Amendment #740 to H4100

Safe and Successful Youth Initiative

Representatives Schmid of Westport, Sullivan of Fall River, Aguiar of Fall River, Swan of Springfield, Cabral of New Bedford, Basile of Boston, Walsh of Boston, Fennell of Lynn, Henriquez of Boston and Holmes of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 4000-0005 the following item:

"4000-0005 For youth violence prevention program grants administered by the executive office of health and human services; provided, that the programs shall be targeted at reducing youth violence among young persons at highest risk for being perpetrators or victims of gun violence; and provided further, that these funds shall be available to those municipalities with the highest number of youth homicides and serious assaults as determined by the executive office of health and human services.............................. $10,000,000"