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Youth-organization grant with LEARNS Act compliance language fails after committee debate
Summary
Senate Bill 362, a Youth Organization Grants appropriation that incorporated language tied to the LEARNS Act, was discussed at length and failed on a division roll-call after questions about whether the language would effectively target specific organizations.
Senate Bill 362, an appropriation-only bill to create youth-organization grants, was discussed April 1 in the Joint Budget Committee and failed to advance after members requested a roll-call by chamber and the chair announced, “Bill failed.”
Representative Collins asked for a roll-call by chamber during the House consideration. Representative Shepherd asked the sponsor whether a memorandum of understanding with national organizations would be required; the sponsor, Senator Hammer, replied that the bill “establishes parameters that if you want to be able to utilize these grants, we have taken language that is out of the LEARNS Act” and that the…
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