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SPONSOR: |
Gonzales |
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HB |
870 |
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SB |
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Chabot |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$500.0 |
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Recurring |
General
Fund |
(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
LFC Files
Responses
Received From
Children,
Youth and Families Department (CYFD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 870
appropriates $500.0 from the general fund to CYFD for the purpose of expanding
and improving early childhood development programs to provide early care,
education and family support services to low- and moderate-income families of
children from birth to age three in the town and
Significant
Issues
CYFD’s currently provides these services
throughout
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of
$500.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining
at the end of fiscal year 2004 shall revert to the general fund.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The terms “low- and moderate-income” in line 21
are not defined and could be the subject of differing interpretations.
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