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House Appropriations panel approves amendment to H-219, sends bill to floor
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to approve committee amendment 1.1 to H-219, a bill to create a family support pilot program for incarcerated parents and guardians; the amendment removes a funding provision tied to "Justice Reinvestment II." The committee approved its report and will send the bill to the floor next week.
The House Appropriations Committee on March 14 approved committee amendment 1.1 to H-219, a bill to create a family support pilot program for incarcerated parents and guardians, and voted to place the bill on the House floor next week.
Ben Novogrowski of the Office of Legislative Council told the committee, "before the committee is H-219 ... which is an accolade to creating a family support pilot program for incarcerated parents and guardians," and said the bill aims to establish the program statewide with an intention to reach gender parity by 2028. Committee members discussed an amendment…
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