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JFAC rejects restoring $1 million pass-through for Idaho home visiting program after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers debated restoring a $1,000,000 pass-through to local public health districts for the Idaho home visiting program. Proponents said cuts would remove ~200 families and 10 staff statewide; opponents cited fiscal limits. Substitute and alternate motions failed and the restoration did not pass.
Lawmakers on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee debated whether to restore a $1,000,000 pass-through to public health districts that supports Idaho's home visiting program and ultimately failed to pass the restoration.
Senator Winthrop (Senator Winthrop) urged support for restoring the funding, saying health district directors told her the loss would prompt the disenrollment of about 200 families statewide and the elimination of roughly 10 staff positions. "If this money goes away, what will happen?…
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