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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1223

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Mar 21, 2023       Location HCR 0107

HB23-1223 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
04:46:41 PM  
The committee recessed.
04:57:02 PM  
The committee came back to order.
04:59:32 PM  
Representative English and Representative Bacon, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1223, concerning the creation of a task force to establish shared guidance for entities to utilize in prioritizing grant money to achieve maximum impact to reduce negative outcomes for youth.  The bill creates a task force in the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to establish shared goals, objectives, and guidelines for governmental agencies and community-based agencies to reduce youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk for target communities.  Specifically, the task force must identify target communities; work to prioritize, align, and pool government resources; and work to prioritize the distribution of existing and new government grants.  The task force must be formed by December 2023, present preliminary findings to the General Assembly in January 2024, and present its final report in January 2025.

The bill sponsors provided a handout the committee (Attachment F).  Amendments L.001, L.003, L.004, L.005, L.006 were distributed to the committee (Attachments G through K).  The bill sponsors answered questions from the committee.  
05:07:34 PM  
Representative English read statements in support of the bill from Dane Washington, Sr. and Angie McPhaul.  The letter from Ms. McPhaul was distributed to the committee (Attachment L).
05:13:16 PM  
Benzel Jimmerson, representing Metro DEEP Inc., testified in support of the bill.

Narcy Jackson, representing Athletics and Beyond, testified in support of the bill.

June Marcel, representing Denver Public Schools, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
05:33:18 PM  
Wes Skiles, representing the SAS Institute, testified to amend the bill.  He responded to questions from the committee.

John Correllus, representing the SAS Institute, was available to answer committee questions.

Sarah DeVore, representing the SAS Institute, was available to answer committee questions.
05:41:29 PM  
Representative Bacon explained amendment L.001.

05:41:30 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G).
Moved Michaelson Jenet
Seconded Bradley
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:41:49 PM  
Representative Bacon explained amendment L.003.

05:44:23 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment H).
Moved Michaelson Jenet
Seconded Amabile
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:44:30 PM  
Representative Bacon explained amendment L.004.

05:45:15 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment I).
Moved Michaelson Jenet
Seconded Amabile
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:45:16 PM  
Representative Bacon explained amendment L.005.  She responded to questions from the committee.

05:49:08 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment J).
Moved Michaelson Jenet
Seconded Jodeh
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:49:47 PM  
Representative Bacon explained amendment L.006.

05:51:04 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment K).
Moved Michaelson Jenet
Seconded Amabile
Amabile
Bradfield
Bradley
English Excused
Hamrick
Holtorf
Jodeh
Joseph
Story
Young
Michaelson Jenet
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
05:51:05 PM  
Representative Bacon responded to questions from the committee.  Representative English and Representative Bacon made concluding remarks on the bill.  Committee members commented on the bill.

06:06:32 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 23-1223, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved English
Seconded Michaelson Jenet
Amabile Yes
Bradfield Yes
Bradley Yes
English Yes
Hamrick Yes
Holtorf Yes
Jodeh Yes
Joseph Yes
Story Yes
Young Yes
Michaelson Jenet Yes
Final YES: 11   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS