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Committee hears testimony on restoring Youth Intervention Program grants to Children and Families realm; bill laid over
Summary
The House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony on House File 2362, which would fund Youth Intervention Program (YIP) grants. Lawmakers laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the committee omnibus package after testimony from providers, the YIPA association and advocates.
Representative Samantha Feist presented House File 2362 to the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, asking members to reauthorize and fund Youth Intervention Program grants and to move administration of this funding into the Children and Families policy area.
The bill, the representative said, would fund the Youth Intervention Program grant (YIP), the state grant program that supports local youth intervention providers. Paul Meneer, executive director of the Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA), told the committee YIP grants date to 1976 and that the association grew out of original grantees' efforts. Meneer said the grants support local, relationship-based work that keeps young people out…
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