s_hhs_2017a_2017-02-22t10:58:00z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 02/22/2017
Location: SCR 354
BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1052
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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| Refer House Bill 17-1052 to the Committee of the W | PASS |
11:40 AM -- HB 17-1052
Senator Smallwood, prime sponsor, presented House Bill 1052. The bill increases the flexibility of the Child Welfare Allocation Committee and the Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) to consider various factors affecting the population of children in need of child welfare services when determining the formula for allocating county child welfare funding. Specifically, it removes the requirement that county funding allocations, expenditures, and caseloads over the previous three years be considered when setting the formula, as well as the prior year spending on and the number of families provided preventative family preservation services.
11:42 AM -- Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Board of County Commissioners and Colorado Counties, Inc., testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Kirkmeyer responded to questions.
| BILL: | HB17-1052 | |
| TIME: | 11:53:39 AM | |
| MOVED: | Smallwood | |
| MOTION: | Refer House Bill 17-1052 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | |
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Aguilar
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Yes
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Crowder
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Yes
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Kefalas
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Yes
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Martinez Humenik
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Yes
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Smallwood
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Yes
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Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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11:54 AM
The meeting adjourned.