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Senate committee advances bill expanding Back on Track youth pilot, names Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Board administrator
Summary
The Senate Judiciary B Committee on May 28 reported House Bill 584 favorably after Representative Lyons described changes expanding the Back on Track youth pilot’s age eligibility and naming the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Board as intermediary administrator.
Representative Lyons told the Senate Judiciary B Committee that House Bill 584 expands the Back on Track youth pilot program and adds the Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund Board as the program’s intermediary administrator. “What we have here in 5 84 is a another part to the back on track youth pilot program,” Lyons said, describing the program’s aim to divert at‑risk youth from the criminal‑justice system by reinvesting savings from the state’s GRI/GIR account into existing services.
The bill widens the program’s age scope, Lyons said, and formalizes use of a portion of GRI/GIR savings to fund opportunities for at‑risk youth statewide. The committee clerk noted one card in support from Tom Costanza of the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops; no amendments were presented.
Discussion focused on the program’s purpose and administration; no member requested additional studies or amendments. Senator Harris moved that the committee report the bill favorably; with no objection the motion carried and the committee reported House Bill 584 favorably.
The bill now moves forward in the legislative process with the committee’s favorable report; Representative Lyons closed without further comment.
