Committee approves $20 million opioid-settlement appropriation for coordinated county reentry programs and database
Mar 26, 2026
A strike-everything amendment to SB 13-17 would appropriate $20 million in FY2027 from opioid remediation funds to expand county reentry programs to eight counties, provide $2 million per county, fund a $1 million statewide database and offer startup grants; the committee gave the amended bill a do-pass recommendation.
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A legislative committee recommended SB 13-17 as amended, a strike-everything bill that would appropriate $20 million in fiscal year 2027 from opioid remediation settlement funds to support coordinated county reentry planning services and to create a statewide database for tracking outcomes.
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