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Panel amends attorney general budget to add cybercrime agents, change fees and cut some one-time spending
Summary
The Appropriations — Government Operations Division amended the attorney general’s budget bill to remove some one-time items, add funding for two cybercrime BCI agents and one guardianship agent, shift several funding sources, and add new fees for electronic smoking-device manufacturers. The committee approved the bill as amended by roll call.
The Appropriations — Government Operations Division on the attorney general’s budget amended line items to remove several one-time additions, add targeted staffing for cybercrime and guardianship work, and change funding sources and fees.
Committee members said the amendment package removes three FTEs the House had added (netting to a 1 FTE reduction from the House version after other adjustments), increases the general fund by $692,000 and reduces other funds by $464,000. Staff summary materials presented the net change to the bill’s totals rolled up into section 1 and identified detailed, line-by-line changes in later sections.
Levi, a staff presenter, told the committee the amendment (the 02/2005 draft) removes a House provision that…
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