HB 26-1075

HB 26-1075 increases funding for child welfare prevention services and programs in Colorado by changing how money is allocated to a trust fund. Instead of using funds from all prevention services, it now uses money specifically identified by the federal Title IV-E clearinghouse and managed by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. This bill also extends the life of the trust fund and its governing board beyond 2027. Since the bill has been signed into law, these changes are now in effect, providing more support for child welfare programs across the state.

Official Summary

Under current law, funds from the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fund) are for child abuse prevention programs and are distributed to organizations, including counties, through a competitive grant process rather than through direct distributions.     The bill increases funding for county child welfare prevention services and programs by changing the source of reimbursement money transmitted to the trust fund from money received for all prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E clearinghouse (prevention services clearinghouse) to money received by the Colorado department of early childhood and identified in the prevention services clearinghouse.     The trust fund and Colorado child abuse prevention board (board) are scheduled to repeal July 1, 2027. The bill continues the trust fund and board indefinitely.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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