SB 25-227

Senate Bill 25-227, which has been signed into law, adjusts funding for Colorado's Early Intervention Program for the fiscal years 2024-2025. The bill reduces $2 million from a specific fund managed by the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing that was meant to support early intervention programs but increases the same amount directly to the Department of Early Childhood (DEC) for these programs. Additionally, it decreases reappropriated funds to DEC for early intervention by $4 million. This means that while the overall funding intended for early childhood interventions remains largely unchanged, there are shifts in how and from where this money is allocated within state agencies.

Official Summary

The act changes the following appropriations made for the 2024-25 state fiscal year: The appropriation from the general fund to the department of health care policy and financing for transfer to the department of early childhood (DEC) for early intervention is decreased by $2,000,000; The appropriation from the general fund to the DEC for early intervention is increased by $2,000,000; and Funds reappropriated to the DEC for early intervention are decreased by $4,000,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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