Date: 02/17/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1120

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH CARE & HUMAN SERVICES

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion p
Refer House Bill 15-1120, as amended, to the Commi		Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



01:38 PM -- HB 15-1120

Representatives Moreno and DelGrosso described House Bill 15-1120. The bill creates the Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program Statewide Membership Organization Grant Program within the Department of Human Services. Representative DelGrosso described the existing Tony Grampsas Program and the sources of funding for the program. Representative DelGrosso explained that there is a cap of $500,000 on each grant awarded through the program. He stated that House Bill 15-1120 is creating a statewide membership organization grant program for statewide membership organizations that operate as umbrella administrative organizations for smaller youth services organizations throughout the state. Representative Moreno explained that the bill would not reallocate existing funding, but rather create a new funding stream for statewide membership organizations. Representative DelGrosso distributed and explained amendment L.001 and amendment L.002 (Attachments A and B) and Representative Melton explained and distributed amendment L.003 (Attachment C).

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01:50 PM -- Brad Strong, Colorado Mentoring, testified in support of the bill and distributed a handout to the committee (Attachment D). He discussed mentoring programs and Colorado's need for additional mentoring services. He spoke to how the bill will help close the gap in the need for mentoring services.

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01:55 PM -- Dave Ryan, Big Brothers Big Sisters, testified in support of the bill with the amendments. He described the mentoring services offered by his organization. He spoke in support of reinstating funding for mentoring programs and responded to questions from the committee.

02:03 PM -- Connie Rule, Colorado Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs and Boys and Girls Clubs of Colorado, described the population served by Boys and Girls Clubs and the services offered through the clubs. She described her organization's multi-agency application for funding through the Tony Grampsas Program and how the Tony Grampsas funding is used by her organization. She stated that the $500,000 cap on funding has negatively affected the services offered by the Boys and Girls Clubs.

02:07 PM -- James Sullivan, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Pikes Peak Region, testified in support of the bill and described the services offered by the Boys and Girls Clubs.

02:11 PM -- Tina Martinez, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, testified in support of the bill and described the services offered by the Boys and Girls Clubs. She spoke regarding the impact of the Tony Grampsas grant funding received by her organization.

02:16 PM

Representative Moreno discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment A) and explained that it would not be offered.

BILL:HB15-1120
TIME: 02:16:46 PM
MOVED:Moreno
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Melton
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Sias
Tyler
Windholz
Esgar
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:HB15-1120
TIME: 02:17:51 PM
MOVED:Melton
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Moreno
VOTE
Conti
Danielson
Everett
Ginal
Joshi
Landgraf
Melton
Moreno
Sias
Tyler
Windholz
Esgar
Primavera
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection



02:18 PM

Representatives Moreno and DelGrosso gave concluding remarks regarding the bill.

BILL:HB15-1120
TIME: 02:26:34 PM
MOVED:Moreno
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1120, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 12-1.
SECONDED:Conti
VOTE
Conti
Yes
Danielson
Yes
Everett
No
Ginal
Yes
Joshi
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Melton
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Sias
Yes
Tyler
Yes
Windholz
Yes
Esgar
Yes
Primavera
Yes
FINAL YES: 12 NO: 1 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:27 PM

The committee recessed briefly.