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Rochester's CERT volunteers seek state funding as committee hears local testimony
Summary
Sen. Sandra Bolden and Rochester volunteers described the Community Engagement Response Team(CERT) work to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the committee laid Senate File 983 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Sen. Sandra Bolden introduced Senate File 983 on March 28, requesting an appropriation to support Rochester's Community Engagement Response Team (CERT), a volunteer group that works on crisis intervention, homelessness, substance-use outreach and restorative engagement with law enforcement.
The bill matters because CERT works directly in neighborhoods and at community events to de-escalate conflicts and connect people to services; supporters told the committee that cutting off the team would remove a community resource that volunteers and local officials now rely on.
Sen. Sandra Bolden, sponsor: "This team'plays a really a critical role in our…
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