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JFAC accepts Millennium Fund committee report, backs one-time youth assessment aid and $2 million for school programs
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee accepted a report from the Millennium Fund Committee recommending one-time funding for youth assessment centers, $2 million for Department of Education school programs, and continued funding for Idaho Public Television and Idaho State Police programs; report acceptance was by unanimous consent.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee accepted the Millennium Fund Committee report Tuesday, including a recommendation for one-time funds to sustain youth assessment centers and a $2 million recommendation for Department of Education programs aimed at detecting and preventing vaping and supporting school resource officers.
The Millennium Fund Committee’s co-chair, Senator Van Burtonshaw, told JFAC the fund is financed by the tobacco settlement and that the committee prioritized prevention, cessation and treatment programs for people under 18. Representative Jordan Redmond, the committee’s other co-chair, told the panel the committee recommended…
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