9C7E3636AEC6703087258A28007A6434 Hearing Summary

The committee discussed
bill ideas related to a number of child welfare matters, including kinship
care, establishing a system of care, addressing inequities and disparties
in the system, redefining neglect and addressing tools and training for
mandatory reporters. A copy of a spreadsheet was distributed to the
committee (Attachment R). (Note - Attachment R was corrected after
the meeting and item numbers may not reflect those referenced during the
meeting discussion.)

The committee discussed the legislative proposals received from Colorado
Counties, Inc. and the Colorado Human Services Directors Association (Attachment
S), the Kempe Foundation (Attachment T), and the Colorado Department
of Human Services, Behavioral Health Administration, and Department of
Health Care Policy and Financing (Attachment U).

Representative Joseph discussed a bill to requiring translation of treatment
plans for families going through a dependency and neglect cases. She
provided a handout to the committee outlining the proposal (Attachment
V).

04:45:21 PM

Melanie Jordan, Policy
Director, Office of the Respondent Parents Counsel, responded to questions
from the committee.

04:50:27 PM

Committee discussion
about possible bill ideas continued, including conducting an audit and
training on the assessment tool, estabilishing a child welfare case worker
task force as outlined in the letter from the Office of the Colorado Child
Protection Ombudsman (Attachment W), and providing state park passes to
children involved in the child welfare system.

The committee requested that a letter be drafted to the Joint Technology
Committee regarding the Trails System, including tech debt and the impact
of technology on the child welfare system. The letter should include
how critical these systems and that child welfare technology projects should
be priortized to better facilitate the child welfare system.

The committee resumed discussion of bill ideas, including returning to
discussion about addressing inequities in and narrow the door to the child
welfare system, addressing child welfare reporting and investigations,
and establishing a standing committee in the Ombudsman's office to address
ongoing child welfare issues and policy issues.

05:33:28 PM

Committee discussion
ensued. Representative Joseph removed her suggestion about state
park passes from consideration.

05:34:41 PM

Ms. Ritter made comments
regarding the bill drafting process. Committee discussion ensued. Alana
Rosen, Office of the Legislative Legal Services, reviewed the draft bill
ideas discussed by the committee.

05:38:32 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to address kinship care program gaps.
	Moved	Zenzinger
	Seconded	Michaelson Jenet

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:38:35 PM

Senator Zenzinger
and Representative Bradley were designated as the points of contact on
the bill draft concerning kinship care program gaps. Following the
meeting, Representative Pugliese replaced Representative Bradley as a point
of contact on the bill draft.

05:40:33 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to establish a system of care as outlined in the letter from Colorado Counties Inc. and the Colorado Human Services Directors Associaiton.
	Moved	Kirkmeyer
	Seconded	Kolker

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:40:36 PM

Senator Kirkmeyer
and Representative Michaelson Jenet were designated as the points of contact
on the bill draft concering the system of care.

05:42:36 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to address inequities in and narrow the door to the child welfare system.
	Moved	Fields
	Seconded	Evans

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:42:39 PM

Senator Fields and
Representatives Evans were designated as the point of contact on the bill
to address inequities in and narrow the door to the child welfare system.

05:43:29 PM	Motion	Draft a bill concerning the Whole Health Coordination for Kids in Care pilot program.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Michaelson Jenet

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:43:32 PM

Representative Young
and Senator Fields were designated as the points of contact for the bill
draft concering the Whole Health Coordination for Kids in Care pilot program.

05:45:11 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to address high acuity crisis.
	Moved	Kirkmeyer
	Seconded	Young

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:45:14 PM

Senator Kirkmeyer
and Representative Young were designated as the points of contact on the
bill concenring the high accuity crisis.

05:46:02 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to address translating and creating accessible court-ordered treatment plans.
	Moved	Bradley
	Seconded	Duran

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:46:05 PM

Representative Joseph
and Representative Bradley were designated as the points of contact for
the bill draft concerning translating and creating accessible court-ordered
treatment plans.

05:47:24 PM	Motion	Draft a bill for a third-party audit of the assessment tool, modify tool to include domestic violence assessments, and increase training on the assessment tool.
	Moved	Kolker
	Seconded	Zenzinger

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:47:27 PM

Senator Kolker and
Representative Duran were designated as the points of contact on the bill
draft concerning the assessment tool.

05:48:24 PM	Motion	Draft a bill to create a child welfare worker task force.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Michaelson Jenet

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:48:27 PM

Representatives Young
and Michaelson Jenet were designated as the points of contact for the bill
concerning creating a child welfare worker task force.

05:49:14 PM	Motion	Draft a bill concerning accountability, accuracy, and transparency; strengthening the Office of Colorado's Child Protection Ombudsman; reforming child abuse and neglect investigation, reforming anonymous reporting, and addressing Colorado Trails System Requirements.
	Moved	Evans
	Seconded	Duran

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:49:16 PM

Representatives Evans
and Duran were designated as the ponts of contact on the bill draft concerning
accountability, investigations, and anonymous reporting.

05:49:54 PM	Motion	Draft a bill establishing a standing committee in the Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman to address ongoing child welfare issues and policy issues.
	Moved	Young
	Seconded	Michaelson Jenet

	Bradley
	Duran
	Evans	Remote
	Joseph
	Kirkmeyer
	Kolker
	Michaelson Jenet
	Weinberg	Remote
	Zenzinger
	Fields
	Young
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

05:49:57 PM

Representative Young
and Senator Fields were designated as the points of contact on the bill
draft concering establishing a standing child welfare committee.

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