8E21AF842A4A2802872588A30069C040 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For DISCUSSION AND REQUEST FOR DRAFT BILLS

INTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
Date Aug 19, 2022
Location SCR 357

Discussion and Request for Draft Bills - Committee Discussion Only

01:15:07 PM

Leigh Schmidt, student
member of the Colorado Youth Advisory Committee (COYAC), listed the priority
order of the students' recommendations. She responded to questions from
the committee. She clarified that the proposal that was prioritized last
was the one regarding assistance with the various financial aid forms for
college admissions.

01:19:52 PM

Siddarth Nareddy,
student member of the COYAC introduced and discussed the first recommendation,
relating to youth access to mental health care. The proposed bill would
provide funding to schools to hire mental health professionals and to individuals
who study to become mental health professionals.

01:20:48 PM

Samson Kahle responded to questions from the committee.

01:26:35 PM	Motion	Approve drafting for Proposal #3
	Moved	Moreno
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola	Excused
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay
	Moreno
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 8 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:26:37 PM

Scarlett Jeffries
and Representative Lindsey volunteered to be point persons for the draft
of #3.

01:27:13 PM

Amy Resnick, COYAC
member, presented the second proposed draft, #6 concerning unhealthy eating
and eating disorders and how they are dealt with in school curriculums.
She responded to questions from the committee.

01:28:13 PM

Ms. Resnick continued to respond to the committee.

01:42:28 PM	Motion	Approved drafting for Proposal #6
	Moved	Moreno
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay
	Moreno
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 7 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:42:32 PM

Senator Moreno and
Ms. Resnick volunteered to be the point person on the bill draft for proposal
6.

01:43:04 PM

Mr. Nareddy introduced and discussed Proposal #4 which deals with substance abuse prevention programs for youth.

01:46:50 PM	Motion	Approve drafting for Proposal #4
	Moved	Lindsay
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay
	Moreno
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 7 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

01:46:52 PM

Representative Lindsay,
Ms. Surapaneni, and Mr. Nareddy volunteered to be point person on the draft
legislation for proposal 4.

01:48:02 PM

Skye O'Toole, student
member of COYAC, discussed the students' proposal that addresses HIV/AIDS
education and prevention for youth.

01:52:17 PM

Ms. Resnick reponded
to questions from the committee related to the HIV/AIDS education and prevention
proposal.

02:01:59 PM

Committee discussion ensued.

02:13:03 PM	Motion	Approve drafting for Proposal #7
	Moved	Moreno
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay
	Moreno
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 7 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:13:05 PM

Senator Moreno, Senator
Priola, Ms. O'Toole, and Ms. Resnick volunteered to work on the bill draft
for proposal 7.

02:13:50 PM

Mr. Nareddy discussed
the COYAC students' recommendation regarding youth involvement in educational
standards.

02:18:21 PM	Motion	Approve drafting for Proposal #5
	Moved	Moreno
	Seconded

	Coleman
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay
	Moreno
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 7 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:18:23 PM

Senator Moreno and
Mr. Nareddy volunteered to be the point person on drafting of the bill
for recommendation 5.

02:34:44 PM	Motion	Approved drafting for Proposal #1
	Moved	Moreno
	Seconded

	Coleman	Yes
	Gabrielle Hooper	Excused
	Scarlett Jeffries	Excused
	McKean	No
	Siddharth Nareddy	Excused
	Skye O'Toole	Excused
	Priola	Excused
	Sun Richardson	Excused
	Leigh Schmidt	Excused
	Bhavya Surapaneni	Excused
	Lindsay	Yes
	Moreno	Yes
		YES: 3 NO: 1 EXC: 8 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:34:46 PM

Representative Lindsey
volunteered to be the legislative point person for the draft and Gabrielle
Hooper and Sun Richardson will be student representatives for proposal
1.

02:35:37 PM

Mr. Imel explained the next steps in the drafting process for the proposals.

02:35:58 PM

Samson Kahle volunteered
to be a point person for the draft of the bill for proposal 3.

02:36:54 PM

Sarah Moss, Director of COYAC, made closing comments regarding the work of the committee, particularly highlighting the work of the students.

02:38:17 PM

Ms. Moss requested
that the legislators discuss things to improve the proposal that was not
selected as a priority. Senator Coleman and Representative Lindsey talked
about their interest in moving forward with the idea to provide financial
aid application assistance. The chairman made closing remarks to the students
regarding their work on the committee.

Discussion and Request for Draft Bills - Committee Discussion Only

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