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Subcommittee advances HB 5,003, Oregon Commission for the Blind budget, sending bill to full committee
Summary
A Joint Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee approved Legislative Fiscal Office recommendations for House Bill 5,003, the Oregon Commission for the Blind budget, moving the bill to the full committee with a do-pass recommendation and adopting a Dash 1 amendment.
The Joint Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee on May 22 approved moving House Bill 5,003, the budget bill for the Oregon Commission for the Blind, to the full Ways and Means committee with a do-pass recommendation and adopted a dash 1 amendment. The Legislative Fiscal Office presented the recommended budget and several personnel reclassification packages.
The Legislative Fiscal Office recommended a total budget of $32,781,756 for the Oregon Commission for the Blind for the 2025–27 biennium, including $9,497,634 in general fund, $1,148,422 in other funds, $21,905,414 in federal funds, and funding for 67 positions (67.00 FTE). LFO told the subcommittee the recommended budget is a 13.6% increase from the 2023–25 legislatively approved budget and a 2.6% increase from the current service level; LFO attributed the increase to personal-services growth, standard inflation for services and supplies, position reclassifications and a technical adjustment.
LFO’s presentation detailed division-level budgets and two policy option packages labeled Package 90 and Package 801.…
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