HB 26-1390
signedHealth Disparities & Community Grant Evaluation
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHB 26-1390 is a Colorado bill that changes how the state evaluates its health disparities and community grant program. Instead of having an outside organization assess the effectiveness of these grants, which aim to reduce health inequalities, the Department of Public Health and Environment will now handle this evaluation internally. This change affects how the state monitors and improves programs designed to help communities with significant health issues. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now official policy and the department must start evaluating the program according to these new guidelines.
Official Summary
The act eliminates the third-party evaluation requirement for the health disparities and community grant program (program) and instead requires the department of public health and environment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2026-05-29
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
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Sponsors
- Kyle Brown (sponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (sponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (sponsor) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (sponsor) · Republican
- Rick Taggart (sponsor) · Republican
- Jeff Bridges (sponsor) · Democratic