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FEF3AC166E5062FE87258A1300535B15 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION FROM THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES

INTERIM COMMITTEE  COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Aug 22, 2023      
Location Old State Library



Presentation from the National Conference of State Legislatures - Committee Discussion Only

09:11:49 AM  
Jenna Bannon, Associate
Director, and Jill Yordy, Senior Policy Specialist, National Conference
of State Legislatures, provided a presentation to the committee. They discussed
key data related to Colorado's child welfare system, state legislative
trends related to child welfare, ways states are providing economic and
concrete supports to reduce child maltreatment, state reforms to adoption
proceedings, addressing disproportionality, and evidence based programs
to improve Colorado's child welfare systems. A copy of their presentation
and a handout were provided to the committee (Attachments B and C).