An Act To Provide Funding for Home Visiting Services
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
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Initiative: Appropriates funds for home visiting services to provide child development education and skill development for new parents.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 |
SUMMARY
This bill appropriates funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for home visiting services to provide essential child development education and skill development for new parents, which have been shown to reduce child abuse and neglect and to identify and address domestic violence.