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Senate backs $12M proposal to sustain shelter beds and prevention services, tables bill for budget process
Summary
The Senate approved the finance committee recommendation on SB 113, a DHHS appropriation to fund homeless services and prevention, then laid the bill on the table for budget timing; the bill would provide $12 million a year to sustain shelter beds and $3 million for prevention and directs DHHS to seek Medicaid coverage for supportive housing.
The Senate approved the finance committee recommendation on Senate Bill 113, a Department of Health and Human Services appropriation to sustain homeless shelter capacity and fund prevention services, and then laid the bill on the table so funding can be addressed during the budget process.
Senator Burtzel, presenting the…
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