House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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May 5, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1425 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 5, line 13, strike "technician"" and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"technician", "applied behavior analysis technician", "board
Page 1, Line 3certified autism technician", or "registered behavior
Page 1, Line 4technician"".
Page 1, Line 5Page 5, line 16, strike "technician" and substitute "technician, applied
Page 1, Line 6behavior analysis technician, board certified autism technician,
Page 1, Line 7or registered behavior technician".
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, line 19, strike "the behavior technician's" and substitute
Page 1, Line 9"their".
Page 1, Line 10Page 5, strike lines 24 through 27.
Page 1, Line 11Page 6, strike lines 1 through 7.
Page 1, Line 12Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 13Page 6, line 9, strike "Board" and substitute "Board, the Qualified
Page 1, Line 14Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board,".
Page 1, Line 15Page 6, line 18, strike "analyst or" and substitute "analyst,".
Page 1, Line 16Page 6, line 19, strike "analyst-doctoral" and substitute
Page 1, Line 17"analyst-doctoral, or qualified behavior analyst, or who has
Page 1, Line 18another certification as determined by the board,".
Page 1, Line 19Page 6, line 27, strike "analysts to" and substitute "analysts;".
Page 2, Line 1Page 7, strike lines 1 through 4 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 2"(II) One licensed assistant behavior analyst; and
Page 2, Line 3(III) One public member.".
Page 2, Line 4Page 7, after line 16 insert:
Page 2, Line 5"(III) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b)(IV) of this
Page 2, Line 6section, the term of appointment for each member of the board
Page 2, Line 7is three years.
Page 2, Line 8(IV) (A) The initial term of appointment of two of the
Page 2, Line 9licensed behavioral analysts appointed pursuant to subsection
Page 2, Line 10(1)(a)(I) of this section is two years, with the initial term of
Page 2, Line 11appointment for the remaining members of the board being three
Page 2, Line 12years.
Page 2, Line 13(B) This subsection (1)(b)(IV) is repealed, effective
Page 2, Line 14December 1, 2030.".
Page 2, Line 15Page 9, line 13, strike "12-247-113," and substitute "12-247-115,".
Page 2, Line 16Page 10, line 1, strike "12-247-113" and substitute "12-247-115".
Page 2, Line 17Page 10, line 2, strike "professional" and substitute "licensed".
Page 2, Line 18Page 10, strike line 11 and substitute "application.".
Page 2, Line 19Page 10, line 14, strike "by rule".
Page 2, Line 20Page 10, line 16, strike "analyst or" and substitute "analyst,".
Page 2, Line 21Page 10, line 17, strike "analyst-doctoral;" and substitute
Page 2, Line 22"analyst-doctoral, or qualified behavior analyst or have
Page 2, Line 23another certification as determined by the board;".
Page 2, Line 24Page 10, line 24, strike "12-247-115." and substitute "12-247-117.".
Page 2, Line 25Page 10, strike line 26 and substitute "qualifications - application.".
Page 2, Line 26Page 11, line 2, strike "by rule".
Page 2, Line 27Page 11, line 5, strike "analyst;" and substitute "analyst or qualified
Page 2, Line 28autism service practitioner-supervisor or have another
Page 3, Line 1certification as determined by the board; and".
Page 3, Line 2Page 11, line 7, strike "12-247-109; and" and substitute "12-247-109.".
Page 3, Line 3Page 11, strike lines 8 through 10.
Page 3, Line 4Page 11, line 15, strike "12-247-115." and substitute "12-247-117.".
Page 3, Line 5Page 12, strike lines 21 and 22 and substitute "department.".
Page 3, Line 6Page 12, line 23, strike "check.".
Page 3, Line 7Page 14, after line 12 insert:
Page 3, Line 8"12-247-113. Scope of practice - licensed behavioral analysts.
Page 3, Line 9(1) (a) The practice of behavioral analysis includes the
Page 3, Line 10design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental
Page 3, Line 11modifications using behavioral stimuli and consequences to
Page 3, Line 12produce socially significant improvement in human behavior,
Page 3, Line 13including the use of direct observation, measurement, and
Page 3, Line 14functional analysis of the relationship between environment
Page 3, Line 15and behavior, for the purpose of providing treatment.
Page 3, Line 16(b) The practice of behavioral analysis may include other
Page 3, Line 17practices as defined by the board.
Page 3, Line 18(2) A licensed behavioral analyst shall supervise an
Page 3, Line 19appropriate number of assistant behavioral analysts or
Page 3, Line 20behavioral technicians at a time as determined by the board.
Page 3, Line 21(3) (a) A licensed behavior analyst shall develop an
Page 3, Line 22individualized treatment plan for applied behavior analysis
Page 3, Line 23that will guide recommendations for treatment goals,
Page 3, Line 24treatment intensity, and service delivery.
Page 3, Line 25(b) An individualized treatment plan described in
Page 3, Line 26subsection (3)(a) of this section must identify and develop
Page 3, Line 27objective and measurable treatment goals to address problem
Page 3, Line 28areas that were identified through the use of standardized
Page 3, Line 29criteria referenced by the plan or other assessments for initial
Page 3, Line 30and ongoing assessment and progress monitoring. The treatment
Page 3, Line 31goals shall be defined appropriate to proposed treatment
Page 3, Line 32intensity and service delivery.".
Page 3, Line 33Page 14, before line 13 insert:
Page 3, Line 34"12-247-114. Scope of practice - licensed assistant behavioral
Page 4, Line 1analysts - rules.
Page 4, Line 2A licensed assistant behavioral analyst may perform any
Page 4, Line 3function a licensed behavioral analyst is authorized to perform
Page 4, Line 4if the function is performed under the supervision of a licensed
Page 4, Line 5behavioral analyst, which supervision the board shall define by
Page 4, Line 6rule.".
Page 4, Line 7Renumber succeeding C.R.S. sections accordingly.
Page 4, Line 8Page 16, line 3, after "than" insert "the students of".
Page 4, Line 9Page 16, line 7, strike "competency." and substitute "competency -
Page 4, Line 10rules."
Page 4, Line 11Page 16, line 12, strike "credential, including professional" and
Page 4, Line 12substitute "credential and in accordance with rules adopted by
Page 4, Line 13the board.".
Page 4, Line 14Page 16, strike lines 13 through 15.
Page 4, Line 15Page 17, strike lines 9 through 15.
Page 4, Line 16Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 4, Line 17Page 18, line 14, strike "12-247-119;" and substitute "12-247-121;".
Page 4, Line 18Page 18, line 17, strike "12-247-118;" and substitute "12-247-120;".
Page 4, Line 19Page 18, line 18, strike "12-247-114" and substitute "12-247-116".
Page 4, Line 20Page 20, line 17, after "thirty" insert "calendar".
Page 4, Line 21Page 20, line 18, strike "(4)(b)" and substitute "(3)(b)".
Page 4, Line 22Page 20, line 22, after "thirty" insert "calendar".
Page 4, Line 23Page 20, line 26, after "thirty-first" insert "calendar".
Page 4, Line 24Page 20, line 27, strike "(4)(b)" and substitute "(3)(b)".
Page 4, Line 25Page 21, line 12, strike "(5)" and substitute "(4)".
Page 4, Line 26Page 21, strike lines 21 through 24.
Page 5, Line 1Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 5, Line 2Page 22, line 11, strike "(1)(b), unless the" and substitute "(1)(b).".
Page 5, Line 3Page 26, line 23, strike "(7)" and substitute "(4)".
Page 5, Line 4Page 30, line 15, strike "three years of age at" and substitute "three years
Page 5, Line 5of age old".
Page 5, Line 6Page 30, line 16, strike "least eighteen months old".
Page 5, Line 7Page 30 line 22, strike "eighteen months" and substitute "three
Page 5, Line 8years".
Page 5, Line 9Page 31, line 25, strike "(9)" and substitute "(6)".
Page 5, Line 10Page 40, line 18, strike "child care;" and substitute "the treatment
Page 5, Line 11and care of children;".
Page 5, Line 12Page 40, line 20, strike "care" and substitute "treatment".
Page 5, Line 13Page 40, line 23, strike "supervision" and substitute "treatment".
Page 5, Line 14Page 41, line 2, strike "children;" and substitute "children, including
Page 5, Line 15provisions to ensure the record-keeping requirements do not
Page 5, Line 16conflict with federal centers for medicare and medicaid
Page 5, Line 17services regulations;".
Page 5, Line 18Page 41, line 4, after "children;" insert "and".
Page 5, Line 19Page 41, line 5, strike "medication; and" substitute "medication.".
Page 5, Line 20Page 41, strike lines 6 and 7.
Page 5, Line 21Page 51, after line 19 insert:
Page 5, Line 22"SECTION 22. Appropriation. (1) For the 2026-27 state fiscal
Page 5, Line 23year, $50,000 is appropriated to the department of health care policy and
Page 5, Line 24financing. This appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this
Page 5, Line 25act, the department may use this appropriation for medicaid management
Page 5, Line 26information system maintenance and projects.
Page 5, Line 27(2) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly
Page 5, Line 28anticipates that the department of health care policy and financing will
Page 6, Line 1receive $50,000 in federal funds for medicaid management information
Page 6, Line 2system maintenance and projects to implement this act. The appropriation
Page 6, Line 3in subsection (1) of this section is based on the assumption that the
Page 6, Line 4department will receive this amount of federal funds, which is subject to
Page 6, Line 5the "(I)" notation as defined in the annual general appropriation act for the
Page 6, Line 6same fiscal year.
Page 6, Line 7(3) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $1,294,460 is appropriated
Page 6, Line 8to the department of human services for use by the division of child
Page 6, Line 9welfare. This appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an
Page 6, Line 10assumption that the division will require an additional 15.0 FTE. To
Page 6, Line 11implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for
Page 6, Line 12administration.
Page 6, Line 13(4) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly
Page 6, Line 14anticipates that the department of human services will receive $176,517
Page 6, Line 15in federal funds for administration related to the division of child welfare
Page 6, Line 16to implement this act. The appropriation in subsection (3) of this section
Page 6, Line 17is based on the assumption that the division will receive this amount of
Page 6, Line 18federal funds, which is subject to the "(I)" notation as defined in the
Page 6, Line 19annual general appropriation act for the same fiscal year.
Page 6, Line 20(5) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $261,833 is appropriated to
Page 6, Line 21the department of regulatory agencies. This appropriation is from the
Page 6, Line 22division of professions and occupations cash fund created in section 12-
Page 6, Line 2320-105 (3), C.R.S. To implement this act, the department may use this
Page 6, Line 24appropriation as follows:
Page 6, Line 25(a) $176,038 for use by the division of professions and
Page 6, Line 26occupations for personal services, which amount is based on an
Page 6, Line 27assumption that the division will require an additional 2.0 FTE;
Page 6, Line 28(b) $16,560 for use by the division of professions and occupations
Page 6, Line 29for operating expenses; and
Page 6, Line 30(c) $69,235 for the purchase of legal services.
Page 6, Line 31(6) For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, $69,235 is appropriated to
Page 6, Line 32the department of law. This appropriation is from reappropriated funds
Page 6, Line 33received from the department of regulatory agencies under subsection
Page 6, Line 34(5)(c) of this section and is based on an assumption that the department
Page 6, Line 35of law will require an additional 0.3 FTE. To implement this act, the
Page 6, Line 36department of law may use this appropriation to provide legal services for
Page 6, Line 37the department of regulatory agencies.".
Page 6, Line 38Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 6, Line 39Page 51, line 22, strike "12-247-116," and substitute "12-247-118,".
Page 6, Line 40Page 1, line 102, strike "services." and substitute "services, and, in
Page 7, Line 1connection therewith, making an appropriation.".