C.R.S. Section 26.5-3-401
Legislative declaration


(1)

The general assembly finds that:

(a)

There is an urgent and substantial need to enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities, to minimize their potential for developmental delay, and to recognize the significant brain development that occurs during a child’s first three years of life;

(b)

The longer a child’s developmental delays are not addressed, the more developmental difficulties the child will experience in the future, the less prepared the child will be for school, the more special education needs the child is likely to have, and the more costly those problems will be to address;

(c)

The capacity of families to meet the special needs of their infants and toddlers with disabilities needs to be supported and enhanced;

(d)

Colorado’s system for providing early intervention services to eligible infants and toddlers from birth through two years of age with significant developmental delays and disabilities relies on multiple sources of funding;

(e)

The early childhood and school readiness commission, which was the successor of the child care commission, was created in the 2004 legislative session to study, review, and evaluate the development of plans for creating a comprehensive early childhood system;

(f)

The early childhood and school readiness commission extensively studied and evaluated issues regarding early intervention services for infants and toddlers who have delays in development and learned that there is no coordinated system of payment for early intervention services, resulting in the provision of disjunctive or interrupted services to eligible children and inadequate reimbursement of early intervention service providers;

(g)

The early childhood and school readiness commission was also informed that many eligible children are covered as dependents by their parents’ health-care plans, but some of the plans may deny benefits for early intervention services, thereby eliminating a source of private funds for the payment of early intervention services;

(h)

Pursuant to part C of the federal “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”, 20 U.S.C. sec. 1400 et seq., as amended, there is an urgent and substantial need to facilitate the coordination of payment for early intervention services from federal, state, local, and private sources, including public medical assistance and private insurance coverage;

(i)

Existing levels of local, state, federal, and private funding may be more efficiently used, more children may be served, and a higher quality of services may be provided if the existing early intervention system is modified to create a more coherent and coordinated system of payment for early intervention services;

(j)

The involvement of a child’s primary health-care provider and other health-care providers is an essential component of effective planning for the provision of early intervention services; and

(k)

The provision of early intervention services is intended only to meet the developmental needs of an infant or toddler and not to replace other needed medical services that are recommended by the child’s primary health-care provider.

Source: Section 26.5-3-401 — Legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.­5.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Legislative declaration
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Definitions
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Program created - repeal
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Selection of centers - grants
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Short title
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Legislative declaration
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Colorado child abuse prevention board - creation - members - terms - vacancies - reimbursement for expenses
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Powers and duties of the board
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Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund - creation - source of funds
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Disbursement of grants from the trust fund - restrictions
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Report - repeal of part
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Child care services and substance use disorder treatment pilot program - created - purposes - eligibility - evaluation - funding - rules
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Repeal of part
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Legislative declaration
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Definitions - repeal
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Early intervention services - administration - duties of department - rules - repeal
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Child find - responsibilities - interagency operating agreements
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Authorized services - conditions of funding - purchases of services - rules - repeal
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Coordinated system of payment for early intervention services - duties of departments - repeal
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Cooperation among state agencies - implementing coordinated payment system - revisions to rules
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Certified early intervention service brokers - duties - payment for early intervention services - fees - repeal
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Payment from private health insurance for early intervention services - trust fund
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Annual report - cooperation from certified early intervention service brokers and qualified providers
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Short title
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Legislative declaration
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Nurse home visitor program - created - rules
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Health sciences facility - duties
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Program applications - requirements
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Selection of entities to administer the program - grants - nurse home visitor program fund - created
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Annual program review - audit
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Social-emotional learning programs grant program - created - implementation partner - application - selection - funding - rules
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Definitions
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Early childhood mental health consultation - statewide program - creation - purpose - rules
26.5‑3‑703
Model of early childhood mental health consultation - standards and guidelines - qualifications
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Statewide professional development plan for early childhood mental health consultants
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Statewide qualifications and competencies for early childhood mental health consultants
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Data collection - reporting
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Funding support
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Legislative declaration
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Child care sustainability grant program - created - timeline and criteria - grant awards - funding - definitions
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Emerging and expanding child care grant program - created - timeline and criteria - grant awards - funding - definitions - repeal
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Employer-based child care facility grant program - created - timeline and criteria - eligibility - grant awards - reports - funding - definitions - repeal
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Early care and education recruitment and retention grant and scholarship program - created - criteria and eligibility - grant and scholarship awards - reports - funding - rules - definitions - repeal
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Child care teacher salary grant program - created - timeline - criteria and eligibility - grant awards - reports - definitions
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Community innovation and resilience for care and learning equity (CIRCLE) grant program - created - criteria - definitions
26.5‑3‑808
Family, friend, and neighbor support programs - advisory group - training and support program - funding - definitions - repeal
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Legislative declaration
26.5‑3‑902
Definition
26.5‑3‑903
Family-strengthening grant programs - authorized requirements - implementation partner - rules
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Home visiting grant program - authorized requirements - implementation partner - rules - definition - repeal
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