C7FABA90F9DE00A6872589420074BDAC Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB23-1043HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESDate Jan 25, 2023 Location HCR 0107 HB23-1043 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment D http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/E207767460B9...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf Attachment E http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/C825FCA59DF1...$File/Attachment E.pdf?OpenElement Attachment E.pdf Attachment F http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/779DF2DB5606...$File/Attachment F.pdf?OpenElement Attachment F.pdf 02:15:10 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Pugliese, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 23-1043, concerning the safety of children and youth through required background checks on adults when a child or youth is placed out of the home with kin, including relatives. The bill amends the procedures for emergency and non-emergency placements of a child or youth with a relative or kin, as well as updates the criminal offenses that would disqualify a relative or kin from being considered as a placement option. 02:24:40 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 02:30:18 PM Barb Weinstein, representing Jefferson County Department Human Services, testified in support of the bill. Jennifer Mullenbach, representing Jefferson County Commissioners and Colorado Counties Inc., testified in support of the bill. Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties Inc., testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 02:50:17 PM Ashley Chase, representing the Office of the Child's Representative, testified in support of the bill. Toni Miner, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Melanie Jordan, representing the Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel, testified in support of the bill. She provided a handout to the committee (Attachment D). Korey Elger, representing the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee. 03:04:50 PM Racquel Garcia, representing HardBeauty and HardBeauty Foundation, testified to amend the bill. Martha Wilson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kyle Pruett, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. Beau Gertz, representing themself, testified in a neutral position on the bill. He provided a handout to the committee (Attachment E). 03:15:24 PM Alex Scheffield, representing herself, testified in support of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee. 03:19:45 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Pugliese explained amendment L.002 (Attachment F). 03:25:21 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment F). Moved Young Seconded Gonzales-Gutierrez Amabile Bradfield Bradley English Gonzales-Gutierrez Hamrick Holtorf Jodeh Story Young Michaelson Jenet YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:25:23 PM Representative Lindsay and Representative Pugeliese made concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members made comments about the bill. 03:31:37 PM Motion Refer House Bill 23-1043, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Young Seconded Jodeh Amabile Yes Bradfield Yes Bradley Yes English Yes Gonzales-Gutierrez Yes Hamrick Yes Holtorf Yes Jodeh Yes Story Yes Young Yes Michaelson Jenet Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
