NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/14/2014.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 14-1022
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Landgraf, Schafer, Peniston, Becker,
      Buckner, Fields, Ginal, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Pettersen,
      Rosenthal, Swalm, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Newell, Crowder, Guzman, Heath, Hodge, Johnston,
      Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Nicholson, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd, Ulibarri,
      Zenzinger, Carroll.
      
      
      Concerning alignment of the duration of the child care
           authorization notice with the child care assistance
           eligibility period for children participating in the Colorado
           child care assistance program.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-2-805, add (1) (e)
      (I.5) as follows:
      
           26-2-805.  Services - eligibility - assistance provided - rules.
      (1) (e) (I.5)  To the extent practicable, the duration of the child
      care authorization notice, as defined by rule of the state board,
      for a child who is enrolled in the Colorado child care assistance
      program must be the same as the child care assistance eligibility
      period for the child's family; except that, under specific, limited
      circumstances described by rule of the state board, including but
      not limited to job-search periods, the duration of the
      authorization notice may be less than the family's full period of
      eligibility. A county may reduce the number of families served
      pursuant to this part 8 if necessary to ensure that the county, in
      implementing the provisions of this subparagraph (I.5), does not
      exceed the amount of the county block grant for the Colorado
      child care assistance program allocated to the county pursuant
      to section 26-2-804 for the applicable fiscal year.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Mark Ferrandino                        Morgan Carroll
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO