3A87B146B600BE378725883200013136 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB22-226SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Apr 27, 2022 Location SCR 357 SB22-226 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment Q http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2022A/commsumm.nsf/0/626403BC521A...$File/Attachment Q.pdf?OpenElement Attachment Q.pdf 06:13:05 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis and Senator Rankin, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-226, which requires appropriations totaling $61 million, in FY 2022, for programs supporting the education, training, recruitment, and retention of health-care workers. All appropriations are from the Economic Recovery and Relief Cash Fund, which contains federal ARPA funds. Any money from these appropriations that remain after FY 2022-23 may be spent in FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 without further appropriations. 06:26:47 PM Committee members asked questions of the bill sponsors. 06:27:09 PM Dr. Angie Paccione, representing the Colorado Department of Higher Education, testified in support of the bill. Steve Holloway, representing the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Landon Pirius, representing Colorado Community College System, testified in support of the bill. 06:37:01 PM Joshua Ewing, representing the Colorado Hospital Association, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Ingrid Johnson, representing the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Erb, representing the Colorado Rural Health Center, testified in support of the bill. 06:47:23 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis and Senator Rankin, introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment Q). 06:48:43 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment Q). Moved Jaquez Lewis Seconded Buckner Jaquez Lewis Kirkmeyer Simpson Smallwood Ginal Fields YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:48:57 PM Senator Jaquez Lewis and Senator Ranking provided closing remarks. 06:57:50 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-226, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Jaquez Lewis Seconded Buckner Yes Jaquez Lewis Yes Kirkmeyer Yes Simpson Yes Smallwood Yes Ginal Yes Fields Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS