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Committee advances bill to prioritize housing help for child-welfare families
Summary
The Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee reported substitute House Bill 1177 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation after adopting an amendment that replaces a required 200-household expansion with a prioritization of families on the program waiting list, subject to appropriation.
The Human Services, Youth, & Early Learning Committee on Friday voted to report substitute House Bill 1177 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation, 8-3.
The bill, which concerns the Child Welfare Housing Assistance Program and how the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) refers families to housing assistance, was amended in committee by Wickham 667. The amendment removed a provision that would have required the department to increase…
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