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April 27, 2022 SB 22-213
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Revised Fiscal Note
(replaces fiscal note dated April 22, 2022 )
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0931
Sen. Fields; Sonnenberg
Rep. Valdez A.; Tipper
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
April 27, 2022
Senate Appropriations
Anna Gerstle | 303-866-4375
Anna.Gerstle@state.co.us
Bill Topic: CHILD CARE SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill provides funding for a variety of early childhood programs and creates an
advisory group and training program for family, friend, and neighbor providers. The bill
increases state expenditures in FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.
Appropriation
Summary:
For FY 2022-23, the bill requires an appropriation of $99.5 million to the Department
of Early Childhood.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill, as amended by the Senate Health and
Human Services Committee. It has also been updated to reflect new information.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under SB 22-213
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Revenue
- -
Expenditures Cash Funds $49,500,000 -
Federal Funds $50,000,000 -
Centrally Appropriated $247,260 $288,158
Total Expenditures $99,747,260 $288,158
Total FTE 15.6 FTE 18.1 FTE
Transfers - -
Other Budget Impacts - -
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Summary of Legislation
The bill provides funding for a variety of early childhood programs and creates an advisory group
and training program for family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) providers.
Funding for early childhood programs. The bill makes the following appropriations to child
care-related programs, assumed to be located in the Department of Early Childhood (DEC):
$50.0 million from federal funds for the Child Care Sustainability Grant Program;
$16.0 million from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund (ERRCF) for the Emerging and
Expanding Child Care Grant Program, of which $2.2 million is for early childhood councils;
$10.0 million from the ERRCF for the Employer-Based Child Care Facility Grant Program, and
extension of the program through September 1, 2024;
$1.0 million from the ERRCF to create the home visiting for early learning grant program; and
$15.0 million from the ERRCF for the Early Care Recruitment and Retention Grant and Scholarship
Program. Of that amount, $5.0 million must be dedicated for the home visiting workforce, early
childhood mental health consultants, and early intervention providers.
The appropriations listed above are for FY 2022-23. ERRCF appropriations must be obligated by
December 1, 2024, and the CCDF appropriation is available to be spent through FY 2023-24.
Emerging and Expanding Child Care Grant Program. The bill requires that, to the extent practicable,
early childhood councils may receive up to 25 percent of an emerging and expanding child care grant
in advance to administer grant programs and maintain business operations. It also requires the DEC
to offer technical assistance to applicants and grant recipients.
FFN advisory group. The bill creates the FFN advisory group in the DEC to advise the department
on the needs of FFN providers and make recommendations on regulations, policies, funding and
procedures that would benefit the community. The bill specifies the compensation of the group, and
that members may receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses.
FFN training and grant program. The bill creates the FFN training and grant program in the DEC to
support community-based and non-profit organizations that provide information, training programs,
and technical assistance accessing state programs to FFN providers, and to provide grants to eligible
FFN providers. The maximum grant award to a provider is $950,000, and may be used for health and
safety improvements in the home, age-appropriate educational materials, furniture, toys, and books.
The DEC must create a website for the FFN community to access training, technical assistance, and
resources, and must make existing state programs available to the FFN community. Existing state
programs include home visitation, early intervention, early childhood mental health consultants,
workforce recruitment and retention, and family resource center services. The bill provides
$7.5 million from the ERRCF to the DEC for the FFN advisory group and training program. Page 3
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State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the DEC by $97.8 million in FY 2022-23 from the ERCCF and
federal funds. Funding provided in the bill may be spent through December 2024; as a result, half of
the costs shown for FY 2024-25 will be paid from the General Fund. Expenditures are shown in Table
2 and detailed below.
Table 2
Expenditures Under SB22-213
FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Department of Early Childhood
Personal Services $1,014,540 $1,191,297 $1,191,297
Operating & Capital Outlay Expenses $126,055 $24,030 $24,030
Child Care Sustainability Grant Program $50,000,000 - -
Emerging & Expanding Child Care Grant $15,415,028 - -
Employer-Based Child Care Facility Grant $9,787,768 - -
Home Visiting Programs $955,578 - -
Early Care Recruitment & Retention Grant $14,445,868 - -
FFN – Training Program $4,130,923 - -
FFN – Reporting System $176,000 $100,000 $100,000
FFN - Grants $1,475,250
Centrally Appropriated Costs $247,260 $288,158 $288,158
Total Cost $97,774,270 $1,603,485 $1,603,485
Total FTE 15.6 FTE 18.1 FTE 18.1 FTE
Department of Early Childhood. The bill specifies the funding amounts for each program, which
are assumed to be spent through December 30, 2024. The fiscal note assumes that a portion of the
funding will be used to cover administrative expenses in FY 2022-23, FY 2023-24, and half of FY 2024-
25. Administrative costs beginning January, 2025, through the end of the program in December, 2026
are assumed to be paid from the General Fund.
Child Care Sustainability Grant Program. This spending authority is intended to cover potential
federal Child Care Development Grant funds that the DEC may receive and spend in FY 2022-23.
Emerging and Expanding Child Care Grant. The DEC requires 3.5 FTE to administer the
program; 3.0 FTE represents a continuation of current program staff levels, plus 0.5 FTE for ARPA
reporting and tracking. About $15.4 million is expected to be available for grants and technical
assistance, with up to $2.2 million required to be used for early childhood councils.
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Employer-based Child Care Facility Grant. The DEC requires 0.5 FTE in FY 2022-23 and 1.5 FTE
beginning in FY 2023-24. The FY 2023-24 staffing represents a continuation of current program
staff levels (funding for the FTE in FY 2022-23 is included in the Long Bill), plus 0.5 FTE for ARPA
reporting and tracking. About $9.8 million is expected to be available for grants and technical
assistance.
Home visiting programs. The DEC requires 0.3 FTE to expand home visiting services to additional
families. While the programmatic work will be accomplished within current resources, 0.3 FTE is
required for contract and accounting functions. About $955,578 will be available for grants and
services to expand other family strengthening programs.
Early Care Recruitment and Retention Grant. The DEC requires 2.5 FTE in FY 2022-23 and 4.0
FTE in FY 2023-24 to administer the program. The FY 2023-24 staffing represents a continuation
of current program staff levels (FY 2022-23 is included in the Long Bill), 0.5 FTE for ARPA
reporting and tracking, and 2.0 FTE to process additional educator credential applications as a
result of the expanded program. About $14.4 million is expected to be available for grants and
technical assistance, of which $2.0 million must be dedicated to home visiting workforce, early
childhood mental health consultants, and early intervention providers.
FFN program costs. The DEC will require 2.0 FTE to implement the FFN training program, and
6.8 FTE to implement the grant program. Grant program costs include staff to work with FFN
providers, as current providers are federally funded and cannot work with unlicensed providers,
and resources to establish new FFN support infrastructure. After administrative costs, about $4.1
million will be available for per diem and travel for the advisory group, meeting and website costs,
and vendor training costs; and $1.5 million will be available for grants to community organizations
for training and informational resources
Effective Date
The bill takes effect July 1, 2022.
State Appropriations
In FY 2022-23, the bill requires the following appropriations to the Department of Early Childhood:
$50,000,000 from federal Child Care Development Funds; and
$49,500,000 from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund, and 15.6 FTE.
State and Local Government Contacts
Human Services
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.