SB 25-004 CO

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If a prospective family pays a child care center, family child care home, or neighborhood youth organization (child care program) an application fee, a deposit fee, or wait list fee and is not enrolled in the child care program after six months of paying the fee, the act makes the fee is refundable. A child care program may retain a reasonable administrative fee determined by the department of early childhood (department) before issuing a refund to the prospective family. The prospective family must submit a written request to the child care program to receive a refund. Upon receiving the written request from the prospective family, the child care program shall refund the fees to the prospective family and may remove the prospective family from the wait list. Prospective families who are offered a child care slot with a child care program and who refuse the child care slot shall not receive a refund. If a family enrolls in a child care program and signs a contract with the child care program provider, the terms of the contract, including fees outlined in the contract, are not subject to the requirements of the act. A child care program shall provide a fee schedule and the process on fee refunds to a prospective family and an enrolled family. A child care program may publish the fee schedule digitally on the child care program's website. During the department's periodic inspections, or if a complaint is filed regarding fees, the act directs the department to review the information in the child care center's policy for establishing fees to confirm the child care center is complying with the law. If the department finds the child care center is not compliant, the child care center has 30 days after the date of inspection to comply. If the child care center does not comply within 30 days after the date of inspection, the department may take further disciplinary action. The department shall not take disciplinary action against a child care program that makes a good faith administrative error or is not in compliance for the first time. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Faith Winter · primary
• Janice Marchman Democratic · primary
• Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
• Lorena García Democratic · primary

1. Mar 26, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. Mar 20, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Mar 20, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Mar 20, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Mar 18, 2025 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. Mar 13, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Mar 12, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
8. Mar 11, 2025 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Feb 20, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
10. Feb 20, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Feb 19, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
12. Feb 18, 2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
13. Feb 14, 2025 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/18/2025 - No Amendments · upper
14. Feb 11, 2025 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
15. Jan 8, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper