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A2DC0672B282A84E87258AEB006B7BD1 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1368

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 25, 2024      
Location LSB A



HB24-1368 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations

01:34:02 PM  
Representative Lindsay
and Representative Velasco, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill
24-1368, concerning the creation of the Language Access Advisory Board.
The bill creates the Language Access Advisory Board in the Legislative
Department to study and make recommendations on improving language access
to the legislative process for populations with limited English proficiency
over the 2024 interim. Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco
responded to questions and provided two handouts to the committee (Attachments
A and B).
01:46:16 PM  
Khatira Amn, representing
the Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning and Colorado Language Access
Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Vallerie Bustamante, representing
Stand for Children, testified in support of the bill. Maybellin Quintanilla,
representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Barton,
representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. The
panelists responded to questions from the committee.
02:09:56 PM  
Madison Goering, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Angelica Prisciliano, representing the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Octavio Gomez, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
02:27:38 PM  
Meredith Henry, representing
The Arc of Colorado, testified to amend the bill. Patricia Ferrero, representing
themself, testified in support of the bill. Andrea Escalera, representing
the Center for Health Progress, testified in support of the bill. The panelists
responded to questions from the committee.



Written testimony
was provided to the committee (Attachment C).
02:39:03 PM  
Representative Velasco
explained amendment L.001 (Attachment D).


02:40:22 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D).
Moved Epps
Seconded Rutinel
Bottoms
Bradley
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Parenti
Ricks
Rutinel
Willford Excused
Boesenecker
Woodrow Excused
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:40:23 PM  
Representative Lindsay and Representative Velasco provided concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.


02:55:10 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1368, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Brown
Seconded Epps
Bottoms No
Bradley No
Brown Yes
DeGraaf No
Epps Yes
Parenti Yes
Ricks Yes
Rutinel Yes
Willford Excused
Boesenecker Yes
Woodrow Excused
Final YES: 6   NO: 3   EXC: 2   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS






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