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type: "Bill"
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title: "Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs"
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description: "The act includes outdoor nature-based preschool programs (outdoor programs) as a type of licensed child care center (center) in the department of early childhood (department) for licensing-related matters. No later than December 31, 2025, the executive director of the department shall promulgate rules for centers operating as outdoor programs. The rules must include, but are not limited to:"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2024A"
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identifier: "SB 24-078"
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citation: "Colorado SB 24-078 (2024A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Janice Marchman", "Junie Joseph", "Kevin Priola"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-01-22T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2024-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f8a4b60-49be-480b-b62f-104f074fcb12"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-078"
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source_hash: "d77708eec507616751eee4ea1990a4b88fd30dd4278affe143bd76a3ac4741c6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado SB 24-078 (2024A) — Outdoor Nature-Based Preschool Programs
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The act includes outdoor nature-based preschool programs (outdoor programs) as a type of licensed child care center (center) in the department of early childhood (department) for licensing-related matters. No later than December 31, 2025, the executive director of the department shall promulgate rules for centers operating as outdoor programs. The rules must include, but are not limited to:
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_sb078_h_app_004.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (04/25/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (05/16/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (01/22/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_01.pdf)
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5. **PA1 (04/23/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_s_app_01.pdf)
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6. **Reengrossed (04/26/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_ren.pdf)
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7. **Rerevised (05/07/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_rer.pdf)
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8. **Revised (05/06/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_078_rev.pdf)
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9. **Signed Act (06/06/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_078_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **26–9** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **53–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
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- Janice Marchman — primary (person)
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- Junie Joseph — primary (person)
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- Kevin Priola — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2024-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2024-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2024-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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- **2024-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
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- **2024-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-22T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f8a4b60-49be-480b-b62f-104f074fcb12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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