I_COYACRev_2022A 08/05/2022 12:41:31 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
INTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEE

Date

08/05/2022

Attendance
Coleman	X
Gabrielle Hooper	X
Scarlett Jeffries	*
McKean	E
Siddharth Nareddy	X
Skye O'Toole	X
Priola	*
Sun Richardson	X
Leigh Schmidt	X
Bhavya Surapaneni	E
Lindsay	E
Moreno	X

Time

12:41:31 PM to 02:31:03 PM

Place

SCR 357

This Meeting was called to order by

Moreno

This Report was prepared by

Katie Ruedebusch

Hearing Items	Action Taken
hIntroductions and Committee Charge	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #1	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #2	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #3	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #4	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #5	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #6	Committee Discussion Only
hCOYAC Recommendation #7	Committee Discussion Only
hOther Business	Committee Discussion Only

Introductions and Committee Charge - Committee Discussion Only


	01:07:41 PM	Chair Moreno called the committee to order and introduced the committee charge.

COYAC Recommendation #1 - Committee Discussion Only

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment A

Attachment A.pdf

01:09:28 PM

Garielle Hooper,
representing Senate District 4, and Sun Richardson, representing Senate
District 25, discussed Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC) Recommendation
#1. All COYAC recommendations may be found in Attachment A and online
here: https://leg.colorado.gov/content/icoyacrev2022ascheduleandmeetingmaterials.

01:12:10 PM

Recommendation #1
relates to creating collaborative proposals and modifying discipline regulation
laws. Recommendations include mandating a resolution proposal when disproportionate
disciplinary data is found and, for grades three through twelve, expand
factors for consideration before intervention.

COYAC Recommendation #2 - Committee Discussion Only


	01:17:05 PM	Leigh Schmidt, representing Senate District 22, came to the table to discuss COYAC Recommendation #2. Recommendation #2 may be found in Attachment A.
	01:18:17 PM	Recommendation #2 deals with increasing completion of financial aid applications. Suggested solutions include that Colorado should require completion of the FAFSA or CAFSA for high school graduation and the Colorado Department of Higher Education should provide financial aid toolkits in multiple languages at every school.

COYAC Recommendation #3 - Committee Discussion Only


	01:23:22 PM	Sidd Nareddy, representing Senate District 24, and Scarlett Jeffries, representing Senate District 15, came to the table to discuss COYAC Recommendation #3. The recommendation may be found in Attachment A.
	01:24:35 PM	Recommendation #3 discusses increasing the number of license psychologists for youth. Solutions include offering financial relief for students studying psychology and psychiatry and to create a grant program for schools to offer competitive wages to school psychologist. Mr. Samson Kahle, former COYAC member, came to the table to answer a committee question.

COYAC Recommendation #4 - Committee Discussion Only


	01:29:00 PM	Mr. Nareddy, representing Senate District 24, discussed Recommendation #4. Recommendation #4 may be found in Attachment A.
	01:31:14 PM	Recommendation #4 deals with reforming intervention response to substance abuse in secondary schools. Three solutions proposed include performing an needs assessment to gauge the current state of intervention programs in Colorado secondary schools, implementing a screening program program in secondary schools, and increasing funding for Colorado Crisis Services.

COYAC Recommendation #5 - Committee Discussion Only


	01:38:42 PM	Mr. Nareddy continued by discussing Recommendation #5. Recommendation #5 may be found in Attachment A.
	01:39:24 PM	This recommendation discusses youth participation in educational standards. Solutions include creating designated seats for youth on review committees and encouraging youth participation in updating educational standards.

COYAC Recommendation #6 - Committee Discussion Only


	01:45:21 PM	Aimee Resnick, COYAC alum Senate District 7, and Delilah Tefertiller, COYAC alum Senate District 9, came to the table to discuss COYAC Recommendation #6.
	01:47:37 PM	Recommendation 6 deals with eating disorders and weight-based discrimination. Solutions include that Colorado must review health class standards regarding eating, include weight-based teasing in state definitions of bullying, weight must become a factor protected from discrimination in Colorado, and Colorado must improve awareness and data around eating disorders.

COYAC Recommendation #7 - Committee Discussion Only


	02:00:47 PM	Skye O'Toole, representing Senate District 33, and Ms. Resnick, came to the table to discuss Recommendation #7. Recommendation #7 is found in Attachment A.
	02:02:01 PM	The recommendation discusses HIV education and prevention. Solutions include that Colorado should require HIV education during health class, CDPHE should create and fund a youth-led space intended to prevent HIV and raise awareness for PrEP and testing, modify state law regarding consent to provide confidentially in HIV testing for youth, and that Colorado must fund PrEP, PEP, and HIV testing at no cost to youth statewide.

Other Business - Committee Discussion Only


	02:20:59 PM	The committee will meet next again on August 19 to discuss the recommendations further.
	02:21:45 PM	Mr. Aaron Carpenter, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to discuss the committee's next steps.
	02:29:01 PM	Ms. Sarah Moss, Colorado Youth Advisory Council, came to the table to ask for an explanation of the single subject rule.

02:31:03 PM

The committee adjourned.