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Committee sends concurrent resolution backing federal adoption-education grants to print; sponsor seeks to clear federal restrictions
Summary
Sen. Julie VanOrden presented RS32271, a concurrent resolution expressing legislative support for receiving federal funds for adoption education and birth-mother support; the committee voted to send it to print after questions about federal grant language and potential strings attached.
Sen. Julie VanOrden (R-District 30) presented RS32271, a concurrent resolution stating the Idaho Legislature’s support for receiving federal funds to expand adoption education, adoption awareness and birth-mother support and care.
VanOrden told the committee that, while working on adoption-related bills, her group identified federal grant programs that previously had gone to Idaho entities but have become unavailable because of federal requirements the state may no longer be able to satisfy. She said the resolution would declare the legislature’s support for accepting federal funds if federal grant language were adjusted so those funds…
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