HB 14-1022 Summary

• Aligns the duration of child care authorization notices with the child care assistance eligibility period for families enrolled in Colorado's Child Care Assistance Program, to the extent practicable.

• Allows the state board to establish specific, limited circumstances (including job-search periods) where authorization notice duration may be shorter than the full family eligibility period.

• Permits counties to reduce the number of families served if necessary to stay within their allocated county block grant amounts under the program.

• Designates the act as necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.