Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
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February 2, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-019 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, after line 2 insert:
Page 1, Line 2"(3) "Community strategic plan" means a comprehensive
Page 1, Line 3plan developed pursuant to section 26.5-2-204 to address the
Page 1, Line 4early childhood needs in a designated service area.".
Page 1, Line 5Page 4, line 3, strike "(3)" and substitute "(4)".
Page 1, Line 6Page 4, line 10, strike "(4)" and substitute "(5)".
Page 1, Line 7Page 4, line 12, strike "(5)" and substitute "(6)".
Page 1, Line 8Page 4, line 15, strike "(6)" and substitute "(7)".
Page 1, Line 9Page 4, line 19, strike "(7)" and substitute "(8)".
Page 1, Line 10Page 4, line 21, strike "(8)" and substitute "(9)".
Page 1, Line 11Page 4, line 23, strike "(9)" and substitute "(10)".
Page 1, Line 12Page 5, strike lines 1 through 3.
Page 1, Line 13Page 5, line 19, before "strategic" insert "community".
Page 1, Line 14Page 6, strike lines 21 through 27 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 15"(c) The community strategic plan may include:
Page 1, Line 16(I) The manner in which the council will facilitate access
Page 1, Line 17to early childhood and family support programs and holistic
Page 2, Line 1services that include food, cash assistance, health care, and
Page 2, Line 2county child welfare services, as defined in section 26-5-101,
Page 2, Line 3including implementation of the federal "Family First
Page 2, Line 4Prevention Services Act of 2018"; and
Page 2, Line 5(II) The council's strategies for identifying and securing,".
Page 2, Line 6Page 7, line 11, before "strategic" insert "community".
Page 2, Line 7Page 10, strike lines 11 through 19.
Page 2, Line 8Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 2, Line 9Page 10, line 22, strike "strategic plans" and substitute
Page 2, Line 10"agreements".
Page 2, Line 11Page 11, line 3, strike the second "and" and substitute "and, where
Page 2, Line 12feasible,".
Page 2, Line 13Page 13, line 13, strike "January" and substitute "July".
Page 2, Line 14Page 14, strike line 27.
Page 2, Line 15Page 15, strike lines 1 through 24.
Page 2, Line 16Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 17Page 16, line 6, after "issues." add "The rules must also address
Page 2, Line 18how, for any area within the state for which a council is not
Page 2, Line 19established, or for which an existing council is not fully
Page 2, Line 20capable of implementing all aspects of the community strategic
Page 2, Line 21plan, the department will ensure, to the greatest extent
Page 2, Line 22possible, continuity of the delivery of services required
Page 2, Line 23pursuant to this part 2 for the area, until a council is
Page 2, Line 24established or an existing council is fully capable of
Page 2, Line 25implementing all aspects of the community strategic plan.".
Page 2, Line 26Page 17, lines 11 and 12 strike "scope of work, accountability
Page 2, Line 27metrics," and substitute "agreement".
Page 2, Line 28Before "strategic" insert "community" on: Page 5, line 21; Page 6,
Page 2, Line 29line 1; Page 7, line 26; Page 8, line 27; Page 9, lines 15 and 18; Page 10,
Page 2, Line 30line 4; Page 11, line 4; Page 12, line 3; Page 13, line 17; Page 14, line 8;
Page 2, Line 31Page 21, line 9; and Page 23, line 23.
Page 3, Line 1Strike "community" and substitute "community" on: Page 25, lines 1 and
Page 3, Line 219.