We will have a busy Legislative Committee Meeting on Monday, April 19th. Please review the agenda and come prepared to discuss bills.

Per our agreed upon procedures, we will begin with bills to be dropped from our active consideration list. We set a target at the beginning of the session of 20 bills for our active list due to capacity limitations. 

We currently have 39 bills on our active list; 25 support or strongly support, 2 oppose, 2 amend, and 10 monitor. We will begin with the bills on this week’s committee calendars, then any bills new to our list since last week, then a review of the Long Bill, and we will conclude with any other bills the committee wants to discuss. 

We need people to be familiar with the bills as we will be voting on our position of the bills. If you are the lead on any of these bills please come prepared to update the group on changes.

Monday, April 19th Agenda - CLICK HERE

Older Americans Month is in May and we are celebrating older Coloradans with "Older Coloradans Month"! Plan to attend our three Free engaging webinars on May 12, May 19 and May 26, 2021. Get your tickets now – tickets are free!

"We can all agree that Colorado’s population is rapidly aging. According to the Colorado state demographer, in just the next 9 years, Colorado’s 65 to 74-year-old population will grow by 24%, and our 75+ population will increase by 64%. These are huge increases. They call for big ideas ..." - READ MORE

This year, with the support of Colorado Senior Lobby, Colorado Center for Aging, other supporting agencies and our event sponsors, we will celebrate the strength in Coloradans’ lives with Older Coloradans Month. Our series of 3 webinars will emphasize the power of connection and engagement in strong communities.

The National Civic League, with the support of the Next50 Initiative, is hosting five virtual workshops for age-friendly communities and individuals working to

improve aging in Colorado. Participants will learn strategies on how to incorporate equity and inclusion into their work and age-friendly plans, including how to inclusively engage older adults and how to apply an equity lens to aging work. This session is designed to deeply educate all participants on the institutional and systemic aspects of racism, and how to implement racial equity, not just "understand" it.

View event flyer for details - CLICK HERE

You are invited to attend the Legislative Caucus on Aging (LCOA) - 7:30 am to 8:45 am - April 23rd - an all-virtual event. Senator Ginal and Representative Young are Co-Chairs. Join us for part of or all of the event.  FACT: Colorado has the 2nd fastest growing 65+ population in the United States. How are we capitalizing on the opportunities of this population and preparing for the challenges?  

This event will focus on the Age-Friendly Communities and building on the Lifelong Colorado Initiative. Ed Leary, SAPGAs Chairman, will provide an overview of the SAPGA recommendation that Colorado becomes an Age-Friendly state. Several organizations will share how they are working to enhance age-friendly communities.  

Similar to the last LCOA, legislators who have legislation relating to older adults, will give a brief overview of their legislation and time-permitting, answer questions from the attendees.

View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE

Register Today - https://tinyurl.com/April2021LCOA

Register Today - https://ucdenverdata.formstack.com/forms/emotional_and_mental_health_in_older_adults_during_challenging_times_fall_winter_webinar_series

As of April 1st, Colorado is proud to announce, in collaboration with more than 1100 vaccine providers, the state has reached the one million mark of people fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The milestone came yesterday as the state moves into Phase 2 of vaccine distribution tomorrow.

Find a location to get vaccinated - https://covid19.colorado.gov/for-coloradans/vaccine/where-can-i-get-vaccinated

For nearly a decade, Amazon has recruited thousands of RVers for a seasonal labor unit called CamperForce. The documentary is adapted from the book "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century," by Jessica Bruder and directed by Brett Story.

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwaRoCCwzxk 

DRCOG is offering people 60+ a free personalized balance training app on their smartphone or tablet. The app is called Nymbl.

Nymbl is an easy, personalized balance training app that you can do in the privacy and comfort of your home - in just 10 minutes a day. It’s fully covered by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and is available for free to the first 5,000 older adults age 60 and older in Colorado! Older adults who sign up will receive a customized balance training program delivered conveniently on their smartphone or tablet.

Web Link - https://co.fallsfree.com/

AgeWise Colorado, a Colorado based 501(c)(3) non-profit is looking for an Executive Director (ED). This person will be a member of the team that stewards the mission and vision of AgeWise Colorado (AWC). This person will be responsible for the efficient administration of marketing, sales, operations, budgetary and fiscal matters, fund-raising, organizational development and fundraising, board development and relations, as well as hiring, training, guiding, and evaluating administrative staff - LEARN MORE

Source - Colorado Non-Profit Association

The Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Utilities Workgroup has developed a Colorado Energy Assistance Guide and a "LEAP and EOC Basics" recorded training. The resources are posted on the Network of Care site.

Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Director of the Office of Saving People Money on Health Care would like to remind you to participate in an online survey about your experiences with the cost of health care. 

The State of Colorado and The Office of Saving People Money on Health Care (OSPMHC) invites you to participate in a survey. OSPMHC is located in the Office of the Lt. Governor, and works to save Coloradans money by addressing the cost of health care. Your response to this survey will help us understand:

We will continue collecting responses until April 30th, 2021.

Take this Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnaGRd4n3jDYa33xTsUOkRiYIDNTo4MXfrvlPwGZPvcv5Heg/viewform

The Internet Equity Coalition is requesting we send out a survey regarding internet access and service. This is the 1-minute survey for internet service quality issues: Problems with your internet or phone service, Coloradans?

For those of you who use Facebook - be sure to visit their Facebook page and spread the news about Coloradans for Better Internet

Web Link - https://www.facebook.com/ColoradansforBetterInternet

As long as you are in Facebook visit the Colorado Senior Lobby Facebook page and like our organization.

Web Link - https://www.facebook.com/coloradoseniorlobby

To make sure Colorado has the right public policies in place to support caregivers, the Bell Policy Center is asking for your help. The following survey asks what community resources you’re using as a caregiver - but also asks what resources would make your life a bit easier. We’ll use this information to create policies that provide Colorado caregivers with the resources they find most meaningful. Your voice and insights are essential to making sure our policies in Colorado reflect the actual needs and wants of caregivers across our state. Below is the link to the survey:

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Thank you for your time in reviewing information about the CSL Legislative Committee Meetings. Do not hesitate to call or email Colorado Senior Lobby with questions.

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