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Committee reviews request to restore funding for Minnesota Youth Council; bill laid over
Summary
House File 54 would provide funding for the Minnesota Youth Council, a legislatively created advisory body of 36 young people. Committee members heard testimony from the Alliance with Youth and multiple council members about the council's role advising the legislature, its selection process and the need for stable funding.
Representative (listed in the hearing as) Representative Censor Murrah introduced House File 54 and asked the committee to fund the Minnesota Youth Council, a 36-member body created by the legislature in 2013 to advise the governor and lawmakers on issues affecting young people.
Jim Davenney, director of the Minnesota Alliance with Youth, described the council's statutory structure and selection process. "By statute, the youth council…
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