| Notice Filed with SOS |
09/15/2023 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2023-00618.doc
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| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2023-00618.pdf
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| Statutory Authority |
Sections 26.5-1-101, 26.5-1-105(1), 26.5-5-306(2), 26.5-5-311(1)(a), 26.5-5-313(4), 26.5-5-314(1) and (6), 26.5-5-316(1)(a)(I)(E), 26.5-5-316(1)(b)(II), 26.5-5-328(3)(b), and 24-4-103, C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The purpose of this Permanent Rulemaking Hearing is for the Executive Director to consider adopting rules regarding Child Care Facility Licensing, to implement Colorado House Bill 22-1295. More specifically, the Executive Director will be considering rules regulating (General Licensing), Child Care Centers, Children's Resident Camps, School-Aged Child Care Programs, Special Activities, and Substitute Placement Agencies. These rules currently exist within the Colorado Department of Human Services, and are being transferred/re-adopted by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood. The proposed rule revisions include: new rule numbering; updates to departmental, statutory, and cross-rule references; and provide a general cleanup of the rule language to correct grammatical errors and add clarity. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The purpose of this permanent rulemaking hearing was for the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), to adopt permanent rules for General Child Care Licensing, Child Care Centers, Children's Resident Camps, School-Aged Child Care Programs, Special Activities, and Substitute Placement Agencies. The rulemaking objectives for these rules were to transfer the existing child care licensing rules from the Colorado Department of Human Services to the CDEC, update statutory and cross-rule references, and provide a general cleanup of the rule language to correct grammatical errors and add clarity. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2023-00618.pdf
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| Regulatory analysis |
RegulatoryAnalysisAttachment2023-00618.pdf
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| Comments |
For more information, please visit our website at: https://cdec.colorado.gov/for-partners/rulemaking-rules-advisory-council |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
HB22-1295
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| Hearing Date |
10/27/2023 |
| Hearing Time |
10:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
Webinar Only: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpf-yprz0tGtEr5OhRvoKmvfLqXaRAlmNY |
| Contact Name |
Elena M. Kemp |
| Contact Title |
Rulemaking & Rules Advisory Council Administrator |
| Contact Telephone |
720-661-1657 |
| Contact email |
CDEC_Rulemaking@state.co.us |