3CBBF43342CC7BCE8725893C007527FD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP PRESENTATIONJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT JUDICIARYDate Jan 19, 2023 Location Old State Library Office of Public Guardianship Presentation - Committee Discussion Only 02:19:43 PM Sophia Alvarez, Executive Director of the Office of Public Guardianship (OPG), updated the committee on the OPG. Her presentation is located here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/opg_smart_hearing_01.19.2023.pdf Chair Bennet-Woods and Spencer Crona, board member, made comments about the importance and necessity of the office. Committee members asked questions about funding and the scope and practice of the office. Maureen Welch, representing self and Navigating Disability Colorado, testified about the OPG and expressed concerns about the overuse of guardianships. Ms. Coral Cosway, representing Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified about the OPG.