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Senate Health & Welfare advances H.91 with implementation timeline, shifts $500,000 appropriation to DCF
Summary
The Senate Health & Welfare committee voted to report H.91 favorably to the full Senate after adding a November 1 report requirement and moving a $500,000 appropriation into the Department for Children and Families for planning and phased distribution to community action agencies.
The Senate Health & Welfare committee voted to report H.91 favorably to the full Senate on a motion to adopt draft 7.1 after agreeing to a November 1 implementation report and to move a previously earmarked $500,000 into the Department for Children and Families for planning and phased distribution to community action agencies.
Committee members said the changes are meant to assure the administration that funds will be released in phases as readiness is demonstrated and to produce a concrete timetable for program roll‑out.
The bill as amended requires a department report due Nov. 1, 2025, that “shall submit for consideration a detailed written plan, including a timeline to accelerate implementation” and assess whether the program is expected to be operable by July 1, 2026. The amendment also consolidates a previously…
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