropriated15
to the department of early childhood for use by the early learning access16
and quality division. This appropriation is from federal funds from child17
care development funds. To implement this act, the division may use this18
appropriation for the child care sustainability grant program. Any money19
appropriated in this section not expended prior to July 1, 2023, is further20
appropriated to the department from July 1, 2023, through September 30,21
2023, for the same purpose.22
SECTION 9. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2022.23
SECTION 10. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,24
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate25
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.26
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