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Appropriations subcommittee reassigns WIOA funding, approves lottery audit language and advances cannabis staffing contingency
Summary
The Appropriations Subcommittee A moved multiple decision packages across agencies, corrected the placement of a WIOA adult basic education package, adopted language directing a 2027 performance audit of the Montana Lottery procurement, and debated contingency funding for cannabis compliance tied to the moratorium.
HELENA — The Montana Legislature’s Appropriations Subcommittee A on the morning session voted to correct the program placement of a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act adult basic education decision package, adopted language that directs a 2027 legislative performance audit of the Montana Lottery contract procurement process, and advanced several Department of Revenue and administrative budget items while debating contingency language for cannabis compliance staffing tied to the industry moratorium.
The most immediate action was a motion to reconsider and re-place DP 10‑44, WIOA Adult Basic Education, after committee members concluded the item had been placed in the wrong program on the original vote sheet. Vice Chair Mandeville moved the reconsideration and the committee later approved the DP within the Department of Labor and Industry’s workforce services division by voice vote.
The subcommittee also adopted budget language on page 16 that directs the Legislative Audit Division to perform a performance audit in the 2027 biennium of…
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