Title 26.5, Early Childhood Programs and Services
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-319 Institutes
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The department is authorized to hold institutes and programs for licensees under this part 3 to assist in the improvement of standards and practices of facilities operated and maintained by licensees and in the more efficient and practical administration and enforcement of this p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-320 Injunctive proceedings
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The department, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado, through the attorney general of the state, must apply for an injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from operating any facility without a license that is required to be licensed un…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-321 Penalty - short title
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(1) On or after July 1, 2021, any person violating any provision of this part 3, intentionally making any false statement or report to the department or to any agency delegated by the department to make an investigation or inspection pursuant to the provisions of this part 3, or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-323 Civil penalties - fines - child care cash fund - created
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(1) In addition to any other penalty otherwise provided by law, including section 26.5-5-321, any person violating any provision of this part 3 or intentionally making any false statement or report to the department or to any agency delegated by the department to make an investig…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-324 Child care resource and referral system - created
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The department shall design and develop a child care resource and referral system, referred to in this section as the system, to assist in promoting availability, accessibility, and quality of child care services in Colorado. The executive director, or the executive director's de…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-327 Unique student identifying numbers - rules
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The executive director shall promulgate rules as necessary for the assignment of uniquely identifying numbers to children who receive early childhood services. At a minimum, the rules must include children who receive state-subsidized or federally subsidized early childhood servi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-328 Applications for licenses
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(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department must require the applicant's name, address, and social security number or tax identification number. (2) to (4) Repealed. Source: L. 2022: Entire article added,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-5-330 Bilingual licensing unit - appropriation
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(1) The bilingual licensing unit is created in the department to facilitate the satisfaction of the department's duties described in section 26.5-5-309 (7). (2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly shall appropriate two hun…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-6-101 Plan for early childhood workforce development
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(1) The department, in partnership with the early childhood leadership commission, shall develop a plan for recruiting, training, and retaining a well-compensated, well-prepared, high-quality statewide early childhood workforce. In developing the plan, the department and the comm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26.5-6-102 Voluntary child care credentialing system - rules
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The department shall develop and maintain a statewide voluntary child care credentialing system that recognizes the training and educational achievements of persons providing early childhood care and education. The use of the voluntary child care credentialing system must include…