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S_HHS_2022A 03/14/2022 01:32:30 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date 03/14/2022
Attendance
Fields X
Jaquez Lewis X
Kirkmeyer X
Simpson X
Smallwood X
Buckner X
Ginal X
Time 01:32:30 PM to 02:23:26 PM
Place SCR 357
This Meeting was called to order by Ginal
This Report was prepared by Jerard Brown
Hearing Items Action Taken
SB22-143 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
HB22-1113 Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar

SB22-143 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


01:33:33 PM  
Senator Kirkmeyer
and Senator Woodward, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-143,
which updates language in Article 30 of Title 12 C.R.S., which regulates
health care occupations and professions, to refer to “regulators” instead
of “boards.”


01:37:01 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-143 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Kirkmeyer
Seconded
Fields Excused
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Buckner Yes
Ginal Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



HB22-1113 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


01:37:13 PM  
Senator Kirkmeyer
and Senator Ginal, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1113,
which requires the Judicial Department’s Child Welfare Appeals Workgroup
to monitor and report on the implementation of recommendations from its
2021 final report. It also requires district courts to issue written orders
within 35 days after hearings concerning termination of the parent-child
legal relationship.



Senator Kirkmeyer and Senator Ginal answered questions from the committee.

01:43:51 PM  
Mrs. Kaci Nice, representing
self, testified in support of the bill.



Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel,
testified in support of the bill.



Mrs. Heather Gonzales, representing the Colorado State Foster Parents Association,
testified in support of the bill.

01:54:48 PM  
Ms. Lauren Langan,
representing the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, testified in support
of the bill. Ms. Langan answered questions from the committee.
02:03:37 PM  
Mrs. Heather Williamson, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
02:07:50 PM  
Jody Britton, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
02:12:01 PM  
Mrs. Korey Elger,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support
of the bill.
02:13:44 PM  
Ms. Ellen Toomey-Hale,
representing self, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Toomey-Hale answered
questions from the committee. Additional written testimony was provided
to committee members (Attachment A).

02:19:58 PM  
Senator Kirkmeyer and Senator Ginal provided closing remarks.


02:23:12 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1113 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Ginal
Seconded
Fields Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Buckner Yes
Ginal Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


02:23:26 PM   The committee adjourned.






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