HB 24-1205

House Bill 24-1205 moves the Colorado Imagination Library Program from the Department of Education to the Department of Early Childhood. Starting June 30, 2024, the new department will take over all responsibilities and contracts related to the program, which provides free books for children enrolled in it. The bill has been signed into law by the governor and is now effective as of February 27, 2024. This change affects how the program is managed but does not alter its goal of providing free high-quality books to families with young children.

Official Summary

Current law requires the state librarian in the department of education to oversee the Colorado imagination library program (program) and to contract with a Colorado nonprofit organization (contractor) to operate the program. The act relocates the program to the department of early childhood (department). Effective June 30, 2024, the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations concerning the program are transferred to the department. The act transfers the contractual obligations with the contractor to the department. Before the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations concerning the program are transferred to the department on June 30, 2024, the department may enter into an interagency agreement with the department of education for the administration of the program. The act authorizes the contractor to enter into contracts with book vendors or publishers to provide additional age-appropriate, high-quality books to children enrolled in the program at no cost to families. APPROVED by Governor February 27, 2024 EFFECTIVE February 27, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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