Senate panel advances bill allowing optional advance payments to nonprofit grantees
Sponsors and nonprofit witnesses told the committee that reimbursement-based grant processes strain small community organizations; HB 1274 would allow agencies the option to offer risk-assessed advance payments with state oversight, and the committee voted to move the bill to Appropriations.
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House Bill 1274 would give state agencies the option to provide advance payments to nonprofit grantees while requiring risk assessments, documentation and oversight approved by the state controller. Sponsors said the measure is permissive and includes safeguards such as risk-based eligibility screening, reporting requirements and state-controller review of agency procedures.
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