C.R.S. Section 26.5-4-211
Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program

  • report
  • rules
  • definitions
  • repeal

(1)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)

“Colorado state-run preschool program” means the Colorado preschool program administered pursuant to article 28 of title 22 as it existed prior to July 1, 2023.

(b)

“Colorado universal preschool program application portal” means the system the department administers to operate and track the public’s participation in the Colorado universal preschool program administered pursuant to this part 2.

(c)

“Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program” or “bonus program” means the Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(d)

“Eligible recipient” means a preschool provider participating in the Colorado universal preschool program created pursuant to section 26.5-4-204 that has signed a provider agreement and is in good standing with the department.

(e)

“Low-capacity preschool area” means a community with insufficient Colorado universal preschool programming capacity to meet the demand of parents in the preschool area who wish to enroll the parents’ children.

(2)

There is created in the department the Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program. The purpose of the bonus program is to:

(a)

Increase preschool provider participation in the Colorado universal preschool program to ensure that all children have access to a universal preschool classroom in their communities;

(b)

Strengthen the mixed delivery system by supporting preschool providers that have not previously participated in the Colorado state-run preschool program; and

(c)

Preserve access to infant and toddler care.

(3)

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(a)

The department shall establish and make publicly available a process for soliciting, vetting, awarding, and monitoring payments under the bonus program that aligns with the purposes of the Colorado universal preschool program. The department shall post the process on the department’s website.

(b)

The executive director may promulgate rules, as necessary, for the implementation of the program.

(c)

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(I)

An eligible recipient must receive a bonus payment if the eligible recipient has registered with the Colorado universal preschool program application portal to participate in the Colorado universal preschool program by August 31, 2023, and has not previously participated in the Colorado state-run preschool program.

(II)

An eligible recipient may receive additional bonus payments if the eligible recipient:

(A)

Is licensed to provide care to infants and toddlers and is in good standing with the department; and

(B)

Maintains or increases the eligible recipient’s licensed capacity to serve infants and toddlers between April 1, 2022, and April 1, 2024.

(III)

Subject to available appropriations, the department shall further distribute bonus payments to an eligible recipient located in a low-capacity preschool area that registers with the Colorado universal preschool program application portal to participate in the Colorado universal preschool program.

(4)

An eligible recipient awarded a bonus payment pursuant to this section shall use the bonus payment to implement or support the Colorado universal preschool program or maintain or expand infant and toddler care in this state.

(5)

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(a)

On or before September 1, 2023, the department shall calculate the number of eligible recipients that applied for a bonus payment pursuant to subsection (3)(c) of this section and, based on available appropriations, determine an amount for the bonus payment.

(b)

All bonus payments must be distributed to eligible recipients that qualify pursuant to subsection (3)(c) of this section for a bonus payment on or before June 30, 2024.

(6)

On or before September 1, 2024, the department shall submit a report to the joint budget committee summarizing the following:

(a)

The number of eligible recipients that received a bonus payment;

(b)

The types of eligible recipients that received a bonus payment pursuant to subsection (3)(c) of this section;

(c)

The amount of each bonus payment; and

(d)

The number of bonus payments awarded pursuant to subsections (3)(c)(I), (3)(c)(II), and (3)(c)(III) of this section, respectively.

(7)

This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

Source: Section 26.5-4-211 — Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program - report - rules - definitions - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-26.­5.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

26.5‑4‑101
Short title
26.5‑4‑102
Legislative declaration
26.5‑4‑103
Definitions
26.5‑4‑104
Colorado child care assistance program - department authority - cooperation with federal government - acceptance and administration of money
26.5‑4‑105
Colorado child care assistance program - department duties
26.5‑4‑106
Applications for child care assistance - verification - award - not assignable - limitation
26.5‑4‑107
Reconsideration and changes
26.5‑4‑108
Appeals
26.5‑4‑109
Provider rates - provider recruitment
26.5‑4‑110
Funding - allocation - maintenance of effort - allocation committee - rules
26.5‑4‑111
Services - eligibility - assistance provided - waiting lists - rules - exceptions from cooperating with child support establishment
26.5‑4‑112
Exemptions - requirements
26.5‑4‑113
No individual entitlement
26.5‑4‑114
Colorado child care assistance program - reporting requirements
26.5‑4‑115
Performance contracts
26.5‑4‑116
Recovery from recipient - estate
26.5‑4‑117
Locating violators - recoveries
26.5‑4‑118
Records confidential - authorization to obtain records of assets - release of location information to law enforcement agencies - outstanding felony arrest warrants
26.5‑4‑119
State income tax refund offset - rules
26.5‑4‑201
Short title
26.5‑4‑202
Legislative declaration
26.5‑4‑203
Definitions
26.5‑4‑204
Colorado universal preschool program - created - eligibility - workforce development plan - program funding - rules
26.5‑4‑205
Quality standards - evaluation - support
26.5‑4‑206
Preschool special education services - department collaboration - memorandum of understanding
26.5‑4‑207
Preschool program evaluation and improvement process - independent evaluator
26.5‑4‑208
Preschool provider funding - per-child rates - local contribution - distribution and use of money - definitions - repeal
26.5‑4‑209
Preschool programs cash fund - created - use - repeal
26.5‑4‑210
Reporting
26.5‑4‑211
Colorado universal preschool program provider participation bonus program - report - rules - definitions - repeal
26.5‑4‑301
Legislative declaration
26.5‑4‑302
Online kindergarten readiness pilot program - created - survey - provider selection - funding
26.5‑4‑303
Reporting
26.5‑4‑304
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