Senate Bill 25-090 Rerevised

LLS NO. 25-0528.01 Craig Harper x3481
First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
State of Colorado

Senate Sponsorship

Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer, Jodeh

House Sponsorship

Bird, Sirota, Taggart, Duran, Froelich, Garcia, Joseph, Lieder, McCluskie, Story, Valdez


This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House

House 3rd Reading Unamended February 13, 2025

House 2nd Reading Unamended February 12, 2025

Senate 3rd Reading Unamended February 6, 2025

Senate 2nd Reading Unamended February 5, 2025


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Appropriations

House Committees

Appropriations


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Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

Supplemental appropriations are made to the department of early childhood.


Page 1, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

Page 2, Line 1SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the department of early

Page 2, Line 2childhood for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.  In Session Laws

Page 2, Line 3of Colorado 2024, section 2 of chapter 519, (HB 24-1430), amend Part

Page 2, Line 4III as follows:

Page 2, Line 5Section 2. Appropriation.

Page 3, Line 1Part III

Page 3, Line 2DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

Page 3, Line 3

Page 3, Line 4(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 3, Line 5(A) General Administration

Page 3, Line 6Personal Services

7,386,802

1,422,927

135,549a

5,828,326 b

Page 3, Line 7

7,986,802

1,922,927

5,928,326b

Page 3, Line 8

(75.8 FTE)

Page 3, Line 9Health, Life, and Dental

3,805,188

 1,551,248

733,196c

23,377 b

1,497,367 d

Page 3, Line 10

399,753b

1,120,991d

Page 3, Line 11Short-term Disability

30,644

11,610

5,323c

187 b

13,524 d

Page 3, Line 12

3,586b

10,125d

Page 3, Line 13Paid Family and Medical

Page 3, Line 14Leave Insurance

91,931

34,829

15,969c

562 b

40,571 d

Page 3, Line 15

10,760b

30,373d

Page 3, Line 16Unfunded Liability

Page 3, Line 17Amortization Equalization

Page 3, Line 18Disbursement Payments

2,042,904

773,984

354,870c

12,480 b

901,570 d

Page 3, Line 19

239,097b

674,953d

Page 4, Line 1Salary Survey

718,013

272,798

124,098c

4,400b

316,717d

Page 4, Line 2Step Pay

467,882

155,911

98,724c

2,474b

210,773d

Page 4, Line 3PERA Direct Distribution

450,190

170,561

78,202c

2,750 b

198,677 d

Page 4, Line 4

52,689b

148,738d

Page 4, Line 5Workers' Compensation

66,234

66,234

Page 4, Line 6Operating Expenses

881,300

726,583

2,531e

151,848b

338f

Page 4, Line 7Legal Services

42,857

42,857

Page 4, Line 8Administrative Law Judge

Page 4, Line 9Services

20,366

20,366

Page 4, Line 10Payment to Risk

Page 4, Line 11Management and Property

Page 4, Line 12Funds

3,653

3,653

Page 4, Line 13Vehicle Lease Payments

8,906

8,906

Page 4, Line 14Capital Outlay

126,730

126,730

Page 4, Line 15Leased Space

316,685

117,173

277e

199,235b

Page 4, Line 16

16,460,285

Page 4, Line 17

17,060,285

Page 4, Line 18

Page 5, Line 1a Of this amount, $97,401(I) shall be from the Early Intervention Services Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S., $9,460 shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program

Page 5, Line 2Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., and $28,688 shall be from various cash fund sources. The Early Intervention Services Trust Fund amount is shown for informational

Page 5, Line 3purposes only as this fund is not subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and the amount is exempt from the restrictions on state spending imposed by Section 20 of Article

Page 5, Line 4X of the State Constitution pursuant to Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 5, Line 5b These amounts shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S.

Page 5, Line 6c Of these amounts, $245,152 shall be from the Preschool Programs Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-4-209 (1)(a), C.R.S., $145,256 shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program

Page 5, Line 7Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., $48,842 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $971,132 shall be from various

Page 5, Line 8sources of cash funds.

Page 5, Line 9d These amounts shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 5, Line 10e These amounts shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 5, Line 11f This amount reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Page 5, Line 12

Page 5, Line 13(B) Information Technology Systems

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 5, Line 14Information Technology

Page 5, Line 15Contracts and Equipment

11,721,956

7,877,898

3,260,000a

584,058b

Page 5, Line 16Information Technology

Page 5, Line 17Systems Managed by Other

Page 5, Line 18Departments

583,653

73,840

509,813b

Page 6, Line 1Payments to OIT

12,929,354

10,651,392

2,277,962c

Page 6, Line 2

12,785,032

10,507,070

Page 6, Line 3CORE Operations

15,600

15,600

Page 6, Line 4Child Care Automated

Page 6, Line 5Tracking System

3,959,933

3,959,933b

Page 6, Line 6

29,210,496

Page 6, Line 7

29,066,174

Page 6, Line 8

Page 6, Line 9a This amount shall be from the Preschool Program Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-4-209 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 6, Line 10b These amounts shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 6, Line 11c This amount shall be from departmental indirect cost recoveries or the Indirect Costs Excess Recovery Fund created in Section 24-75-1401 (2), C.R.S.

Page 6, Line 12

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 6, Line 13

45,670,781

Page 6, Line 14

46,126,459

Page 6, Line 15

Page 6, Line 16(2) PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 6, Line 17Personal Services

822,059

283,139

538,920a

Page 6, Line 18

(6.5 FTE)

Page 6, Line 19Operating Expenses

182,766

45,846

136,920a

Page 7, Line 1Local Coordinating

Page 7, Line 2Organizations11

3,521,570

2,800,000b

721,570a

Page 7, Line 3Early Childhood Councils

4,414,452

1,000,000

3,414,452a

Page 7, Line 4Child Care Resource and

Page 7, Line 5Referrals

1,211,964

1,211,964a

Page 7, Line 6Family Resource Centers

1,745,654

1,745,654

Page 7, Line 7Indirect Cost Assessment

259,355

259,355 a

Page 7, Line 8

308,524

308,524a

Page 7, Line 9

12,157,820

Page 7, Line 10

12,206,989

Page 7, Line 11

Page 7, Line 12a These amounts shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 7, Line 13b This amount shall be from the Preschool Program Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-4-209 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 7, Line 14

Page 7, Line 15(3) EARLY LEARNING ACCESS AND QUALITY

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 7, Line 16Personal Services12

10,781,843

4,599,988

1,006,683a

5,175,172 b

Page 7, Line 17

10,581,843

4,499,988

5,075,172b

Page 7, Line 18

(56.4 FTE)

Page 7, Line 19Operating Expenses

391,825

88,185

66,445a

237,195b

Page 8, Line 1Universal Preschool

Page 8, Line 2Program11

344,060,184

146,333,200

197,726,984a

Page 8, Line 3Child Care Assistance

Page 8, Line 4Program

170,663,448

32,058,921

17,375,025c

121,229,502d

Page 8, Line 5Intrastate Child Care

Page 8, Line 6Assistance Program

Page 8, Line 7Redistribution

500,000

500,000b

Page 8, Line 8Child Care Assistance

Page 8, Line 9Program Stimulus -

Page 8, Line 10Eligibility Expansion and

Page 8, Line 11Infant and Toddler Care

Page 8, Line 12Reimbursement

6,492,554

6,492,554b

Page 8, Line 13Workforce Recruitment and

Page 8, Line 14Retention Grants

1,428,167

1,428,167b

Page 8, Line 15Professional Development

Page 8, Line 16and Training

3,351,951

75,000

3,276,951b

Page 8, Line 17Early Childhood Quality and

Page 8, Line 18Availability

12,458,245

3,043,243

9,415,002b

Page 9, Line 1Indirect Cost Assessment

3,624,393

3,624,393 b

Page 9, Line 2

4,411,519

4,411,519b

Page 9, Line 3

553,752,610

Page 9, Line 4

554,339,736

Page 9, Line 5

Page 9, Line 6a These amounts shall be from the Preschool Programs Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-4-209 (1)(a), C.R.S.

Page 9, Line 7b These amounts shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 9, Line 8c This amount shall be from local funds and reflects the local share of the costs of administering the Child Care Assistance Program and the local share of child care subsidies. The (L)

Page 9, Line 9notation and the (I) notation apply to this amount.

Page 9, Line 10d Of this amount, $121,129,502 shall be from Child Care Development Funds and $100,000 shall be from the Title XX Social Services Block Grant.

Page 9, Line 11

Page 9, Line 12(4) COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 9, Line 13Personal Services13

5,623,822

3,310,776

457,134a

1,855,912b

Page 9, Line 14

5,423,822

3,110,776

Page 9, Line 15

(24.7 FTE)

Page 9, Line 16Operating Expenses14

2,060,009

1,915,233

52,188c

92,588d

Page 9, Line 17Early Intervention

87,352,710

60,492,837

10,887,177e

9,940,111f

6,032,585g

Page 9, Line 18Home Visiting

28,057,009

628,226

25,665,446h

1,763,337i

Page 10, Line 1Child Maltreatment

Page 10, Line 2Prevention

13,985,067

8,500,453

1,346,216j

4,138,398k

Page 10, Line 3Early Childhood Mental

Page 10, Line 4Health Services

3,689,262

1,627,813

2,061,449l

Page 10, Line 5Social-Emotional Learning

Page 10, Line 6Programs Grants

817,289

817,289m

Page 10, Line 7Child Care Services and

Page 10, Line 8Substance Use Disorder

Page 10, Line 9Treatment Pilot Program

500,000

500,000

Page 10, Line 10Indirect Cost Assessment

761,365

163,111 n

598,254 o

Page 10, Line 11

819,535

247,348n

572,187o

Page 10, Line 12

142,846,533

Page 10, Line 13

142,704,703

Page 10, Line 14

Page 11, Line 1a Of this amount, $227,539 shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., $114,997 shall be from the Colorado Child Abuse

Page 11, Line 2Prevention Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-206 (1), C.R.S., $104,428 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $10,170(I) shall

Page 11, Line 3be from the Early Intervention Services Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S. The Early Intervention Services Trust Fund amount is shown for informational purposes

Page 11, Line 4only as this fund is not subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and the amount is exempt from the restrictions on state spending imposed by Section 20 of Article X of the

Page 11, Line 5State Constitution pursuant to Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 6b Of this amount, $1,515,563(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $179,702 shall be from Child Care

Page 11, Line 7Development Funds, $95,779(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Title IV-B, Subpart 2, of the Social Security Act, and $64,868(I) reflects funds anticipated to be

Page 11, Line 8received pursuant to the Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Grant fund.

Page 11, Line 9c Of this amount, $29,084 shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., $20,254 shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created

Page 11, Line 10in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S., and $2,850 shall be from the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-206 (1), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 11d Of this amount, $33,570 shall be from Child Care Development Funds, $32,944(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities

Page 11, Line 12Education Act, $21,024(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Title IV-B, Subpart 2, of the Social Security Act, and $5,050(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received

Page 11, Line 13pursuant to the Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Grant fund.

Page 11, Line 14e This amount shall be from the Early Intervention Services Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S. The Early Intervention Services Trust Fund amount is shown for

Page 11, Line 15informational purposes only as this fund is not subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and the amount is exempt from the restrictions on state spending imposed by Section

Page 11, Line 1620 of Article X of the State Constitution pursuant to Section 26.5-3-409 (2)(a), C.R.S.

Page 11, Line 17f This amount shall be from Medicaid funds transferred from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Page 11, Line 18g This amount reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Part C of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Page 12, Line 1h This amount shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., which is received as a damage award and, as such, does not constitute

Page 12, Line 2fiscal year spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.

Page 12, Line 3i This amount shall be from the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant program.

Page 12, Line 4j Of this amount, $1,074,400(I)(L) shall be from local funds and $271,816 shall be from the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund created in Section 26.5-3-206 (1), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 5k Of this amount, $3,390,000(I) reflects funds anticipated to be received pursuant to Title IV-B, Subpart 2, of the Social Security Act, and $748,398(I) reflects funds anticipated to be

Page 12, Line 6received pursuant to the Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Grant fund.

Page 12, Line 7l This amount shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 12, Line 8m This amount shall be from the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund created in Section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.

Page 12, Line 9n Of this amount, $27,947 $169,308 shall be from the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., and $135,164 $78,040 shall be from various

Page 12, Line 10sources of cash funds. The Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund created in Section 26.5-3-507 (2)(c)(I), C.R.S., is received as a damage award and, as such, does not constitute fiscal year

Page 12, Line 11spending for the purposes of Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.

Page 12, Line 12o Of this amount, $143,719 $117,652 shall be from Child Care Development Funds and $454,535(I) shall be from various sources of federal funds.

Page 12, Line 13

Page 12, Line 14(5) LICENSING AND ADMINISTRATION

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 12, Line 15Personal Services

10,207,461

2,598,965

1,143,900a

6,464,596b

Page 12, Line 16

10,007,461

2,398,965

Page 12, Line 17

(58.4 FTE)

Page 12, Line 18Operating Expenses

466,054

14,619

265,915c

185,520d

Page 13, Line 1Background Investigation

Page 13, Line 2Unit

1,263,562

1,263,562e

Page 13, Line 3

(8.6 FTE)

Page 13, Line 4Indirect Cost Assessment

2,671,992

101,138 f

2,570,854 b

Page 13, Line 5

3,178,558

235,852f

2,942,706b

Page 13, Line 6

14,609,069

Page 13, Line 7

14,915,635

Page 13, Line 8

Page 13, Line 9a Of this amount, $1,133,900 shall be from the Child Care Licensing Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-5-311 (4), C.R.S. and $10,000(I) shall be from the Child Care Cash Fund created

Page 13, Line 10in Section 26.5-5-323 (4), C.R.S. The Child Care Cash Fund amount is shown for informational purposes as it is continuously appropriated for activities related to the improvement of

Page 13, Line 11the quality of child care in Colorado, pursuant to Section 26.5-5-323 (4), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 12b These amounts shall be from Child Care Development Funds.

Page 13, Line 13c This amount shall be from the Child Care Licensing Cash Fund created in Section 26.5-5-311 (4), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 14d Of this amount, $150,000(I) shall be from Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, and $35,520 shall be from Child Care Development Funds. The amount from Title IV-E of the Social

Page 13, Line 15Security Act is reflected pursuant to Section 26-1-111 (2)(d)(II)(B), C.R.S., and shall be used in determining the amount to be deposited to the Excess Federal Title IV-E Reimbursements

Page 13, Line 16Cash Fund pursuant to Section 26-1-111 (2)(d)(II)(C), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 17e Of this amount, $973,029 shall be from the Records and Reports Fund created in Section 19-1-307 (2.5)(b), C.R.S. and $290,533 shall be from the Child Care Licensing Cash Fund

Page 13, Line 18created in Section 26.5-5-311 (4), C.R.S.

Page 13, Line 19f This amount shall be from various sources of cash funds.

Page 14, Line 1

Page 14, Line 2

Agency Name or Title Item & Subtotal Total General Fund General Fund Exempt Cash Funds Reappropriated Funds Federal Funds

Page 14, Line 3TOTALS PART III

Page 14, Line 4(EARLY CHILDHOOD)15

$769,036,813

$292,987,198

$265,946,952 a

$18,443,712

$191,658,951 b

Page 14, Line 5

$770,293,522

$292,842,876

$266,165,903a

$19,210,241

$192,074,502b

Page 14, Line 6

Page 14, Line 7a Of this amount, $29,454,523 $29,454,173 contains an (I) notation and is included for informational purposes only, and $18,449,425 also contains an (L) notation.

Page 14, Line 8b Of this amount, $14,274,083 $14,274,421 contains an (I) notation and is included for informational purposes only.

Page 14, Line 9

Page 14, Line 10Footnotes: The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.

Page 14, Line 11

Page 14, Line 1211Department of Early Childhood, Partnerships and Collaborations, Local Coordinating Organizations; Early Learning Access and Quality, Universal Preschool

Page 14, Line 13Program -- The Department of Early Childhood is authorized to transfer up to $1.0 million of the total appropriation for Local Coordinating Organizations

Page 14, Line 14and Universal Preschool Program between those two line items.

Page 14, Line 15

Page 14, Line 1612Department of Early Childhood, Early Learning Access and Quality, Personal Services -- This line item includes $1,624,365 General Fund for the Imagination

Page 14, Line 17Library program.

Page 15, Line 113Department of Early Childhood, Community and Family Support, Personal Services -- This line item includes $1,097,624 General Fund for the Universal

Page 15, Line 2Home Visiting pilot program.

Page 15, Line 3

Page 15, Line 414Department of Early Childhood, Community and Family Support, Operating Expenses -- This line item includes $1,730,000 General Fund for the Universal

Page 15, Line 5Home Visiting pilot program.

Page 15, Line 6

Page 15, Line 715Department of Early Childhood, Grand Totals -- The federal funds appropriated from Child Care Development Funds in this part include the following amounts

Page 15, Line 8from time-limited Supplemental Child Care and Development Fund Discretionary Funds appropriated in the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021:


Page 15, Line 9

Page 15, Line 10Line Item

Amount

Page 15, Line 11(1) Executive Director's Office

Page 15, Line 12(A) General Administration

Page 15, Line 13Personal Services

$423,138

Page 15, Line 14Health, Life, and Dental

130,383

Page 15, Line 15Short-term Disability

1,099

Page 15, Line 16Unfunded Liability Amortization Equalization Disbursement

93,000

Page 16, Line 1Operating Expenses

12,075

Page 16, Line 2(B) Information Technology Systems

Page 16, Line 3Information Technology Contracts and Equipment

250,000

Page 16, Line 4Child Care Automated Tracking System

50,000

Page 16, Line 5(2) Partnerships and Collaborations

Page 16, Line 6Local Coordinating Organizations

721,570

Page 16, Line 7Child Care Resource and Referrals

548,128

Page 16, Line 8(3) Early Learning Access and Quality

Page 16, Line 9Personal Services

404,843

Page 16, Line 10Operating Expenses

2,756

Page 16, Line 11Child Care Assistance Program

4,885,148

Page 16, Line 12Child Care Assistance Program Stimulus - Eligibility Expansion

Page 16, Line 13and Infant and Toddler Care Reimbursement

6,492,554

Page 16, Line 14Workforce Recruitment and Retention Grants

300,000

Page 17, Line 1Professional Development Training

1,136,634

Page 17, Line 2Early Childhood Quality and Availability

1,757,596

Page 17, Line 3(4) Community and Family Support

Page 17, Line 4Personal Services

67,775

Page 17, Line 5Operating Expenses

368

Page 17, Line 6(5) Licensing and Administration

Page 17, Line 7Personal Services

58,056

Page 17, Line 8Operating Expenses

551

Page 17, Line 9TOTAL

17,335,674

Page 17, Line 10

Page 18, Line 1SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

Page 18, Line 2determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

Page 18, Line 3preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

Page 18, Line 4the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state

Page 18, Line 5institutions.