State-Level Data for Colorado Works Program

Header text changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' to indicate the version includes amendments adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Removed Senate sponsor list and 3rd Reading Unamended date stamp from the header section.

Added new subsections (C), (D), and (IV) referencing exemptions, income disregard changes, and application denial statistics from HB 22-1259.

Reporting frequency changed from quarterly to monthly for total TANF allocation spending data.

Removed requirement to report on changes to sanction policies, enrollment period extensions, work requirement exemptions, and income disregard changes.

Eliminated requirement to develop a menu of standardized outcome measures and required levels of evidence for third-party contracted services.

Removed requirement to report the number of denied applications and the percentage of total applications represented by denials.

Added language to make an appropriation in connection with the data collection efforts for the Colorado Works Program.

Reorganized the reporting requirements to include developing a standardized process for counties to collect and report data, and to develop recommendations that include outcome measures for third-party contracted services.

Reordered and renumbered sections of the bill for better organization and clarity in the statutory text.

The deadline for developing the standardized data collection process was moved from October 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026.

New quarterly reporting requirements were added for the total dollar amount spent on third-party contracted services for participants with and without basic cash assistance.

The requirement to submit recommendations about third-party contracted services was expanded to include required levels of evidence for those services.

Stakeholder input requirements were modified to explicitly include the Family Voice Council within the State Department.

New reporting requirement added for the standard of need for eligibility for basic cash assistance to be submitted by July 1, 2026.

Converted inconsistent capitalization to standard all-caps for legal requirements and dates throughout the document.

Removed unnecessary blank lines and adjusted spacing for consistent formatting.

Added a note indicating the bill is prepared for signatures and directing readers to legislative status resources.

Removed draft-style markup instructions and placeholder text that were not part of the final legislation.

Deadline for developing standardized data collection processes and recommendations moved from January 1, 2026 to October 1, 2025.

Public reporting of new data categories allowed quarterly until reporting systems are established, rather than monthly.

Added requirement to report annual impact of specific policy changes (sanctions, enrollment extensions, work requirement exemptions, income disregards) on TANF caseloads and participant duration.

Added requirement to report number of applications denied due to ineligibility and the percentage of total applications represented.

Added requirement for state department to seek input from Works Allocation Committee and Family Voice Council when developing processes and recommendations.

Added requirement that data be reported through County Financial Management System where possible.

Added requirement for state department to provide technical assistance to counties for data collection.

Added requirement to submit information to Works Allocation Committee for review and identification of best practices.

Added requirement to report on standard of need for basic cash assistance eligibility compared to other states, including investment amounts and examples of eligibility determination approaches.

Added requirement that data collection requirements apply only to new or renewed third-party contracts, not existing contracts.

Added six new co-sponsors (Bird, Clifford, Gilchrist, Lieder, McCluskie, Sirota, Willford, Zokaie) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated bill summary header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and changed date reference from 'Second Reading' to 'House of Introduction' to reflect current legislative status.

Removed placeholder text and formatting artifacts from the bill summary section that were present in the previous version.

Reporting deadlines changed from January 1, 2026 to October 1, 2025 for developing standardized processes and recommendations.

Reporting categories were consolidated from 10 specific items (including detailed breakdowns of supportive services by provider type) into 7 broader categories (e.g., combining various supportive services into a single 'Supportive Service Payments' category).

Added provision allowing quarterly reporting for new information categories that cannot be reported through existing structures until a formal reporting system is established.

Removed requirement to seek input from the Works Allocation Committee when developing the standardized process, while retaining the requirement to seek input from interested stakeholders.