FE98FDADAE40DDC7872583B4008109F6 Hearing Summary

Representative Mullica, sponsor, presented House Bill 19-1203, concerning a school nurse grant program. The bill creates the School Nurse Grant Program in the Primary Care Office of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to award grants on a five-year cycle to local education providers (LEPs) to increase the number of school nurses in schools. The sponsor distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment E) and answered questions from the committee.  Brita Darling, Office of Legislative Legal Services, came to the table to answer questions about the definitions of rural and small, rural school districts.

The following people testified on the bill:

Kelly Grenham, representing herself as a school nurse as well as the Colorado Association of School Nurses and Children's Hospital, spoke in support of the bill.  She distribtued written testimony in support of the bill (Attachment F).

Jessica Francois, representing herself as a school nurse, spoke in support of the bill.

Julie Wilken, representing herself as a school nurse, testified in support of the bill.

The above three-person panel responded to committee questions.

Nate Golich, Colorado Education Association, testified in support of the bill and answered questions from the committee.

Representative Mullica distributed Amendment L.002 (Attachment G), which corrects an error found in Amendment L.001.

Representative Mullica made concluding comments on the bill, and committee discussion ensued.