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House advances bill to create Utah commission for AmeriCorps participation
Summary
House members advanced House Bill 257 to create a Utah commission on national and community service to participate in AmeriCorps; sponsor said state administrative costs this year would be about $25,000 while federal funds would be substantially larger.
House Bill 257, introduced as a bill to create a Utah commission on national and community service, was presented to the House floor by Representative Bradshaw and advanced for further consideration.
Bradshaw described the bill as enabling the state to participate in the federal National and Community Service Trust Act (AmeriCorps). He stressed the program’s size and financial support at the federal level: "The centerpiece of this national trust act is called AmeriCorps. It has a 200,000,000 budget for this year," Bradshaw said, adding that selected participants would receive a basic sustenance allowance and an education award (quoted in the transcript as $4,725).
Bradshaw told members the state’s share of administrative costs would be modest in the first year: "the cost to the state will be only $25,000 this year" and in subsequent years about $50,000. He urged support and said the federal government would provide funds to administer the program and to local nonprofit partners.
After the sponsor’s remarks the reading clerk recorded that House Bill 257 had received a recorded 58 (as read into the record) and would be advanced for further consideration; the clerk’s wording indicated the item was moved forward for later action.
