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0916.01000
     Sixty-eighth
     Legislative Assembly                        SENATE BILL NO. 2268
     of North Dakota
     Introduced by
       Senators Davison, Dever, Lee, Mathern
       Representative Strinden
  A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services
  for a pilot program for support services for youth at risk.
  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
      SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES -
  YOUTH AT RISK PILOT PROGRAM - ONE-TIME FUNDING. There is appropriated out of any
  moneys in the general fund in the state treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
  $2,000,000, or so much of the sum as may be necessary, to the department of health and
  human services for the purpose of providing a grant for a pilot project providing support services
  for youth at risk, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025. The
 funding provided in this section is considered a one-time funding item.
     1.   The department shall require the grant recipient to:
           a.    Provide a facility and programming that offers shelter, support, treatment, and
                 other services for youth at risk of suicide, mental illness, disability, addiction,
                 institutionalization, incarceration, homelessness, or serious negative health
                 outcomes.
           b.    Develop plans to increase the independence and successful living of youth at
                 risk.
           c.    Provide one dollar of matching funds for each two dollars of grant funds.
           d.    Report on the results of the program including:
                 (1)     Practices that support the wellness and independent living skills of youth at
                         risk.
                 (2)     Services and practices that serve the largest number and diversity of youth
                         without inherent conflicts and inefficiencies.
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              (3)   Demographics of the pilot program community and differences from other
                    parts of the state.
              (4)   State and local government and private funding utilized for the pilot
                    program.
              (5)   Recommendations for continuing or expanding the program.
     2.   The requirements of chapter 54-44.4 do not apply to the selection of a grant recipient,
          the grant award, or payments made under this section.
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