We would like to review priority bills affecting early childhood development & health with you all in this thread as it pertains to the 11th Annual #SpeakUpForKids
The first priority bill we heard about was HB22-1295: Department Early Childhood And Universal Preschool Program. Melissa Mares from @ColoradoKidsOrg shared a presentation on why this is needed. Feel free to also go to betterbeginningsco.com
We heard from Rayna Hartlage @chprogress on our second priority bill for the 11th Annual #SpeakUpForKids.HB22-1289:Health Benefits For Colorado Children And Pregnant Persons, would drastically change Coloradans lives.Feel free to visit coverallcoloradans.org for more information
Alli Daley with @ChildrensColo spoke about a list of bills including Behavioral Health-care Continuum GapGrant Program,Youth And Family Behavioral Health Care,Behavioral Health-care Services For Children, Health-care Practice Transformation all emphasizing our children and youth
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Starting with hearing from some of our sponsors including @AlecGarnett and @EmilyForCO - she is talking about HB22-1295 “this particular stakeholder process has been going on for years, and concludes decades of process”
The new EC depart will make the #EarlyChildhood system easier for families, advocates and providers in the state. “This legislation will have a positive ripple effect’” says @GovofCO
“We are delivering for Coloradan families” says @AlecGarnett as he speaks about his 3 children and how we need more education providers HB22-1279 serves these families! #copolitics#coleg