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Senate passes bill increasing transparency, refundability for child care fees after amendments
Summary
The Senate passed SB4 on Feb. 19 after multiple amendments to require clearer published fee schedules, refundability rules for wait-list fees after six months, and limited state enforcement; key amendments L003 and L004 were adopted and L006 failed.
The Colorado Senate on Feb. 19 approved Senate Bill 4, a measure requiring licensed child-care programs to publish fee schedules and providing limited refundability for certain application and wait-list fees. Sponsors said the amended bill balances consumer protections with operational flexibility for providers.
Senator Winter, the bill’s prime sponsor, said the measure responds to constituent complaints that families were paying unpredictable fees to get on wait lists. “What we're trying to do is increase accessibility and ease to join childcare,” Senator Winter told the committee of the whole, linking access to parental workforce participation and school readiness.
The chamber adopted multiple floor amendments to refine…
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