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C535AFE0C9621088872589F000793772 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PUBLIC TESTIMONY

INTERIM COMMITTEE  COLORADO'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Jul 18, 2023      
Location Old State Library



Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only


04:04:02 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:



- Tracee Rudd, representing America's Kids Belong;



- Barnabas Tsige, representing Project Foster Power;



- Christina Fraumann, representing themself;

and

-  Rob Barnes, representing themself.

04:21:09 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:


- Michaela Meier,
representing Project Foster Power;


- Dborah Israel,
representing Project Foster Power;


- Carl Roberts,
representing Colorado Resilience; and

- Maddie Noyce Lang, representing themself.



Committee members asked the panel questions.
04:41:29 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:


- Andrea Reitzel,
representing themself;


- Laura Giggy,
representing themself;


- Judi-Beth Atwood,
representing themself;


- Gail Engel,
representing themself.



The committee asked the panel questions.

05:04:00 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:



- Diana Goldberg, representing Colorado Children's Alliance;



- Tori Shuler, representing themself;



- Sydney McKinney, representing Foster Source; and



- Mollie Warren, representing Boulder County.



Committee members provided remarks regarding the testimony provided.
05:17:04 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:


- Katie First,
representing Colorado Counties Inc.;


- Julie Thomerson,
representing themself;


- Brian Calkins,
representing themself;


- Raeleen Woodbury,
representing themself; and


- Heather Crane-Czarnecki,
representing themself.



Committee members provided remarks to the panel.

05:38:07 PM  
The following people
provided public testimony to the committee on child welfare matters:


- Maralee Mclean,
representing Moms Fight Back;


- Alicia Leal,
representing themself;


- Thomas Perille,
representing themself;


- Rosemary Van
Gorder, representing Parents Against Child Welfare Abuse;


- Nichelle Bambino,
representing themself; and


- Debra Carroll,
representing Parents Against Child Welfare Abuse.



Committee members asked the panel questions.


Additional writtest
testimony was provided to the committee (Attachment R).






The effective date for bills enacted without a safety clause is August 7, 2024, if the General Assembly adjourns sine die on May 8, 2024, unless otherwise specified. Details