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PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
| Date |
03/14/2022 |
| Attendance |
| Fields |
X |
| Jaquez Lewis |
X |
| Kirkmeyer |
X |
| Simpson |
X |
| Smallwood |
X |
| Buckner |
X |
| Ginal |
X |
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| Time |
01:32:30 PM to 02:23:26 PM |
| Place |
SCR 357 |
| This Meeting was called to order by |
Ginal |
| This Report was prepared by |
Jerard Brown |
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| Hearing Items |
Action Taken |
| hSB22-143 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
| hHB22-1113 |
Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar |
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SB22-143 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:33:33 PM |
Senator Kirkmeyer
and Senator Woodward, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-143,
which updates language in Article 30 of Title 12 C.R.S., which regulates
health care occupations and professions, to refer to “regulators” instead
of “boards.”
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01:37:01 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 22-143 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Kirkmeyer |
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| Seconded |
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Fields |
Excused |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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HB22-1113 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
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01:37:13 PM |
Senator Kirkmeyer
and Senator Ginal, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 22-1113,
which requires the Judicial Department’s Child Welfare Appeals Workgroup
to monitor and report on the implementation of recommendations from its
2021 final report. It also requires district courts to issue written orders
within 35 days after hearings concerning termination of the parent-child
legal relationship.
Senator Kirkmeyer and Senator Ginal answered questions from the committee.
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01:43:51 PM |
Mrs. Kaci Nice, representing
self, testified in support of the bill.
Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel,
testified in support of the bill.
Mrs. Heather Gonzales, representing the Colorado State Foster Parents Association,
testified in support of the bill.
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01:54:48 PM |
Ms. Lauren Langan,
representing the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, testified in support
of the bill. Ms. Langan answered questions from the committee.
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02:03:37 PM |
Mrs. Heather Williamson, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
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02:07:50 PM |
Jody Britton, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
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02:12:01 PM |
Mrs. Korey Elger,
representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support
of the bill.
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02:13:44 PM |
Ms. Ellen Toomey-Hale,
representing self, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Toomey-Hale answered
questions from the committee. Additional written testimony was provided
to committee members (Attachment A).
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02:19:58 PM |
Senator Kirkmeyer and Senator Ginal provided closing remarks.
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02:23:12 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 22-1113 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. |
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| Moved |
Ginal |
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| Seconded |
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Fields |
Yes |
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Jaquez Lewis |
Yes |
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Kirkmeyer |
Yes |
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Simpson |
Yes |
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Smallwood |
Yes |
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Buckner |
Yes |
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Ginal |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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| 02:23:26 PM |
The committee adjourned. |
