ColoradoColorado could award grants linking families to community support
What it does
The act creates the cradle to career grant program (grant program) in the department of human services (CDHS) to provide grants to a local government, local education provider, state institution of higher education, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or community-based nonprofit or not-for-profit organization (eligible entity) to promote coordinated community-based supports and services that open opportunities for economic mobility from poverty. The grant program must connect children and youth with high-quality educational and extracurricular programming and families with key health and social services in order to improve prenatal and early childhood outcomes, student achievement, workforce readiness, and wealth-building opportunities. The act creates the cradle to career advisory council (council) to approve or disapprove CDHS's potential grant recipients and to collaborate with CDHS to develop grant program guidelines and criteria for awarding grants.
More detail
Council members must be Colorado residents and must not provide financial support for the grant program. To receive a grant, an eligible entity must submit an application that includes an economic mobility needs assessment and a comprehensive proposal to address the needs within its designated service area. The application must identify prospective community partners and subcontractors. The act caps the amount that CDHS may award in connection with a single grant application at 49% of available grant program money. A grant recipient must comply with various health and safety, financial responsibility, and anti-discrimination safeguards. Each grant recipient must annually report to CDHS addressing the recipient's progress using a set of performance indicators to assess the economic mobility outcomes and impacts associated with the grant award. CDHS must make a related report to the health and human services committees of the general assembly and the governor each year. CDHS may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for grant-program-related purposes. If CDHS does not receive $900,000 for those purposes on or before December 31, 2028, the grant program is repealed. The general assembly shall not appropriate general fund dollars for grant program operations.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 4Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 19Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 19Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 19Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 13House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- May 13Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- May 12House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Reconsider SB 26-080. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.014. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.012. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Reconsider SB 26-080. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.013. Result: pass.Lower
- May 12House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- May 11House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Postpone Senate Bill 26-080 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Postpone Senate Bill 26-080 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment C). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 30House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to FinanceMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-080 to the Committee on Finance. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22House Committee on Education Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- Apr 13Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In House - Assigned to EducationMinor
- Apr 10Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 10Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Feb 26Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 6Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & HousingIntroduced