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| SPONSOR: | Madalena | DATE TYPED: | 02-04-00 | HB | 411 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Culturally Competent Services for Children | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Segura | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 75.0 | Recurring | GF | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 411 appropriates $75.0 from the general fund to CYFD to provide cultural sensitivity training for department personnel.
Significant Issues
The intent of the bill is to train department staff who work with Native American children to provide culturally competent services. These would include, Juvenile Justice, Protective Services and Prevention and Intervention services.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
House bill 411 appropriates $75.0 from the general fund and is recurring.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
CYFD provides staff training through their Employee Support Division, and this would be added to their training component.
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