Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee amends guardianship funding in Senate Bill 2029, moves parts of staffing costs to other budgets
Summary
The Education and Environment Division amended dollar allocations in Senate Bill 2029 on funding for guardianship programs, reducing several line items and removing a provision that would have added attorney general funding; the committee approved the amended bill and a due-pass recommendation to the full committee.
The Education and Environment Division on Feb. 11 amended funding levels in Senate Bill 2029, the guardianship funding bill, and recommended the bill receive a due pass as amended.
The committee voted to reduce several line items in Section 6 and to strike Section 7, which would have added funding to the Attorney General's budget for guardianship-related investigations. Senator Thomas, who led the committee's review of the bill, said the committee should limit this panel's role to fiscal adjustments and move certain staffing items…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
