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7E0BE36E41BE51688725882F006C7BCB Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB22-213

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 25, 2022      
Location SCR 357



SB22-213 - Amended, referred to Senate Appropriations

01:45:00 PM  
Senator Fields and
Senator Sonnenberg, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-213,
which provides funding for a variety of early childhood programs and creates
an advisory group and training program for family, friend, and neighbor
providers.



Committee members asked questions of the bill sponsors.
01:57:05 PM  
Vanecia Kerr, representing
Mile High United Way, testified in support of the bill.



Mrs. Lorena Garcia, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition,
testified in support of the bill.



Mrs. Betsy Bair, representing the Colorado West Healthcare and Community
Hospital, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.

02:15:11 PM  
Laura Knudtson, representing Parent Possible, testified in support of the bill.
02:20:09 PM  
Director Mary Cohen,
representing the Office of Early Childhood, testified in support of the
bill.



Grace Eckel, representing the Office of Early Childhood, testified in support
of the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
02:23:41 PM  
Karin Fitzgerald,
representing the Milestones Early Learning and Preschool, testified in
support of the bill.
02:30:27 PM  
Senator Fields and
Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment
C).


02:31:29 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:32:06 PM  
Senator Fields and
Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.002 (Attachment
D).


02:32:11 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:32:14 PM  
Senator Fields and
Senator Sonnenberg introduced and explained amendment L.003 (Attachment
E).


02:32:51 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E).
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner
Jaquez Lewis
Kirkmeyer
Simpson
Smallwood
Ginal
Fields
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:33:10 PM  
The sponsors provided closing remarks.
02:37:40 PM  
Committee members provided closing remarks.


02:43:07 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 22-213, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Fields
Seconded
Buckner Yes
Jaquez Lewis Yes
Kirkmeyer Yes
Simpson Yes
Smallwood Yes
Ginal Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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