2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 26.5 - EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (§§ 26.5-1-101 — 26.5-6-103) › Article 3 - FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (§§ 26.5-3-101 — 26.5-3-904) › Part 3 - CHILD CARE SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT (§§ 26.5-3-301 — 26.5-3-303) › Section 26.5-3-302 - Child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program - created - purposes - eligibility - evaluation - funding - rules

(1)
(a)
There is created in the department the child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program. The department shall administer the pilot program as a two-generation initiative. The purpose of the pilot program is to:
(I)
Provide grants to enhance the existing child care resource and referral programs to provide increased child care navigation capacity in one rural pilot program site and one urban pilot program site to serve pregnant and parenting women seeking or participating in substance use disorder treatment; and
(II)
Provide a grant to enhance the capacity of the existing child care resource and referral program's centralized call center to serve pregnant and parenting women seeking or participating in substance use disorder treatment; and
(III)
Provide implementation grants to pilot a regional mobile child care model that is licensed in compliance with part 3 of article
5
of this title 26.5 or as defined in section
26.5-5-303
and that serves children under five years of age in at least three facilities that provide substance use disorder treatment to parenting women. Applicants for mobile child care pilot grants must demonstrate a commitment of sources of private money for mobile child care to ensure that the mobile child care pilot model is an initiative of a public-private partnership. The mobile child care pilot model may be expanded to serve additional ages or additional regions using gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources that the department may seek, accept, and expend.
(b)
The department shall ensure that there is adequate training, cross-training, technical assistance, data collection, and evaluation for grants awarded pursuant to subsections (1)(a)(I), (1)(a)(II), and (1)(a)(III) of this section.
(2)
The department shall determine the eligibility and selection criteria for pilot program grants. The department may promulgate rules, as necessary, to implement the pilot program.
(3)
(a)
A pilot program grantee may use the grant money for improved technology, supplies, and materials to implement the pilot program; to hire staff for pilot program oversight and implementation; and for pilot program evaluation.
(b)
On or before June 30, 2028, the department shall provide to the health and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate, or any successor committees, any completed pilot program evaluations pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, as well as a summary of the pilot program, including grants awarded and the outcome of the grants.
(c)
On or before August 30, 2024, and on or before August 30 of each year thereafter for the following three years, the department shall report to the health and human services committee of the house of representatives and the health and human services committee of the senate, or their successor committees, on the pilot program, including the grants awarded, the number of children, families, and caregivers served, and a recommendation for the future implementation of the program.
(4)
(a)
The department may use a portion of any money appropriated for the pilot program to pay the direct and indirect costs incurred to administer the pilot program, not to exceed ten percent of the appropriation.
(b)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 3. The department shall transmit all money received for the pilot program through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 34,§ 29, eff. 3/22/2024.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
26-6.9-102
and amended by 2022 Ch. 123, §3, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 124, §3, eff. 6/24/2020.
Added by 2019 Ch. 272, §9, eff. 5/23/2019.
L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1193), ch. 2572, p. 2572, § 9, effective May 23. L. 2020: (4)(a) repealed and (4)(b) amended, (HB 20-1388), ch. 523, p. 523, § 3, effective June 24.