Colorado Senate Bill 80
Session 2026A
Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 6, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
J. Coleman
C. Simpson
M. Lukens
First Action
Feb 6, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
80
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
C. Simpson
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Sponsor
J. Coleman
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Sponsor
M. Lukens
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Sponsor
Motion Text
Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
The bill creates the cradle to career grant program (grant program) in the state department of human services (state department) to provide grants that promote coordinated community-based supports and services that open opportunities for economic mobility from poverty. The grant program must connect children and youth with high-quality educational and extracurricular programming and families with key health and social services in order to improve prenatal and early childhood outcomes, student achievement, and workforce readiness. A local government, local education provider, state institution of higher education, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or community-based nonprofit or not-for-profit organization (eligible entity) is eligible for a grant award. The bill creates an advisory board to approve the state department's potential grant recipients and to collaborate with the state department to develop grant program guidelines and criteria for awarding grants. To receive a grant, an eligible entity must submit an application that includes an economic mobility needs assessment and a comprehensive proposal to address the needs within its designated service area. The application must identify community partners as prospective subcontractors. Each grant recipient must annually report to the state department on a set of performance indicators assessing the economic mobility outcomes and impacts associated with the grant award. The state department must make a related report to the general assembly each year. The state department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for grant-program-related purposes. The state department is not required to implement the grant program until sufficient money is available to adequately fund grant program operations. The general assembly shall not appropriate general fund dollars for grant program operations in its first year. General fund appropriations for grant program operations in subsequent years are limited to 50% of the gifts, grants, and donations that the program received in the prior calendar year.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Committee Report for Local Government & Housing on 02/26/2026
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02/26/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/06/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
Sources
CO Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 7, 2026 12:56:57 AM
Record Updated
Feb 28, 2026 1:05:56 AM