Meeting Begins
Rep. Rhoades, R-Hudson, begins with an apology for the late start, and a discourse on the history of Family Care program. Two years ago, she said, she had an agreement with the Doyle Administration on how to proceed as the program went statewide, only to have the agreement "blown up" when it was submitted for the budget.
"I gotta tell you, I was angry," said Rhoades.
Particularly upsetting to her was the removal of legislative oversight, she said. "When we're going to do something statewide and we're changing the way we do it forever, why would we not want to make sure we do it right?" she said.
Rhoades said the delay this morning was to make sure this budget got it right, including legislative oversight, and more funding for mentally disabled children.
"I'm really concerned this is the population that is going to get left behind," she said.
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