FE41AD50B87034AC87258806006B6F98 Hearing Summary

Representative A. Valdez and Representative Boesenecker, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1267, concerning culturally relevant training available to health-care professionals. The bill requires the Office of Health Equity (OHE) in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to create a grant program by January 1, 2023, to provide culturally responsive training to health care professionals. The OHE must contract with a third-party administrator that will issue grant applications for nonprofit entities that wish to develop the training, and submit a list of qualified applicants to the Health Equity Commission.

The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Steven Haden, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill.

Zamora Evans, representing Envision: You, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Sheila Davis, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

Kathryn Vandegrift, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. William Crawley, representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

Meredith Gleitz, representing One Colorado, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 

Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

Representative A. Valdez explained amendment L.001 (Attachment B).

Representative Boesenecker explained amendment L.002 (Attachment C).

Representative A. Valdez explained amendment L.003 (Attachment D).

Representative A. Valdez responded to questions from the committee about amendment L.003.

Representative Boesenecker and Representative A. Valdez responded to questions from the committee.

The bill sponsors provided concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.