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Committee refers ‘disconnected youth’ bill to Appropriations after debate over providers, data and regional approach
Summary
A bill to expand services and competitive grants for 'disconnected youth' was referred to Appropriations after lawmakers debated opening services to more providers, the role of regional councils of governments and data-sharing safeguards.
A joint favorable substitute for Senate Bill 1511, an act concerning disconnected youth, was moved and seconded and the Joint Finance Committee voted to refer the bill to the Appropriations Committee for further review.
The bill’s substitute language would broaden how mental health and workforce services are procured for disconnected youth by adding competitive request-for-proposal processes, clarifying that in-person mental-health services licensed by the Department of Public Health remain eligible, and allowing nonprofits to apply for workforce grants if…
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