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22A0FBF63D7389678725882300700D78 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1292

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 13, 2022      
Location SCR 357



HB22-1292 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar


02:23:56 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1292, which renames the Dental
Loan Repayment Program Fund as the Dental Loan Repayment and Oral Health
Programs Fund and expands the use of the money in the fund to include oral
health programs within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE). By October 1, 2023 and on an annual basis through FY 2028-29,
the CDPHE is required to report certain program information to the Joint
Budget Committee.
02:29:01 PM  
Steve Holloway, representing
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in
support of the bill.



Dr. Leah Schulz, representing the Colorado Dental Association, testified
in support of the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.





Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment
B).


02:42:46 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 22-1292 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Jaquez Lewis
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Excused
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS