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2D679F0D6EFE5E678725895D0072255A Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1160

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Feb 21, 2023      
Location HCR 0107



HB23-1160 - Lay Over

01:46:48 PM  
Representative Evans,
prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 23-1160, concerning requirements
before adding a person suspected of child abuse or neglect to the automated
child welfare system. The bill would prohibit the Department of Human Services
from putting a person suspected of child abuse or neglect into the state's
child welfare information system until a hearing finds sufficient evidence
to support the allegations and the person has exhausted or waived their
right to appeal.  Representative Evans distributed a Legislative Council
Staff memo concerning the fiscal assessment of proposed amendment HB1160_L.001
(Attachment A).  An unoffical preamended version of the bill was distributed
to the committee (Attachment B).
01:52:30 PM  
Dustin Frontin, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.
02:01:03 PM  
Representative Evans responded to questions from the committee.
02:17:51 PM  
Representative Evans responded to further questions from the committee.
02:20:35 PM  
Marc Mackert, representing
the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in opposition to the
bill.



Yolanda Arredondo, representing the Colorado Department of Human Services,
testified in opposition to the bill.



Maureen Welch, representing Navigating Disability Colorado, testified to
amend the bill.



Jennifer Stewart, representing Larimer County, testified in opposition
to the bill.  She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment
C).



The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
02:58:57 PM  
Melanie Jordan, representing
the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the
bill.  She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D).



Amanda Ansel, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.



Julie Reiskin, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, testified
in support of the bill.



Meighen Lovelace, representing the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition,
testified in support of the bill.



The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
03:25:10 PM  
Will Estrada, representing the Parental Rights Foundation, testified in support of the bill.

Elle Byram, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Suzanne Taheri, representing herself, testified in support of the bill.

Glenn Robert, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.

The panelists responded to questions from the committee.

03:45:54 PM  
Carol Ansel, representing
herself, testified in support of the bill.



Laural Anne Flahive, representing herself, testified in support of the
bill.



Elliot Singer, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



Anaya Robinson, representing himself, testified in support of the bill.



The panelists responded to questions from the committee.




Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment E).



The committee recessed.
04:34:00 PM  
The committee came back to order.






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