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CE07FED39D6A482A8725838500757C41 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB19-031

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Jan 17, 2019      
Location SCR 354



SB19-031 - Referred to the Committee of the Whole


02:24:35 PM  

Senator Gardner, bill sponsor, presented Senate Bill 19-031. The bill increases the number of members appointed to the Child Welfare Allocations Committee by county commissioners from eight to ten, with the requirement that the county commissioners in the two counties with the greatest percentage of the state's child welfare caseload each appoint one member.  Correspondingly, the bill decreases the number of DHS appointments from five members to three members and removes the requirement that at least two members appointed by the DHS represent the two counties with the greatest percentage of the state's child welfare caseload.

02:26:51 PM  
Mark Waller, El Paso County Commissioner, testified in support of the bill.
02:30:40 PM  

Nancy Sharpe, Arapahoe County Commissioner, testified in support of the bill.

02:33:25 PM  
Don Mares, Denver County Human Services, testified in support of the bill.
02:36:14 PM  
Committee discussion and questions followed.


02:44:31 PM
Motion Refer Senate Bill 19-031 to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Crowder
Seconded
Crowder Yes
Smallwood Yes
Winter Excused
Pettersen Yes
Fields Yes
Final YES: 4   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS