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Millennium Fund committee asks for one‑time help for youth assessment centers, recommends targeted youth prevention funding
Summary
The Millennium Fund Committee presented recommendations to JFAC including one‑time funds for youth assessment centers, additional funding for school vape detectors and after‑school programs, and continued cautious preservation of fund balance for future prioritization.
Senator Van Burtonshaw and Representative Jordan Redmond, co‑chairs of the legislative Millennium Fund Committee, briefed JFAC Feb. 28 on the committee’s recommendations for uses of Millennium Fund money that originates from the state’s tobacco settlement.
The committee prioritized prevention, cessation and treatment programs that largely focus on Idaho residents under 18. Representative Redmond said the committee recommended $2,000,000 to support the Department of Education’s second cohort of programs—vape detectors, school resource officers,…
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