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Senate approves two small prevention bills after debate over funding process
Summary
Senate Bill 14 (program materials) and Senate Bill 16 (training) — modest prevention measures described as under $20,000 apiece — passed after floor debate that focused less on program content and more on whether the funding route bypassed standard appropriations. Backers argued small state dollars unlock larger private and federal matches.
Lawmakers advanced two related measures aimed at gang- and drug-prevention in schools after a contested floor exchange about how prevention funding is routed.
Senator Delphah Baird, sponsor of SB14 and SB16, framed both as products of an interim gang task force and emphasized testimony from educators and law enforcement on the need for both program materials and training. "We need to pass these bills. We need to fund these bills. They're under…
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