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3CBBF43342CC7BCE8725893C007527FD Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP PRESENTATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT JUDICIARY
Date Jan 19, 2023      
Location Old State Library



Office of Public Guardianship Presentation - Committee Discussion Only
02:19:43 PM  

Sophia Alvarez, Executive Director of the Office of Public Guardianship (OPG), updated the committee on the OPG.  Her presentation is located here:  https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/opg_smart_hearing_01.19.2023.pdf

Chair Bennet-Woods and Spencer Crona, board member, made comments about the importance and necessity of the office.

Committee members asked questions about funding and the scope and practice of the office.  

Maureen Welch, representing self and Navigating Disability Colorado, testified about the OPG and expressed concerns about the overuse of guardianships.

Ms. Coral Cosway, representing Alzheimer's Association of Colorado, testified about the OPG.






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