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JFAC approves $4.4 million supplemental for Vocational Rehabilitation to cover owed provider claims; FY2026 maintenance and interpreter funding also approved

2743365 · March 21, 2025
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The committee approved a $4.4 million FY2025 supplemental to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to cover prior-year liabilities and state matching for federal funds and approved a $35,000 FY2026 ongoing request for interpreter services.

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a $4.4 million FY2025 supplemental for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to settle provider claims and to provide the state match needed to access federal rehabilitation funds. Lawmakers and analysts said the supplemental is intended to pay bills for services already provided and to secure a $10 million non-cognizable federal allocation previously made available to states.

Brooke Dupree, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee…

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