Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Local Government & Housing
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February 26, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-080 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 12 and 13.
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, strike line 1 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"(1) "Child" has the meaning set forth in section 19-1-103.
Page 1, Line 4(2) "Council" means the cradle to career advisory council
Page 1, Line 5created in section 26-25-104.".
Page 1, Line 6Page 7, after line 22 insert:
Page 1, Line 7"(c) An eligible entity that receives a grant award
Page 1, Line 8pursuant to this article 25 must:
Page 1, Line 9(I) Comply with all applicable state and local health and
Page 1, Line 10safety regulations;
Page 1, Line 11(II) Require its employees to submit to a name-based
Page 1, Line 12criminal history record check;
Page 1, Line 13(III) Require evidence of financial responsibility,
Page 1, Line 14including bonding or licensure, for employees involved in the
Page 1, Line 15eligible entity's financial affairs;
Page 1, Line 16(IV) Comply with the requirements of the "Colorado Open
Page 1, Line 17Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24;
Page 1, Line 18(V) Deliver services or accept program participants
Page 1, Line 19without regard to race, color, national origin, creed, sex,
Page 1, Line 20gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or
Page 1, Line 21physical disability, athletic performance, proficiency in the
Page 1, Line 22English language, or past academic or disciplinary history; and
Page 1, Line 23(VI) Comply with all applicable state and federal laws
Page 1, Line 24prohibiting discrimination, including Title IX of the federal
Page 1, Line 25"Education Amendments of 1972", the federal "Americans with
Page 1, Line 26Disabilities Act of 1990", section 504 of the federal
Page 2, Line 1"Rehabilitation Act of 1973", and Titles VI and VII of the federal
Page 2, Line 2"Civil Rights Act of 1964.".
Page 2, Line 3Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 2, Line 4Page 7, after line 27 insert:
Page 2, Line 5"(6) The state department is only required to implement
Page 2, Line 6sections 26-25-103 (3), 26-25-103 (4), 26-25-103 (5), 26-25-104,
Page 2, Line 726-25-105, and 26-25-106 if the sections become effective pursuant
Page 2, Line 8to section 26-25-108. The work of the state department, the
Page 2, Line 9board, or any other entity conducted pursuant to this article
Page 2, Line 1025 is contingent on money being available to implement this
Page 2, Line 11article 25.".
Page 2, Line 12Page 8, line 1, strike "board" and substitute "council".
Page 2, Line 13Page 8, strike lines 5 through 7.
Page 2, Line 14Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 15Page 8, line 10, strike "possesses knowledge of" and substitute "is an
Page 2, Line 16educator with experience in".
Page 2, Line 17Page 8, strike lines 18 through 22 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 18"(II) The president of the senate shall appoint a member
Page 2, Line 19who, at the time of appointment, has been serving in a
Page 2, Line 20professional capacity at a Colorado public school or school
Page 2, Line 21district for at least three years, and who has had direct
Page 2, Line 22responsibility for and actively participated in the
Page 2, Line 23implementation of a comprehensive community school strategy.
Page 2, Line 24(III) The minority leader of the house of representatives
Page 2, Line 25shall appoint a representative of an eligible entity who has
Page 2, Line 26expertise in economic mobility issues.".
Page 2, Line 27Page 8, line 27, strike "September 1, 2026." and substitute "one month
Page 2, Line 28after the effective date of this section.".
Page 2, Line 29Page 9, strike lines 6 through 12 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 30"(3) Members of the council serve without compensation.
Page 2, Line 31(4) (a) No later than two months after the effective date
Page 2, Line 32of this section, but not".
Page 2, Line 33Page 9, line 15, strike "board's" and substitute "council's".
Page 3, Line 1Page 9, line 19, strike "quarterly." and substitute "two times per
Page 3, Line 2year.".
Page 3, Line 3Page 12, line 10, after "(6)" insert "The state department shall begin
Page 3, Line 4awarding grants pursuant to this article 25 only after the
Page 3, Line 5balance of the fund reaches or exceeds nine hundred thousand
Page 3, Line 6dollars.".
Page 3, Line 7Page 12, line 27, strike "state".
Page 3, Line 8Page 13, strike lines 1 through 4 and substitute "balance of the fund
Page 3, Line 9reaches or exceeds nine hundred thousand dollars.".
Page 3, Line 10Page 15, line 11, strike "report" and substitute "report, the amount
Page 3, Line 11of grant money awarded to non-public entities through the
Page 3, Line 12grant program, information about relevant staff credentials
Page 3, Line 13and certifications for each eligible entity that receives a grant
Page 3, Line 14through the grant program,".
Page 3, Line 15Page 16, strike line 21 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 16"26-25-108. Effective date - repeal of article - review of
Page 3, Line 17functions.
Page 3, Line 18(1) Sections 26-25-103 (3), 26-25-103 (4), 26-25-103 (5),
Page 3, Line 1926-25-104, 26-25-105, and 26-25-106 take effect if the department
Page 3, Line 20receives at least nine hundred thousand dollars for the
Page 3, Line 21purposes of this article 25. The executive director shall notify
Page 3, Line 22the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the
Page 3, Line 23condition specified in this subsection (1) has occurred by
Page 3, Line 24emailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov.
Page 3, Line 25Sections 26-25-103 (3), 26-25-103 (4), 26-25-103 (5), 26-25-104,
Page 3, Line 2626-25-105, and 26-25-106 take effect upon the date identified in
Page 3, Line 27the notice that the department has received at least nine
Page 3, Line 28hundred thousand dollars for the purposes of this article 25 or,
Page 3, Line 29if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the
Page 3, Line 30notice to the revisor of statutes.".
Page 3, Line 31Page 16, line 22, before "This" insert "(2)".
Page 3, Line 32Strike "students" and substitute "students that supplement but do
Page 3, Line 33not supplant instructional time" on Page 5, line 9; and Page 14, line
Page 3, Line 3420.
Page 3, Line 35
Page 4, Line 1Strike "board" and substitute "council" on: Page 6, lines 9 and 27;
Page 4, Line 2Page 7, line 27; Page 8, lines 3, 8, 23, 25, and 27; Page 9, lines 1, 2, 14,
Page 4, Line 315, 17 two times, 19, 20, and 22; Page 11, lines 20, 24, 25, and 27; Page
Page 4, Line 412, lines 2 and 6; and Page 17, line 6.