Bill
SB 25-197
Reauthorizes and funds Colorado's Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program to support community-based prevention, after-school programs, mentoring, and services for at-risk youth.
Status summary
- Bill: SB 25‑197
- Title: Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program
- Introduced: March 5, 2025 (Senate)
- Governors signature: May 27, 2025
- Sponsors: Primary sponsors Tony Exum (Senate) and Jennifer Bacon (House); large bipartisan list of cosponsors
- Legislative action: Passed both chambers (with committee and floor amendments), sent to the Governor May 2, 2025, and signed May 27, 2025.
What the bill is about (purpose and intent)
- The bill pertains to the Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program — a Colorado state program that supports community‑based prevention, early intervention and youth development services (after‑school programs, mentoring, substance‑use prevention, family support and related services).
- The stated intent (based on the bill title and program purpose) is to continue, modify, or otherwise authorize administration, funding, or programmatic changes for the Tony Grampsas program so that community providers can deliver youth services aimed at at‑risk children and adolescents.
Key provisions (summary and caveat)
- The bill text was not provided in the materials supplied. The summary below describes the typical types of provisions such legislation commonly includes; consult the enacted bill text for exact, binding language.
- Program authorization/reauthorization: establishes or extends the statutory authorization for the Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program.
- Funding and appropriations: authorizes (or modifies) state funding, grant authority, or a funding mechanism for competitive grants to community providers.
- Grant program structure: defines eligible applicants (nonprofits, local governments, school districts), allowable activities (after‑school, mentoring, prevention services), grant award criteria, and priorities (e.g., services for high‑need populations).
- Administration and oversight: assigns administrative responsibility (historically the Colorado Department of Human Services) and specifies duties such as rulemaking, grant monitoring, contracting, and performance reporting.
- Reporting and evaluation: requires grantees and/or the administering agency to submit program performance measures, outcome data, and fiscal reports to the General Assembly or a designated office.
- Effective dates and transitional provisions: sets when changes take effect and any phase‑in or grandfathering for existing grants.
Who would be affected
- Directly: community‑based youth service providers and their staff who apply for and receive Tony Grampsas grants.
- Indirectly: at‑risk youth and families who receive services (after‑school programs, mentoring, prevention/intervention), local school districts and counties that partner with grantees, and state agencies responsible for administering and overseeing the program.
- Fiscal: state budget and appropriation committees if the bill contains new or modified funding authorizations.
Procedural/timeline notes
- Passed both chambers in April–May 2025 with committee and floor amendments; Senate concurred with House amendments April 28, 2025.
- Sent to the Governor May 2 and signed May 27, 2025.
- Unless the bill specifies a different effective date, Colorado statutes typically take effect the following August 7; check the enacted bill text for the exact effective date.
Next steps / where to find full text
- For precise language, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, and effective dates, review the enacted bill text and any fiscal notes or appropriations documents posted by the Colorado General Assembly or the Governor’s office.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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