Senate committee sends bill to align Family First prevention dollars to Appropriations

May 7, 2026

Senators advanced HB 10‑75, which would route Family First Prevention Services Act federal funds back to the programs and counties that generate them, aiming to make funding more predictable for county child‑welfare services; Colorado Counties Inc. and county officials supported the change.

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Sponsors said House Bill 10‑75 clarifies how federal Family First Prevention Services Act dollars are allocated so that funds follow the programs that generate them — for example, returning funds to county child welfare operations when counties generated the federal reimbursement.

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