CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf
PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PUBLIC COMMENT ON BILL DRAFTS
INTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Oct 25, 2023
Location Old State Library
Public Comment on Bill Drafts - Committee Discussion Only
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10:50:47 AM |
The following people
provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare
matters:
- Melanie Jordan, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel;
- Shawna Geiger, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel;
- Byron Conway Jr, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel;
- Sarah Morris, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel; and
- Melissa Thompson, representing Office of the Respondent Parents' Counsel.
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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11:12:18 AM |
The following people
provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare
matters:
- Katie McDougal, representing Adams County;
- Commissioner Carrie Warren-Gully, representing Colorado Counties Inc.
and Arapahoe County;
- Evelyn Priola, representing Boulder County; and
- Commissioner Marta Loachamin, representing Boulder County.
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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11:30:51 AM |
The following people
provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare
matters:
- Jaid Redmon Greene, representing themself;
- Annette Mitchell read a statement on behalf of Gail Engel, representing
themself;
- Timothy Scott, representing themself; and
- Lauren Smith, representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters; and
- Judi Atwood, representing themself.
A copy of Ms. Redmon Greene's statement was provided to the committee (Attachment
GG).
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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11:56:57 AM |
The following people
provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare
matters:
- Ruby Richards, representing the Douglas County Department of Human Services;
- Jamie Ulrich, representing the Weld County Department of Human Services;
- Commissioner Scott James, representing Weld County; and
- Amy Sciangula, representing the Broomfield County Child, Adult, and Family
Services Division.
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12:13:28 PM |
The following people
testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters:
- Margaret Bachrach, representing CASA Boulder County Voices for Children;
- Alli Daley, representing Children's Hospital Colorado;
- Kate Follett, representing the Jefferson County Public Health Department;
and
- Indra Lusero, representing Elephant Circle.
The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.
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12:25:42 PM |
The following people
testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters:
- Lynette Overmeyer, representing the Colorado Human Services Directors
Association Strike Force and Legislative Committee;
- Katie Smith, representing the Denver City Attorneyâs Office;
- Danielle Rash, representing the Denver City Attorney's Office;
- Martha Johnson, representing the La Plata County Department of Human
Services;
- Mollie Warren, representing Boulder County; and
- Josie Berry, representing the Denver Human Services Department.
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12:45:17 PM |
The following people
testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters:
- Benjamin Teevan, representing Fostering Colorado and Colorado Association
of Family and Childrenâs Agencies;
- Jody Britton, representing Foster Source;
- Rosemary Van Gorder, representing themself; and
- William Poe, representing themself.
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01:00:52 PM |
The following people
testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters:
- Ashley Chase, representing Office of the Child's Representative;
- Stephanie Villafuerte, representing Office of the Colorado Child Protection
Ombudsman;
- Pat Bershinsky, representing Pikes Peak Board of Cooperative Educational
Services;
- Julie George, representing Raise the Future; and
- Kendall Marlowe, representing the Kempe Foundation.
Ms. Villafuerte provided an informational packet to the committee (Attachment
HH).
The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
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01:18:31 PM |
The following people
testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters:
- Michelle Murphy, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance;
- Kathleen Melendy, representing Violence Free Colorado; and
- Erin Meschke, representing themself.
Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment II).
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