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HB24-1205

Colorado Imagination Library Program

Concerning modifications to the Colorado imagination library program to enhance early childhood literacy.
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subject:
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Bill Summary

Current law requires the state librarian in the department of education to oversee the Colorado imagination library program (program) and to contract with a Colorado nonprofit organization (contractor) to operate the program. The act relocates the program to the department of early childhood (department).

Effective June 30, 2024, the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations concerning the program are transferred to the department. The act transfers the contractual obligations with the contractor to the department.

Before the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations concerning the program are transferred to the department on June 30, 2024, the department may enter into an interagency agreement with the department of education for the administration of the program.

The act authorizes the contractor to enter into contracts with book vendors or publishers to provide additional age-appropriate, high-quality books to children enrolled in the program at no cost to families.

APPROVED by Governor February 27, 2024

EFFECTIVE February 27, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Bill Text

  • All Versions (7 )
    Date Bill Type Documents
    02/27/2024 Signed Act PDF
    02/27/2024 Final Act PDF
    02/15/2024 Rerevised PDF
    02/14/2024 Revised PDF
    02/08/2024 Reengrossed PDF
    02/07/2024 Engrossed PDF
    02/02/2024 Introduced PDF

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. R. Taggart
Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. R. Zenzinger

Sponsor

Rep. S. Bird
Sen. J. Bridges

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Amabile, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. R. English, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. L. García, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. T. Hernández, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. W. Lindstedt, Rep. J. Mabrey, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. J. Marvin, Rep. T. Mauro, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. T. Story, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. J. Willford, Rep. M. Young
Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. S. Fenberg, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. D. Michaelson Jenet, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. K. Priola