This archive page features Capitol Updates for the 2016-22 Colorado General Assembly sessions. Updates are sorted in reverse chronological order, based on the date they were last updated. For additional legislative information, including Capitol Updates prior to 2016, please see our Legislative blog category. For Capitol Updates beginning in the 2023 legislative session, please see our new Capitol Updates page.
This bill appropriates $5 million in federal stimulus funds to the School Health Professional Grant Program. The bill also appropriates $1.5 million in federal stimulus funds for school-based health centers.
View UpdateThe annual budget bill, also referred to as the “Long Bill,” funds programs and services throughout the State of Colorado. The Long Bill will appropriate more than $36 billion for the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1.
View UpdateThis bill establishes a process for creating a new measure to identify students at risk of poor academic outcomes due to economic disadvantage.
View UpdateThis bill establishes the functions of the Department of Early Childhood, as well as the director of the department, in administering early childhood and family support programs.
View UpdateThis bill addresses the competitive Transportation Innovation Grant Program. The State Board of Education will select grantees who develop and implement innovative plans to address the public school transportation shortage.
View UpdateThis bill appropriates $100 million to child care program development, expansion, and recovery – including investments in capacity, workforce, and diverse systems of delivery. It also establishes the family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) support programs.
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