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Senate committee hears wide support for new Youth Development Fund to expand after‑school programs
Summary
Lawmakers and dozens of students, nonprofits and tribal representatives urged passage of SB 59‑92 to create a non‑appropriated Youth Development Fund to collect gifts, grants and future appropriations and distribute grants—via OSPI—to expand out‑of‑school youth programs statewide.
Senators heard more than an hour of testimony on SB 59‑92 on Jan. 21 as students, youth‑service providers and tribal representatives argued the bill would centralize funding and expand access to mentoring, expanded learning, after‑school and summer programs.
Committee staff Eileen Cotto told members SB 59‑92 would create a non‑appropriated Youth Development Fund account that retains its own interest and accepts receipts from gifts, grants, endowments, federal funds and any appropriations made for the purpose. Only the Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize expenditures from the account for grant awards, Cotto said. The bill defines eligible programs as those serving youth ages 5–24 and…
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