CO SB151

Requires the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman to conduct a statewide inventory survey of physical infrastructure at residential child care facilities (including delayed egress locks, alarms, fencing, signs, and lighting) and submit a report to the legislature by July 1, 2026

Mandates each residential child care facility develop a trauma-informed policy by July 1, 2026 outlining how they respond to children or youth who threaten or attempt to run away, including whether physical restraints are used

Requires facilities to provide the runaway response policy to children/youth and their parents, legal guardians, or custodians during intake

Facilities must notify a missing child's parent, legal guardian, custodian, and guardian ad litem or counsel within 4 hours of discovering a child is missing, with repeated contact attempts required if initial notification fails

Named after 12-year-old Timothy Montoya, who ran away from a residential child care facility in June 2020 and was killed after being hit by a car