Colorado § 26-6-902 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 26-6-902 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 26-6-902

Title 26Human

Art.Child Care Centers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-6-902 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly finds that:

(a)The regulation, licensing, and funding of foster care homes, kinship foster care homes, residential and day treatment child care facilities, and child placement agencies contribute to a safe and healthy environment for children and youth;

(b)The provision of such an environment affords benefits to children and youth, their families, their communities, and the larger society; and

(c)Supporting families and kin who are willing to care for a child or youth is one of the most important actions the state can take to promote safe and timely reunification, maintain family connections, create as normal of an experience as possible for children and youth who have been removed from their homes, and prevent further long-term incorporation into the

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(1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) The regulation, licensing, and funding of foster care homes, kinship foster
care homes, residential and day treatment child care facilities, and child placement
agencies contribute to a safe and healthy environment for children and youth;

(b) The provision of such an environment affords benefits to children and
youth, their families, their communities, and the larger society; and

(c) Supporting families and kin who are willing to care for a child or youth is
one of the most important actions the state can take to promote safe and timely
reunification, maintain family connections, create as normal of an experience as
possible for children and youth who have been removed from their homes, and
prevent further long-term incorporation into the child welfare system.

(1.5) The general assembly intends that those who regulate and fund, and
those who are regulated and funded, work together to meet the needs of the
children, youth, and their families; foster care providers; kinship foster care
providers; child placement agencies; and residential and day treatment child care
facilities.

(2) In balancing the needs of children and their families with the needs of
child placement agencies and the residential and day treatment child care industry,
the general assembly also recognizes the financial demands the department of
human services faces in its attempt to ensure a safe and sanitary environment for
children of the state of Colorado who are in foster care with child placement
agencies or in residential and day treatment child care facilities. In an effort to
reduce the risk to children placed outside their homes while recognizing the
financial constraints placed on the department, it is the intent of the general
assembly that the limited resources available are focused primarily on residential
and day treatment child care facilities and agencies that have demonstrated that
children in their care may be at higher risk.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1295), ch. 123, p. 783, � 17, effective July 1. L. 2024: (1) amended and (1.5) added, (SB 24-008), ch. 289, p. 1932, � 6, effective September 1.