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Commissioners monitor safe-haven bill and back direct county drawdown for prevention services
Summary
In a legislative roundup, staff recommended monitoring House Bill 10 24 (safe-haven) after an amendment authorizing CDHS rulemaking, supported a CCI proposal to let counties draw prevention funds directly, and backed a CCI legal-notice bill to provide publication flexibility.
At a legislative-update session, Adams County staff briefed commissioners on several bills and recommended positions: a monitoring stance on the safe-haven measure after a committee amendment, support for a child-welfare prevention fund that would let counties draw federal prevention dollars directly, and support for a CCI bill to modernize legal-notice publication options.
Safe-haven bill: staff described House Bill 10 24 (the safe-haven bill), which passed committee unanimously with an amendment authorizing the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) to adopt rules about parents reclaiming custody after relinquishment. Staff noted Adams County already operates a process—dependency/neglect cases are triggered when a parent relinquishes custody and the county follows standard procedures if a parent later seeks custody—and recommended continuing to monitor the bill.
Child-welfare prevention fund: staff said a CCI-backed Child Welfare Prevention Services Fund proposal would allow counties providing prevention services to draw Title IV‑E funds directly rather than routing funds through the Department of Early Childhood; staff recommended supporting the change because it would put federal prevention dollars directly to counties performing those services.
Legal-notice bill: staff reported on a CCI priority to create an ordered list of publication options for counties without qualifying local periodicals, thereby offering flexibility to mountain counties that lack qualifying newspapers. Staff recommended support for the bill to provide near-term relief and possibly permit broader modernization efforts later.
Procedural notes and vacancies: staff also reported on an enforcement bill undergoing stakeholder review, noted that Daphne had resigned from a legislative seat and described the typical vacancy-filling process, and reminded commissioners about security-clearance logistics for an upcoming delegation visit.
