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Committee advances scholarship bill for unpaid dementia caregivers
Summary
HB 1443 would establish a $6,000 annual scholarship program for unpaid family or friend caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and related dementias; sponsor said the program would reach an estimated 386,000 caregivers and the bill moved to finance and ways and means.
Representative Jones presented HB 1443, dubbed the "Caring for Caregivers Act," which would provide $6,000 annual scholarships to unpaid family members or friends caring for people with Alzheimer's or related dementias. "It's a $6,000 scholarship annual[ly]," the sponsor said, adding the bill includes a list of eligible expenses that caregivers may use the funds for.
Members sought the basis for the $6,000 figure and the caregiver count used in the fiscal note. The sponsor said the distribution across the state's three grand divisions informed the per-grant amount; committee members requested additional fiscal detail. The clerk recorded the committee vote as 12 ayes and 1 nay and sent the bill to finance and ways and means.
