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JFAC splits on Millennium Fund; original $7.06 million plan fails after House opposition
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee rejected a modified substitute and then failed to advance the Millennium Fund Committee’s full set of recommendations after a divided House vote. Lawmakers debated youth surveys, after‑school grants and school resource officer funding.
Boise — The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Thursday declined to advance the full package of recommendations from the Millennium Fund Committee after a heated debate over a youth survey and after‑school spending.
The Millennium Fund Committee had recommended $7,060,000 in dedicated funds for 2026, including a statewide youth well‑being survey, a fentanyl awareness campaign for Idaho State Police, personnel funding for Idaho Public Television, $2 million for a second cohort of school resource officers and $1.5 million for after‑school programs, among other items. A work‑group substitute that removed the youth survey and the after‑school line item and reduced the total to $5,210,000 failed in committee; the original motion then passed the Senate side of the committee but did not secure a majority in the House delegation and therefore failed overall.
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