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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Youngberg		DATE TYPED	2/13/04		HB	HJM 97
SHORT TITLE		Toughlove Program for Certain Parents				SB
					ANALYST		Maloy

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
			NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

No Response Received From

The Children, Youth and Families Department

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 97 states:

• Challenges facing parents are more daunting than ever as children make bad decisions related to substance abuse, illegal activity and sexual relationships.

• Bad decisions by children leads to stress and strain in their relationships with their parents, leaving parents struggling for assistance on how to properly help and educate their children on what is and is not acceptable behavior.

• Toughlove International is a not-for-profit organization that provides on-going support and education services to families, empowering parents and young people to accept responsibility for their actions.

On these premises, the Memorial resolves:

• The Children, Youth and families Department be requested to recommend the Toughlove Program as a resource to community agencies and to parents seeking assistance with troubled children.

SJM/dm:yr