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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1003

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Date Feb 8, 2024       Location HCR 0107

HB24-1003 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
01:37:27 PM  
Reps. McLachlan and Young introduced House Bill 24-1003.The bill extends the authority for stocking and administering medication to prevent opiate overdoses to school bus drivers and allows districts and schools to maintain a supply of non-laboratory additive detection tests. The sponsors answered committee questions. Written testimony may be found in Attachment A.
01:58:44 PM  
Committee discussion continued with the sponsors.
02:18:23 PM  
Mr. Niko Peterson, representing Students Agaisnt Overdose, testified in support of the bill. Zoe Ramsey, representing Students Against Overdose, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hays Stritikus, representing Students Against Overdose, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ililas Stritikus, representing Students Against Overdose, testified in support of the bill. Committee discussion ensued with the witnesses.
02:42:55 PM  
Mr. Zealand Eaton, representing Students Against Overdose, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Nina Quayle, representing Students Against Ovedose, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Willow Lott, representing WILD, testified in support of the bill. Andre Craig, representing Students Against Overdose, testified in support of the bill.
02:52:19 PM  
Dr. Karen Cheser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Katie Stewart, representing Durango School District 9-R, testified in support of the bill. Committee discussion ensued with the witnesses.
03:07:26 PM  
Mr. Aryan Choudhary, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Kenneth Herrmann, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Aditya Dhar, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:17:01 PM  
Ms. Charlotte DeGraff, representing Natural Highs, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Cooper Mangum, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Mila Long, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:29:06 PM  
Ms. Teresa Cobleigh, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Trina Faatz, representing Boulder County / Community Health, testified in support of the bill. Ryan Christoff, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:45:55 PM  
Ms. Sydney Melson, representing the Colorado Providers Association, testified in support of the bill. Peter Hollywood, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Madeleine Kamberg, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Marisa Wickerath, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Carlos Estrella Rodriguez, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:56:40 PM  
The bill sponsors provided some closing remarks.

04:12:15 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1003 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Young
Seconded McLachlan
Bacon Yes
Bradfield Yes
Hamrick Yes
Hartsook Yes
Lukens Yes
Pugliese Yes
Story Yes
Wilson Yes
Young Yes
Martinez Yes
McLachlan Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS