85010FF26E79154A872588BD006A0BA9 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION ON THE WORK NUMBERJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEDate Sep 14, 2022 Location SCR 352 Presentation on The Work Number - Committee Discussion Only 01:18:20 PM Barry Pardus, Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Security introduced himself and Lisa Pera, Deputy Director of the Eligibility Division in the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF). 01:20:32 PM Ms. Pera started their presentation which can be found here: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/5._hcpf_cdhs_work_nu.... She started by giving an overview of the Work Number and HCPF Integration and HCPF implementation. 01:24:58 PM The committee asked questions regarding the examination of qualifications for the Work Number eligibility and renewal processes. 01:27:53 PM Mr. Pardus continued the presentation giving an overview of the CDHS current agreement for the Work Number, CDHS funding, breakdown of verifications by program, and future costs and benefits integration. 01:33:52 PM The committee asked questions regarding why all counties are not included in the system. 01:36:07 PM Dan Makelky, Douglas County Human Services Director, gave comments from the county perspective on system integration, employers reporting into the Work Number, access to paystubs, and equity issues. Additionally, he spoke on issues faced by larger counties exceeding number of requests. 01:39:07 PM Mr. Makelky answered questions from the committee on what happens when counties meet limit of requests, who sets the limits and budget allocations for the Work Number, and the implications of time spent gathering paystubs and other documents. Additionally, Mr. Makelky and Mr. Pardus answered questions about how many searches should be provided is determined and why it is not being utilized in every county. They discussed solutions for providing to more counties and Coloradans.