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Implementation work group for HB26-1347 Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth
This workgroup will provide guidance and recommend regulatory changes to screen children/youth served by the child welfare system and who might receive disability benefits.
Additionally, if a child/youth is eligible – or is already receiving – these benefits, this group will establish regulations to preserve these benefits and the use of these funds for the cost of care. These regulations need to be in place by July 1, 2028.
This group will also make recommendations for changes in Trails to prevent these funds from being used for out-of-home care costs.
- Meetings
Meetings are held virtually on the first Monday of each month from 1-2 p.m.
- Agendas and Minutes
- Membership
Member Representation Jessi Braverman Foster parent/adoptive parent legal guardian Roxanne Sabin Jefferson County Human Services Jennifer Mullenbach Jefferson County Attorney's Office Lauren Corboy Adams County Human Services Alexis DeYoung El Paso County Human Services Julie Witkowski Weld County Human Services Jennifer Collins Denver City Attorney’s Office Martha Johnson La Plata County Human Services Patty Myers Jefferson County Human Services Jeanne Banghart Boulder County Human Services Michael Valentine Arapahoe County Attorney’s Office Adrienne Lilly Jefferson County Human Services Dorey Spotts Assistant County Attorney, El Paso County Katie Pantaleo Larimer County Human Services William Fenton Denver Human Services Melanie Jordan Office of Respondent Parent Counsel Joyce Westbrook Boulder County Human Services Megan Brand Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities/adoptive and foster parent