House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Health & Human Services
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April 22, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1328 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 19 through 21 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 2"(g) The state is encouraged to institute an hourly minimum wage
Page 1, Line 3rate of twenty-five dollars per hour by January 1, 2028, for individuals
Page 1, Line 4who provide direct care services.".
Page 1, Line 5Page 4, line 10, strike "costs," and substitute "costs and medicaid
Page 1, Line 6rates,".
Page 1, Line 7Page 4, line 13, before "benefits." insert "benefits and whether
Page 1, Line 8medicaid reimbursement can contribute to the cost of these
Page 1, Line 9health-care".
Page 1, Line 10Page 5, after line 25 insert:
Page 1, Line 11"(c) Allow representatives of the board to participate in
Page 1, Line 12the "know your rights" trainings;".
Page 1, Line 13Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 14Page 5, line 27, strike "and".
Page 1, Line 15Page 6, line 2, strike "training." and substitute "training; and
Page 1, Line 16(f) Provide a certification of completion of the "know
Page 1, Line 17your rights" training to the direct care worker.".
Page 1, Line 18Page 6, strike lines 4 through 11 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 19"(a) On or before October 1, 2026, or within ninety days
Page 1, Line 20after the direct care worker website and the communication
Page 1, Line 21platform are established pursuant to section 25.5-1-208 (2),
Page 2, Line 1whichever is earlier, require each direct care worker to provide
Page 2, Line 2documentation of a completed "know your rights" training
Page 2, Line 3administered by the department.".
Page 2, Line 4Page 6, line 13, after "with the" insert "board and the".
Page 2, Line 5Page 6, strike lines 15 through 17 and substitute "section 25.5-1-208
Page 2, Line 6(3)(a) to each direct care worker employed by the employer and
Page 2, Line 7to each new direct care worker at the time of hire that includes:
Page 2, Line 8(I) "Know your rights" training information;
Page 2, Line 9(II) The contents of the direct care worker website and
Page 2, Line 10communication platform;
Page 2, Line 11(III) How to opt in to the communication platform and the
Page 2, Line 12potential benefits of opting into the communication platform;
Page 2, Line 13(IV) How to use the communication platform;
Page 2, Line 14(V) How and what direct care worker contact
Page 2, Line 15information may be shared; and
Page 2, Line 16(VI) How to opt out of the communication platform and
Page 2, Line 17communications from the communication platform; and".
Page 2, Line 18Page 6, strike line 21 through 26 and substitute "section 25.5-1-208.".
Page 2, Line 19Page 7, line 12, strike "violation; except that a" and substitute
Page 2, Line 20"violation. A".
Page 2, Line 21Page 7, line 14, strike "violation." and substitute "violation for a
Page 2, Line 22worker covered by the violation.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 7, line 16, strike "section violation by an employer." and
Page 2, Line 24substitute "prior violation of the same or similar type within five
Page 2, Line 25years. The division shall transmit the money collected from
Page 2, Line 26fines imposed pursuant to this subsection (2) to the state
Page 2, Line 27treasurer, who shall credit the money to the wage theft
Page 2, Line 28enforcement fund created in section 8-4-113 (3).".
Page 2, Line 29Page 8, line 17, strike "The" and substitute "On or before July 1, 2026,
Page 2, Line 30the".
Page 2, Line 31Page 8, line 18, strike "to" and substitute "and".
Page 2, Line 32Page 10, line 14, strike "and".
Page 2, Line 33Page 10, line 17, after "older;" insert "and
Page 3, Line 1(C) Other benefits the department deems applicable.".
Page 3, Line 2Page 11, line 1, strike "industry organizations," and substitute
Page 3, Line 3"organizations representing direct care employers,".
Page 3, Line 4Page 11, line 3, strike "contact information" and substitute "full
Page 3, Line 5name, telephone number, and email address".
Page 3, Line 6Page 11, line 4, strike "enrolled in" and substitute "who has opted
Page 3, Line 7into".
Page 3, Line 8Page 11, line 9, strike "industry organizations," and substitute
Page 3, Line 9"organizations representing direct care employers,".
Page 3, Line 10Page 11, lines 11 and 12, strike "personally identifying
Page 3, Line 11information." and substitute "personal identifying information,
Page 3, Line 12including part 1 of article 74 of title 24 and part 13 of article 1
Page 3, Line 13of title 6.".
Page 3, Line 14Page 11, line 18, after the period add "An organization or individual
Page 3, Line 15who receives direct care worker contact information shall not
Page 3, Line 16share, sell, or otherwise distribute the information except for
Page 3, Line 17the purposes in subsection (5)(a) of this section.".
Page 3, Line 18Page 11, strike lines 19 through 27.
Page 3, Line 19Page 12, strike lines 1 through 18.
Page 3, Line 20Page 13, strike lines 2 through 4.
Page 3, Line 21Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.