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Committee restores reappropriation and adds $75,000 for Office of the Child Advocate

Committee on Social Services Budget · January 16, 2026
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Members approved reappropriation of $117,852 for FY26 to cover a case management contract payment and added a $75,000 FY27 enhancement for rent and communications tied to an office move; Carrie Leonard testified the office currently occupies about 486 sq ft and has six of seven positions filled.

The Committee on Social Services Budget voted to restore a FY26 reappropriation of $117,852 for the Office of the Child Advocate and to add a FY27 enhancement of $75,000 to cover rent and communications tied to an anticipated move into larger quarters.

Agency representative Carrie Leonard told the committee the office’s case management…

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