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SB19-025

Information To Students Regarding Safe Haven Laws

Concerning providing information to public school students regarding laws that provide for the safe abandonment of newborn children.
Session:
2019 Regular Session
Subjects:
Children & Domestic Matters
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Human Services
Public Health
Bill Summary

Safe haven program - information - comprehensive health education in schools. If a school district, charter school, institute charter school, or board of cooperative services (school) chooses to provide a local comprehensive health education program pursuant to article 25 of title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes, the school's curriculum must include information relating to state laws that provide for the safe abandonment of newborn children to specific persons, including firefighters and clinic or hospital staff, within 72 hours of birth.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Sen. J. Smallwood
Rep. E. Hooton

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Co-sponsor

Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. D. Coram, Sen. L. Court, Sen. L. Crowder, Sen. R. Fields, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. B. Gardner, Sen. J. Ginal, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. O. Hill, Sen. D. Hisey, Sen. C. Holbert, Sen. P. Lee, Sen. P. Lundeen, Sen. V. Marble, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. B. Pettersen, Sen. K. Priola, Sen. B. Rankin, Sen. R. Rodriguez, Sen. R. Scott, Sen. J. Sonnenberg, Sen. T. Story, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. N. Todd, Sen. A. Williams, Sen. F. Winter, Sen. R. Woodward, Sen. R. Zenzinger
Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. M. Baisley, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. S. Beckman, Rep. A. Benavidez, Rep. S. Bird, Rep. R. Bockenfeld, Rep. P. Buck, Rep. J. Buckner, Rep. B. Buentello, Rep. Y. Caraveo, Rep. T. Carver, Rep. M. Catlin, Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. L. Cutter, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. R. Galindo, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. T. Geitner, Rep. S. Gonzales-Gutierrez, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. S. Humphrey, Rep. D. Jackson, Rep. S. Jaquez Lewis, Rep. C. Kennedy, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. L. Landgraf, Rep. C. Larson, Rep. K. Lewis, Rep. L. Liston, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. H. McKean, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. J. Melton, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. K. Mullica, Rep. P. Neville, Rep. R. Pelton, Rep. K. Ransom, Rep. J. Rich, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. L. Saine, Rep. S. Sandridge, Rep. J. Singer, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. M. Snyder, Rep. M. Soper, Rep. T. Sullivan, Rep. K. Tipper, Rep. B. Titone, Rep. A. Valdez, Rep. D. Valdez, Rep. K. Van Winkle, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. P. Will, Rep. D. Williams, Rep. J. Wilson