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Senate committee hears pleas to boost senior nutrition and support services; bill laid over for omnibus inclusion
Summary
Senate File 2383, carrying increased appropriations for senior nutrition and supportive services, received testimony from providers and advocacy groups about rising demand and service cuts; committee adopted an author's amendment and laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senate File 2383, a bill to increase state funding for senior nutrition and related support services, drew testimony March 12 from senior‑service providers and advocates urging additional funding to meet rising demand.
Senator May Quaid, sponsor, moved and the committee adopted an A1 author’s amendment. The bill, as amended, would appropriate $5.5 million in each year of the biennium for senior nutrition programs and $2 million in each year for…
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