Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSEDREENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.

24-0864.01 Megan McCall x4215 HOUSE BILL 24-1237 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP BradfieldBradfieldandLukens, andBird,Brown,Clifford,deGruyKennedy,Duran,English,Hamrick, Lukens,Kipp, Lieder, Marvin, Mauro, McCormick, McLachlan, Parenti, Sirota, Titone, Woodrow, Young SENATE SPONSORSHIP Marchman and Rich, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation, Housing & Local Government Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES ,AND ,IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .

This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does n d notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e 2 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that S d 2 O 3 1 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at H e a http://leg.colorado.gov.) n M e A The bill creates 3 new programs to be implemented and administered bythe division of housinginthedepartmentof localaffairs (division).

The division is required to adopt policies, procedures, and g guidelines for each program on or before November 1, 2024.

Each id 42 a 0 program will be available for 4 years.

For each program, collaboration SE e 2 U R ,0 O n 3i Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

H 2d rp Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existingdlaw.existing law.d A Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

(c) THE DIVISION HAS SOLE DISCRETION IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ANY RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS ON THE USE OF GRANTS BY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE -11- 1237 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTI.NSECTIO. (5) O N OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2026,ANUARY 1, 2027,AND JANUARY 1, 2028, THE DIVISION SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES THE USE OF ALL GRANTS FROM THE PROGRAM IN THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR.

THE(5) REPORTO MUSTN INCLUDEOR THEBEFORE AMOUNTJANUARY OF1, GRANTS2026, DISTRIBUTEDANUARY TO1, ELIGIBLE2027,AND RECIPIENTSJANUARY AND1, A2028,THE DESCRIPTIONDIVISION OFSHALL EACHELIGIBLERECIPIENT'SUSEOFTHEGRANTPUBLISH .THEREPORTMAYCONTAINA RECOMMENDATIONSREPORT OFTHAT SUMMARIZES THE DIVISIONUSE FOROF FUTUREALL ADMINISTRATIONGRANTS OFFROM THE PROGRAM IN THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR .

THEHE REPORT MUST BEINCLUDE SHARED WITH THE HOUSEAMOUNT OF REPRESENTATIVESGRANTS EDUCATIONDISTRIBUTED COMMITTEETO ,ELIGIBLE THERECIPIENTS HOUSEAND OFA REPRESENTATIVESTRANSPORTATIONDESCRIPTION HOUSINGOF ,ANDLOCALGOVERNMENTEACHELIGIBLERECIPIENT COMMITTEESUSEOFTHEGRANT ,.THEREPORTMAYCONTAIN THERECOMMENDATIONS SENATEOF EDUCATION COMMITTEE , AND THE SENATEDIVISION LOCALFOR GOVERNMENTFUTURE ANDADMINISTRATION HOUSING COMMITTEE , OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES ,AND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ,AND MUST BE POSTED ON THE DIVISIOSPROGRAM WEBSITE..

(6)THE THISREPORT SECTIONMUST ISBE REPEAL,EFFECTIVEJULYSHARED 1,WITH 2028.THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION COMMITTEE , THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESTRANSPORTATION ,HOUSING,ANDLOCALGOVERNMENT COMMITTEE , THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ,AND THE SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSING COMMITTEE ,OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES ,AND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD ,AND MUST BE POSTED ON THE DIVISIO'S WEBSIT.

(6) THIS SECTION IS REPEALE,EFFECTIVEJULY 1, 2028.

(a) "ELIGIBLE ENTIT"MEANSENTIT" MEANS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ,A PUBLIC SCHOOL ,,AN ANINSTITUTION INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ,,OR ORPUBLIC PUBLIC-PRIVATEPRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT THROUGH THE PROGRAM .

(b) "PIVATEPARTNER"PRIVATEPARTNER "HASTHESAMEMEANINGASSET FORTHIN SECTION 24-94-102 (6).

(c) "POGRAM"PROGRAM "MEANS THE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a)OF THIS -12- 1237 SECTION.

(1) (aHE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT CASH FUND IS CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY.THE FUND CONSISTS OF MONEY CREDITED TO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)OF THIS SECTION ,GIFTS,GRANTS ,AND, OR DONATIONS RECEIVED BY THE DIVISION PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)OF THIS SECTIO,AND ANY OTHER MONEY THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY APPROPRIATE OR TRANSFER TO THE FUND .

(2)(a)(I) UBJECTTOTHEPROVISIONSSETFORTHINSUBSECTIONS (2)(b)AND(2)(a)(II), (2)(AND (4)OF THIS SECTION,THESECTION, THE DIVISION SHALL USE MONEY IN THE FUND TO MAKE GRANTS PURSUANT TO THE CHILD CARE FACILITYDEVELOPMENTPLANNINGGRANTPROGRAMANDTHECHILDCARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENTPLANNINGGRANTPROGRAMANDTHECHILDCAREFACILITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM AND TO IMPLEMENT AND -17- 1237 AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAMS AND THE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM .

(A) ONORBEFORE JUNE30,2025,THEDIVISIONSHALLUSEMONEYJUNE 30,2025THEDIVISIONSHALLUSEMONEY IN THE FUND PURSUANT TO THE TRANSFER MADE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)OF(3) OF THIS SECTION TO MAKE GRANTS UNDER THE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM AND TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER SUCH PROGRAM AND THE CHILD CARE FACILITYDEVELOPMENTTOOLKITANDTECHNICALASSISTANCEPROGRAM ;

(B) O N OR AFTERJULY 1, 2025BUT BEFORE JULY 1, 2028THE2028,THE DIVISION SHALL USE MONEY IN THE FUND PURSUANT TO THE TRANSFER MADE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)OF(3OF THIS SECTION TO MAKE GRANTS -18- 1237 PURSUANT TO THE GRANT PROGRAMS AND TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAMS AND THE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ;AND (C) O N OR AFTERJULY 1, 2028BUT BEFORE JULY 1, 2029THE DIVISION SHALL USE MONEY IN THE FUND PURSUANT TO THE TRANSFER MADE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)OF THIS SECTION TO MAKE GRANTS PURSUANT TO THE CHILD CARE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAM .