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Senate Appropriations discusses study of community-based providers, holds key education and property tax funds pending bill
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee on April 15 discussed proposed language directing the Agency of Human Services to evaluate organizational and funding structures of community-based service providers to identify operational efficiencies and agreed to set aside $77 million for property tax relief and $4 million for education transformation pending an education finance bill.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on April 15 discussed proposed language to direct the Agency of Human Services to evaluate organizational and funding structures of community-based service providers to identify opportunities for coordination, consolidation and operational efficiencies, and agreed informally to set aside $77 million intended for property tax relief and $4 million for an education finance transformation until the status of the related education bill is clear.
Committee members said the draft evaluation would cover providers such as area agencies on aging, community action agencies, designated and specialized service agencies, and parent-child centers, and would examine functions including resource responsibilities, business processes, information technology…
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