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Joint Budget Committee approves supplemental for county jail reimbursements after cash-flow debate
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee approved House Bill 1546, a supplemental appropriation for county jail reimbursements and a medical contract, after members pressed the Department of Corrections on delayed county payments and internal business-process problems.
The Joint Budget Committee approved House Bill 1546, a Department of Corrections supplemental for county jail reimbursement and a medical contract, after extended questioning about delayed county payments and department cash flow.
Committee members said the matter is urgent because counties reported unpaid invoices. Chad Brown, chief financial officer for the Department of Corrections, told the committee, “If this doesn't get approved and we don't get the additional funding, the same problem is gonna continue to happen.” He said the department had “approximately about $44,500,000.0 committed right now that needs to be paid.”
The committee’s…
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