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Bill would shift foster‑youth pilot grants to districts, extend pilot to 2028
Summary
House Bill 3,449 A would redirect grants for an existing foster‑youth education pilot to school districts rather than named schools, limit the pilot to middle and high schools, and extend the pilot through Jan. 2, 2028; sponsors said the change corrects a drafting error and would allow existing funding to be used.
Representative Susan McClain told the committee House Bill 3,449 A would correct drafting language in last year’s pilot so that grant awards go to school districts — the financial agents — rather than to specific schools. The measure also would limit the pilot to middle and high schools, apply the changes to grants awarded before and after the effective date, extend the pilot timeline to Jan. 2, 2028, and declare an emergency to make the change effective on passage.
"We put in the names of the actual three schools that were going to be…
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