Subcommittee reviews Alliance for Opportunity audit; committee considers brief contract to finalize workforce reform recommendations Members discussed an audit by the Alliance for Opportunity that flagged uneven program performance and recommended a roadmap; the subcommittee said it will consider extending a roughly $55,000 contract with the Alliance to help produce final recommendations before 2027 implementation deadlines.

A recent audit revealed shocking inefficiencies in state social programs, prompting urgent calls for reform and improved coordination—will Arkansas take action before the 2027 deadline?

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Lawmakers hear wide support for creating a Children & Youth Behavioral Health leadership council to implement Washington Thriving plan SB 6,224 would establish a governor-led Children and Youth Behavioral Health Leadership Council to coordinate implementation of the Washington Thriving strategic plan (prenatal through age 25); clinicians, parents and advocacy groups urged passage and stressed prevention, coordination and inclusion of youth with lived experience.

A powerful new bill aims to transform youth mental health care in Washington by creating a leadership council to ensure effective coordination and prevention strategies for ages prenatal to 25.

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