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Bill would make $8 million for Centers for Independent Living permanent, authors say it saves state money
Summary
Representative Paul Wolgamott introduced House File 13 26 on March 4, 2025, asking the committee to make permanent previous one‑time funding for the state’s eight Centers for Independent Living (CILs).
Representative Paul Wolgamott introduced House File 13 26 on March 4, 2025, asking the committee to make permanent previous one‑time funding for the state’s eight Centers for Independent Living (CILs). Wolgamott described the centers as statutory nonprofits tasked with promoting independence, job skills and community living for people with disabilities.
Why it matters: sponsors and witnesses said CILs provide services that reduce reliance on costly institutional care, help people return to or remain in community housing and support employment, which they said generates large budgetary savings.
Wolgamott told the committee the bill “provides the centers…
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