C77F383C2E59F51087258966000F2EFB Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB23-1024HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Mar 1, 2023 Location HCR 0112 HB23-1024 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B755BC3F53D0...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/8CB5E62D8390...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C927F399E7CF...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/FB1896302DED...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CB5E5474974F...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf Attachment G http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CC52008658AB...$File/Attachment G - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment G - Combined.pdf 07:45:54 PM The committee recessed. 07:46:24 PM The committee came back to order. 07:50:26 PM Representative Epps and Representative Gozales-Gutierrez, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1024. The bill is concerning measures to increase family resiliency through providing greater supports and protections for children placed with kin, including relatives. The bill enacts several measures related to the placement of children and youth temporarily placed out-of-the-home with relative or kin. These measures include: - allowing relatives to appeal denied placements; - requiring courts to inquire about and update relative or kin affidavits; - requiring county department of human services to assist relatives in obtaining resources to care for a child or youth and providing options to participate in their care and planning; - specifying what must be included in notices from county department of human services to relatives or kin when a child or youth is removed from their home; - requiring courts to prioritize placements with relative or kin and presume that placement with them is in the child or youthâs best interest, unless the placement jeopardizes their health, safety or welfare; - requiring courts provide reasoning when placement with relative or kin is denied; and - requiring caseworkers to inform courts of efforts to place the child or youth with a relative. 07:53:26 PM Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez discussed amendments L.001 and L.002 (Attachments B and C). 07:55:42 PM Melissa Thompson, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Kendall Marlowe, representing The Kempe Foundation for Child Abuse and Neglect, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Mullenbach, representing the Jefferson County Commissioners and Colorado Counties Incorporated, testified in support of the bill. Dborah Israel, representing C.A.R.E.S, Elevating Connections, and Project Foster Power, testified in support of the bill. Ashley Chase, representing the Office of the Child's Representative, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 08:12:39 PM Timothy Eirich, representing himself, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Eirich provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D). Tracee Perkins, representing herself, testified to amend the bill. Lindsay Gilchrist, representing CHAMPS Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Stephanie Villafuerte, representing the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman, testified to amend the bill. Benjamin Teevan, representing Fostering Colorado and the Colorado Association of Childrenâs Agencies, testified to amend the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 08:37:59 PM Jody Britton, representing Foster Source, testified in opposition to the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment E). Megan Harper, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Danielle Casataneda, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Gilchrest read a statement from Shantelle Mulliniks, representing herself, in opposition to the bill. Sara Stovall, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. 08:56:33 PM Martha Wilson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Prescillia Wells, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. MJ Coleman Jackson, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Jena Fleiner, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:12:02 PM Erica Heddings, representing herself, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Igor Shumskiy, representing himself, testified to amend the bill. 09:19:29 PM Sister Michael-Delores Allegri, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Brandi Nieto, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Kathryn Mathis, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Gonzales, representing herself, testified in opposition to the bill. Carrie Savage, representing Catholic Charities Denver, testified in opposition to the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 09:41:30 PM Sarah Burgess, representing the Catholic Charities Kinship Caregiver Program, testified to amend the bill. 09:44:27 PM David Willson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Monica Mooney-Denny, representing the Office of Respondent Parent Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Iris Flores, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Tyrone Nelson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Alicia Johansen, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 10:05:03 PM Mike Ozborn, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Maleeka Jihad, representing The MJCF Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Annie Martinez, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Jaime Menegus, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Stephanie Ruybal, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Henry Ruybal, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Thomas Perille, representing Democrats for Life of Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 10:28:37 PM Ruchi Kapoor, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. Ashlee Arcilla, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment F). The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment G). 10:48:47 PM Representative Epps and Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez explained amendment L.002. 10:51:06 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:51:22 PM Representative Epps explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B). 10:51:38 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 10:51:39 PM Representative Gonzales-Gutierrez and Representative Epps provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members remarked on the bill. 11:01:32 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1024, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Gonzales-Gutierrez Seconded Jodeh Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS