SB 18-099

Senate Bill 18-099, which has been signed into law, updates and aligns Colorado's early childhood quality improvement programs with a system called "Colorado Shines." This means that the application requirements for programs aimed at improving school readiness and infant/toddler care will now be more consistent and easier to manage. The bill also removes outdated references to certain councils no longer in use. Overall, this change is intended to make it simpler for early childhood education providers to apply for and participate in these quality improvement initiatives.

Official Summary

Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission. The bill amends the application and eligibility requirements for the school-readiness quality improvement program and the infant and toddler quality and availability grant program to align with the Colorado shines quality rating and improvement system to streamline the administration of the programs. The bill removes obsolete references to early childhood and education councils. The bill makes conforming amendments to reflect the references changed in the bill and to remove terms no longer used in the programs. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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