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E05C4436E05CBAC2872588380015D380 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-181

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date May 3, 2022      
Location HCR 0112



SB22-181 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations


09:58:26 PM  
Representative Cutter
and Representative Van Beber, co-prime bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill
22-181, concerning the Behavioral Health Administration's plan to address
issues regarding the delivery of behavioral health-care services in this
state.  The bill requires the Behavioral Health Administration to
create and begin implementing a Behavioral Health Care Provider Workforce
Plan by September 1, 2022. The workforce plan must be made in collaboration
with the Department of Higher Education, institutions of higher education,
and community colleges to provide job shadowing, internship, incentives,
loan repayment, scholarships, marketing, and other programs to increase
the behavioral health workforce. The plan also must include expanding the
peer support professional workforce; aligning workforce standards; raising
awareness among providers of opportunities to invest and strengthen their
behavioral health care staff; and proposals to work with local law enforcement,
the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, and a peace officer organization
to provide behavioral health-related training.
10:08:07 PM  
Summer Gathercole,
representing the Behavioral Health Administration in the Colorado Department
of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.





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

10:12:58 PM  
Representative Cutter
explained amendment L.003  (Attachment J).


10:13:22 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment J).
Moved Cutter
Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez
Amabile
Bradfield
Cutter
Gonzales-Gutierrez
Hanks Excused
Holtorf
Jodeh
Pelton
Ricks
Williams
Young
Sirota
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
10:13:24 PM  
Representative Van Beber and Representative Cutter made concluding remarks on Senate Bill 22-181.


10:16:09 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-181, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Young
Amabile Yes
Bradfield Yes
Cutter Yes
Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes
Hanks Excused
Holtorf No
Jodeh Yes
Pelton Yes
Ricks Yes
Williams No
Young Yes
Sirota Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 10   NO: 2   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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