Child Care Center Required Policy Disclosures

SENATE BILL 26-050

BY SENATOR(S) Marchman and Bright, Exum, Gonzales J ., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Wallace, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Joseph and Soper, Bacon, Duran, Marshall, Nguyen, Rutinel.

CONCERNING CERTAIN DISCLOSURES OF POLICIES THAT A CHILD CARE CENTER MUST PROVIDE TO THE CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN BEING SERVED AT THE CHILD CARE CENTER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26.5-5-314, add (7) as follows: 26.5-5-314. definition. (7)

Standards for facilities and agencies - rules -

A CHILD CARE CENTER SHALL DISCLOSE THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION IN THE CHILD CARE CENTER'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF CHILDREN BEING SERVED AT THE CHILD CARE CENTER:

Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

(a)

A STATEMENT THAT CHILD CARE CENTER WORKERS ARE

MANDATORY REPORTERS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 19-3-304 (2)(m); AND

(b)

FOR A CHILD CARE CENTER THAT UTILIZES VIDEO RECORDING

EQUIPMENT, A STATEMENT DISCLOSING THE USE OF VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE CHILD CARE CENTER'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF THE VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE GENERATED VIDEO FOOTAGE, INCLUDING, WHEN APPLICABLE, THE CENTER'S RECORDING, RETENTION, AND DISPOSAL POLICY; PRIVACY PROTECTIONS AND LIMITATIONS; PARENTAL AND LEGAL ACCESS TO THE VIDEO FOOTAGE; AND ANY OTHER POLICIES OR PROCEDURES THE CHILD CARE CENTER DEVELOPS IN RELATION TO THE USE OF THE VIDEO RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND THE GENERATED VIDEO FOOTAGE.

SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless

approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

Julie McCluskie SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

James Rashad Coleman, Sr. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Vanessa Reilly CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Esther van Mourik SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

APPROVED on Monday April 6th 2026 at 11:00am (Date and Time)

Jared S. Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO