House Finance

The committee will come to order. Ms. Culver, please call the roll. Representatives Brooks. Present. Macho. Degraph. Excused. Garcia. Here. Gonzalez. Hartsuk. Marshall. Stewart. Here. Zokai. Excused. Saton. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, everyone, thanks for sticking around. I know we're starting a little late. We have currently about 55 witnesses signed up across all five bills. We're going to be going a little bit out of order than what's noted on the calendar. Witness testimony will be limited to two minutes. A person with six minutes for questioning of each panel. We're going to start with House Bill 1425. We have our bill sponsors here who would like to kick us off. Representative per thank you, Mr. Chair, I appreciate that. And thank you committee for your attention today. House Bill 1425. This is a bill that is about protecting kids that are receiving important therapies, what's called applied behavioral analysis, which is therapies that are often used by kids who have autism spectrum disorders. It's ultimately about keeping pace with the growing demand for behavioral health services in Colorado and making sure that our systems reflect today's reality. This applied behavioral analysis plays a critical role in…