Colorado Title 26.5. Early Childhood Programs and Services § 26.5-3-904. Home visiting grant program--authorized requirements--implementation partner--rules--definition--repeal

(1)(a) For the 2022--23 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate to the department one million dollars from the economic recovery and relief cash fund created in section 24-75-228 for purposes of implementing the home visiting grant program. For the purposes of this section, “home visiting” means a voluntary, evidence-based, two-generation, and home-based prevention program for families with children from prenatal to six years of age. The home visiting grant program must support school readiness, social-emotional growth, and age-appropriate child development and be delivered by a trained home visitor. The home visiting grant program must be prioritized to expand access to populations that are underserved by language, culture, or geography.

(b) The use of money appropriated pursuant to this subsection (1) must conform with the allowable purposes set forth in the federal “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021”, Pub.L. 117-2, as amended. The department shall spend or obligate such appropriation in accordance with section 24-75-226(4)(d).

(c) The department shall comply with the compliance, reporting, record-keeping, and program evaluation requirements established by the office of state planning and budgeting and the state controller in accordance with section 24-75-226(5).