96BAFFE924B5FC5D872586E20070D389 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB21-1313

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS
Date May 27, 2021
Location Old Supreme Court

HB21-1313 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment B

21SenateState0527AttachB.pdf

02:32:25 PM

Senator Gonzales, bill sponsor, presented HB 21-1313. The bill allows the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman (CPO) to self-initiate an independent and impartial investigation and ongoing review of the safety and well-being of unaccompanied immigrant children residing in a state-licensed residential child care facility and who are in the custody of the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.

02:34:37 PM

Senator Coleman proceeded
with witness testimony on the bill. Submitted testimony may be found in
Attachment B.

02:34:48 PM

Lisa Ward, representing Denver Health, testified in support of the bill. Deputy Child Protection Ombudsman Jordan Steffen, representing The Office of Colorado's Child Protection Ombudsman, was available to answer committee questions.

02:39:51 PM	Motion	Refer House Bill 21-1313 to the Committee on Appropriations.
	Moved	Gonzales
	Seconded

	Holbert	No
	Jaquez Lewis	Yes
	Simpson	No
	Coleman	Yes
	Gonzales	Yes
	Final	YES: 3 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

HB21-1313 - Referred to Senate Appropriations

Colorado General Assembly