State-Level Data for Colorado Works Program

No later than January 1, 2026, the bill requires the department of human services (state department), in consultation with the works allocation committee, to:

• Develop a standardized process for each county to collect and report to the state department on a monthly basis certain information about the Colorado works program;
• Develop recommendations that include standardized outcome measures for third-party contracted services and required levels of evidence for third-party contracted services funded with Colorado's temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) allocation; and
• Submit a report to the joint budget committee (JBC) that includes a description of the standardized process and recommendations.

Beginning July 1, 2026, and each July thereafter, the bill requires the state department to submit a report to the JBC that includes the information collected and reported through the standardized process and the total dollar amount of Colorado's TANF allocation that is redistributed through the state budget or other programs and services and publish the information on a monthly basis on the state department's website in a publicly accessible format.

No later than July 1, 2026, the bill requires the state department to submit a report to the JBC that includes certain information related to the standard of need for eligibility for basic cash assistance.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)