An Act to Strengthen the Health, Well-being and Academic Success of Children and Their Families Through Increased Community Support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2197
Committee Amendment CA_A_H888 (House)

. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /f to H.P. 1408, L.D, 2197, "An Act to Strengthen
the Health, Well-being and Academic Success of Children and Their Families Through
Increased Community Support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'An Act to Develop a Grant Program to Provide Career Exploration Opportunities to
Youth in the Community'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. Grant program. The Department of Health and Human Services shall
develop a grant program for community-based organizations that provide career
exploration opportunities for youth of middle school and high school age, The department
.shall develop a request for proposals that focuses on increasmg physical space m the
community to mcrease the number of youth served, as well as improvmg the health,
well-being and academic success of youth and advancing social equity. The funding for
the program must be fully expended in fiscal year 2024-25 and may be awarded to a single
organization or multiple organizations, as long as the award process is competitive. The
department shall provide a report on how the funding was spent to the joint standing
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters
no later than January 1,2026.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
0 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Purchased Social Services 0228
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for
a grant program for community-based organizations that provide career exploration
opportunities for youth of middle school and high school age m the community to improve
their health, well-being and academic success and advance social equity.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "M-" to H.P. 1408, L,D, 2197
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AllOther $0 $2,000,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $2,000,000
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report, replaces the bill and changes the title.
It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a grant program, with
$2,000,000 in funds, for community-based organizations that provide career exploration
opportunities for youth of middle school and high school age. The award process must be
competitive, including requests for proposals. The department must focus its awards on
programs that increase physical space in the community to increase the number of youth
served, as well as improving the health, well-being and academic success of youth and
advancing social equity. The department must provide a report on how the funding was
spent to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and
human services matters no later than January 1, 2026,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Page2-131LR3005(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/21/24 ^K?^
LD 2197 LR 3005(02)
, An Act to Strengthen the Health, Well-being and Academic Success of Children and Their Families
Through Increased Community Support of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine^
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment')
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
. General Fund $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0
Mppropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of
$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 for a grant program that provides career exploration opportunities to middle and
high school youth in the community to increase their health, well-being and academic success and address social
equity.
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