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Senate subcommittee advances Department of Corrections budget as senators press on rising medical-contract costs
Summary
The appropriations subcommittee advanced Senate Bill 3031, the Department of Corrections budget, while senators pressed agency representatives about a higher-than-expected medical-services contract and the use of one-time capital funds for facility upgrades.
The Senate appropriations subcommittee advanced Senate Bill 3031, the Department of Corrections budget for first action, which the subcommittee reported at $450,549,626 — a reduction of $12,000,520 from the prior year estimate, according to the committee packet.
Senators pressed agency representatives and subcommittee members about a recurring driver of correctional spending: a contracted medical-services agreement that officials said returned bids higher than anticipated. Committee discussion described the contract as a multi-year procurement with performance clauses; senators were told that the contract produced…
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