This bill outlines the scheduled end (sunset) of the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund and requires a final evaluation of its effectiveness. Here's what it means:
Key Provisions:
Independent Evaluation Required
The Colorado Department of Early Childhood must contract for an independent evaluation of the trust fund.
The evaluation must assess:
Administrative costs of running the trust fund
Cost-effectiveness of the program
The impact of the grants on reducing and preventing child abuse
A report of this evaluation must be submitted to the state legislature by November 1, 2029.
Sunset (Automatic Repeal) Dates
The main sections of the program (26.5-3-201 to 26.5-3-207) are repealed July 1, 2027, meaning the trust fund itself ends then.
The evaluation and reporting sections (26.5-3-208 and 26.5-3-209) are repealed July 1, 2030, giving time for the evaluation to be completed and reported after the fund ends.
Bottom Line:
This bill sets a formal end date for the Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund in 2027, and requires the state to conduct a final impact evaluation and report to lawmakers by 2029, before fully repealing the related statutes in 2030.
Summary
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill extends the repeal date
of the reporting section of the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund Act from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2030, to account for the deadline extension of the report evaluating the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund from November 1, 2026, to November 1, 2029, as enacted by Senate Bill 24-135.
