B759BB9248FA1BC587258B0F0006CC70 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB24-200HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 29, 2024 Location Old State Library SB24-200 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment H http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/B5F9D3E90D37...$File/Attachment H.pdf?OpenElement Attachment H.pdf Attachment I http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/3BA43367C4A3...$File/Attachment I - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment I - Combined.pdf Attachment J http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/AB36295824B3...$File/Attachment J.pdf?OpenElement Attachment J.pdf Attachment K http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/980009D5141D...$File/Attachment K.pdf?OpenElement Attachment K.pdf 07:14:17 PM The committee recessed. 07:16:43 PM The committee resumed. 07:18:30 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Bacon and Joseph, introduced Senate Bill 24-200 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. By January 1st of every year, the bill requires the Department of Human Services (CDHS) to update the departmentâs annual equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) report in collaboration with county departments. This includes reporting on the stateâs progress in addressing data challenges in the child welfare case management system and progress in training child welfare staff on demographic data collection. The CDHS must also strengthen EDI training for child welfare staff and evaluate the impact of the trainings, and may extend the trainings to other child welfare agencies and entities. Any changes to the child welfare allocation funding model must consider resources to improve equitable outcomes. 07:24:25 PM Ms. Yolanda Arredondo, representing Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Meredith Henry, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Katie First, representing Colorado Counties Inc, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Heather Allan, representing The Kempe Foundation, testified in support of the bill. Maria Bernal Flores, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. A printed handout was provided to members of the committee (Attachment H). 07:34:55 PM The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment I). 07:40:35 PM MJ Coleman Jackson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ashley Jellison, representing Colorado Children's Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Meighen Lovelace, representing Colorado Cross Disability Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 07:48:15 PM The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.006 (Attachment J). 07:49:22 PM The bill sponsors introduced amendment L.007 (Attachment K). 07:50:09 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment J). Moved Young Seconded Ortiz Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder Luck McCormick Ortiz Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:50:33 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment K). Moved Young Seconded Ortiz Bradfield Bradley Brown English Hamrick Hernandez Holtorf Lieder Luck McCormick Ortiz Young Daugherty YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 07:50:34 PM The primary bill sponsors, Representatives Bacon and Joseph, provided closing comments on Senate Bill 24-200. 07:52:12 PM Members of the committee provided closing remarks on the bill. 07:53:21 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 24-200, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Hernandez Bradfield No Bradley No Brown Yes English Yes Hamrick Yes Hernandez Yes Holtorf Excused Lieder Yes Luck No McCormick Yes Ortiz Yes Young Yes Daugherty Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 3 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
