HB 1374 CO
Kinship Care Funding Provisions
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Summary
This bill eliminates state financial assistance and supports to county departments for non-certified kinship care homes, effective after June 15, 2026. It specifies that county departments are no longer required to provide monthly payments to non-certified kinship foster care homes, except when required by federal law under the Social Security Act or Colorado's out-of-home placement and temporary custody provisions. The bill requires the state department of human services to create a standardized notice informing non-certified kinship care providers of the discontinuation of financial assistance. County departments must provide this notice to all non-certified kinship foster care homes currently receiving monthly payments by June 15, 2026.
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Official abstract
The act eliminates financial assistance and supports and reimbursement to county departments of human or social services (county departments) for non-certified kinship care homes. The act specifies that county departments are not required to provide financial assistance and supports for non-certified kinship care homes, except as required by the federal 'Social Security Act' and by Colorado's out-of-home placement required services and temporary custody provisions. The act requires the department of human services to create a standardized notice for non-certified kinship care providers regarding the discontinuation of non-certified kinship care financial assistance. The act requires county departments to provide the notice by June 15, 2026, to non-certified kinship foster care homes currently receiving monthly payments.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (6)
- E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor
- R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
Action history (14)
- May 27, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Apr 13, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
- Apr 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
- Apr 10, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 9, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
- Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
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