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SJR 25-007

Colorado Read to Your Child Day

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 83 co-sponsors

Proclaims Feb 14, 2025 as Colorado Read to Your Child Day to boost awareness of early literacy (birth-5) and encourage read-aloud at home; symbolic, no funding or mandates.

Signed by the Speaker of the House
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Bill Summary · SJR 25-007

Summary — SJR 25-007 (Colorado Read to Your Child Day)

What the measure does

Senate Joint Resolution 25‑007 is a ceremonial resolution that declares February 14, 2025, as "Colorado Read to Your Child Day" and affirms the General Assembly’s support for birth‑to‑age‑five early literacy. It aligns the state observance with National Read to Your Child Day and directs that copies of the resolution be sent to Reach Out and Read Colorado and Imagination Library of Colorado.

Purpose and intent

  • Highlight the importance of reading aloud to children (from birth through age five) as a foundation for later literacy and school success.
  • Raise public awareness about early childhood language and brain development, including research cited in the resolution (e.g., that roughly 90% of a child’s brain development has occurred by age five).
  • Encourage caregivers, educators, and communities to promote shared reading, build home libraries, and support early literacy interventions.

Key provisions / contents

  • Officially proclaims February 14, 2025, as "Colorado Read to Your Child Day".
  • States findings and rationale emphasizing benefits of early shared reading: expanded vocabulary, comprehension, kindergarten readiness, stronger caregiver bonds, reduced stress, and long-term educational and health outcomes.
  • Notes research-based claims that children read to from birth are exposed to significantly more words and are more likely to develop lasting interest in reading.
  • Directs that copies of the joint resolution be sent to Reach Out and Read Colorado and Imagination Library of Colorado.

Who or what is affected

  • Primarily symbolic and awareness‑raising: parents, caregivers, early childhood educators, literacy nonprofits, and community organizations that promote reading and early learning.
  • No programmatic mandates, new entitlements, or appropriations are established.

Legislative timeline and status

  • Introduced in the Senate: February 11, 2025.
  • Passed both chambers with no amendments (Senate third reading laid over to 02/14/2025; Senate and House third‑reading passed 02/14/2025 and 02/18/2025 respectively).
  • Signed by the President of the Senate (02/18/2025) and by the Speaker of the House (02/19/2025). Classified as a joint resolution (ceremonial).

Impact and limitations

  • Raises public and official attention to early literacy and encourages participation in reading activities; may support outreach efforts by literacy organizations.
  • Nonbinding and symbolic — it does not create statutory requirements, allocate funding, or change existing law.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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