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BILL SUMMARY For SB22-213

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 25, 2022       Location SCR 357

SB22-213 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations


01:45:00 PM  
Senator Fields and Senator Sonnenberg, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-213, which provides funding for a variety of early childhood programs and creates an advisory group and training program for family, friend, and neighbor providers.

Committee members asked questions of the bill sponsors.
01:57:05 PM  
Vanecia Kerr, representing Mile High United Way, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Lorena Garcia, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill.

Mrs. Betsy Bair, representing the Colorado West Healthcare and Community Hospital, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.
02:15:11 PM  
Laura Knudtson, representing Parent Possible, testified in support of the bill.
02:20:09 PM  
Director Mary Cohen, representing the Office of Early Childhood, testified in support of the bill.

Grace Eckel, representing the Office of Early Childhood, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions of the panel.
02:23:41 PM  
Karin Fitzgerald, representing the Milestones Early Learning and Preschool, testified in support of the bill.
02:30:27 PM  
Senator Fields and Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment C).

02:31:29 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:32:06 PM  
Senator Fields and Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment D).

02:32:11 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:32:14 PM  
Senator Fields and Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.003 (Attachment E).

02:32:51 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:33:10 PM  
The sponsors provided closing remarks.
02:37:40 PM  
Committee members provided closing remarks.

02:43:07 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-213, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS