D3F7C084085F1D9187258829006DA019 Hearing Summary

Representative McLachlan and Representative Catlin, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 22-148, concerning the creation of a grant program to provide a grant to a Colorado land-based tribe to support infrastructure improvements to tribal behavioral health facilities that serve indigenous individuals. The bill creates the Colorado Land-based Tribe Behavioral Health Services Grant Program in the Department of Human Services to fund the renovation or construction of a behavioral health facility. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.

Chairman Melvin Baker, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Rene Gonzalez, representing the Office of Behavioral Health in the Colorado Department of Human Services, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Will Finn, representing self, testified in support of the bill.

Dr. Gonzalez resumed his testimony in support of the bill.

Representative McLachlan and Representative Catlin made concluding remarks on the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.