Colorado Authorizes Fingerprint Background Checks for Child Welfare Caregivers and Appropriates $350,000

Original title: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements

Last action · June 4, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Rebecca Keltie and 29 others

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What This Bill Does

Colorado grants county departments of human or social services and the state department of human services statutory authority to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for out-of-home child welfare caregivers. For the 2026-27 state , the act anticipates $350,000 in federal funds and appropriates $350,000 to the office of the governor for information technology implementation.

Why it matters

Establishes a mandatory screening protocol for individuals providing out-of-home placements, backed by a $350,000 technology for the 2026-27 .

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

county departments of human or social services

Receive statutory authority to conduct fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for out-of-home care providers.

Directly affected

Colorado department of human services

Gains statutory authority to conduct background checks and is anticipated to receive $350,000 in federal implementation funds.

Directly affected

individuals providing out-of-home care for child-welfare-involved youth

Subject to mandatory fingerprint-based criminal history record checks under federal bureau of investigation standards.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is required to undergo the fingerprint-based background check?

Individuals who provide for child-welfare-involved youth.

How much funding is allocated for the implementation of this act?

The act anticipates $350,000 in federal funds and appropriates $350,000 to the office of the governor for information technology needs for the 2026-27 state .

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

15 actions

Jun 4, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
Jun 3, 2026HouseFloor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Jun 3, 2026SenateFloor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Jun 3, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolled
Sent to the Governor
May 11, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
May 8, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

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May 8, 2026Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
May 7, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Apr 24, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Apr 21, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Apr 20, 2026House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Apr 17, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Apr 17, 2026House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
Mar 17, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

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