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	1	+	First Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 25-0344.01 Alana Rosen x2606
1	8		SENATE BILL 25-151
2		-	BY SENATOR(S) Michaelson Jenet, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Cutter, Exum,
3		-	Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Mullica, Rodriguez,
4		-	Snyder, Weissman, Winter F., Coleman;
5		-	also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Froelich and Gilchrist, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown,
6		-	Camacho, Espenoza, Hamrick, Lieder, Lindsay, McCormick, Sirota, Stewart K.,
7		-	McCluskie
8		-	.
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Health & Human Services Health & Human Services
	11	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
9	12		C
10		-	ONCERNING MEASURES TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM
11		-	OUT
12		-	-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS , AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,
13		-	PREVENTING CHILDREN OR YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY FROM
14		-	RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
15		-	.
16		-
17		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
18		-	SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly
19		-	finds and declares that:
20		-	(a) Colorado provides out-of-home care to some of Colorado's most
21		-	vulnerable youth, including children or youth who are placed in
22		-	out-of-home placements for their behavioral health needs;
23		-	(b) Children or youth run away from out-of-home placements each
24		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
25		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
26		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
27		-	history, or the Session Laws.
28		-	________
29		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
30		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
31		-	the act. year, but Colorado does not have:
32		-	(I) A standardized statewide system in place to prevent children or
33		-	youth from running away;
34		-	(II) Protocols to actively locate children or youth while they are
35		-	gone; or
36		-	(III) A standard process to provide consistent care for children or
37		-	youth when they return to out-of-home placements;
38		-	(c) In June 2020, 12-year-old Timothy Montoya ran away from a
39		-	residential child care facility. While he was away from the residential child
40		-	care facility, he was hit by a car and killed.
41		-	(d) In response to Timothy Montoya's death, the Timothy Montoya
42		-	Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from Out-of-Home
43		-	Placements was formed to analyze the root causes of why children or youth
44		-	run away from out-of-home placements and to issue recommendations to
45		-	help improve the system designated to care for children or youth;
46		-	(e) The Task Force found that there is no cohesive statewide system
47		-	in place to address the needs of the children or youth who run away from
48		-	out-of-home placements;
49		-	(f) To address this problem, the Task Force issued a series of
50		-	recommendations to develop an appropriate continuum of care for children
51		-	or youth, beginning when they are admitted into an out-of-home placement
52		-	and ending after they return to the out-of-home placement after running
53		-	away; and
54		-	(g) The Task Force's recommendations to develop an appropriate
55		-	continuum of care focus on the following areas:
56		-	(I) Preventing children or youth from running away from
57		-	out-of-home placements;
58		-	(II) Responding when children or youth run away from out-of-home
59		-	placements; and
60		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 25-151 (III) Ensuring that children or youth who run away receive
61		-	appropriate medical and mental evaluations and care when they return to the
62		-	out-of-home placements.
63		-	(2) (a) The general assembly finds, therefore, that the first step in the
64		-	foundation of a continuum of care for children or youth who run away from
65		-	out-of-home placements is to implement the Task Force's recommendation
66		-	regarding efforts to prevent children or youth from running away, beginning
67		-	with a focus on residential child care facilities and later expanding efforts
68		-	to other out-of-home placements.
69		-	(b) The general assembly further declares that an appropriate
70		-	continuum of care must be implemented in whole to effectively serve
71		-	children or youth.
72		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 19-3.3-112 as
73		-	follows:
74		-	19-3.3-112. Systems and tools to prevent children or youth from
75		-	running away - residential child care facility - report - definitions.
76		-	(1) A
77		-	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :
	13	+	ONCERNING MEASURES TO PREVENT YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY101
	14	+	FROM OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS , AND, IN CONNECTION102
	15	+	THEREWITH, PREVENTING CHILDREN OR YOUTH FROM RUNNING103
	16	+	AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES .104
	17	+	Bill Summary
	18	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	19	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	20	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	21	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	22	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	23	+	.)
	24	+	The Timothy Montoya task force (task force):
	25	+	! Analyzed the root causes of why a child or youth runs away
	26	+	from an out-of-home placement;
	27	+	HOUSE
	28	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	29	+	March 31, 2025
	30	+	HOUSE
	31	+	2nd Reading Unamended
	32	+	March 28, 2025
	33	+	SENATE
	34	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	35	+	February 26, 2025
	36	+	SENATE
	37	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	38	+	February 25, 2025
	39	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	40	+	Michaelson Jenet, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J.,
	41	+	Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Mullica, Rodriguez, Snyder, Weissman, Winter
	42	+	F.
	43	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	44	+	Froelich and Gilchrist, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Espenoza, Hamrick, Lieder,
	45	+	Lindsay, McCluskie, McCormick, Sirota, Stewart K.
	46	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	47	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	48	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Developed consistent, prompt and effective responses to
	49	+	recover a missing child or youth;
	50	+	! Addressed the safety and well-being of a child or youth
	51	+	upon the child's or youth's return to the out-of-home
	52	+	placement; and
	53	+	! Made recommendations.
	54	+	The bill implements the task force recommendations that focus on
	55	+	preventing a child or youth from running away from a residential child
	56	+	care facility (facility).
	57	+	The bill requires the office of the child protection ombudsman
	58	+	(office) to contract with one or more institutions of higher education or
	59	+	third-party consultants (contractors), on or before July 1, 2025, to:
	60	+	! Identify and adapt a runaway risk assessment tool to predict
	61	+	a child's or youth's risk for running away from a facility;
	62	+	! Begin the process of developing a statewide data platform
	63	+	to collect and store data regarding children or youth who
	64	+	run away from facilities across the state; and
	65	+	! Conduct an inventory survey of the physical infrastructure
	66	+	of facilities statewide to assess the physical infrastructure
	67	+	needs of the facilities.
	68	+	On or before June 1, 2026, the contractors shall submit reports to
	69	+	the office summarizing the progress and development of the runaway risk
	70	+	assessment tool, the statewide data platform, and the inventory survey. On
	71	+	or before July 1, 2026, the office shall submit a report to the health and
	72	+	human services committees of the house of representatives and the senate,
	73	+	or their successor committees, summarizing the reports of the contractors.
	74	+	The bill requires each facility, on or before July 1, 2026, to
	75	+	develop a policy that outlines how the facility responds to a child or youth
	76	+	who threatens or attempts to run away from care. The policy must include
	77	+	whether the facility uses physical restraints. Each facility shall provide a
	78	+	copy of the policy to parents, legal guardians, or custodians during the
	79	+	child's or youth's intake at the facility.
	80	+	When a facility discovers that a child or youth is missing from its
	81	+	care, the facility shall notify the child's or youth's parent, legal guardian,
	82	+	or custodian within 24 hours after the discovery of the missing child or
	83	+	youth. If the facility cannot make initial contact with the child's or youth's
	84	+	parent, legal guardian, or custodian, the facility must make repeated
	85	+	efforts to notify the child's or youth's parent, legal guardian, or custodian.
	86	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	87	+	SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
	88	+	finds and declares that:3
	89	+	151-2- (a) Colorado provides out-of-home care to some of Colorado's1
	90	+	most vulnerable youth, including children or youth who are placed in2
	91	+	out-of-home placements for their behavioral health needs;3
	92	+	(b) Children or youth run away from out-of-home placements each4
	93	+	year, but Colorado does not have:5
	94	+	(I) A standardized statewide system in place to prevent children6
	95	+	or youth from running away;7
	96	+	(II) Protocols to actively locate children or youth while they are8
	97	+	gone; or9
	98	+	(III) A standard process to provide consistent care for children or10
	99	+	youth when they return to out-of-home placements;11
	100	+	(c) In June 2020, 12-year-old Timothy Montoya ran away from a12
	101	+	residential child care facility. While he was away from the residential13
	102	+	child care facility, he was hit by a car and killed.14
	103	+	(d) In response to Timothy Montoya's death, the Timothy15
	104	+	Montoya Task Force to Prevent Children from Running Away from16
	105	+	Out-of-Home Placements was formed to analyze the root causes of why17
	106	+	children or youth run away from out-of-home placements and to issue18
	107	+	recommendations to help improve the system designated to care for19
	108	+	children or youth;20
	109	+	(e) The Task Force found that there is no cohesive statewide21
	110	+	system in place to address the needs of the children or youth who run22
	111	+	away from out-of-home placements;23
	112	+	(f) To address this problem, the Task Force issued a series of24
	113	+	recommendations to develop an appropriate continuum of care for25
	114	+	children or youth, beginning when they are admitted into an out-of-home26
	115	+	placement and ending after they return to the out-of-home placement after27
	116	+	151
	117	+	-3- running away; and1
	118	+	(g) The Task Force's recommendations to develop an appropriate2
	119	+	continuum of care focus on the following areas:3
	120	+	(I) Preventing children or youth from running away from4
	121	+	out-of-home placements;5
	122	+	(II) Responding when children or youth run away from6
	123	+	out-of-home placements; and7
	124	+	(III) Ensuring that children or youth who run away receive8
	125	+	appropriate medical and mental evaluations and care when they return to9
	126	+	the out-of-home placements.10
	127	+	(2) (a) The general assembly finds, therefore, that the first step in11
	128	+	the foundation of a continuum of care for children or youth who run away12
	129	+	from out-of-home placements is to implement the Task Force's13
	130	+	recommendation regarding efforts to prevent children or youth from14
	131	+	running away, beginning with a focus on residential child care facilities15
	132	+	and later expanding efforts to other out-of-home placements.16
	133	+	(b) The general assembly further declares that an appropriate17
	134	+	continuum of care must be implemented in whole to effectively serve18
	135	+	children or youth.19
	136	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 19-3.3-112 as20
	137	+	follows:21
	138	+	19-3.3-112. Systems and tools to prevent children or youth22
	139	+	from running away - residential child care facility - report -23
	140	+	definitions. (1) A
	141	+	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT24
	142	+	OTHERWISE REQUIRES:25
78	143		(a) "C
79		-	HILD OR YOUTH WHO HAS RUN AWAY " MEANS A CHILD OR
80		-	YOUTH WHO HAS LEFT AND REMAINS AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL CHILD
81		-	CARE FACILITY WITHOUT PERMISSION
82		-	.
83		-	(b) "R
84		-	ESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS
85		-	SET FORTH IN SECTION
86		-	26-6-903.
	144	+	HILD OR YOUTH WHO HAS RUN AWAY " MEANS A CHILD OR26
	145	+	YOUTH WHO HAS LEFT AND REMAINS AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL CHILD27
	146	+	151
	147	+	-4- CARE FACILITY WITHOUT PERMISSION .1
	148	+	2
	149	+	(b) "RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY" HAS THE SAME MEANING3
	150	+	AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 26-6-903.4
87	151		(2) (a) T
88	152		HE OFFICE SHALL CONDUCT A STATEWIDE INVENTORY
89		-	~~SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE~~
90		-	~~FACILITIES TO ADDRESS~~
91		-	, AT A MINIMUM:
	153	+	5
	154	+	SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE6
	155	+	FACILITIES TO ADDRESS, AT A MINIMUM:7
92	156		(I) T
93		-	HE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO DETER
94		-	CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY
95		-	; AND
96		-	(II) THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO DETER CHILDREN
97		-	AND YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY
98		-	.
	157	+	HE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO
	158	+	8
	159	+	DETER CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY ; AND9
	160	+	(II) T
	161	+	HE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO DETER CHILDREN
	162	+	10
	163	+	AND YOUTH FROM RUNNING AWAY .11
99	164		(b) T
100	165		HE OFFICE SHALL CONSULT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO
101		-	~~PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 25-151 DEVELOP THE INVENTORY SURVEY . PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS MAY~~
102		-	~~INCLUDE~~
103		-	, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF DELAYED ~~EGRESS LOCKS ,~~
104		-	ALARMS, FENCING, SIGNS, AND LIGHTING.
	166	+	12
	167	+	DEVELOP THE INVENTORY SURVEY . PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS13
	168	+	MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF DELAYED EGRESS14
	169	+	LOCKS, ALARMS, FENCING, SIGNS, AND LIGHTING.15
105	170		(3) O
106		-	N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT
107		-	TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF
108		-	REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
109		-	, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES ,
110		-	THAT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
111		-	SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO
112		-	SUBSECTION
113		-	(2)(a) OF THIS SECTION.
114		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26-6-924 as
115		-	follows:
116		-	26-6-924. Residential child care facility - notice - policy -
	171	+	N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, THE OFFICE SHALL SUBMIT A
	172	+	16
	173	+	REPORT TO THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE17
	174	+	OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE , OR THEIR SUCCESSOR18
	175	+	COMMITTEES, THAT SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF THE PHYSICAL19
	176	+	INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEY OF RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITIES20
	177	+	CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION. 21
	178	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 26-6-924 as22
	179	+	follows:23
	180	+	26-6-924. Residential child care facility - notice - policy -24
117	181		definition. (1) A
118		-	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE
119		-	REQUIRES
120		-	:
	182	+	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT25
	183	+	OTHERWISE REQUIRES:26
121	184		(a) "C
122		-	HILD" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
123		-	19-1-103.
	185	+	HILD" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION27
	186	+	151
	187	+	-5- 19-1-103.1
124	188		(b) "Y
125		-	OUTH" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN ~~SECTION~~
126		-	19-1-103.
	189	+	OUTH" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION2
	190	+	19-1-103.3
127	191		(2) (a) O
128		-	N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, EACH RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE
129		-	FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP AN EFFICIENT
130		-	, WELL-STRUCTURED,
131		-	AND TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICY THAT OUTLINES HOW THE RESIDENTIAL
132		-	CHILD CARE FACILITY RESPONDS TO A CHILD OR YOUTH WHO THREATENS OR
133		-	ATTEMPTS TO RUN AWAY FROM CARE
134		-	. THE POLICY MUST INCLUDE WHETHER
135		-	THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY USES PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
136		-	. THE
137		-	POLICY MUST INCLUDE ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE STATE DEPARTMENT
138		-	ADOPTS BY RULE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION
139		-	(2)(c) OF THIS SECTION.
	192	+	N OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, EACH RESIDENTIAL CHILD4
	193	+	CARE FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL DEVELOP AN EFFICIENT ,
	194	+	5
	195	+	WELL-STRUCTURED, AND TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICY THAT OUTLINES HOW6
	196	+	THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY RESPONDS TO A CHILD OR YOUTH7
	197	+	WHO THREATENS OR ATTEMPTS TO RUN AWAY FROM CARE . THE POLICY8
	198	+	MUST INCLUDE WHETHER THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY USES9
	199	+	PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS. THE POLICY MUST INCLUDE ANY OTHER10
	200	+	INFORMATION THE STATE DEPARTMENT ADOPTS BY RULE PURSUANT TO11
	201	+	SUBSECTION (2)(c) OF THIS SECTION.12
140	202		(b) E
141		-	ACH RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE A COPY
142		-	OF THE POLICY TO THE CHILD OR YOUTH AND THE CHILD
143		-	'S OR YOUTH'S
144		-	PARENT
145		-	, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN DURING THE CHILD'S OR YOUTH'S
146		-	INTAKE AT THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY
147		-	.
	203	+	ACH RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE A13
	204	+	COPY OF THE POLICY TO THE CHILD OR YOUTH AND
	205	+	THE CHILD'S OR14
	206	+	YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN DURING THE CHILD'S15
	207	+	OR YOUTH'S INTAKE AT THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY .16
148	208		(c) T
149		-	HE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT RULES ~~REGARDING~~
150		-	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE POLICY DESCRIBED IN ~~SUBSECTION~~
	209	+	HE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT RULES REGARDING17
	210	+	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE POLICY DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION18
151	211		(2)(a)
152		-	PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 25-151 OF THIS SECTION. IN DEVELOPING THE RULES , THE STATE DEPARTMENT
153		-	SHALL CONSULT
154		-	:
	212	+	OF THIS SECTION. IN DEVELOPING THE RULES , THE STATE19
	213	+	DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT :20
155	214		(I) T
156		-	HE OFFICE OF THE CHILD PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN ;
	215	+	HE OFFICE OF THE CHILD PROTECTION OMBUDSMAN ;21
157	216		(II) A
158		-	DIRECTOR OF A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY;
	217	+	DIRECTOR OF A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY;22
159	218		(III) A
160		-	PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER OF A CHILD OR YOUTH WHO HAS
161		-	RUN AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY
162		-	;
	219	+	PARENT OR FAMILY MEMBER OF A CHILD OR YOUTH WHO23
	220	+	HAS RUN AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY ;24
163	221		(IV) A
164		-	YOUNG ADULT WHO RESIDED AT A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE
165		-	FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS
166		-	; AND
167		-	(V) COUNTY DEPARTMENTS .
168		-	(3) W
169		-	HEN A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY DISCOVERS THAT A
170		-	CHILD OR YOUTH IS MISSING FROM ITS CARE
171		-	, THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE
172		-	FACILITY SHALL NOTIFY THE CHILD
173		-	'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN,
174		-	OR CUSTODIAN AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR COUNSEL FOR YOUTH WITHIN
175		-	FOUR HOURS AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSING CHILD OR YOUTH
176		-	. IF THE
177		-	RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY CANNOT MAKE INITIAL CONTACT WITH
178		-	THE CHILD
179		-	'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN, THE
180		-	RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY MUST MAKE REPEATED EFFORTS TO
181		-	NOTIFY THE CHILD
182		-	'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN.
183		-	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
184		-	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
185		-	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
186		-	PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 25-151 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
187		-	institutions.
188		-	____________________________ ____________________________
189		-	James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
190		-	Julie McCluskie
191		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
192		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
193		-	____________________________ ____________________________
194		-	Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly
195		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
196		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
197		-	APPROVED________________________________________
198		-	(Date and Time)
199		-	_________________________________________
200		-	Jared S. Polis
201		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
202		-	PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 25-151
	222	+	YOUNG ADULT WHO RESIDED AT A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE25
	223	+	FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS; AND26
	224	+	(V) C
	225	+	OUNTY DEPARTMENTS .27
	226	+	151
	227	+	-6- (3) WHEN A RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY DISCOVERS THAT1
	228	+	A CHILD OR YOUTH IS MISSING FROM ITS CARE , THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD2
	229	+	CARE FACILITY SHALL NOTIFY THE CHILD 'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL3
	230	+	GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM OR COUNSEL FOR4
	231	+	YOUTH WITHIN FOUR HOURS AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSING CHILD5
	232	+	OR YOUTH. IF THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY CANNOT MAKE6
	233	+	INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CHILD 'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT, LEGAL7
	234	+	GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN, THE RESIDENTIAL CHILD CARE FACILITY MUST8
	235	+	MAKE REPEATED EFFORTS TO NOTIFY THE CHILD 'S OR YOUTH'S PARENT,9
	236	+	LEGAL GUARDIAN, OR CUSTODIAN.10
	237	+	11
	238	+	SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,12
	239	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate13
	240	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for14
	241	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state15
	242	+	institutions.16
	243	+	151
	244	+	-7-