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Committee approves budget for New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities; council highlights grants and federal funding mix
Summary
Lawmakers unanimously approved the budget presented by the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities, which is entirely federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (the DD Act); council leaders described grant programs and carry‑forward planning during continuing resolutions.
The Finance - Division I committee voted to approve the budget presented by the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities after the council explained its federally funded operations and grant plans.
"Good morning. My name is Isadora Rodriguez Legendre. I serve as the executive director at the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities," Isadora Rodriguez Legendre told lawmakers, adding the council is "100% federally funded through ... the DD Act."
Rodriguez Legendre described the council’s statutory charge to develop a five‑year plan identifying the most pressing needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to fund projects that increase access, inclusion and advocacy. She said by law 60% of the…
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