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Senators question inclusion of syringe‑service funding and child‑care definition change in budget adjustment
Summary
Senators pressed the appropriations chair about language in the BAA that affects syringe‑service programs (about $700,000 in total referenced) and a House‑originated change to the family child‑care home definition; questions focused on funding sources and whether policy changes belong in a budget adjustment.
During debate on the Senate budget adjustment, Senator Hardy raised concerns about policy and funding provisions that arrived in the BAA from the House: changes to the definition of a family child‑care home and additional language affecting syringe‑service/needle‑exchange programs.
Senator Hardy said she was "curious" why changes to syringe‑service programs and the Department of Health's needle‑exchange…
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