Date: 10/16/2006

Final
Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to approve Bill A, Bill B, Bill C, Bill D, aPass Without Objection


11:03 AM -- Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission

Senator Williams, co-chair of the Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission, came to the table to describe the commission and its work over the interim. She described the presentations heard by the commission over the past year.


11:05 AM

Senator Williams described Bill A, which changes the Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission to the Early Childhood Commission and makes other changes to the commission's authorizing statute.


11:05 AM

Senator Williams described Bill B, which concerns increasing the frequency of inspection visits to licensed child care facilities.


11:06 AM

Senator Williams described Bill C, which expands the statewide early childhood councils.


11:07 AM

Senator Williams described Bill D, which concerns a coordinated system of payment for early intervention services for children eligible for benefits under Part C of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act." She responded to a question from Senator Spence regarding the number of children waiting for services. Senator Williams noted there are hundreds of children on waiting lists. She continued a dialog with Senator Spence on this issue. Senator Williams noted that many of these children are Medicaid eligible.


11:10 AM

Senator Williams described Bill E, which concerns the investigation of child care providers who provide care for children whose care is funded by the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program. She described what is currently happening in this regard.
BILL:Early Childhood and School Readiness Commission
TIME: 11:12:13 AM
MOVED:Windels
MOTION:Moved to approve Bill A, Bill B, Bill C, Bill D, and Bill E. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Madden
VOTE
Butcher
Cadman
Cerbo
Garcia
Excused
Gordon
Groff
Harvey
Hoppe
Johnson
Madden
May M.
McElhany
Spence
Teck
Tupa
Windels
Fitz-Gerald
Romanoff
Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection