HB 1075 — Child Welfare Prevention Services Funding

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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e A 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.

ThetrustfundandColoradochildabusepreventionboard(board) arescheduledtorepealJuly1,2027.Thebillcontinuesthetrustfundand board indefinitely.

(1) There is created in the state treasurythetreasury the Colorado child abuse prevention________ trustCapital fund.letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

prevention trust fund.

(d) Reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouseclearinghousepursuanttothefederal"FamilyFirstPreventionServicesAct pursuant to the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018".

Beginning July 1, 2021, the department shall transmit federal Title IV-E reimbursements for prevention services to the state treasurer, who shall credit the reimbursements to the trust fund.funEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, REIMBURSEMENT MONEY RECEIVED FOR PREVENTION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND IDENTIFIED IN THE FEDERAL T ITLE IV-E PREVENTION SERVICES CLEARINGHOUSE PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL "FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT OF 2018".

B EGINNING JULY 1, 2026, REIMBURSEMENT MONEY RECEIVED FOR PREVENTION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLYHUMAN CHILDHOODSERVICES ANDSHALL IDENTIFIEDCLAIM INAND THETRANSMIT FEDERAL TITLE IV-E REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PREVENTION SERVICES CLEARINGHOUSEAND PURSUANTPROGRAMS TOOFFERED BY THE FEDERAL "FAMILY F IRSTPREVENTION SERVICES ACT OF 2018".THE DEPARTMENT -2- 1075 OF HUMANEARLY SERVICESCHILDHOOD SHALLTO CLAIM AND TRANSMIT FEDERAL TITLEIV-E REIMBURSEMENTSFORPREVENTIONSERVICESANDPROGRAMSOFFEREDBY THE DEPARTMENT OFEARLYCHILDHOODTOTHE STATE TREASURER ,WHO SHALL CREDIT THE REIMBURSEMENTS TO THE TRUST FUN.FUND .

(2) TheboardshallclaimfederalTitleIV-EreimbursementfortheThe board shall claim federal Title IV-E reimbursement for the trust fund for all eligible grants for prevention services on the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse.

SECTIONSECTION3. 3.

InInColoradoRevisedStatutes,26.5-3-208,amend(1) Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-3-208, amend (1) as follows:

(1) (a) The department shall contract for an independent evaluation of the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund created in section 26.5-3-206, as it existed prior to its repeal on July 1, 2027,2027,cluding including administrative costs of operating the trust fund and the cost-effectiveness and the impact of the grants on reducing and preventing child abuse.

(b) THIST HIS SECTION IS REPEAL,EFFECTIVEJULYREPEALED,EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2030.

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The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1075 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-4-____________________________ 1075____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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