HB 17-1052

HB 17-1052, a Colorado bill that has been signed into law, changes how funding is allocated for child welfare services. Instead of using specific data points, the new formula considers a wider range of factors that directly impact children who need these services, as determined by the state Department of Human Services and a special committee. This change aims to better support counties in providing necessary care to vulnerable children. Since it has been signed, this bill is now law and its provisions are being implemented.

Official Summary

The bill removes certain data-gathering factors currently required to be taken into consideration in determining a fiscal year's child welfare allocation formula for counties and replaces those with a broader scope of factors that directly affect the population of children in need of child welfare services, as determined by the state department of human services and the child welfare allocations committee. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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