A2DC0672B282A84E87258AEB006B7BD1 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB24-1368HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRSDate Mar 25, 2024 Location LSB A HB24-1368 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment A http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/A121D38D9495...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment B http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/001E5391AA69...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment C http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/7DB428DCD27B...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2024A/commsumm.nsf/0/9B6FC8C55D7F...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 01:34:02 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1368, concerning the creation of the Language Access Advisory Board. The bill creates the Language Access Advisory Board in the Legislative Department to study and make recommendations on improving language access to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency over the 2024 interim. Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco responded to questions and provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments A and B). 01:46:16 PM Khatira Amn, representing the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and Colorado Language Access Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Vallerie Bustamante, representing Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill. Maybellin Quintanilla, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Barton, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:09:56 PM Madison Goering, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Angelica Prisciliano, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Octavio Gomez, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:27:38 PM Meredith Henry, representing The Arc of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Patricia Ferrero, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrea Escalera, representing the Center for Health Progress, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment C). 02:39:03 PM Representative Velasco explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D). 02:40:22 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). Moved Epps Seconded Rutinel Bottoms Bradley Brown DeGraaf Epps Parenti Ricks Rutinel Willford Excused Boesenecker Woodrow Excused YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 02:40:23 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco provided concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill. 02:55:10 PM Motion Refer House Bill 24-1368, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Brown Seconded Epps Bottoms No Bradley No Brown Yes DeGraaf No Epps Yes Parenti Yes Ricks Yes Rutinel Yes Willford Excused Boesenecker Yes Woodrow Excused Final YES: 6 NO: 3 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
