Representative Daugherty and Representative Soper, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1307, concerning enhanced supports for youth who are in detention. The bill provides funding for the placement of detained juveniles that are over the statutory bed cap for the Division of Youth Services. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Katie Hecker, representing the Office of the Child's Representative, testified to amend the bill.  

Anaya Robinson, representing the ACLU of Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Katie First, representing Colorado Counties Inc., testified in a neutral position on the bill.  

Minna Castillo Cohen, representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.  

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment J).

Representative Soper and Representative Daugherty provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.