CD11F5CC76D589FA872586B6007A93B2 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB21-1248HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 13, 2021 Location HCR 0112 HB21-1248 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/4F4C55D067D1...$File/21HousePublic0413AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 21HousePublic0413AttachC.pdf 04:18:53 PM Representative Amabile, bill sponsor, introduced HB21-1248. This bill makes several changes to the operations of the Colorado Children's Trust Fund (CCTF) and the membership of its board. CCTF board membership and powers. The bill increases the membership of the CCTF board from 9 to 17 members. The bill adds 10 new members and removes 2 members that are appointed by the Governor. The bill also imposes a two-term limit on appointed board members. The new members include: · the director of the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing or their designee; · the director of the Department of Local Affairs or their designee; · the Child Protection Ombudsman; · two members who represent county leadership in public health, human, or social services; · three members appointed by the executive director of the Department of Human Services who are community members with certain lived experiences; and · two legislators, with one member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The bill also renames the fund as the "Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund" and expands the duties and powers of the board to: · advise and make recommendations regarding any state plan developed to prevent child maltreatment; · develop strategies to increase child and caregiver well-being and achievement and to decrease child maltreatment; · assist public and private agencies in coordinating efforts on behalf of families; · identify opportunities for, and barriers to, the alignment of standards, rules, policies, and procedures across programs and agencies that support families; · collaborate with other relevant boards, commissions, and councils that exist within the executive branch to address services and supports for families; · promote academic research on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention initiatives; and · distribute money and make grant awards from the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund. CCTF revenue and spending. Under current law, the CCTF board is only allowed to spend 75 percent of money credited to the CCTF until the total amount of assets in the fund exceeds $5 million, and once this threshold is reached, court docket fees are no longer deposited into the fund. This bill repeals these statutory restrictions on both fee collection to and spending from the fund. The bill removes the authority to award grants to home visitation programs, and does not allow grants to be used for political, election, or lobbying purposes. Reporting and repeal deadlines. The bill extends the deadline for the Department of Human Services to provide a report to the General Assembly evaluating CCTF expenditures and impacts of grants from November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2026. The bill also extends the repeal date of the CCTF and board to July 1, 2027. 04:20:08 PM Bill sponsor responded to questions from committee members. 04:24:30 PM Kendra Dunn, representing Office of Early Childhood, Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Jeannie Vanderburg read the testimony of John Faught, Executive Director of Public Policy at The Kempe Foundation, who was in support of the bill. Jade Woodard, representing Illuminate Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The panel responded to questions from committee members. 04:44:53 PM Dr. Ki'i Powell, representing the Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Dunn answered questions from committee members. 04:45:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C) Moved Sirota Seconded Pelton Baisley Bradfield Cutter Gonzales-Gutierrez Holtorf Jodeh Ortiz Excused Pelton Ricks Woog Young Sirota Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:45:55 PM Representative Amabile gave final remarks on the bill. 04:47:07 PM Committee members gave final remarks on the bill. 04:49:06 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1248, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Sirota Seconded Cutter Baisley Yes Bradfield Yes Cutter Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Ortiz Excused Pelton Yes Ricks Yes Woog Yes Young Yes Sirota Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 12 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS