SB 21-201 CO

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The act addresses concerns related to child care providers (providers) that are operating without a valid license or are exempt from licensure, including:Adding a requirement for the state department of human services (department) to include the names and locations of cease-and-desist orders that have been issued against a child care provider on the department's child care provider website (website) that is accessible to the public; Adding an additional requirement for the department to post on its website the name and location of any provider operating outside the allowed exemptions and to whom one or more cease-and-desist order has been issued. The information posted must include name, location, and total number of cease-and-desist orders issued to the same provider. Establishing that a person operating a facility, whether licensed or exempt from licensure, that has received a cease-and-desist order from the department or a county department and who fails to cure the violation cited by the department or a county department in the allotted period is guilty of a petty offense; Revising and increasing the language related to civil penalties and fines for persons operating a facility, whether licensed or exempt from licensure; and Clarifying that those petty offenses count toward the withholding of Colorado child care assistance program money for family child care home providers. In honor and memory of Elle Matthews, the act names section 26-6-112 of the Colorado Revised Statutes the "Elle Matthews Act for Increased Safety in Child Care".For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $83,375 is appropriated to the department of human services for use by the office of early childhood. This appropriation is from federal child care development funds. To implement the act, the office may use the appropriation for child care licensing and administration.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary
• Brittany Pettersen · primary
• Mary Young · primary
• Andrew Boesenecker Democratic · primary

1. Jun 16, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 11, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 11, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Jun 1, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 28, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 27, 2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 25, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
9. May 21, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
10. May 11, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
11. Apr 26, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower
12. Apr 26, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
13. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
14. Apr 23, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
15. Apr 7, 2021 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
16. Mar 30, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/16/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/11/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/28/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/25/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/26/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/23/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (03/30/2021) · PDF
• PA3 (05/13/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (04/23/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/08/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF
• Amendment L.006 · PDF