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Appropriations panel trims general-fund ask, authorizes line of credit for child-welfare IT system
Summary
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Human Resources reduced the general‑fund request for a $28 million child‑welfare information system to $6 million and agreed to authorize a line of credit for the remainder so the state can sign a vendor contract; department staff said an RFP would go out in July and implementation could stretch to 2028.
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Human Resources agreed to reduce the general‑fund portion of a proposed $28,000,000 child‑welfare information system to $6,000,000 and to authorize a line of credit for the remaining amount to allow contract signing and vendor work to begin.
The move, discussed during a subcommittee meeting on the Human Resources Division budget, preserves the state’s access to the full $28,000,000 — which the subcommittee noted is expected to be matched 50/50 with federal dollars — while freeing up general‑fund dollars for other uses in the near term.
Why it matters: the Department needs clear authority that money is available before it can sign a vendor contract for the large, complex IT project. Subcommittee staff and the department…
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