CO HB1279

State Department must develop standardized monthly reporting process for counties by October 1, 2025, tracking TANF spending on basic cash assistance, diversion payments, supportive services, administrative costs, and third-party contracts

Counties must report annual data on how policy changes from HB 22-1259 (extended enrollment, work requirement exemptions, income disregards) affect caseloads, churning, and program duration

State Department must develop standardized outcome measures and required effectiveness levels for third-party contracted services funded with TANF allocation by October 1, 2025

Annual reports to Joint Budget Committee begin January 1, 2026, with monthly public posting of TANF spending data on department website

Appropriates $154,000 from federal TANF block grant funds to the Department of Human Services for FY 2025-26 to implement program evaluation