Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Education
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February 25, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-020 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, strike page 3.
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 1 through 26 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"26.5-5-333. Professional development information system
Page 1, Line 4records - rules.
Page 1, Line 5The executive director shall adopt rules concerning
Page 1, Line 6requirements for facilities licensed pursuant to this part 3 to
Page 1, Line 7maintain up-to-date employee records in the professional
Page 1, Line 8development information system administered by the
Page 1, Line 9department pursuant to section 26.5-1-106 (1)(a)(I).".
Page 1, Line 10Page 5, line 22 strike "investigate and inspect" and substitute
Page 1, Line 11"provide the types of services the department's licensing
Page 1, Line 12specialists provide in connection with the investigation and
Page 1, Line 13inspection of".
Page 1, Line 14Page 5, lines 26 and 27, strike "conduct the investigations and
Page 1, Line 15inspections instead." and substitute "provide the services. Nothing
Page 1, Line 16in this subsection (3)(a) requires the department to phase out its
Page 1, Line 17reliance on persons authorized or contracted to perform health
Page 1, Line 18and sanitation inspections and related plan reviews required as
Page 1, Line 19part of the child care licensing process and conducted by the
Page 1, Line 20department or a local public health agency.".
Page 1, Line 21Page 6, line 9, strike "and (4)".
Page 1, Line 22Page 6, strike line 27.
Page 2, Line 1Page 7, strike lines 1 through 2 and substitute "home with which the
Page 2, Line 2local governing authority has had a dispute or caused a delay,
Page 2, Line 3to complete the inspection, permitting, licensing, or approval
Page 2, Line 4process to the extent reasonably practicable; and".
Page 2, Line 5Page 7, strike lines 3 through 7 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 6"(II) Limit, to a reasonable maximum established by
Page 2, Line 7department rule, the fees associated with any child care
Page 2, Line 8center's or family child care home's inspection, permit, license,
Page 2, Line 9or approval that is required for a child care center or family
Page 2, Line 10child care home by the local governing authority but that is
Page 2, Line 11not required by the state-level licensing standards established
Page 2, Line 12in this part 3; except that this limitation does not apply to fees
Page 2, Line 13associated with health and sanitation inspections and related
Page 2, Line 14plan reviews required as part of the child care licensing process
Page 2, Line 15and conducted by the department or a local public health
Page 2, Line 16agency.".
Page 2, Line 17Page 7, strike lines 8 through 27.
Page 2, Line 18Page 8, strike lines 1 through 2.
Page 2, Line 19Page 8, line 5 strike "and quality".
Page 2, Line 20Page 8, line 7, strike "(a)".
Page 2, Line 21Page 8, lines 9 and 10, strike "for a new, streamlined, efficient, and
Page 2, Line 22easy-to-use" and substitute "related to the".
Page 2, Line 23Page 8, strike lines 12 through 18.
Page 2, Line 24Page 8, line 25, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 25Page 8, line 26, after "home;" insert "and".
Page 2, Line 26Page 8, after line 26 insert:
Page 2, Line 27"(D) A representative from an organization of providers
Page 2, Line 28of out-of-school time programs, as defined in section
Page 2, Line 2922-105.5-103;".
Page 2, Line 30Page 9, strike line 2 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 31"(A) A multilingual child care provider from a small
Page 3, Line 1business or family child care home;".
Page 3, Line 2Page 9, strike line 8 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 3"(A) A representative of a head start program;".
Page 3, Line 4Page 9, line 10, strike "and".
Page 3, Line 5Page 9, line 11, after "center;" insert "and".
Page 3, Line 6Page 9, after line 11 insert:
Page 3, Line 7"(D) A technology expert familiar with creating and
Page 3, Line 8implementing state agency technology systems;".
Page 3, Line 9Page 9, line 16, strike "and".
Page 3, Line 10Page 9, after line 18 insert:
Page 3, Line 11"(D) A representative of a statutory or home rule city,
Page 3, Line 12town, city and county, or county; and".
Page 3, Line 13Page 9, line 20, strike "department." and substitute "department and
Page 3, Line 14one member who is a representative of the department of public
Page 3, Line 15health and environment. A member appointed pursuant to this
Page 3, Line 16subsection (2)(a)(V) is a nonvoting member.".
Page 3, Line 17Page 9, strike line 27.
Page 3, Line 18Page 10, strike lines 1 through 6 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 19"(4) Members of the task force serve without".
Page 3, Line 20Page 10, strike lines 22 through 27 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 21"(6) The task force shall study and recommend reforms to
Page 3, Line 22Colorado's licensure system with the goal of creating a
Page 3, Line 23coherent, streamlined framework that does not reduce the
Page 3, Line 24quality of settings already in place to support children's
Page 3, Line 25learning.
Page 3, Line 26(7) With the help of a third-party entity described in
Page 3, Line 27subsection (8) of this section, the task force shall:
Page 3, Line 28(a) Undertake a comprehensive review of the state's child
Page 3, Line 29care licensing requirements and processes for child care
Page 3, Line 30centers and family child care homes; and
Page 3, Line 31(b) Develop recommendations for designing a streamlined
Page 3, Line 32licensure system for child care centers and family child care
Page 4, Line 1homes.".
Page 4, Line 2Strike pages 11 and 12.
Page 4, Line 3Page 13, strike lines 2 through 5 and substitute "third-party entity to
Page 4, Line 4facilitate task force meetings and prepare a final report
Page 4, Line 5summarizing the task force's recommendations developed
Page 4, Line 6pursuant to subsection (7) of this section.".
Page 4, Line 7Page 13, line 7, after "report" insert "on its recommendations".
Page 4, Line 8Page 13, strike lines 9 through 22 and substitute "the governor; and
Page 4, Line 9the department.".
Page 4, Line 10 Page 13, line 26, strike "study." and substitute "task force's work.".
Page 4, Line 11Page 14, line 10 strike "study" and substitute "activities".
Page 4, Line 12Page 14, line 12, strike "study" and substitute "activities".
Page 4, Line 13Page 14, line 17, strike "the study and" and substitute "task force
Page 4, Line 14meeting facilitation, recommendations, and the".
Page 4, Line 15Page 14, line 19, strike "that purpose." and substitute "those
Page 4, Line 16purposes.".
Page 4, Line 17Strike "and quality" on: Page 8, lines 7, 10, and 19.
Page 4, Line 18Page 1, lines 102 and 103, strike "expanding the use of a digital
Page 4, Line 19file system,".
Page 4, Line 20Page 1, line 105 strike "childhood for inspections and
Page 4, Line 21investigations," and substitute "childhood,".