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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB25-197

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 22, 2025       Location HCR 0112

SB25-197 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole
06:22:32 PM  
The primary bill sponsor, Representative Bacon, introduced Senate Bill 25-197 to the House Health and Human Services Committee. The bill repeals individual programs within the grant program and instead lists them as allowable uses for grant money under the broader grant program. It consolidates their separate cash funds into the Youth Services Program Fund. The bill maintains current funding streams to support the grant program, which are from the Tobacco Litigation Settlement Agreement and Marijuana Tax Cash Fund. The bill also transfers certain responsibilities held by the grant program board to the Department of Human Services (CDHS), including selecting grant recipients and grant awards. It removes the local public-to-private funding match requirements and requires certain grant recipients to submit information on program outcomes annually to CDHS.
06:38:20 PM  

Titi Mcbride, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Gracen Turner, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.  Hank Ordelheide, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

06:50:20 PM  

Stuart Jenkins, representing Colorado Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, testified in support of the bill.  Nancy Chittick, representing Colorado Department of Human Services, testified for questions only.  Marion Batayte, representing Parent Possible, testified in support of the bill.
06:56:05 PM  

Derick Hensen, representing Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and Elite Elevation, testified in support of the bill.

07:13:32 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-197 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Lieder
Seconded Bradley
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Feret Yes
Garcia Sander Yes
Gilchrist Yes
Hamrick Yes
Johnson Yes
McCormick Yes
Rydin Yes
Stewart K. Yes
Lieder Yes
Brown Yes
Final YES: 13   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
07:13:33 PM  
The committee came was placed in a brief recess.