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JFAC approves Idaho Millennium Fund allocations for after‑school programs, fentanyl campaign and youth assessment centers
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved recommendations from the Millennium Fund committee to spend dedicated settlement dollars on prevention and youth services, including after‑school programs, an Idaho State Police fentanyl awareness campaign and youth assessment centers at the Department of Juvenile Corrections.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted to adopt the Idaho Millennium Fund committee’s recommendations for dedicated settlement dollars, directing funding to after‑school programming, a fentanyl awareness campaign and youth assessment centers.
Jared Tetrault, deputy division manager of Budget and Policy Analysis with Legislative Services, told the committee the Idaho Millennium Fund was ratified in the state constitution (2006) to account for tobacco‑settlement dollars. He said Idaho receives roughly $25 million annually from the national settlement and that a portion is used each year through the Millennium Fund income fund.
Representative Gallavey…
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