DENVER — As the 2024 legislative session got underway on Wednesday afternoon, the Senate released its first 10 bills, signaling their priority for the new year.
Bills on the Senate's list aim to tackle several of Colorado's lingering issues, from property taxes to guns to mental health.
Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, a Commerce City Democrat, and fellow Democrat Rep. Kyle Brown of Louisville sponsored the first bill. Senate Bill 24-001 seeks to make the temporary youth mental health services program, commonly known as I Matter, permanent. The program, which was established in 2021 to address the youth mental health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides six free therapy sessions for kids and teens 18 and under, and up to age 21 if they're receiving special education services.
The bill also establishes an annual review process for the program, replacing the current biannual review. As part of the proposed evaluation process, the bill says the behavioral health administration must conduct surveys of participants and providers of the program and collect data.
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