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Commissioners preserve $150,000 base for truancy services; move funds into contingency for cross-agency planning

5398737 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

The Douglas County commission retained $150,000 in base funding for elementary truancy services (SupportEd) but did not approve a requested supplemental. Instead commissioners moved the base funding into the commissioners' contingency to allow county, school and justice partners to co-create a coordinated plan.

Douglas County commissioners said on July 15 they want to keep funding for elementary truancy services in place but restructure how those dollars are deployed. The commission preserved the $150,000 base allocation for SupportEd (the program addressing elementary-school truancy) but moved that amount into the commissioners' contingency to fund a collaborative…

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