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93C01887777D301087258895006C8477 Hearing Summary




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BILL SUMMARY For COYAC RECOMMENDATION #6

INTERIM COMMITTEE  COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Date Aug 5, 2022      
Location SCR 357



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.






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