Department of Early Childhood Clean-Up

Added a new category of commission members requiring expertise in family economic mobility to the Early Childhood Leadership Commission.

Changed the age limit for the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program from 8 years old down to 6 years old.

Mandated that the Early Childhood Leadership Commission collaborate with established early childhood councils and other state/local agencies.

Updated social-emotional learning grant requirements to specify that curricula must be identified by the University of Colorado as proven, evidence-based interventions.

Clarified the commission's mission to maintain a comprehensive and cohesive system of early childhood supports across various domains.

Added a mandate that the commission's service delivery system must include support for family economic mobility.

Increased the maximum number of commission members from twenty-one to twenty-two.

Added a header indicating the bill was amended at the Senate's third reading on April 1, 2026.

Added a list of new Senate sponsors to the bill's sponsorship section.

Deleted the requirement that the governor's appointed committee must include persons with expertise in family supports, including family economic mobility.

Added multiple new sponsors to the House sponsorship list, expanding the coalition supporting the bill.

Updated the bill title to clarify that amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction rather than just on second reading.

Inserted a marker indicating the bill is '3rd Reading Unamended' with a specific date and chamber.

Deleted specific text detailing how the governor appoints co-chairs for the commission, removing requirements for representing business, nonprofit, and public interests.

The bill status header was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect that the bill has been amended and passed the House of Introduction.

The bill summary note was updated to state that the summary applies to the bill as introduced, while the date and chamber information were adjusted to reflect the 'Engrossed' status.