Jeff Bridges
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 26
Primary
The act requires, subject to available appropriations, the state librarian in the department of education (department) to contract with a Colorado nonprofit organization (contractor) for the creation and operation of the Colorado imagination library program (program). The contractor shall manage the daily operations of the program, including but not limited to: Establishing county-based affiliate programs in all Colorado counties and city and counties; Advancing and strengthening the affiliate programs to ensure enrollment growth; Developing, promoting, and coordinating a public awareness campaign to make donors aware of the opportunity to donate to the affiliate program and make the public aware of the opportunity to register eligible children to receive books through the program; and Contracting with a national nonprofit foundation that exists for the sole purpose of working with local entities to identify eligible children and mail age-appropriate, high-quality books each month to those children at no cost to families. The act requires the contractor to submit a report to the department which shall then submit the report to the general assembly on the total number of eligible children in each county or city and county in Colorado and how many eligible children are enrolled in the program in each county or city and county. The act allows the department to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the creation and maintenance of the imagination library. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Appropriations
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 06/3/2020 - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (07/10/2020) | |
| Final Act (06/22/2020) | |
| Rerevised (06/11/2020) | |
| Revised (06/10/2020) | |
| Reengrossed (06/05/2020) | |
| Engrossed (06/04/2020) | |
| Introduced (02/26/2020) | |
| PA2 (06/10/2020) | |
| PA1 (03/14/2020) | |
| Committee Amendment |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note SA1 (03/12/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note SA2 (06/09/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN1 (03/03/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (06/07/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN3 (06/09/2020) | |
| Fiscal Note FN4 (08/25/2020) |
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