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Providers, advocates ask legislature to fully fund Louisiana Rehabilitation Services to expand employment supports
Summary
A coalition of providers and people with disabilities urged the Appropriations Committee to appropriate $11 million in state funds to fully fund Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), which advocates said would allow the state to serve tens of thousands more people and draw down larger federal matching dollars.
A coalition of disability service providers, employers and people with disabilities told the Appropriations Committee that fully funding Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) is a cost‑effective step to expand employment supports and draw down additional federal dollars.
The nut graf: witnesses said a one‑time or recurring $11 million SGF investment would allow LRS to serve more people seeking employment support and to hire additional…
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