Senate Dems Introduce First 5 Bills
Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020
CONTACT: Bella Combest | bella.combest.senate@state.co.us
Senate Dems Introduce First 5 Bills
With a focus on health care, the environment, and economic opportunity
DENVER, CO – Colorado Senate Democrats introduced their first five bills of the second session of the 72nd General Assembly today.
“Over the last year, we have made huge strides on behalf of Colorado families, and we’re excited to continue this effort in 2020. These bills reflect the issues Coloradans sent us here to make bipartisan progress on, and that’s what we intend to do,” said President Leroy Garcia. “We are focused on protecting Colorado’s natural beauty, improving health care, and restoring the economic dignity of hardworking Coloradans everywhere.”
SB 20-001 – Expanding Behavioral Health Training for K-12 Educators
Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora
This bill will provide the training that parents, teachers, and students need in order to support themselves and the people they love when mental health challenges arise.
SB 20-002 – Rural Economic Development Initiative Grant Program Protections
Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail
This bill will create the REDI grant program including more specific guidelines for awarding REDI grants focused on job creation and resiliency in rural Colorado.
SB 20-003 – Fisher’s Peak Preservation & State Park Creation
Sen. Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo
This bill will create a new state park in Southern Colorado, expanding public lands and protecting this beautiful environment for generations to come. Additionally, it will provide infrastructure funding for other state parks.
SB 20-004 – Get On Your Feet!
Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder
This bill aims to support new Colorado graduates by providing two years of student loan forgiveness for new graduates from Colorado, who commit to stay in Colorado, and enroll in an income-based repayment (IBR) program.
SB 20-005 – Simplified Health Care Billing
Sens. Faith Winter, D-Westminster and Kevin Priola, R-Brighton
The bill requires health insurance companies to collect copays, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts and provide patients with a single, consolidated bill––cutting through the confusion and bureaucracy and allowing people to see clearly their total liability amount.
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