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HB 1298

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Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jun 4, 2026
Governor Signed
Session
2026A
Introduced
Feb 25, 2026
Primary Sponsor
R. Keltie· sponsor

Summary

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The act gives county departments of human or social services and the Colorado department of human services (department) the statutory authority needed to conduct the required fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for individuals who provide out-of-home care for child-welfare-involved youth in accordance with the federal bureau of investigation's standards.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly anticipates that the department will receive $350,000 in federal funds to implement the act, and $350,000 is appropriated to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology to implement the act. The $350,000 appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Subjects

Children & Domestic Matters

Co-sponsors (29)

G. Rydin · sponsor
L. Cutter · sponsor
A. Boesenecker · cosponsor
S. Camacho · cosponsor
C. Clifford · cosponsor
M. Duran · cosponsor
A. Flanell · cosponsor
L. Gilchrist · cosponsor
R. Gonzalez · cosponsor
J. Jackson · cosponsor
J. Joseph · cosponsor
S. Lieder · cosponsor
M. Lindsay · cosponsor
K. Nguyen · cosponsor
C. Richardson · cosponsor
N. Ricks · cosponsor
M. Rutinel · cosponsor
J. Coleman · cosponsor
J. Danielson · cosponsor
T. Exum · cosponsor
J. Gonzales · cosponsor
I. Jodeh · cosponsor
C. Kipp · cosponsor
C. Kolker · cosponsor
W. Lindstedt · cosponsor
J. Marchman · cosponsor
R. Rodriguez · cosponsor
M. Snyder · cosponsor
K. Wallace · cosponsor

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