Senate Bill 22-213 Summary

• Appropriates $99.5 million total for 2022-23 fiscal year: $49.5 million from economic recovery funds and $50 million from federal child care development funds to support child care programs.

• Establishes or expands five grant programs: emerging and expanding child care grants ($16M), employer-based child care facility grants ($10M), early care and education recruitment and retention grants ($15M), family, friend, and neighbor support programs ($7.5M), and home visiting grants ($1M).

• Creates a family, friend, and neighbor advisory group to advise the department on needs of informal, license-exempt child care providers, with at least 25% of members from counties with populations below 40,000.

• Requires all appropriated funds to conform with federal American Rescue Plan Act allowable purposes, be obligated by December 30, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026.

• Most new program provisions automatically repeal September 1, 2027, making this a temporary funding authorization tied to federal pandemic relief funds.