Panel debates 'Cradle to Career' grant program; judges advance bill 7–6 amid oversight concerns
Senate Bill 80 would create a Cradle‑to‑Career grant program at CDHS to fund community‑led, place‑based partnerships focused on early childhood through workforce readiness. Supporters called it a community coordination tool; some members raised questions about data sharing, interagency alignment and guardrails. Committee advanced bill 7–6.
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Sponsors framed Senate Bill 80 as a place‑based Cradle‑to‑Career grant program to coordinate prenatal supports, early childhood, after‑school, mental‑health and workforce pathways in communities of concentrated need. Rep. English described it as "an investment in human potential" and said the program would be administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services and funded through gifts, grants and donations rather than general‑fund appropriation.
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