House Bill 23-1235 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Early Childhood executive director to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for department purposes, with the state treasurer holding property received.

• Reduces Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Board appointed members from three to two persons, and adds the Behavioral Health Administration Commissioner as a board member.

• Changes reporting requirements for the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program wait list from November 1 to October 1 annually.

• Modifies preschool provider funding calculations and definitions, changing references from "children" to "preschool positions" and updating the state average per pupil funding formula.

• Replaces references to the "ICON" court records system with "Colorado State Courts Data Access System" throughout child care licensing and background check provisions.

• Repeals provisions linking child care licensing to child support enforcement compliance through memoranda of understanding with the child support enforcement agency.

• Adds the Department of Early Childhood executive director as a member of the Health Equity Commission, increasing membership from 22 to 23 members.