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County staff warn of state cuts to juvenile services funding; block grant to support EET pilot
Summary
Staff reported a 71% statewide reduction in BECCA/truancy-related funding and described impacts on youth-at-risk and truancy work; county received a modest increase in a separate probation block grant and plans a two-child Employment and Education Training (EET) pilot using that funding.
County staff told commissioners on Sept. 15 that state-level changes and budget reductions had cut funding for BECCA-related juvenile services and that counties are grappling with program and budget impacts.
A staff presenter described the BECCA-related funding cut as large: “We had 14,000,000 statewide for the biennium, and they cut it to 4,” the presenter said, noting that the reduction — which staff characterized as about a 71% cut — has already affected local programs. Staff said the state…
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