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This bill provides funding to strengthen the Maine Child Abuse Prevention Councils' capacity to provide child abuse prevention services across the state. Specifically, the legislation allocates $1,563,470 from the General Fund in each of the fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child and Family Services. The funding is intended to support universal community support for families and essential child abuse prevention services statewide. The bill is structured as an emergency measure, which means it will take effect immediately upon approval, rather than waiting the standard 90 days after legislative adjournment. The preamble emphasizes the paramount importance of children's safety and well-being, and argues that rapid implementation of this funding is crucial to providing support to families and preventing child abuse.

Health and Social Services

https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1061&snum=132