SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – After weeks of silence that left some nonprofit leaders wondering whether the issue had faded, Manatee County commissioners are set to revisit a controversial proposal requiring nonprofits receiving county funding to verify the legal status of the people they serve.
The proposal, which appears on the commission’s Tuesday agenda, would align the county’s grantmaking with a federal law that restricts certain public benefits for people living in the country without legal authorization.
If approved, the measure would require nonprofits to certify that county funds are not used to serve those individuals, a change that could affect at least 86 organizations receiving more than $26 million annually from Manatee County Government…