Colorado 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 20-162 — Changes Related To Federal Family First Policy

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2020. Enacted.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

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  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

The act updates Colorado's statutory provisions related to foster care prevention services and supports (prevention services) in the context of the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act", including: Updating the definition of "kin" to ensure that kin are eligible for prevention services; Updating the definition of "qualified individual" to clarify eligibility; Clarifying the elements of reviews of qualified residential treatment program placements (placements) to ensure that the placement of children, juveniles, and youth are reviewed initially by the court and not by the administrative review division; Updating language referring to children to include juveniles and youth to ensure that delinquent youth are also identified as a population that is eligible for prevention services and meet the requirements for placements; Adding information about prevention services and the authority of county departments of human or social services to provide prevention services; Requiring that when a youth is committed to the state department of human services, the court shall make additional findings to ensure the commitment is not the result of a lack of available appropriate placements; Adding requirements to a court to make specific findings when it deviates from the assessor's recommendation of a placement; Setting a new requirement that residential child care facilities must renew licenses annually; and Requiring the existing delivery of the child welfare services task force to make recommendations on the reduction of state reimbursements for certain out-of-home placements on or before December 15, 2020. The act makes the following appropriations for the 2020-21 state fiscal year: $936,412 is reduced from the general fund and increased from the reappropriated funds for the department of human services executive director's office for employment and regulatory affairs; $546,652 is appropriated to the department of human services executive director's office for legal services and the administrative review unit; $91,039 in anticipated federal funds is appropriated to the office of information technology services for Colorado trails and the division of child welfare for administration; $242,250 is appropriated to the office of the governor for department of human services information technology; $38,376 is appropriated to the department of law for department of human services legal services; $211,200 is appropriated to the judicial department for office of the child's representative personal services; and $178,560 is appropriated to the judicial department for respondent parents' counsel personal services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill clarifies that it is concerned with updating Colorado's statutory provisions related to foster care prevention services and supports. It also specifies that the bill summary now reflects all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, rather than only those adopted on second reading. This change is important because it ensures that the summary accurately represents the current state of the legislation, which is useful for understanding its implications.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
20-0917.02 Jane Ritter x4342 SENATE BILL 20-162 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Rankin and Moreno, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales-Gutierrez and Ransom, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING UPDATING C OLORADO S STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATED TO FOSTER CARE PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FEDERAL "F AMILY F IRST P REVENTION SERVICES ACT ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
20-0917.02 Jane Ritter x4342 SENATE BILL 20-162 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Rankin and Moreno, Crowder, Ginal, Gonzales, Lee, Priola, Tate, Todd, Zenzinger HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales-Gutierrez and Ransom, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING UPDATING C OLORADO 'S STATUTORY PROVISIONS RELATED TO FOSTER CARE PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FEDERAL "F AMILY F IRST P REVENTION SERVICES A CT ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  9. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services

  11. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  12. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  13. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Kim Ransom · Primary
  • Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez · Primary
  • Dominick Moreno · Primary
  • Bob Rankin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

  • Kim Ransom
  • Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez
  • Dominick Moreno
  • Bob Rankin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 20-162 do?
The act updates Colorado's statutory provisions related to foster care prevention services and supports (prevention services) in the context of the federal "Family First Prevention Services Act", including: Updating the definition of "kin" to ensure that kin are eligible for prevention services; Updating the definition of "qualified individual" to clarify eligibility; Clarifying the elements of reviews of qualified residential treatment program placements (placements) to ensure that the placement of children, juveniles, and youth are reviewed initially by the court and not by the administrative review division; Updating language referring to children to include juveniles and youth to ensure that delinquent youth are also identified as a population that is eligible for prevention services and meet the requirements for placements; Adding information about prevention services and the authority of county departments of human or social services to provide prevention services; Requiring that when a youth is committed to the state department of human services, the court shall make additional findings to ensure the commitment is not the result of a lack of available appropriate placements; Adding requirements to a court to make specific findings when it deviates from the assessor's recommendation of a placement; Setting a new requirement that residential child care facilities must renew licenses annually; and Requiring the existing delivery of the child welfare services task force to make recommendations on the reduction of state reimbursements for certain out-of-home placements on or before December 15, 2020. The act makes the following appropriations for the 2020-21 state fiscal year: $936,412 is reduced from the general fund and increased from the reappropriated funds for the department of human services executive director's office for employment and regulatory affairs; $546,652 is appropriated to the department of human services executive director's office for legal services and the administrative review unit; $91,039 in anticipated federal funds is appropriated to the office of information technology services for Colorado trails and the division of child welfare for administration; $242,250 is appropriated to the office of the governor for department of human services information technology; $38,376 is appropriated to the department of law for department of human services legal services; $211,200 is appropriated to the judicial department for office of the child's representative personal services; and $178,560 is appropriated to the judicial department for respondent parents' counsel personal services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 20-162?
SB 20-162 is sponsored by Kim Ransom, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Dominick Moreno, and Bob Rankin.
What is the current status of SB 20-162?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2020. Enacted.
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