Louisiana Legislative Session Update – Funding Restored to DHH
House Bill 1 (Louisiana’s State Budget for 2011-2012) passed the legislature on June 21, 2011. LaCAN members were instrumental in advocating throughout the session for the restoration of drastic cuts to DHH imposed by the House Appropriations and House. If the cuts would have been maintained in the budget it would have resulted in the reduction or elimination of certain Home and Community Based Services such as the Cash Subsidy program in many regions of the state. Fortunately, the Senate Finance Committee restored those cuts and the Senate and House concurred with the Senate Finance Committee budget proposal.
The restoration of these cuts is a testament to the effective advocacy of hundreds of LaCAN members who contacted members of the Senate Finance Committee, Senate and House to let them know how devastating effects such cuts would have been.
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