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Interim Committee Interim Committee

Colorado's Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee

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Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Committee Schedule & Meeting Materials

Summary & Final Reports

Committee Members

Mary Young

Representative

Mary Young

Chair

Rhonda Fields

Senator

Rhonda Fields

Vice Chair

Brandi Bradley

Representative

Brandi Bradley

Monica Duran

Representative

Monica Duran

Gabe Evans

Representative

Gabe Evans

Meg Froelich

Representative

Meg Froelich

Junie Joseph

Representative

Junie Joseph

Barbara Kirkmeyer

Senator

Barbara Kirkmeyer

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Senator

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Rose Pugliese

Representative

Rose Pugliese

Rachel Zenzinger

Senator

Rachel Zenzinger

Committee Activity

10/25/2023

(4)

Committee Summary

Hearing Item	Actions	Documents/Links
Opening Remarks	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Review of Bill Drafts and Proposed Amendments	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Public Comment on Bill Drafts	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Vote on Bill Drafts, Proposed Amendments, and Letter to the Joint Technology Committee	Vote on Draft Bills	Hearing Summary Document

09/12/2023

(9)

Committee Summary

Hearing Item	Actions	Documents/Links
Call to Order and Opening Remarks	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on Child Welfare Funding	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on Adoption	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the High-quality Parenting Time Task Force	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on Safety Assessment Tool	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Safety Assessment Tool Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on Overrepresented Populations in Colorado’s Child Welfare System	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Public Testimony	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Bill Requests	Approval of Bill Drafts Requests	Hearing Summary Document

08/22/2023

(18)

Committee Summary

Hearing Item	Actions	Documents/Links
Call to Order and Opening Remarks	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the National Conference of State Legislatures	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with National Conference of State Legislatures Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Other State Perspectives	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Other State Perspectives Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from Illuminate Colorado	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Illuminate Colorado Panelist	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Kempe Foundation and Kempe Center	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Kempe Foundation and Kempe Center Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Family Resource Center Association	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Family Resource Center Association Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Department of Early Childhood	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Department of Early Childhood Panelist	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on High Acuity Beds	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with High Acuity Beds Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation on Colorado Trails System	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Q&A with Colorado Trails System Panelists	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Public Testimony	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document

07/18/2023

(13)

Committee Summary

Hearing Item	Actions	Documents/Links
Overview of Recent Child Welfare Legislation	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from Parents Organizations	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from Foster and Kin Care Organizations	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from Residential Providers	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from Hospitals on Child Welfare Issues	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Delivery of Child Welfare Services Task Force	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Colorado Child Welfare Abuse Prevention Board	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Child Fatality Review Team and State Child Fatality Prevention Review Team	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Presentation from the Mandatory Reporter Task Force and Timothy Montoya Task Force	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Biological Parents with Lived Experience Panel	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Foster Parents and Kinship Care Providers with Lived Experience Panel	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Youth with Lived Experience Panel	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Public Testimony	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document

06/27/2023

(5)

Committee Summary

Hearing Item	Actions	Documents/Links
Welcome and Committee Introduction	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Overview by Colorado Department of Human Services of its Role in the Child Welfare System	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Lunch Break	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Overview by the County Department of Human Services of its Role in the Child Welfare System	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document
Overview by the Judicial Branch and Related Departments and Their Roles in the Child Welfare System	Committee Discussion Only	Hearing Summary Document