SB21-194 (Buckner/Herod) Maternal Health Providers
Originally Posted: April 16, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
This bill would update several provisions pertaining to maternal health in Colorado.
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Each week during sessions of the Colorado General Assembly, we bring you the latest news and analysis of legislation impacting the early development, health, and education of Colorado kids. Check the updates below for analysis, testimony, fact sheets, vote totals, and other information to help you stay informed.
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SB21-236 (Story & Sonnenberg/Tipper & Van Beber) Increase Capacity Early Childhood Care & Education
Originally Posted: April 16, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
The bill would advance five strategies to support the capacity of the early care and education system in Colorado.
View UpdateHB21-1325 (McCluskie & Herod/Zenzinger & Rankin) Funding Public Schools Formula
Originally Posted: June 4, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
The bill, as amended creates a Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance that would meet in the 2021 and 2022 legislative interims and consist of four senators and four representatives balanced by party.
View UpdateSB21-053 (Moreno & Zenzinger/McCluskie & McLachlan) Adjustments To School Funding Fiscal Year 2020-21
Originally Posted: February 26, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
The bill would solidify the General Assembly’s intent to maintain total program funding for the original appropriation made during the 2020 legislative session as part of the mid-year supplemental process.
View UpdateSB21-027 (Pettersen/Gonzales-Gutierrez & Tipper) Emergency Supplies for Colorado Babies and Families
Originally Posted: February 19, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
This bill would provide funding to nonprofit organizations across the state, including diaper banks and family resource centers, to allow these organizations to distribute diapers to families in their communities.
View UpdateSB21-137 (Pettersen/Michaelson Jenet & Kennedy) Behavioral Health Recovery Act
Originally Posted: March 26, 2021
Last Updated: June 11, 2021
This bill would restore funding to certain behavioral health programs that received a reduction in funding during the 2020 legislative session due to the budgetary impact of the pandemic.
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