Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB292 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
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6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 25-0997.01 Chelsea Princell x4335
8	8	SENATE BILL 25-292
9	9	Senate Committees House Committees
10	10	Appropriations
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING THE CREATION OF TH E WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER .101
14	14	Bill Summary
15	15	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
16	16	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
17	17	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
18	18	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
19	19	http://leg.colorado.gov/
20	20	.)
21	21	Joint Budget Committee. The bill requires the department of
22	22	health care policy and financing, in collaboration with the behavioral
23	23	health administration, to establish the workforce capacity center to train
24	24	providers in evidence-based or supported models as part of the system of
25	25	care for children and youth.
26	26	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
27	27	Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Sirota and Taggart, Bird
30	30	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
31	31	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
32	32	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
33	33	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25.5-6-2001, add2
34	34	(7.5) as follows:3
35	35	25.5-6-2001. System of care for children and youth - federal4
36	36	authorization - leadership and implementation team - workforce5
37	37	capacity center - report - rules - definition - repeal. (7.5) (a) T
38	38	HE6
39	39	STATE DEPARTMENT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH7
40	40	ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 27-50-102, SHALL ESTABLISH8
41	41	THE WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER TO TRAIN PROVIDERS IN9
42	42	EVIDENCE-BASED OR SUPPORTED MODELS AS PART OF THE SYSTEM OF10
43	43	CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS11
44	44	SECTION, INCLUDING TRAINING ON HIGH -FIDELITY WRAPAROUND FOR12
45	45	CHILDREN AND YOUTH PURSUANT TO PART 1 OF ARTICLE 62 OF TITLE 27,13
46	46	INTENSIVE IN-HOME TREATMENT MODELS , AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS.14
47	47	(b) T
48	48	HE WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER MUST ASSIST PROVIDERS15
49	49	IN MAINTAINING ONGOING TRAINING TO ENSURE INTERVENTIONS ARE16
50	50	APPLIED ACCURATELY.17
51	51	(c) T
52	52	HE WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR :18
53	53	(I) D
54	54	EVELOPING THE TRAININGS FOR PROVIDERS ;19
55	55	(II) C
56	56	ONDUCTING THE TRAININGS;20
57	57	(III) C
58	58	OVERING THE COSTS INCURRED BY PROVIDERS COMPLETING21
59	59	THE TRAININGS; AND22
60	60	(IV) P
61	61	ROVIDING ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDERS23
62	62	ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO WHILE PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING .24
63	63	(d) (I) I
64	64	N THE QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE JOINT BUDGET25
65	65	COMMITTEE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (7)(b) OF THIS SECTION,26
66	66	THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE UPDATES ON THE WORK OF THE27
67	67	SB25-292
68	68	-2- WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER . THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE KEY1
69	69	MILESTONES FOR STARTUP ACTIVITIES , WHAT TRAININGS ARE OFFERED ,2
70	70	THE NUMBER OF TRAININGS BEING PROVIDED EACH MONTH , THE NUMBER3
71	71	AND TYPE OF CERTIFICATIONS EARNED BY PROVIDERS AS A RESULT OF THE4
72	72	TRAININGS, THE NUMBER OF CERTIFIED PROVIDERS ENROLLED AS5
73	73	MEDICAID PROVIDERS, AND THE LOCATIONS WHERE THOSE CERTIFIED6
74	74	PROVIDERS PRACTICE.7
75	75	(II) I
76	76	N THE QUARTERLY REPORT SUBM ITTED TO THE JOINT BUDGET8
77	77	COMMITTEE IN JANUARY 2027, THE STATE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE9
78	78	AN ANALYSIS OF THE WORKFORCE CAPACITY CENTER 'S WORK THAT10
79	79	INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF THE WORKFORCE CAPACITY11
80	80	CENTER AND A RECOMME NDATION ON THE CONTINUATION , REDUCTION, OR12
81	81	CLOSURE OF THE CENTER.13
82	82	(e) T
83	83	HIS SUBSECTION (7.5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2027.14
84	84	SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,15
85	85	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate16
86	86	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for17
87	87	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state18
88	88	institutions.19
89	89	SB25-292
90	90	-3-