20D737401F9550A187258A53005C88AD Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PUBLIC COMMENT ON BILL DRAFTSINTERIM COMMITTEE COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEEDate Oct 25, 2023 Location Old State Library Public Comment on Bill Drafts - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment GG http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/CB07D23BBDD7...$File/Attachment GG.pdf?OpenElement Attachment GG.pdf Attachment HH http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/7E8EAF85C698...$File/Attachment HH.pdf?OpenElement Attachment HH.pdf Attachment II http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E15408BB44B0...$File/Attachment II - Combined.pdf?OpenElement Attachment II - Combined.pdf 10:50:47 AM The following people provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Melanie Jordan, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel; - Shawna Geiger, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel; - Byron Conway Jr, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel; - Sarah Morris, representing Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel; and - Melissa Thompson, representing Office of the Respondent Parents' Counsel. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:12:18 AM The following people provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Katie McDougal, representing Adams County; - Commissioner Carrie Warren-Gully, representing Colorado Counties Inc. and Arapahoe County; - Evelyn Priola, representing Boulder County; and - Commissioner Marta Loachamin, representing Boulder County. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:30:51 AM The following people provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Jaid Redmon Greene, representing themself; - Annette Mitchell read a statement on behalf of Gail Engel, representing themself; - Timothy Scott, representing themself; and - Lauren Smith, representing Soul 2 Soul Sisters; and - Judi Atwood, representing themself. A copy of Ms. Redmon Greene's statement was provided to the committee (Attachment GG). The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 11:56:57 AM The following people provided testimony to the committee on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Ruby Richards, representing the Douglas County Department of Human Services; - Jamie Ulrich, representing the Weld County Department of Human Services; - Commissioner Scott James, representing Weld County; and - Amy Sciangula, representing the Broomfield County Child, Adult, and Family Services Division. 12:13:28 PM The following people testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Margaret Bachrach, representing CASA Boulder County Voices for Children; - Alli Daley, representing Children's Hospital Colorado; - Kate Follett, representing the Jefferson County Public Health Department; and - Indra Lusero, representing Elephant Circle. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 12:25:42 PM The following people testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Lynette Overmeyer, representing the Colorado Human Services Directors Association Strike Force and Legislative Committee; - Katie Smith, representing the Denver City Attorneyâs Office; - Danielle Rash, representing the Denver City Attorney's Office; - Martha Johnson, representing the La Plata County Department of Human Services; - Mollie Warren, representing Boulder County; and - Josie Berry, representing the Denver Human Services Department. 12:45:17 PM The following people testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Benjamin Teevan, representing Fostering Colorado and Colorado Association of Family and Childrenâs Agencies; - Jody Britton, representing Foster Source; - Rosemary Van Gorder, representing themself; and - William Poe, representing themself. 01:00:52 PM The following people testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Ashley Chase, representing Office of the Child's Representative; - Stephanie Villafuerte, representing Office of the Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman; - Pat Bershinsky, representing Pikes Peak Board of Cooperative Educational Services; - Julie George, representing Raise the Future; and - Kendall Marlowe, representing the Kempe Foundation. Ms. Villafuerte provided an informational packet to the committee (Attachment HH). The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 01:18:31 PM The following people testified on the bill drafts and child welfare matters: - Michelle Murphy, representing Colorado Rural Schools Alliance; - Kathleen Melendy, representing Violence Free Colorado; and - Erin Meschke, representing themself. Written testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment II). 01:27:12 PM The committee recessed.
