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House subcommittee advances Department of Education budget with staff cuts, boilerplate restrictions and new reporting requirements
Summary
The subcommittee approved the H‑1 substitute for the Department of Education appropriation (HB 45 76 H‑1), which reduces authorization, eliminates certain programs and adds boilerplate restricting use of funds for DEI initiatives and introducing new reporting and personnel policies, fiscal staff said.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education advanced the Department of Education appropriation, H‑1 substitute for HB 45 76, a proposal House fiscal analysts said would reduce overall gross spending and authorization while adding several new boilerplate requirements.
Noel Benson, fiscal analyst with the House Fiscal Agency, told the committee the department proposal reduces the budget from the year-to-date level by about $31.7 million, including roughly $17.3 million in general fund, $8.0 million in restricted funds and $6.3 million in federal funds, and reduces about 118 full-time positions (FTEs) in the department’s authorization.
Major program and boilerplate changes highlighted by fiscal staff - Teacher certification fees: The budget removes $8.0 million in restricted revenue tied to teacher certification fees because HB 41 50 (previously passed by the House) eliminates those fees; fiscal staff said the proposal also removes about 30 FTEs associated with the function. - Vacant FTEs and program eliminations: The…
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