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Committee amends and advances $3 million bill to fund tribal liaisons for ICWA/IFPA compliance
Summary
Senate Bill 242, which would provide $3 million to CYFD’s Office of Tribal Affairs to contract field liaisons to support Indian Child Welfare Act and Indian Family Protection Act compliance, was amended to authorize multiple liaisons and received a unanimous due-pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 242, sponsored by Senator Pinto, would appropriate $3,000,000 from the general fund to the Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) for its Office of Tribal Affairs to contract field liaison(s) intended to improve compliance with the New Mexico Indian Family Protection Act and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The committee approved an amendment to change the bill…
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