Bill Summary for Bill Number SB10-073

Date: 04/12/2010

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB10-073

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-073 to the Committee	PASS

01:34 PM -- Senate Bill 10-073

Representative McFadyen presented Senate Bill 10-073 which modifies the duties for the Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) and the Anschutz Medical Campus health sciences facility concerning the operation of the Nurse Home Visitor Program which was implemented under Senate Bill 00-071.

01:37 PM -- Pilar Baca, University of Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. Ms. Baca described the Nurse Home Visitor Program. She stated the program focuses on three goals which are reducing tobacco and alcohol use during pregnancy; improving children's health; and improving families' economic self-sufficiency. Ms. Baca stated that it is the only program in the country that has been awarded a top tier recognition from the Coalition of Evidence-Based Policy. She stated that national Nurse Family Partnership partners with Colorado's Invest in Kids program to implement the program. Ms. Baca explained the benefits of the public/private partnership between the DPHE and the nonprofit that administers the program. She described the evaluation of the program.

01:45 PM -- Lisa Merlino, Executive Director, Invest in Kids, spoke in support of the bill. Ms. Merlino described the Invest in Kids program to the committee. A handout describing the program was provided to the committee (Attachment A).

01:53 PM -- Barbara Bronson, Invest in Kids, testified in support of the bill.

01:56 PM

Representative McFadyen provided concluding remarks to the bill.


BILL:	SB10-073
TIME:	02:02:09 PM
MOVED:	Kefalas
MOTION:	Moved to refer Senate Bill 10-073 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 11-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:	Gagliardi
		VOTE
	Acree	Yes
	Apuan	Yes
	Gerou	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Kerr J.	Yes
	Primavera	Yes
	Roberts	Yes
	Swalm	Yes
	Tyler	Yes
	Gagliardi	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 11 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS