Policy

Current Policy Efforts

Read: ECPAC’s Policy Agenda Lea: Agenda de políticas ECPAC is actively involved in Colorado’s Early Childhood Policy collaborative, keeping an eye on local and national efforts to best support young children and families.

ECPAC completed two deep dives into policies to improve equitable access to high quality services and supports for families and young children in January 2019. ECPAC continues to work on the recommendations from these reports and is making progress.

• Letter from the ECPAC Board Policy 2019
• ECPAC Affordability and Accessibility of Quality ECE Programs in Adams County – Final Report – 2019
• ECPAC EC and Family Policy Report 2019

2026 Legislative Session

Colorado’s 2026 Legislative Session runs from January 14 – May 13, 2026. ECPAC greatly appreciates all legislators’ dedication and public service! While ECPAC does not automatically support the same legislative priorities as the Colorado Children’s Campaign, we do follow their work closely to best stay informed. Their website offers a wealth of information on how to best advocate, what policies are impacting young children and families, data and research that is prudent, and upcoming events to support policy efforts: coloradokids.org and their bill tracker. For the 2026 Legislative Session here are some of the priorities related to young children, families, and early childhood professionals. ECPAC will be following and taking action on as needed. Furthermore, ECPAC is monitoring other pieces of legislation not listed and will add those which are supported or opposed when the Board take official action.

ECPAC has taken the following positions:

Policies related to Early Care and Education:

• ECPAC officially supports HB26-1004: Continuation of the Child Care Tax Credit as an essential way to bring in greater investment to support the availability of affordable, high-quality childcare.
• ECPAC officially supports: SB26-019: Early Childhood Local System Consolidation as a way to provide a seamless and high quality experience for early care and education providers and families through ONE system and to increase financial efficiencies – especially crucial now during the current state and local funding landscape.
  • See the Fact Sheet with the opportunity to sign on in support
• ECPAC officially supports: HB26-1260: Updated to Child Care Assistance Program to help ensure that the CCCAP budget deficit does not increase and negatively impact families and ECE programs, while ensuring the future implementation remains.
  • Here is the fact sheet; Here is where you can sign on in support.
• ECPAC is monitoring additional bills in this area:
  • SB26-020: Child Care Provider Licensing and Quality – ECPAC is awaiting the proposed amendments to be posted prior to taking an official stance on this bill

Policies related to Family Supports and Basic Needs:

• ECPAC officially supports: HB26-1221: Tax Expenditures Adjustments (Prioritizing Working Families) – The Fact Sheet shares more about why this is so important to support families’ economic security
• ECPAC officially supports: HB26-1222: Modify Tax Expenditures (Mitigating Harm from H.R. 1) – The Fact Sheet shares more about why this is so important to support families’ economic security
• ECPAC officially supports: HB26-1223: Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures (Downloadable Software Taxpayer Equity) – The Fact Sheet shares more about why this is so important to support families’ economic security
• ECPAC officially supports: A Tax Code Clean Up bill – to be introduced soon

Policies related to Health/Mental Health:

• ECPAC is monitoring bills in this area
• ECPAC has joined the Mind our Future coalition to ask Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates to make early childhood and youth mental health a key priority.

Other policy efforts:

ECPAC is engaged in efforts to support the implementation planning for the following:

• No further engagement at this time

Federal Policy Efforts:

This year ECPAC is advocating for Congress to not cut critical programs for families such as Medicaid, WIC, SNAP, or Childcare/Early Care and Education.

Some of Adams County Elected Officials:

Find your specific elected officials: https://leg.colorado.gov/find-my-legislator

Senators (Congressional) Sen. Michael Bennet [D] and Sen. John Hickenlooper [D] Representative (Congressional) Rep. Gabe Evans [R] Colorado Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Primavera Senators (State)

Representatives (State)

In Adams County there are five members of the Board of County Commissioners.

• Julie Duran Mulica
  • District 1
• Kathy Henson
  • District 2
• Emma Pinter
  • District 3
• Steve O’Dorisio
  • District 4
• Lynn Baca
  • District 5

For more information about other elected officials in Adams County.