HB 23-1067 CO

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The act creates the family and community intervener program (program) to support children who are deafblind and their families. The program provides deafblind children the services of an intervener who is specifically trained in deafblindness, building language and communication skills, and intervention strategies with children who are deafblind and their community, families, and environment. The Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind shall contract with an intervener program manager (manager) who has oversight over the program, the intervener activities, and the outcomes for children who are deafblind. The manager and intervener shall collaborate with other state agencies as appropriate that provide direct or indirect services to children who are deafblind and their families to identify potential additional services or opportunities for children who are deafblind. The program is funded through the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $130,092 is appropriated to the Colorado commission for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind cash fund from the Colorado telephone users with disabilities fund. This amount is reappropriated to the department of human services for use by the office of adults, aging, and disability services for the implementation of this act. APPROVED by Governor May 15, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Mary Young · primary
• Mary Bradfield Republican · primary
• Lisa Cutter Democratic · primary
• Joann Ginal · primary

1. May 15, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 12, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 12, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 11, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 24, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 21, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 21, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 12, 2023 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Mar 22, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
10. Mar 20, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Mar 17, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Mar 17, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Feb 15, 2023 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
14. Feb 7, 2023 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
15. Jan 19, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/15/2023) · PDF
• Final Act (05/12/2023) · PDF
• Rerevised (04/24/2023) · PDF
• Revised (04/21/2023) · PDF
• Reengrossed (03/20/2023) · PDF
• Engrossed (03/17/2023) · PDF
• Introduced (01/19/2023) · PDF
• PA2 (03/17/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (02/16/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF