a43f31b272
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
111 lines
6.8 KiB
Markdown
111 lines
6.8 KiB
Markdown
---
|
|
type: "Bill"
|
|
title: "Eliminate Duplicative Regulation of School Child Care Centers"
|
|
description: "The act allows child care centers for school-age children operated on school district, district charter school, or institute charter school property to satisfy requirements for staff training or minimum square footage of floor space per child by providing to the Colorado department of early childhood (CDEC) documented evidence of compliance with substantially similar requirements imposed by the Colorado department of education (CDE) unless CDE's requirements do not meet federal grants-in-aid requirements, in which case, CDEC shall require the child centers to meet federal grants-in-aid requirements. The act adds a public health agency to the list of entities that CDEC shall accept certification from as satisfactory proof of valid certification of a playground facility. The act directs CDEC to review the process regarding materials waivers and the process for undue hardship appeals at least annually.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
|
|
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
|
|
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
|
|
session: "2026A"
|
|
identifier: "HB 1282"
|
|
citation: "Colorado HB 1282 (2026A)"
|
|
classification: ["bill"]
|
|
subjects: ["Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)"]
|
|
status: "enacted"
|
|
primary_sponsors: ["J. Phillips", "K. Mullica", "L. Goldstein"]
|
|
version_count: 7
|
|
action_count: 15
|
|
vote_count: 6
|
|
first_action: "2026-02-20"
|
|
last_action: "2026-06-01"
|
|
source: "openstates"
|
|
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/524888ec-333e-48cd-bc14-526b70a3abb8"
|
|
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1282"
|
|
source_hash: "f644bf026486cf1f26450e697d0a2421bc120fcf8f169d8419e4435a4fb892b3"
|
|
vintage: "2026-07-01"
|
|
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
|
|
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
|
|
confidence: "reported"
|
|
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
# Colorado HB 1282 (2026A) — Eliminate Duplicative Regulation of School Child Care Centers
|
|
|
|
The act allows child care centers for school-age children operated on school district, district charter school, or institute charter school property to satisfy requirements for staff training or minimum square footage of floor space per child by providing to the Colorado department of early childhood (CDEC) documented evidence of compliance with substantially similar requirements imposed by the Colorado department of education (CDE) unless CDE's requirements do not meet federal grants-in-aid requirements, in which case, CDEC shall require the child centers to meet federal grants-in-aid requirements. The act adds a public health agency to the list of entities that CDEC shall accept certification from as satisfactory proof of valid certification of a playground facility. The act directs CDEC to review the process regarding materials waivers and the process for undue hardship appeals at least annually.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
|
|
|
|
## Version chain
|
|
|
|
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
|
|
|
|
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112480/download)
|
|
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115440/download)
|
|
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116587/download)
|
|
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115517/download)
|
|
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115889/download)
|
|
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115795/download)
|
|
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116980/download)
|
|
|
|
## Votes
|
|
|
|
- Refer House Bill 26-1282 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
|
|
- Adopt amendment L.012 — **pass** (pass) · lower
|
|
- Adopt amendment L.011 — **pass** (pass) · lower
|
|
- Refer House Bill 26-1282, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
|
|
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
|
|
- Refer House Bill 26-1282, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
|
|
|
|
## Sponsors
|
|
|
|
- J. Phillips — primary (person)
|
|
- K. Mullica — primary (person)
|
|
- L. Goldstein — primary (person)
|
|
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
|
|
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
|
|
|
|
## Timeline
|
|
|
|
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
|
|
|
|
- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
|
|
- **2026-03-12** House Committee on Education Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
|
|
- **2026-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
|
|
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
|
|
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
|
|
- **2026-05-06** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
|
|
- **2026-05-05** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
|
|
- **2026-05-04** Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
|
|
- **2026-05-01** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
|
|
- **2026-04-30** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
|
|
- **2026-04-29** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
|
|
- **2026-04-28** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
|
|
- **2026-03-18** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
|
|
- **2026-03-12** House Committee on Education Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
|
|
- **2026-02-20** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
|
|
|
|
## Source
|
|
|
|
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/524888ec-333e-48cd-bc14-526b70a3abb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
|
|
|